>> you are watching "the journal" here on dw-tv. in paris, an international plan to build a new libya as muammar gaddafi calls for his people to send the country up in flames. >> the budget deficit is coming

in at a three-year low. >> the biggest art forgeries scam in decades lands in a german court room. like a ghost from a very dark past, the voice of muammar gaddafi was broadcast on television today. he is still in hiding calling for his countrymen to fight the rebels and set the nation on fire. the entire world is talking about a pose gaddafi -- a post gaddafi libya. our coverage begins from paris. >> 60 nations came together to chart a course for libya. president sarkozy hosted the conference and said that the

military intervention had saved thousands of lives. chancellor angela merkel says that they will unfreeze the billion euros of the assets. the british prime minister pledged help to bring those guilty of war crimes to justice and promised that the world would help libyans rebuild their country. >> enormous difficulties lie ahead but libyans are showing the world to their courage, their spirit, and their resilience. they are coming together to tackle shortages of water and power. >> of britain has returned 160 million euros worth of libyan money. >> we need to get access to our frozen funds everywhere. we need the international community to support us by

lifting sanctions on our vital functions like the airports and the banking facilities. >> rebels on the road to gaddafi's hometown. for now, the fighting has stopped. they have given the loyalists and that the week to negotiate their surrender. in a defiant message, gaddafi pledged to keep fighting and warned that libya would go up in flames. course we want to go to paris. good evening to you, dave. give us details about what was agreed upon at the conference in paris. >> the bottom line is $15 billion will be released.

they will be released so that the former -- will change the name. >> the war is not over yet. libya has tribal tensions to deal with. would you say that libya is ready for these billions of dollars in aid we are talking about? >> let's hope they will find something to do. what they were talking about is the war not being over for president gaddafi. he is still on the loose. there rebels were very clear that they wanted to take responsibility for themselves. they are not relying on outside intervention. they're grateful that the u.n. secretary general did offered to send a u.n. mission to help

them. >> many people are asking why does. oil-rich country like libya need all of this? close all of the funds that the country has were moved abroad by gaddafi regime. they don't actually have any budget at the moment. even basic things like civil service and salaries. people are hungry and sick. about $1.5 billion was flown into the country in the form of cash. obviously, this is not adequate to run an economy with this many people. >> thank you. a major leak ek wikileaks, they said that thousands of an edited

american diplomatic cables have been released after a security breach. the names of informants and sources who supplied information have been published. the platform has blamed one of their media partners for publishing the description password. >> one of the videos released shows how u.s. forces opened fire on iraqi civilians and this caused a public outcry. then came 250,000 american diplomatic cables. the website was to show that this was a more open place. many u.s. documents are floating around the internet now. >> this batch of documents was copied by staff and then was distributed by an known channels. this was copied several times so

direct control was lost. >> that was not in itself a major problem. the documents were protected by password. wikileaks accuses a journalist working for the guardian of publishing the password. this endangered the lives of informants. >> and they certainly should not have given of the password to a journalist or these had a time limit on the password. there were two astonishing mistakes that should not have been made. >> the guardian denies responsibility. potential informants might be too frightened to tipoff authorities. >> a sign that germany is winning over eurozone members when it comes to strict limits of that spending. the portuguese prime minister was in berlin on thursday to

meet with their german chancellor. he said he supports her call for legislation creating a debt ceiling. >> portugal has been struggling to gain traction. the prime minister has been to berlin. the economy is expected to return to growth next year. the chancellor was clear about what she expects. >> i'm glad that the prime minister is open to implementing new that breaks. we want to make sure that they have done with they pledged to do. >> the prime minister must win the debt limit argument with the opposition back home. he would like to introduce a wealth tax and push ahead with the privatization.

