>> welcome to the journal, coming to you live from dw here in berlin. >> are headlines for you at this hour. a surprise reversal every turkey says it will let iraq he kurdish fighters crossed the border to battle islamic state in syria. world's biggest muslim majority nation has a new leader. we will hear what indonesians are expecting. and the swedish navy widens its search for a suspected foreign submarine after several sightings of a mystery vessel. in a major change of policy,

turkey says it will start allowing iraq he kurdish fighters to reinforce the low kurds in the -- fellow kurds in the town of kobani. >> are these reinforcements making a difference? we will go live to our correspondent for more after this report. quick syrian rebels and kurdish fighters team up in kobani to push back islamic state militants. they are hoping the u.s. airdrop of arms from iraq he kurds to help turn the tide after weeks of inventions. this fighters as they have taken back one district and promises further victories. we will surprise you all, he says. turkey is still not offering direct help for kurds in kobani, just over its border, but it has been under intense international

and domestic pressure to do something. ankara has long refused to allow passage to kurdish fighters from kobani. >> iraq's kurdish regional government say they are cooperating with turkey and the u.s., and we are helping peshmerga forces to enter kobani to give support. >> turkish president erdogan has maintained good relations in northern iraq but he recently compared the syrian kurdish defense group in kobani with the band pkk worker which ceu and the u.s. consider a terrorist group. it remains to be seen if the new policies will be enough to keep kobani in kurdish hands. quick so what lies ahead? our correspondent in istanbul has the story. what is behind it?

>> i think what lies behind it is the airdrops by the u.s. of military supplies to the syrian kurds in kobani. that is being seen as a game changer in turkey. the wide assumption in ankara was that turkey was enforcing a military embargo against kobani because of claimed links between the syrian kurds and rebel groups that have been fighting in the turkish state for three decades. now these supplies are getting through. it is -- they can be looking at it as a force to -- as the iraq he hurt his leadership is close to opera and -- two ankara and see them as rivals. the have been getting closer, trying to resolve their differences in the wake of the advances by the islamic state. >> with all this movement, what

are analyst where you are saying? is there a sense that this will help turn the tide against islamic state? quickset think it all depends on how many iraq he kurdish fighters are allowed to come to kobani. and crucially, what kind of weapons they will be allowed to bring. equally it all depends on whether the u.s. carries on delivering military supplies to kobani and also what kind of weapons they will be. so far it's only been ammunition coming from the u.s. syrian kurdish fighters are saying what they need primarily are sophisticated, heavy-duty weapons, particularly antitank missiles. it's unclear whether turks will allow that kind of weaponry or whether the u.s. will deliver it to the syrian kurds. even if they don't, it is added to the feeling of momentum boosting morale. in conflicts like this, this is seen as a very important force. >> what about the turkish public? how are people reacting to this

help for kobani? there must be some mixed feelings. quick certainly, among the large kurdish population there will be widespread jubilation, calling for this kind of action. among turkish supporters of the government and turkish nationalist, there will be concerns, particularly for the u.s. allies. they have delivered weapons to syrian kurdish groups which the syrian president only this week called terrorist. this led to a great deal of concern and accusations that an kara's policies are in disarray. >> thank you very much. neighboring iraq, a series of attacks on shia holy sites has killed at least 43 people. three car bombs exploded in one city and in the capital baghdad. a suicide attack on a mosque killed 17 people and wounded at least 25 others.

the explosion happened as people were leaving the mosque in the commercial area after noon prayers. german foreign minister has said du needs to go on the offensive against ebola. while only a few cases have reached europe, ebola has killed more than 4500 in west africa, and it continues to spread in liberia, sierra leone, and ginny. experts and more money dealing with the outbreak of ebola. >> european airports have stepped up passenger screening for travelers from africa. 1000 passengers from west africa arrive in brussels every week. it's a third airport in that you to screen for ebola. meeting in luxembourg, eu foreign minister say such a bit strategy doesn't help. they want a concerted effort on multiple fronts.

>> we need a platform that allows other countries to get on board. they could be a civil eu mission. >> and eu special representative could, for example, coordinate the repatriation of ebola patients in isolation cells him a or oversee the deployment of european experts in africa. ministers signaled their support for this kind of assistance and say that pool of at -- experts was needed to fight the outbreak. >> we need money, medical staff on location, and help with logistics. >> with got a very short window to get on top of it and prevent the uncontrollable spread of this disease. >> european leaders seem to have finally recognized the urgency of ebola. but they are critically short of volunteers to deal with the crisis. >> monday did bring a rare bit of good news in the fight to contain ebola. the world health organization has declared nigeria free of the

deadly disease. authorities hail the country's response to the outbreak as a spectacular success story. after 42 days passed without any new cases, eight people died of the virus in nigeria, a tiny fraction of the 4500 lives ebola has already claimed. so much help is needed in many parts of west africa. let's take a closer look at that success story in the battle against ebola. our correspondent is in legos, nigeria and joins us on the line. we have heard some encouraging news about nigeria being able to stop the spread of the disease within its borders. how did it manage to contain the outbreak? >> mainly because nigeria came up with a very fast and robust response. it took a few days for the government to find out he had ebola, and this was also the

