anchor: live from dw in berlin, this is the world news. anchor: coming up over the next half-hour -- anchor: the former vice president of fifa promises to reveal all he knows about corruption at the world soccer body. anchor: is ukraine postures about to go up in flames? the worst fighting in months flares about the country. anchor: chinese rescue workers prepare to write the cruise ship that capsized -- right the cruise ship that capsized. it seems that hardly a day passes without a new development in the corruption scandal engulfing fifa, the latest

coming from former fifa vice president jack warner, who is on the fbi's most wanted list. anchor: he says he will tell all he knows about corruption within the soccer governing body. anchor: a former committee member admitted that he and other officials accepted bribes in connection with the 2010 world cup. anchor: amid the new allegations, fifa plus images going from bad to worse. reporter: fifa headquarters in switzerland. reporters wait outside for the next scandal to break. this man makes it clear what he thinks of this man. new accusations are surfacing every day against disgraced fifa boss sepp blatter.

the former vice president of the group denied taking bribes in connection to the world cup in south africa. but -- warner: i also will give them my knowledge of transaction of fifa including but not limited to sepp blatter. i have been here for 30 consecutive years. reporter: warner is on interpol's most wanted list. then former top fee for official chuck blazer, a linchpin in the fbi investigation. in a confession just and see it admitted to having taken bribes in the bidding process or the 2010 and 1998 world cups. officials are also looking into the awarding of world cup

hosting rights to russia and qatar. russia's sports minister was dismissive about the probe. he said the decision was made by fifa's executive committee and cannot be changed, but now the british parliament has gotten involved. britain lost out to russia to organize the 2018 tournament. >> we wait to see the outcome of the investigations. if there is evidence that the bid process was corrupt, then i think the case for rerunning it is very strong. reporter: now that blatter has said he will quit, everything at fifa seems to be in the spotlight. anchor: for more on this, our guest joins us. we heard britain plus minister for sports saying that if the bidding process for the 2018 world cup awarded to russia -- if that bidding process is found to have been corrupt, then there would need to be a rerun of that

bidding process. how likely do you think that is? >> it is highly unlikely. it is highly unlikely also because you have to bear in mind all contracts are being made so far not only with the tar being the host, but also with all the media around the world, also with a lot of sponsors around the world, so that also makes it really, really difficult. i have always said the only chance of having this whole process be rerun is if the federal state waived the public prosecutors in the u.s. actually find more information, more sources which then really find that there is more than half of the executive committee in 2010 which did the vote really have been corrupt. anchor: we will wait on that, of course. you have produced investigative work, investigative documentaries on fifa. let's turn to jack warner now. what sort of secrets do you

think he might be revealing? guest: on the one hand, he is the one who has been with sepp blatter through his whole presidency, so he knows him very , very well, so there's a slight chance he comes out with more news on him personally. on the other hand, of course, he had been close to the qatari bid as well, so there might week more information on the bid for 2022. thirdly, look into the 2006 world cup in germany. there have been allegations in 2003 in an article of a german magazine stating that jack warner actually was on the payment list and that he got an offer of a couple hundred thousand euros to receive or back then d mark, and if that is true and if jack warner would come out with that information then the world cup 2006 in germany would be under suspicion

again. anchor: who would be affected by that? which did name would we be talking about? just: the highlighted person behind the bid has been highlighted, and if that all comes out, either he would not have known about that and he would not have done his job properly, or he did know about it, and then we are talking about one of the main figures in german sports in history being faced with some corruption allegations. anchor: our fifa expert. thank you for that. other newsmaking international headlines now -- ukraine's president says his country may be facing what he calls a full-scale invasion by russia. anchor: poroshenko made the remarks in a speech to parliament this morning along the worst upsurge in fighting between government troops and separatist rebels in four months. anchor: the government in kiev says 9000 russian servicemen are currently on ukrainian territory. anchor: moscow which annexed

crimea last year denies it is providing military support to the rebels. reporter: the fighting has left a fresh wave of destruction in its wake. this market was hit. both sides have deployed heavy weapons systems to the area, but it is still unclear who fired the barrage. local emergency workers were able to review it. thankfully, no one was injured in the explosion. writing flared up wednesday. fighting between ukrainian forces and pro-russian troops is the heaviest since the minsk to cease-fire accord was adopted. at least 24 people were killed in the skirmish. the two sides accuse each other of opening fire first. minsk, too, for bids the use of heavy weapons in the area, but both have admitted using band heavy weapons systems here. in his address on the state of the nation, ukrainian president

petro poroshenko defended the use of these weapons. the colossal threat by the russian terrorist groups remains. now there are 14 russian tactical groups with more than 9000 soldiers. the number of russian troops and our border has grown by half since last year. moscow continues to deny the accusations. the russian foreign minister blames kiev for drawing out the conflict. >> the minsk agreements from february 12 are under constant threat of being violated because of actions by the kiev authorities trying to avoid fulfilling their obligations to establish a direct dialogue. >> ukraine civilians are badly in need of a functioning cease-fire agreement. in the face of ongoing fighting, aid groups like the red cross are being stretched to the breaking point. >> greece has asked the

