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>> you are watching "the journal." here are the headlines this hour. the man accused of killing two u.s. soldiers at the frankfurt airport says he is sorry. who is on board for shoring up the euro against more debt disasters? george clooney opens the venice film festival with his new film, "the ides of march." it was the first islamist terror attack on german soil and the man accused of the crime said he did it. he confessed to shooting and killing two u.s. soldiers back in march. he said he had been influenced

by radical islamic propaganda on the internet. >> crowds lined up to attend the trial in frankfurt. public interest was so great that the court had to increase security. the 21-year-old was born in kosovo and was living in frankfurt when he shot at the u.s. military. he was charged with two counts of murder and three of attempted murder. at the start of the hearing, he made a confession and apologize. >> t thinks it is important to tell the court that he does not wish to be seen as a champion of jihadi or pete looked up to by anyone who believes in jihad. >> investigators say that he was influenced by islam this

propaganda on the internet. he intended to kill as many soldiers as possible. the troops were on their way to afghanistan. >> of the alarming aspect of this case is then a young man who until about two years ago had lived an inconspicuous life and was not known to security officials was increasingly radicalized that from one. to the next he was able to carry out this attack. >> he could face a sentence of life imprisonment. >> the entire country is on hold in libya waiting to see of troops loyal to muammar gaddafi will surrender by saturday. that is the deadline that rebel forces have given them. they began to celebrate the end of the fasting month of ramadan. there is more reason than ever

to celebrate. >> it is a special day in tripoli. the libyans are breaking their fast to mark the end of ramadan. this year, the festivities have taken on a different meaning. tens of thousands gathered to revel in their hard-won freedom. >> this is perfect. we have two celebrations, the celebration of happiness after we got rid of the tyrant. >> we have been waiting for this for over four decades and now it is here. look at the libyan people thanking god for the day we have been waiting for. >> this is a reminder that the war is not over yet.

troops loyal to former leader muammar gaddafi are fighting in three towns. they are showing no signs of surrender in. for many libyans, all that remains for the time being at least is to pray that the conflict will soon be over. >> syria's last ally appears to be losing patience. iranian officials held talks with syrian opposition leaders in paris. this came after tehran said they must address the legitimate demands of the people. russia has joined the country's calling for president assad to halt the bloodshed. in syria, the protests continue and the harsh crackdown. these pictures are said to show

a demonstration. there are reports of troops rating people's homes. an explosion in pakistan in the southwest has killed at least 11 people and injured more than 20. the suspected bombing took place in a parking lot of a shi'a mosque in the provincial capital. people were leaving after prayers when the explosion took place. no group has claimed responsibility. whenever a month has 31 days, this is now a day of protest and cities across russia. demonstrators wanted to draw attention to article 31 of the russian constitution that is meant to guarantee freedom of assembly. the police moved in to break up the protest. they were attempting to hold a sit-down protest.

they called for free and fair parliamentary elections. police arrested more than 35 people. the cabinet is on board but will parliament follow suit? on wednesday, angela merkel's cabinet propose strengthening the bailout fund. next month, the german parliament will vote on the measure and that could be a problem. some members of her conservative party say that they will vote against the plan. >> the finance minister is aware of the increase risk that germany will be exposed to when berlin ups its stake in the rescue fund. so far, the german contribution has been in the form of guarantees but that could change if the fund helps to recapitalize. >> ultimately, it is about taxpayers' money. this is a decision that needs to be taken in parliament, not in

the back rooms of brussels or berlin. >> some have threatened to vote against the fund. this could leave the government depended on votes from the opposition. they are looking for parliament to have a future state in bailouts. -- a future say in bailouts. >> the proposals need to be drawn out said they guaranteed the decision rule parliament which is adequately take it is a consideration. secondly, that the fund be effective. >> the lawmakers called for having more influence over the deployment of the bailout fund and is expected to be upheld by the german constitutional court next week. >> steve is here to tell us about a deal that is not being put through, so to speak. >> the u.s. competition council is blocking at&t + $39 billion takeover of two mobile.

