this is news live from the tension simmer in northern syria syria and turkish backed forces closing in on a king kurdish held town damascus says the kurdish forces requested the regime's support to break down the situation also coming up. security is tight in bangladesh ahead of sunday's general elections violence and intimidation mob the campaign our correspondent reports on voices hopes and fears as the country decides its future.

plans with tens of thousands made homeless by indonesia's tsunami disaster means one volunteer doing her part to help those in the. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program top government officials from russia and turkey have met to discuss their response to the u.s. military pullout in syria the talks also commas turkey has entered to threaten to launch an operation against us back forces in the city of man bitch the red areas to the east of man bitch controlled by the turkish forces which turkey say use as a terrorist organization and has vowed to eliminate moscow and chris say they'll coordinate ground operations in syria despite the fact that they're backing opposing factions in syria's ongoing civil war. was

a warm reception for turkish officials in moscow but after the hugs and handshakes . the pressing business of shifting alliances in syria washington's surprise military withdrawal has reached the dec following their talks moscow an anchor represented a united front. with the students and it's a day we have reached an understanding on how the russian and turkish military representatives on the ground will continue to coordinate their actions under these new circumstances with an aim and to a bad akkad the terrorist threat in syria with the local church of the students there is interest groups. but one likely point of contention the northern syrian city of man bridge controlled by kurdish forces of use them as a terrorist threat. turkish television broadcasting these images of a convoy moving into position for

a possible offensive on man bridge. the kurds meanwhile requesting and receiving help from syrian government forces backed by russia. a potentially explosive situation says one local expert out of court that will fight over money could lead to an uncontrollable military escalation it's not just about turkey and the kurds there is a much larger conflict in the background between international powers which use syria for their own means namely turkey and russia off. as tensions mount to the people of man bench have little choice but to wait and see how the interests of these international powers play out let's have a closer look at the situation in syria with data for he joins me from beirut and all the syrian government has sent troops to mandates just as turkish backed syrian opposition forces are also moving into position why is the city so important. well

it's important because the syrian kurds have wanted a contiguous territory from kabbani all the way to offer in which borders turkey because they wanted independence or at least autonomy just on the lines of what the iraqi kurds have and mum beaches in the middle of the standard now they've lost up and now they've lost mamby despair this is a problem for the turks because the turks do not want a kurdish military force to be strong on their border because they see them as terrorists within turkey there are such lists garnish forces there are there is a group called the which. are the same so they don't want to seem to be entity a bigger part of to be strong on their border this is that as a security threat. right and today russian and turkish ministers stressed the things that they both want and said that they work together but they've got very different agendas in syria there will always have very different agendas but they

were also found ways to corporate you've seen that and do mine who turn also it live so it seems that even this time around they are figuring out a way as to how to give turkey what it what it wants and russia trying to figure out how to keep the city or. united nation as a naacp's separate parts so when the turkish foreign minister says that really fighting terrorists he doesn't mean isis really he means the y.p. ji now they have not shared the d.d. is a particularly dealing with the kurdish forces on the ground yet but it seems that they're working on some sort of an understanding. where u.s. troops haven't even left yet now looks like syria's already in the process of being carved up by outside powers what's this going to do for the region. you know there's always been the fear that after the war when the war finally ends will syria. be all carved up will it be divided we see that in the north of syria which fortress turkey you've got on the ground although the areas are still being controlled by that city and rebels such as. me and bob so

there's a bit of what will happen in these areas where there is another theory that possibly won't be divided although different countries by proxy will call shots in these areas although with american now leaving it appears that east areas like iraq and other syrian government and the kurdish forces there will crack some sort of an understanding it may not be autonomy for the kurds but something which allows that area to be a part of a united syria but give the kurds a little bit more power but these details they get to come and show for in beirut thank you. the tensions are running high in bangladesh as the country prepares for general elections on sunday prime minister shaikh has seen a has seeking her third consecutive term in office and her foot forth over all the opposition says thousands of their supporters have been arrested by authorities and

accuse the ruling awami league of blocking a fair vote at least ten people have been killed and thousand injured in pre-election violence t.w. correspondent jim night night as well is in bangladesh's capital and sent us this report. heavy security on the streets of dhaka ahead of sunday's palace officials say they've deployed about six hundred peasant police soldiers and other forces throughout bangladesh us voters we spoke to in the capital were hopeful the poll would pass off without any major hitches. or you know very excited my friend and i are first time voters. expect a fair and free election which was to show i expect that everyone is able to vote freely and will cast their vote peacefully at it i mean. the run up to the palace has been marred by deadly violence between supporters of the governing awami league

