freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom for global news that matters w made for my arms. place. place. this is d w news life of from the struggle to rehabilitate spices from one of the world's most violent militant groups they terrorize somalia see is killing many innocent people but now some al-shabaab terrorists are being offered a chance to leave the group and rejoin society e.w. spoke exclusively to stand for militants trying to come to terms with their violent

past pulsar coming up police in hong kong begin arresting people off the pro-democracy protesters stormed into ransacked the parliament earlier this week more than 20 are already in detention and the number looks set to increase. drama and hasek as the netherlands and sweden go into extra time at the williams world cup we'll go live to the host 16 lead on many fronts full highlights. plus hopes rise for a breakthrough in the treatment of a child i think for the 1st time since the bar is this identified 14 years ago scientists in the u.s. safe they've managed to eradicate h.i.v. infected mice. place. i mean

you could make it unlike so much for joining us. the somali terrorist group al-shabaab has been waging a campaign of violence in somalia for more than a decade now their aim is to replace the u.s. backed government and impose islamic law and african union force has seized control of the capital mogadishu but still controls around 20 percent of the country now the government is offering amnesty and rehabilitation to some militants who leave the group melanie correct about was given rare access to one rehabilitation center in juba province she spoke to full militants there about why they decided to leave al-shabaab and the nightmare as they still have. that they were pontiff a killing machine terrorizing somalia's population but now they're asking for forgiveness right here at this facility in juba land is home to 86 young men who used to fight for one of the deadliest islamist extremist groups in the world. here

in southern somalia in a town once under siege by al shabaab a program is being implemented to rehabilitate extremist fighters with the hope of peace from a reintegrating them into society. the former fighters here mostly men aged between 25 and 29 have been granted amnesty and are seeking a 2nd chance 2 of them are willing to share why they decided to defect. for their safety and security we have withheld the location and real identities but calling them that. he said he was just 15 years old when he joined the group 5 years ago but the water could be you know at 1st people join because a religion they say they're promoting religion but this is just a front actually they're killing innocent people for no reason or another thought it was going to go. similarly who joined us above at the age of 16 to 18

years to escape from the group to see. if they also killed muslims in that attack when i saw my people dying i decided i had to break away had been. through so. many men growing up in disenfranchised and poor parts of the country been led into joining us about for financial reasons and a sense that belonging. to address this these men now receive locational training in hands on group classes. i did not know how to live within society i learned that here i've learned how to support myself. but many here are still haunted by nightmare as they struggle to fathom how they were capable of such crime. just 70 kilometers away from this now peaceful town peacekeepers mandated by the african union are still waging overall against the militant group. but. we have fought

a lot and liberated several areas in the past 2 or 3 months. we are also working on a plan to liberate the areas still under the control of al-shabaab and hand them over to the somali army. to be. back at the rehab and taishan facility these young men receive professional psychological support. but above all it's companionship and leisure time that are helping them to overcome that trauma. what we're doing over we can talk to each other about all the things we've done wrong give each other support about how not to fall back into our destructive ways. for somalia a hope for the birth of a united government and for my life i hope to work for the benefit of my country and for my people with their new skills meant to intend to make a positive contribution to society again. they hope other young people. take of

joining in the post but. you're right let's press now to do w.'s melanie courage about who's now back in nairobi melanie tell us more about these rehabilitation programs do they actually work these programs are overwhelmingly successful of course it's impossible to get nationwide numbers we are still talking about a country where just currently experiencing an ongoing conflict but in this facility that you've seen in the report up to 304 miles above site as have been in rehab in the taishan and have or are about to go back to such a society life in society and settling back into their communities the government grants and the state to everyone who decides to leave the group and taken programs such as this one but it's of course very difficult to leave the people the man that

i have spoken to they told me that they are terrified that they got numerous warnings. that if they did leave they would have a little violence coming their way so they are terrified but they did decide to speak to us because they do know that this is the only way to inspire others to do the same and give them hope that there is a way out of. ok so they're getting threats from al shabaab but what about the reception they would get from ordinary somalis how did it how to somalis feel about them given their experiences with al-shabaab. this among these i have speaking to on the ground they told me that they believe that granting amnesty and having programs such as this one is absolutely necessary for the country to pave the way to peace and to get rid of al-shabaab for good we went to a town which was liberated a few years ago from. coming back to live there

