nothing recipe for success or strategy that makes a difference. baking bread on the d w. w news live from berlin police in northern ireland arrest two men in connection with the murder of a young journalist lira mckinney was hit by a bullet as she covered a riot and londonderry on thursday evening her death came on the eve of the twenty first anniversary of the signing of the good friday peace deal police have called her killing an act of terrorism also coming up. egyptians are voting in

a referendum on a constitutional amendment that could enable president i'll fill the top l.c.c. to stay in office until twenty thirty and the role of egypt's powerful military and . americans mark the twentieth anniversary of the columbine high school massacre two students killed twelve of their classmates and the teachers and the worst school shooting in the us up to date. thanks for joining us. police in northern ireland have arrested two men in connection with the murder of a journalist who was shot dead during a riot on thursday evening the eighteen and nineteen year old suspects are now being questioned and londonderry hundreds gathered last night for

a vigil in memory of leader mckee. standing together in grief. another young life lost to violence in northern ireland a family and partner devastated and it's left me with the woman i was pondering we're all per for the loss of we are our hopes and dreams and all of her maison potential with a single barbaric act. this cannot stand there is there be in vain because her life was a shining light than everyone else's life and her legacy will live on in the light that she was left behind. he was an acclaimed journalist author and activist for the l g b t community the police service of northern ireland released this footage of mickey shortly before she was gunned down on thursday night. the twenty nine year old was reporting on unrest in the city of derry the c.c.t.v.

footage also shows the alleged gunman the police of described the killing as a suspected terrorist incident linked to dissident irish republicans the new ira and appealed for witnesses to come forward. i would urge those people to have conversations in their home. and their family space. in there as memory. and to urge the people a though i guess to step away from such violence to step away from such organizations. when you are already claimed responsibility for a bomb attack in derry in january and is the biggest of the dissident republican groups operating in northern ireland it's now being linked with four murders including that of laramie keyes since its formation earlier this decade political leaders have condemned this latest attack this was an attack on everybody in northern ireland doesn't matter if you're a catholic or protestant british or irish this is an attack on democracy they have

attacked the community they've attacked the people of derry they've attacked the peace process and they've attacked the good friday agreement this killing has brought memories back of the decades long conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles between nationalists who support a united irish republic and loyalists who want to remain part of the u.k. thousands were killed before a peace treaty known as to good friday agreement was signed in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight. but now twenty one years later despite the tireless work of people in northern ireland to build a brighter future together the killing of larry mckee has highlighted that peace here remains fragile. for more on this i'm joined now by in mine yes she says she works in our news room spend a long time living in ireland and study modern irish history emmanuelle today two teenagers were arrested in connection with the murder of layer. the key what do we know about what happened that night well for us i want to say. those tensions are

not uncommon especially around the time of the year over public and this isn't celebrate a commemorate the easter rising so the irish armed insurrection in one nine hundred sixteen against the british who what is not where they now endos addresses as those two teenagers they were born after the troubles and they were born after the good friday agreement was signed signed in nineteen ninety eight and that is exactly the generation about which even the key was lacking and i would like to quote her when she said we were to try the agreement integration destined to never witness the horrors of war but to repeat dispose of peace disposed just never seemed to reach us and that became tragedy accelerate once again when she was shot and the lira monkey was a rising star of investigative journalism in northern ireland tell us a bit more about her work she was a rising star in journalism in journalism in general as she rose to prominence in

twenty fifteen was a block passed she wrote in a form of a letter to her fourteen year olds struggling with her homosexuality and she was trying to empower the g.b.t. community she also gave a ted talk on the subject and she was an investigative journalism oh that is that was where king tired a city on the troubles and especially on. into the troubles and on these appearances and so does appearances and that's what was what's her work was about now in ireland has been at the heart of many toxins the bricks that referendum has played any role in the flaring up of tensions there well of tensions yes i would say it hasn't played a role in friday night's tragic events. if anything it's made to come to an end so you are more aware of the detentions the ongoing tensions which never sees ever since the good friday agreement. signing the tensions never says in northern ireland and that and with breaks it people here just became more aware of it. thank

you very much. egyptians have begun voting today in a referendum that could grant the country's authoritarian leader abdel fattah el-sisi another term in office the proposed changes to the constitution would also give the former army general more power over the judiciary a move heavily criticized by international human rights groups. this was supposed to be his second and last term in office but a gyptian president c.c. is poised to extend his rule until at least twenty thirty. one on the heels of parliamentary approval gyptian citizens will vote on constitutional changes allowing l.c.c. to run for a third presidential term likely without any real opposition. to the changes are also meant to give the former general more control over the military and judiciary which rights groups say he has used to silence his critics. the reforms are

