>> you are watching the "journal" here on dw-tv. in libya, rebels advanced on the home town of muammar gaddafi hoping to take the town without bloodshed. "we were wrong" -- were german politicians fire off their country's policy on libya, and

the foreign minister made the in political trouble. >> and the parliament poses tough questions on eurozone's economic plan. >> members of muammar gaddafi's family have left libya and are now in neighboring algeria. the algerian foreign ministry confirmed it knows where the relatives of gaddafi are and how they got there. the group includes gaddafi's y, his sons, as well as his daughter. rebels in libya have demanded algeria return the family members. muammar gaddafi himself remains a man in hiding. when house says it believes gaddafi is still in libya. the push by rebels in libya to take control of the entire country continues. rebel forces are now headed for

gaddafi's home town. >> 130 kilometers west of sur is already in rebel hands. they continue their onward march to get off the's home town. major was expected to provide back up from the air, but the final battle may prove the toughest yet for the rebels. the gaddafi stronghold pact with loyal supporters. rebels have been closing in on the city from all sides. like here, but for the moment, they are waiting it out. national transitional council is trying to negotiate peaceful surrender so that further bloodshed can be avoided. >> if it does come to a battle, it will be a bloody one. the locals are loyal to gaddafi, so we would be compelled to use weapons against them. >> but the anti-gaddafi forces have been weakened. umbels of blended -- numbers have dwindled as many still in the capital, tripoli. the situation is still arduous

for many people. there is a shortage of food and drinking water here power cuts have become the norm. banks have reopened and increasing numbers of police officers are back on the beach. many of the young rebel fighters are considering returning to normal life. >> we will hand over our weapons and go back to work. the best part is that we have achieved something and that we will have a new life after our victory. >> so although the practicality of everyday life is tough for many here, they still favor the ousting of gaddafi. >> we will have more of the fighting in libya later in the show, and we will also take a look at the people leading the struggle for change. the success of the rebels in libya is revealing one of the biggest foreign policy disasters in german history. that is what more and more

politicians are saying right here in berlin. most point the finger at the german foreign minister. he shocked the west in march when he led germany to abstain from the un vote on military intervention. he said at the time it would be sanctions, not bombs, that would bring muammar gaddafi down, but now, he is changing his script. >> last week, he was still standing firmly behind his foreign policy decisions in libya, but now, he is changing his tune. at a meeting of german diplomats, he expressed appreciation for the nato air mission over libya, a resolution that germany abstain from at the united nations. >> just as we assess the opportunities and risks differently, we must now give credit to the contributions of france and our allies in implementing security council resolution 1973. >> that acknowledgement during a round of applause.

he is under fire for his stance on the nato mission, even from within his own party. he only soften his tone after the party leader and the german chancellor assigned to nato for the military -- thanks in nato for the military intervention that helped topple the gadhafi regime. >> the real problem is that the defense minister and the chancellor, who have been influencing foreign policy far more than the foreign minister, all supported and justified this. it is just convenient to blame the foreign minister. >> despite this, many german politicians and analysts think his days as foreign minister are numbered. >> earlier, we asked our political correspondent is his libya policy has been damaging for germany's international reputation. >> very, according to the former

german foreign minister. he described it as the biggest debacle in german foreign policy since the second world war. some say that is going to far, but i spoke to a senior british diplomat recently who told me about the mood among germany's nato partners, and he said many senior diplomats among germany's nato partners -- very important friends of germany -- are in despair with germany, that it would be very difficult to overstate the level of irritation over their foreign policy. >> with no end in sight to the famine in the horn of africa, the united nations has begun a mass vaccination program for refugees feared within to the woods, unicef wants to vaccinate 300,000 children against polio and measles. many have found shelter and refugee camps near kenya's border with somalia. united nations estimates 12 million people are at risk from starvation in the worst drought to hit the region in decades.

