>> welcome to "the journal" on dw tv. stories. breivik remains defiant on day one of his trial in oslo. >> and the next president is chosen for the world bank. >> and in spain, the government warns the beleaguered economy may slip back into recession. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- self-defense.

anders behring breivik has pleaded not guilty to killing 77 people last july. over the next few months, the court will determine the state of breivik's mental health and whether he will be sent to prison or a mental institution. >> anders behring breivik began his trial with a defiant salute. the right wing extremist refused to recognize the court's authority, because, as he put it, the norwegian state supports multiculturalism. july 22 last year, he killed eight people with a car bomb in central oslo. then he traveled to nearby utoeya island where he methodically shot teenagers dead. it was the deadliest single attack in norway since world war ii, a massacre breivik has

confessed to. but he pleaded not guilty. he said he was acting in self- defense. survivors and families of the victims are following the proceedings closely. when the shooting spree occurred, she was -- he was taking part in a camp. >> it was as a disaster -- a disaster. it is more a relief to see he did not have the powers he once had over us. >> prosecutors have charged him with terrorism and premeditated murder, but first the court must determine the state of the defendant's mental health. psychiatrists have come to two at different conclusions on his sanity. >> it will be difficult not to give him a platform to express his political views.

>> the 200-seat courtroom is specially built for the proceedings. the verdict is expected in july. >> it does not sound like it will be easy. our correspondent is following the trial in oslo. explained the significance of acknowledging the acts, but pleading not guilty. >> in his words, if you like, he is acting in self-defense against the system that is encouraging the influence of islam. he thinks the country is under threat to. -- is under threat. as you heard, he did not acknowledge the court either. in his youth, he is only doing the right thing. therefore, he can argue he acted in self-defense. >> is this going to be 10 weeks

of trying to determine his sanity or in sanity? >> the question of his mental state is certainly going to be central. as you heard the psychiatric reports, there was so much criticism from the victims and their families that the court decided that he was in. now the court must consider all these reports and all the other evidence before they decide whether he can be sentenced to prison or whether he will have to go into psychiatric care. the feeling is he probably will be found sane. >> in both cases, insanity would mean a more lenient sentence, but that would not fit in with his ideology, would it? >> he said it would be a fate

worse than death to be sent to a mental institution instead of prison. he acknowledges his axe. he has pled not guilty to terrorism. he acknowledged it says his -- hit knowledge as his acts. he would like to see a prison sentence rather than sidestep the care. >> obviously what he has done some pretty insane, doesn't it? >> there is the question of whether he will be accountable. this was years in the planning. he had most of his faculties with him while planning each operation. logistically, they were very complicated. the prosecution will argue, the defense as well, that these were the acts of someone who was accountable. he may have the disorder, but that is not enough to declare

him insane or not criminally responsible to go to the psychiatric ward. >> thank you very much for that. we will have more on that story later in the program. first, in other news, the world bank is sticking to its tradition of keeping an american at the helm. it has been confirmed that's president obama's nominee jim yong kim will become the president of the war -- of the world bank. >> he has been the president of the dartmouth college. he is also a physician. the selection does mark a departure from previous world bank leaders who were political or economic figures. max, this race got particularly nasty with the former colombian

finance minister describing mr. kim as "the worst possible choice." how is that going over in the u.s.? >> when it christina guard was appointed the -- christina legarde was appointed the head of the imf, the developing nations do not want to be in the back room. they were warned about that. they anticipated that would happen. no surprise there. you can say president barack obama's choice is a concession to them, because the new president of the world bank, jim yong kim, is different in two ways. first, he is all about issues.

he is not a politician. he is not a finance expert. he knows the issues the world bank has to deal with, first and foremost health. his roots might have helped win over other states as well. >> he does have an international view and appealed. is he the right choice? >> he is definitely competent on the issues. there is no question about that. he was one of the front runners in the battle against hiv. he developed a very important program for the world health organization. but you know the world bank remains a very political institution. there's no doubt about that even the world bank president can move things along. -- there is no doubt about that. the world bank president to move things along. ultimately the member states decide. >> thank you very much. monday is the first trading day

