>> live from berlin, this is the journal. a plane has crashed near islamabad's international airport. >> tens of thousands demonstrated in terrier square. >> and the battle for the internet's continues with a german court ruling to block more copyrighted music videos. captioned by the national captioning institute for a plane crash in the pakastani capital of islamabad.

more than 100 are feared dead. >> the boeing 737 was carrying 127 passengers and crew from the southern city of karachi and made its final approach during a thunderstorm. 20 people on a grounder also reported dead. air traffic gave clearance for landing, but lost contact with the plane minutes before it went down. witnesses say the plane was completely destroyed. it is unlikely any survivors will be found. >> for more on this, we are live with our correspondent in just summarized their. i think people are beginning to turn to some of the deeper problems that face the aviation

industry in pakistan. this is the second such disaster in two years. there was another major crash in islamabad, similar to this situation with a plane going down. the airline has had a troubled history. they had to suspend operations at least four times. indeed the only just reopened at the business. people in islamabad questioning the validity -- our people in islamabad questioning the validity of the bad weather being because of this crash? >> in terms of the specifics, we do not know at this stage. yes, the weather was extremely bad. a stormy evening. there was lightning and thunder.

some have even claimed they saw the plane being hit by lightning. aircraft maintenance standards. an international carrier flying extremely elderly, a second hand, fourth hand aircraft from the original -- released from the original owner's. -- owners. i spoke to a senior aviation official in pakistan a few minutes ago, and he told me they were discovering in another incident that they had taken a car tire to an era shot. these are the be -- these are the problems the aviation industry faces. >> john, thank you very much.

european union officials say they will impose more sanctions on syria next week if the u.n. peacekeeping mission is prevented from entering at the country. the cease-fire went into effect last week, but in the absence of observers, it appears to be falling apart. this footage shows a neighborhood in the city up -- of homs. it's the assad regime blocks the mission, france -- if the astonishing blocks the mission, france will limit -- if the a solder bridging blocks commission, france will turn to sanctions. >> tens of thousands of protesters packed tahrir square on friday. date called for members of the mubarak regime to be banned

from the upcoming presidential elections. >> the slogans they are chanting compare and their country -- compare their country to syria. today they are all on the same site. they have gathered to demand the military council step down now. >> we are all here to demand at the end to military will. we feel we have been prevented from accomplishing the revolution's goals for a year and a half. we still suffer from fraud and oppression. >> we came here to celebrate the revolution which we started. the resolution continues. we have to continue the revolution. -- the revolution continues. >> the state bar it several popular candidates from running in presidential elections in

may. they include one saafist leader, as well as omar al-suleyman. also, a candidate from the muslim brotherhood. he called on his supporters to protest on friday in tahrir square. >> for more on this, we're joined by our correspondent in cairo. kareem, do you get a sense that we have heard this before? >> yes, basically in the last month, especially the muslim brotherhood moved away from tahrir square, a move to the parliament. and they did not return to the

streets. in a way, what is happening now, the muslim brotherhood saw that parliament was not taking them very seriously. their main candidate for the presidential election was disqualified. now they are returning back to the streets. what is happening is really some kind of finding a new consensus between the muslim brotherhood and also the liberal groups up at the square. >> you describe what the situation is for the last couple of months. it begs the question -- how likely is it been made a vote is going to be free and fair? -- how likely is it that the may vote is going to be free and fair? >> it is the powers of the

political landscape. namely the islamists are excluded from the presidential elections. that is the main problem. these are the reasons coming from the electoral law, but that means a big part of the political landscape is disqualified. >> alright. thank you very much. >> you are welcome. >> security has been stepped up dramatically in bahrain for the formula one motor racing grand prix. protesters marched on a major highway on friday and demanded the race be cancelled. witnesses on the ground say the government has aggressively crackdown on dissent ahead of the event. >> preparations for the three- day event in bahrain's capital manama are almost complete.

