>> welcome to the "journal." >> welcome. >> here is what we have coming up. >> u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner comes to germany to talk about the european crisis. >> no ending to the fighting in of 0h. france calls for an urgent meeting of the u.n. security council. >> it trial begins in moscow. a fight between the president and an all-female punk band. >> well, it is usually a

playground for germany's rich and famous, but today it was the scene of high end diplomacy in the eurozone debt crisis. >> the u.s. treasury secretary swept into the north sea island to see his german counterpart wolfgang scheuble who is on vacation there. >> the markets are hoping that a game-changer in the crisis could be on the way. that is after mario draghi promised last week to do all it takes to stabilize the euro. >> germany's finance minister cannot of charlie's get the debt crisis during his summer break. u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner called on wolfgang short life ensued, to urge germany to work together with other eurozone states to resolve the crisis and boost confidence in the currency. that means coordinated action, but right now accusations are flying. the head of the euro group jean- claude juncker has accused some politicians of casually talking

about a possible exit of the euro for greece as an election- year employee. philipp roesler may be one of the politicians james holmes -- jean-claude juncker had in mind. then mentioned a great departure from the euro is a viable option to the german newspaper credit and jean-claude juncker as saying why does sturman allow itself the luxury of constantly conducting internal politics of questions that have to do with europe? why does germany treat the eurozone like its subsidiary? his statement increases the pressure on germany and the german central bank to change their policy, particularly on whether the ecb should be of the body up government bonds and struggling eurozone members. up to now, both have rejected this idea. >> for more on this, we're joined by john barrick from parliamentary studios. wolfgang scheuble, the german finance minister, has been

bristled in the past from getting too much advice from the americans. now he has had his holiday interrupted? what is this about? >> i doubt that they discussed the u.s. industry. we do not know what they discussed actually. there was no press conference. but rumors are rife, as you mentioned, that the eurozone leaders are about to make some really decisive, large step. for example, perhaps a large bond purchase, something to shore up the italian and spanish economies. and that interpretation is certainly strengthened, confirmed to some extent, by the fact that timothy geithner flew on to frankfurt where he met with the president of the european central bank. >> one man who has been pushing for this kind of infirm -- center rich ines jean-claude juncker. at the moment, he is very angry with a lot of german politicians. >> it is interesting that in that newspaper interview that

he gave, he did explicitly exclude chancellor merkel from his criticism. most members of the moat -- german government. he was specifically criticizing the vice chancellor and fdp leader philipp roesler. while it is understandable that he was very frustrated about philipp roesler's remarks, i think it is a little disingenuous of mr. juncker, because we're going into an election year in germany and it is inevitable that the other parties will distance themselves from chancellor merkel in the run-up to the election and tout their own ideas for saving the euro. >> no keeping politics out of this crisis. thank you for that. well, for all the tensions, the hopes for action from the ecb has given a lift to italy on the bond market. >> borrowing costs fell today but the auction about 5.5 billion euros of medium and long-term bonds. >> policy-makers in rome are

breathing a sigh of relief. monday's auction of italian 10- year bonds was well-received and rates were attractive, too, falling below 6%. it was an encouraging sign after june's euro jitters drove up rates. the hope that the european central bank could reduce its bond-buying program appears to have eased tensions on financial markets. >> with this auction today and in the last week, it shows us that without this report of the ecb, italy, especially spain, are almost out of the financial markets, so they are in deep trouble. definitely, we need support. >> but those countries could come under increasing pressure if the ecb fails to follow its pledges of support from the euro with concrete action. >> all that news had a positive effect on the markets here in europe. our correspondent at the frankfurt stock exchange has more. >> the mood was quite upbeat at

the beginning of this week. investors full of confidence that they will be helped. they're looking towards the european central bank, its meeting this coming thursday in frankfurt. the hope is that they will be ready to announce some kind of bond purchase program that would ease the tension in the financial markets and the bond market, especially help spain and the investors here as well. there are a lot of people on the floor of those who were also uneasy about this type of thinking, saying this is just kicking the can down the street instead of making hard decisions that are necessary. but europe-wide, bancshares profited. in germany, the deutsche bank and commerzbank among the day's best. >> we stick in frankfurt were the blue-chip dax was higher on the day, 1.25% higher. it was a similar story for the euro stoxx 50.

