thank. you news live from berlin germany's chancellor remembers the victims of one of the worst crimes against humanity bungle americal makes her 1st official visit to the auschwitz death cab passing beneath the famous slogan works said she freed the nazis motive more than a 1000000 people out on the streets most of them jews. celebrations in india after police did 4 men suspected of ranking and killing a young woman the officers are being held as heroes but their rock concern is that

they may have taken the law into their own hands. and germany's social democratic party formally endorses its 2 new leaders who are skeptical about dave he's governing coalitions with chancellor merkel is conservatives. great welcome german chancellor angela merkel has made her 1st official visit to the former auschwitz death camp the site in poland was the nazi's largest death camp during the 2nd world war chancellor merkel's visit mock the 10th anniversary of the foundation that preserves the memorial she paid tribute to the victims of the camp and spoke of the necessity of remembering the atrocities committed there. it's almost midday when german chancellor angela merkel arrives at the place that evokes the crimes of the nazi era like no other auschwitz former concentration and

extermination camp the murder machine. by 945 more than a 1000000 people had been killed here by the nazis. silently merkel approaches the so-called wall of death with the polish prime minister this is the place where the german shot dead thousands of poles. this is merkel's 1st visit to auschwitz as chancellor for 24 years no german chancellor has walked through this gate beneath the sign with the cynical slogan work sets you free a survivor bill of course the cruelty he experienced as a child at the hands of the germans tells michael how much these prisoners yearned to be free. and get a good old courtroom since the beginning since august 1944 when i 1st arrived we were asking when it is that we can be free of starvation

novi a cop on the cap lawford house or i say well if you want to be free the judges that go there and you see the chimneys. that is how you will be free. to shoot can go tricycle mean america merkel says she feels deep shame at the horrors of auschwitz the crime should be silently remembered she says but this shouldn't be the only response. she's also issued once this site obliges us to keep the memories alive you know we have to remember the crimes we have to identify the perpetrators and to commemorate the victims in a dignified manner that is i mean cheering responsibility it's not open to negotiations and keeping these memories alive is becoming more difficult as a few and fewer survivors remain that is why this memorial site is so important for the german chancellor promised to make 16000000 euros available for renovations

this will go towards repairing barracks gas chambers and fences so they remain a visual reminder of germany's crimes. well the w.'s thomas barrett was at the memorial ceremony and he sent us his impressions of the chancellor's speech this was on the 1st visit to auschwitz birkenau since she became chancellor 14 years ago it was also the 1st time that a german chancellor visits this site in nearly 25 years this explains why angle of a visit was described as one of historic dimensions. gave a speech today in which she stressed germany's guilt germany's historic responsibility and how that responsibility is a very important part of germany's identity as a nation but she also stressed the lessons that can be drawn from the past in particular lessons for today's context and that context today in germany and europe is marked by a rise in 97 it is

a. wus thomas barry there now to some of the other stories making news around the world and at least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 wounded in a gun attack in iraq eak iraqi capital baghdad witnesses reported men in an organized moshe carried firing at anti-government protest is more than 400 people have died in unrest in iraq over the past 2 months british opposition leader jeremy coleman and prime minister boris johnson have gone head to head in their final pre-election televised debate colburn argued that democratic socialism had worked well in britain in the past and it would again bring prosperity to the poor johnson said only a dynamic market economy would improve public services free. swedish activists gratitude joined climate protesters on the streets of madrid on friday she's there for the un climate conference call up 25 the marches demanded urgent

action from world leaders to tackle climate change. and 3 people have been killed by an aviation student of the major u.s. navy base in pensacola florida the shooter he was a member of saudi arabia's if foles was shot dead by law enforcement 12 more people were hurt in the attack which is the 2nd deadly shooting at a us military side this week. to australia now where several bushfires have joined together north of sydney to form what's being cold a mega fire the huge blazes burning out of control in an area stretching some 60 kilometers authorities say the fire is just too big to put out and therefore costing more hot dry and windy conditions in the coming days. some of the flames the 30 meters high this footage was taken by a fireman on his phone east in australia has been plagued by bushfires for weeks

now at least 8 smaller fires have merged into a mega fire 16 kilometers long fire patrols are being tested to the limit. for that there's a 3rd of metaphor and mortars coming up those fires are not uncommon in australia but this year they've started unusually early for years large parts of the country have suffered extreme drought in such conditions fires start easily and spread rapidly. those farms a huge amount of the smoke that is going. on. in communities that far away so far as significant. sydney's famous skyline is envelop in a veil of smoke the city is just 75 kilometers from one of the main fire source says it suffering some of the worst smoke ever more heat drought and wind forecast