believe it or not, there are questions about whether or not germany wants to save the euro. >> believe it or not. summer may be coming to an end, but things are just fighting to keep up in the eu parliament. a high-powered trio of policymakers is verging eurozone member nations to implement decisions made at an emergency summit in july as soon as possible to enable greece to receive additional financial support. ecb president trichet, the commissioner for monetary and policy affairs, and the chair of meetings of eurozone finance ministers all appeared before ministers of the european parliament monday in emergency debate to press for swift implementation of the summit agreement, but they face their fair share of criticism. >> the president of the euro group had been called in to answer some tough questions at an emergency hearing of the

european parliament. parliamentarians criticized the handling of the ongoing crisis with france and germany singled out in particular. >> the french and germans used to meet at government level to anticipate the problems facing europe, to solve them together, and to make other proposals. now, they meet for sound bites for consumption back home. >> the franco-german proposal for a common economic governance also came under fire. the europe group head even slipped into sarcasm. >> i do not believe a credible economic government in europe can convened twice a year and then by some miracle expect the rest of the planet to fall on its knees out of admiration. >> the main priority in brussels is to restore the confidence of the market. , and eurozone bonds have many backers and just as many opponents.

>> eurobonds are a suite drug, an addictive one, but they will not help countries with debt problems get them under control. >> there is broad agreement that eurozone members must better coordinate economic policy. european lawmakers will be pushing for concrete action in the next few weeks. >> part of the european bailout involves easing the burden on taxpayers by giving the private sector to pay its fair share, but analysts are worried that that could also be running into trouble. greece is demanding a minimum of 90% of its creditors take part in a bond swap that would ease its debt burden, but many banks have not yet agreed to accept the deal. >> german is largest holders of great bonds right now are discussing whether to take part in the bond swap and if so, with how much. they are not exactly healthy institutions. both had to be bailed out in a financial crisis, and together,

they invested about 9 billion euros in greek government bonds. here is how the proposed swap works. the banks accept a 20% write- down in the value of their holdings here and in return, they would need new, more secure bonds with longer maturities. in all, greece wants to swap or extend 135 billion euros worth of bonds. other german firms are said to have confirmed they will take part. greece wants to hear from all of its creditors by mid-september. it says it needs 90 percent of them to take part. analysts say if the scheme fails, the whole bailout package could unravel. m in some good news monday, shares on the athens stock exchange skyrocketed, rising by 14% after two of the country's largest lenders announced a

friendly merger deal. shares in the banks themselves rose by 30%. the 7 billion euros tie up would create the country's largest bank and at the same time create an institution more capable of dealing with the problems in the greek banking sector. lenders in the country have come under intense pressure recently from the government and the country's central bank to consolidate of the mounting difficulties in this -- difficulties in the sector stemming from greece's ongoing debt crisis. market action in german shares started the trading week with a strong rally after signs that the global economic recovery is stabilizing and widespread belief that hurricane irene did not hit quite as hard as forecast. our correspondent said as the summary from frankfurt. >> fear of a recession -- yes, it is still alive. and fear of further cuts also in the financial markets. in spite of that, share prices also went up. ben bernanke one of the reasons they did because the head of the

u.s. that is not promising further aid for the ailing u.s. economy, but he is keeping the hope alive that it will, if it becomes necessary -- that it will, -- that it will come if it becomes necessary if your insurance companies among the leading gainers. heavyweights in the deaths here at this because hurricane irene do damage in new york, for example, but not as much as people had feared -- heavyweights in the dax. >> germany's benchmark dax ended the day up. ending the session at 2239 points. in new york, the market they're shutting down at the top of the hour of europe also marking good, solid gains. on currency markets, the euro trading at this hour at the value of $1.4507.

