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>> we have this report on what happened before the unexpected stop. >> he showed no emotion as the targets were read out against him. there were due to charges of genocide. >> this case will be primarily about one issue, the individual
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criminal responsibility of radco mladic. >> prosecutors accuse him of mastering the 1995 massacre in which 8000 people were killed. the case is based on more than 4000 eyewitness accounts. the trial has now been put on hold. the prosecution failed to share some of the evidence with the defense. it could be months before proceeding start again. that has caused anger on the streets of sarajevo. all of those crimes against innocent children and mothers and sisters and brothers. it is absolutely unacceptable to delay his trial. there is still support for mcladic.
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>> he will always enjoys support here. people will never forget their general. some fear that the delay may mean the trial never reaches a conclusion. he suffered a stroke while in hiding and has had other health problems since arriving in the hague. >> 45 minutes were spent on a conference call. >> in athens, a caretaker government is in place to take care of business until new elections are held next month. >> these are the new leaders of greece, at least for the next few weeks. the members include a high ranking officials and veterans and diplomats. the main job of the caretaker cabinet is to lead the country into fresh elections.
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these are necessary because party leaders fail to form a coalition government after parliamentary elections earlier this month. there is anger on the streets about further political uncertainty in the country. why should we all today again? it only cost more money. politicians are all the same. the only want to enrich themselves, drink, and be happy. what are we supposed to do? i don't have any hope anymore, regardless of what happens. i think things are going to get worse. there are reports that many greeks are withdrawing their savings from greek banks, prompting fears of a bank run. at least 700 million euros left greek banks on monday. that has raised worries that the election on the 17th will turn into referendum on greek -- degrees -- greece's future in
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the eurozone. >> it feels like the situation we have seen in italy. are these the people greece needs to have in power after next month's election to take care of this mess? >> a good question. many greeks are saying they wished his cabinet that has just been announced could stay on after the election. it sums up the mistrust greek politicians have built up with their electorate. the first thing any party has to do is to regain the trust of its supporters. >> fitch downgraded the greek- another notch. it seems more and more of the world is coming to terms with an eventual exit of greece from the eurozone. is that coming across where you are? >> they are not at that stage
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yet. there has not been a sea change of people moving from the view that we must end the austerity and we do not care what the consequences will be. they still seem to believe they can end the austerity measures and remained in the eu. for most people outside greece, that is an impossible hope. that move does not seem to have caught hold in greece. >> as always, thank you very much. >> in the wake of the greeks crisis, spain has come under new financial pressure. madrid did mad is to secure its 2.5 billion euros. -- did manage to secure 2.5 theory and urals. -- 2.5 billion euros.
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stocks plummeted by 27% in early afternoon trading after reports of mass withdrawals. so, how was the day in frankfurt? our report is sent us this report on today's trading in the markets. >> it was low trading on this holiday. investors have not been able to forget about the eurozone debt crisis. especially worries about greek banks dragged down the market here on the frankfurt floor. quite a few greek banks are not able to get fresh money from the e c b -- ecb because they do not have any guarantees to hand out to pcb. there are worries about spanish
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banking shares. they went down sharply. yields went up significantly. what -- -- a few investors fear spain might be in deep trouble. >> here is a look at the numbers for you now. we begin with frankfurt. they closed the day down 1.8%. across the atlantic in new york, the dow jones industrial trading in negative territory. the euro is trading for $1.27. another blow for opal in germany. general motors has announced it is moving production of its opal to germany. >> the u.s. carmaker announced it wants to invest $150 million in its british division. >> there are concerns about
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plant closures and heavy losses here in germany. >> workers can only hope their factories are not handed down a slippery slope toward complete closure. the astor was a high part of the output. there were job losses and plant closures. last year, opal posted a 600 million euros loss. the strategy is putting employees under enormous pressure. the workers are plate -- are paying a huge price. wage cuts over time and increases in the number of temporary workers. they are only a few items in a package of austere measures. the end of germany produced --
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the port will be wrapped up to around the clock production. opal will invest 300 million euros, racking up the strain on its german workers. that could mean the end of because plant that opened in 1962. >> 12 hours from now, the entire investing word will have one word on its mind, facebook. >> the biggest ever internet ipo takes place on friday. facebook is expected to raise over $15 billion. 900 million people use facebook, including yours truly. >> including you. that means shareholders around the world will own a piece of you. >> facebook coast to take in more than $12 billion a year
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rose in what promises to be the biggest internet ipo of all time -- you are rose in what promises to be the biggest ever -- eueros in what promises to be the biggest ever ipo of all time. the social network has over 900 million members worldwide. that number is increasing daily, along with interest from the advertising industry. in its early years, facebook only racked up losses. it was not taking in advertising revenue. since 2009, it has been profitable. last year, it posted earnings of 719 million euros. just ahead of the ipo, doubts were voiced about its business plan. general motors said it would no longer be advertising on the site because the ad had little impact. facebook admits that an increasing number of members use
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smartphones to access the site. mobile facebook has fewer ads and generates little cash. >> all is not well in azerbajian as it prepares for -- next week. >> let's take a brief look at other stories making headlines. a van did not stop at this -- activists in the blockupy movement. up to 40,000 activists are expected to turn out for a rally on saturday. >> dear ron's top negotiator has pledged that tehran will not give up -- iron's top negotiator
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has pledged that tehran will not give up its right -- iran's has pledged that tehran will not give up its right to pursue nuclear energy. >> the death toll has gone to nine in syria. suni muslim support the syrian position -- sunni muslim support the syrian opposition. a man says he is leaving his position with the syrian national council amid infighting. >> there were reports of renewed shelling by government forces. >> these images are set to show a soldier in the rebel stronghold. president assad's troops are
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trying to destroy the tower. the rebels have appealed to u.n. observers for help. the monitors have been unable to stop the violence so far. the syrian government appears to be showing little regard for the u.n.-backed cease-fire. more clashes had been reported. the army -- the rebel army refuses to surrender. the leader is trying to boost morale. he says the most important thing is discipline. another man, who says he is a disaster, voes to protect -- vows to protect the lives of civilians. he says the government is
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oppressing the syrian people. many took to the streets in protest against the government. >> stay with us. we will be back in one minute.
