>> live from dw. in berlin, this is your world news. >> thanks for being with us. our headlines for you at this hour -- >> united against islamic state, diplomats from more than 60 countries meet in brussels to talk strategy and stamina. >> in ukraine, a technical fault has shut down europe's largest nuclear power plant, but authorities say there's no danger to the public. >> and remembered as a hero -- germany mourns the death of a student killed trying to defend others. for as long as it takes -- with

that declaration, the international community resolved to not stop until islamic state is defeated. >> diplomats from 60 countries are meeting in brussels at the first ever anti-i.s. summit. >> john kerry reported progress tanks to more than 1000 airstrikes launched since august. >> he emphasized that the fight will take years. we'll have more from that meeting in a moment, but first, this report from northern syria. >> this is what is left of kobani. the mainly kurdish population has fled, leaving a shattered ghost town that has become a similar the threat posed by jihadist islamic state. stopping the group's brutal rise is the ambitious goal. cooperation between western and arab states is being touted as its first success. >> our diversity is in fact a

source of remarkable strength because it gives us the credibility and breadth of reach to move against i.s. not only in iraq and syria but to counter any support that might exist for it anywhere in the world. >> the german foreign minister said the gulf could play an important role. as islamic countries, they were in a unique position to counter the i.s.'s propaganda. >> europeans and americans cannot do it. it has to be muslim states who say that i.s. is not acting in the name of islam. >> germany will continue to supply kurdish peshmerga fighters with weapons as part of a strategy to supply local forces fighting i.s. with military support, and the jihadist sources of funding will be closed off. u.s. secretary of state colin -- calling i.s. by its arabic name.

>> it's much harder than when we started for dash to assemble and strength, to travel in convoys, and to launch concerted attacks. no large unit can move forward aggressively without worrying about what would come down on it from the skies. >> the anti-i.s. alliance plans to meet at least every six months. it's not yet clear where the next conference will take place. >> earlier, we spoke to our correspondent in brussels, and he summed up the mood after the meeting. >> one's success story of this conference was definitely the impression that the new prime minister of iraq made. secretary of state john kerry confirmed that. things have really changed. not only is he trying to form a truly integrative government in iraq, but really including all different religions in trying to

help with ground troops. that is crucial to the coalition. things are really looking up in iraq, it seems, and that is what the foreign minister has said here as well, but the situation in syria, where islamic state also operates, remains very, very bleak, and that probably is one of the main reasons why the foreign ministers rightfully say that the fight against i.s. will not take weeks or months but likely years. >> thank you, max. i.s. has swept across large parts of northern iraq and syria. >> on the ground, kurdish fighters and iraqi forces are trying to fend off the i.s. offensive, but they are facing an uphill battle. >> were going to take a closer look now at the fight against i.s. in northern iraq where troops and members of a sunni tribe are struggling to keep the militants at bay. >> leaving baghdad and heading

west for a huge area on the syrian border largely under i.s. control. at over 50 square kilometers, the base is one of the largest military installations in the middle east. the number of soldiers stationed here is a closely guarded secret. iraqi soldiers have collected grenades, mines, and roadside bombs left behind retreating i.s. forces. the explosives are rusting but still extremely dangerous. the islamic state forces appear to have unlimited access to heavy weapons. members of this sunni tribe are helping troops fight the i.s. he's about to make another dangerous journey to the front. >> we want to see how our fighters are doing and determine where to strike next so we can liberate this entire region.

