>> a warm welcome here to the journal. cyprus's president speak to the nation amidst angst or and -- anger and confusion. singing to keep the war up, david hasselhoff is back in berlin. david hasselhoff is back in berlin.

we will begin in cyprus, where the president has spoken to the nation to address concerns over the newly announced financial bailout package. residents of the island or angry about a new levy to be imposed on all deposits in cyprus banks. er, a voteespread angry plan for sunday was put back a day. >> the mood in cyprus is grim. security forces have laid out barbie wire in front of the parliament, fearing greek style protest -- barbed wire in front of the parliament, fearing greek style protest. with many mp's openly rejecting the measure, the debate for sunday had to be postponed. the bank all of the weekend may be long enough to resolve this. there's already talk that cyprus's banks may remain remain closed on tuesday, two.

the government has frozen money transfers to avoid a run on the banks. people in cyprus feel betrayed. >> why should they take our money? i don't understand this. we work and deposit money for our own purposes, and they come to take our money? it is unfair. >> it's really outrageous. .he situation is unacceptable >> cyprus's rescue package breaks the to do in making account holders bear some of the cost -- taboo in making account holders bear some of the cost. britain's finance uniminister announced compensation for british government employees

hit by the plan. economists are warning that the unprecedented measure could scare away investors from the eurozone's weaker economies. --separate's president cypress's president has just addressed the nation. what did the president have to say? he calmed the situation? >> he appeared on television in the last 20 minutes or so. he just wrapped up his speech, very sober. he said he fully undertakes the ,esponsibility for his actions and the solution to cyprus's economic woes. he said, this is not what we wanted to do, but it is the least painful under the circumstances. the lessn his words, worse of two evils. he said, we are trying to avoid these viciou the vicious circled memorandum. he said that he would respect the vote of romans, but his job

is to try to cobble together a majority to get this past -- parliament, but his job is to try to cobble together a majority to get this passesed. >> cyprian's are stunned. they never dreamed they would be affected personally, that money would be taken from their accounts. they feel like they have been very hard done by, and they desperately oppose this bailout agreement. many of them are urging the government to say no, let's renegotiate. >> thanks very much. >> thanks. >> the new pope francis the first has made his first sunday appearance at the vatican, more than 100,000 gathered to hear the prayer that he delivered from the window of his office.

the argentinian born pontiff who was elected on wednesday also asked the faithful to pray for him. he emphasized his spiritual ties to italy and his italian heritage. hundreds of thousands are expected to turn out for his inauguration mass this tuesday. china's newly elected leaders say fighting corruption remains a top priority for the country. he is facing a wave of public discontent, widespread corruption scandals involving government officials have eroded confidence in the country's leadership. the growing gap between rich and poor is also placing a strain on social cohesion. >> at the close of a national people's congress, china's new head of state from his prosperity through a chinese style socialism. he also made reference to a chinese version of the american dream trade >> to realize the

chinese dream, china will take the chinese way. -- dream. >> to realize the chinese dream, china will take the chinese way. everyone of us must work hard to make progress. >> he promised a cleaner, more transparent government. >> we oppose extravagance and corruption. we embrace the inherent values of the communist party. outgoing premier was criticized for the wealth of his family. some interpreted a small sign of dissent in the rubberstamp parliament. we will ensure that officials cannot and would not dare to practice corruption. we will punish corrupt officials to the full extent of the law. we must make sure that power is exercised in an open and transparent way. >> he said he would also work to

reduce pollution in cities, increase food security and shrink the gap between rich and poor. now the leadership has to prove it can deliver. >moment, sports, but first a lok at other stories. >a searing government general wo defected to jordan this weekend -- amore all -- morale searing government general who defected to jordan this weekend says -- syrian government general who defected to jordan this weekend says assad's forces are losing morale. dublin is celebrated in the streets. celebrated in the streets. it is a worldwide celebration of irish culture.

