>> live from berlin, this is your world news. >> thanks for joining us. our headlines for you at this hour. >> 524, the no's, 43. >> the british argument votes to join the military campaign against the islamic state in iraq. syria will not be a target. we will go to our correspondent in london. >> the united states says the fight is just beginning. the pentagon wants to train syrian rebels. >> and take a good look at one of the greatest treasures of the ancient world. we will tell you why it will go under wraps for a long time.

european governments from london to copenhagen are joining the u.s. campaign against islamic state. >> the british parliament approved the plan for airstrikes in a rack, but not in syria. denmark and the netherlands will do the same. >> david cameron says islamic state poses a threat to the nation and he said this is a battle that will not the short. -- e be short. >> 524 votes for the airstrikes, 43 against. the parliament is clearly in favor of launching attacks in iraq. the vote is a victory for david cameron who had called for a

special parliamentary session. polls show the public also supports the planned airstrikes on i.s. militants. >> if we don't, we are a target ourselves. >> it will only get worse. it has to be nipped in the bud, i think. >> he said the fight against i.s. would take years. but it was britain possible duty to stop them from advancing further. >> this is not a threat on the far side of the world. we will face a terrorist caliphate on the shores of the mediterranean and bordering a nato member with a declared and proven determination to attack our country and our people. >> the motion was also backed by a large part of the opposition, including ed miller band. some voice to their doubts. >> will that be effective in destroying isis?

looks with the house of commons agreed to, iraq, afghanistan, libya, none are success stories. >> some conservatives have criticized the decision. they are calling for airstrikes in syria, too. but cameron excluded that, and the use of ground troops to fight i.s. now the parliament has given its approval, the first royal air force fighter jets could be heading for iraq as early as this weekend. >> we want to go to our correspondent now who is standing by in london. good evening. overwhelming support in parliament. was this debate, where they more of a formality? >> it was pretty much a foregone conclusion. the majority, you do not see a majority like that very often. the numbers were overwhelming because the groundwork had been done in advance.

the prime minister told the house of commons isis, the islamic state, which as ban ki-moon has pointed out, is neither islamic or a state, they were guilty of staggering brutality. the headings, crucifixions, rape as a weapon. the slaughter of children. all things that along in the dark ages and members of parliament in london agreed with him. one veteran minister pointed out this was symbolic, only six aircraft are involved. it was an important statement. they are only going to attack isis in northern iraq. they're not going to go to syria . >> this was an important vote, but the ghosts of 2003 and the invasion of iraq were in those chambers right behind you.

>> yeah, they were. even more so, the vote against airstrikes against assad regime in syria last summer, which was a reflection of jitters over the invasion of iraq in 2003. there was no question of airstrikes against syria for that reason because britain drew back from them last summer and so did the obama administration in washington. david cameron told mp's if necessary, if there is a massive humanitarian crisis in syria, which is some believe there is, he would order airstrikes and come back to parliament to get their backing for that afterward. >> no strikes in syria right now and we have been told by cameron there will be no boots on the ground. do the british people believe that? >> i think they do. certainly as far as boots on the

ground. the plan for the airstrikes is to support iraqi troops. the problem with that policy is the iraqi is useless and riddled with corruption. thae kurds show little appetite for any kind of offensive action deeper into iraq. as far as air strikes against syria, there is skepticism there could be some kind of mission creep between iraq and syria, the border is pretty much nonexistent. so as far as i.s. is concerned, it is nonexistent so why not attack syria as well? >> the story in london, thank you very much. >> earlier on friday, the united states" mission allies once again launched airstrikes in syria. >> the target, oil refineries controlled by islamic state. one of the central sources of income for the organization.

>> the george h.w. bush stationed in the persian gulf. some of the airplanes that struck targets in iraq took off from here. the strikes oil facilities to cut off the source of funding for islamic states. >> no one is under any illusions, under any illusions, airstrikes alone will destroy isil. they are one element of our broader comprehensive campaign against i so. the campaign that has diplomatic, and other military components. >> the us-led air strikes were criticized by russia. >> the war on terrorism is very important, but it must be waged within the framework of international law. as of islamic states spreads, thousands of people are fleeing

syria. 1.5 million are in turkey, which is struggling to cope. >> we have invited all states, civil society, international community, we have appealed to all states to relax visas. let syrians reunite with their family. >> the people have managed to escape the war in the homeland, but they have no idea what will happen to them next. >> the first shipment of weapons frm germany year marked for the battle against islamic state have arrived in iraq. >> they will be turned over to kurdish fighters to help them push back i.s. >> no one can guarantee that some of those weapons will not fall into the hands of the kurdistan workers party, which has been fighting alongside the units. >> that is a problem because for the united states, the pkk is a

banned terrorist organization. that could change, are they fighters, friends, or phyllis? >> thousands protesting in berlin, calling on germany to lift its 20 year ban on the kurdistan workers party, the pkk. it is considered a terrorist organization by the eu and u.s. since the 1970's, they have fought for an independent kurdish state. in turkey it has cost 45,000 lives. in 1990's, pkk followers attacked consulates and travel agencies. the group has since sworn off such attacks. it is now engaged in the battle against islamic state jihadists. >> the pkk plays a central role.

