captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is "journal." there is sentenced to long prison terms for war crimes agagains humanity. >> ireland's economic process gives a thumbs-up from the eu. >> jenny's energy supply system of the future, they promise more renewals.

>> many consider him a war hero, but a u.n. court says the retired general is a war criminal and sentenced him to 24 years in jail. this charges stem from a military campaign against bserbs. another retired general was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in knocking campaign. the ruling is unacceptable. >>ormer croatian general waits for the decision that will decide his future. he had been hoping to walk free, but the tribunal found him guilty andnd sentenced him to 24 years in prison. >> the chamber considered the gravity of the offenses. particularly the large number of crimes in a wide geographical area. the vulnerability of the victims, and the abuse of your position of authority. the chamber it took that into

consideration related to practices in the former yugoslavia. >> the second croatian general was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment both generals were found guilty of directing a military campaign in august 1995 to drive residents from the region of croatia, which at the time wasajority served. over 300 civilians were killed and more than nine -- and more than 90,000 forcibly removed from the area. in the capital, thousands watched the court decision live. his supporters expressed shock and anger over the verdict. >> i am very sorry, i wish she was set free. >> he defended his country. those who did wrong have not been punished. where is the justice? >> the case could have consequences for croatia's effortto join the eu.

the tribunal's decision is likely to trigger more nationalism and data dispirits of an already euro-sceptic croatian population. >> nato secretary general says he is confident that allies will provide extra aircraft for the no-fly zone operation over libya. he said that he had not yet received specific -- but there were indicationsns thanations will deliver what is needed. nato commanders say the client's needs more ground attack aircraft. our political correspondent has been falling events at the german foreign ministry. ii ask him what the main outcome of the meeting has been. >> i would say that the outcome of the summit's is a fiscal statement. when you consider that in the last few days, it has been a

match between member states and nato about the difference of opinion of strategy in libya. they were able, for the first time, since the start of the libyan conflict, to agree on the main mitary objectives. the attacks on civilians in libya must cease. gaddafi forces must withdraw to their bases. there must be access for humanitarian aid. the ministers were also agreed by consensus that gaddafi should go and they should not try to impose a political solution on libya. it is for the libyan people themselves to decide their own future. nato should try to facilitate that in terms of the resolution of the n. security council prepared -- council. if that was a sucuccesswhen you consider that in the last few days, there have been a great

remarks about each other's position, ty will reach that position by consensus. >> the leleader of britain, france, and united states have pledged to maintain nato pressure on libyan forces. they said there could be no peace in libya while pataki remains in power. on friday, nato fighter jets bombed targets in tripoli, got the's home town. -- gaddafi's, countered the opposition says they have stopped gaddafi bus trips from the advancing into the city center. >> thousands marched in anti- government protests across the viet -- syria on friday. security forces used batons and tear gas to prevent marchers from reaching the city center. new internet footage shows the brutality of syrian secity

forces dealing with the demonstrators. voices can be heard encouraging people to torture them up more. other images show the crowd toppling a statue of the former leader, the father of current president. thimages arere reportedly from the former president come town. scores of jordanian protesters have turned out in the capital to call for political and economic rorm. they carried signs calling for the dissolution of parliament. opposition groups want the country to move toward a true constitutional monarchy, but the prime minister. they are demanding a modern election. there wer also more anti- government demonstrations in yemen on friday. thousands of protesters rallied across the country demanding that the president resigned.

in the capital, demonstrators gathered outside the university after friday prayers. protestors have been camped out there since early february demanding political change and better living conditions. the president held in other friday counter demonstration would tens of thousands of his supporters. news about ireland today. >> a mixed bag. they got a thumbs up and a thumbs down. following the 10-day audit of ireland's finance is, the european commission and the imf also the country's implementation of its 85 billion euros bailout program is on track. that praise came on the very same day that ratings agency moody's downgraded ireland status to just above junk status. the country may need to take further austerity measures to meet its fiscal goals.

