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the u.s. president barack obama is in south africa for a state visit. the trip is being overshadowed by nelson mandela's poor health. the two met once before in 2005. obama has called a mental a personal hero. the 94-year-old has been in hospital for more than three a personalndela hero. the 94-year-old has been in hospital for more than three weeks. u.s. president said he would not visit the anti- apartheid leader, but he did meet privately with members of his family. met south africa's current president, jacob zuma. their talks focus on economic relations, but inevitably came back to mandela. courage in this

country's transition. inspiration to the world. it continues to be. >> later he met with the students to talk about their economic and political future. >> more prosperous, more confident. >> the audience welcomed his indications that he plans to boost trade between the u.s. and africa. but many are worried about south africa's future without mandela. supporters continue to gather outside of the hospital, considered to be the father of their nation. >> president obama may be in africa, but there is no the nsa surveillance scandal. german news magazine says that the u.s. but european union

offices in washington -- bugged european offices in washington and new york. snowden is currently in a moscow airport transit terminal to review his request for asylum. thousands of people have gathered in istanbul in renewed protest against the turkish government. demonstrators are demanding justice for a protester shot dead by police. they are angry about a court decision to free a police officer pending his trial for killing a demonstrator in and kara. -- in ankara. died inple have demonstrations sweeping across turkey. more than 22 million egyptians have signed a position calling down.ammed morsi to step

supporters and opponents are facing off across the country ahead of the nationwide protest scheduled for sunday. the first anniversary of morsi coming to power. there is fears of more violence after several people were killed and hundreds wounded. >> the muslim brotherhood's office in alexandria still bears the scars of friday's violence. opponents of president mohammed morsi set fire to the building during clashes. tensions are still high. >> if the muslim brotherhood used islam as a shield to do whatever they want, they will hurt a lot of people. >> in cairo, islamist supporters of president morsi have set up camp at a mosque. his opponents have returned to tahrir square and are being spearheaded by the "rebel"

campaign. the group says they have collected millions of signatures demanding morsi's resignation. after asking 34 million people, the movement has collected the signatures of 22 million people who are in favor of ousting president mohammed morsi. the u.s. has warned its citizens to avoid travel to egypt after an american college student was stabbed during friday's violence. speaking in africa, president barack obama called on both sides to seek common ground. >> we would like to see the opposition and president morsi engaged in a more constructive conversation around how they move their country forward, is benefiting from the current stalemate that exists there. >> the u.s. state department has evacuated nonessential staff.

other countries have issued safety warnings to their citizens in the country. up, pleasure boats returned to the river. the latest sports news, including the winner of the first stage of the tour de france. first, news in brief. syrian government forces have launched renewed airstrikes and mortar attacks on the city of homs. homs has been a rebel stronghold since the uprising began. iran's president hassan rouhani says his time in office will see in foreignrate iran policy constructive dialogue with the international community. said he would move to ease tensions after he is sworn in on august 3.

unionistsds of trade have demonstrated against the government's austerity program in greece. the protesters say government cuts are making life unbearable for ordinary people. now back to germany, where the first pleasure boats returned to the river on saturday after devastating floods hit southern and eastern germany in early june. but the vessels still cannot fit under the bridges. people in the region continue to grapple with the devastating effects of the flooding. state and federal governments have traded and 8 billion euro relief fund -- created an 8 billion euro relief fund. citizens have donated as well. >> i welcome delivery of much- needed supplies, washing machines, furniture, and children's toys.

they were bought with money by a woman living far away. >> i didn't just want to send 100 euros. i wanted to be sure it got here. i never imagined it would turn into such a big operation. .ut it is great >> the side of the roads is littered by furniture and belongings. all donations are welcome, including the billions of euros in aid. >> with this money, we can rebuild. we want to make sure the affected people can get back everything they've lost. >> in some places, including here, people are still worried

