captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is "the journal." >> we have the business and the headlines. >> protests in tunisia as three ministers resigned from the interim government. germany is to introduce tighter food safety controls. 17 years after the genocide in rwanda, a former mayor goes on trial in germany accused of ordering massacres. >> the old govnment of indosia is gon the new one might be on its way out as well. the prime minister has resigned

from his duty in the ruling party. the powerful labor union says that its ministers, who resigned earlier in the day, but love be rejoining the government. the new cabinet contained too many of the ousted president's allies. [yelling] >> the revolution must continue he shouts to supporters after his arrival at the airport. after years in exile, the leader of the band congress for the republican party is back and running for president. the election is expected in march. >> this is a day of victory for me. i can feel free in my country. these men and women are free because they took part in the revolution. did is an incredible feeling to feel free in the country and the

law to this incredible people. >> demonstrations continued in the streets. they rejected the government of national unity announced on monday because it included ministers that serve under the ousted president and of the -- ben ali. witnesses say the protesters were of less violent than in recent weeks. they also gathered in front of the offices of the ugtt trade union. they had resigned, saying that they would not serve with members of the old regime. >> the ugtt rejects this government. we will dissolve the ruling party. >> the rash of tunisian political leaders seeking to distance themselves includes ministers from the old government. they left the party on tuesday evening in a bid to hold on to

their posts. meanwhile, more opposition figures say that they are returning from exile. >> for more on the situation we are joined by our correspondent. as we just heard, the president and the interim prime minister have resigned from their duties in the ruling party. what does that mean, exactly? >> dated n(t only ask the prime minister and the out of state, they ask for all of the minister's in the ruling party to resign. they are still keeping up their demands for all of the others to design. >> the opposition leader has returned. can you tell us more about him and how much support that he has?

>> he left in 2002 after the party was banned. one of the leading figures of the tunisian human rights movement. he is hoping to have high chances during the election. >> thank you. haitian police have arrested a former dictator for shortly after his return to the country. human-rights activists have called for him to face justice for his alleged crimes. he is alleged to have enriched himself and his family at the expense of the poorest country in the americas.

45 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the hometown of saddam hussein. more than 100 others were wounded in the attack. they targeted a police recruiting station. the munich international curity conferenchas widraw the invitation to the belarus foreign minister. they said that the move condemned the crackdown on opposition groups following last month's presidential elections. 600 people were jailed in december. opposition parties and international observers say that it was great. finance ministers is what i am trying to say. >> the european debt crisis continues to drag on.

we will be talking about this for a while. seriously, the euro zone finance ministers are starting to move towards some sort of agreement or compromise on the rescue fund. they want to be well prepared if the crisis weidman's. they are prepared to restore market confidence. what the juggling act considering the views of the nations involved. member states have agreed on introducing stricter rules for lenders. >> banks will have to face tougher stress tests while underlying capital and liquidity after two large irish banks suffered a liquidity crunch and facilitated the irish bailout. >> we must learn our lesson for the next set of stress tests. >> euro zone finance ministers must have been relieved to have something to talk about other

than the financial rescue fund. they are looking to move away from purely reactive responses to a proactive strategy for more stability, a lower budget deficits, and better coordination of economic policy. >> i hope that the current developments continue. that we can gradually convinced the markets that fundamental indicators are more stable than the rumors on the trading floors would have people believe. and that all members are willing and able to defend the currency. >> that could also mean that national budgets would be subject to closer scrutiny by the european commission. however, the more power given by brussels, the less say individuals will have over their economies. >> european union officials have raided the headquarters of

several truckers in an anti- trust iestigation. competition authorities have alleged that the companies violated competition rules that prohibited cartels or abused dominance in the market. coming months after the price investigation into several of europe's biggest commercial vehicle builders. european shares " -- closed at 28 month highs. congress has this report of what was going on at the frankfurt stock exchange. >> it is not the biggest european companies that rorted sales d enings thisuesday, but at least they come from diverse sectors. the german fashion designer and the chocolate maker from switzerland, all of these companies topped analysts' expectations with earnings and