time when a few health workers were affected. the health authorities declared a national public health emergency and chase down all the contacts the men had. there was a massive awareness campaign. there were radio and tv shows, i went to one very impressive ebola call center where volunteers were taking calls and getting information to the people. at the end of the day there were only 20 cases in nigeria. >> the on -- the nigerian hospital where the first case was diagnosed and openly contained had to make some difficult decisions. the liberian man you mentioned was a diplomat. sums up -- some tough decisions because -- what are the lessons learned? >> at the end of the day, the hospital's made the right decision.

the liberian side was actually pressuring them to let the patient go. they didn't do so, so that's why this person did not have further contacts. the lesson learned here is that you have to take it extremely serious, specially from the beginning. >> thank you very much. on to another story now, in sweden, widening as a search for a mr. vessel that is causing all sort of speculation. hundreds of personnel, stealth ships, minesweepers and helicopters are scouring the baltic sea for what some believe is a russian submarine on the prowl. >> moscow has responded, saying that it is in fact the netherlands and deny any involvement. now it is the sweetest military operation to identify the ship is continuing and the public is being told keep its distance. >> could it be the blob in the water near stockholm as part of

a russian submarine? the swedish navy has been searching the area for four days now after a passerby took the images of the mystery object. the defense is taking the matter seriously, though it still does not know what if anything happened off the swedish coast. >> would consider the information credible. we have questioned the witnesses and confirm their information matches ours. the object was in a they known for heavy marine traffic to it it's on the route from stockholm out into the baltic. it has been reported that an encrypted radio message on an emergency frequency was intercepted by the authorities. the message was, it is said, in russian. >> firstly, we have to establish where the boat could have come from, because only nato or russian vessels come into question. and considering the very close

relationships it has with nato, it is hard to believe it was one of their boats. >> some reports suggest the mystery object was a dutch submarine, but the netherlands has ruled that out. >> let's get more on the story live from me in stockholm. moscow says mr. vessel is in fact a dutch submarine. what is behind the accusation? >> the dutch deny it, of course. they say they have some kind of training exercise going on outside stockholm on thursday but they have finished that. here in sweden, that kind of extra nation, nobody takes that seriously. everybody here believes it is the russians. >> it -- if it does turn out to be a russian vessel, this would not be the first time a russian submarine has gotten into trouble in swedish waters. >> no, in fact in 1981, there

was a most spectacular violation that sweden has ever been subjected to. it was a russian submarine. i still remember the pictures of the -- this big submarine on the rocks. that's what they called it in the press. the russians said at that time that the captain had navigated poorly. that was the russian explanation at the time. >> it has been four days now. what is the swedish military saying? is it in fact still out there, or might it have moved on? >> they had a press conference yesterday, that was the last time they had a press conference and they said they had three observations from witnesses that they found reliable. they will keep on with the military operation, at least for another day, but it might show

that it has moved on. >> after that one day, that 24 hours, is there any chance the operation will continue, or will it be wrapped up in this will all be put to rest? >> it's very difficult to say. they take it very seriously here in sweden. this is a very good time for the armed forces -- they are important again. i don't think it will be going on for days. but another day at least. >> thanks for the update. still to come on the journal, from running a furniture business to running the world's erred biggest democracy. we will be asking what sort of punch the new president packs. that and much more after the break. we will be back in a minute. stay with us.

welcome back. indonesia's first leader from outside the political and military elite has been sworn in as president. he has a very ambitious agenda, especially considering that he is a political outsider. the former furniture exporter has taken up the reins of the world's third-largest democracy, raising hopes of a new style leadership. >> is celebrated by many ordinary indonesians as one of them, a man of the people. the inauguration of the former businessman and governor of jakarta follows his narrow victory in july's presidential election. regional leaders as well as u.s. secretary of state john kerry were there as he took the oath of office.

but he will need broad support. in his inauguration speech, he appealed for solidarity. >> let's all work hard together, shoulder to shoulder, because this is an historic moment. we need to move forward together to work, work, and work. >> it won't be easy. his party is in the minority in parliament. negotiations with a hostile opposition may well prove difficult. jill, many in the capital of jakarta are optimistic he will eventually effect real change. >> we hope that all people will be patient as they wait for his work, because he cannot perform your goals in a day. betsy will need patience. he takes over the world's fourth most populous country as its economic growth hit the five-year low. grace let's take a look now at indonesians economy.

