and explore the world heritage sites that. don't want world heritage 360 get kidnapped now. lead. player play played. this is d.w. news live from berlin grief turns to outrage in iran after the military admits that was behind the downing of a ukrainian passenger jet protesters chant anti-government slogans and denounce officials as a liars for initially denying shooting down the plane on wednesday 176 people were killed also coming up australian prime minister scott morrison admits to

shortcomings in his handling of the country's bushfire crisis as another firefighter dives in the battle against the blazes. and a country in recovery haiti still struggles in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake 10 years ago which killed tens of thousands and left over a 1000000 people homeless we take a look at which challenges remain. omarion evanston it's good to have you with us. angry protests have erupted in iran after the government at mid its forces accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger plane killing $176.00 people in tehran thousands of demonstrators many of them students denounced the government for initially denying

it was behind the disaster protesters say changes are needed to address people's grief and frustration. with the lies who many must step down the woods of angry students gathered in front of the polytechnic university in tehran when they heard the news that it was the iranian military who shot down the ukrainian. tempus boiled after days of denial. the shia here told them it is a peaceful protest we want to show that we disagree with what has happened in the past few days. because of the things that support the and all the others thought people are tired of this we can't handle this anymore. in the morning the head of the if force of the brave illusionary god admitted in a live press conference what could no longer be kept secret. he's troops would taint so on wednesday because of the war like atmosphere. an anti-aircraft officer

thought the object displayed to him was an american cruise missile unfortunately he made a hasty decision and a tragic accident followed its book and ship mobile phone videos on the internet showed the launch of the anti aircraft missile runs late as admitted the mistake supreme leader khamenei apologized to relatives of the victims and president rouhani and foreign minister said eve announced punishment of those responsible and compensations for the families affected but as candles are laid for the victims in tehran many of the mourners may feel apologies will not be enough. i'm joined now by abbas milani he is the director of iranian studies at the hoover institution . stanford university professor milani thank you for joining our program now just how significant are these protests underway in tehran and are they any different from previous ones. i think they are different than the previous than stray sions

it's if you look at the previous those situations 2 months ago were sent to the dispossess well the poor marginalized these elites in society. are going to that. many of the wrong means in. recent. there. and they're objecting to the. law about its complicity try to i guess has since been up should be building here in the street. people who are more link or the loved ones well right after the united states assassinated iran's top general silliman there were wise fred anti american protests there was an outpouring of nationalist pride and now it's just a few days later we're seeing these protests against the iranian regime professor

what do you make of this shift. i'm not very surprised because i think people are wise people they were trying to show the world that they don't want war that their agents the fact that the united states to arm itself to the sas and the 2nd most powerful person in iraq but at the same turn against this regime for its corruption incompetence and for the way treats iranian people for the fact that they've now are they try to hide complicity in in this. market will. event and the 2 are contradictory but at the same found or at the same complex iranian response to a very complicated situation we have a new one today. well we have seen the iranian revolutionary guards actually

issue an apology to the nation and they say they take full responsibility for the accidental downing of the plane i mean this is quine's an unprecedented gesture don't you think. yes and no yes in a sense that they have finally accept that they're responsible. but not on the look at the social media because people are angry that the only accepted this because there were canadian german swedish. citizens in this tragedy and had it been all iranian there is every indication that the regime would have continued its effort to cover up if you look at the 1st 3 days this regime went ahead on its way to cover this up they were out of its way to last if

you will read the reports that have just come out from the ukrainian officials the regime try as the ukrainian team arrives in iraq to lie about every aspect of this these things are known in iran and in many iranian people. professor. and we thank you very much indeed for being on our program. let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world at least 11 people have died amid severe storms across central and southern parts of the united states the storm system produced heavy tornadoes and heavy winds as well as ice lightning from the storm is suspected to have caused fires at several homes. both sides in libya's military conflict have announced plans to abide by a cease fire a spokesman for libya's eastern based forces issued a video statement confirming the truce eastern based militants have fought for

