>> welcome to "the journal." >> here are your top stories. >> a suicide bomber killed nearly 100 people in sanaa. >> france insists of pulling out of afghanistan early. >> roblin get of the bt's dies at 62. dies at 62. the suicide bombing in the capital of yemen has caused

heavy casualties. an unconfirmed reports say as many as 96 have been killed and more than 300 wounded, mostly soldiers. >> the bomber targeted a military parade ahead of a national holiday on tuesday and this also coincides with a major military offensive against all >> the suicide bomber was wearing a uniform making it easy to get among the soldiers. they were taking part in air rehearsal for the national day parade on tuesday. it marks the unification of north and south yemen 22 years ago. the country remains deeply divided. the central government has lost control of large areas of the south as militants are in control of a number of towns. for the uprising that toppled the former president left a power vacuum, which has been exploited by militants. yemen has seen a state of the tax since the new president came

to power three months ago -- has seen new attacks. he has promised to defeat the insurgency. the u.s. supports the new yemen government. they see the country as a vital front on its role against islamist militants. they are saying al qaeda is responsible. >> this is the work of all qaeda. it is clear. they did this. >> they later claimed responsibility saying it targeted the defense minister of yemen. >> for more, we are joined by lesley who is in sanaa where the explosion went off. what can you tell us about the group that has claimed responsibility? >> this group is called every branding of al qaeda in the arabian pence -- peninsula,

zqzp. have experienced heavy losses recently --or aqap. >> how was the government likely to respond. >> the have responded already. they have a left commanders of the some security forces. the response will be force, like he told the yemenis. he has said the war against terror will continue the matter the sacrifices. that was their message. >> what does this mean for the new president of yemen? >> it is a big, big test. the people in yemen want to see who was running the country. many allege he is not in control.

the time has come for them to show you can hold country together. >> lesley in yemen, thank you. >> u.s. president barack obama says afghanistan is on track to customers on its ability for their own security by the middle of next year. speaking at a nato summit, obama said alliance troops would leave as planned by the end of 2014. >> not all nato members are happy with that schedule. the new french government is vowing to pull troops earlier. >> keep nato capable. >> nato and the partner nations formally agreed afghan forces would take control from mid- 2013. nato troops will remain in a supporting role until all foreign combat troops are withdrawn in 2014. president obama called the agreement to milestone in

bringing the 11-year-old war to a close. nato members failed to get france on board. the new french president, francois hollande, principal out of french combat troops by the end of this year. -- plans to pull troops. >> i told president obama and the other bidders this issue was non-negotiable. this is a matter of french sovereignty. >> that is not what the german chancellor angela merkel wanted to hear. she wants the nato-led coalition to stick together. the new french president did signal support for the european missile defense shield. hollande said his concerns had been addressed but called for dialogue with russia. the u.s. says it is to protect against attacks from iran but russia wants guarantees that this system is not being aimed at its territory. >> we spoke earlier to klaus,

former chairman of the committee, and asked him why it is a difficult for nato to pull out of afghanistan. >> this is a complicated operation since it requires the proper coordination of logistics', operational safety, and the maintenance of security throughout the theater. for germany, in particular, due to pakistan's reluctance to allow nato forces to be stored to the south, since now the north will become the central focus point of operations which means that germany has to really carrying major burden. >> we will be taking a closer look at the situation in afghanistan and the debate about the nato missile shield later in this half-hour. >> the u.n. nuclear watchdog has been holding talks with top

officials in iran. the iaea chief wants access to nuclear facilities. >> iran is facing an eu oil embargo in july over the years there enrichment program is being used to develop nuclear weapons. they are due to resume talks on wednesday. >> the new french president has hit the ground running with a wave of fresh policy initiatives including an effort to introduce euro bonds. >> his proposal for a common eurozone debt instrument has put him at odds with german chancellor angela merkel. she opposes them saying they would do nothing to help europe deal with its crisis. >> the new french finance minister has trouble finding his seat at the press conference monday during his first official visit, but he lost no time in making his position clear --

support for eurobonds. >> we will discuss all possibilities in the summit. discussions will be frank and open. otherwise, there is no point in meeting. leaders will discuss all options, even the controversial ones. >> at last week's g-8 summit, president hollande is support for eurobonds clear. germany rejected the idea. the german finance minister said burl leerlin would work with the partners. -- said berlin would cooperate. >> we will stick to the agreement made between chancellor merkel and president hollande. we will all strive to work together on this. >> france and germany may not agree on eurobonds, but they are where they have to work together to solve the problems. >> expectations were high, but the disappointment is now even