the football association has slept a lifetime ban on a 20- year-old player after he made what appeared to be a nazi salute -- slapped a lifetime ban on a 20-year-old player after he made what appeared to be a nazi salute. he claimed he did not know what it meant. the formula one season has gotten off to a great start. >> he took a gamble, and one. the lotus driver made only two pitstops. he had more confidence in the performance of his tires than his competitors, who all stopped three times. the strategy paid off. he took the top spot with more than 12 seconds to spare. >> i had doubts.

you don't really know how it's going to go. i didn't do any long runs in the winter. i knew i had a good car. >> defending world champion , buttian fedele started the red bull drivers supersoft tires were his downfall. it cost him to take an early pit stop as a precaution. >> hopes of euro competition kept alive with a win over hanover. in sunday's earlier match, struggling stood guard collected three much-needed points against frank for it -- stutt

collected three much-needed points against frankfurt. move closer to yet another german title. they produced another spirited performance. the league leaders caught a lucky break. there is no stopping munich trade even without key players -- munich. he almost found the net early. gonzalo castro cleared off the line. sebastian tested by manual was a long drive.

the scoring one mill after 37 minutes. after the break, they stepped up their game. unguarded during a corner, and brought up the well-deserved equalizer. the match looked headed for a draw. >> we could have finished with a much better result. once again, we show that we have a very good squad. we can even play without some injured players. >> they can now clinch the title as early as easter weekend. >> in another saturday top in thea powerful display 5-1 thrashing.

the defending champions had to come from a goal behind. extends his lead on the top scorer list. now 19 goals for the season. the sticky look at some of the results. --was a scoreless draw let's take a look at some of the results. it was a scoreless draw. homburg lost one mill. in round 26ters complete, let's have a look at the standings. a huge 20 point lead over second-place. despite their loss, frankfurt moved into fourth place trad.

stuttgart put some space between themselves and the others. u.s. singer and actor david hasselhoff once claimed to have played a key role in bringing down the berlin wall. now he is fighting to keep it up. the hoff came to the german capital on sunday to join protests against the planned removal of parts of the berlin wall. he performed on top of the wall in 1989, a couple weeks after it fell. >> david hasselhoff greeted fans with the song he sang here more than two decades ago. , it's a song of reunification. >> i was honored to sing on the wall. it was a big surprise to me when they called and asked if i could sing on new year's eve

and i said, only if i could sing on the wall. >> until 1989, the berlin wall divided the city into east and west. after borders open, artists began covering its remains with graffiti, documenting the city's transformation. the east side gallery is the world's longest remaining longest-- wall's reigning section. >> it is about people, hearts that were broken, torn apart, lives that were lost. that is what these people are talking about today, not a piece of real estate. >> developers want to dismantle a 22 meter segment here to make way for a new residential complex. protests earlier this month profit a temporary demolition freeze, but that is u2 and next caused a temporary demolition freeze, but that is u2 and next week. that is it for the moment. stay with us.

>> on monday, the hungarian parliament passed a series of controversial changes to the constitution proposed. they include tight new restrictions on the powers of the constitution. hungarian protesters attacked the move. foreign ministers warned that basic rights had to be safeguarded. german minister issued this morning -- >> an important part is judiciary separation of powers. no one in europe can call that into question. germany's opposition social

democrats adopted a manifesto for september parliamentary election. they're focusing on social issues. of people inty germany think the economy is going strong, but only a few people are profiting from our economic strength. >> the spd is demanding a minimum wage of eight euros 50 an hour, and more pay for temporary staff. they're planning to raise taxes on top-tier earners. or member the victims of the earthquake and tsunami two years ago -- remembered the victims of the earthquake and tsunami two years ago. earth6 exactly, the shook. 19,000 people died. >> my mother is still missing. it's been two years now, but it feels as if it just happened.

man and his wife pledge tributes to those who lost their lives. he said japan would never forget. >> i think the only way to help the victims rest in peace is by accelerating reconstruction and by supporting the survivors. >> more than 300,000 people are still living in temporary accommodation. reconstruction work has been stalling. the fukushima nuclear disaster has contaminated huge swathes of .and on monday, the main suspect in the rape and murder of a young woman in a daily bus last december was found dead in his cell. -- delhi bus last december was found dead in his cell. officials say he hung himself with his own clothes.

