>> welcome to the "journal" on dw in berlin. oecd warns that the eurozone still faces the threat of a severe recession. >> the leader of the great radical party looks for political support in germany. >> and how iran is trying to tighten its control over the internet. the organization for economic cooperation and development says

the eurozone crisis is the most serious risk to the global economy. the paris-based organization lower its outlook for the eurozone. it is now expecting gdp to contract by 0.1% this year. >> oecd economists want the european central bank to cut interest rates and they said the government's need to strike a balance between cutting spending and stimulating growth. >> spain's jobless numbers are not likely to drop any time soon. that is according to the oecd. it predicts spain's economy and others will continue contracting for the foreseeable future. it sees eurozone nations grappling with a dangerous mix of high deficits, nonexistent growth, and the vulnerable financial sector. the oecd believes the chances of a severe recession is growing. >> things have begun to deteriorate again recently, so we cannot rule out the development of a downside

scenario, which if ignited, could lead to serious repercussion worldwide. >> the oecd is urging the european central bank to resume buying up government bonds of troubled eurozone states, and it has added its voice to calls for jointly guaranteed eurobonds. france also wants eurobonds, but germany remains opposed. eu leaders have much to talk about at their summit on wednesday. >> it is still unclear who will represent greece at future eu summits. the election was inconclusive, which means greek voters will be headed back to the ballot box the middle of next month. rebels showed the radical left party, could come out on top. they want to scrap the austerity measures attached to the new bailout plan, a position sure to win him lots of votes, but is making him unpopular with some powerful heads of government.

>> chancellor merkel's office in the heart of berlin's government district was just a stone's throw away, but the distance between the german head of government and city sillier cannot be measured in meters. there was no meeting between the two. instead, he met members of the german left party and spoke to journalists eager to hear how the man who could become greece's next prime minister sees the future of his country and the eu. then the people of europe have the chance to bring about changes. my party and i do not see ourselves as protagonists. it is the greek people who are taking the stage. and he came to berlin from paris where on monday he failed to obtain a meeting with the government of the new socialist

president. despite the snubs, the far left politician is keen to make it known he is not against the bureau. just a tough austerity measures imposed on his country. >> we came here to win people over. i want to tell people in germany that it is in their own interests to stop the austerity drive. >> he is no longer sounding isolated in his appeals. ahead of wednesday's eu summit, there is increasing backing for economic growth as a way out of the debt crisis. >> chancellor merkel might end up facing some opposition to her cost cutting in brussels. for more, we are joined by our political correspondent, simon young. how will merkel to fit her austerity drive. >> i think she will say what she has been saying for several months, namely the the priority is to cut debt, get finances in order, and to do that, will

promote reform. she is not just thinking of greece. she is thinking beyond greece to other countries that could face financial collapse if things go wrong. you could argue that it is odd, really. she does not like financial stimulus packages would just a couple of years ago, she was promoting them in germany when germany's economy was in trouble, but in brussels, i'm sure we will see the battle lines being drawn with strong opposition from the merkel government to president hollande's proposal of eurobonds. some are saying it is unconstitutional if eurobonds would be brought in, but a couple of days ago, some people were saying it is time for merkel to soften her stance. i cannot detect any sign of that yet. >> top of eurobonds not going away. our political correspondent, and young. thank you very much. >> turning to the markets and to our correspondent, she said this report from the frankfurt stock

exchange. the lead at the german stock market, traders were very hopeful that the upcoming e use special summer would result in concrete results. expectations are high that the eurozone countries will do whatever is needed to stabilize the currency, which could mean that the european central bank will play an even stronger role, helping financial shares all over europe. support also came from china. the chinese government wants to initiate huge projects in the energy and traffic sector to help the economy, which was good news for german export companies. >> a quick look at the latest market numbers, the dax ended the day up 1.67% at 6435. the your stocks 50 closed up 2%. in new york, the dow jones is currently going up 1/3 of 1%. the euro trading at $1.2720.