and the opposition now on the eve of the election the telecoms regulator has ordered the shut down of high speed mobile internet it says it wants to prevent the spread of rumors and propaganda which could lead to more violence. i'm here at one of the six thousand polling centers in dakar and there are at least forty thousand polling centers all over the country now let me take you through some numbers that are crucial to this election this particular center isn't easy am fent at the electronic voting machine will be used here this is the fourth time that in bangladesh national elections the even am is being used. the machines have proved controversial in the run up to the ballots so they're being trialled in just six constituencies across the country the electoral commission said they would help prevent vote rigging but the opposition was skeptical saying they could open the

gate to digital corruption. other constituencies will use paper ballots of both the opposition and the awami league have called on their supporters to remain at polling stations to prevent fraud until all the votes are counted. now to some of the other stories making news around the world candidates in sunday's presidential election in the democratic republic of congo have been squabbling over a declaration committing them to a free and fair election the country's election commission and observers also joined the talks tensions are high ahead of the long delayed pole talks set to continue into the night. yemen's rebels have started to leave the red sea port a few data the withdrawal is part of a u.n. sponsored peace agreement signed earlier this month in sweden today the is a key point of entry for food supplies in a country where millions are starving. but here in germany hanover airport has

reopened after an incident caused a near five hour shutdown a man drove a car onto the tarmac and chased off chased after an airplane police were able to stop and arrest him he tested positive for cocaine and speed and authorities do not suspect a terrorist motive. or gyptian of gyptian authorities say security forces have killed forty suspected terrorists following a deadly attack on a tourist bus near the giza pyramids this a day after the roadside bomb killed three vietnamese tourists and their local guide so far there's been no claim of responsibility this is egypt's response forty eight at suspects these pictures are from the interior ministry suspected militants killed by security forces although we have no way to verify the ministry statement it does not even explicitly link the suspects to friday's bombing but it called them terrorist elements and said they were planning

a series of attacks. the ministry said security forces killed thirty suspects in the tourism hot spot where the roadside bomb was planted another ten said were killed in north sinai the volatile province where egypt is fighting an islamist insurgency. the bombing killed three vietnamese travelers and their egyptian guide and left at least ten others injured the attack near gazes famed pyramids is another blow to egypt's tourism industry which has only just started to recover from the unrest following the country's twenty eleven uprising. the prime minister several thora teams would try to contain the impact but admitted there would always be a risk. by the. sometimes attacks such as this one can occur . even happen again in the future. and there is a country in the world we can say is one hundred percent safe.

if. the attack doesn't seem to have put these tourists off while british travel group thomas cook cancels the day trips to cairo others decided the risk was worth it. they can make a choice unlike the locals who call this home. well turning now to indonesia where the search for survivors continues after a lot of last week's tsunami that killed more than four hundred people and left another forty thousand homeless search teams calibur disaster zone survivors all struggling to get by so an army of volunteers has stepped in helping survivors and search teams alike d.w. caught up with one of them who is making a difference using the most basic equipment. in disasters and people don't just save lives with spades and boulders is. equipped with pots pans

and spatulas the volunteer cooks at this field kitchen also hugely important for survivors saya because you need since day one i heard here every day from five in the morning to eight in the evening. so i could get with the other women because we can cook faster and better than the men i can't just stay at home it's a calling for me to help our friends. when the tsunami crashed into coastal villages of western java yeah a heist wife first made sure her family was safe then she immediately set to help others. and although my family was not affected by the tsunami some of our friends and neighbors were i consider them a part of my family two. volunteers are busy working in this twenty four hour field kitchen where meals of chick and noodles fish and vegetables are being cooked for those who have been affected by

the tsunami this particular field kitchen serves about two thousand five hundred to three thousand evacuees a day for them have lost so much in the tsunami a hot homemade meal provides a world of comfort but they also cook meals for rescuers like these gentlemen behind me they've just come back from a search and rescue up. aeration and they tell us that it takes a lot of work a lot of energy to do what they do and it makes them feel good to know that someone is cooking for them. i'll say honey just on a monthly bill and although all i can do is give my time and energy less it makes me happy to know that i am helping those in need. of looking at the amount that. last weekend the towns and villages of west will literally torn apart by the way but that has only brought the community here closer together to some people helping is a way of hearing. that. you're watching news live from berlin

or coming at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website at state and you dot com i'm rebecca races thanks for joining me. with different languages we fight for different things that's fine but we all stick up for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom of choice global news that matters w made for mines. where it's hard. when your family are scattered across the globe.