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>> welcome to your world news on dw. >> good to have u with us. the pro-western parties set to win ukraine's election. what does that mean for the country and >> prosecutors in south korea asked for the death multi-of -- for the captain of a ferry that sank, killing hundreds of schoolchildren. >> and a captain of a football team shot dead areas -- shot dead. the pro-western winners of ukraine's parliamentary election
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have started coalition talks, starting the hard work of creating a new government. >> as they do, attacks from separatist have underscore the biggest challenge the new government is facing. >> we will be going live to pf. her stearate the latest from the r-torn nation. >> a boost for ukraine's leaders, petro poroshenko and yatsenyuk's parties are closely matched so far. the two have been negotiating on creating a new government and they are asking for support. >> this was another test of democracy, for the openness, the freedom, and i will kindly ask you to accelerate the process and your countries. that would be also the gesture of important support for ukraine in this period.
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>> international observers have signaled that ukraine's second vote within six months was mainly free and fair. >> at this crucial moment for the future of this country, ukraine's institutions, voters responded to the daunting challenges with an election that largely upheld democratic commitments. >> that many in the country's war-torn southeast are split. it is controlled by the government. >> i really want to believe that things will fundamentally change in our country. >> before we joined europe, we have to establish order in our own country. most importantly, conditions have to improve. >> in luhansk, people did not vote at all. the self claimed leaders of
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those regions are expected to hold the rome: a week. >> considering that, how credible are the elections and what do they mean for the country's future? poroshenko says he will be deepening relations with the west. does that mean we are going to be saying tensions with russia? >> this might well be the case, although president poroshenko will not be the one fueling the conflict. prime minister yatsenyuk seems to be pretty bullheaded concerning russia. kremlin said it welcomes the outcome of the election and will accept the vote, but we heard in the past quite a few empty phrases from moscow. >> do you think the next government in kiev will be reaching out to separatists in the east? >> the next government has to reach out to the separatists sinise.
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if they do it, that will -- has to reach out to separatists in the east. if they do it, that will define the line of separation with russia. yatsenyuk is the one who has claimed to be roloff -- sorry, he has claimed the role of hardliner and -- the role of hardliner and poroshenko is willing to negotiate a economy, more autonomy for the pro-russian separatist, but not independence. >> let's stay with that pro-separatist east and name there. people there did not even vote in this election. considering that, how strong is poroshenko's mandate to vote? >> a lot of people in the separatists' area would flatly deny any legitimacy to any key of government -- kiev
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government. these separatists will stage their own polls sunday next, what poroshenko is not able to do anything about it. >> thanks very much. to elections in brazil now. president dilma rousseff drama thing to fight corruption. >> she was elected to her second term in office on sunday, but just barely. it took a second round vote and a last-minute push to beat her arrival. now she is calling for peace and unity. >> dilma rousseff has done it again. the head of the workers party will lead brazil for another four years. this time she won by a very narrow margin. >> brazil has at times lead to
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stronger and faster change then easy victories. it is my hope tomorrow rather my certainty that this will happen starting now. >> she did particularly well among the poor. her government and that of her predecessor expanded the social safety net and pulled millions out of poverty. >> dilma's victory means brazil for the workers, not just the rich people. the country has improved a lot over the last 12 years and now that will continue. >> her main challenger was an economist. he accused her in her party of corruption and economic mismanagement, but as the result became clear, he told her by phone he hopes the country can move ahead. >> we reaffirmed what i think must be our biggest priority, and that is to unite brazil with an honorable plan that gives
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dignity to all brazilians. >> the election showed how starkly divided brazil is. in a first step to bringing the country together, she has promised reforms and a crackdown on corruption. >> another news, prosecutors in south korea are seeking the death penalty of the captain of a ferry that sank back in april, killing more than 300 people. >> officials in the country say captain lee joon-seok is this possible for abandoning the ship and its passengers after it capsized. most of those passengers were high school students. >> relatives of the deceased gathered in front of the courthouse where the trial is being held. many want the death penalty, not just for the captain, but for other crew members as well. >> as a parent, i have to know why my child died. i hope they get the maximum punishment so my child can
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finally rest in peace. >> prosecutors say the crew escaped the ship while victims abated the order to stay in their cabins. there were more than 470 people on board. only 174 were rescued. prosecutors say this man bears the brunt of the blame, captain lee joon-seok. he is accused of doing nothing to help rescue the passengers from the capsized ferry. prosecutors have asked for life sentences for three other crew members. the lawyer representing the victims family says that is not enough. >> we believe the captain and three senior crewmembers all deserve the death penalty. the victims' families are serious. -- serious. >> the court will deliver the verdicts next month.