>> japan has had its credit rating downgraded by the ratings agency fitch. the agency blames japan's high and rising national debt. fitch says it expects the debt to gdp ratio to hit 239% by the end of the year, far higher than any other industrialized country. >> the japanese government is planning to double sales tax to 10%. when fitch described the country's plans for dealing with its debt as leisurely. yemen has marked its national holiday with a somber ceremony went after a suicide bomber killed 96 soldiers and wounded 300 more. the troops were rehearsing a military parade to mark the holiday in the capital. >> on tuesday, the army chief of staff warned al qaeda and its local affiliates, which claimed responsibility for the attack, that the military would not let up on its offensive against it. >> it was supposed to be a celebration of national unity,

but monday's devastating blast has overshadowed yemen for the national celebrations. a scaled-down event went ahead in the air force academy. the president and his army had declared a war on al qaeda. >> this heinous crime, which is not related to religion or morality, will not intimidate us. it will not deter us from continuing our fight against these evil criminal elements. among monday's parade rehearsals ended in the carnage when a suicide bomber wearing an army uniform blew himself up. al qaeda has claimed responsibility. hours after the attack, hundreds of people held a candlelight procession in condemnation of the bombing. at our march is in solidarity with the soldiers who lost their lives in a terrorist attack in an operation that is beyond

human, but -- comprehension. >> even as the demonstrators honor the victims, new threats from al qaeda, which says it plans to carry out more attacks in yemen. >> a court in south africa convicted a farm worker of the murder of a white supremacist. he was found guilty of bludgeoning man to death at his home just over two years ago. >> the case has fanned racial tensions. supporters on each side gathered outside the courtroom. a second suspect was acquitted of murder. both were workers on the farm. the judge said the killing was motivated by a pay dispute. >> turning to germany now, the fallout from a regional election appears to have weakened chancellor angela merkel's concern of the cdu party. a new poll shows the party is down 1%. social democrats meanwhile have

gained two. spirit 18 months before the general election, the gap between germany's biggest parties is now down to a single percentage point. >> this comes after a humiliating defeat for merkel party. merkel fired her environment minister, who was the cdu's main candidate. he also happens to the christian democrats deputy leader. he did take part in the handover ceremony earlier on tuesday. the president's war in the new environment minister. he will now take charge of one of angela merkel key policy initiatives, germany's nuclear switch off. the spotlight is on as a rise in -- azerbaijan as it gears up to host the your vision sun cost us, but can i deal with the international player. >> and and that as governor protest was broken up on monday, and dozens of arrests were made. >> it raises questions about the country's record of human

rights. then the glitzy, gigi, and camp. for over half a century, the provisions of contest has been entertaining europe. performers are gearing up for the first semifinal heat tonight. outside the crystal hall, the spotlights on something else. azerbaijan's less than glittering human rights record. the contest is raising the country's profile in bringing investment to the capital, but activists say the former soviet republic should be using the extra attention to implement political reforms. the authorities had a good chance to start positive reforms ahead of your vision and to demonstrate to the whole of europe that the government backs reform. unfortunately, i cannot say that this has happened. on monday, police showed they were not going to mess around.

breaking up an anti-government demonstration and arresting dozens of activists. the government also hit back at its critics, accusing international rights groups of using the song contest tuataras the azerbaijani state. >> to stop now. four more years for the portuguese coach, who has extended his contract with spanish chant. the club said the new deal would keep him in madrid until 2016. he just let them to a record- breaking season. they dominated, scoring 121 goals and becoming the first team to clock up 100 points. >> and in news from a former club, newly crowned champions league winners chelsea, with players leaving the london side in the summer. he spent eight years with chelsea and leads the club on

