>> hello, and a very warm welcome to the journal. these are our top stories for this hour. six migrants drown off the course -- coast of sicily in an attempt to cross the mediterranean sea. the german spy service denies cell phone data was provided -- that was provided to foreign agencies can be used for drone killings. is back, with a win for the champions, bayern munich.

we began in italy, where six migrants have drowned after the vote they were traveling in sunk 20 meters from the court -- coast they were trying to reach. they were among 100 migrants trying to make their way from north africa aboard what appears to have been a wooden fishing boat, running a ground next to a popular beach resort. they were desperately near the shore but either they were exhausted or they could not swim. >> three cruise ships with 12,000 tourists on board were anchored -- anchored as the refugees swam for their lives. at one of thene most popular holiday spots in italy. a beach called the authorities.

boat, ii saw the thought it was part of an effort to rescue the people in the water. i could not believe it was the vessel they came here on. >> they towed the boat in after the drownings. around 100 people risk the journey across the mediterranean. the refugees scrambled to reach the shore. >> this is a tragic turn of events. the drowning victims are all men. boy, age 15and one or 16. >> survivors say that they are from syria and egypt. every year tens of thousands attempt the crossing, and a long stretch of good weather has increased the numbers this summer.

>> meanwhile, police in france and spain have arrested 75 people suspected of helping chinese immigrants illegally relocate to europe and the united states. chinese citizens desperate to move to the west use this as a stopping off place, as smugglers work on papers. a handgun at the gangs headquarters at barcelona airport. the immigrants paid more than 40,000 euros, for a european passport. a series of car bombings has killed at least 50 people in the capital of iraq, baghdad. celebrating the holiday marking the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan. sectarian violence has risen in iran since they crack on sunni protest is in april.

an egyptian militant group says an israeli drone strike has killed four of their members in the sinai desert, and they accuse egypt of coordinating the attack on friday. as the victims coffins were transported through town, on the way to burial. hoisted,gs were declaring jihad. and a terror attack against israel. mobile phone data provided by the german secret service being used to target islam is militants for assassination in afghanistan, pakistan, yemen or somalia? the intelligence service says that the answer is no, after the information -- they do pass on the in dash the numbers of foreign suspects and some citizens have been targeted for drone strikes.

we have this report. >> u.s. drones fly missions in afghanistan, targeting suspected militants. the locations may be kidnapped -- maybe used by intelligence agencies. but security authorities in germany are struggling whether communicationare data with allied intelligence services. a german who survived one such attack is on trial in frankfurt. his brother was killed in 2010 in a strike in pakistan. our german officials complicit in these controversial killings? they have called for cell phone information not to be shared, but an agency member has overwritten those concerns. both on television and in the newspaper. said this was legal

and this was too inaccurate to target individuals. cell phone networks in pakistan are less concentrated than in germany but cellular phone towers are more common in the regions where drone strikes are carried out. based on the closeness of the cell phone towers, it is possible to determine where someone is located, sometimes within tens of meters. continuing, abate senior staff member who criticized this faces dismissal. the issue of data sharing seems to have affected the intelligence service. >> overnight, syrian air force strikes have killed 20 people including 10 civilians in a northwestern province.

called -- -- a group said they attacked the city of salma, and were in response to the rebel capture of several villages in the region. this is a stronghold of the minority that strongly supports bush are al-assad. the u.s. plans to reopen 18 embassies across the middle east and north africa on sunday after terror threats prompted the closure of those buildings for a number of days. but the u.s. embassy in the capital of yemen remains shut because of ongoing security concerns. and a separate terrorist threat in pakistan keeps the u.s. from opening their consulate in the city of lahor. good news for football fans. the bundesliga is back. saw aay's results

remarkable win against frankfurt, showing their return to the top flight in spectacular fashion. 3-1,erg was beaten winner, 4-0,the and hanover was the winner 2-0. there was a win against the newly promoted braunschweig. the defending champions, bayern, showed how they won last season, including the win in the german cup. they have a new coach, and he was calling all of the shots when they took on -- was on hishead coach feet for much of his debut. but he did not have to wait long for something to celebrate. gone, there minutes