international monetary fund to bundle its 4 debt payments due this month in june into a single payment, and that means athens will now have until june 30 to pay a total of 1.5 billion euros. incident become a june 30 is also the day on which the bailout deal with the eu and imf runs out. anchor: this request comes with grease on the brink of default. last night the greek prime minister was presented with a list of conditions including cuts in the state pension system and a hike in value-added tax all and that unlocking much-needed bailout money. anchor: leaders from cypress' anti-30 party reacted to the proposal with resounding rejection. reporter: emotions are running high in greece, especially in parliament. leaders say the need for a bailout does not justify more

austerity. to them, the demands of greece' s lenders are simply exacerbating the situation. >> they do not want to knowledge their errors on the austerity policies and the bailout. they want to subdue, to crush any resistance from those against their policies of never-ending austerity in europe. >> in brussels, the tone was more moderate. the eu's economic minister spoke of having to run a tight ship in the eurozone, but he stressed that greece should stay in the currency union. >> my deep conviction is that we will find a deal increase because that is necessary. >> the eurozone's top brass have all echoed that sentiment, but

as negotiations dragged on greece's future with the euro as its currency looks increasingly uncertain. >> but there are still a few days to go until then, and the greek prime minister is back in athens to brief the parliamentarians and bow to the next steps. considering the current mood in greece, do you think that cypress will be able to get some concessions out of parliament, especially from his own party members? >> i think he's facing a tremendously difficult job. if he wants to sell this deal that has been put forward by brussels in the house of parliament to lawmakers and a particular to his own coalition government. i looked today at the greek proposal that has been sent to brussels. let's say that it does contain some promising elements, such as a whole list of privatization project, including two of the

large harbors, so that is from the perspective of creditors good news, but if you listen to the end we find conditions linked to that list, and that will not go down very well in brussels. reporter: high-level talks are expected to continue in brussels on friday. is there any chance there is an agreement insight despite all these difficulties? guest: difficult to say. we have seen some momentum, and i have in following the debt negotiations from the start, and i heard him say numerous times we are only so close to a resolution to this whole conflict, and yet, it has not happened yet and that also is reflected by a lot of people here. i've talked to a number of people in the heart of athens and a number of them are disillusioned. they are unsatisfied with the

situation. not all of them blame the government. a lot of them blame also the creditors, and it is a tough situation. many people complain about the social sector, about the health sector, which is in a terrible state, and one woman working in the chores of sector told me they were hoping for record tourist numbers this year. it seems now that the forecasts show that the fight the stalemate with the whole debt crisis is now having a negative impact on the most important industry, and that is tourism in greece. >> trying times in greece, certainly. thank you. to south korea now, which is struggling to contain an outbreak of a highly infectious middle east respiratory syndrome . health officials has confirmed and 82-year-old man who died in hospital wednesday had been infected with the virus. anchor: it's the asian country's

third confirmed death in connection with the outbreak death connected to 36. reporter: as mers continues to spread, fears of an epidemic are growing. many koreans are trying to identify the risk of being infected. >> it's dangerous. i'm wearing this mask for protection. i think the government needs to take a more active role in fighting the virus. reporter: it's a coronavirus related to the common cold and the sars virus. around a third of victims have died either from pneumonia or kidney failure. there is no known cure. it was first identified in saudi arabia in 2012. though experts believe the virus made the jump from camels to humans much earlier. anchor: you're watching dw in berlin. were going to take a very short break, but there's more to come. >> stay with us.

anchor: welcome back. tensions are high in turkey ahead of this weekend's parliamentary elections. riot police have tear gas. you can see it here. to prevent clashes at an election rally in the east of the country. ultranationalist protesters have been trying to stop supporters of a pro-kurdish party from gathering. >> the pro-kurdish peoples democratic party is threatening the ruling party's chances of getting a majority in the poll. that would prevent it from changing the constitution and giving greater executive powers to the president. anchor: we have this report on why this election is firing up so many turks. reporter: easter istanbul is a conservative district. the governing justice and development party dominates

here. supporters are confident they will win. this lawyer has worked here for years. he used to back the party under president erdogan. one reason he liked the party was because it sharply curtailed the power of military courts but a few weeks ago, he began defending a judge. that judge was detained for ordering the release of a government opponent and could now face charges of attempting a coup. >> in hindsight, it was predictable the akp would turn out this way following the 2011 elections, but what has happened to my client amount to the end of the rule of law in this country. reporter: he's not alone in this view. polls show half of turks are concerned about the rule of law and marcus he. with rising unemployment and inflation, the economy is also an issue for many.