a lot of returning refugees and internally displaced people coming back and i listen to their stories so many women telling me how they saw their husbands die how they were on the run for years and how they're trying desperately to get back to their villages but it's impossible because al shabaab is still controlling these areas listening to these stories it's really impossible not to feel their fear and their pain there is just no feeling safe and somalia just yet but there is hope and programs such as this one really do give the population hope all right melanie courage about reporting from nairobi thanks and much. have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world the u.n. says it has received reports that libyan guards shot at refugees trying to flee and strike on a detention center at least 53 people were killed in the attack which the government blamed on rebels the u.n. says it may amount to little crime. also

a fund raiser as the new head of the european commission has met outgoing commission chief junk food in brussels chilled say the meeting european council president but i'll just fall into a fruit hair appointment when they vote in mid july. and initially a fresh eruption on one of the country's most active volcanoes has killed one person and injured several others the victims were hiking toward the summit of mount strong boley when the eruption struck local media say some tourists jumped into the sea to escape the blasts. all right the diplomatic dispute between the u.k. and china over hong kong has escalated off to beijing accused london of supporting violent protests earlier this week british foreign minister jeremy hunt had one china not to use demonstrations the protesters ransacked the parliament building as

an excuse for profession in response to china's ambassador to the u.k. told hunt to stop interfering in what beijing regards as its internal affairs as hong kong is trying to do atmosphere richard it is not what it used to be under the previous colonial rule. how come appear are purely. internal affairs we. know in theaters any country. or anybody at least in hong kong have arrested more than 20 people in connection with the protests and has a growing that tensions will increase if still more activists and a w. has been speaking to some young hong kong is involved in the protests and has been talking to them about their efforts to document the events of the past week.

samson wong is looking for the last traces of the protest as demonstrators retreat their messages are disappearing as well wong considers himself an archivist of the movement. i find it. first special way to look at the. week's protesters used this wall adjacent to the hong kong government offices to leave messages for each other shortly before authorities started to clear the area wong and some fellow demonstrators stepped in to retrieve their messages. a large portion of all the messages about the solidarity of. the effects are. there is a kind of wall and community spirit on the protest one of the most peaceful could have remnants of the memorial corner for a number of demonstrators who killed themselves in desperation as a final sign of protest use that shook many hong kong residents. protests have

subsided for now leaving many despondent several suicide threats online have alarmed firefighters and volunteers who have been out all day to prevent further attempts by a lot of people participating in the political movement like most. awful awful 5 you can count on and we can get. some someone has been walking around the scene of monday's clashes police have sealed off the entrance to the legislative council several people have been arrested. i think it's ironic to. the creativity of the same he treated as hour after day for prosecuting that now. it will be a long time before the legislature can be used to. but the next protests have already been called for this week. one person has died and 4

have been injured in japan off to to wrench ill downpours hit the south of the country the government has told 1000000 residents to leave their homes. a raging torrent on a river swollen by days of rain. since friday some areas in southern japan have experienced one meter of precipitation twice the seasonal average. the ceaseless down poor has caused havoc flooding and landslides are destroying infrastructure and homes and putting lives at risk thousands of sought refuge in makeshift shelters but most of the 1000000 people advised to evacuate have stayed home the emergency response is in full swing because us will put lease the fire department and maritime security are working on evacuation call rescue and life saving

activities and yesterday the governor of congo she made perfect record in the military which is already begun its work there. but i can't flow kind. last year heavy rainfall killed more than 200 people in the west of the country the high death toll was blamed on a slow government response to the crisis it's a mistake authorities are desperate not to repeat. it watching t w news still to come it used to be a death sentence until medication was invented to keep it today and now for the 1st time in a foreseen is the scientists in the u.s. say they may be on the verge of finding a cure but. the best a trade dispute rooted in the colonial history is heating up between japan and south korea from today tokyo is restricting exports of equipment needed to make semiconductors and computer displays and the move is intended to hurt south korea's

high tech industry and this comes a soul is demanding action on compensating forced more sime labor is. at the heart of this high tech trade dispute between 2 asian powerhouses are people likely to shake he's among a dwindling number of south korean survivors who were forced into labor by japan during world war 2. in october of last year south korea's top of course up held an order for japan's need paan steel to pay compensation to forced laborers. that landmark ruling triggered a bitter dispute between the 2 countries about how to deal with further demands from victims of forced labor. as the sparks over history escalation japan retaliated with an unprecedented move on trade announcing it would be restricting exports of highly specialized equipment needed to make semiconductors and computer just play is the measure designed to hurt south korea's high tech industry prompted

