this is deja vu news live from berlin sudan's new interim leader says the country will have a civilian government he addressed the nation saying a government will be in place within two years he also lifted a nighttime curfew which many pro-democracy protesters are ready to buy and they claimed another victory as the country's security chief steps down hours after the country's new military leader also quite. also coming up another saturday another anti-government demonstration in serbia thousands of people calling for president

aleksander to step down as they have done every weekend for months. in afghanistan the taliban announces what it calls a spring offensive and their hours later launches an attack in condos in the north jeopardizing already shaky peace talks. later thanks for joining us. the new head of sudan's military council has promised a fresh start for the country following this week's coup he vowed to quote up root the old regime the tenet general abdel fatah borehole says a civilian government will be formed after talks with the opposition with a maximum transition period of two years pro-democracy protesters are on the streets again boosted by the resignation of two top officials yesterday.

outside the military headquarters in ca to him protesters are making their voices heard fed up with decades of pathetic rule they've been calling for democracy for almost four months. we will only accept a real change satisfying the revolutionary people who are looking for a good future. which is all to look at. the sudanese people reject the military chiefs who are in the thirty year regime of spectrum present bashir. but the army is still very much in charge was she a success. general into the genocide in darfur and also just one day in the top job before announcing his resignation. he was replaced by another commander on the plus side the new chief. is not want to. immediately so to a piece the crowds on the streets he announced the end of a curfew imposed by spree to set the promise that

a civilian government would be full within two years. but the protesters want to claim break with the old regime. never leave this place to. live or to our. justice. we hope. for justice. for another. representing by by by out by our own. people the first step towards a new beginning the protesters say is to replace a military transition council with its ability in one. and joining me now in studio is not are all sonorous not are we've heard at the latest news saddam's interested on's interim leader announcing the formation of a limited civilian government after two years this seems promising but what do you make of this announcement it is promising but it's still unclear where is this

heading the. protesters want as soon as possible a civilian the transitional government and now they're talking to this military council they're ok with this new guy the new military council chief but they're still very cautious they want to get rid of the military and they're still protesting people are still on the streets and this is not also but they still want the military. hands over power to. a civilian government as soon as possible who is this new new interim leader abdel fattah yeah i get a little bit mixed up with these all these names he is actually a career soldier he was until now with the inspector general of the army in sudan and he's seen as less unpopular as his predecessor banal so who quits yesterday

after more than twenty four or a little bit more than twenty four hours in power and people have seen him during the protests in the last four months talking to protesters on the street so he has a kind of less damaged. than his producer and he might be able to reach a kind of a compromise with the leading associations of the grassroots. protests and. in quickly if you can we've seen a few victories for these protesters the defense minister stepping down the curfew being lifted but what are the chances the military will actually ever hand over the government to a fully civilian government i think there's a good chance because the protestors know that they have this kind of a pressure or they can step up the pressure that can stay on the streets they can continue with their sit in but the trust is not there yet they have to trust the military and they still have to know that the military is honest about giving the

power to them and not us thank you so much. and nash some of the other stories making news around the world algerian magistrates who play a key role in overseeing elections vowed to boycott a presidential vote scheduled for july in support of ongoing mass demonstrations an interim government announced the elections to replace the ousted former president of delos these beautifully but opponents accuse the old regime of trying to cling to power in a new guys. sixty two migrants who have been stranded at sea for more than ten days have finally disembarked in malta and in yet another european standoff over immigration the maltese government said they will be transferred to germany france portugal and luxembourg a german charity ship had rescued the migrants off the coast of libya. palestinian president mahmoud abbas has sworn in a new government led by

a longtime ally from his dominant fatah party government also exclude all representatives from hamas the islamist movement that runs gaza hamas has called the move a blow to unity efforts between the two groups which have been at odds for over a decade. thousands of supporters of albanians opposition party rallied in the capital tehran on saturday calling for the government's resignation and early parliamentary elections demonstrators threw flares and broke through a police cordon at the main entrance to the government building the opposition accuses the leftist government of prime minister any drama of corruption. in serbia a protest against the government of president alexander which continued on saturday thousands have been taking to the streets every weekend for months the demonstrators accused of becoming increasingly autocratic intimidating the opposition and trying to silence the media. forward for the blood stain shirts that