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>> british police are reviewing an incident in which an apparent jogger collided with prime minister david cameron. >> you have to see this video. cameron was walking toward his motorcade when the incident occurred. security staff detained the man as the prime minister was rushed to his car. the suspect was wrigley released. authorities tweeted there was nothing sinister about the collision. investigators say that the man was apparently jogging. here in germany, and anti-salafist demonstration in the country turned into a battle between right-wing protesters, soccer hooligans, and police on sunday. dozens of people were injured, some seriously. >> organizers said they wanted to stage what they call a peaceful protest against the islamization of europe. >> but members of the left party said the level of violence was so extreme it is time for a ban on any similar types of protest in the future.
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>> police say about 4000 people turned out for the demonstration in cologne. among them were soccer fans prone to violence. the groups are usually rivals, but this time they teamed up along with right wing extremist to take on the police. -- with right wing extremists to take on the police. he took them by surprise. the deputy head of the christian democrats says it shows a crackdown on islamist is needed. -- islamists is needed. >> the people who talk down the salafist problem can see that they are wrong. we cannot let other groups like hooligans use this as an excuse for violence. >> local police and officials have defended their actions. they save the situation was under control at all times, despite the fact that opera doesn't police officers -- the
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fact that over a dozen police officers were injured. hooligans and neo-nazis protesting together is a new phenomenon in germany. authorities fear this is just the beginning. >> according to the information i have, social media sites are already overflowing with lanes of success. they're trying to strengthen their message and they will try again. that is their goal. >> the outbreak of violence is likely to further fuel the debate over how germany deals with extremism. >> our chief political correspondent, melinda crane, has been following these developments for us. tell us about this alliance between hooligans and the extreme right. is there a political background or were these just people looking for a fight? >> it does seem most of the participants in this demonstration were absolutely out looking for a fight. that is certainly true of the potentially violent soccer fans who took part. they in fact tend not to be very
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political, and as the report mentioned, the fans often like to fight each other. the fans of one football club will fight against those from another. so this is quite unusual to see them all banding together to fight side-by-side, and even more unusual for them to form an alliance with right wing extremist on a scale like this. as you mentioned, more than 4000 people took part. the fact is, both right wing extremists and violent soccer fans have had some image problems in germany of late. clearly, both the by instruments allies thing a widespread fear of islamic fundamentalism in the population at large, they may improve their images and get a good fight going into the bargain. >> what they are concerned about specifically is a group called the salafists. explain what the concern is. there's a lot of background to
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this in germany. >> indeed there is. salafists are a very fundamentalist islamic sect. it has been growing in germany. it was making headlines two years ago as a number of salafists handed out freak laurent -- handed out free korans. it is known that 500 have gone to fight in syria and iraq. that is the kind of thing that has unrated fear here. >> melinda, i am so sorry. we have to leave it there. thank you for that insight. >> german soccer news now. bundesliga leaders are undefeated. >> and while they had more opportunities, but failed to take advantage of them. >> it was a battle of equals. they fought back against byron munich. they fought in the air and on the ground. the two sides played a top notch
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match, but could not find the mat. an axon tactical plan. as usual, buyer had more ball possession, but they were limited to long-distance shots. here, he crossed his crude -- teammate who did not react fast enough. some of the first half was very difficult for us. they played very well. >> they stepped up the game after the break. the aggressive play created more opportunities but the host's work repeatedly denied -- the hosts were repeatedly denied. >> recently have only had to make two or three saves per match. recently i've had two of -- intervene more often -- today i had to intervene more often. >> the suspense was enough to
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rattle the nerves of the buyer and coach. >> we are going to a short break. when we come back -- it is stressful. the ecb stressed out. >> stay with us.
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>> welcome back. a new report released by human rights watch details the horrific treatment of women and girls abducted by the boko haram extremist group in nigeria. >> that report is based on dozens of interviews with islamists across the country. >> the group grabbed worldwide attention after they abducted in massive group of schoolgirls back in april. most are still missing. >> images that triggered outrage. focal ram released this video after -- local from released this video after capturing schoolgirls. she was one of the few to escape. >> they told the muslims to stand to one side. they released the muslims, but
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kept us. >> the abductees were threatened with beatings, even death, unless they convert to islam. >> at first we refuse to convert. we were very comfortable. the rebels said, if you don't stop misbehaving, we will show you and throw your corpses into a river. -- shoot you and throw your corpses into a river. >> local from is thought to have seized or than 500 women and girls since 2009. and video messages the group leader described their fate as slaves or wives for his fighters. victims were also forced to take up arms. >> when they wanted me to kill the first man, my body was shaking and i fell down on the ground. they forced me to get up and watch as they killed the second person. >> human rights watch says kidnapping victims need support long after their release.
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>> they need justice for the crimes they have suffered. they need information about how to access the medical attention they need, and also to receive the psychological counseling that would help them. >> meanwhile, there is also anguish for the relatives of those girls still missing. last week, the nigerian government claimed to reach a cease-fire deal with boko haram. since then there have been reports of even more abductions. >> staying in africa, a murder in south africa has sent shockwaves through the country. >> on sunday, the goalkeeper was shot by intruders in his house near johannesburg. the 27-year-old was rushed to the hospital, but pronounced dead on arrival. >> jacob zuma has told police to leave no stone unturned in the hunt for the killer.