>> progress against islamic state inches forward a by day. iraqi soldiers retook these hills one week ago. soldiers scan the landscape for sharpshooters. the only thing they find is a herd of cows. their owner appears to have fled. >> we have secured these roads. specialists have disarmed all of the explosives buried underneath. there were mines everywhere. at least 300, maybe even more. >> he is here to try to boost morale, but it's not easy. i.s. has terrorized men and women from a nearby tribe, capturing and murdering over 1000 people. many feel the support from the iraqi army is insufficient, and they are afraid of what might come next. >> i was in town at the end of october and saw them kill all the hostages. i swear to you -- they were all

just ordinary people, students, farmers, shop owners. >> he and his men had decided to walk towards the front line. the sound of gunfire rings in the distance. i.s. forces have dug in just three kilometers away. >> out of all the tribes in iraq, i.s. has attacked hours the most. the terrorists say we are friends with americans, so they destroy our villages, steal our property, and kill our women and children. >> they shoot artillery at an i.s. cap. estimates gauge forces to number around 1000 at the most. the iraqi army is around 2000 men strong, but their top priority is protecting the capital. right now, they feel they are the ones who bear the chief responsibility for liberating their lands and protecting their families.

>> the ukrainian government says there has been a technical problem in a large nuclear power plant in the southeast of the country, but the reactors have not been affected. >> ukraine's energy minister has assured there is no risk of radiation escaping and that the plant will return to normal operation on friday. >> the nuclear power plant is the largest of its kind in europe. it's six reactors provide 20% of ukraine's electricity, but one of those reactors is currently off-line. the incident reportedly occurred last friday. the massive energy facility sits 570 kilometers southeast of the capital. it has been producing electricity for the past 30 years. ukraine's prime minister has ordered an immediate inquiry into the accident. >> what i know is that an accident has occurred at the nuclear plant. what i want to know is what steps are necessary to restore normal energy supply to the

whole of ukraine and how long it will take. >> the newly appointed energy minister has assured the public that there is no danger. >> i repeat one more time -- there is no danger. the accident happened at the third block of the plant. that section is responsible for transmitting electricity, not producing it. >> electricity shortages have been reported in cities near the plant. the operator says it hopes to get energy supply back to normal by the end of the week. in 1986, ukraine was the scene of the worst nuclear accident in history -- an explosion at its chernobyl plant released radiation across large parts of europe, but there have been no reports of increased radioactivity in the area. >> in germany, thousands of people have been mourning the death of tugce albayrak. >> she's the durham -- the german student who was attacked outside a restaurant last month after defending two teenagers who were being harassed. she died of her injuries.

>> the attack has shocked the country and drawn international condemnation. >> they come to bid tugce albayrak a farewell. even the local state premier is here to pay his respects. for him and countless other people moved by herself less act, her memory has become an inspiration. >> her case shows us what is most important -- humanity, love others, and civil kurds. >> i hope this will be a wake-up call because today, civil courage is not something you see very often in germany or elsewhere in the world. what she did is something extraordinary. >> the young student, a german of turkish descent, helped two teenage girls being harassed by and then in the toilets of a fast food restaurant. it is alleged one of the men attacked her outside.

a blow to her head left her in a coma. the suspect, and 18 your old man, is in police custody and refusing to answer questions. last friday, doctors told tugce albayrak's family she was brain dead. hundreds stood outside the clinic is the family turned off her life support. it was her 23rd birth a. again, people turned out to honor her as she was buried in her hometown. many spoke of how her story had moved them. >> it affected me very deeply. she was at my school, and i feel a great deal of compassion for her family. >> i'm just here as a human being. >> her civil courage may yet earn her a posthumous honor. both chancellor merkel and president gauck are

considering awarding her the medal of merit. >> our correspondent attended the memorial service and funeral and gave us her impressions. >> hundreds if not thousands of people came to these small town's here to pay their tribute and to say goodbye to a courageous young woman, the turkish ambassador came from berlin. the family said there were 300 members of the family and friends who said their goodbyes, but there were also camera teams from all over the world. the case is a story that interests the entire world because, of course, she was a courageous young woman who's to against violence, against others, and paid for it with her own life. people here at the funeral said she wanted to become a teacher, but really, she was already a teacher. she taught us all a big lesson, mainly that you have to stand up against violence and defend the rights against -- defend the

rights of others who are more vulnerable than you. >> to east africa know where a suicide attack on a united nations convoy in somalia has left or people dead and nine wounded. >> the attack took place close to the entrance of the airport in the capital mogadishu. police say the bomber rammed his car into a convoy. the victims are said to be some ali national's. the islamist militant group al-shabaab is said to have carried out the attack. the blast follows two deadly attacks by the group in neighboring kenya over the last two weeks. israel's parliament has voted to hold a snap election in mid-march after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked two key ministers from his governing coalition. >> polls suggest the prime minister's right-wing party is likely to increase its share of the vote but falls short of an outright majority. the israeli leader dismissed his finance minister and justice minister on tuesday, accusing them of plotting against him.

