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this is news live from berlin turkey warns of a looming crisis as tens of thousands of syrians flee attacks by russian and syrian government forces in live regions turkey says a new wave of refugees would be felt throughout europe. sentences 5 men to death for their roles in the murder of journalist. but members of the saudi crown prince his inner circle are exonerated in connection with the grisly killing in istanbul the u.n. says an independent investigation is still needed. searching for answers after
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dozens are killed and hundreds of prison riots a state of emergency has failed to stop the bloodshed inside the most violent places in one of the world's most dangerous countries and they even have yet. to be joined visitors from around the world at one of germany's famous christmas markets. use of thanks for joining us syrian government forces backed by russia are pushing to retake the bridge and it's the last major rebel held territory in syria and home to 3000000 people tens of thousands are fleeing the violence and heading to the turkish border turkey is already sheltering nearly $3700000.00 syrians that's the largest refugee refugee population in the world. turkish president. has warned that
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there would be consequences for europe if a new wave of refugees is triggered by this latest fighting. the syrian army has been subjecting rebel positions to sustained attacks president bashar al assad wants to regain control of it late province tens of thousands of people have fled since fighting intensified many want to head north to safety in turkey. turkish president heir to one says that more than 80000 people are on their way to his country. he warns that the situation is like the 2050 migration crisis. boba the mom looked at just 67 if this violence against the people of adlib does not end this number will rise further she poked in a lunatic wash in this case turkey will not carry the burden of this migration all alone yet it's good she cheated the negative effects of this pressure on us will be
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an issue felt by all european countries especially greece has done over is it about $3700000.00 syrian refugees are already living in turkey in difficult conditions. but most have come to terms with their situation and see no other option. it's sinking here we can't endure living through the bomb attacks we have no relatives left in syria. safety for the civilian population is just one of many problems the international community has yet to solve last friday at the u.n. security council could not even agree to an extension of the program russia and china blocked humanitarian assistance for the time being many syrian refugees will remain near the turkish border region. the united nations says an independent investigation is needed into the murder of journalist or marcus shot. this comes
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after a saudi court exonerated several officials from the crown prince's inner circle they have been accused of involvement in the brutal killing of khashoggi inside the saudi consulate in istanbul over a year ago the court did sentence 5 unnamed people to death in a trial shrouded in secrecy. the commissions have been a country that in forces far more than $100.00 death penalties each year the sentence against the suspected murderers of jamal khashoggi is no surprise. the defendants will be sentenced to death and they are the direct and joint participants in the killing of the victim may god have mercy on him. 3 other men have received prison sentences totaling 24 years for covering up the crime but many questions remain following the announcement about the sentencing on sober 2nd 2018 jamal khashoggi enter the saudi consulate in istanbul for an official appointments inside according to both saudi and international investigators he was overpowered and strangled his body has never been found. the killing of
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a critic of the saudi royal family sparked international outrage the pressure has been growing especially on crown prince mohammed bin sama but he denies any involvement a year after killing his family does not believe that there was no political motive behind the crime. i feel he did i want to know what's happening to me but i want to he's going to be relieved if. i weren't. in. a group. actually. it's a wish that will hardly be fulfilled by this verdict for me yet the court did not even consider the crime to have been intentional another reason why 3 of the 11 defendants were acquitted among them the former saudi intelligence chief and the close confidence of the crown prince. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world at least $24.00
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people have died after a bus plunged off a cliff on the indonesian island of sumatra rescuers are still searching for any survivors trapped inside the vehicle which veered off the road above 150 meter high routine. german carmaker b.m.w. has confirmed it's being investigated by the u.s. securities and exchange commission the wall street journal reported that b.m.w. was being probed for allegedly manipulating its sales figures in the u.s. company said it was fully complying with the investigation. to the central american state of honduras which is in shock after 2 deadly prison riots in 2 days the death toll has reached almost 40 in clashes between gangs authorities have declared a state of emergency but that has failed to stop the violence and may have even provoked more. this been written on their faces relatives gather at the morgue and to go seek out the one juror says
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capital their loved ones died in one of the most violent places in the most crime ridden country on earth one juror says giles on the tour is but even by those standards the past few days have been grim and date. only if the family is the mourning today. and the country is in mourning. after a weekend of violence many are also outraged that the authorities found he had to prevent the massacres the prisons were supposedly high security. when the government to create emergency measures last wake it did side to stop the killing there but instead more violence followed. my brother's death hurts he had already served 10 years in a maximum security jail why did he have to die. the authorities are defending their policies they say gangs are trying to stop them cleaning up the prisons and since
