>> hello, and welcome to the journal. our headlines this hour. israeli bonds target in syria for the second time in three days. seven u.s. troops and a german soldier are killed in afghanistan. worlde ice hockey championships in helsinki, germany suffers its second loss to russia. syria has reacted defiantly to

fresh air strikes on targets in damascus, apparently carried out by israel. the syrian government says that the door is open to all possibilities after the overnight attack, that israeli officials say were targeting the militant lebanese group, hezbollah. this is the second strike in three days. has two iron dome missile batteries to the north of the country in the case of retaliation for alleged air strikes. this unverified internet video shows the strikes near damascus early on sunday. intelligence sources say that the shipments of the iranian missiles implement militia in lebanon. the state media say that they struck the military and scientific research center.

of ar, there are no signs military response. will use allment means possible to protect the homeland and the states, and our citizens against any internal or a external aggressions. benjamin netanyahu made no mention some of these attacks and says that any actions are justified. >> the american president made it clear, -- we shall all have stand by -- the weapons of mass destruction will not fall over into the hands of enemies. senior israeli official says that israel will attack in

a time that learns about a lebanon.of weapons to >> earlier we spoke to a correspondent in jerusalem and asked if this attack meant that israel was getting involved in the syrian civil war. >> the israelis say that they are not, and although the israelis have officially not acknowledged the fact that they carried out this attack, which is the third this year and the second in three days, all that we are hearing is that the israelis are acting on the intelligence of a very specific of missilesoy -- going from iran to hezbollah through syria. but this is the only target of the only aim is to stop those advanced, started weapons systems from reaching hezbollah. they say that they're not getting involved in the syrian civil war. if they were to do so this would

be a major about turn in israeli policy. >> in jerusalem. -- coalition in afghanistan is calling, on saturday the most bloody day in its history. as five americans died in a roadside bomb, and two other u.s. troops were shot dead. earlier today, the german defense minister said that a german special forces soldier was also killed on saturday in .n insurgent attack >> the first german death in afghanistan for two years. the german defense minister confirmed this incident. >> the german armed forces more in the loss of the falling soldier. theany mourns the loss of following soldier, and i am deeply saddened. >> the unnamed soldier died in a

shootout with insurgents in the northern afghan province of fat gram -- bagrham. the taliban announced the beginning of their annual spring offensive against nato forces. this was a blow to the missions in afghanistan but it was said that this would not throw germany of course. >> we have to expect setbacks like these, but this does not make them less sad or less tragic. we may be prepared for more setbacks like these in the future. 4200ey currently have soldiers in afghanistan, 53 german troops have died since 2002 in the country. >> the trial against a neo-nazi

terrorist is to -- an alleged neo-nazi terrorist is due to go under way. he faces murder charges in connection with a racially motivated murder spree. over 500 police officers have called -- been called in to boost security at the munich court house. people across the world will be watching but this will have potential -- particular interest in turkey, as many of the victims had turkish roots. we asked about the expectations surrounding this trial. >> there are certainly high expectations for when this trial gets underway in a few hours. this is the largest trial on not see-motivated crimes, violent crimes in post-world war history, and you can feel that the tension is rising, on all

sides and today, we spake -- we spoke to the lawyers, representing the victims who will act as plaintiffs in these proceedings. there were also deliberating on the charges that the federal prosecutor general is going on, on the key defendant in this trial. the federal prosecutor wants to prove that despite never having pulled the trigger, she was the key person in this terrorist cell, and the argument is that only through her actions and for protecting -- those who conducted the killing, was a possible that the police investigative authorities ever found out about them. and visiting the scene of the courts here, not speaking to the press, she is one of the most outspoken relatives so far and she wrote a book about her

dramatic experiences. fastare not interested in proceedings, and a maximum penalty is being handed out here, and what they want to see is the truth and some answers, why their relatives were killed and how these killings were conducted. >> germany alexei new parliament in september, and the pro- business ftp hopes to be returned to office with angela merkel's conservatives. resist pressures to raise taxes, and the top candidate attacked plans for the opposition to increase taxes, thethe ftp is pulling below 5% threshold to retain seats in parliament. the party had