in new york, trading is still under way for the dow jones industrial average, currently little change. for the euro against the dollar, declining, $1.2260. british bank hsbc says it is expecting a $2 billion hit from scandals over money laundering and miss selling of investment products, but that is not putting that much of the debt in the firm's profits. >> net profit fell just 8% to about $8.5 billion in the first half of the year. earlier this month, hsbc admitted that it failed to apply rules against money- laundering. clients were allowed to move funds from countries like mexico and iran into the u.s. without proper checks bit of a u.s. senate report said that ultimately benefited drug dealers and terrorists. >> france's call for an emergency meeting at the u.n. this year on syria. the diplomatic deadlock that the security council remains as a

fighting rages on, especially in the northern city of aleppo. >> the army claims it has retaken one district in aleppo, but the rebels dispute that. whoever has the upper hand though, civilians are paying a very high price. >> is entered at video purports to show a checkpoint in the north of aleppo in the hands of opposition forces. the fighters and captured tanks and guns and promised to use them. >> we're going to the presidential palace with these tanks. >> meanwhile, syrian state television broadcast claims the government troops have regained control of parts of aleppo. the u.s. defense secretary warned us ought to stop attacking its own people. >> if they continue this kind of tragic attack on in their own people in aleppo, i think ultimately it will be a nail by president assad's coffin.

>> while the fighting continues, ordinary syrians continue to flee to neighboring countries. the u.n. refugee agency is surprised at the numbers arriving at this camp in jordan. >> we have to do what we can. people are making decisions. this may be a desert, but it is better than being in syria the moment. >> supplies and food are running short in syria. long lines of the few places still selling bread in a low. >> we have at least a few supplies given to us by these people, and we did read here. >> some observers say that the outcome for the battle for aleppo could decide whether they topple the syrian regime or not. >> coming up, more interest in the german tanks from the middle east. >> first, a look at some other stories making the headlines. >> the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring many more in the shooting rampage in the colorado senate earlier this month has formally been charged.

james holmes faces 24 counts of first-degree murder and 116 counts of attempted murder. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. >> in romania, the prime minister is demanding that the president resigned. just hours after the referendum on sunday to impeach him failed due to low turner -- turn out. the prime minister said he will not stand down. european commission has expressed concern about the country's respect for the rule of law. >> the u.s. presidential hopeful mitt romney is in poland on it the third and final leg of his weeklong trip overseas. romney met with the prime minister and later with the former solidarity leader in gdansk. romney's trip has been marred by a series of gaffes which have often the people in britain and in the palestinian territories. >> a power failure has affected nearly 400,000 million people in

northern india appeared the 15- hour outage darkened homes and caused enormous traffic jams in the capital. back up generators could hospital and major businesses running. blackouts are common in india, and a huge demand for electricity in the hot summer weather is believed to be the cause this time. meanwhile, at least 32 people have been killed in a fire in an overnight train in southern india. what's more than two dozen others are being treated for burns. we have this report. >> the fire broke out while many passengers were sleeping. it was after 4:00 a.m. one of the carriages was completely destroyed in the blaze. doctors were treating many of these survivors for severe burns. one of the witnesses said some passengers were trapped inside the carriage because two of the doors jammed. the train had been passing through this town on its way to chinai. once the alarm was raised, the

coach was detached from the rest of the cars to prevent the fire from spreading. authorities are investigating what caused the fire. one official said it could have been a short circuit near a toilet. passengers say the flames spread rapidly. some tried to flee through an emergency window. and other gulf state is joining the cue to buy german tanks. the government in berlin has confirmed that qatar has voiced an interest. >> but that is all that they are saying. german arms exports are often shrouded in secrecy, but with the sales are booming to the middle east, there is growing criticism of selling weapons to the region going through so much upheaval. >> saudi arabia wants them and indonesia, too. now qatar is said to be interested in german-mid state of the art tanks. they first inquired about buying 37 of them back in 2009. now there is talk of 200. as always, the german government

