i am. carol i am. this is g.w. news live from bali india's top court gives the disputed holy site of ayodhya to hindus the ruling paves the way for him dues to build a temple at the site it's hoped that the move will end a decade don't dispute between hindus and muslims or the site but many fear it will raise tensions between the 2 communities also coming up. germany moxy 30th anniversary all before all of the palin war we take you to the center of the celebrations and reflect on how it changed the lives of so many around the world.

and wildfires in the snow 3 decades at least 2 lives and hundreds of thousands to flee their homes the prime minister calls the blazes devastating and harassing. i am. i'm headed home for a glad you could join me in a landmark ruling india's top court declares a holy site claimed by both hindus and muslims belongs to hindus now the ruling paves the way for a temple to be built at the site which stands in the state of. a separate piece of land is to be given to muslims to build a mosque now security has been ramped up in the area amid fears of violence and $992.00 rightwing hindu mobs tore down a 16th century mosque which they believe was built at the birthplace of one of them

most revered days he's ruled around it sparked riots across india that killed more than 2000 people and the issue continues to stoke tensions between hindus and muslims. well for more on that decision that's bringing d.w. correspondent sonia found the who is in delhi good to see you saw and you just put us put this into context for us how significant is this ruling what it's hugely significant it's a historic verdict because it actually finally draws a line under a very bitter long running dispute between hindus and muslims it's a conflict that has really dominated part of political discourse here in india since the 1980 s. and this is in some ways really polarizing almost exhausted the country of course of the center of the rouse the 16th century bobbery mosque in which many hindus believe was built at the birthplace of the lord and so it's a very significant site for its basic insight for him this is of course in 1902

this was the site of why this where the hindu right wing mobs you know broke through security barriers and tore down this mosque a mosque that's the spock deadly riots across india killing more than 2000 people so there's the hope now is that this will you know this decision will bring about some kind of reconciliation that would help pealed those were the discussions now sonia you just got back from the site itself what did people there tell you about what that site means to them. well you know actually helen the disputed site is completely fortified and off limits to the public and i went to the town of iota which is a predominantly you can do site it's. it's home to many ancient temples that are that are right wing hindu groups there who have been preparing literally for you before to build this temple they've collected pillows and called stone walls so they're all you know ready to do this and there is a lot of public support for the building of this temple among hindus mansions there

but but in many parts of india because they believe this is a symbol of phoenix and national revival and some see it as correcting the historical wrongs of indeed centuries of oppression by outside muslim invaders by building this temple at the site of the mosque and so knew there had been a massive ramp up in security i mean across india tell us more about that that's right i mean there have been the security is beefed up really across many indian states and this is you know to try and avoid any backlash any violence of the police also hoping there won't be any you know triumph in the celebrations by hindu groups and other security has been the tightest it was seen to put up with there. is located about 30000 extra troops deployed there local police who have been trained to contain riots that are helicopters on standby so should be they're being closely monitored and we're seeing these this tight security just really across many many states in india but this can be doesn't india intruding primeness

marines the more they have a beautiful peace and calm and have you know try to tell people not to make any provoke of statements that could inflame publics and it's all right correspondent sonia found in delhi thanks anya. thank you well let's take it now some of the other stories making news around the walls true a brazilian president lula da silva has walked free from prison his release was ordered by a judge after a supreme court ruling that inmates who are still appealing convictions could be freed he was jailed on corruption charges in april last year. hundreds of mourners have attended funerals for victims of a suspected cartel attack in a township founded by breakaway movements in mexico 9 u.s. citizens were killed 6 children 3 women it's not clear whether they were targeted or ambushed by accident. well events are taking place here in germany's capital to mark 30 years ago today when the berlin wall fell celebrations and

commemorations got underway at the brandenburg gate last night was the symbol of germany's division into east and west the fall of the wall is one of the defining moments of european history a number of european leaders will be on hand to market cation pair in germany. and the berlin wall memorial here in the capital one of the main spots where celebrations are taking place today is my colleague thomas sparrow we can join him now thomas tell me more about where you are exactly getting the you mention that this is one of the key spots where the amount of events will be taking place today here in berlin this is the ben hour. memorial and as you can probably see behind me the wall that used to run exactly in this street a divided family and friends and it stood right in front it's a completely in front of many buildings here in van allen and such now it is one of the key memorials here in but it's also by the way a moral where people can learn

a lot about how that division in german history was overcome and what the 9th of november 989 actually meant and we've got a piece where we can show exactly what the night on the 989 meant for people living here in berlin let's have a look. was the wall must go what had seemed unimaginable became true on november 9th 1989. after 28 years a chink in the wall and suddenly immeasurable freedom. and what i my mother and my father over there can i go over there and see my parents yes and who thought it was. good luck. that just you know one dream that this was possible in their life a tough guy image abroad the sushi it is too good to be true millions of people

