subscribed to the documentary on you tube. and this is the w.'s line from bolland to women in india a sacred hindu temple of history tradition has barred women for centuries and their attendance today prompted clashes and protests from conservative pain to groups also on the program. storm force winds hamper rescue efforts in denmark's

were trying constant for decades six people died after a truck that was apparently blown into the path of a passenger train on a bridge. twenty eighteen was one of the toughest years of an american's political career twenty nine to be any easier for the german chancellor we take a look at. i'm from gal welcome to the program we start in southern india where two women have defied a centuries old taboo and entered one of hinduism holiest shrines the move to spot violent clashes between women's rights activists and traditionalists the temple was like to close for what were called purification rituals. under the cover of darkness escorted by police two indian women wearing black enter the

shabby mala temple they offer prayers and quickly depart it was more an act of defiance than devotion the women were claiming the right to enter given to them by india's supreme court but so far blocked by protesting hindu traditional lists. of women and shapley malad today isn't a story when for us it's a victory of the movement for quality and women's power because after the verdict of the supreme court some people were still opposing the entry of women today that protest has failed because the women have entered the temple. the sharply mala temple is visited by some fifty million devoted speech here but it bans women aged ten to fifteen conservative hindus believe women of menstruating age would defile the temple which is devoted to a god believed to be celibate india's prime minister narendra modi has sided with traditionalist who are against the supreme court ruling heart of his mother.

india is of the view that everyone should get their derides in the stomach was a man there are some temples in india which have their own traditions that men should not enter a temple and men do not go there in this shot remodeler a woman judge in the supreme court has made certain observations. the issue has sparked an outcry in india on choose their over five million women formed a human chain across the state of carroll are making a stand against gender discrimination. you don't mind what we want to what. we why didn't any white and get this nice. but they face fierce opposition from traditional lists women among them protests are expected to continue as both sides voice their outrage. let's get more from the donors and then we should gys well in delhi welcome and tell us more about their

reactions to today's events well unfortunately for their reactions to these them and making history have largely been negative temple authorities actually shut down the temple for over an hour for purification rituals protests broke out across the state of carolina even leading to clashes now in the range of more these bulkier john party the ruling party in the country actually called for protests and ended up kalash in with the one party in the state the communist party leading to police deploying tear gas and water cannons a template hardy's as well as about theirs on the party have called for a strike for the next two days to protest women entering this temple. so this is not the first time these women have a tried to get into this temple how do they get around the people who've been trying to keep them. well the supreme court ruling came all the

way back in september for the last couple of months the men have been making attempts to enter the temple but this has been in broad daylight and in full only dead this also had to walk off the lot in the temple to block because the men clique of kilometers before the temple visits a three hour trek that leads up to the temple and most women were not able to get close even these two women however left for the trick in the dead of the night at midnight reached at about three forty five am betting black rushton offered prez very quickly with the support of the small group of policemen products of that then too but they were not enough to stop these women from making history even though they had to do with the secrets of. the world one does just look at the political situation that is this about religion or about politics and terrible state while a vial of this is a religious issue that has definitely political overtones prime minister nothing is more these parties of the party has been speaking out against the supreme court

ruling from the time which came and the communist party in in far in the state right now is very supportive of the supreme court ruling not of course the voters have not only been exerting physical force which actually has led to arrests but they have not backed down they have even appreciated this decision in the supreme court the supreme court would be hurting the challenge to its own would it later on this month and so far from the senate into movies party has come out in support of many hindu tradition and issues but has called for equality and issues when it comes to islam and other religions of this girl india despite it do this clearly politics involved in this religious issue as well could talk to you thanks for joining us now just well in delhi. authorises deadlocks ice storm force winds have been hampering rescue efforts in the country's worst train crash for decades six people were killed and sixteen injured after a truck child was apparently blown off a freight broke off a freight train into the path of a passenger train accident happened on

a bridge linking denmark's two main islands the accidental occurred early in the morning on the western side of the bridge it looked like a strong storm had loosened up cargo being transported on a train belonging to the german rail operator dyke siobhan debris was then ripped loose and smashed into the oncoming passenger train the police weren't able to give any further details at a press conference they held later the biggest was high pressure on the most important thing for us is to help the passengers and crew on board we ask everyone who was on board the train to contact their next of kin their concern. if someone doesn't have a cell phone they should ask to use someone else's if he could it have recently been an even in the meantime cell phone footage taken onboard shows some of the damage the police have now confirmed six dead and sixteen injured. at the time of the crash the bridge had been closed to car and truck traffic because of the strong

