this is d.w. news live from berlin ontario witnesses the biggest protest since president bush a flake out so our students in algiers are leading sunday's push for change around two thousand people joined in calling for president bush a sleeker and not to seek a fifth term the ailing leader has now offered to step down within

a year or reelected in april also coming up. syrian defense forces say they're close to recapturing the islamic state controlled town of goods with i asked there's a hold on syrian territory coming to an end the winning over the local population in my feet and even bigger if i don't. and roger federer has become just the second man in tennis to reach one hundred career titles now news aiming at the all time record of legend jimmy connors. article for like welcome to the show. we began in algeria where according to national team president abdelaziz bouteflika has offered to call fresh elections within here if he wins in the upcoming polls best apparent move to appease his

critics follows another day of widespread protests and algiers police confronted students protesting against the eighty two year old president spent for a fifth term in office i say she and says running out on the streets of algeria the country's pervasive security apparatus dampened political dissent for decades but for the last ten days algerians have taken to the streets in their thousands to vent their rage at the country's leader who to flicka has officially submitted papers to stand for reelection police were called out to disperse protesters who tried to block access to the constitutional council where political candidates must register the algerians living in france also really didn't the thousands demanding that too to flick a step aside and allow free and fair elections. which it flickers opponents say he's no longer fit to lead due to his poor health and chronic corruption.

these are. the people who govern we don't even know who it is they're in the shadows big mafia big everything so you have to stop after a while you just have to stop we need justice we need equity we need clarity we need a republican we need democracy and we need freedom. but. there are no transparent elections in algeria it's the administration that does everything elections are rigged to have transparent elections the environment must be able to free it and they must be active political parties in a public space is a lost cause the press is not independent place. the that young algerians complained that there's an urgent need for economic reforms to tackle unemployment higher than twenty five percent among people under the age of thirty five but political analysts say the protesters are unlikely to have much effect because they lack leadership and organization and the opposition is weak and divided after twenty years and a beautifully car. joining me now is bush era room and algerian journalist with

dave w.'s arabic service so we're going to fight those now saying he won't serve a full term is that likely to convince his opponents and his critics when i heard about it i thought the joke the opponents people will reject this proposition because it's not trustworthy now that's because. two of the end of his second mandate changed the constitution in all the two. and yes sure the people that it would be only this time and didn't last for so i'm not for a fourth and now he's is trying to push for a fifth. we've seen widespread protests and gerry's even in paris france how much spending power does this protest movement have to this is this is the question i think a big part of the protesters are disappointed because they thought they have

a real chance to push the regime to stop the candidature of the trial but there's also a hot core of the protests those who are. demanding. a change of the system of the whole system so i think a big part of the protest is really regaining the streets. for a real change in the turnout there of course asking for change but what are they looking for in that change of government what they say that they want the second republic really democratic states where there was the people who rides and human rights are respected where they can elect the president and members of parliament in the real unfalsified vote. and. i think depended on that. also to have hope to to live in a country. with a good economy with

a real job of what your needs is that's the big problem in the. these elections now what's the alternative to beautifully what about the other candidates there's no alternative the other candidates have no chances because of the elections would be falsified and defeat. when he ran for the last four monday it's they didn't let you can do that to challenge him and that would happen again this time to share a room thank you very much. now to some other stories making news around the world flash floods in southern afghanistan have left at least twenty people dead the army evacuated some four hundred families from hard hit regions in the kandahar province but rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy rains the u.n. says further air support is required to rescue people trapped in an urgent need of . five years after the disappearance of malaysia airlines flight m h three

seventy kuala lumpur says it's open to proposals from private companies to resume the search for the aircraft the statement by the country's transport minister offers fresh hope to victims' families. partial results in the stoniest parliamentary election show a clear lead for the opposition's central right reform party with around thirty percent of the vote the senior partner in the current coalition government the central party of prime minister jury of us is just ahead of the far right of stony and conservative people's party and a type battle for second place. and commons to german media hungary's populist prime minister has lashed out at the bloc in the european parliament that his own party belongs to make remarks came after the conservative bloc called for his party's exfoliation accuse the center right european people's party of serving the interests of the left. is worried about or party's strident anti e's un anti