was the first goal of the season, bayern kept up the pace. with ainutes, it was 2-0 superb display of prowess. could not get their offense going and the only score was a goal by the bayern defender. in the second half, this handball gave them a penalty kick that the forward failed to convert. dominguez handled the flexion. the time, he hammered home penalty kick for the 3-1 score line. and the coach finally took a seat, breathing a sigh of relief. names, rafe on the doll nadal andfael jakovich faced off, the world

number one was practicing his victory dance after his victory that took him 52 minutes to crush his french opponent in as one of hisribe best ever performances. the first medal to have been handed out at the world championships in moscow, this was can you who celebrated first. --ing gold in the women's marathon, becoming the first woman to defend the world title, finishing ahead. men's 10,000 meter final, double olympic champion mo farra h took the gold in 27 minutes and 21 seconds. many athletes who wanted to be there are not taking part, some because of injury, several have

been barred because of doping. the organizers are hoping that the biggest star will -- a positive role model in a sport that sorely needs these figures. the fastest man in the world faces a standout field. blake isaican johan suffering an injury, and tyson gay has been banned for doping. though nobody is there, i can still win. >> he has a clean reputation but seven of the fastest sprinters of all time have been tainted by the doping scandal. 31 turkish athletes and 14 russian competitors were banned. in contrast, the latest german debate is academic.

going back to the 1960s -- they have reopened old wounds between the former east and west germany. >> the names of east german athletes were dragged through the mud and we should apply the same standards. >> in my opinion, you can't compare with what happened in west germany with what happened in the east. >> with doping so much in the news, many fear that this scandal will overshadow this year's on-field performances. >> the security situation in afghanistan is currently a cause for great concern, in capital -- in kabul and others. in mission will draw down 2014 and the withdrawal of german forces and equipment has already begun, being transferred through turkey before being put

on ships to go home. the first military vehicle landed on the port of indian, today. comes to aission close the hardware is shipped home. aese 127 combat vehicles have five-month journey behind them. the end of 2013 they will be followed by 4000 army vehicles and 1000 containers. flown to theal was black sea port in turkey. it was loaded onto a ship. >> they have been in afghanistan ande 2001, first in kabul then in germany. their goal is to help the afghan people see a transition to democracy. but attacks on german soldiers increased and the -- they

initiated strikes against taliban fighters. the threat remained. more than 50 soldiers died during the mission, most recently in may of this year. the mission ends in 2014. and after combat troops have soldierst, 600 -- 800 will remain to train security forces. equipmente military will not be shipped back to germany. transportation costs are simply too high. implodingectacular pictures as a 60-year-old power plant comes crashing to the ground in the u.s. state of florida. this was shown live and took 30 seconds. 240 kilograms of controlled explosives at the end to the power plant along with their smokestacks.

the electric utility plans to construct a more fuel-efficient plant in its place. more news and more sports at the top of the hour. don't go away. >> this is not a red carpet, but a rainbow carpet to welcome gays and lesbians in uganda. a parade here to celebrate diversity in africa. the carpet is not long enough so red fabric is added. such details are the least of their worries, but they could land in prison under the anti- gay law of uganda, which may be the toughest in the world. many were unwilling to be on camera. >> one man says he thinks the police will stop them if they find out what they are doing.

people talk in the media or post something on facebook. >> i have arranged to meet some politicians in the capital of uganda and will mention nothing about the plan to gay pride march. same-sex relationships are punishable with up to 14 years in prison. parliament has discussed introducing tougher sentences. some are calling for the death penalty, like one of the major hardliners. >> even animals, beasts -- how do people with conscience have disoriented themselves and say

this is a sexual orientation. you pretend this is a human rights. this is a human wrong. >> i am shocked by her stance. as an energetic defender of women's rights in the west, but to me she seems like a woman from the middle ages -- middle ages. >> richard is one of those that she would like to turn into fish food. he is helping with preparations for the gay pride march. he came out two years ago and is happy to appear on camera. the next day he even invites me to his home. severalad to move house times because he considered -- he kept receiving threats. he has built up a new life on this apartment at the edge of the city.