is tight-lipped about possible arms exports, but a spokesman admitted inquiries have been made. >> i am where there has been an expression of interest. >> german manufacturers have been wooing potential customers at trade fairs in the gulf states for some time here the german government is willing to supply arms to pro-western governments in the region, even if their human-rights records are unsatisfactory. the manufacturers are keen on making up for a drop in sales in germany. the qatari tank deal could bring the maker 2 billion euros. >> of course we have had complaints from the arms industry because the bundeswehr is not ordering as much. they're producing below capacity. but that should not create a situation where we deliver weapons to areas with tensions or we do not know whether we could end up with is attrition where the weapons are used against the bundeswehr. >> germany now exports more arms than britain and france together, and critics say

germany's tough regulations were watered down long ago. many politicians are calling for greater parliamentary control over weapons sales. >> , deval is always a colorful affair, and in haiti, the festival is known as the carnival of flowers is no exception to that rule. >> thousands of people have been taking part in festival celebrations in the capital. some critics have balked at the three-day event, but the haitian government is hoping that carnival will boost morale in the country. haiti is, of course, still suffering from the devastating effects of that earthquake that struck the country some two years ago. stay with us here on dw. we're going to be back in a minute's time. we're going to be going to moscow and having a look at a high profile trial which is putting a female punk band against none other than vladimir putin. >> if you have been watching the olympics, you may have noticed a lot of it in d.c. it's a some of

the events. we will have the latest on the ticketing controversy and what is being done about it after the break. >> stay with us then.

>> welcome back. they are the punk singers who dared to take on the president of that is how the all-women russian punk band pussy riot is being described around the world. >> members of the banter on trial this week in the case seen as a litmus test for how much dissent the kremlin will allow -- members of the band are on trial this week. >> the defendants led the u.n. intimidated as they entered the moscow court. they face up to seven years in jail if convicted.pofficially, n charged with hooliganism. but the women say they are really being punished for criticizing the kremlin.

>> we will explain why we are now pleading guilty. out we will say that we admit to an amoco misdemeanor, but you cannot face criminal prosecution for that. that is the whole point. >> in february, the all-female band stormed moscow's christ the savior cathedral and performed a song calling on the virgin mary to drown out vladimir putin. it was shortly before the presidential elections. the kremlin real lack -- reacted in three of the women were arrested. they're now facing the same court that handed putin critic a long jail sentence in 2010. human rights groups fear this could turn into another show trial. >> indeed, many -- for many observers, the pussy riot trial is the tip of the iceberg and reflects the kremlin pose a growing intolerance of the government's opponents. >> mossdale introduced a string of new laws to crack down on dissidents. activists say president putin,

now serving a third term in office, is not heeding calls for it into a more tolerant of political opponents. >> opposition activist alexei cannot stop thinking about what happened on may 6. on the day, he was among tens of thousands of people who protested against vladimir putin's returned to the russian presidency. the authorized demonstration began peacefully but then escalated. the kremlin blamed the opposition. he insists the demonstrators were provoked by the police. >> it is totally obvious that the police behaved wrongly. they came down hard on the demonstrators, beating them. you can see how shocked the people were. not one of us planned to provoke clashes or attack anyone. >> 16 protesters were arrested. found guilty of inside -- if found guilty of inciting

violence, the good reason to 13 years in jail. thousands of organized protest calling for the release of those still in detention, a staging demonstrations in russia has become more dangerous. shortly after taking all this, putin passed a law protecting the rights to peaceful assembly. protesters now face fines were several thousand euros or detention. >> times like these show how valuable our movement is. we spent months protesting on the streets. many of us were not -- were not even up to believe three big winter demonstrations could change the country. now it is clear that it was not enough. we have to do more, and that involves more risk. >> election observers are also feeling the pressure, because russian ngo receives funding from abroad, so the kremlin classifies it as a public -- politically-active group. organizations receiving for grants have to register as foreign agents, stigmatizing the groups as spies. to avoid that, it would have to

do without foreign funding. but the group's leader says the organization could not survive without it. >> the law will hit us and our work very hard. we do not agree that the work we're doing is political. we are only defending citizens interests. but the law is formulated in such a way that every ngo be classified as being politically active. >> a local jail, heading off for supplies. like many fellow activists, he has tried to help those who have been arrested. he knows he could easily find himself in at the same position. >> to be honest, i am worried, and so is my family. since my apartment was searched, a lot around moscow thinking how nice it is to be free, to be above the read books and newspapers and ride my bike. yes, i am worried.