have been waiting for this moment. so you've never been to the west no never with sort of feeling is that brilliant indescribable the atmosphere in the joy you can't believe it my it's crazy. logs an. 11 30 pm at berlin's bornholmer strasse a transit point the borders 1st began to open here freedom had finally won. now it's off to west berlin. destination the glittering came down from a not. just and we just walked right through without being stopped it was fantastic i thought i just went over with my id was let in just went over there i asked if it was free yes they asked what were you planning to pay with money and what did you do here in weston and no effort just went over there and stood there had my feet on the ground

that was it 1st just went over there to see if it's true because there we go back and forth every time i was it's fantastic leaders were surprised and overwhelmed form an incumbent man as a prime timber gate. they spoke of the happiest people are the united europe and physicians and ideas. leave the peace somewhere for the museum. 5. 32 people must be able to meet each other again freely not just for a few days but always. one year later east and west germany or united but bitter memories of decades of separation and the system of oppression remained. all right tell us what can we expect where you are over the course of the

day this has been a week long festival here in berlin with over 200 events had a 9 different pots of berlin and today obviously the day of the anniversary one of the main highlights it's what's going to happen right behind me here at birkenau are shots of the main political event if you will is going to happen right here with the participation of german chancellor angela merkel of germany president funk by the time i also foreign leader for example the president of poland hungary czech republic and slovakia and the reason behind that is to understand that the fall of the wall was not only something that affected germans that it was not only the result of protests here in germany it was also something much broader that included also eastern europe that included other countries as well in a such part of the celebrations right here in ben i wish toss it will try to understand this as an international phenomenon as an international event that left mocks not only right here in berlin not only in germany but also in the west as a whole all right so all the big political heavyweights set to come where you are

and of course our very own political correspondent thomas perry thanks a lot thomas. well the 9th of november is also the date of the night of broken glass and 938 nazis attacked jewish people property the start of systematic persecution of jews that led to the horrors of the holocaust. you know ups it was thought it was only in there give on the notes about 55696 names read aloud by members of the jewish community in berlin names of berlin victims of the holocaust a service to commemorate the night of broken glass took place under visible police protection with recent anti-semitic attacks fresh in people's memory. and to make this movement anti semitism is on the rise this could it be that we need to find new ways of remembering this most perhaps we must take new paths to fight anti

semitism and to make this most. right most of the office suggested that if every german student visited israel once it might prevent programs from happening in the future in the night from november 9th to november 10th 1938 nazis set thousands of jewish synagogues shops and residences on fire across germany and austria hundreds of jews were killed or imprisoned berlin's mayor also sounded a warning about the present. again and again people are attacks when they come out of a synagogue where a jewish skullcap speak hebrew. each of these incidents is one too many there intolerable and yet they keep happening. $6000000.00 jews were killed in the holocaust reading all the names of the berlin victims alone took a total of 7 hours. now authorities in australia say an

unprecedented number of bush follows a threatening large areas in the states of new south wales and queensland when the 60 blazes albany out of control in drought hit areas so much so intense they've created their own weather systems including lightning. like a scene from hell fire fighters a new south wales pushed through a tunnel of flames. emergency services are calling the conditions difficult and dangerous. they say the size and speed of the fires has prevented them from responding by road or even by helicopter to many calls for help. with numerous blazes burning out of control they've issued a record number of emergency warnings. we've never seen this many falls concurrently. on the north coast of the state fires have burned right down to the beach and at times firefighters have had no choice but to tell stranded

residents that it was too late to evacuate advising them instead to find immediate shelter. local radio interrupted normal programming to broadcast instructions on how to try to survive a blaze if trapped at home or in a vehicle. gunstar you know or worse where we can get really. push lanes. of a day on you're going to run into it if the bird goes around us we should be real. authorities say some of the blazes are so intense they're creating their own weather conditions fire clouds that can produce lightning without rain have envelope entire towns. this is one of the worst bushfire seasons australia has experienced and it's still only spring amid a prolonged drought residents say they dread to think of what's to come in the summer months. or a reminder now the top story that we're following for you and is top court gives the disputed holy site of myopia to hindus during based way to induce to build the

thames let the scientists hopes the move was ended decades old dispute between hindus and muslims over the site that many spiritual instead raised tensions between the communes. special coverage of the full of 30 years ago today coming up at the top off the hour i know that humphrey c.n.n. . i subscribe to do you know where your books are or something more in the world than what we may be kept or 5 or. 3 books on to. in a tireless way to discover the. world starts november 14th. that was.