managed to present a united front. ofapart from a couple stirring speeches, with the speech by -- this morning, the speech is debuted. the reason is because the party -- was aware of the opinion polls, and if they don't make percentage, this will mean the end of the center-right coalition of angela merkel, and that will have an influence on the european union and the debt-ridden countries of southern europe. that is why the performance of this small party will be watched with interest, internationally,

leading up to the general election of germany. >> malaysia's governing coalition has returned office after the parliamentary polls, the election commission says that they have a simple majority and that means that the 56 year unbroken rule will continue najibprime minister razak despite a strong showing by the opposition led by anwar ibrahim. voter turnout hit a record high, with 80%. early leaguein the games on sunday, goals from jonathan schmidt made victorys -- and they are in the relegation zone with two matches left. also trying to claw into next

season's league are hamburg, who drew 1-all and they headed home in the 43rd minute. they equalized in the second half. on saturday, munich warmed up for the champion's league fina l in the buendusleague and they gave away little of their plans but tempers flared between the european rivals. >> they may not have recognized the lineup but they started strong. the bian were fired up, and the scoring opened up in the 11 minutes. >> i scored 21 times before. this was a draw but we didn't

lose. >> gomez led the home-side defense to easily with the equalizer. after a jerone handpull they could get the win -- but robert levendauf got his kick. earned him an-- early shower and led to a confrontation between the benches. te he is a passionalt colleague. it is no surprise sometime they et the emotion get the better of them. >> the episode ended in a handshake and temporary suspension of hostilities. they will meet again in london

with the championship at stake. >> the results -- spryburg and hamburg are in the european race -- and practice for the european final. hanover drew at home, and stuttgard was left red faced, and -- struggling, and on friday -- was edged out 1-0. that leaves the table looking like this with two games left, byron and dortman can turn their attention as third is wrapped up and a place in next season. friedberg wants to follow them there. germany is in action at the ice hockey world championship. germany needs two wins in the

group stage. after losing to finland on the opening day they faced russia and went down 4-1. >> try as they might, they couldno not countain ilya in one and he fired a second in the opening period. his contract with the new jersey devil is worth 75 million euros. germany was no match for him. only john tripp could finish. his failure could lead to the team's undoing. corkorev goal from sealed the 4-1 win. the next team is solakia.

>> that is it for this edition of "the journal." do stay with us here on "d.w." >> of the week started with a lottery, deciding which media outlet would fill the court room seats at the most hope -- high-profile german trial, with the suspects linked to the neo- nazi underground suspected of this provedeople controversial -- and this proved controversial. >> this is unprecedented in german history, with the lead to the trial and his complaints against the court even though his actions were correct. >> although eight of the victims

had turkish troops, the turkish media missed out completely in the first round. filed ah newspaper successful complaint about the delay of the trial. seats were saved for turkish journalists. many of those ended up moving out. and as the trial of the leader and three accomplices -- is set to open on monday. onafter being sworn in sunday, the new attack in prime minister plans to meet with parliament on monday and his solution to the economic problems of italy -- >> italy is dying from austerity policies and a return to growth cannot wait any longer. >> letta's coalition well into

the stomach that has gripped italy four weeks, with the parliament and the senate. immediately got down to work, going to brussels and berlin to spread his message of growth. he is also calling for actions to fight unemployment, saying that this is the big nightmare facing the european union, and stays sworn that he would with the actions of his predecessor, morio monte. -- mario monte. were injured in an explosion in the czech capital. this explosion damaged the national theater and several nearby buildings. video shows the

boeing 747 that went down after takeoff in afghanistan, killing all seven on board. the u.s.-bound aircraft was baseng the bagram military and the taliban says that they took the plane down, which nato has dismissed. >> dressed up in the national colors, thousands of well- wishers greeted the national state after queen beatrix power to her son, william alexander. you leave thisy, role after 33 wonderful years. for which we thank you with all of our hearts. royal said dignitaries watched alexander swearing in, the coronation without a crown.