the river could flood again. water levels are rising after more heavy rain further upstream . in the north of the state, a protective barrier made and being erected. >> into sports news, the hundredth edition of cycling's vestiges tour de france got underway in corsica. the opening day is known for confusion and crashes. this was no exception. germany's marcel kept his head up to steal the win. >> this was the biggest moment yet of his career. atop the podium and decked out in a legendary yellow jersey, the german rider could reflect on a chaotic opening stage. with 198 riders in the bunch. 15 kilometers from the finish, confusion with a bus trapped at the line provoked jitters and a

crash. injured arm looks to have set back martin's tour completely. right-year-old on the wearing white emerged victorious from a hectic sprint. all riders were awarded the same time, bu. rossi rode to a milestone with a win in the dutch grand prix. he is a seven-time world champion in the sport's premier class. mark marquez came in second. from two wheels to four, and qualifying for the formula one grand prix in britain.

conditions on the track were dry after friday press -- friday's practice session. it was a good day for team mercedes. hamilton dominated the qualifying, much to the joy of the home. his rivals could only look on in admiration. >> he has found a shortcut or he has something special around here. he wasn't in reach today. >> to see the crowd is fantastic. such a wonderful turnout for everyone. i have tomorrow we could use of a special for them. >> his teammate came in half a second behind to take second place on the grid. sebastian secured the third slot. the overall number two, fernando alonso had a disastrous

qualifying round. >> in golf, a dutchman has continued his impressive form at the irish open this weekend. a six under 66 and is in the third round on saturday to give himself a one-shot overnight lead. should he hold off a challenge from spain, he could claim his seventh european tour victory. he won the austrian open just three weeks ago. police ina now, where the city of saints burg -- st. petersburg have encountered pro- and anti-protests. up to 100 people took part in a gay pride rally. they were confronted by anti-gay activists. two weeks ago, russia's parliament passed a law banning what is called homosexual propaganda. that includes gay pride marches.

a decade-long battle has come to and for k couples -- end for gay couples in california. the supreme court handed down a ruling strengthening the rights of same-sex couples. many thought it would be several weeks before marriages resumed. courthouse.e to the >> i do. fought long sandy and hard for the right to wed. they sued the state of california to get the gay marriage ban overturned. the couple tied the knot just one hour after the decision. to lastnted our love and be dignified by the institution of marriage. we have tried to get married. finally, we got to really get married today. today is a wonderful day for us. >> on wednesday, the pair were

at the supreme court in washington. the court struck down a provision denying federal health and pension benefits to gay .ouples the court also upheld a lower court ruling that found california's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional. it was a momentous decision for gay people in the state. gay marriage became legal in california in may of 2008, but was then banned just a few months later after a referendum that november. now gay couples living in california are once again free to enjoy the same right to marry as heterosexuals. >> this weekend is going to be a hot one in the american southwest. in phoenix, arizona the temperature topped 47 degrees celsius on friday. in death valley national park, the mercury hit 125 fahrenheit. service hasther

issued heat warnings for much of the area. in san bernardino, california, the heat helped ignite wildfires , forcing evacuations. the heat waves are expected to continue until monday. that is all from us for now. we will be back with an update at the top of the hour. >> minesweeping in croatia, 20 years after the yugoslav wars. the tiny state is about to become a member of the european union. much of the country still looks like this. croatia will be the first eu country to have experienced a war in the lifetime of the you. the e.u.

my journey begins in the croatian capital. it looks much like other european cities. in the 1990's, i often reported from here during the croatian struggle for independence in the yugoslav wars. , i want toears later find out how it has changed. a postwar generation has grown up. they are all around 19 years old and they're all musicians. their hard rock band is called, we create. by which, they mean their own reality. he thinks it is a good thing that croatia is joining the eu. >> it is great. we're going to tour in december. we won't have a border. >> i'm not for croatia to enter the european union.

the price will go up. the paycheck will stay the same. >> for sale, a group of activists has put up posters like this. they fear their country is about to be sold off, mainly to investors from the eu. a gig in the countryside, far away from the glamour of the capital. we take the motorway. this was ading south. front-line town during the war. residents came under regular serbian artillery fire. a lot of the damage is still not repaired. the young musicians were only just born then.

