>> henlopen and welcome to "the journal." hour. ukraine threatens a breakup over the treatment of temosheno. >> and aung san suu kyi agrees to take her seat in parliament. >> an international organization says austerity is making matters worse. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

diplomatic crisis over the jailing of the former prime minister yulia tetymoshenko. >> the eu has for a long time fought for tymoshenko be released. but now claims that she has been beaten in jail have brought things to a head. >> her family says she urgently need hospital treatment outside ukraine. >> angela merkel reportedly will not be going to any matches in ukraine unless kiev improves as the treatment of the the former prime minister. one of her ministers has said he would stay away.

>> as things stand right now, i do not think it would be acceptable for ministers to the long as spectators. my concern is there is a danger it would give validity to the editorial -- to the dictatorial regime. >> the boycott because of ukrainian government's treatment of the former prime minister. tymoshenko is in jail over charges many say are politically motivated. for 10 days, she has been on hunger strike. they do want the german team to play their. >> public attention will only remain focused if the european championships go ahead their in the ukraine. >> the ukrainian government says a boycott would be a return to cold war tactics. but the threat is not just coming from germany. other leaders say they will stay away. 1 spokesman made his position

clear. >> the president has no intention of going to ukraine or indeed participating in events in ukraine at this point in time. >> some reports suggest angela merkel me ask all ministers to break off from attending the matches if tymoshenko is not given the medical care she needs. >> tell us about this reported threat by angela merkel. >> i think angela merkel sees these football championships as an opportunity to put pressure on ukraine over this is she orders all her ministers to stay away, and if german politicians and other europeans boycott the ukraine in parts. that will put the spotlight on human rights concerns. the german foreign minister is saying ukraine risks jeopardize thing its aspirations to become

a full part of europe over this. i think the chancellor must be thinking ukraine will not want to risk more negative headlines and they will be desperate to show themselves in the best possible light. >> the ukrainians are pretty angry about this. we have the report of "cold war tactics." one of angela merkel's other ministers using strong language? >> that is right. a war of words and threats. ukrainians to have a face-saving way out of this. they have said they will review the conditions under which tymoshenko is being held. if there are improvements the germans and others are calling for, this storm might blow over before the football star's. having said that, it might be seen as a sign of weakness by the yanokovich government.

>> germany is offering to treat yulia tymoshenko. besides these injuries, she is also suffering health problems. >> she is reported to have asked for german doctors to treat her. we believe her senior doctor from berlin's biggest hospital will be traveling to ukraine soon to examine her. some people are talking about bringing her to berlin within a couple of weeks for treatment. if she did leave ukraine, you might wonder when she will be able to return. >> thank you. >> indian police say at least 100 people have drowned after a cab ferry sank in india. 250 were onboard. many are still missing. the vessel was in the northeast

of the country. the local police chief says the accident was probably caused by strong winds and rain. are rescue operation is underway. >> burma's opposition leader aung san suu kyi says she will take her place in parliament after losing the battle to change the oath of office. >> they said the wording of the oath favor the all-powerful military. >> now they are backing down. this as the un secretary-general ban ki-moon encouraged the new democracy. >> aung san suu kyi and her party colleagues say they still disputed the wording. the object to the constitution because it gives the army extensive political power. aung san suu kyi will pursue

change from within parliament. she says "we decided to compromise in this situation because we do not wanted to become a political problem. some people will think we have given in, but let them think what they want." she says they are simply yielding to the people's aspirations and many supporters are relieved. in parliament, she can do more for the people. she is different from the current government. as different as heaven and earth. it is good because if suu kyi goes to parliament, she can change things for the better. >> recently, ban ki-moon also addressed parliament. he called for the easing of sanctions. >> burma has within it a vast potential to become a 21st

century model for peace, democracy, and prosperity. i am here to urge you to stay on that path. >> the sanctions against burma have been suspended, rather than lifted, and the government will have to continue proving it is serious about democratic reform. the german foreign minister, who was also in burma, met with the president on monday. after their talks, he said he had the impression the president is serious about implementing reform, but he said the process must continue and demanded the release of all political prisoners. >> more bad news about the spanish economy. spain it back in recession after another quarter of negative growth. the economy shrank by 0.3% in the first three months of the year. >> the human price of that is a huge. spain it has the highest unemployment rate with almost one in four workers out of a