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>> welcome back, everyone. he is one of germany's's leaders who is trying to find a way out of the -- germany's leaders who is trying to find a way out of the eurozone debt crisis. on a thursday, he received one of europe's most prestigious honors, the charlemagne prize. >> a rare moment of harmony amidst europe's deepest cris es. and a rare moment of public emotion for one of germany's
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longest serving politicians and ministers. despite the many challenges he is facing as the current finance minister, he chose to use the ceremony to address the bigger picture. >> it would be fainthearted of us to reduce europe and the european idea of mere issues of finance. just as it would be safeguarded to question the entire european project rather than thinking it through to its conclusion. >> the luxembourg prime minister praised him as a german and a european patriot. >> you are receiving a middle, -- medal, a coin. there are two size to this coin. these things belong together. you are a multilevel patriot. >> he has been a key figure in
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german politics for nearly three decades. he played a key role in negotiations that led to german reunification. he also helped negotiate the 1992 treaty that laid the groundwork for the euro. now he is going to lead the euro group of financial ministers. he laid out his own vision for europe's future. he suggested that the european commission president should be elected by a direct vote. >> the unified europe must have a human face, one that represents real political power. >> his call for european integration went over well at today's ceremony. it will require time and patience given current events. >> france's new president, françois hollande, gave
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themselves a 30% pay cut on thursday. one of the familiar faces in the cabinet is the foreign minister. he was prime minister under friends while men iran -- miterant. france will not ratified been fiscal stability pact until it includes a commitment to promote growth. >> and much stronger tone is coming from british prime minister david cameron. he is calling on the eurozone to face its problems or face the collapse of the single currency. he says the eurozone was at a crossroad. he singled out germany saying the government had to do more to resolve the crisis. britain is not a member of the eurozone. cameron's comments are unlikely to go down well with the
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countries who accuse britain of lacking a commitment to europe. the immigrants have crossed illegally into israel in the past 02 years. >> israel may not be the first destination for many african migrants. most head there because it can be reached over land and european countries have become more strict about letting asylum seekers in. >> defense snakes through the desert along the border. is there to prevent infiltration by terrorists and the smuggling of weapons. human traffickers are also at work. they want to halt smuggling of african migrants. more and more people are being struggled -- smuggled across the border. the human rights group provides free medical aid.
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this man describes the violence he experienced at the hands of the smugglers. >> he was beaten upside down. even his reproductive organs were beaten. until he paid 5000. >> he was dropped off at the border and he crossed into israel on foot. his future remains uncertain. >> israel is entitled to decide who gets into its territory. but i think they can not just to build fences and come up with laws against infiltration. they also have to do something positive. they have to come up with migration policy. >> the israeli government relies on the sense to stem immigration.
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>> we want to reduce the -- of our borders with egypt. egypt has become dangerous because of work opportunities. >> the migrants are not jewish. the refugee agency says that complicates the asylum process in israel. >> they have no experience or tools to deal with non-jewish mixed migration flow. who can live in israel? the demographic balance and such. >> the migrants are often left to fend for themselves. this is also where the a -- the aid organization has its headquarters. most of their clients have resident ibiza's -- visas.
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they are not required to work. >> who will rent to me an apartment? >> others like him find ways of getting by. they hope one day they will be given a proper chance. >> back here in germany, the delay to the opening of the berlin international airport will be longer than originally anticipated. officials announced that the new airport would not be ready by the planned opening date of june 3. they say the facility will not open until march of next year. that will make it almost a year later. problems with fire safety equipment are the main cause of the delay. >> a space capsule has balked at
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the international space station covering a record distance of 399 kilometers from earth. on board were two russians and one american. they are scheduled to stay for the next four months, bringing the space station crew up to six. the astronauts have already been in almost five months. some signs of dissidents in the city of azerbajian. there was protesting against the government also alleged civil rights abuses. >> was a contest scheduled on may 26. the city will be flooded with visitors across europe. -- from across europe. >> each day, a few new songs are being performed. this year's eurovision song
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contest kicks off on the weekends. scenes like these show a side of the city that do not fit well with the pop events. on monday, police used violence to bait -- break up an opposition rally. some were arrested. this is nothing unusual. authorities regularly out law rallies like this. these pictures show the first- ever meeting between the government also representatives and delegates from human rights organizations. it was staged to look like a dialogue, but it was not. the active list -- activists' claims of mystery men were dismissed.
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>> they are trying to politicize the song contest by painting a negative picture of the sea. it is a picture we do not deserve. >> the problems are about political freedoms. freedom of expression. it is not only about the general, but the other people who tried to express their opinions who are criticizing the government and criticizing the politics of the country. they are in jail. >> at least a dozen political prisoners are currently detained. they include journalists, human rights activists. suppressed opposition and a government that brushes off any criticism, that is the reality that will not be seen at the song contest. >> it is a sad day for disco fans. donna summer has died in florida
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after a battle with cancer. she was a time time grammy winner who shot to superstardom in the -- five time grammy winner who shot to stardom with songs like hot stuff and bad girls. she was 63 years old. ♪ how many times have we sung that song? >> it is frightening to think i know the songs from the time they came out. >> thanks for watching. you are up to date. do not go away. there is more to come.
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