a furious response from seoul. to not only does to plants matter damage the economic relationship between our countries but it's also expected to grossly affect the world trade order and corporations and 3rd party countries. japan's prime minister shinzo outby denies accusations he is using business as a bargaining chip for dealing with his country's history. we did not mix up historical issues with those of trade. the issue of former civilian workers is not and has starkly issue it's about whether to keep that promise between countries under international law. the export restrictions could cause months of delays in production processes pushing south korean tech giants like samsung and l.g. under major pressure so it's korea has already launched a complaint with the world trade organization and says it's not ruling out

retaliating with countermeasures of its own and moves that would expose a further crack in the already fragile global trade relationships. you know a senior business editor said and president is following this story for us ben put this into perspective for us how much of an impact could this have on global trade basically is going to slow things down it would immediately have an effect on products going out to to consumers but it will slow down the process japan is basically burying south korean importers in paperwork they're going to it's going to be a lot harder for them to get their hands on the material they need to make their their semiconductors in the chips officials reckon it could slow trade by several months and the top chip makers the memory chip makers are all in south korea they supplied not only. other companies within south career and japan so it will hurt both sides but also the u.s. like apple weiwei in china so this is pulling in

a whole lot of different economies. which are already involved in this trade war and if there is a tit for tat response from south korea which looks likely that this whole thing could explode ok let's talk about the effect on the consumers if this dispute does drag on could it become more people more difficult for people to get their hands on a samsung phone and say in the short term no. samsung says it has months of stockpiles the main chip makers also say they're fine in the short term the smaller producers could it could be the death of them they're already facing the sector's biggest downturn ever and if neither side backs down way hearing from south korea this is only the beginning japan has been telling reporters that it could actually expand these curbs then yes it's going to hurt production it's going to hurt a whole lot of countries and consumers could also be hurt here atlast say the whole

process of semiconductor and chip making could be in big trouble up to 90 percent of the free materials used in chip making come from japan so these out. big chip makers are going to be struggling to find someone else to supply them ok and how does a list change the dynamic in the the current global trade will this is where it is really interesting the reason the japan gives for curbing these exports is national security if you heard that before. there is a problem is using that exact that exact reasoning for his coding of exports when it comes to the trade war with mexico as well and. the japanese leader is great friends plays golf with mr trump and those 2 guys get along well but he doesn't get along too well with south korea on the other hand and this whole dispute pits the 2 of them south korea and japan against each other when a whole global trade war is raging on and trump really needs both of them in the

fight against china and his own and thanks so much for clarifying all of that 4th. now scientists in the u.s. could be on the brink of a breakthrough in finding a cure all for hiv aids they've managed to completely remove the virus from the d.n.a. of infected mice and they're hoping it will be a major step towards developing a cure all for humans. until now it was impossible to remove hiv completely from someone infected with the virus but to us scientists come in highly and how would can do none of pursuing a new approach that combines 2 methods 1st they treat my swith antiviral drugs over a sustained period of time although these drugs repress the virus they don't reach what's already settled in the animal cells so next the researchers use the crisper cas method also described as gene says is to remove hiv genetic material from the

subject this successfully destroys the leftover inactive viruses the results are promising a 3rd of the must treated with the double approach showed no signs of a judge v but if the research is used only one of the 2 methods the edge hiv indicators remained in the body how would gandelman says the study is an important step to advance treatment of a child the. i hope is for this observation the science is that we generate the ability to eliminate. an infected human this work gives us that 1st step that the potential for the cure is within our grasp. the new method will next be tested on monkeys if those experiments show signs of success the 1st human clinical studies could be carried out his early as next summer. hugh the women's football well now in the netherlands

have secured a place in sunday's final against the united states the european champions were pushed to the limit by sweden and they prevailed thanks to a goal in extra time. the 2nd semifinal in 2 days in leone started with more crunching tackles think clear cut chances and say go quick to close down vivyan to me tomorrow here. both sides could have scored in the 2nd half but both keepers fiercely defended their goals i sweden's nil official was denied by a fingertip save from sorry from demon doll at one end before a bullet headed for a medium a was met by an equally impressive stop from haiti lindahl the other. ultimately neither team was able to break through in 90 minutes in extra time though a soup of heat from distance shot of the day i jackie groan and with her 1st ever world cup goal sending the netherlands into their 1st ever world cup final. no

