w. . played . the state only good news live from berlin and the us marathon election process nears and voters cast their ballots in daley and other areas and of all that could see the governing d.j.t. significantly weakened also coming up. anti-government protests in albania turned violent demonstrators throw molotov cocktails flares and firecrackers as they demand the government resign and call for fresh elections. and 70 years after allied planes broke a soviet blockade of west berlin young artists and performers from around the world

celebrate the anniversary in their own style. on the welcome to the show. voters in india been casting ballots and the 2nd to last round of a 7 phase general election more than 100000000 people across 7 states were eligible to vote today including and the capital delhi the election the world's biggest exercise and democracy is being seen as a referendum on prime minister narendra modi and as hindu nationalist b j p party the main opposition congress party has accused modi of corruption and ignoring india's rural water. as india's mammoth election approached its final stages opposition leader raul gandhi took aim at the prime minister after casting his

ballot in the capital one of the children i do it was a very good friend modi used to teach it we used to love it seems that love is going to win. gandhi and his family have been the target of sharp attacks by prime minister modi last week he said gandhi's father who was assassinated after serving as prime minister had been india's most corrupt man. in turn gandhi blasted modi for alleged corruption and accused him of ignoring the problems facing the country's rural population modi has sought to deflect that criticism by talking tough on national security and in delhi there were signs of support for the prime minister. i think quite satisfactory for you is the multitude. but we need to go along we. need to do a lot. and i have put in democracy. we need the right

person to get down to work today even after so many years there's no running water in many villages modi has done a lot but there's still a lot more to do. the final phase of the election takes place next sunday with the votes tallied on may 23rd. for more on this new mammoth election i'm joined now by our correspondent in the nation's eyes while in delhi let me set the polls have closed now in the 6 election phase how did the day co. well the call falling today in the sixty's was largely peaceful 90 percent of the country has by and now watered $56.00 seats were being decided and close to a 1000 candidates were in the running just for these 56 seats now polling and all across the country like i said was largely peaceful but in the state of west bengal there have been reports of violence of course there are massive security

deployments all across the country $60000.00 security personnel were manned the year delhi alone and now we have one face to go including the aborting in the crucial see to bargain to see which by militant edging into more the will be fighting him south and another 11 days we will know who the next prime minister of the country will be. this election is being very much as a referendum on prime minister narendra modi he is a very controversial leader how will he do. prime summary and more of the is definitely controversial his critics have alleged that he has actually divided the country and supported the rising hindu nationalist rhetoric that we've seen all across and that he has not delivered on his promises of promoting development however he's also seen as a unifying force for b.g.p. supporters who still and i can and people all across the country who may not like we does have told reporters that we may not support our candidate but our vote will

go to prime minister nouri and the more the now analysts believe that it's it will be very difficult for the ruling b.g.p. to come back with ass stronger mandate as it had in 2014 but there is still a belief that by most americans the movie will be able to claim a 2nd term however at the head offered relatively weak a government perhaps at the head of the coalition today we saw the main opposition candidate roll gandhi cast his vote how do indians feel about him. well there are only gandhi he does not to rally as much support as prime minister now dreams are more the dark i think that is pretty safe to say however he does head the indian national congress the key opposition party which has actually led the country for more off its ears in independence his father his grandmother his create grandfather have all been prime ministers of the country supporters of the gandhi family of the gandhi dynasty definitely do have support for him however it's

also important to note that this is not a simple battle between rahul gandhi off the congress and prime minister to reenter more the of the b.g.p. regional parties are bound to play and of very crucial role in this election and could well be kingmaker because they are increasingly strong before the current noreen's or more the government for 30 years india was told ruled by coalitions and many of the national parties could play a role in selecting who the next prime minister will be by deciding who they will support by a minute in a random or the for a 2nd term on the challenger i'm going to name a judge as well in delhi thank you very much. thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities across albania demanding the resignation of prime minister in iraq opposition parties called the demonstrations hoping to force rahman to resign and call snap elections the violence is the latest in 3 months of anti-government protests. protesters took their grievances and their

molotov cocktails straight to the prime minister's office the opposition democratic party accuses the government of millipede lading election results 2 years ago opposition leader load seen by blames the pace of talks with the e.u. on government corruption the 3rd quarter were hits a day to send the 1st and claim message to prime minister eddie rama we will not allow you to block a road towards europe anymore rama must go. now being is one of the poorest countries in europe and many here have high hopes for a u. membership discussions about joining the bloc were supposed to begin last year but have been delayed by concerns over corruption in the judiciary. as the day went by clashes continue.