and higher after a starring role in saturday's champions league win. >> time to continue our series on the teams taking part in the euro 2012. ukraine and poland. today, a group c and the republic of ireland. they have drawn tough opponents in spain, italy, and croatia. >> but the irish players will not be lacking motivation. 10 years have passed since ireland last debated -- competed at a major international tournament. now they want to make up for lost time. >> it is only the second time the republic of ireland have qualified for the european championship, and fans everywhere are proud that they have gotten this far. >> it is a tremendous achievement for a company like -- country like ireland to qualify for the championship. >> there are no big-name players, but 20 of the 23 strong

squad play in what many consider the world's top league -- the english premier league. and they have got no shortage of experience for club and country. and the captain, now age 31, has been scoring goals for ireland since he was a teenager. >> we have almost no major international stars, but we have many good, strong players, and we are well organized. >> one of the most successful coaches in world football, he took charge of ireland four years ago, but it will be a struggle to get out of a tough group. we give ireland a score of three out of six, and with the backing of the irish fans, anything is possible.

>> we will be back after a short break. >> stick around. >> what is so powerful that it can make you overcome your greatest fear, turn your brother into an animal, and leave wounds long after the fighting is over? >> what is so potent it passes

effortlessly from mother to child, from generation to generation? what clouds brilliant minds? >> makes you confuse right and wrong? >> makes that ideas seem like good ones? it is hunger. >> it affects thousands of people a day. >> help us fight hunger. >> welcome back. the international atomic energy agency says it is close to signing a deal with iran over its nuclear program. speaking after talks in tehran, the iaea chief said he expected the deal to be signed soon. >> the agreement would give international inspectors greater access to iran's nuclear sites. the news comes a day before world powers enter negotiations with iran over its nuclear program. israel says it is highly skeptical about the iaea deal. the iranian regime is pressing ahead with its efforts to create what it calls a halal internet

-- in other words, and internet that conforms with islamic theology. >> they have already prevented banks, insurance companies, and telephone providers from using foreign-based internet services. >> the ultimate goal of the regime is to establish a parallel internet, over which it could exercise total control. >> the website of iran's cyber police leaves no doubt as to retract any enemies of the state. they are on facebook and google, portrayed here as western capitalists and evil. an animated click warns of the corrupting influence of the internet. and of what can happen if he tried to contact the wrong people. this iranian blogger has lived in exile in canada for the last seven years. he says he knows exactly what iran's internet overlord's have in store. >> the master plan is to be able to cut off the internet when needed, to sort of had a key,

and they would be able to make it an island in the rest of the ocean. the reason would be if events are happening in iran -- social unrest, political unrest, any sensitive time, they would be able to cut the internet from the outside and publish content that would be not with the governor wants it to be. >> how can the government control internet when it cannot even protect itself from cyber attacks like the one that hit iranian industrial and nuclear facilities? can iran release which the internet on and off at will? this reporter thinks the plan places limits of what is technically possible. >> the iranians want certain organizations that do business abroad like banks, for example, to keep their internet access, to retain their link to the

outside world, and to discriminate between groups that are not allowed access and groups that are is an enormous challenge in terms of technology. >> three years ago, the internet gave the world a window on iran's green revolution. for most outsiders, it was their first chance to assess the full scale of popular discontent, but will iran's internet silence dissident voices? loggers -- bloggers said it will not. >> people will find a way to put together shadow social networks, which are not visible from the surface. i am very optimistic theory the whole thing is the government tries to do things, and the people, the millions of people, find a way to do their own thing and fight their own causes, and i think that is amazing. >> bloggers vs irans cyber police -- the stakes are rising

in this game of cat and mouse, and there is no certain winner. >> for more, we spoke to a german/iranian film maker. he directed the acclaimed documentary "the green wave" about iran's crack down over the massive protests over the country's disputed presidential election. we started by asking whether he shared the optimism that iranians would continue to find ways of around internet censorship. >> i'm sure they will, but it will have also its cost. i mean, what the iranian government is trying to do, not -- maybe the word internet is wrong. they are building up something like intranet within the country, but on the other hand, they are trying to produce fear. fear and violence is at the moment the only tool left for the iranian government to control and to suppress the

dissidents inside and outside iran. >> how important our social networks for voicing opinion? >> it is incredibly important. think social networks change our idea of understanding of human rights, our idea of understanding -- tuesday to close to each other, to stay for each other, to fight for each other, to understand each other more and more. not to be only the consumer of mass media, but also to be a producer of media, and that changed the challenges for dictators extremely, also. >> what, in your opinion, makes the internet so threatening to regimes in the middle east and elsewhere? >> as i said, i think the social media are also blocks. internet became a tool.