>> people are uncertain. there's a lot of injustice and you sense that all over the place. we don't trust the government anymore. >> those incompetent people who governed the country before are trying to badmouth the government and its success. they are just envious. >> despite the odds, the opposition is optimistic. with the help of a newly formed pro-kurdish party, it hopes to regain a majority of seats in parliament. >> for 12 years, the ruling party of the president has lost no election, but this time, they could lose their absolute majority and may have to rely on a coalition partner according to surveys. for erdogan, that will be a bitter defeat because he wants a presidential system and would then left the majority he needs to amend the constitution. reporter: a spacious

presidential palace and numerous corruption scandals have severely dented president erdogan's popularity, but as this journalist says, anyone who has problems with his governing style should beware. he once fervently supported the president at his party, but then he turned critical of erdogan and his newspaper fired him. >> i don't expect a banning of our hall, acquiring all people where a -- requiring all women wear a hijab, headscarf. when people ask of turkey will become saudi arabia, i say no, but turkey might become russia and that is the danger. rex on sunday turkey's political future lies in the hands of the voters. anchor: let's get some background on that. joining us via skype, our correspondent in istanbul. let's deal with the tension in the east of the country first. what's the latest on the clashes barry? >> we understand the situation

has called down after a day of very ugly events. ultranationalist protesters trying to break up a kurdish rally, but earlier in the day, a kurdish bus was attacked in the city by nationalists and was set on fire. the driver was injured. how seriously remains unknown, but on winds tonight another campaign bus of a pro-kurdish party was attacked. the driver was found shot head in the bus little with bullets and that all of the speech by the president in the same province where he bitterly attacked the pro-kurdish party accusing it of being a party of sedition. anchor: what effect is all that is having on the process of reconciliation with turkey's kurds? dorian: everything is being put on hold here.

although it has to be said that the level of language is being used and also, there's mounting violence, being blamed on the president, which they say is inciting this. some people are accusing elements of the state of being behind it. this is all that into a lot of bad blood and a lot of questions mark with a pre--- the peace process goes. anchor: at stake in this election are these executive powers that president erdogan wants to give his own post, a switch from a parliamentary to presidential system. why is he so keen on increasing those powers cap -- increasing those powers? dorian: he says the reason for that is that the decision-making process needs to be streamlined. critics say this is nothing more than a power grab, and the election really centers around this key question.

anchor: at least 90 people are dead after a petrol station caught fire and exploded in the capital of ghana. anchor: witnesses say people had taken refuge inside the petrol station to escape heavy rain. after the explosion, fire quickly spread to nearby residential buildings. anchor: authorities expect to find more dead as emergency workers clear the debris. reporter: the flames could be seen kilometers from the city center. firefighters battled throughout the night, finally managing to bring the fire under control. only in the morning did the scale of the damage become clear. rescuers continue to find bodies, and the death toll could rise, especially as several nearby houses also caught fire. the president appeared shaken by what he saw. he spoke of a national tragedy. >> unfortunately, a large number

of people lost their lives. i want to take the opportunity to commend the security services . many of them have not had any sleep and are closely monitoring what is happening. reporter: it was a tragic chain of events. first, there was rain. the knee-high flood water led many people to take shelter wednesday evening. then, say authorities, fuel began to leak into the water. this fire brigade spokesman says the fuel floated on the surface of the water and was then carried towards an open flame. he says that's how the fire was spread back to the petrol station.

the heavy rain had already caused chaos in parts of akron the days leading up to the explosion. inundated substations lead to power cuts for many residents and forecasters predict more rain and storms in the coming days. anchor: hornacek accident, that. our thoughts are with many of the emily's of the victims. to china now where officials say the operation to right the cruise ship that capsized on monday has begun. 450 people were onboard the eastern star when it ran into a cyclone. anchor: only a dozen or so survived including the captain and chief engineer. there's little hope of winding anymore survivors. reporter: six for june, one for the day of the month in which 400 people are believed to have drowned in the yangtze river. hundreds of locals and relatives gathered in the city on thursday to remember them.

>> i'm heartbroken and saddened. i hope the victims rest in peace. there's not much we can do but i feel a bit better knowing we are here to offer the relatives support. reporter: and they need support. many family members are angry at the scarcity of information coming from authorities. on wednesday night, dozens of victims' relatives arrive to assess the situation themselves. scuffles broke out when they were stopped by police. >> my mother is here. my father is still inside. there are so many people's rooms and relatives are still in there. the government has an attitude of apathy towards us. -- there are so many people whose relatives are still in there. the government has an attitude of apathy toward us. they are not even talking to us. reporter: many passengers were elderly tourists who were asleep when the storm hit. this woman was rescued by divers.

>> it was very windy, so i went out to bring my clothes in. i came back, and before i closed the door, the water rushed in. i saw people fleeing for their lives. i cannot bear to recall it. >> the eastern star filmed from a passing vessel just before the cyclone hit it. the accident will go down as china's worst maritime disaster in 70 years. anchor: in hong kong, more than 40,000 people took part in a nighttime vigil to him at the tiananmen square massacre. anchor: demonstrators gathered in victoria park. all of them, as you can see holding lit candles to commemorate the event. in june, 1989, the chinese government sent tanks and soldiers into the capital. those rallies had been gathering strength for weeks. hundreds died in the crackdown.

hong kong is currently the only place in china where people gather in public to remember that event. that is the latest world news for you here on dw in berlin. anchor: of course, more news at the top of the hour. you can also always find more online at dw.de. thanks for watching. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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