greater. after all the hype surrounding their ipo last week, facebook shares have plunged. immediately after the ipo, it was only the underwriting banks that kept the stock from dipping below the issuing price. on monday, facebook began its decline. >> in frankfurt, it plummeted 16% below its offering price. in day trading on wall street, they were down more than 11%. traders said it was clearly overpriced. for more on the markets, dorte sends us this from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> after retreating week determined by the euro prices, traders were inspired to come back today. it's a pretty strong start into the new trading week, but the issue did not appear -- did not disappear. a possible exit from the eurozone is not possible a reason -- no longer a reason for

panic. grexit -- greek exit. it is turning into a crisis mood again and that depends on the outcome of the eu special summit this week. >> let's have a quick look at the latest market numbers. the dax ended up almost 1%. eurostoxx up to 2150. the dow jones is up in the euro is that $1.2792. >> workers at opel facing a grim future. have been losing money for 12 years straight. >> the plant is considered the company's most vulnerable to closure. ope managementl is keeping quiet on the manner. >> its future is still up in the

air. for workers at the opel plant, it did not reassure that the factory will stay alive. now, politicians are trying to shore up the situation. the regional government leader says considerable damage has already been done. >> it is a discussion we have been seeing for quite some time. the question is the future of the factory. that has affected sales adversely. this is not a viable growth strategy. it is not for booking. >> 3300 jobs are at stake. management says they will reach a decision by late june. talks about cutting costs will continue. opel recently said their flagship factory would lose production to poland's. they now fear the remaining work in germany will be

redistributive meaning the end of the facility. put the building blocks of russia's new government are falling into place. two weeks after taking office, once again, vladimir putin named his new cabinet on monday. >> it is dominated by loyalists. putin swapped jobs with dmitry medvedev after the last election. >> in italy, a funeral held for a teenage girl killed in an explosion on saturday. the student was killed in a blast at a vocational college in the south of the country. five other youngsters were seriously wounded. police are hunting for a suspect caught on surveillance. he appeared to deposit and detonate the bomb. police do not know if he was acting alone or his motive. >> the german court has freed the prominent activists paul

watson on bail. he was detained last week at frankfurt airport and is wanted on a coaster regan warrant for allegedly in danger in a fishing vessel 10 years ago. -- wanted on a costa rican warrant. he is waiting on whether or not he will be extradited. >> the singer and songwriter robin gibb has died at the age of 62 after suffering from cancer. >> the trio is one of the most successful groups of all time. he performed right until the end appearing at a charity concert earlier this year. ♪ how deep is love ? ♪ >> with his brothers, maurice and barry, the unmistakable sound of the beegee's in 1977. the beegee's harmony-rich

songwriting had already reached international fame in 1960's, but it was their discos soundtrack to "saturday night fever" that catapulted them. they defined the sound of an era. ♪ night fever, night fever, night fever ♪ >> they continued to perform in the 1990's but they never shook off the "night fever" image. >> paul mccartney is a successful but he will always be associated with the 1960's and the beatles. >> robin's death follows that of barry leaving maurice as the only surviving beegee. >> the new budget -- this

generation would not have been the same tree >> we will be back after a short break. >> to around. -- >> stick around. >> he wants to study in germany and you still have questions? find all you need to know here. information on courses, admission requirements, costs, and more. www.dw.de/studyingermany. the first port of call.

>> welcome back. nato leaders in chicago declared a new anti-misfile system partially operable. the misfile shield is scheduled to protect western states against iran. >> russia believes it is directed at its weapons. russian officials have been warning nato against moving forward saying they could upset the strategic balance. the kremlin is working on countermeasures. >> it is the pride of the russian military, a new radar station that can supposedly detects any missile launch in europe and the north atlantic.

the kremlin has hinted they could deploy short-range missiles here. after two decades after the end of the cold war, russia is wrapping up its defenses. nothing worthy of condemnation, says military experts. the retired general sayit is the right response to nato's missile shield. >> they tell us the cold war is over, but that's not true. it is just being fought differently. that is despite us trying everything, like giving up communism, embracing capitalism, so the west will not see us as an enemy anymore. >> the kremlin has always seen the need to a missile shield as a threat. they say the system is not directed at iran or north korea bought at russia. the rhetoric was ratcheted up ahead of the nato summit. for the first time, a senior

russian commanders raise the prospect of pre-emptive strikes against the missile shield. moscow has threatened to abandon disarmament talks in protest. >> obama's as the u.s. will not allow iran to develop nuclear weapons. if iran is not the real threat, who is? north korea? pop and new guinea? -- papau new guinea? >> of the next decade, president vladimir putin wants to spend 6 billion euro on new weapons. he says he is willing to work with the west, at the same time. the idea of a joint missile defense system has failed to get traction due to mutual mistrust. moscow rise in -- is insisting it we signed a non-agression treaty. >> a compromise is still possible. perhaps an agreement can be reached at the highest level.