these young men only know about the war between serbia and their own country from history books. >> it is not really easy to see everything that happened 18 years ago, but what can i say? now everything is ok. i think and it is going to be ok forever. >> they have quite different concerns, such as whether they will be able to earn a living from their music. when they think about their future after graduation, it doesn't look too good. more than 40% of young croatians are unemployed, something they have in common with many other young europeans. >> without work experience, he can't even get an entry-level job. >> when we finish college, companies employ

people who have been with them for 20 or 30 years already. people keep on working for less money. the companies exploit them and we are completely forgotten about. >> at least they've got their music. but even during the sound check there's trouble. a neighbor comes to complain about the noise. it seems to me that conflict between the war generation and the postwar generation are routine in croatia. to see how many traces of the war in the 1990's are left, i take a drive along the former frontline between croatia and serbia. abandoned villages, desolate landscapes in eastern croatia.

before the war there was mostly serbs who lived here. thousands of serbs fled. there are lots of houses for sale. >> economically, this region has yet to recover from the war. there is very little work available. their jobs are safe, but extremely dangerous.they are mine sweepers. >> we drive to a small town. serbian troops were stationed nearby during the war and they mined the nearby woods. marco and his team are here to clear the mines, a laborious task. >> you can see here what we've done already. the square meters we did yesterday. today we'll move onto this area. everyone has to sign for the area they have checked for mines.

our signature guarantees that an area is supposed to be safe. that is 20 square meters per person, per day. >> this armored minesweeper is only available to help sometimes. step-by-step, marco covers the designated area. false alarm, just a piece of metal. >> fear? of course. i'm nervous when i'm standing in the minefield. >> he says apart from minesweeping, he has few other options. >> i was a soldier myself during the war, and afterwards there was no work for me. this was the only chance i had for work. it's been like this for 10 years. at this stage, i don't even

think about doing anything else. >> he plans to continue searching for mines until he retires and hopes he doesn't get blown up. the team leader was also in the croatian army. they planted mines just like their serbian enemies and occasionally has had to clear his own mines. he has no illusions. the plan was to clear the whole country in 2010. in 2010 they said it would take until 2015. now the government says it will be 2019. but no one here believes that. it could take 20 or 30 years, they say, because croatia doesn't have the money to finance the work. >> we are on a monthly minimum

of 385 euros. that goes up to 1200 euros if the company has an actual contract. the government doesn't allocate enough money to mineclearing. the budget is too small and there is certainly enough work for us to do. >> she is one of only two female minesweepers in croatia. she'd rather do the dangerous work than be without a job. the minesweepers hope that when croatia joins the eu, more money mines areade available. preventing economic development, especially in the forrester he -- forestry sector. marco's shift lasts for five hours. it's not safe to concentrate for longer than that. >> you can't guarantee 100%

safety. 95% or 90%, yes. >> it's the farmers and forestry workers who face the remaining and i don't think that's the only reason for the lack of progress. near the forest, i meet an official representative for the minority rights of the remaining serbs still living in the region. most of his relatives did not return after the war. >> my uncle built that old yellow house. this is where my father was born. it all belongs to the family. >> he's the only family member still living here. he wants to sell the other

properties, but there's a problem. >> it's here somewhere. the pipe leads into the septic tank. it's been covered over. under here is a sewage pit. a neighbor built it illegally on my land. but the well is right here. his croatian neighbor didn't care about his property rights because he's a serb, he says. i've reported it to the authorities, he says. there was no reaction. that was a few years ago. maybe the time wasn't right back then. >> he points to another croatian neighbor with whom he is on friendly terms. he would like to buy the property, but without the sewage pit under the grass. a neighbor urges him to go to court over the issue.

these two at least get on well. >> i have no money for a court case, he says. if i go to court, i would need several thousand euros and it would take a long time. only people with a lot of money can afford to sue these days. legal costs in croatia are more expensive than in germany. the eu has been calling for improvements to the justice system for years, also as a way of dealing more effectively with interethnic hatred. there hasn't been much progress in rural areas. croatia is about to join the eu. my journey has shown me that the country is still suffering from the effects of the war.

even if things look differently back