sales in the last quarter, contributing to the good mood on the stock trading floor this tuesday. just as the sentiment index, which also topped expectations. >> tim for a quick look at the market members. the index pushed past 7100 points for the first time since the middle of 2008. euro stocks ended on tuesday after 2945. stock markets in the u.s. have opened after trading. the dow jones is up half of a percent. the euro is trading right now for one u.s. dollar and3 cents. wall street was still closed the boss of apple said that he was taking medical leave. the reaction on tuesday was striking. this is the first time he has said to take time off for health

reasons. traders are worried about the long-term future of apple. shares are currently down 2%. china continues to expand its global, financial, and economic influence. they lend more money to developing nations over the last few years than the world bank. china led the equivalent of 82 billion euros to emerging countries. in return, beijing returns a guarantee on soyoil supplies. here they come. watch out. >> as the fallout from the contaminated feed scandal in germany continues to grow, the agriculture minister has plans that he says will improve food safety. workg in cooperation with the 16 state agriculture ministers,

it will increase penalties for companies that do not comply with regulations. >> a rubber chicken. to these protesters it is about as palatable as the contaminated eggs and poultry discovered in the dioxin scandal. consumers were warned to stay away from german meat products. agriculture protection ministers held crisis talks on tuesday, where they dropp anctio plano improve food safety. >> the goal is to have the highest safety and control standards in europe. >> the government plan proposes a new licensing scheme for a strict separation of production lines and tougher punishments of violations. and also receives federal officials taking control of inspections, which have been regulated at the local level until now. officials are hoping that a stricter code of checks and

tests will win back consumer confidence. but it is proving to be a tough sell. south korea and china have already suspended imports of pork in exile in germany. >> the russian president has endorsed a palestinian state. in his first visit to the west bank he said that the soviet union has recognized independence from palestine and moscow was not going to change that policy. there were supporting the rights for the capital in east jerusalem. asylum seekers have gone on trial for atrocities during a rwandan genocide. accused of coordinating massacres, under german law genocide trials can be brought before a german court regardless

of where the alleged killings occurred. >> the charge makes a terrific breeding. as mayor of a community in the north of the country he was responsible for the murder of 3700 tutsis. he organized massacres and it said -- incited others to commit murder. >> he was responsible in his position of authority. he gave the orders and encourage other people to commit these deeds. >> it is thought that 8000 people were murdered in rwanda. most of the victims belonged to the minority. the german prosecutors conducted parts of their investigation in rwanda and have invited a number survivors to testify. >> our job will be to examine

these accusations in great detail, determining the credibility of the witnesses. we will hear from experts, amongst others. >> the defense has been trying to portray the proceedings as a relar criminal trial and says that the prosecution has not done enough to find other potential suspects. >> prosecutors have opened proceedings against 16 people in connection with the fatal parade at last year's techno party. the organizers of the debt -- of the event are not amongst those being investigated. 21 people were crushed to death when hundreds were injured as crowds pushed into the tunnel. the eventmanagersnder vestigation are expected to have committed negligence. soccer officials said they are concerned by the recent rise of right-wing extremism across the

country. and they are taking action. they said that in addition to the standard signs, clubs -- clubs that do not prevent xenophobic or racist slurs will have points taken away. as this is showing, the problem is not confined to the top leagues. >> this 11-year-old low -- loved to play soccer with his classmates until last year. >> someone called him a crippled negro and said that he had an ugly face. >> an isolated case? perhaps. experts said that far right extremists have been infiltrating clubs. politicians and sport functionaries' hope that this new initiative stops the trend. >> organized right-wing extremism getting wear, ev though the nationalists are represented in the state parliament.

what we are seeing is an increase in far right ideology in society. let's hear a black player is harassed by racist fans. shocking scenes like these have forced the german soccer association to take action. >> we impose fines when racist and xenophobic statements were made in the stadiums. we even impose fines related to a match and have warned that we could deduct legal points. >> the initiative will include training for coaches and support staff to make sure that young students can continue to enjoy their favorite sport. >> southeastern australia is being hit by flooding. inundated by the end of last month, officials said that floodwaters have divided the community in o. 500 homes have been cut off.

floods have claimed 30 lives and cost billions in damage.