on the amsterdam canals and streets, residents celebrated a new era, the first time that a king has led the dutch market in 33 years. >> the ukrainian prime minister was detained in 2011, this was the tuesday ruling from the european court of human rights. the judges say that her violet -- inwas violation of her rights, and daughters of this was part of a victory to secure her mother's release. >> a report that the u.s. is ready to give the go-ahead to sell arms drones to germany. the german military uses unarm it drones for surveillance. the defense minister confirmed these reports but said that no sale would happen before the

september parliamentary elections. >> euphoria for dortman fans asfter they made it = -- after they made it through for the second time in history. >> i could not believe it, everyone was crying and half the team was on the ground exhausted. this is a moment i will never forget. anthe german side had abiding final against real wentd, but dortmund through on aggregate. >> the following evening, byron munich confirm that the champions league is on the way to germany, defeating port-salut

that with a win at the stadium. of this moment, -- we dominated porcelain a for two straight matches and this is amazing. that they did not just win the game but ended the reign of barcelona as the best team in europe. but there is the final to prepare for on may 24. 's -- gave a repented video after telling german tax authorities that he had a secret swiss bank account. the world around marched on may day, on wednesday, and in europe and the anger was directed at the government's spending cuts and higher unemployment.

tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the euro-zone countries like spain, portugal, greece, and france. >> i am disappointed that nothing is being done, this is the same old story and we are being exploited, more and more. >> germany is relatively unscathed by the european economic crisis, but a half million people still took to the streets. >> there were also protests in bangladesh, over safety in the garment industry. the pressure for action continued as the death toll from the factory collapsed continued to rise. the investigators continue to look at the roof of the building caved in. >> three more suspects were arrested in connection with the boston marathon bombing. two were arrested for conspiring

to obstruct justice and another for lying to authorities. dzhokar tsarnaev told investigators that he and his brother as originally planned suicide attacks on the fourth of july, independence day in the united states. >> on wednesday, the german protestants picked up -- in hamburg. the german president delivered the opening address. he was a pastor before he turned to politics. of chemical weapons in syria was a hot topic this weekend on thursday, chuck hagel was the -- that washington considering opposition to the syrian fighter. only days before, barack obama described new intelligence gathered by his government as a game changer. >> well we have is evidence that

chemical weapons have been used in side of syria, but we don't know how they were used, and when they were used, or who use them. we don't have the chain of custody to establish what exactly happened. >> barack obama remain cautious at the end of the week and said that he needed more clear proof that syria was using chemical weapons before deciding to respond. until now, washington has ruled out sending weapons to the rebels as they may fall in the wrong hands. hopes for a political solution to the war suffered another blow, as a rumor a rose that ibrahimi was, planning to step down, as casualties mounted on both sides. >> the european central bank

dropped their key interest rates to an all-time low, on thursday. combat negative growth in employment, but many were skeptical of the previous rate cuts. the european economy is facing a serious boost as the european commission continued their forecasts for the end of the year -- and more people are expected to lose their jobs as the european economy shrinks even more. >> on friday, a leading prosecutor was shot dead in pakistan. chaundry zulfiqar ali's job was to solve the murder of former prime minister benazir bhutto six years ago. earlier in the week, he said investigators had circumstantial evidence to link former president pervez musharraf to the crime.

>> the last seven south korean forces left the industrial park -- this complex in north korea was a symbol of reconciliation. its failure reflects rising tensions between the nations and more strain between washington and p'yongyang after a u.s. citizen was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in north korea. fridayd freedom day on coincided with the deutsche -- it went on-line with a radio show and shore radio was frequently used. ♪ deutche welle. it has expanded into an enterprise of hard news and entertainment, speaking to the

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