>> but he has no plans to leave russia. he sees the kremlin's decision to crack down on its opponents as good reason to keep fighting. >> in brazil, the government is coming to terms with part of its past that remains painful for many. >> during the cold war, the brazilian military had a role in a plan which brought about oppression in several south american countries, including brazil, bolivia, argentina, and chile. >> the brazilian government wants to get to the bottom of what exactly happened. over the next two years, a commission will try to get answers. >> a sea of an unmarked graves. summer in this rio de janeiro cemetery lies his brother. the 64-year-old knows nothing else of his siblings fate. his brother was in the student protest movement. he was with three friends of the day he disappeared in 1973. he says his brother was murdered. >> the military let their cargo

up in flames. it was supposed to look like an accident. >> he never bought that story. in the photographs he obtained a letter, there are signs of torture on his brother's body. >> my brother was not a bloodthirsty criminals. he was just one of many citizens who exercised his right to protest against a military that had seized power from a recognized government. >> in a strong symbolic act, the state of rio de janeiro apologized to the victims of the military dictatorship and their relatives, including this family. for years, the military's crimes were taboo, but brazil now acknowledges its past 27 years after the end of the dictatorship. even if compensation payments to the victims' families can never make up their loss, at the very least it is a start long overdue. >> we relatives are calling for

justice and for the names of the perpetrators to be made public. >> the military government have little patience for critics. official estimates say some 500 people were killed by the 21- year-long dictatorship. more than 100,000 were imprisoned and many tortured. brazil's president has appointed a truth commission to investigate the military's crimes. >> we deserve the truth, most of all those who lost their family and friends. every day they continue to suffer. every day, they digest a little bit. >> the president was visibly moved. she herself fought against the military, was imprisoned, and tortured. over the next two years, the truth commission is tasked with investigating the crimes perpetrated by the military dictatorship.

he hopes to eventually find out what really happened to his brother. >> it cannot be that the victims died in vain. it is imported for brazil's history that these crimes be accounted for. that is the way to show history never repeats itself. we can never allow that. >> but the commission will be unable to take legal action against the perpetrators of human rights abuses, and amnesty law has shielded members of the military from prosecution. >> time to get to the olympics in london, the claimed the gold in synchronized diving for men. today, these were the favorites in the event. mexico took silver, while the u.s. grabbed a bronze. >> in the men's 10-meter air rifle event, the first gold medal for this country. will the champion -- the

champion from italy took silver. the indian took bronze. >> women's judo, the japan player b player from romania to take bold. >> if you do not have tickets to see the olympic games and want to have a seat, you might be in luck. >> organizers of the games are scrambling to fill rows of empty seats that were once allocated for the so-called olympic family. that means media sponsors, officials, and family members of athletes. >> a lot of these seats have not been felt in recent days and people are noticing the empty chairs on tv. >> so far, the seats have been going to soldiers and students, but the ticketing problem remains controversial. >> these fans have managed to get all the two of the coveted tickets. while many of us have not been so lucky, venues have been half empty, even a popular events like tennis and gymnastics. >> the ntc disappointing.

we were watching on television last evening and i comment on the fact there were loads of seats that were not filled. it is a shame that a lot of people missed out. >> we have come all the way from the other side of the world to be here. so if people are not using those seats, by all means, let us in. >> the problem has even reached downing street. >> i think they're doing a good job getting out of the problem. >> they wanted olympic organizing committee has faced tough questions from the media. why are there so many empty seats when the venues are supposed to be sold out? >> it is completely wrong to say this is a sponsor issue. those seeds go to a range of people. >> now, even soldiers are being offered the tickets. >> yes, some of those seats are not being used in the early rounds. that is why we put military in there. >> britain's armed forces are not only called on to protect the city and the games, they're

now called on to help the organizers save face. but that is little comfort for the real fans stuck outside of venues with no tickets to get in. >> if any solution really, filling the stadium with as many soldiers as a confined. >> they should be required to come in uniform. >> i had friends read trouble getting tickets. that is all we have time for now. we will have more news for you at the top of the hour, and you can check out our website any time -- >> dw.de. lynnette multimedia, news, and business. check it out. -- we have a multimedia companies, and business. check it out. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--