>> this will be a major structural package of reforms. this is a process that we shall be implementing. >> they agreed the structural differences needed to be overcome not just in terms of economic strength but in terms of taxes as well. >> we have some good news about germany plus deficit. >> the statistics office says that the budget came in at just 0.6% of gdp. that is the lowest level in three years. the government says that the full year will be one and a half percent. >> factories in germany are working at full steam. businesses say they're having trouble filling the orders on their books and the income is rolling in. so our tax revenues. they are bolstering the budget.

the deficit for the first six months came in at 6/10% of gdp. this requires the members to hold their deficits to 3% of gdp or less. germany hit or overshot this market 2009 and in 2010. now they're projecting a deficit target of 1.5% of gdp this year. the forecast minister forecast they will stop making new jet in 2016. >> the head of a creek budget watchdog has resigned after it warned the country's massive debt is out of control. the warning came just as greek officials said critical talks with creditors. they have said that athens is

likely to overshoot this year. the finance minister had some strong words and said that the claim had no legitimate foundation. new months, new terms, that is what many traders were hoping on the first of september. >> the month of august is over with huge losses and lots of turbulence. now, the dax is continuing to lose and continuing to go up and down, sometimes going up and in the end losing. people here worried about the state of the economy, for example the industry and the eurozone. u.s. authorities are trying to block the sale of the u.s.

mobile unit. analysts have said it is not as bad as the outset. the company would like to fight the decision. >> let's take a look at the numbers beginning in frankfurt where the german index closed the day down the euro stoxx 50 ended up. across the atlantic, the dow jones industrial is in negative territory. the euro is trading for one u.s. $40 2 cents. -- $1.42. saab is seeking funding. they do not have made plans -- their plants in western sweden

are at a standstill. they were saved from bankruptcy two years ago when they were purchased from general motors. the europe -- the biggest consumer electronics show in europe gets under way. media representatives were given a chance to visit the fair earlier today. this is bigger than ever before with more than 1400 exhibitors focusing on television sets and flat screens but also internet radio and the latest tablet computers which are set to change the lifestyle of millions. >> traveling computers rule the roost at this conference. they are betting it will be the future. light switches could be a thing of the past. deutsche telekom is connecting

household appliances to the internet. >> it gives some security because you can check away from home a few turned off the iron. it means that i can switch the heating on before i get there and i can save energy and money by putting the washing machine on when it is the cheapest. >> samsung is preparing its electronic products for a future that is known as network living. people know who is coming through their front door thanks to their smart phone. >> year girlfriend has a smart phone, so do you. when you step inside, they have created an individualized sarandon. your favorite music can be running. you're part of this personalized.

-- your apartment is personalized. >> tablets or smart phones could be running televisions as well. >> more news now. >> the biggest art forgery trial has started in the city of cologne. four people are accused of selling fake early 20th-century works. they said that they had rediscovered paintings that were stolen from the nazis. we will have a look at art forgery coming up later in the show. let's switch gears now to sports. the u.s. is preparing to take on coaster rica in an international that marks the second game for the new coach. the matches only a friendly.

he is trying to show his german winning ways can work just as well with the kicks of americans. >> a chance for -- to get to know his players and a chance for the players to hear the master plan. the german soccer legend is clearly relishing the challenge. >> this is certainly a fascinating role and this is fun working with these guys because they're all curious. they're all willing to listen and every individual situation, they are all looking to make the next up. >> would like to strike a balance between young talent and experience. donovan is the most experienced player with 137 caps and 46 goals. the team is off to a promising

start. >> we're trying to improve individually, that is what is going on. >> the team is ambitious but they're only ranked 28th in the world. a lot of hard work lies ahead. >> we will be back with our report. >> don't go away.