job. >> the international labor organization says austerity is killing jobs, not just in spain, but in other countries. is speaking of a global jobs crisis. "you do not speak for us," they shout. and they need the government. -- and the mean that the government. a whopping 45% of all people under the age of 45 in spain are unemployed. used unemployment across the eu is also paint -- youth unemployment across the eu is also painfully high. there are worries this could dangerously undermine the social fabric in struggling economies. >> in europe, we have an austerity trap. more austerity damaging the

economy, employment, and fiscal resources. this cannot continue. >> the ilo fines dangers in the german economy. they say too many jobs are temporary or part-time and poorly paid. >> the labor market may be suffering, but many companies are making a lot of money. we have this report on one firm from frankfurt. >> surprised and pleased for investors -- a stellar first quarter. profits up by almost 40%. there were increases across the product range and across regions in the world. dieter expects more this year than the year before. they expect a higher profit. not least because of the olympic games coming up in london and the european football championship in ukraine and poland.

a plus of about 5%. that is a lot. many shares losing. some say not dramatic because of gains last week. others point to spain going into recession. >> right. let's take a look at some of the market numbers and. the dax closed the day more than 0.5% down. the u.s. market down sharply. across the atlantic, we have the markets for you, and the dow jones down 0.3%. the euro roughly flat against the dollar. temperatures here in germany reached 30 degrees celsius over the weekend. >> while most sunshine-star europeans embraced the warming climate, it may be a breeding ground for mosquitoes. >> meet the asian-type mosquito. it can transmit a number of

dangerous diseases to humans and is now invading europe. >> it is capable of breeding in even at man-made bodies of water like a saucer in a flowerpot. >> in 2007, the mosquito was blamed for an outbreak of a fever. epidemiologists worn at the outbreak is growing north of the alps. it cannot be produced in germany's climate, but that could change as the season warms up. >> this is something the mosquito is not familiar with -- it cannot survive a winter. but if our winters become milder, it may become possible for tropical mosquitoes to survive here, too. >> within 20 years to 40 years,

the tiger mosquito will be able to reproduce here. so far, only one living specimen has been identified in germany, but it is impossible to know how many are already out there. >> campaigning for egypt's presidential elections officially began on monday. >> a new opinion poll puts the head of the -- the former head of the arab league in the lead. >> the front runner in this election, according to the latest state run pull. the secular candid it has 41%, giving him -- candidate has 41%, giving him a comfortable lead. he is downplaying his link to the old guard by emphasizing his broa political experience. >> it would not justify all of

president who would ask what should i do on this point or that point? >> his main rival is described as a moderate islamist. he is presenting himself as a break from the past. >> the revolution brought down the leaders of the old regime, but its roots are still in place. they require a purifying revolution that cannot happen until a president that is selected that can continue this cleansing. >> though he emphasizes democratic reform ahead of religious reform, he has won the backing of the hard-line islamists. this includes the endorsement of the salafists, whose own candidate is disqualified. the muslim brotherhood candidate may lose potential voters. with the islamist camp divided

into two, it should be interesting in the coming race. >> the salafists are a force in tunisia. we will have a look at this. >> stay with us.

>> welcome back. it has been five months since an islamist-led coalition came into power and indonesia's. the party is coming under pressure from the salafists limbos sure real law. -- to impose sharia law. >> we visited a theater where actors have experienced their anger. >> these actors are rehearsing at the municipal theater in

tunis. the play is about the revolution. they are enthusiastic now, but the two actors are worried they may not be able to work freely for much longer. the political climate is changing in geneva. -- in tunisia. the events that took place outside the theater two months ago are clear signs that. the actors organize a day of street theater, but they found themselves surrounded by angry salafists, muslims who advocates a literal interpretation of the koran. >> they smashed it everything and then they started throwing stones and shoes at us. >> some 5000 salafists continue

to beset the actors until they were forced to flee. the fundamentalists achieved their aim. >> anyone with a mind of the rhone is a danger for the salafists. they want to impose their views on us, such as the women wearing the veil, for example. >> more than a year after the revelation, tensions are high in tunisia and violence is increasing. we tried to speak with people at a mosque in tunis that is known as the salafist meeting place. the men it said that they were not interested in being filmed by a western camera team. establishing contact with the extremists is difficult. we had to go through a middleman who we met at a hotel. we then traveled to the

countryside where we met the salafist muhammed bhakti. wants to set up a state based on shiria law in tunisia. >> we are against democracy. democracy is a western social model and it means the majority decides what happens. for us, all power emanates from god. only his word counts. >> this actor takes this to a university on the outskirts of tunis. bhakti and his followers have been blocking this for several months. the atmosphere is charged.