months to take control of the capital tripoli which is the seat of the country's un backed government. in bangkok thousands took part in a run billed as an anti-government protest runners shouted pro-democracy slogans and voiced opposition to thailand's military aligned government it's one of the biggest shows of dissent in recent years from now while thousands also staged a pro-government run elsewhere in bangkok. to australia now where another firefighter has died battling the country's devastating bushfires this brings the death toll to $28.00 since the fire started 3 months ago and after weeks of criticism australia's prime minister scott morrison now says he made mistakes in his response to the crisis. the famous sales of the sydney opera house these days so often shrouded in smoke and now

a canvas carrying messages of thanks to the firefighters has battled the bushfires some losing their lives the latest victim a 60 year old forestry worker named bill slade. bill was working as a member of fatah folse in the angler's rest area. and he was struck by a train. to bushfires have left many so-called killer trees waiting to fall landscapes like these are the new normal in the country scorching summer and some australians are angry demanding their leaders take action to address the causes of the crisis now the embattled prime minister scott morrison has admitted some failures you know there are things that i could have handled on the ground much better there's a very emotional environment and prime minister is a flesh and blood so i wouldn't have engaged with political engagements like this

unwanted handshakes and cold shoulders when confronted by critics morris and now says he shouldn't have holidayed in hawaii in the heat of the crisis and after months of equivocating a clear comment on the links between climate change and the fires. quanah charge it is the government's policy has obviously impacted on the longer haul to draw some a sleaze and that's the advice we've received and that that is not contested that is the position of the government ok let there be no dispute about that as the fire call outs continue the prime minister has promised a royal commission to review the crisis but there's no announcement of any change to the country's carbon emissions targets or its reliance on fossil fuels some australians want to see more substance and less smoke. 10 years ago haiti was hit by a massive earthquake that the level of much of the capital quite a prince an estimated 200000 people were killed and another one and

a half 1000000 were left homeless we visit a school that was devastated and see how the country is coping 10 years on. haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere politically unstable and virtually bankrupt a nation torn apart by violence and battling for survival 10 years on from the devastating earthquake we visit an aid project in the capital port au prince we talked to aid workers and some of the nuns running a new school they will never forget the horror of the earthquake which struck on january 12th 2010 their school which once stood here was totally destroyed more than 100 pupils teachers and nuns were killed sisters israel was one of the lucky survivors. sure i was trashing the the rubble and i was afraid i would die. because i just focused on trying to keep breathing this. was buried for 2 days without food or water but managed to cling on

most of the others died. the 10th anniversary of the disaster brings back painful memories. some of the nuns died they just had no chance in the earthquake. these are some of the children who were pulled dead from the rubble. after the school roof collapsed and fell on them. yes we had to bury them straight away. there was no way of refrigerating their bodies. the old school is no longer there the new school is like a shining beacon in the midst of overwhelming poverty rebuilt with the help of

donations from germany. 17000000 euros has been invested here and the school has nearly 1300 pupils. students aged 3 to 20 have a chance to build a future for themselves. at least for a few hours the children can leave behind the brutal reality of life in haiti here they're safe and have enough to eat which is often not the case at home many of haiti's population of 11000000 have to get by on less than a dollar a day aid workers say more and more people are going hungry sister mary makes regular visits to pupils and their families in the poorer areas. comforting words keep hopes and dreams alive for children like little over a lou. i want to be

a doctor. gave because doctors look after poor and sick people to do it. haiti is a broken land sliding deep into a destructive spiral of poverty violence and political crisis. society the opposition and business leaders are calling for change people have been demonstrating for months but there's no sign of any solution. so sports news now and in tennis $23.00 time grand slam singles champion serena williams has won her 1st title of 3 years with victory over fellow american jessica piggle at the auckland classic williams plans to donate her winnings to the australian bushfire effort the auckland classic was a 38 year old's 1st singles title since becoming a mother serena and out of li has her sights set on the australian open starting later this month with another grand slam title serina will equal margaret court's

record of 24 hours. a quick reminder now of our top story police in tehran have dispersed hundreds of students shouting anti-government slogans at the polytechnic university protests erupted after the iranian government admitted to shooting down a ukrainian passenger jet on wednesday killing all 176 people on board. they're up to date now at d w news omarion at evanston thanks for watching. here i am a beer can. stick closest place to hell i'm just one more ignorant in broken you. know issues and you think. i won't do that always.