chance for keeper lindahl and no way back for her side only the mighty us now stand in the netherlands way. indeed any sports correspondent all of that nitty isn't based semifinals well played high on a give us your take on the 2nd semifinal what did you think. well i think we were a little bit spoiled by the 1st semifinal between the u.s. and england you know that was a game that had action and tension and control the see all in equal measure in the 2nd semifinal didn't quite live up to those very high standards it was a much more defensive game there are much fewer chances for the attacking players to really shine apart from of course the goal the winning goal that put the netherlands through to the final jackie groan and as we heard was the one who scored it picking up the ball on the edge of the box and rushing it home a real moment of quality that excellent finish i did expect to see

a few more moments of that kind of quality but ultimately it doesn't matter for the netherlands that along with their organized defense was enough to get them into their 1st ever world cup final and coming just 2 years after they won the european championship as well for a country that previously was never a big hits in women's football this is a real moment to celebrate now playing in the biggest game that there is in women's football here and big deal for the dutch they're now going to come up against the reigning champions the u.s. do they had any chance of winning. i think they do have a chance but you have to admit that it's a slim chance and certainly they're going to have to play much better than they did against sweden you know the u.s. for me have proven at this tournament that they are indeed the best team in the world having beaten the likes of england and france now the netherlands are really going to have to step it up if they want to do some damage especially in attack as i said it was it was quite a defensive game in the likes of viviana meeting the never really got going she's an excellent striker but she just couldn't get into the game as well

a former world player of the year is so important to the netherlands she's been struggling with a toe injury throughout the tournament and had to go off at half time the netherlands will certainly be hoping that she is fit supply in sunday's final but of course while i perhaps think the netherlands are a great chance against the u.s. their fans the army of orange quad fans who followed them here to frogs will see things very differently let's hear what they have to say about their chances where china do well really are in the fire * although super super credible. of course going to be pretty secure no prob pretty good that they are she for the finals yeah i. didn't expect that to happen in the beginning of this growth we deserve it i don't know. if it's old i don't know the only thing that really beat the american right. there is some real confidence there from the dutch do you think the u.s. would have preferred to face sweden rather in the final. i

honestly don't think the u.s. really cared which of these 2 teams they were going to come up against you know i think the u.s. has already played better teams than either the netherlands or sweden. prior to this they've beaten england and france who are 2 sides that i would say among the best in the world at the moment were in better form going into the tournament so i don't think they minded too much perhaps you could say that because they had already played and beaten sweden in this tournament in the group stage the u.s. a new sweden better they knew kind of how to get at them better than they do with the netherlands but honestly the u.s. has so much talent and their team they are without doubt the hot favorites going into the final all right ali media reporting from leon thanks very much. and in the copa america told me they have sealed a date in the men's final slaying knocks out defending champions chile and an upset

everything went right for the parade and rome for chile as the favorites fell behind a stray nail and to make matters worse on a late penalty kick a lot of attempt a bit of trickery but if no one will play brazil in the final. you're watching news life and then coming up next the conflict zone speaks to the exits from starting from germany's far right after i mean you can just mackinnon thank you so much for watching.

into the conflict zone with tim sebastian germany's far i don't position policy v.a.s. takes its place in the new and expanded focus group immediately and columnists my

guest is greek is very obvious from the show the a.f.p.'s parliamentary faction does you know except the both parties need to close out some of the highly controversial retching the conflicts of interests. g.w. . does. appreciate music. first swiss cheese maker is trying it out on. his own and then tom receives plenty of loving attention. and he plays music for it as well so can you taste the difference was the idea cheesy. in 60 minutes t.w. .

so what you'd have to get through the biggest make it break without a football 6 think again. 50 tons move to front clips of excitement emotion to solve not such. extremes in 19 lives. over results here on the d.w.p. . germany some great danger in muslims are spread to dreams he's a musician of all cultures something which is dangerous for our culture germany's far i don't position party beardy takes its place in the new and expanded populist group in the european parliament but it faces serious pressure as opposed not least accusations by some quarters that has contributed to the atmosphere of hate in which a senior german politicians was murdered last month.