the kurdish fighters in northern syria are an offshoot. in the mountains in iraq, it was pkk from the party's central office who shielded the minority in the retreat and escape from the region. >> unlike the pkk, another group, the peshmerga, have received to german weapons to help against i.s. critics question of the groups are working together and whether the pkk could misuse the weapons. on the other hand, the pkk's fighters could wipe out i.s. for the west, it poses a dilemma. >> if an organization is listed as a terrorist group, that prevents countries from working with him. for european organizations, the pkk poses problems on the national level in different countries. also in terms of international relations. >> if countries like germany

legalize the pkk, as demonstrators demand, the move could anger nato partner turkey. for now, the pkk remains on the terror list, no matter how much their help may be needed in fighting i.s. jihadists. >> there is growing pressure on countries around the world, especially in europe, to prevent citizens from making their way to iraq or syria enjoying as foreign fighters. >> in germany there are plans to strip germans of citizenship if they have joined i.s. >> the number of germany islamist fighters is on the rise. security experts say it is too easy for fighters to travel to war zones and return into the country. the german government now wants to take tougher actions and revoke passports belonging to german i.s. fighters. >> it would mean they no longer have german citizenship.

they would lose their right of return into the country. >> most i.s. recruits are recruited through networks. the government is exploring whether public declarations of support for i.s. could be a criminal offense. there are many i.s. fighters from other western countries here that is why the un security council has urged all nations to prevent the recruitment and travel of foreign militants. >> we stand behind the security council resolution and consider it binding. this puts pressure on germany to drop the necessary legislation. >> it is estimated 150 i.s. fighters have returned to germany. that has raised fears of terror attacks in the country. >> so there we have the jihadists from europe headed to join islamic state. >> and hundreds of thousands of

syrians and iraqis are moving in the opposite direction, fleeing to escape the terror of i.s. >> 16,000 syrians applied for asylum in germany. here is part of their story. >> omar and his family left everything behind when they fled syria. their journey took weeks. they reached germany in june and are living in a refugee center. >> we had no choice. all of the killing, the bodies, the constant fear, i want to spare my children all of that. so we made the dangerous journey. >> the majority of refugees currently arriving in germany are from syria. those numbers show no sign of decreasing. in leipzig, accommodations are filling up. the refugee council says german authorities are quick to provide

syrian refugees with residence documents, but once they get the papers, they are often left to fend for themselves. >> when they leave the housing, they also leave the benefits and social support system. they have not learned enough german to be able to cope with everyday life. >> aid organizations say more help should be available for people with refugee status. omar and his family are recognized as refugees. in a few weeks, they will have to face like in germany on the road. -- on their own. >> to hong kong's now where protesters have broken into the main government compound. >> dozens of activists climbed into a courtyard outside of the government offices. police used pepper's ray tube or a cup the demonstration. -- used pepper spray to break up the demonstration. students have been demanding democratic reform. >> stay with us.

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>> welcome back. the international community is fighting the ebola epidemic in west africa on several fronts. >> governments and scientists are mobilizing to get control over the out rate which threatens to destabilize sierra leone and guinea, which are the most fragile economies. >> the president of the world bank has warned it could cause a potential meltdown in africa. >> u.s. health officials warned there could be more than one million cases by the beginning of next year. the world community is racing to halt the epidemic in west africa. >> i went back to the board and asked them to double our commitment. we will now be committing 400 million dollars to the response. >> according to the world health organization, liberia needs 1500 additional bed to treat ebola

patients. workers are building more hospitals. this 200 bed facility may be ready in two weeks, the weather permitting. two german ngos are providing supplies to build and i show relation center. the german -- and isolation center. it is just a start. >> the surgical board, which will be set up as not going to be put together with just four and have tons of equipment. so this is just the beginning of comprehensive aid for africa. >> germany is also planning to send soldiers and four military transport airplanes. drugs are needed. scientists in england are fast tracking an experimental vaccine