since a landmark move in china to slightly ease controls over its currency. and the yuan immediately weekend against the dollar. >> this opens the way for a more market-driven exchange rate. >> the u.s. has accused china of keeping the value of its currency artificially low. that means lower prices for chinese products abroad and that helps boost the export sector. but as of monday, government constraints on the chinese currency have loosened a bit. the yuan's ability to trade at the fixed exchange rate has been doubled up 1%. -- at 1%. >> there is relatively little outward pressure because china and's bros has weakened and its currency -- china's currency has

weekend and it is not losing much. >> so the timing was well chosen, but it may be a first step to creating a fully convertible currency that could compete with the u.s. dollar as a global resere currency. >> ceasefire monitors from the united nations have begun their work in syria. the team plans to reach out to both government and opposition forces. >> an advance team of six observers landed in damascus late sunday. more than 25 are expected in coming days. despite the truce, activists are reporting more shelling by government forces in homs. talks are continuing at the un. >> to pay or not toupee. that is the choice for german parents when they have to decide whether to send their kids to

day care. >> the issue is proving deeply divisive for the coalition government. >> mama. >> small children are at the center of a big morale in the coalition government. some finance ministers want to pay stay at home mothers and allowance. some christian democrats say the allowance is a disincentive to work. and there is no guarantee the money will be spent on the children. others back the csu proposals. >> personally i think the allowance is a good idea. we cannot talk are all parents with the brush of suspicion. the cdu has always advocated the right of parents to choose whether they send children to day care or not. >> the coalition has already agreed to the idea with

reservations. >> we never liked the provision. we are not convinced by it. but we remain loyal to the coalition agreement. this is part of a. >> the of balance is now headed to a vote in parliament. is still doubtful whether it will -- it is still doubtful whether it will reach a majority. >> for more, we're joined by our chief political correspondent. the chancellor is standing firm. she wants the allowance to stay. why is she speaking so much on this issue? >> in a word, because of the coalition agreement. this measure was enshrined in the coalition agreement, very much as part of the cdu's sister party, the christian social union. >> is this a big vote coming up? >> it is, to some degree,

relevant to regional project -- politics. perhaps it is more important in 2013, in bavaria. it reflects a deep division even within the christian democrats union and the christian social union. it is a division that revolves around these two parties' idea of women and family. these are conservative, but perhaps not many ways that those in the anglo-saxon community think of conservative. they are anything but free- market oriented, particularly when relating to the family. a lot of skepticism about state intervention in the rearing of children. for all those reasons, this measure to persuade women to stay at home, very important for

those bavarian conservatives. >> thank you. pope benedict xvi has celebrated his 85th birthday. >> the vatican says it is a normal working day for the pontiff's. he will have a special birthday feast with his brother tonight. and we will take a short break now. we will be back in 1 minutes time with a bit more news, including more on the trial of anders behring breivik. >> we will have a report on one of the survivors from last year's massacre. and she will tell us about what she hopes from the trial of the killer. that is coming up next. >> also more financial news. to stay with us. >> stay -- see you then.

>> welcome back. we continue our coverage of events in norway. massacre last year shocked the nation. it left people wondering how such an attack could take place in their otherwise peaceful country. >> it has been nine months since that fateful day in july. we met up with one of the victims to survive the attacks on the island of utoeya. she gives us insight into how she is coping with everyday's life. >> she has just moved into a new flat together with a friend. now 20, she has left her parents' home and wants to start an independent life, like anyone

else. but she is not like anyone else. on july 22, she was gunned down. her recovery was arduous. >> it is the little things that count. being able to walk again. put my own socks on. go upstairs. playing soccer. that was the biggest thing for me after i could walk again. >> since the shootings, erin has collected newspaper articles on the massacre. many of them include pictures of her. the killer shot her in the knee and the stomach and the arm. the scars will never go away, but she insists that is no reason to buy. >> i think it is difficult to way some people flaunt their bodies in a bikini.