became the symbol of the protests serbian opposition politician barcoo stefano vage says he was beaten on orders of the government he says the lack of law enforcement is what's driving people on to the streets. but some we attack against me was just a trigger people have been protesting for months now in different cities because of the violence because of the corruption because of the mafia that has taken over our state. workers stefano which is one of many politicians not to this protesting for the rule of law and media freedom in the country in spite of their differences demonstrators have united under one go they want president bush to step down. we want change we want which is to resign which is. there's no freedom in serbia anymore no freedom of speech or thought. they lie to us saying that their job opportunities here instead we're getting poor enough to go abroad to work. in march

the rallies began to take over into violence as right wing extremists stormed serbian state television claiming it had been ignoring the protest president of egypt she had been silent on the issue until then said he would not tolerate quote violence and fascism in spite of all that his government remains popular but the demonstrations were bigger this week and they will likely be back again next saturday. there is no end in sight to the fighting in afghanistan in spite of ongoing peace talks between the taliban and the government those talks are backed by the u.s. but the taliban have carried out attacks on security forces in various parts of the country as part of what they call their spring offensive several people have been killed or injured in a recent surge in fighting in condos in the country's north. the mood is still tense among afghan security forces in couldn't even after authorities

announced the army had stopped the taliban's advance the fighting on the outskirts of the city continued until the evening many injured civilians and government soldiers were treated in hospital. the taliban surrounded the unit i radioed for reinforcement but the records hit them. and some of my comrades to. let. the bloodshed in can do is begun just hours after the taliban announced a launch of their spring offensive the attack comes despite ongoing negotiations backed by the us to end the war taliban and afghan representatives are due to meet next month for a new round of peace talks but so far those talks have led nowhere in geneva the world health organization voiced concerns the taliban recently barred them from entering the territories they control weak knowledge the statement of flow leaders

in afghanistan on temporary banning of the church treaties obviously we are concerned that peace will negatively impact delivery of health services to the fact the population many inhabitants have now fled in bottled couldn't do the military has sent in reinforcements but the taliban have already announced plans to extend their offensive to other parts of afghanistan. moving on to sports now on bundesliga saturday fixtures are in the bag with some crucial wins for the clubs at the top of the table in the late game dortmund got their title challenge back on track with a win over mind but if you did well spoke to nil to boost their champions league hopes they've got one nil up to moved into seventh frame and continued their strong form with a win over five book and box off hand over by a single goal on friday there was a stalemate between them both and shaka into bars games by a munich will look to regain top spot against the off while hoffenheim hosts. and frankfurt face off against out. in formula one paul terry ball toss has claimed

pole position at the chinese grand prix and a special one because it marks formula one's a one thousand race hyped his teammate lewis hamilton to first place on the grid the mercedes pair were well ahead of their nearest challengers ferrari meanwhile alexandre alba didn't even make it to qualifying after this big crash. luckily the driver walked away unhurt but he'll start tomorrow's race from the back of the grid . and a change of pace now as we glide through the canals of picture perfect venice in a gondola of course just descendants of the man who designed the original iconic canal boat a medical timeline teen continued to run his boat yard for decades until the sudden death of the craftsman great grandson now two women of the family want to leave the trauma team name to new splendor. this is the rolls royce of the venetian canals and must know is especially proud of his trombone team going below

all the work is done by hand it floats in perfect balance and it's easy to steer. we've always strived to keep gondolas from the trauma team family firm in our possession i was happy that the elder in the family built one for me and i hope to use it for the rest of my life so i'll continue to have restoration work done on it . but the master gauntlet builder roberto tremont teen died unexpectedly last year and his workshop stood empty until now his daughters never build gondolas before but they're kinda carry on the tram one thousand tradition so they called him mateo and experience craftsman who worked with their father now they're a team mateo does the boat building the sisters elizabeth and elena take care of sales and management. is that enough is enough with all it was

a natural step for us we could never give up the family tradition that goes back one hundred thirty five years we know where inexperienced but we're doing this from the heart and we have master craftsman. so i think this is going to work out just fine because in the. eight different kinds of what are used including solid oak for the sides and malleable walnut for the frame measurements are done in venetian feet rather than meters and then six layers of black selec this is the medical tram one teen who founded the family business in eight hundred eighty four he was my grandfather. and over here the old construction drawings and then here is the fourth generation my father when people would ask what is your dad do i'd say he builds gonzales now the family secret of this special gondola can be carried on it's a win for the city of venice and its world renowned canals. you're watching news

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