expected to pass by a wide margin yes i've been to that i believe the constitutional amendments are necessary and important to complete on cc's achievements because the constitution isn't the holy koran the constitution can be adjusted according to the situation in the country. but some of gyptian see the changes as foreboding. is that i strongly oppose the constitutional amendments because they consolidate the military and authoritarian rule. it's unreasonable to be different from the civilized world where the president sits in power for four or five years and can be elected for a second term and then another president takes over. in the you know what. else is he rose to the top following a pro-democracy revolution that ousted long time autocratic leader hosni mubarak in two thousand and eleven l.c.c. led a military coup against the man elected to replace mubarak mohamed morsi and was himself

elected president in two thousand and fourteen. since then assisi has ruled egypt with increasing severity. human rights groups estimate he has jailed some sixty thousand people on political charges and staged unfair lections to remain in power . public criticism of l.c.c. has become nearly impossible. nevertheless l.c.c. remains a key ally for western governments keen on defending their interests in the volatile region among those interests fighting islamic fundamentalism. the egyptian leader was in washington just two weeks ago to discuss military ties and trade with u.s. president donald trump president thank you very much my friend because it is a little for many egyptian activists however the referendum is a blatant power grab and the end of aspirations for. peaceful and democratic

transfer of power. today marks twenty years since the columbine high school massacre and the u.s. went to students armed with guns and homemade explosives killed thirteen people on that use day morning the school and littleton colorado rose to tragic fame around the world a fate today shares with other locations in the country accent and parkland but columbine is still remembered as the start of a modern era of school gun violence and the united states. scenes that have become all too familiar played out for the first time on april twenty nine hundred ninety nine the students who ran from the horrors of the mass shooting at columbine high school in littleton colorado could hardly have known that so many others would follow in their footsteps twelve students and one teacher died that day at columbine as well as the two disaffected teens who executed the massacre.

survivors brought shocking stories of random cruelty inside. the to the remaining grindin don't know not do you know we don't know we just they're growing. up in front of me and it's just the black kid because it was a black. them in the way. they prayed it would never happen again the response from then president bill clinton became a script too often repeated by other leaders i can only say tonight that the prayers of the american people are with you. since columbine there have been more than one hundred deadly school shootings in the us an estimated two hundred thirty thousand children have experienced a school shooting incident. students have had enough of politicians thoughts for the present and that is doing the same thing again and again this. is

a stop sign and said it was last year's shooting at marjorie stoneman douglas high school in parkland florida set off a wave of protest against decades of political inaction over gun violence. students organized nationwide marches since then some states have passed tougher gun access laws in response but little has changed in washington president donald trump has banned so-called bumps talks that make semi automatic weapons fire foster but he has promised to veto a bill that would tighten background checks on gun buy as. two decades on the name calling bind still represents an unresolved american tragedy. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. in afghanistan a gun battle is underway between security forces and gunmen who attacked the

communications ministry in kabul this morning the attackers trying to enter the building after setting off explosives officials say at least two of the gunmen were shot dead the ministry is close to a popular among foreign visitors. in the libyan capital tripoli crowds have protested against the military offensive led by a warlord. who opposes the un recognized government this as news broke that the u.s. president had called half the hour and a surprise show of support he already has the backing of egypt saudi arabia and russia. now to tennis rafael nadal has made it to the semifinals of the mana carlo masters by beating argentina in straight sets however world number one of a joke of it you won't be challenging for the title this ok zhen the two time champion crashed out of the tournament in the quarterfinals. i don't know medvedev

it was a day to remember the russian had lost all three of his previous matches against know that joke of it but in the monte carlo sun medvedev gave his more illustrious opponent the run around this point helped him break djokovic she's serve for a second time. and claim this first set was he must have known it wouldn't be smooth sailing through out though in the second set djokovic she's quality showed and the serve level discourse at one set each. was but that was as good as it got for the reigning champion of three of the four grand slams medvedev dominated the final set on match point he maneuvered joke of it around the court and then it's a thumping backhand to seal the victory six three four six six two. i think the before team sees it as a sign he's headed in the right direction and joke a bitch would surely agree. i'm getting more experienced i'm starting to. make this

job guys know that it's tough to play against me. medvedev will now face to sound like a bitch for a place in sunday's final. you're watching t w news life from berlin next up as reporter profiling one of gumby top disabled athletes and her quest to make the next paralympics remember you can always get all the latest news on our website that's d.w. dot com. thanks for tuning in. earth . or saving google india's tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas to protect the climate and boost green energy solutions. has been by a series of global three goals and on d w and on.