not far from the track, protesters continued to rally. tens of thousands have taken to the streets to demand the release of prisoners and political change. human rights officials have criticized the timing of the race. they say is an attempt to white rushed -- white wash bahrain's reputation. >> what we have are dictators. it is public relations for the ruling elites. >> the government refutes those claims, saying the event makes it easier for critics to make themselves heard. >> the media will be scrutinizing this. they are getting voices, getting their voices out there two journalists who might not have been in the country. >> as for the races, they support the decision, pointing

to the potential benefits. >> i think, sport formula one is a moment where people can see a positive message. to fight for peace, but there's a lot of respect between the parties that are fighting, and this is a message we want to bring to bahrain. >> pro-democracies -- pro- democracy activists have continued to bring their protest. thousands took to the streets of last year to do -- to demand more equality in the sunni-ruled kingdom. >> we will have more on this later in the show. >> france and germany want the european union to toughen border controls to stem the flow of migrants. the interior ministers of both countries say they should have

the right to reinstate border checks. that would affect the 1995 accord. the u.n. interior ministers will meet next week to talk about this a and luxembourg. >> the international monetary fund has a boost in the resources by $140 billion, giving it more fire power to deal with the worsening european debt crisis. the imf head says the potential demand for lending is well in excess of its current resources. the g-20 finance ministers are also meeting on the sidelines in washington. the debt crisis remains the central focus of discussions. >> the eurozone is not out of the danger zone. but the mood was upbeat as the

imf and world bank's spring meetings got underway in washington. >> the financial markets' crisis of confidence in the eurozone has not been completely overcome, but the essential decisions have been made and they are being implemented. the latest measure is to expand the imf's coffers by $400 billion, almost doubling its printing capacity if the crisis intensifies. the fund expects to meet that target. another problem is worrying investors. the head of germany's's central bank explained. >> the eurozone sovereign debt crisis remains the most serious economic risk, but the effect of oil prices is also becoming increasingly into -- is also coming increasingly into focus.

>> is one that sustained high oil prices could trigger a downturn across the global economy. >> meanwhile, germany has continued to ride a wave of good economic news. they can build another holiday surprise. the business confidence index rose to a nine-month high this month the bank economists were expecting a decline. manufacturers in the auto industry were most confident, while those in the retail sector were less bullish. solid corporate earnings prompted investors to buy on the final trading day of the week. we have this from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> again, the better than expected confidence index raised the mood on the frankfurt floor. traders and here know the world economy may cool down, but they

trust the strength of the german economy. a few companies have to do investments, and this should raise the profits of other companies. the dax was also pushed by new corporate numbers. general electric reporting and earnings that were better than expected. this gave a boost to shares, not only in the usa. >> that is from frankfurt. the dax up more than 1%. the eurostoxx 50 also coming in with positive results. across the atlantic, in the late trading, about the 13,000-point level. looking good. >> alright. stay with us. we will have more on that crucial court ruling.

>> do you not hate it when those videos you want to watch are blocked? get ready for more of that.

>> welcome back. we start with bad news for fans of the online via sharing website you to hear in germany. >> a german court ruled that youtube must act to stop users from illegally uploading videos. it ordered youtube to install filters to block content. the court ruled that youtube was responsible for the content on the site, a claim that youtube's owner google disputed. >> he would sometimes get a message that one song was not available, but a few hits down,

they may find the same song. the hamburg court ordered that youtube must remove it videos when it was cleared the permission to apply them had not been granted. >> we consider this a very important victory that this obliges -- that obliges you to to take action. >> -- that obliges you to to take action. >> the court ruled that youtube is and remains a hosting platform as viewed by millions of users and filled with millions of videos. >> the judges ruled youtube will have to respond to without delay. the company has also promised to improve its software to filter out violations. >> you remember the internet video kony 2012 made by an

american a filmmaker. >> the goal was to raise awareness of joseph kony. >> joseph kony remains at large. the child soldiers who recruited in his brutal campaign are still -- >> we hear from one of those children at the center of the video. >> a taxi driver in northern uganda. this was not always a peaceful place. the young man in the back seat is jacob, a former child soldier. 10 years ago, thousands of children saw refuge. they fled their villages fearing they would be killed by one of kony's army. he said he did not want to live