dictators are trying to control a society mainly with two elements, with two tools. one is the violence, the power of violence, and the other is controlling the vast information tools. the moment when they lose the controlling of information flow, through the internet, through the social networks, they have only one tool left, which is the violence, and with violence, you cannot control a society for any long term. this gives the dictators and extremely huge challenge. >> thank you very much for that. >> the egyptian capital is buzzing with excitement ahead of the presidential election on wednesday. the ruling supreme council of the armed forces has repeated calls for egyptians to turn out to the polls while warning against any violation.

>> analysts say it is virtually impossible to predict the outcome of the election. opinion polls show fluctuating levels of support for the various candidates, and about 1/3 of eligible voters appear to be undecided. it is also unclear exactly what powers the new president will have. in any case, no candidate is expected to win an outright majority, meaning the two with the most votes are likely to compete in a runoff next month. >> preparations for the presidential election are well under way. volunteers brought ballot boxes to police stations in districts across the capitol. the favorite candidate amongst young people and many left wing voters is this activist. >> he is a good person. the most important thing is that he finds employment for the young people and that he lowers prices. >> we will not support anyone from the muslim brotherhood or those from the old regime.

>> one of those from the old regime was prime minister under mubarak and is considered a favorite of the military. >> we will vote for him because he has no political affiliation or political party, and he is a person with ideas. >> the former head of the arab league was also a minister under mubarak. despite the fact that the former leader fired in, many still consider him too closely associated with the old regime. then, there's the muslim brotherhood candidate. he is calling for an islamic renaissance, but critics accuse him of wanting taliban-style will. this sort of open debate is a novelty in egyptian elections after decades of votes with largely predetermine results. that coming up, we will have a look at a new commercial space ship. >> but first, a look at other stories making news. >> syrian tv and activists have reported that a bomb killed five

people in the capital damascus. the blast occurred at a restaurant in the northern district, considered to be an opposition stronghold. meanwhile, rebel fighters killed at least 18 soldiers in one province. >> at 5.8 magnitude quake struck southwest of bulgaria's capital early on tuesday. no casualties were reported, but many buildings were damaged. the bulgarian quake comes on the heels of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in italy on sunday that killed six people. >> the world's tallest tower has open to the public. tokyo's skype tree stands 634 meters high. thousands of visitors flocked to the japanese capital's newest attraction. the countries hard hit tourism industry is hoping for a boost. 25 million people are expected to visit the tower every year.

>> it is being heralded as a new era in space travel. a private company has successfully launched a rocket that will take supplies to the international space station. >> the u.s. space agency nasa says it is banking on the switch to commercial cargo providers now that the space shuttles are being retired. >> the launch of the first commercial supply mission to the international space station opens a new chapter for the space industry. the rocket and capsule were designed by a u.s. company called space exploration technologies. the capsule is expected to reach the iss on friday. at that point, the space station crew will carry out its delicate docking operation with the help of a robot arm built in canada. the dragon is carrying more than 500 kilograms of cargo, including food and clothing for

the crew and spare parts for maintaining the iss. the crew will then load up the capsule with items they no longer need and send it back to earth. if all goes according to plan, the space capsule will splashdown in the pacific ocean at the end of the month. if it succeeds, many more missions like this could follow. >> maybe there will be some space tourism on the horizon. that is it from us for now. you can find out more on our website. www.dw.de >> thanks for watching. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--