both had criticized government policy like settlement building or the controversial draft law to define israel as a jewish nationstate. >> left anza passengers -- lufthansa passengers are in for more disruptions. pilots just finished 18 of-day strike last night. now they plan to walk off the job again on thursday. >> this time around, the strike will target long-haul frights -- flights and freight planes. the flight union is in an increasingly acrimonious standoff over an early retirement scheme. the strike on monday and tuesday led to the cancellation of well over 1000 flights, affecting some 150,000 passengers. >> all right. we're going to take a break. after that, the 30th anniversary of the worlds and -- worst industrial disaster in india. also, germany tightening residency laws making it easier

to eject lawbreakers. stay with us.

>> welcome back, everyone. 30 years ago today, a pesticide in an indian city leaked a deadly gas into the air, killing 20,000 people. it became the world's worst ever industrial disaster. today, protesters took to the streets to demand compensation for the victims of the tragedy. >> as we hear in our next report, their suffering is still continuing today. >> this is the scene encountered every day, the ruins of the factory from where the gas leaked 30 years ago still haunt him. he had just clocked off work when the accident happened. his coworker who took over the shift died. at the time, he lived just a columnar away.

he remembers feeling the gas following him on his way home. >> i remember it spreading out. there was smoke everywhere, and we ran away. there were corpses in the road as well is dead animals. >> many survivors continue to suffer from severe health problems as a result of the accident. they experience breathlessness, preventing them from walking any great distance. this family say they receive very little support from the authorities and even have to pay for their own medication. >> i'm really furious. if it were not for this company, nobody would have lost their lives. nobody would be sick. my sister would still be alive. >> the factory was one -- run by union carbide, a subsidiary of a u.s. firm is paid out millions in compensation after the accident, but it actually amounted to an average of less

than 700 euros per victim. in 2001, 17 years after the disaster, the firm was taken over by dow chemical. it rejects any responsibility. the plant manufactured the poison which caused some victims to become paralyzed. the toxic -- attacks the respiratory system and eyes. this woman tells us -- this woman's sister tells us she is no longer able to speak. >> they did not help us. what can my sister do? all she can do is cry. >> three decades after the disaster, the site still has not been cleared up. the gas continues to contaminate water, but leaving the area is not an option for most able here. he is 58 years old and cannot afford to leave his job. but going to work only reminds him of his suffering. >> in germany, the government

has introduced changes to the country's residency laws. if approved, the reforms will make it easier to deport non-germans who commit crimes. >> but they will also ease the burden on thousands of asylum seekers who have been left in limbo. we take a closer look now at one woman whose future here is uncertain. >> irene does not want to show her face. she is on her way to the immigration authorities with her daughter. she has to report their every two weeks to find out whether she will be allowed to stay in germany or whether she will be deported. the experience is humiliating. >> sometimes he do not even talk to me. he do not even greet me. he only asked me if i have my passport. if i don't have, he tell me to wait outside.

>> irene is officially classed as tolerated by germany's immigration authorities. some 100,000 refugees in germany have this status. most have no passport. irene says hers was stolen as she fled from kenya. she has been staying in refugee hostels for the past five years and lives in constant fear of being sent back. >> i don't know if even next year i will still be here. >> refugees who are only tolerated or not allowed to work or take part in integration courses. she receives 300 euros from the state, mostly in the form of vouchers. >> i'm a normal person, and it rather be treated like a normal person. >> her greatest wish for herself and her daughter is to lead a