they have said that the combination would hurt competition and likely lead to higher prices for customers. shares of t mobil's parent company plunged on the news. this would have created a giant in mobile telephony that at&t argued would provide better service to more of the u.s. market. the justice department said there would be less pressure on the few large players left to keep prices down and improve service. at&t is pursuing efforts to rescue the merger. while european markets suffer markets for the month as a whole, shares did rally on the last day of august. the one german exception, deutsche telekom. >> the ceo has a problem, that is what a trader said.

telekom shares nose dive with a drop of 8%. this is the only sure that was losing. what you do now in the u.s.? invest? one decided for a sale but that does not seem possible now. many questions remain. all of the other shares in the dax gained the month is very very black. this is the worst in the number of years. there was fears over the worsening of the debt crisis and of the recession in the u.s. >> we can stay in frankfurt for a closer look at the closer numbers. but the german benchmark finished the session 2.5% higher. the euro stoxx 50 closed up by 2.8%. in new york, things fizzled out

towards the end. it managed to finish half a percent higher. the euro trading at this hour at a value of one u.s. $43 cents. the portuguese prime minister says that his government is ready to adopt debt limits in this constitution. that is in line with a call from german chancellor angela merkel for such measures to end the debt crisis. the portuguese prime minister is said to meet with angela merkel on thursday. there will be higher taxes on the wealthy, also on taxes made by real estate sales. public payrolls will be cut. these are in line with commitments made in return for a $78 billion imf and eu bailout. german unemployment fell in august for a 26 straight month as hiring held up despite

continued concerns about the eurozone debt crisis and the recent turmoil on the equity market. the german rate held at 7%. >> besides the usual boost in summer construction work, the german labor market has remained stable. most employers postponed any hiring and firing at this time of the year. some 2,945,000 people were unemployed in august with an overall rate of 7%. this is a welcome sign that the german economy is in good shape. >> for the moment, it is not as dynamic as it was. it is not as overwhelming as it was a few months ago but the economy is looking good with solid orders. the problem is finding enough qualified personnel. >> some 200,000 more people were employed in august compared to

last year. analysts expect the current slowdown to stifle any further improvement in the unemployment figures in the coming months. >> light pole manufactures -- claim that it is just a coincidence that prices for the new energy-saving variety of bowls are due to increased by 25% just as the last of the 60 what traditional palms are being phased out in europe. consumers are skeptical and now responding in their own way. >> many people still find a standard like uphold more attractive and is much cheaper than the energy-saving variety. because the old version disappears from stores on september 1st, european consumers are now supporting them. the higher prices are caused by

higher production costs. the materials to make the lamps are 8 times more expensive. they can take comfort in the knowledge that they use less energy. >> grab some popcorn, time to go to the movies. >> the venice film festival opened with the premier of george clooney lost the "bites of march." this explore is the dirty side of politics. >> george clooney has won an academy award as an actor but he has been nominated for many as a director. the critics have high hopes for this movie at the venice film festival. george clooney was in good spirits when he talked about his work. >> i enjoyed directed myself.

i thought you were really good in that, thank you. >> his character is running in a presidential primary. he and his press attache a merger as morally ambiguous figures. george clooney has lots of praise for the real-life president. >> there is a guy in office who is smarter than almost anyone you know and who was nicer and who has more compassion than almost anyone you know. he has having an impossible time governing. "clooney says this film is not political, the issues are the same everywhere. >> it is that time of year when the residents of -- in eastern spain painted town red with tomatoes. yes, it is see world famous

festival which means tens of thousands of people are hitting each other with tomatoes. most people seem to be enjoying themselves. that is except for the security guards, they got themselves in the crossfire. a star it is born and they don't have judy garland on their mind. -- has delivered the first animation made of still images showing the birth of a star. this is when clouts generate gravity and turn themselves into a sun. take a look. >> the images are nothing short of sensational. they illustrate the life of a star in detail. the time lapse shows the young stars emitting high-speed jets

of gas into space. the space telescope has taken the still images over two decades. astronomers have matched them up in sequences so that they can study the processes involved. the images allow them to appreciate the speed at which they spew out gases out into space. up until now, scientists had simulated processes like these are computers or but they offer them a new way of the formation of stars like at our own sun some four and a half billion years ago. >> and we'll come back down to earth and talk about no horn of africa facing the famine. that will be our report in a minute.