the italian energy giant wants to get back to business as usual in libya. it is ramping up oil and gas operations after signing an agreement with the rebel national transitional council. the extensive damage means it could take 18 months for production to return to normal. it has scaled back operations in libya as the security situation worsens. it was the largest foreign oil for a loser in libya before the conflict began in february. >> the look at business. now, back over to brand. 9 people are dead after a landslide triggered by heavy rains in eastern uganda. officials say mud swept away homes and very entire families, including six children. rescue workers are still searching for survivors in the district about 270 kilometers from the capital. they expect the death toll to rise. last year, they would be settled

peoples in areas prone to landslides' falling when the killing 300 people. tropical storm irene has lost its punch, but it is still wreaking havoc after pushing into canada. more than 250,000 people have lost power in quebec and new brunswick. cleanup operations are now under way along the u.s. eastern seaboard from north carolina to vermont. damage was not as bad as expected in new york city, but millions of households are still without power. irene is expected to rack up billions in damages. the storm left at least 21 people dead in the u.s.. though it is in mexico as the five men in connection with last week's attack on the casino in the city of monterey. suspects are believed to be members of tozetas drug cartel, one of the most brutal in the

country -- members of the zetas drug cartel. several armed men burst into the casino from setting a fire that killed 52 people. to sports news now. more drama that the athletics championships in south korea monday. after bolt made a rapid exit from the 100 meters race, there was more controversy in another spring even. >> it was a thrilling race, but the contest did not end there. stripped of his title, officials ruling that he had obstructed china's contested on the final hurdle. the gold medal went to an american. shang moved up to silver. women's 100-meter final delivered excitement without the trauma. gold for the u.s. with a time of

10.9 seconds. kelly ann baptiste pulled off a surprise to win a bronze for tobago. to be a tense when needed to clear 5 meters 90, and left to clinch the gold. it took three tries for cuba's contestant to clear the same height for silver. then the last week's crash of an unmanned russian rocket has put future missions to the international space station on ice. russia's space agency has postpone manned flights to the station for least a month while it carries out safety checks. the rockets remained grounded, and there will be no way to bring crews to the station, which means the station could be left unman after the current crew returns to earth in september. there was a euro crisis of a different kind on a dutch

highway on monday. a bank transport truck apparently lost some of its cash cargo sending bank notes flying on to the road. the motors pulled over to join local efforts to rescue the bureau. some return the cash to authorities. others pocketing the bills before driving away. a fast europe. >> they will probably get it all back here and honest people on the highway. >> stay with us. we will be right back with our "in depth" report. >> you decide what you want to watch. all the images, all the programs, the whole package. dw-tv on the internet. the media center on www.dw-

world.de. >> welcome back, everyone. muammar gaddafi's regime is all but gone. rebels are still encountering pockets of resistance, but most of the country is now under their control here last week, there were celebrations as rebel soldiers came to the capital, tripoli. the humanitarian situation in the city, however, is no reason for joy. we take a look at one neighborhood which has been badly hit by the conflict and

with the human cost of the uprising has been high. >> this was once a thriving district in tripoli, but now, it resembles a ghost town. the buildings there discards of heavy fighting. residents are only gradually emerging to rebuild their neighborhood and their lives. the name means the father of peace, but the people here found themselves in the midst of a war zone. for one day and one night, rebel and pro-gaddafi forces were locked in bitter fighting here. this is how the district looked on friday. the markets engulfed in flames as traders braced to salvage what they could hear the building and many have lost their livelihoods, but they say it was not in vain. >> our market has been bombed, but it is not so bad. it is still on fire, and we have

lost many things, but it was for >> the residents is -- the residents had hoped the fighting would pass them by, but the presence of pro-gaddafi forces quickly turned the district into a battlefield hear rumors soon spread that gaddafi himself, along with a contingent of his soldiers had barricaded themselves in the police station. after 24 hours of fierce fighting, the rebels manage to make their way in. but gaddafi was nowhere to be seen. >> gaddafi soldiers fought with massive brutality. we took 11 prisoners and killed many of their soldiers. the evidence of war crimes gradually coming to light even if the rebels denied being involved in any atrocities.