their search but we're protesting because we're unemployed this is a government of criminals thieves they are corrupt people there's no court there are no police we are going nowhere we are left without a state without anything god save us there's old you know may. the e.u. and the us have urged the opposition to channel its passion into local elections except for the end of 2. now and some of the other stories making news around the world. catholic churches in sri lanka have resumed sunday services for the 1st time since the terrorist attacks of easter. security was tight as thousands attended mass in the capital colombo more than 250 people were killed on easter sunday when she hard as churches and hotels across the country. let's swing ins are voting in presidential elections 9 candidates are vying to replace dolly i agree to who is

serving her 2nd and final term former finance minister in greed is leading in opinion polls a runoff could take place in 2 weeks of no candidate wins a majority. police in the cuban capital havana have stopped in an authorized march by gay rights activists more than $100.00 protesters joined the event marching 8 blocks on one of the city's main avenues at least 3 activists were arrested. for lim is marking the 70th anniversary of the allied airlift that broke the soviet union's blockade of the city and 948 moscow closed all roads to west berlin the response was one of the biggest relief efforts in history around the clock u.s. british and french planes brought in supplies from the west and returned with products from west berlin keeping the enclave alive moscow gave up its blockade less than a year later on may 12th 1949 on the anniversary young artists have come to

berlin to find new ways to tell the story. everybody is saying. johnny is a new york beat boxer who's traveled to berlin with over 20 other young artists they want to breathe new musical life into the story of the 1948 left. eddie. white's work of youth 92 years old. edwin shunts remembers the tons of essential supplies delivered to west berlin by pilots flying for the western allies the us britain and france that's where these young visitors are from i think. when i was your age people were shooting at each other. and now we can talk together i would have been glad to be in your position back the. chance was 21 when the soviets cut off supplies to allied controlled west

berlin in a cold war provocation the resulting scarcity of groceries coal and gasoline threaten the city with starvation. but it is. a feverish but the western allies responded to a call for help by west berlin mayor. planes landed every few minutes a tempelhof airport and edwin shunts helped unload supplies the airlift lasted 11 months this. until the l.f. to the americans and their allies well enemies. we have the feeling. became our friends. for. the young people have been comparing notes about life in new york london and berlin many of them draw on difficult sometimes traumatic experiences to inform

their artistic expression. at the chance his role in the berlin airlift made a strong impression on them. i think it's important to remember. moments like that because you have compared to now it's terms of just they got through it you know it's horrible. and that's the beauty with you says just up the things because it creates like a resilience. it's about solidarity isn't it i think it's really important to tell this story because other countries need help today. the former airfield where the vital aid was flown and 70 years ago is the venue of this year's airlift commemoration. the visiting news have choreographed a performance to keep the memory alive.

in men's tennis the final pairing at the madrid open has been confirmed with know by a joke of edge facing stephanos tsetse for us later today 6 of us knocked out the tournaments record champion and rafael nadal in 3 sets stunning the world number 2 in a coming of age performance a match and 642663 and it's favor and means he will battle it out for the title against novak djokovic earlier on saturday the world number one only needed 2 sets to defeat austrian dominic team but it was a close run affair and the 7676. meanwhile the women's singles and madrid have already crowned their champion last year's finalist kicking barrington's had another crack at the title and this time she came out on top against world number 3 simona halep. ready and focused. kiki perkins of the netherlands faced a tough challenge in her quest to win the biggest i'd love her career beating 2 time madrid open winner simona halep. after

a tight opening set britain's took it 6 for. the world number 2 wasn't going to give up easily so after dropping her serve in the opening game of the 2nd set the romanian broke back. with one of 8 breaks of serve across the much but burton's managed to keep her cool and after a gripping one hour and $27.00 minutes to the 2nd set $64.00 to win her 1st madrid open to become the only woman in the history of the tournament to be crowned champion without dropping a set. i grant mother from arizona has taken the plunge and fulfilled a lifelong dream rosie johnson jumped out of an airplane at 3000 meters to celebrate her 86th birthday she said she had been determined to cross skydiving off her bucket list after landing like a pro she said she had felt like

a bird in the sky and she had a message for her late husband. collected. you.