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>> the house where he was shot. his popstar girlfriend. the motive for the attack is still under investigation, but eyewitness accounts .2 a robbery gone wrong. >> we were sitting together when two people burstyn. they asked for our mobile phones and money. we try to stop them. that is when they shot them at point-blank range. >> he recently was made captain and had been in outstanding form and qualifiers. he also played for the hugely popular orlando pirates. fans are devastated at the apparently senseless death.
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>> to lose them like this at the bengal of the career, is not right. >> police are appealing to the public. -- to lose them like this at the pinnacle of their career, is not right. >> we believe someone, somewhere knows why. we appeal to that person to come forward and talk to us as police so we can really do justice to this investigation. >> police are offering the equivalent of 18,000 euros for information leading to the killer's arrest. >> the country still in shock. let's go live to our correspondent from johannesburg. dagmar, can you tell us more about what happened? >> what happened is very likely
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a common robbery, and armed robbery, which is very common in south africa. he was leaving the home of his friend or friends and as they were leaving, the robbers were injuring and a scuffle unfolded and they shot and hit him. on his way to hospital, he died. that is probably what happened. the police are not expecting to find it was a hit on the new football star himself and they have set out a big reward of 18,000 euros for information that leads to capturing the killers. >> this has revived debate in south africa about violence. can you tell us about that? >> it has indeed. it is an uproar. and social media. people were discussing and asking the question -- when does
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this finally stop? why do we have to suffer so much? does the reality is, about 47 murders a day in south africa and 50 house robberies a day here occurring with murder or deceased people. that is a reality everyone is living with in south africa. it is actually increasing. so, the crime statistics are worse this year than the year before. >> i would like to talk to about another case, oscar pistorius, still fresh in her mind. apparently the prosecutor is going to appeal. was that expected? >> that was a total surprise for all of us here. as the story is's family said on the day itself, said they were not going to appeal. now the national prosecution authority has said they are planning to appeal and they are about to file papers in the next couple of days.
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also their first reaction tuesday was they are satisfied with the sentencing, as they wanted oscar pistorius to go to jail and that is what happened. >> all right, thanks very much for that up to a. -- that update. any major business story. the ecb has failed a fifth of europe's biggest banks. that is the bad news. the long-awaited report into the health of the major european financial institutions. >> these so-called stress test look at how they might cope with a crisis like in 2008. the list of problematic entities are listed in italy, portugal. it was still far less than expected. >> ireland's banking secretary still rip -- banking sector is
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still recovering from a real estate bubble burst in 2007. >> and some economists say the worst is not over. the bow they lost -- >> they lost interest in the bank stress tests a long time ago. the building contractor has enough stress to contend with. >> we're looking at 50 half built apartments. underground car park. the whole thing has been lying here since july 2009. >> before the crisis, he earned 40 million euros worth of real estate. now it is only worth a fraction of that and belongs to the banks. >> the situation is, they are all sitting on a pile of trash. it is not getting any better. >> banks have tens of thousands of properties like these on their books. despite the country's positive
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economic data, a economists are warning against too much optimism. >> country still have a lot of debt issues. there are a lot of questions to be answered. it is important to say it is good news that ireland is currently doing well, but it is a place of risk. >> in 2010, irish banks offloaded the worst of their toxic assets into the state's bad bank vehicle. now they have sold off 16,000 properties for cash, including holdings like this modern dublin theater. he has come to terms with the situation, though like everyone else he still complains about the banks. but wasn't he part of the problem himself? >> we were told in 1999 there were 100,000 houses at the end of the year. we are responsible for their debts, and we are. but ultimately in the big picture, the bankers are the
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people who created the merry-go-round. >> the irish banks may have survived ecb tests, but the echoes of the crisis will resonate for a long time. >> time now for a check on how stocks reacted to monday's news, including the stress test suite just mentioned. we have all of the details from fright part. >> the stress test for banks has been positive, but the results have not been a big surprise for the german point of view. small increases for commerzbank shares. investors in to be happy. well french and italian banking shares were down sharply, the dax in general has been dragged down, not by the stress test, but by the business climate, which down the sixth time in a row, which means the crisis in germany remains pessimistic and
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it seems to be very difficult to keep the german economy on track. >> stephan wolf there for us. let's get a closer look at those numbers. and frankfurt, the dax down nearly a percentage point. the euro starts 50 just over 1%. the dow jones industrial average treading water. the euro-dollar, one euro will get you $1.27. that is all we have time for. >> do not forget, more at our website. that is www.dw.de. for now, goodbye. >> thanks for watching. see you next time. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]
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♪ >> hello and welcome. i'm damien mcguinness, and this is "focus on europe," showing you the people behind the headlines. they are the stories you don't usually see from every corner of the continent. i'm really pleased you could join us. on the program today, the tragedy of migration. stolen children in spain. football fans in turkey under pressure from the authorities. and in italy, a clean slate for rome's piazzolla's -- piazzas.

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