the fundamentalists want the university to lift the ban on female students wearing the full dale. the salafists are focusing their anger on the university administration. >> they always used this tactic. they act aggressively to increase the pressure as a way of achieving their aims. >> the aggression can turn into outright violence. this house was attacked and destroyed. he owns and runs a private tv station that broadcast the animated film "persepolis," which shows bought as a bearded old man. for the salafists, that is blasphemy. he is a figure of eight for the fundamentalists. he believed to need jeff's -- he believes that to new job's --

tunisia's the government is deliberately giving the salafists free rein. >> if you look at egypt, they are going by a plan and trying to apply it in each country. >> there is no doubt about it. if it were down to us, we would close it down the tv station. is a secular channel. >> these salafists are protesting outside of court building in tunis. the salafists are on the advance. he is on trial for blasphemy. they are already thought to be in control of offset of tunisia 's mosques. is an open secret. they received funding from

abroad, for example, from saudi arabia. we met with an imam, a moderate salafist. he spreads his ideas via the internet and even has his own facebook page. he contends extremist aggression and violence, but he also wants a different -- he opposes extremist aggression and violence, but he also wants a different tunisian. >> every muslim that follows the koran is the salafist actually. the state should also be islamic. >> tunisia is currently governed by the moderate ennahda party. ennahda rejects criticism it has not come down hard on the

salafists. >> we are still living through revolution. there are still down to be violent demonstrations. it is still regrettable, of course. >> actors moyes and leila do not believe the increase in violence is accidental. they believe the campaign is underway. >> the salafists have taken aim and we are the target. acf artists as a danger. >> tunisia may have difficult times ahead. the freedoms won last year could be in jeopardy. >> in a minute, we will have a look at the elections in greece. >> but first, stories making news around the world. >> in syria, at least eight

people have been killed in two obama attacks -- in two bomb attacks. the attacks are claimed to be the work of terrorists. >> accord in bahrain has ordered the retrial of 20 activists convicted last year. the activists and include abdulhadi al-khawaja, who has been on hunger strike since february. >> and greece has reopened a detention center for illegal immigrants, the first of dozens of such camps to be built by next summer. immigration has been a major theme in greek politics in the run-up to this week's elections. >> it will be a big weekend of elections in europe with the presidential poll in france and

the parliamentary election in greece. >> increases of course for the crisis began and after two years of harsh austerity, it is far from over. -- greece of course is where the crisis began. >> it is a soup kitchen. many have seen massive cuts in their monthly pensions and can barely pay their rent. sometimes there is not even enough for basic needs. many people are so disappointed in their country's politicians they do not see the point in showing up to the polling stations. >> it is disgusting. i have no reason to vote. who should i vote for? >> what is going to happen? and a few days i am out on the street. can any politician tell me what i am supposed to do? no one has an answer.

might insurance runs out, too. no one will help me. >> the soup kitchen it opened in december. volunteers' work here to help the needy. -- volunteers work here to help the needy. >> i see these problems on a daily basis. i am the first who will stay away. i see every day that everyone is miserable, hungry. all have been kicked out on the streets. politicians do not acknowledge the people's pain and hunter. -- and hunger. >> it is just one of the many soup kitchens in athens. to receive aid from the eu and the international monetary fund, greece has pledged to slash spending. without an economic recovery, more greeks will be returning to

soup kitchens. >> finally, the highest building in new york city is under construction. it is being built on the site of the world trade center. >> on monday, workers erected steel columns, making the building higher than the iconic 1930's skyscraper. they will continue work on the building also known as the freedom tower. >> that is it for now. thank you for watching. we will have more news at the top of the our. >> we will see you again soon. -- we will have more news of the top of the hour.