we move into book travel now amazing time. this is the news live from berlin more violence on the streets of colombia the country's president calls for a dialogue to try to end nationwide demonstrations against his government hundreds of thousands are in the streets demanding that he scrap potential a stereotypic also coming out. germany's ruling conservatives try to overcome a crisis at the top of the party battle c.d.u.

leader unexpected con ball calls her critics bluff and challenges them directly back me or sack. as a global debate in the priesthood gets underway german catholics show support for allowing priests to marry. a mix peiser thanks for joining us. colombia's government has ordered a curfew in the capital bogota after widespread protests across the country against a planned pensions and labor market reforms several people have been killed in clashes in the last few days now the country's president is calling for a national conversation in an effort to calm things down. more clashes in bogota a 2nd day of widespread protests while police used tear gas in the alleyways

thousands gathered in front of the national assembly before that protest was broken up to the demonstrations are hard to categorize as left wing or right wing people just seem fed up with the conservative government of president even dukie. culo deputy going to tell you what i voted for him but i'm saying to do can show you a phase you don't allow there to be another drop of blood let me show your face mr president but he didn't say later in the day do kate did show his face a pairing on television to call for dialogue. by the putin approach you must mana starting next week i will launch a national dialogue to strengthen the current a social policy agenda. we will work to develop a medium to long term vision. that's what hope is to deal with inequality in our society. the demonstrations were kicked off by the rumor of changes

to pensions and labor laws colombia is dealing with long simmering tensions over corruption and inequality unemployment especially for the youth is high duke is conservative government has seen its popularity plummet. cannot be just a fight but protesting is the only way to make this government understand that we colombians need help. the demonstrators want to draw attention to the reality a loss of a. people live with. that the president has to see this and not just look at the protests this is a disturbance to public order this is a massive peaceful movement of people who want to be a knowledge. workers have been busy cleaning up after these latest demonstrations of president to k. seems to have an uphill battle regaining the country's trust. people in are preparing to elect a new president on sunday in

a runoff vote that might signal another power shift in latin america the ruling party candidate daniel martinez won the 1st round of voting with 39 percent of ballots cast but he could well lose the 2nd round to a conservative rival who has assembled a broad coalition of potential supporters. correspondent nicole fullish is on the ground covering the election for us she told us what's at stake for left wing government. sunday's elections could mark the end of an era here and why they could pull the plug on 15 consecutive years of leftist rule and the country a time in what europe why has often been regarded as a beacon of hope in an unstable and unpredictable region they became pioneers in l g b t q and women's rights and the 1st country on earth to legalize recreational marianna but it when dealing economy a worsening security situation and a corruption scandal within the government has led people to turn their backs on

the coalition a disenchantment that opposition candidate poet is now trying to tap into after a good result in the 1st round of the presidential elections he formed an alliance with almost all other opposition parties and with their support he's now set to win the presidency nobody really knows what to expect of this coalition it's made up of representatives from all parts of the conservative spectrum but a lot of europe winds don't mind to them they represent change a change that they desperately want to see in the country and now to some of the other stories making news around the world in chile thousands of protesters have gathered in the capital sense here go for a 5th week of protests police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who have been protesting against social and economic inequality mysti international has accused security forces of using excessive force. in japan foreign ministers

from the g 20 group of countries are holding their last day of meetings they've been discussing international trade and global governance as well as sustainable development goals korea and japan have also announced they'll continue an intelligence sharing agreement that was set to expire. 8 years of civil war in syria have forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and seek shelter in camps for displaced people there many sleep shoulder to shoulder in flimsy and leaky tents in one refugee camp in northwestern iraq people are asking a blacksmith to build new surgery or shelters for them and was winter approaching approaching his welding skills are in high demand. germar has made a virtue from a dreadful situation being displaced himself the 34 year old has been making a living building tens for those who have also lost their homes. some.

blacksmith of a camp because a lot of people came to me to make them tense i'm still in this line of business has demanded even now. most of the people here escaped from singe or a region in northwestern iraq it was overrun by so-called islamic state 5 years ago when germar 1st arrived and hundreds are no he never thought his blacksmith business could survive here. but we came here and stayed for a while of a camp but there were very few tense so i had to make my own i mean a small one and people saw it. jamal has sold 150 of these tents in the past month to ease his workload a few cousins have offered to help out. customers say the tents are very robust unlike the film see alternative.