which began clinical testing a few days ago. >> this is a remarkable vaccine trial. a month ago we had no idea it existed. or was going to be available for clinical testing. >> so far, the virus has killed 70% of those infected. some strains have fatality rates as high as 90%. contracting ebola is not necessarily a death sentence. the third patient treated in the united states has been declared free of the virus. he contracted the virus in liberia and was treated at a hospital in the u.s. state of nebraska. >> thousands of people here and around the nation, even around the world, have been praying for me. those prayers have been answered. >> world leaders and international organizations have been criticized for their slow response. now a coordinated international effort seems to be gathering steam. >> no one knows better about the

acute threat of the outbreak and the physicians on the ground in west africa. most of the doctors arrive with medicine sans frontiere. we spoke with the president of msf. >> this week at the united nations in new york, you said ebola is winning. the relentless trajectory of this disease has got ahead of the world. are you confident of this week we might get ahead of the disease finally? >> i do not think i'm confident. somehow, i will say, i am hopeful. what we now is to have pledges translated into action. >> if we come back and we want to look at whether those have been translated into action, what are the things we should be tracking?

>> one thing is the number of beds in isolation. right now we have less than 1000 in the region. if we could get three times that, that might get us into a better position. >> and where are we at the moment? how many pledges? >> right now very few. everybody is getting organized. we are hoping it will materialize. please, let the world know we need more help right now. every day we are turning back patients from our centers. they're going to infect their loved ones and families. >> one problem, this outbreak has been allowed to have exponential growth. it has gone into urban areas. not everyone is sure this kind of, this approach of isolation is really going to work. the same way it does in remote areas. what are your concerns? >> it is part of the

possibility. we think isolation is key in breaking the chain of transmission. this is why we have to start to think on the midterm, long-term, about vaccines. because that might be a game changer in terms of cutting the chain of transmission. >> and looking to that, you have said the model of these vaccine developments have to change. can you explain? >> i think we can do it in the competitive, you know, i would say the usual way of doing. we should have a collaborative research process with open source data. put in comments to make sure we get the best vaccine at the fastest rate. >> extremist for speaking to us. >> onto a diplomatic scandal now, russia has denied entry to a prominent eu politician. >> the leader of the green faction, rebecca, says that she was turned away by officials in

moscow. she is a supporter of ukraine's move toward the eu and plan to attend the trial of an army pilot in russia. the move against the politician appears to come in response to sanctions imposed against russia. earlier, we had the chance to speak to rebecca and asked her to recount exactly what happened at the airport. >> yesterday it was a surprise for me because already the passport control for diplomats, i was refused to enter into russia. first of all, the border control people told me this is because of tech knuckle problems with their computers. afterward they discovered detailed problems in my passport, contradictions in my

id from belgium and two german diplomats. it was a long story. mainly also long because of long interruptions because of language problems and only after three hours, three hours 30 minutes, i was informed the reason to stop me at the entrance is i'm seen as an undecided person, an unwanted person in russia. and that i would get no allowance that i would get the refusal to enter russia. >> ok, some sports news now. it is one of the biggest games on the bundesliga's calendar, the derby between the

archrivals. >> of course emotions run high when the match occurs. they have been marred by crowd violence, prompting extra police for the big match up. quite there was chaos last year. fans set off fireworks in the stadium before kickoff. the goalkeeper tried to calm them down, but ultimately he was powerless. >> it is inexcusable. i'm ashamed. they are not the type of fans we want. there will be consequences. this is season, 500 fans have been banned. supporters were also disciplined after the destruction. the police have beefed up security and several hundred officers will be on duty. there are also problems on the pitch, both sides are struggling with injured players. >> it is not easy, if you have a

lot of players and have a lot to cope with. that is why both teams have had a slow start. >> shalke have six players missing. dortmund also have six players out. maybe that is why both teams have had different starts to the season. both are looking to kickstart their campaigns. it will be a hard-fought encounter. >> finally, one of the greatest surviving monuments of the ancient world. >> this altar is in the museum right here in the heart of berlin. it is a huge attraction for locals and tourists. >> if you want to see it, you'll have to get in quickly. it is going under wraps for at least five years. >> monumental.

a colossal 35 meters wide, the altar is one of the main tourist mag it's. build more than 2000 years ago in turkey, it is visited by one and half million people each year. >> it is really captivating. the more time you spend with it, the more the fascinating the details become. >> i have a great interest in the greek myths and everything. my father is a professor. i just came here to have a look. >> the altar is in fantastic shape. the museum, not so much. it's restoration was patchy and major renovations are on the cards. >> all of the electrical wiring is from the 1920's. the technical infrastructure is from that period.

so we've got to fix that. >> the size and weight of the altar may contain practical to move. it weighs about 300 tons. instead, workers will build a case around the treasure. the renovation will be completed in 2019. then the pergamon should be unveiled again for all to see. >> see it while you can. that is going to wrap up this edition of "the journal." captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

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