for the time being, carlitz is enjoying the votes of confidence from those who have provided the bailout. >> ireland appears to be on the mend. after a positive a third quarter assessment by the imf, eu, and ecb, the finance minister is planning to raise the lump -- the minimum wage. >> they have accepted the argument and reasoning behind card jobs initiative program. -- our job and should a program. we've gone into detail with them. >> greece has outlined its 26 billion euros economic growth at to lead the country out of its debt crisis and keep foreign creditors at bay. athens is planning a massive sale of state assets designed to rae about 50 billion euros by 15. >> the german blue chips locked

in gains on the final trading day of a turbulent week. >> the german equity markets, moody's, has downgraded ireland's dead once again -- but once again. that has caused investorsrs to flee into the german equity market. the second biggest utility of germany has abandoned its profits. rwe has relelied on nuclear energy and has not developed renewable energy and not to get enough profits from that business. the shares are among the biggest losers today. >> the? finishing 0.4% higher going into

the weekend. the index of top euro zone firms, also locking in a modest gains on friday to finish at 2919. better than expected data was ableo outshine disappointing earnings from bank of america and google. the dow is up by nearly half of 1%. finishing up a positive note. the euro trading at this hour -- at this hour at about $1.. finance officials frfr the g-20 group of leading economies has reportedly agreed on a risk plan to identify countries whose policies could threaten the global economy. the mechanism will use data on that borrowing and trade balances to detect dangerous spots for special scrutiny. the g-20 is a group -- the g-20 is meeting in washington, d.c., ahead of the imf. >> a mood of cautious optimism

prevailed at the g-20 meeting in washington. the world has left the worst of the financial crisis bend. but the imbalance between national economies remains a persistent problem. germany's finanance nister expressed of concerns about his country's rising trade surplus. >> it will become clear that our surpluses are the result of our high private sector competitiveness and not the undervaluation of the common currency. >> he also rejected arguments that germany's economic strength relies solely on exports. >> even the imf recognizes that our domestic demand is noticeably stronger. there is no need for the debates we had to in door last year. >> the 20 financial bidders will have their work cut out to redress global imbalances.

>>hat is your look at the business. >> the japananese government has ordered the operator of the fukushima nuclear power plant to pay constant -- compensation to people made homeless by the ongoing crisis. about 48,000 families will be eligible to receive 8000 euros each. the company describes a conversation -- the compensation as provisional. angela merkel sd by this summer they will have a timetable to get rid of nuclear powe in the country. the event sparked a complete turnaround in nuclear policy here. instead of extendidi the life time of plans, they want them taken off line yesterday. in orderer to andon nuclear energy, the country will have to expand its coal and d gas wer plants. it does not seem to make much sense. >> just switch the letter and it

is done. environmenentali outside the chancellor's office demonstrated the urgency of shifting the country away from nuclear power. =inside, the move to a nunuclea free future will not be as simple as that. > t the change in energy poly will require both phasing out nuclear power as quickly as popossib. switching to renewable energy with equal speed. the move will have substantial consequences and that requires careful planning, best of programs, and the appropriate legislation. >> that means a complete overhaul of the energy distributionon gro which will require up to 3.5000 kilometers of new power lines. it means more decentralized power production.

>> there are many issues which have been debated for a long timeme. maybe now we should make decisions, decisions, decisions. but the cabinet plans to adopt a new timetable for a nuclear phase-out on june 3. legislation would then be ready to be rushed through both chambers of parliament by mid june. >> we will have more o the alternatives to nuclear power later on in this half-hour. the first german president t has been named this year's recipient of the prize. on friday, the president opened this year's national guard and show. around 2 million garden lovers are expected to visit the biannual sho it runs through october. >> it has been transformed into an endless sea of flowers. is currently hosting some

400,000 early bloomers. after years of planning and construction, some areas of the city now look like a huge garden. >> i've just arrived and my first impression is that it is my new passat. >> it was already a beautiful city, but a large variety of art work and flowers is just phenomenal. i was looking forward to the grandeur of flowers. >> splendid but the cityy has done, j just eat. >> key points of interest have been completely transformed. over 100 million euros of public funds was spent on the makeover. 12 million euros were allocated to a new cable car over th rhine. german president made su his itinerary included a riride durg his visits. he asserted that the show will attract large numbers of tourists. >> it is already worth a trip banks to its fortress and the confluence of the rhine and the rivers.

now it is really decked out and it is a must see. but the organizers expect around 2 million visitors to the show, which runs until mid october. > there is no stopping -- the dominated trade -- they dominated. lolois hamilton posted the secod fastest time. after a difficult start to the season, the mercedes team finally had something to smile about. >> in tennis, the world's number 3 ranked player has been upset by austrian in the quarterfinins of theonth a car lote masters. he struggled to what the match and failed to convert seven chances to break a third.

spspain the semifinals. this is his first victory in four attempts.