and that means the fires burning. well 4 men accused of raping and killing a 27 year old woman have been shot dead by police in india authorities say the men were killed as they tried to escape custody nihad hyderabad the case of sparked a nationwide protests over violence against women and some people have been celebrating the suspects deaths. oh hero's welcome hundreds gathered to shower police with gifts as news of the suspects death spread people across india have praised the actions of these police after years of anger over authorities slow response to rising sexual violence against women. on the beat of what questionable many are all glad today the victim was the daughter of our society so we have all gotten justice from now on whenever someone

even thinks of doing such a thing they will think long and hard before doing it as a lesson learned 3 years authorities say the men were brought to the suspected crime scene to reenact their alleged killing police say the suspects then tried to seize their weapons and escape the officers responded by opening fire for the family of the victim who cannot be named for legal reasons justice has been served . for them i would like to thank and congratulate the regional government police and all those who supported me i hurt my daughter so it's now in peace. with. the men were suspected of raping murdering and burning the body of a 27 year old woman last week she was found under a bridge the next day. but not everyone is celebrating the suspects deaths family members of the accused man were distraught at the news. the

4 men had not been formally charged with any crime opposition groups accuse police of taking the law into their own hands to pacify the public they are calling for a store investigation. or germany social democrats have formally confirmed their new leadership you are not a boy younger and saskia esque in the new leaders want changes to their party's coalition agreement with chancellor i'm going to manacles conservatives merkel c.d.u. party is expected to find their ideas unpalatable prompting speculation that the governing coalition could be in danger the s.p. did you are says that's a discussion for another day. i the s.p.d. in celebrate a remarriage now it's official saskia esque in no but boy runs up to usher in a new era for the social democrats. 75.9 percent of the delegates voted for a scan and about a boy and scott 89.2 percent of the

a mandate for the 2 grand coalition skeptics never missed it i know that and i stood for election so we could help be a speedy return to the values that the social democrats once stood for recognizability credibility steadfastness summit or he was a week ago party members nominated the a decision that rocked german media leading s.p.d. politicians expressed concerns that s can invite a boy would try to dissolve the grand coalition with the c.d.u. and c.s.u. but no one will be talking about this on the 1st day of the party conference and now all division and tension are off the agenda. is in we are in this coalition and we are in a democracy and we must be prepared to make compromises but they have to be justified and the muslim world will stand for. the new leadership team is keen to appeal to its left wing supposes but only to a point they don't want to make a sudden break with the union speech tomorrow and i was and still am skeptical

about the future of the grand coalition i haven't changed my mind but with this proposal we are giving the coalition a realistic chance of being able to continue no more than that but. also no less of me srinagar now there will be meetings with the c.d.u. c.s.u. to discuss possible tweaks to the coalition contract but young social democrats skeptical i wonder if that will happen the signs we're getting from the union is that it won't but at least we will have tried. the missing it's time now we've got to look at what we haven't yet achieved and what we could do in the next 2 years that should be the basis of any decision we make about continuing with a grand coalition. and so the grand coalition has been given a new deadline and the s.p.d. another chance. would use chief political editor mcculloch wasn't the s.p.d. party conference here's her analysis on the future of germany's grand coalition government. angle america can breathe easy for now the newly elected s.p.d.

leadership here at the party conference may be sounding tougher and more to the left on key issues like climate investment and minimum wage but nobody here really has the stomach to cross out of the current governing coalition. the s.p.d. knows it might be already punching above its own political weight polling at around 13 percent so we could expect to see more coalition talks coming over the next couple of weeks with a clear sign that once again fall from eyes may be on the horizon. well bundesliga football now in the 15th match day of the season kicked off on friday night with frankfurt hosting how to berlin and their new coach yogen klinsmann the legendary player and manager was looking for his 1st win and despite the run of play his team to believe in the 30th minute dirty looking back you're with the goal

to lysine cleans man in fact here to talk to neil lead but they couldn't hold that lead sebastian of order tied it up in the 86 minute for frankfurt and that's how it finished. true to the final school. tennis star caroline wozniacki will retire from the game after next month's australian open the form a top ranked player in the women's game won the australian open in 28 tame but she later announced she has rheumatoid arthritis she's currently ranked 37th in the world posting on social media was knackered says her retirement has nothing to do with her health and everything to do with wanting to start a family you're watching d.w. news from berlin christine one bar is up next reach d.w. africa remember you can follow us on twitter at the news and there's more in our website doc taught t.w. dot com i'm gerri about.

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