we will never accept any threat towards us. >> moscow's as the door is still open for dialogue. but time is running out. there is a fear russia may try to force nato back to the negotiating table by following up its tough talk with action. >> sports news coming up in just over a minute. >> first, a look at other stories from around the world. >> aid workers tending to survivors falling a deadly earthquake that killed at least seven people in northern italy. thousands have been left homeless. the earthquake, measuring six. on the richter scale, hit the region in the south on sunday. >> two people killed in beirut

after street riots erupted between pro- and anti-syrian factions. they are concerned the violence is spilling over into lebanon. >> three climbers have died on mount everest, among them a german doctor taking part in an expedition to remove decades of trash left behind. an official from the nepalese government said conditions on the highest peak had been particularly hazardous this year. >> in sunday's presidential poll in the dominican republic, ruling party candidate appears to be the winner. medina had a four point lead over the other can did it after 99% of the votes had been entered in. >> we turned to sports news now.

it looks like berlin will be paying -- playing a second division after year to the-- playing 2nd division after a playoff. >> fortuna fans stormed the pitch. club officials will not give up their fight for a rematch and have launched an appeal. >> the german football federation dismissed the appeal against the result that has them facing relegation to the second division. they're basing their case on the fact that the game was interrupted when thousands of dusseldorf fans rushed the pitch. >> no valid cause for an appeal against the result was found. the referee acted according to

the regulation at all times and it could not be proven. >> the match had to be stopped after they threw fireworks on the field. they were forced to leave the field for more than 20 minutes. the lawyer said they would appeal the ruling. >> we sat down together and discuss the judgment. i can now tell you they will launch an appeal against this verdict. >> fortuna's appeal will be later this week. >> joining us to talk about the legal decision is titus. what do you make of this ruling? >> it does look like they had a case so i'm pleasantly surprised. i think most fans would rather

see the relegation settled by the result on the pitch rather than a court case. it was a pretty impossible situation. they could not really be seemed to be rewarding her for bad behavior. the players had to be substituted. it will be interesting to see what happened that the appeal on wednesday. >> a messy and to this season. >> i'm sure duesseldorf as relieved. they're talking about how their fans were out of control and that is not something anyone needs to see. they are coming off looking

like a bad losers. you would think they have shown this much desire six months ago that the would not be in this position. it would nice to not have to see them refocusing on providing a competitive, entertaining team. >> let's look back at the match. there were many problems. have all of the issue's been settled? >> not really. it will keep grumbling on, sadly. duesseldorf is expecting a fine for not controlling their fans. four of their players certainly have disciplinary proceedings to face particularly the one who struck a referee. i>> titus, thanks. >> 18 dates to go until the 2012 soccer championship in poland and the ukraine. we continue our series highlighting the 16 nations

taking part. the co-host ukraine is competing in "d." the biggest success was reaching the quarterfinals of the world cup in 2006. >> they are unbeaten in 18 months. it has been a few months since they managed a respectable brought against germany. what is the chance of them going for glory? let's find out. >> it is all change for ukraine, a new generation of players stepping up. until now, they have relied heavily on the veterans. >> those two are good, but now we have young players who can surprise some people and maybe become the new stars. >> he shares his coach's fate in the next generation. >> it would be great to get past

the group phase. we have strong opponents, so that makes the challenge more exciting. >> ukraine's on that guns are unproven in the international level. the big stars are past their prime. they are hoping on team play to make the difference. >> if we can come out as a team, that we have a good chance of success. we have a good coach, good experienced players, good young players, and they all just need team spirit. >> the ukraine will be lifted by the home support, but they will need to be in top form to reach the knock-outs. we give them a score of three out of six. >> a banner day for germany at the european swimming championships in hungary. he took gold in the 100-meter freestyle. he finished ahead of a local

favorite. germany, led by stephan, won a gold in the women's in the relay ahead of sweden. >> millions of people had their sights set on the sky as a rare solar eclipse crossed the pacific. >> known as a ring of fire, the spectacle occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden halo around the edges. it was visible in much of asia and western parts of the united states. that is it for us for now. do not forget you can find more on our web site -- www.dw.de. >> see you soon.

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