>> there has been a big change that has happened. sometimes what happened, i am not any different but why would people treat me different or think i am any different just gay,se they know that i am so that should be very hard. >> he has a friend visiting from france, so he is making coffee, which is unusual in uganda. >> he prefers to drink tea. >> people just have their hobbies. sometimes it is very difficult to change them. withhole thing

homosexuality and acceptance, in -- this is discussed in close doors. this is a place where you can go and demonstrate on the street. it is very difficult sometimes to do it here. >> as his friend drinks his coffee, he continues preparations for the gay pride march. this will culminate with a parade on a beach about 30 kilometers away. he is constantly on his phone, organizing. i find it amazing that he can be so relaxed given the circumstances. he is even happy. a little while ago he would not have drawn attention to himself or gone on camera. a pro-gayago, activist was murdered. and earlier this year, he had to go underground. a newspaper published an article

on him, inciting hatred among the readers. >> they wrote about where i work and -- you never know what could happen to you. very scary so i had to move. the tabloid newspapers turn out anti-gay propaganda, publishing private addresses of gays and lesbians. i have arranged to meet with a radio producer, one of the few journalists who interviewed a homosexual on his show, which cost him a lot of problems. but it turns out he is not a defender of help -- homosexual rights. he believes there is another motive behind the gay and lesbian movement. >> i have seen two or three people who i have stayed with her as colleagues, and i knew

that they had no problem, and then they left the country and i heard stories, i have been hounded and i think some people in uganda use this to get the visa, to run out of the country and they think that going from europe or to the united states or any other country provides a better opportunity. later i meet up with richard again at an indian restaurant, and i tell him about my conversation. he tells me he is fed up with hearing that homosexuals are only looking for financial benefits or asylum abroad. hesays despite his problems, has never considered leaving the homeland. they said we are all looking for money. say this is a form of ineptitude. churches, ak at the

lot of money is coming from the west. is money we do not have access to. >> many of those churches are actively preaching against homosexuality. i have arranged to meet with a pastor who talks about the dangers of homosexuality. i meet him in a suburb. he has come to comfort the grandparents of a boy who was sexually abused three days ago. he says it is the victims of sexual violence he is concerned about, gay or straight. he says he wants to show me the videos he has filmed, which he uses to speak on homosexuality. the pastor is not someone who incites hatred against homosexuals and nor does he support draconian punishments.

>> no one is born a homosexual. practice, -- you still say focused on indulging in this, this is a problem. >> it is the eve of the gay pride march. the organizers are holding a small party at a motel. most of them come in traditional dress and pose for photographs on the rainbow carpet. there are more than 50 languages and ethnic cultures. this is his home in eastern uganda. you have to appreciate the culture and defended the traditions, and that is why today everyone is dressed and looking like where they come from.

we are hoping this brings us closer to our own traditions and cultures. ineverything is happening secret. hotel owners support the gay and lesbian movement and the attitude is relaxed, but how will this be tomorrow when they go to express their rights? they are meeting at the national theatre and will go from here to and happy -- anteppi. thepolice have wind of plans and the group is very nervous. but the bus arrives and everything continues as planned. only those with an armband are allowed to board for security reasons. but there are still no sign of richard and and i am starting to feel worried. the man sitting next to me is looking increasingly tense.

he has already been to prison because of his homosexuality. he wants to see how i will do this. >> we first have to wait for the other buses to arrive. they have no problem passing the time. suddenly, they turn up. the localstopped by police chief who said the activists would be arrested unless they stayed clear of any busy streets. he said about a bride, no comments. the mood is now more heat.

>> everyone is waving their flags. and my is the big moment heart is almost in my mouth. the ugandan gay pride parade gets underway. they have waited a long time for this. stopyear the police put a to the parade before it got started, but this time the gays and lesbians are able to march for half an hour undisturbed. they are very relieved and begin to jury of a different uganda. -- begin to jury in -- begin to dream of a different uganda. a liberated people who live in harmony with the rest of the community. >> i have spent nearly a week with richard and i have been impressed with their courage.

i have seen problems and also signs of hope. maybe next year they will be able to take a march from the g -- from the beach to the center of