>> the events of that day still hang heavy over utoeya. once the island was a sanctuary for young members of the labor party. now flowers commemorate those who died here. she could have so easily been among them. she was at the campsite. she hid behind a tent, but the gunman found her. >> after he shot me, i ran to the water shotting "please do not tell me -- kill me! i do not want to die!" in films, people die 10 seconds after they are shot. i was sure i would die. slowly bleed to death and flawlessly. >> she sat on the shore for two

hours, waiting for death. finally she was rescued. now she has plunged back into life. ordeal has only made her more result in, more involved in politics. she is determined to finish her degree. she is always on the move. is she running away from something? >> perhaps. i am not sure. i always do what i feel like. i have blocked many things out of my mind, things that sap more energy than they give me. >> with the help of this year therapists and psychologists, she has continued her recovery and she is following news. she was relieved when she heard the second team of psychiatrists found the killer fit to stand trial. in may, she will take the witness stand against him.

many victims are reluctant, but not her. >> i want to be in the same room as him and look him in the ninth. that is important for me. been to say what happened. -- and look him in any -- in the eye. >> she will follow the rest of the proceedings in the courthouse. she hopes the man who changed her life forever will be spending the rest of his locked away. >> afghan forces have regained control of the capital kabul after a weekend of deadly violence in which 47 people were killed. taliban forces carried out a tax on buildings and foreign embassies. >> the afghan president hamid karzai said the attacks were the failure of intelligence gathering, especially from nato forces. he has called for an investigation in how groups of

militants could infiltrate the capital without detection. >> the fighting in kabul lasted until early morning. it took afghan security forces 18 hours to return order to the capitol. >> fortunately, they were defeated quickly. the situation is under the control of kabul's police now. >> the taliban says this was the opening shots of the spring offensive. >> our enemies have lost the capability to confront afghan security forces in their strongholds. terrorist attacks like this, to spread fear among the population. >> i am proud of my brothers and their response. of course, it takes very long. at the beginning, we succeed. we got back our dignity. >> sunday's attempt highlights

the tenuous situation in afghanistan as nato troops prepared to withdraw by 2014. afghanistan is building up its own security forces, but for now they are still not a deterrent against militant attacks. >> going to economic news now. spanish 10-year government bond yields broke the 6% level for the first time since december. the country has probably slipped into a second recession since 2009. budget curbs may be imposed in return for new credit lines. >> and spain may be headed down the road to bailout city. >> spain has introduced a series of measures to tackle its bond issues. the economics minister says that spain has probably slipped back into recession after the

economy contracted for two consecutive quarters. the prime minister wishes to concentrate on reducing in new debt. >> instead of borrowing 90 billion euros, we will ask for 60 billion euros this year. and we must reduce the debts to 6.3% of gdp. spain hopes -- >> spain hopes its austerity efforts will make its bonds more attractive on capital markets. the strategy will be tested on thursday during bond auctions. but the 10-year bonds are already above the critical threshold of 6%. analysts believe such a high rate is untenable in the long run. >> and this was a shadow across the markets on monday. let's have a look at the numbers starting in frankfurt. the dax has locked in gains.

eurostoxx 50 closing higher at 23.01. the dow jones trading higher at 12,958 points. and the euro stronger against the u.s. dollar. sudanese warplanes have bombed the u.n. peace mission during clashes with south sudan. 2 missiles struck a camp. know you win personnel -- >> sources say that no united nations personnel were hurt. the u.s. has condemned the attack and the japanese prime minister says he is concerned about the escalation of fighting between sudan and south sudan. >> we demand that south sudan withdraw immediately.

we demanded that both sides engaged in negotiations to solve all the outstanding problems, including border disputes. use and violence to achieve self interest is unacceptable -- using violence to achieve self interest is unacceptable. the german government strongly condemns this. >> the german chancellor has been hosting berlin's third summit on integration. she invited 100 people from all over the country. >> the discussions are aimed at better integrating the children of immigrants and helping the master of the german language as a top priority. >> on his way to afterschool coaching. the second grade student's first language is turkish, so he is getting extra german lessons in berlin. his parents found a course on the internet, and they were granted a scholarship. >> our foundation gives tutoring

scholarships to children from low-income families. that means the children of families that cannot afford a private teacher. >> the foundation is funded by private donations and is handing out 150 scholarships are around germany. children with an immigrant background benefit the most. after a year of private tutoring, most see a marked improvement in their grades. he is also enjoying his german glasses at school. >> german language was his only problem. he is very good in math. >> his sister will also start lessons here in the summer. the project is designed to show that education is the key to

integration. >> we mentioned the pope's birthday earlier. here's another one keeping the queen of denmark. it is her birthday today. she turns 20 -- she turns 72. >> she appeared on the balcony in copenhagen. she was greeted by several thousand well-wishers. she contributed illustrations and translations to the danish addition of "board of the brings." -- "lord of the rings." >> working on the birth date. >> if you call that work. >> stay with us.