>> welcome back. the disaster in japan has sparked renewed debate here in gmany about thehe fure of nucleaear por. more and moree people are callig on the government to abandon nuclear energy altogether. i move toward renewable sources of power. how can highly industrialized countries like germany bringng about such a change? some small communities are showing the way for word. a village with 1000 residents in the eastern state of saxony % higher energy needs prayer

renewable. could this example work on a bigger scale? perhaps even nationwide? we have this special report. >> the wind farm in the eastern state of saxony. not long ago, these fields were devoted fully to agricultlture. now they are a source of powerr and income. even tourist are keen to see the transition inaction. -- in action. he was the driving force behind the wind farm. he realized that wind power could be a lucrative business. he made the case to investors, helping raise 80 million euros. now the wind farm is up and running and paying its way. >> today is a good day to generate wind power. the wind is blowing at about 28 -- 12 or 13 meters per second.

we are running at full capacity. >> on days like this,hey get all of its electricity from wind power. and then some.e. the wind farm can produce 40 times more than the town requires. the excess is sped into the great and the revenues for both the town council and landowners e significant. >> people who own property did significant more and, from what they would earn from farming the land. >> locals here are convinced they have found a model of the future, with all their energy needs coming from wind and solar power. the rest of germany has some catching up to do. in 2010, renewable only made of of the country's energy production, with 60% coming from

fossiluels. the remaining 23% coming from nuclear power plants. germany's government wants to rn this around by 2030 with at least 66% coming from green energy and onlyy 34% from fossil fuels. by that time, nuclear energ= would be phased out. some big problems due to be solved on the way. first, wind and sunshihine a not always available. that means that eveven sometimes they need power from the bread. to avoid this, at the town needs an energy storage facility. germany needs to build more, too. it is short of storage plants. when demand goes up, the water is channel wn prue -- to gegenera fresh power. it is a proventechnology, but experts say it is not enonough.

>> we also need to invest in new storage technologies. that means research into decentralized storage systems that will help optimize renewable power generation. what the second big problem is the power lines. the federal government is pumping billions into wind farms in the north and baltic seas. a more efficient rain is needed to transport this power to the five bridges to the farthest corners of germany. >> developing the power it is important. especially if you want a decentralized power generation grade -- a generation of. >> the other problem is greenhouse gasas emissions. it will mean more power from 30 also fuels. -- dirty fossil fuels. >> we will have to -- that would pose a threat to our climate) natural gas power stations would be better.

bake in buying oil with renewals and would enable us to get out of the clear in the next 12 years. >> there are 17 7 nuclr power stations in germany. the government has suspended operations at the a oldest plants. beforehe rest can be shut down, too, huge investments are required. from power liness to storage facilities and new power stations. this infrastructure does not comeheaply. will it mean a big jump in electric the prices for consumers? >> we think that if we leave our markets building mechanisms, the price for electricity will rise by about 1.5 euros by the year 2020. >> up to 2 cents per kilowatt hour. that would be a moderate hike. will consumers except it??

he remembers that the people were not keen on the idea of the wind farm at first, but today, they agree. the investment was worth it. >>or an export driven country like germany, a reliable supply of energy is vital. how can germany make sure that it has enough energy supply without relying on nuclear and fossil fuels? i put that question to the institute for applied ecology. >> we have done a lot of analysis on this. if we organize this transformation in a medium term plan envisioned. >> in the report, a restructuring of the additional cost of 2 cents per kilowatt of

electricity bill. the think that is realistic? >> i think we have to dedefer interest between to die mention. the celebrated the fate of nuclear r willncrease the electricity crisis o5 cents per kilowatt hour. the other q questn is the long term tradition to a carbon free economy. we need an investment and the short term. in the long term, we will save imports of oil and gas and that will save money the economy will -- that is worth a short- term investment. >> a lot of the resistance against new power lines and reservoirs' for energy storing often cos from the same people and received -- to see themselves as environmentalists. how can the problem of

acceptance be tackled? >> public acceptance i the bottleneck of this big transformation. we need new ways to compensate those who are affected by the infrastructure and other installations. a key issue on the long term acceptance is that we need a long-term accountable vision that we will go for a nuclear free carbon free energy system and if you build this transformation, if you combine this tnsformation with the long-term vision, acceptance will i incree. there are a lot of small pieces and legal procedures and public participation which could also contribute to an i incree of public acceptance. it is hard work, but it can be done. >> thank you.

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