>> we are live from berlin. this is "the journal" on dw. top stories for this hour. police in germany rule out arson in a fire that killed eight people. thousands march in japan to call on the government to stop the nuclear power plan.a nd falkland islanders go to the poles on the richest sovereignty. ♪ >> german police investigating the cause of a fire that killed

a woman and her seven chilren say there is no indication it started deliberately. the family was turkish and the sador is going to the scene. emergency services went to the town of bachnan in southwest german to investigate a heater that may have caused the fire. >> a sleeping family caught by surprise. 100 rescue workers were at the scene and they saved three people off a balcony, a n 11- year old boy, hiand his uncle ad grandmother. neighbors say they helped with

the rescue. >> three people were trapped on the terrace. we broke through and got them out. >> the family was turkish and the father was not at home. how the fire started was not unclear. authorities look into if a wood-burning stove was the cause. the building housed a german- turkish cultural association. turkey's government caleld for a speedy invesitagation. >> in pakistan, 150 are arrested after protests for more protection for the government. they stormed a christian neighborhood after rumors a christian man had made

blasphemous remarks about muhammed. anti-nuclear power rallies are held in japan to mark the aniversary of the fukishima disaster. thousands called on the japanese government to shut down theri atomic power stations. >> what have we learned from fukushima? their demands are simple. >> tanke nuclear energy off line. move over to natural energy sources for the nation. >> monday is the two-year anniversary of the earthquake that led to meltdowns in fukushima. 150,000 fled their homes and

increased radiation across north japan. clean-up is expected to take decades. >> i never imagined there would be an accident but it is not a great idea to use nuclear power plants. theye new voernmengovernment ss need nuclear power and want to build new plants, which these protestors impose. >> in sports, a steady day in the league as hamburg beats stuttgardt over their former coach. the win was scored in teh 50th minute to go to 6th. there was little between hanover and frankfurt and it puts a dent

in the champion's league hopes. they are without a win in four games. plenty to get excited on saturday. fierce rivals clashed and in the end, striker prevailed thanks to goals from gunter -- >> drexler was man of the match and fittingly he is a local, too. >> playing and beating baruska is -- >> he pulled the strength ofor his team. he pierced the daltmon defense for the well-deserved open. through the first round they attacked tehe visitors. in the 35th minute they punished them to make it 2-0 for

the host. he had to go off with a knee injury. that was daltman's cue and they fought gamely back. robert lemondosky set up a barn- storming finish. but there would be no more goals. >> when you see how we played after the break, it is a shame we slept through the first half. we are on the way back. we should not think about champion's league qualification too soon. >> they can afford optimism. a second win puts their campaign back on track.

>> byon had an escape against deuseldorph, fertz was beaten 3- 0, and nurrenbuerg beat -- 2-1 and they could only draw. let's look at how the table stands then. an incredible 20-points clear, and schlieger crawled into the champions league. the relegation battettle -- hoppneheimer is by two points and the bavarians are yet to win a home game. to cycling, it was a good day for australian richie port. after a strong performance in the final time trial.

he is the first australian to win the event. andre telansky came in for a second halplace finish. finished third.-- the crystal slopes are being polished. the competition's climax is coming as ted liggette can claim his globe. in slovenia, it wwas the turn of the slalom specialists. one had plenty to celebrate. >> his reaction gave nothing away. marcel hersher of austria after winning. >> you don't seem that happy. >> i am overwhelmed. i'm just too dumbfounded to celebrate yet.

fascinating to finish second after falling so far behind after the first run. >> he got back two seconds on the second attempt to propel to 8th place. with that the title was as good as he was. felix noidroit was out -- and he was champion before the event concluded. tehre was time for a surprise as evitza -- repeated his tri umph from a decade ago. >> richard -- has won the large hill event in finland. it was the 21-year old's third career win, a fine weekend for germany's ski jumpers.

he got 274 points ahead of the norwegian world champion. meanwhile, also german -- finished first with hobson. more international news. 10's of thousands protest in spain against massive unemployment. a broad collection of civil groups helped organize the protests. much of the anger was directed at mariano -- who is involved in a major corruption scandal. unemployment is 26% as many spaniards emigrate for work. the junior partner in germany's coalition says france must not break the rules.

he said paris should not breach the 3% deficit limit. the french government said they'd fail to bring the debt under control. he was chosen to head the party's campaign. >> a new leader, -- they want to turn their party's ailing fortunes around. there was no shortage of metaphors to turthe task ahead. >> we will fight as tehe team. you are tehe top striker for us. this is your sybol -- for the ftp and our country, thank you. >> bruedeler is good at speaking

his mind. some may say he is too good. here is what he had to say. >> we are not leaving the country to these idiots. we will fight every day until september 22. let's go into battle. >> bruedeler recieved a five- minute standing ovation -- and for now, the party is united behind him. >> i think they pulled together and bring their strength to the campaign. >> with bruedeler -- this is a wonderful battle. >> only time will show if they are a dream team. they are entering election season as the underdogs. >> the falkland islanda r are

hosting a referendum about if they will remain a british territory. 3,000 are registered and expected to stay with britain. argentina claims the islands are its territory and won't accept the outcome of the vote. >> the falkland islands are home to countless penguisn and humans.nd less than 3,000 they are from scottland and wales, and the island belongs to britain. but argentina doesn't accept that and see the inahbitants as colonists. they say the native population was pushed out and replaced with settlers.

argentina argues britain has no right to the islands and says geography is on its side. the distance is 1400 kilometers, and they are 400 kilometers from argentina. in 1952 they failed to take back the islands by force. 6500 argentinians and 250 british were killed in the war. britain has promised to protect the inhabitants but argentina says they will save the island. oil and gas have been found and britain and argentina want to

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>> preparations began to elect a new pope. they were gleaned as for who would be the next pope. but the cardinals gave nothing away. >> we have a week to know one another better. that is all i can say. >> is the next pope from latin america? anything is possible.