his family claims he was murdered. roman catholic cardinals began the process of electing a new pope. one of them would emerge as a successor to pope benedict the 16th, who resigned last month. the doors to the chapel were closed, and would remain so until a new pope was chosen. later on tuesday, black smoke rose from the chimney, signaling the failure of the cardinals to agree on a candidate in the first round of voting. the people of the falkland islands voted overwhelmingly to remain british.

argentina said the vote has no validity. bunch ofs if a squatters were to vote on whether or not to keep occupying a building illegally. the result was clear. >> the falklands are located in the south atlantic, off the coast of argentina. large oil reserves were discovered recently. 30 years ago, argentinian troops invaded the islands. britain regained control after a short war. london: argentina to respect the islanders wishes --alle called n argentina to respect the islander's wishes. frankfurt airport shut down under the weight of snow. more than 1200 flights were called off. the return of winter lead to schools of accidents, especially in western germany.

north of frankfurt, more than 100 vehicles were caught in a mass pilot. several dozen people were injured --pile-up. several dozen people were injured. many trains to and from paris were canceled, including the heisigh speed eurostar. the storm also surprised many british commuters. the roman catholic church elected a new pope on wednesday. an jesuit archbishop of osiris -- windows are his. he is the first open from latin america -- buenos aires. he is the first pope from latin america. brothers and sisters, good evening.

you know the conclave had the duty to give romeo bush up -- rome a bishop. it seems that my brother cardinals went almost to the ends of the earth to find one. but now i'm here. tens of thousands of the faithful spent the day on st. peter's square, awaiting results. at 7:00 p.m., their weight was awarded. white smoke issued from the chin above the sistine chapel -- chimney above the sistine chapel after five rounds of voting. bergoglio.-- at home in argentina, the first reactions were of astonishment and joy.

in buenos aires, people poured into the streets and celebrated through the night. this is extremely exciting for us. for the first time in --entinian has become a pope even aside from his nationality, i think he's very compassionate and humble. i think he will be a great pope. >> i think he will have a message of unity and community for the church. that's very important. we are very happy. >> in argentina, bergoglio championed people on the margins of society. he spoke out against corruption in his country. bergoglio is a conservative on moral issues. many catholics in europe are hoping he can push through reforms in the church. >> on thursday, the chinese

parliament elected xi jinping as president, one of 3000 delegates at the national people's congress voted against xi. three abstained. .e replaces hu jintao great -- ledlet the military the military. china's new leadership faces some big challenges. economic growth is slowing, and the gaps between rich and poor is becoming more pronounced. china also desperately needs to solve its growing environmental problems. israel also has a new government. after seven weeks of tough negotiations, the prime minister benjamin netanyahu presented his new cabinet grade hi.

naftali's jewish home party will take two posts. open onook fair tuesday. more than 2000 companies. this year sees a focus on the readers and tablets -- e- readers and tablets pretty a german writer won the 15,000 euro prize -- tablets. a german writer won the 15,000 euro prize. he is alive you to a liver transplant. -- due to a liver transplant. paris is prepared to go it alone. >> there could be one or two

countries who want to block this move. -- ise they are reluctant can't speak for any other countries and friends, but friends will accept -- france will accept responsibilities. >> britain indicated it would also consider arming the rebels. made germany's position clear. we have a number of doubts about such weapons deliveries to the opposition. the question has to be asked as to whether that will worsen the .onflict the question of whether to lift the arms embargo will be discussed by european foreign ministers next week. >> euro zone finance ministers have hammered out a bailout deal to cyprus. 10 billion euros will come from its european partners and the imf. euro group resident said a

living -- president said a levy on bank deposits will help cover the cost. >> in this program, we found it justified in terms of burden sharing to also involve the depositors. there is a difference in levy, under 100,000. 17 billion euros it needs to stave off bankruptcy, cyprus will increase the corporate tax and privatized state assets. the doors were opened after extensive rebuilding. it is one of the most important collections of classic modern art in the world. the works were passed on to berlin by a collector before he

died in 2007. a guest or of reconciliation, after he had been hounded out of germany by the nazis --