winds it's therefore unclear why the freight train from deutsche bahn was allowed onto the crossing considering it was also hauling trucks semitrailers thoughts are some of the other stories making news around the world parts of finland have experienced the strongest winds have recorded in the country as a powerful winter storm swept through from the north tens of thousands of people have been without power cell phone and transport services of be disrupted and the authorities of people to stay indoors. u.s. secretary of state's mike compares as washington is demanding the immediate be turned into u.s. citizen detained in russia on spying charges all whalen a former marine was arrested in moscow on friday the russian media say u.s. consular officials have not been granted access to him for the first time. chinese president jiang pagan has declared the taiwan must and will be reunited with china during a speech marking forty years since the start of improving ties with the breakaway

self-governing island prison she called for peaceful reunification but warn that beijing reserve the right to use force. turkey eighteen was one of the toughest years of i'm going to medical's long political career it took the german chancellor months to form a new government she faced stiff opposition from populists at home and abroad and after taking a blow in the polls she opted to step down as chair of the conservative party so will twenty nineteen be any easier is a look at what lies ahead for the german leader. so far i'm going to america as gradual exit from politics appears to be going to plan but remaining child slow over the coming year won't be that easy with a whole list of potential pitfalls. in allocated can count on by our america got the success as party leader she wanted a k.-k. as she is known is a much needed ally who will help keep merkel's in the party critics ok. but the

political comeback of merkel's former rival free to fish mats has loosened her hold on the party mats aimed to join the magical cabinet has been rebuffed for now but many back his claim to power a direct threat to america. europe's crunch time elections in may could also be a turning point for the stability of germany's government. if angela merkel's coalition partner the social democrats take yet another beating at the polls they may see no other way forward than withdrawing from the government that would most likely end up going to americans time as chancellor. those polls are expected to see a further rise of the populist right across europe an angle americal is set to feel

those effects back home. here in germany the f.t. publicly closed ranks with the rightwing extremist during street protests in the eastern city of candidates last summer united by a determination to end the magical era the populist movement in germany make gain new momentum. with three eastern states going to the polls this coming autumn the a if d. will have to prove whether it can become the strongest political force in any of these states. if the far right are targeted for germany manages to replicate its general election results from twenty seventeen it could become the strongest political force in saxony a defeat for the c.d.u. and yet more state elections would also be seen as a rebuke for chancellor merkel's leadership. all of those

factors will also play a role in the hof time assessment of the coalition partner of angela merkel's government the social democrats wrote an exit clause into their coalition deal if they trigger that are going to machall could crash out of her last term in office. correspondent belinda craig welcome linda will under merkel still be in charge a year from now president. so difficult to say you heard how many factors could influence her ability to stay in power if germany were to hold new elections for example because the junior coalition partner the social democrats did decide to leave the government certainly i think we would not see her remain at the helm but very very difficult to say whether that will in fact occur what we can see is that there is no majority in the at the moment if you look at the polls two thirds of germans say that they are content to see her serve out her term only one third

would like to see her leave earlier and germans do have a penchant for stability so i think that may argue in favor of her sticking it out we saw in article was all the accounts ranged against her at home what about on the international stage i will tell you you can she expect that an interesting one germany will now be on the security council as a non permanent member both the chancellor and her foreign minister have said that they are absolutely committed to using that position to really advocate for multilateral solutions to complex problems those problems include and they have named them climate they want to really push for stronger climate leadership trade germany as a major exporting power stands to lose a lot from a further intensification of trade disputes it will be looking to strengthen the world trading world trade organization the w t o and the rule based trading order

russia ukraine another very big topic for germany where it has taken leadership in the past that undoubtedly will involve some challenges this year as well and then various challenges on the front of security and arms control ranging from a possible u.s. withdrawal from the i.n.f. treaty that's designed to control medium range nuclear weapons possibly stationed in. central europe and germany certainly germany will be looking to hinder that any further escalation in that area and of course any fallout from further hostilities in syria they let new lead to a new wave of migrants all of those could be issues on which germany will need to and want to make its voice heard within the context of this new role in the security council but in the crowd. could call it a sport the january transfer window is open just like your club has already cashed in for us you don't want

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