>> almost 1 billion people suffer from chronic conagra. the irony is that half of them are foreigners. under only makes headlines when there's a crisis, for example, in the horn of africa where they have had the worst drought in 60 years. the famine raises the question, how do we ensure that everyone has enough to eat every day? we look at ethiopia, a country where half of the population is undernourished. we visit the fertile lands in the country where farmers grow produce for domestic consumption. first we go to where land has been leased to foreign countries. some say that foreign investment in land creates opportunities for local farmers. >> it is one thing that the

ethiopian economy has in abundance, cheap labor. it is attracting international investors. there also drawn by the fertile agricultural lands that can be leased for rock-bottom prices. many are investing here, angry business is big business. the biggest business of all is an indian multinational. you're in the far west, the company aims to lease up to 100,000 hectares in the next few years. >> we will be working on the land. we are planting about 15,000 hectares. >> these fields are a testing

ground. one day, this could be a 300,000 hectare farm. this is an area bigger than luxembourg and all for under one euro per hectare per year. 20,000 people could be employed here soon. the labor pays the equivalent of 1 euros and 20 cents a day. some workers look earn less than that. and they have to pay for their own food and drink while in the fields. >> i am working here -- delong >> this farmer says that if he has to buy his own food and bred, it will cost him up to 15 -- per day. the land was previously unused and for many here, any job is better than no job. prices on the global market will dictate how much of the food

produced year will actually stay in ethiopia. when evidence up, the operating company believes that the ethiopian farmers will benefit from the indian investments. >> when we are into large-scale production, the biggest players and marketing are likely to come. also small farmers can also often at get reduced to those marketing agents. we have created this for the entire agricultural community. >> the ethiopian highlands, 600 kilometers away and a world away from international agribusiness and the glow will food markets. for farmers here, it is a struggle to get their products to the nearby town. -- 600 kilometers away from the

agribusiness and the global food markets. most farmers work a single hectare of land. it is the high lynde fields, not the mega farms, which feed the country. analysts say they are in decline. >> the main problem is that these five areas are quite densely populated. over time, people have moved to the slopes. over the long term, that depletes the facility of the soil and the hillsides become more vulnerable to erosion by heavy rainfall. >> the damage is being done. it is estimated that a russian claims 30,000 hectares of arable land every year in ethiopia. experts of the german development agency are devising farmers on how to tackle the problem.

in a pilot project, simple measures have brought about big improvements like planting crops perpendicular to the slope, planting more trees, and crop rotation. >> the success is due to the fact we're using campos to fertilize. planting perpendicular to the slope prevents soil and nutrients being washed away. third, we are getting better feeds. that has increased our farming 50%. >> there are plans to implement projects like this on a much wider scale. that will make ethiopia's food supply more stable. that will not be enough to stop the recurring food shortages. >> for the european union commissioner for foreign aid has examined the region to see what has happened.

the eu has provided emergency aid but they're also looking at long-term solutions. >> these refugees have made it to a camp but they have lost everything they had. they are forced to flee the drought. the european humanitarian aid commission recently visited the camp to assess the situation. >> it was terrible to see families who had walked for 25 days to get help. i talked to one of them and when i asked them how they felt, they said that we felt lucky because all of our children are with us and our neighbors lost -- on the road. >> this is the worst famine in 60 years. a child dies of hunger every six minutes. within 12 million people face starvation.

the european union has earmarked 160 million euros in aid. >> this is going to get worse before it gets better. we have not yet seen the end of the dry season and even when the rains return, they would leave behind destitute families and kids who never recovered. >> the eu has pledged more help for the hundreds of thousands of refugees. long-term, they agree they need to find a way to prevent this kind of famine. >> evenly comes to disaster aid, we are seeking to preempt the situation as much as possible. we are building small reservoirs and water storage facilities. >> the opinion is supporting a number of these projects in the board of africa. they also aim to soften the impact of climate change. >> we have already made the

decision that up to 10% of our budget goes for -- in highly vulnerable areas. the more we do to bring down risks, you have to be at the future. >> the eu is pledging more money for long-term projects to help the next generation, on the horn of africa survive without having to depend on the external aid. >> the horn of africa facing the famine. that has been the focus of our in-depth report. thank you for watching and thank you for the company, everyone.