>> at the same time, rome was rife with speculation. some media reports said it showed details of a sex ring in the vatigan. the cardinals continued deliberations and at the end of the week, frederico lombardi announced the conclave for a new pope would begin tuesday. final preparations are underway in the sistine chapel. one will be used to burn the ballots, the other to produce the white smoke to inform a new pope has been chosen. >> voters in kenya turned in to vote for a new president. it was believed there could be a repeat of the ethnic violence

in 2007. but election day was peaceful. >> all i want is for the elections to be peaceful. >> the prime minister and his deputy, uhuru kenyatta were the front-runners. there were allegations of vote- rigging, and at the end kenyatta was declared the winner. he has been indicted for crimes against humanity, creating tension -- >> also on monday, german's conservative party ruled out giving homosexual couples the same tax rules as heterosexual

couples. some in the cdu called for change, exposing divisions in the party. angela merkel went with the traditionalists, ending the debate ahead of national electiosn ins in september. >> a country in mourning as hugo chavez's death led to an outpouring of grief in caracas. chaves died after a 2-year battle with cancer. >> we have recieved the most tragic news we will have to tell our people. hugohe 5hth of march, chavez died. >> for 14 years he held sway

over venezuela and critics say he was autocratic but he pumped billions into social projects and was adored by the poor. his body was taken to the military academy, where it lay in state and allowed mourners to pay respects. >> chavez was everything, our father, brother, everything. >> chavez is my people. chavez is venezuela. >> fresh elections are next in the political transition but this week, they said goodbye to one of latin america's most colorful eaders. >> -- leaders. >> the annual session of china's parlaiment began. anemier wen jiabao gave hs

address about his government's achievements and called for the next government to tackle corruption. >> we should be unwavering in our battles for political integrity and end the concentration of power and lacks of check on power. >> next weekend, the parlaiment will confirm the new premier and -- she has promised to clamp down on corruption. it is not clear how radical he will be. the new government will focus on economic growth. >> indonesia's president bambang

yudhoyono met with angela merkel. >> if euroope does not want to fall behind we need a trade agreement. >> indonesia is interested in german combat tanks but berlin is hesitant on human rights violations. they later opened the international tourism fair. relations between the countries are going places. >> a new report on living conditions was slammed as a whitewash. it emerged that it was rejected by the fdp as it showed a gap between rich and poor and recommended a minimum wage. phillip ruesler vetoed the

report for a new, edited version. the opposition was outraged. >> i don't think germany has seen something like that, where the government faked a report on trends in german society. >> the labor minister said new elements were added and justified the changes. the overall message -- germany is on the right path. >> north korea threatened a pre- emptive nuclear strike against the u.s. pyongyang sharpened the rhetoric after new sanctions. even china supported tightenign the sanctions. beijing is calloning for all sides to show restraint. >> the top priority is to defuse

the tension and bring dwoown the heat. >> north korea has joint military exercises with south korea and the u.s. the north accused them of preparing an attack. kim jong-un was shown visiting front-line military unites. pyongyang said they canceled the 1953 armistice agreement ending the korean war. >> bulgaria and romania had another delay in their efforts to join the zone, an end to border control for bulgarians and romanians to western europe. germany said it would block the two country's entry. peter frederick cited

organized crime, and austria also voiced objections. >> a court in italy sentenced one yearrlusconi ti one yeao in prison. he was found guilty of publsihin hing wiretaps. the charges will expire before the hearings are complete. he will face charges of tax fraud and sex with an underage prostitute. >> leaders from latin american gathered in venezuela to bid goodbye to hugo chavez. the president of belarus was invited to join the guard of nejad.with amadejad.

it wil lbl be embalmed and put on permanent dispaly folay r the venezuelans who want to show respect. maduro was sworn in -- criticized by the opposition on constitutional grounds. he has called for immediate electiosn. ons. >> rebel fighters in columbia freed two german tourists held captive for four months. columbia's second largest rebel group took them in the northeast of the country in early november. >> ariza lost three sons in the seige.

the body was badly burned in the hiroshima bombing. an exhibition by melissa roth opened on friday. the title is "women and war." these photos span three decades. no blood and guns, just a silent record of suffering. >> i see them as survivors and not as victims but they have to live their entire lives with the backdrop of war. >> some were active in war themselves. martina anderson was an ira bomber now working for peace. all the women are named and marisa knows each one's story. widowed, raped, scarred by war and determined not to give up.

melissa says all the women are heroes. at the end, she shwoows laughter and younger women, hoping for a better future. hoping for a better future. and that