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the massacres they have promised to the ploy even more troops to the country's high security giles to fight the mafia's influence they. please. all the scales was planned on behalf of all ghanaians crime. going to so many to avoid us implementing our reforms and if you can assume. but it's not clear if getting even tougher will stop the killings were rather few further anger and violence the united nations is calling for an investigation into these massacres it says the state must guarantee the human rights of prisoners especially their right to life. it's now been 30 years since for many is bloody revolution when citizens brought down longtime communist dictator. who unlike many of eastern europe is uprising the transition was not peaceful hundreds
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of protestors died at the hands of security forces our next report looks at the critical events of december 1909. romanians have been commemorating the uprising that took place 30 years ago this month president klaus your honey's later a wreath to honor the lives lost in december 989 as demonstrators in the western romanian city of team h. water stepped up their protest of communist rule dictator nicolae ceausescu gave orders to kill them the 1st demonstrators led by romania's hungary and minority were shot in the middle of the city as more citizens dared to revolt against the regime the resistance gained force to overturn the communists the night of december 25th. the next day 72 year old school made a last attempt to retain power and in a passionate speech but the people would have none of it chaos broke out as he was shouted down. just 2 and his wife elena fled they wanted to use
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a helicopter to fly him to safety in another country but the situation escalated soldiers abandoned him and shot shell shocked because party followers. the dictator and his wife were taken prisoner on christmas day $989.00 they were sentenced to death and immediately shot but the revolution did not end of his death a bloody battle continued in bucharest over the next few days over $1100.00 were killed during the uprising few were held accountable of all the 1989 pro-democracy revolutions in eastern europe romania stands out as the bloodiest. football now and in england the professional players association is calling on the british government to lodge a probe into racism within this for a comes after chelsea in germany defender antonio ruediger said he was targeted with racial abuse during his team's 2 nil win over tottenham on sunday. the latest
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racist incident in the premier league chelsea defender antonio ruediger faced monkey chants by some spurious fans after clashing with sun one man who received direct caught for the fallen and who did a complaint about the verbal abuse the referee briefly stop play during the 2nd half and a public announcement was made in the stadium warning that racist behavior was interfering with the game chelsea eventually went on to win the match but the incident overshadowed the victory i hate racism in. racing in in full and there's a point in that. series i like that too can happen i don't know who's getting better or worse but if it is fighting and churn happened it needs to be dealt with and punishment needs to be strong. is hopeful that the fans will be identified i really hope that the offenders will be found and in a modern football ground like tottenham stadium with dozens of t.v. and security cameras it must be possible to find and punish them. but this is not
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an isolated incident in the premier league earlier this month manchester united midfielder fred was targeted by a manchester city fan but the ruediger incident seems to have set a bar in motion on the professional footballers association is urging the british government to get involved and set up an inquiry into the game and tottenham have also promised to take the strongest possible action but for many that is exactly what snacking action. in recent years christmas markets have been grown to become one of the most popular features of the german holiday season in berlin there are over 70 to choose from attracting people from all across the globe we paid a visit to one of the linz most popular christmas markets to find out what international guests love the most about them. in the center of berlin at the diamond market christmas market there is no shortage of artists and all crafts.
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there are butchers and bakers. even candlestick makers but the principle offering is an atmosphere. that's hard to find anywhere else. this is our 1st i mean germany i mean but leaving and this is our 1st time experiencing christmas market it's really nice it's just. it wasn't what i was expecting it's better she said it just chief. is very easy like make me smile say we all have these things kind of markets in a spain it's unlike anything we have in the space so it's kind of a it's a nice time of year it's warm cozy you have warm and hot drinks it's my 1st day here in being in this market is so nice this is the best one. and what's your what's your favorite part about this market to eat everything. i think i love it
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spent so. if the goal is crowds and mary mint then diamond marked has it in abundance or a simple stroll also offers a chance to learn holiday greetings in half a dozen different languages do you know any dad. went down with a. mark on my merry christmas to happen to know we. both believe. the finger in your corner. feet is not our. right. so i don't know where you know a lot of. ohio. quite an international crowd there you're watching news from berlin more coming up at the top of the hour up next the documentary style and night a look at the history of one of the world's best known christmas carols don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web
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site as dot com thanks for joining us. because time to take one step further and face the. time to search the. find for the troops. time to overcome down dreams and conduct the war it's time for. coming up ahead.

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