immigrant rhetoric or about his repeated clashes with brussels came to a head last month after his government launched an ad campaign seem to have anti-semitic undertones portraying him very american billionaire george soros and european commission president john floods. the us backed forces in the syrian village of ghouls are meeting fierce resistance from so-called islamic state militants or trying to stave off defeat of the last patch of land they control the kurds. syrian democratic forces and u.s. warplanes have counted islamic state targets with artillery fire and occasional airstrikes the offensive against i asked to recapture the village resumed on friday after a two week pause to evacuate civilians. the u.s. backed fighters might be close to defeating the insurgents but they still have a long way to go to capture the hearts and minds of those who still believe in the

islamic caliphate. the said truth of the war in syria is that when liberating areas you're often also destroying in the syrian town of bargains for conny near the iraqi border is no exception after syrian democratic forces mainly kurds supported by the us military beat the bull work of the so-called islamic state they have now begun what many believe to be the decisive offensive they think it'll take about another week and then the caliphate will be no more in syria. not at all comical mani think of us all going to expecting brutal resistance from the terrorists they'll fight with everything they've cut and we'll call in airstrikes and artillery barrages and move in with ground troops and no doubt that the player and the tie you know like well i think she got a lot of i think. thousands of iowa supporters have been fleeing during a cease fire the past few weeks including citizens from almost fifty countries it

seems as though for them their dreams of an islamic state have been destroyed. a lot yeah it was something this monday did only to head back. doesn't build that and i'm not going to i'm sorry i cannot go on i'm right bun from indonesia and i come from the young lions unit of the caliph that my father is fighting for i guess . if anyone here regrets anything at all it's mainly the fact that i as his days are over no one here talks remorsefully about the people who suffered simply because they were of other faiths or held other values but there are also other scenes and argues for conny at the last moment some yazidi women and children are able to leave after being slaves for almost five years it might have been a relief for them if it wasn't for the other problems they face. what i don't know about the fate of my father my mother my four brothers all of them were imprisoned by i guess only one brother got out of the deal and.

it's believed many years see the women and children are still in the hands of islamists somewhere argues for kanina may soon be liberated for some that will end a long nightmare but for many others the suffering is likely to go on. and australia fire crews are battling bushfires in the country's southeast hundreds of people have been evacuated in the state of victoria the blazes come at the hottest start to march on record. somebodies house somebodies home exploding in a bushfire in bunya state park east of melbourne an army of firefighters is taking to the roads and to contain flames on several fronts. the biggest fire sparked by lightning strikes has already eaten up more than six thousand hectares. what are you guys are saying the front and the huge war flying it's huge it's

frightening it's a monster it's a residence and it's scary it's really really scary dozens of residents have been evacuated not knowing what if anything will await them when they return. i also want to say that this is an active far it is moving and there is every likelihood there will be for the property losses. the worst bushfires in a decade come as south eastern australia still buckles under a record breaking heat wave. as imagine sea crews trying to gain the upper hand against these fires the hope for some not to respond to it is keener than ever. until yesterday just one man was ever able to reach the one hundred title milestone in professional tennis u.s. legend jimmy connors but now this staggering feat has also been achieved by someone

else roger federer the swiss has become the second man to reach one hundred career titles after winning the dubai championship final. i think if there was ever a well deserved standing ovation this was it. and even the cool roger federer got a tiny bit emotional. well it makes me look back at how it all started. about live one of my first title back in milan which was actually owned by the dubai tournament at the time. and yeah i was hoping that one day i was going to win a title just before the final i did but i'm sitting here today having one hundred is i don't know is this believe this was dominated greek youngster stuff honesty plus from the start winning the first set six four. thank you thank you the second set was pretty much the same fifty plus didn't play bad but

federer played better six for six for the final score sixty six thank the swiss was first gretchen they did by t.t. pass and then praised his opponent will see so much more often and i always enjoy playing the next generation you know that come through because one day i'll be sitting on my couch and i'll be watching them enjoying their of tennis. one day but not now the first federer is attacking the next milestone one hundred times titles that would beat jimmy connors record. coming up after the break all the highlights from sunday's matches on the bonus lego with cress harrington two high flying sides face off as balls for hosted braman and relegation strugglers start to god and hand over battle doubts that and plenty of discussion of match day twenty four coming up in just a moment. before we go here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. algerian leader abdelaziz

bouteflika has let it be known that he will call a fresh vote within a year if he wins an upcoming presidential election this fall as another day of widespread protests in algiers police confronted students protesting against the eighty two year old's bid for a fifth term in office. there watching thing that we knew from memory you can stay up to date around the clock on our website that's d.w. dot com i'm michael from thanks for tuning in. to the fire move. and in the end this for me you're going to love to see your wheels and. are you familiar with. the smugglers with lions of the.