anymore after his brother was killed. >> you do not want to stay on earth? >> russell was shocked and promised he would help jacob bring the killers to justice. the film maker launched a campaign to hunt down the war lord. the controversial message -- the whole world should join the fight. the filmmaker has returned to check up on jacob. since then, jacob has benefited from a scholarship from russell 's aid organization. >> this kid can move. we are not able to keep

anything. >> the rebels left the area several years ago. the ugandan government has criticized the film for giving the impression the country was still at war. others charged the american filmmaker was more interested in a manhunt than helping the victims. then there is the issue of whether the american charity is doing anything for the victim's. we visited invisible children. there are plans for a school. we cannot follow on all the promises, but it would appear the scholarships and the school- building efforts are a valuable contribution. >> there are thousands who benefited from our program. >> night falls. the darkness used to be a time of fear, when children were afraid of being adopted or even killed. jacobs still thinks back to his

traumatic childhood. but the memories no longer dominate his life. now he is studying law. when the weekend is over, dig it will go back to the capital where he is doing -- jacob will go back to the capital where he is doing an internship. >> in france, candidates in the first round of presidential elections are making a last- minute bid to woo voters. the socialist challenger francois hollande is pulling ahead of nicolas sarkozy. sarkozy has focused on austerity efforts. neither candidate is expected to be in the majority. the winner is likely to be determined in a runoff on may 6. where should the lines be drawn when it there are collisions

between sports entertainment and social responsibility? the eurovision song contest will get under way in weeks in azerbaijan. >> protesters seemed to focus on the task at hand rather than the political situation in the countries involved, but they are coming under increasing scrutiny. >> a symbolic protest mixing the tools of war with the trappings of formula one racing. this demonstration in bahrain for human rights began peacefully. the authorities used tear gas to break up. formula one boss eccleston says that no one is protesting against the race itself. its critics say he is taking the

easy way out of the debate. >> i think sport viewers have a social responsibility to. they are citizens of the country. they are not political advocacy groups. but they do not exist in a vacuum, either. >> bahrain is not the only country with human rights problems that is hosting a high- profile event. the upcoming eurovision song contest has put the spotlight on azerbaijan. yet the event is also drawing attention to the plight of dissidents at their. without the song contest, they would go largely ignored. >> i know from my own experience in azerbaijan the authorities are very sensitive to publicity, but they consider very carefully how to react to with. it does have some impact when

public attention is focused on the country. >> but can big sporting and cultural events help improve human rights in host countries? a so-called bridge building effect was one of the great hopes for the 2008 olympic games in beijing. four years later, those hopes are dashed. >> athletes to take part probably try to tell themselves the same thing. but it does not really exist. it sounds logical, but it is not -- it is all for show. those involved act as if their presence improves the human rights situation. but it usually gets worse afterwards. >> the awarding of the fifa world cup finals to russia has

also come under criticism. there are fears the authorities will crack down on dissidents before the games begin. >> ok, somewhat less controversially, the german league title could be sealed on saturday with an eight-point lead. another victory was secure the title for the second year run. -- would secure the title for the second year run. >> the excitement is mounting. that seem -- the team's colors are on display everywhere. fans are confident they will make easy work of the games this weekend. a dedicated fan, he never misses a game. manuel said as it is the calm before the storm. >> everyone is at a fever pitch. the team had an incredible run.

i think people want to make sure they are fit for saturday said they can become the german champions again. >> if it is like last year, they will be standing on the windowsills in the bar. we really partied. >> the party is expected to spell out on the streets. manuel shows us the square. this is how it looked a year ago. thousands poured simultaneously into the streets to celebrate before beginning a victory parade through the city. the fans are hoping for deja vu. many will be dressed for the occasion. >> i am quoting myself. yes, i am looking forward to a -- i am looking forward to it. as a fan, it is hamas.

it will be absolutely crazy here. -- as a fan, it is a must. >> even if they do not manage it this weekend, chances are the team will take the title, and eventually. >> good dancing, steve. >> it is friday night. >> that is all for now. we will see you again at the top of the our. >> for more information -- www.dw.de.

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