>> welcome back. china has lent more money to developing countries in the last two years than the world bank. at least 82 billion euros according toesearch by the financial times newspaper. the german government spent only a fraction of that, but it is still one of the most important bilateral aid donors. they are trying to make sure that the year rose allocated are spent more efficiently. the center-right coalition s rged three agencies into one single german international cooperation organization, known by their new acronym. the biggest single reform in overseas assistance in the last 50 years. they also favor involving the

german private sector more closely in aid projects, linking them to areas where germany holds direct interests. we accompanied the minister of a recent trip to africa. here is the report. >> the drummers and dancers are part of a performance for the german development minister. a guest who has brought a data. here to dedicate a hospital for nurses, the construction was financed by lope -- german taxpayers. local custom dictates that guests be invited to dance. >> me dancing with just not be right. let's not the only change he has brought about in german development policy. german free democrats -- free

democrats have said they wanted to overhaul development policy between individual agencies. the first step came this year, merging three federal the bottom and agencies operate largely autonomously. in some cases that led to duplicated structures. the move was welcomed by most politicians germany, including the opposition. >> it is the right decision and i am happy that it was made so quickly. >> the new german agency for international cooperation is an umbrella organization that plans and carries out aid projects. previous efforts failed but this time the merger consent -- succeeded as it was less ambitious. right now the three organizations have separate financing and maintain their leadership. >> if you carry out reform you

cannot just stop halfway. you have to persevere within the organization itself. but the politician is no match for the individuals that leave the organization. >> back i ghana, germany is providing support for a dried fruit plant. creating a new market for the country. the merger does not affect local employees but a lot of work went into the plans and aid workers on the ground waiting to see how it goes. instead of three different offices, now there is just one. the potential for savings is clear. for government officials there is only one point of contact. aid workers concede the long- term benefits. let's there is no disputing the fact that our system was not always easy for our partners to understand. in the future explanations will be easier.

>> berlin is hoping that after the merger that will be able to have greater influence on the strategy and specific areas of development. aid workers hope that does not mean that all decisions are made at the top. >> we have a responsibility to provide consulting for our clients. ultimately, we do provide a service. clients decide what needs to be done. >> the german government wants to increase synergy within industry. investors are involved in the fruit juice factory. the government calls it part of the ppp, a public-private partnership. as part of the project, suppliers learn to improve the quality of the fruit. the minister says that benefits both the factory and the fruit farmers.

>> this is helping 500 people from local area to combat poverty with the name -- income of the rome. after 10 years of being tax- free, the company will be paying considerable amounts of the local authorities. also, the factory is making a product that can be sold on the word -- world market. meaning secure jobs and income. >> the minister says that state funding to be used to secure market access, promoting industry in the long term. even those with an industry admit that some ppp's are little more than hot air at the moment. >> german companies are currently very keen on public- private partnerships because they are a way to improve their image as far as corporate responsibility. real ppp's could be more

numerous and successful at german companies could gain a foot hold by a more difficult markets. >> the opposition is suspicious of use and development funds to provide economic aid. they believe it mit ba waste oflrea limited funds. >> in principle we believe that working together with industry is right. but not if the aim is to create jobs in germany or increase german exports. >> we have the impression that development policy was being turned into trade promotion for german companies. which is not acceptable. german companies are represent abroad by dustes of chamber and commerce. they know what they can do in these countries and they invest where they think profit can be

made. >> germany also wants to move towards other cooperation with delight -- donor companies. the german development ministry says that cooperation is based on pragmatic and political concerns. >> israel has vast experience in processing citrus fruits. this is essential for getting a folbaum of world market. it is also a political decision. germany has worked with israel in third world countries as a way to stop israeli isolation. let's the german government is also changing its political track by and afghanistan towards what they call network security. new projects from five development organizations have been restricted to the area where german troops operate. prompting protests to one aid

organizations until they stop supporting organizations across the country. >> vista -- this agreement has been resolved. the ministry took a pragmatic stand, understanding that these agencies would want to continue working long after the german troops left. >> despite criticism of the ministry's new course, they also have their admirers for opening discussions on development policy and willingness to we examine old structures. and he knows that there will always be those that try to ridicule him for sticking to his favorite military cat. >> i cannot wait to read the tagline for this photograph. >> he may need to convince people of his style and picie

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