it has been booming, but the fruits of that labor are not trickling down to those who needed most. there's a glaring gap between rich and poor and it poses a major challenge for the new president. >> at first glance, jakarta's commercial district looks like the centers of many wealthy asian cities. this group is still relatively small. a few people here are extremely rich, but most remain desperately poor. this growing inequality is endangering economic development. the new president has to find ways to create jobs. >> we are going to reform our bureaucracy in order to make it more transparent and efficient. we will also simplify our

complicated approval processes, which will be good for businesses. >> that will create a positive climate for those who would like to invest in indonesia. >> those are the words one entrepreneur likes to hear. she has three businesses, among them a digital advertising company with 40 employees. she has been successful with it for eight years and she is looking for opportunities to grow even more. >> the first problem in building a business entity in indonesia is labor. crake she is counting on the new president to make it easier for business people and investors. but she doesn't think the president will be able to give everyone equal opportunity. >> there is no equal opportunity. >> he also dreams of success.

that's why he came to jakarta 10 years ago. he sells soup and coffee on the street, surrounded by luxury hotels and shopping malls. he felt there was no future for him in his village in east java. now he earns the equivalent of five euros a day. >> life is hard here. if i miss just one day of work, i will be in debt. >> smalltime entrepreneurs provide simple services which today except 70% of indonesia's gdp. >> i hope the president will give us street vendors more freedom. and we won't always be ordered away by security people. >> for the time being, many peol indonesia's economy is passing

them by. >> authorities in nepal have called off the search for survivors in the mountains nearly a week after a blizzard took trekkers by surprise. helicopters have been used to calm the mountains for those who may have made it, but this will now be stopped. at least 40 people perished in the storm, mostly local guides and porters, but also well-equipped for an trekkers. now tourism organizers are keen to get the industry back on track. it is crucial for the local economy. >> for adventures, trekking in the new police mountains provide this boarding challenge. the last week, tragedy struck. at least 40 people died when they were hit by blizzard. >> conditions were under the sky was the same color as the ground . you just couldn't see where you were. not only could you not see where you were, the snow blew away the footprints. if you were slow and not able to

keep up with the people in front, then the footprints disappear. >> around 500 people were airlifted off the mountains in the region. a search brought back bodies of locals and foreigners. families arranged to collect bodies from kathmandu, where a week after the storm, authorities called off the rescue operation. >> it is over. >> local people also mourned, but their economy depends heavily on tourism, and many want to return to business as usual. >> the mountain is there, it's adventure, it's a challenge. i don't think the people will stop trekking or say i want go anymore.

there are more people going every day. >> the storms have not deterred some climbers. authorities say they have termed back some trekkers who were heading for the area where the blizzard hit. >> let's check in on business news. europe's economy needs some decisive action, with growth slowing, the euro weakening, and markets remaining highly volatile. but the powers capable of high impact measures, namely the ecb in germany, do not cai to eye on what should be done. so france has chimed in and called on berlin to invest 50 billion euros to spur euro zone economic growth. but germany's political -- with the social democrats outing a conservative note, saying it is austerity and not spinning that will bring a return to jobs in confidence. >> germany sidewalks and roads are in deplorable condition. even outside the finance ministry in berlin, francis germany should spend more on infrastructure, since public

spending would benefit all of europe. in an interview with a german newspaper, off the french economy minister suggested germany spent 50 million euros on infrastructure. in return, france would cut the same amount from its expenditures. his german counterpart was having none of it. >> we don't need this schoolmaster attitude in europe or to match each other. rather, every country must ensure it is confronting its own challenges for the greater european interest. it's all connected to the globalized economy. we must maintain our competitiveness and develop our economies. >> the french minister did not repeat the 50 billion euro suggestion at a news conference. berlin continues to insist on austerity for france. >> france doesn't have to demand anything from germany, just as germany cannot demand anything

from france. everyone does what is best for their own country, and that benefits everyone. >> both economy ministers will meet again in december, but start differences remain. france wants germany to shell out more public funds him a wall berlin wants to persuade private companies to do lots more to stimulate growth. quick staying in europe, more chaos for travelers here in europe this week. pilots on short-haul routes went on strike and flights will start appearing as canceled on the departure boards on tuesday. the strike action is impacting lufthansa flights to and from all airports in germany. the central issue is the retirement age for pilots. the strikes come on the heels of weeks of strikes by the staff at air france.

>> onto monday's market action, european shares started the week on a negative note, picking up where they left off last week. investors found little to cheer about here in the eurozone. our correspondent sent this update from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> analyst are expecting the strikes already have cost roughly 19 million euros to date , and of course there's no end to the potential strike actions. a mixture of negative economic data coming in, but also what we are hearing from companies when it comes to quarterly results, there were loads of disappointments today. shares generally were dragged lower, but there was one exception to that rule, adidas reports its selling its lossmaking reebok unit, which is

positive news for investors. >> finally, a once in a million years event that has thrilled astronomers. a comment the size of a small mountain has zoomed past the planet mars. it is thought to be billions of years old. it passed the red planet at a speed of about 200,000 kilometers per hour. >> hopefully it's not coming our way. [laughter] >> that's all we have time for. thanks for being with us. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

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