the dead bodies of what were probably gaddafi loyalists. the rebels were quick to recover their dead and buried him in makeshift graves. sunday, rebel forces made a grim discovery in the abandoned hospital. as many as 200 decomposing bodies were discovered. hospital personnel were forced to wear gas masks. how many more have lost their lives in the conflict? hundreds, maybe even thousands. no one knows for sure. on monday, the inhabitants venture out onto the street as others returned home from exile. this man says there were terrible scenes here. his house was hit by shrapnel, and he says it was a miracle that he and his eight children survived the battle. despite the battle raging just around the corner, his house

escaped more serious damage. they may have escaped death, but their battle for survival continues. the fridge and shelves have been empty for days. there is no food left in the house and nothing to buy in the shops. the family and has nothing to eat today or for tuesday's feast to mark the end of ramadan. e-mail is supposed to be a joyous occasion in the muslim world, but this family has little to mark the celebration. food is so scarce that even the baby may have to go hungry. the mother says she does not have any more milk and the supply of baby food will soon run out. the humanitarian situation in tripoli continues to deteriorate, and in some parts of the city, there's no electricity, no water, no gas, and no food, but despite the hardship, many people here are

pleased to be finally rid of gaddafi. with the city now in rebel hands, the last remaining flags of gaddafi's libya are being pulled down and replaced by the colors of the victorious rebels. >> the national transitional council is the body which is attempting to govern post- gaddafi libya. the council has been recognized as the legitimate authority by the international community. it faces huge challenges in terms of reconstruction and reconciliation in the country. here now is a look behind the faces on the council. >> the head of the transitional council for the executive and the sort of provisional prime minister. he studied economics and political science in the u.s. under the duffy, he served as the national economic development board, where he promoted liberal market policies. he joined the rebel -- the rebel movement early and is widely respected.

this is the chairman of the ntc and another internationally recognized figure. he was the of the's justice minister before quitting to join the rebels in february this year. human rights groups have acknowledged his stance on prisoners' rights in libya. he said he hopes for a new libya in which all people enjoy the same rights. this man most recently served as that of the's oil minister. he was prime minister from 2003 until 2006. he fled to tunisia in may, a huge blow to the gaddafi regime, saying he could no longer tolerate the relentless bloodshed. he also has studied in the u.s. and has experience in international relations. this man was a human rights lawyer active in libya before the mission. he and others were part of the group that called for a day of rage, one of the first major

demonstrations against muammar gaddafi. >> earlier, we spoke to markets from the german institute for international security affairs. we began by asking what the priorities are for the national transitional council. >> i think there are three main priorities for the next coming weeks and months. first is to provide security and in a wider sense, to provide public order in tripoli as well as the whole country of libya, then people can walk on the streets freely, that they do not have to fear to be -- to face an insurgency in libya, and what i will also subscribe to at this point is the correct treatment of detainees of both sides. the second point is to provide basic services. that means electricity, water, and other public services.

the third point in the third main task is to develop political institutions with a political system in place for the last 40 years, which was characterized by a lack of political institutions and for the next couple of months, the main task force will be to develop political institutions, political parties, and constitutional framework. >> what about some of the former members of gaddafi's regime who are now on the ntc? are they credible? >> some had been part of the gaddafi government until spring of this year. what is now needed is a policy of a facility, meaning that on the one hand, we will see a trial for the heads of the government and the other part of the gaddafi family. on the other hand, the new government has to reach out to those people, the mid-level participants in gaddafi's

regime. otherwise, we would face a situation like 2003 in iraq were those people started the insurgency. >> how important is it to find gaddafi? >> not really in terms of political power, but in terms of justice and for the internal freedom of libya. >> we have to wrap it up there. thank you very much for talking with us. libya emerging from chaos theory that has been the focus of our "in depth" report. as always, thanks for watching. thanks for the company, everyone.