here and there are certain areas where most of this custom tent is better than the ones provided by the aid organizations. it protects you from the rain and from the winter. the family puts the finishing touches to the shelter. is still far from an ideal place to live but it helps families to stay dry and warm during turbulent times. the leader of the governing christian democrats here in germany has issued an ultimatum in a debate over her leadership as the c.d.u. began its annual party conference and. told delegates that she was prepared to quit if they didn't back her and took over from chancellor angela merkel a cd leader last year but the party's popularity has plunged under her leadership. she went all the way and took on the challenge after several attacks in the weeks leading up to the cd use party conference and

a great. post the big question to her party colleagues and leipsic. many damn i know if you feel that the road i want to go down is not the road you want to follow then let us talk about that today and let does end it today here and now today. how did the 1000 delegates react with the 7 minute standing ovation continuing 190 minute speech the party that passionately our the policy measures she wants to pursue in the future. isn't enough to be the repair service of the republican we need to become the workshop of the future again that's our goal and that's what we want to do one time in my mind one of those in the audience was fleet ice melts revival mats has attacked by k.k. several times in recent weeks this time he seemed surprisingly loyal on her calm combo a.k.k.

gave a strong courageous and forward looking speech this morning. peter golic darfur so very grateful to her for that thank you via zend we are loyal to our chairwoman to our party leadership. and to the federal government chancellor merkel who has passed on the party leadership to come no longer takes part in these debates she used her opening speech to talk about more personal issues often the good side of amazon today is also a very special day for me my own fault because on november 22nd 2005 i was elected german chancellor for the 1st time and this remains something very special to me guns is on the walls for me. political child. could it come. is giving it at this conference and sofa she is one at least for now.

correspondent kate brady was at this party conference in lives she said as this assessment it was the showdown that never happened the c.d.u. party conference after months of criticism party to an exit caraballo called her critics telling them in short to back me off me so for now at least it seems that the issue of the party leadership has been removed from the table but with germany set to head to the polls once again in a less into years' time a.k.k. now has a what could happen to prove that she's still a worthy candidate in the meantime competition is still lining up within the seating here including one of her loudest critics matt despite matt striking a somewhat more conciliatory tone than usual today he still likely to throw his hat into the ring in a bid to become successor as the next german chancellor. it's

a 1000 year old rule that is coming under increasing scrutiny this ships across the world are discussing whether the catholic church should relax its requirement for priests to live a life of celibacy the debate has been welcomed here in germany which is struggling with a chronic shortage of priests but the hope that allowing them to get married will have families and families pardon me or make men consider a life in the church. catholic priests and shows one has got his hands full he hopes to pass services in diocese the shortage of priests means he's always on for me he's needed most. because i myself noticed the shortage because i often have to travel around the dioceses celebrating mass on the weekend. to fire. this church in the western city of mosul heine has been without a priest for 2 years the local area is live thinking and many residents here think

that relaxing the rules would attract more people to a life in which. i think there are a lot of suitable people who decided not to join the priests because of these requirements. but i think it's nice that in the protestant church the priests can also have a wife why shouldn't also be like that in the catholic church. has decided to live a life of celibacy so too has maximillian struck chick who works as a priest and counselor in a school both want to devote their lives to serving vacuum unity but that is sometimes challenging. i can remember coming home for the 1st time sitting in my flat and thinking ok so this is it you're on your own you sit there and think well life is really quiet alone. and that's why they came up with the idea of a shared apartment savannah maximillian now live together and i think it's good

that the issue have started to see is finally being talked about. and there will be interesting to see what those people do who always say quietly that we have one of the best jobs in the world. were it not for this one thing. he's not convinced that more people would become priests but he does think that it would bring the catholic church more in line with the times. we turn to sports now in the bundesliga volition dogman staged a remarkable comeback to draw 3 all at home to patter born sparing the blushes of their coach their 7 potter born striker straightly man but scored twice in the 1st half as the bottom of the table club stormed into a $30.00 half time and the dortmund turned the game around in the 2nd half captain marco royce headed a dramatic equaliser an injury time at a straw still

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