normal life in germany. >> germany's cabinet has approved a new plan to cut co2 emissions in order to meet its ambitious climate targets. >> environmental groups have criticized the government for not going even further in reducing its reliance on coal fire power plants. >> these environmental activists in berlin are calling on the government to do more to reduce its reliance on coal-fired power plants. at present, coal and counts for about a third of germany's co2 emissions. earlier, ministers signed off on an environmental package, which includes a program to boost energy efficiency. it is expected to trigger billions of euros in investment. germany's environment minister emphasized how ambitious current emissions targets are. >> if we done nothing further, we would have managed a 32% to 35% reduction in emissions in 2020, but we decided seven years

ago that we have to reach 40%, and that requires us to act. >> under the new measures, coal plant operators must reduce in missions by at least 22 million tons. based on current levels, that's equivalent to shutting down eight plants. >> if it does not get shut down by the pro-coal lobbyists, we look taken a step in the right direction in germany. >> the move comes as global leaders prepare to join the climate change talks under way in peru. what happens in lima is supposed to lay the foundations for a global deal on climate change next year. >> coming up on thursday, the trial begins in the u.s. city of missoula, montana, of a man charged with deliberately killing a german teenager who trespassed on his property. >> markus kaarma is accused of taking advantage of missoula loose self-defense laws that allow homeowners to use deadly

force against intruders. the law is called the castle doctrine. >> critics say it gives a green light to excessive violence and even murder. in this case comes the defendant is accused of stretching it to the very limit by laying a trap. >> with jury selection now complete, the trial is ready to begin. richard walker is in missoula and sent us this report. >> missoula, montana. winter is setting in this university town of 70,000. an urban center and frontier state. it's a place where guns are a fact of life. that's not controversial in this land of hunting and fishing. what the whole town is debating now is what they are allowed to do with them. missoula has been gripped by the death of this young man. diren dede came here last year as an exchange student from hamburg. he never made it back home. this is where he died.

late one saturday night, he snuck into this garage, maybe looking for alcohol, maybe just for a dare. the door was open. what happened next here in this small suburban street is now the subject of a criminal case that could put montana's gun laws to the test. local police file documents setting out the allegations against the homeowner, markus kaarma. they say he was alerted by motion sensors that someone was in the garage. he then went outside with a shotgun and fired four times into the garage. did that amount to a trap? at missoula county courthouse, prosecutors will argue this was a case of deliberate homicide. markus kaarma denies the charges. here on the right, he says it was all self-defense. he feared for his life and for his family after they were hit by two earlier burglaries. outside the courthouse, opinion

is split. >> protect your family, you protect your home. i'm also a firm believer that when you do some thing stupid, there's consequences for it. sometimes those consequences can be deadly. >> you are setting up date to try to make some of commit a crime so that you can punish them for that -- i think that is kind of like playing god or playing the cop. there's no reason that civilians should be playing cops. >> it will be up to the jury to decide what really happened. diren dede's family will be watching closely. his parents are here together with their lawyers to follow the case. they have their own view of what happened. his father, here on the left, has been here before to pick up his sons body. his lawyer is speaking for the family. >> if the facts we are being presented with are borne out, it appears to shooter was in control of the situation. the door had been left open

deliberately, perhaps with a purse placed in the garage, too. that is something you would describe as a trap. to then go there and open fire is in no way justified according to our legal standards and not covered by self-defense. >> a missoula state representative says montana's self-defense laws themselves contributed to diren dede's death. she says she is determined to repeal the so-called castle doctrine. >> it created an atmosphere not only in the state of montana but in the united states where people feel like they have a right to shoot first and ask questions later. >> that anger is mixed with sadness even though she did not know diren dede or his family. >> i just hope that they see justice. what happened to their son is a tragedy, and it hurts me because i represent missoula in the

state capital, and i'm sorry that this happened in our town, and i will fight to make sure that this is changed so it does not happen to anyone else. >> many other citizens are upset as well. here outside the house where diren dede stayed during his time in montana, he is remembered for everyone to see. >> that is going to wrap up this edition of "journal." >> more news for you at the top of the hour. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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