>> welcome back, everyone. in the world of art collecting, things are not always as they appear. the biggest art for jury trial in german history opened thursday. the four defendants are charged with forging and selling copies of long-lost paintings by famous artists. it seems a gain of forgers

funneled up to 50 counterfeit paintings on to the market. the operation was not explosion astonished exposed until an auction house sold what was believed to be a painting by the painter -- only then did the experts inspect the painting and discover it was a fake. that sparked the investigation was revealed that several other auction houses had fallen for the fake pieces of art. >> it was one detail that uncovered the forgeries. this sticker suggests it belonged to a famous jewish collector. it was supposed to verify its authenticity. it had the opposite effect. >> i have never come across this label. they would have never portrayed

himself as such a fool. >> that was the first clue. then experts discovered it contained titanium white, a color that did not exist when the painting was covered. they knew that the picture was a fake. as many as 50 other works by expressionists turned out to be forgeries. they were put on the market by two women claiming to have inherited them from their grandfather. the experts and buyers of believed their stories. the paintings were sold at a leading auction houses for record prices causing millions in damages. >> we were all too. christie's in london, notable galleries in paris, even the famous art expert who examined three pictures from this collection that we incidently

didn't sell all believed that the paintings were real and were totally deceived. >> although they did exist, it seems that he never had an art collection. it is incomprehensible that no one noticed this fact. >> they pick out a grandfather from a family who had nothing to do with art. he never collected and the artwork. there has never been this kind of collection. >> it took me two phone calls to discover that. someone could have sounded out as well. >> it seems clear that the husband of one of the two women produced the fortress which for copies of paintings that the artist did take the word missing for decades. the forger and his accomplices face trial in what will certainly be the first in a series of trials involving the

fake art collection. >> art experts estimate that 40%-60% of artworks on the market are counterfeit. this applies not just to pay dues but also sculpture. it is becoming more and more important to have people who can distinguish the fakes from the real thing. we caught up with two specialists they shared some of their secrets with us. >> the place, berlin. the name -- she's examining an old oil painting for a client to see if it might be a forgery. her investigative skills are more and more in demand. >> when you have a booming art market with people investing, then the counterfeit market will soon as well. >> the market is booming and

prices are shooting up. records are constantly being broken and the price tag along raises eyebrows. -- is an art restorer. she is sought after by private individuals as well as museums. she says her best weapon is your eye for detail. >> i look at the front but you can tell a lot from the back of the painting. what is the structure of the canvas? are there stickers in the back? look at the brush stroke and the signature. is it too high or too low? >> she conducts the next part with a microscope. cracks in the paint say a great deal about the age and the origin of the painting and are extremely difficult to fake.

this painting appears to be authentic. they acknowledge to what the limits are. >> even an expert who has years of experience working at paintings can be fooled by a forgery if it is good enough. that is what the technological methods are important. -- that is why the technological methods are important. "she recommends that we pay a visit to the renowned -- institute in munich. they have successfully exposed forgers. there, we meet an expert in -- one of her most important tools is x-ray imaging. >> with forgeries, we can find the remains of older paintings that might not have been removed.

often you see evidence that older layers of paint were scraped away with a knife. >> they have shaken the art world over and over again. no artist is immune. possibly the most famous case was a man in a golden helmet. x-rays revealed preliminary sketches. often, x rays are not enough. then, they test the paint, often a valuable clue to whether the painting was genuine. >> our knowledge has reached a level where we know the talented artist of every time used all the way back to ancient times. unfortunately, one problem is that there are very few pigments that they stop using. >> she shows as a fascinating collection of paints.

they have been collecting old and new pigments that they used to make direct comparisons. they also have a scanning electron microscope which provides a cross-section of the various layers of paint. clearly visible on the computer screen are blue-green oil paint and a layer of red. the painting includes pigments that the artist could not have had access to and it is exposed as a forgery. >> the last that is to collate all the findings and interpret what they mean. in the best case, it would be that we have no doubts about the authenticity of the painting. >> often the experts reach another conclusion, in museums, galleries, auctions. they say that we are often founded by forgeries and it

might take centuries before they are exposed. >> forging masterpieces, that has been the focus of our report. thank you, we will look at the latest headlines.