welcomemto "the journal." our headlines. two members of the tardy killed in a drive-by shooting in athens. -- of the party killed in a drive-by shooting in athens. crushed german stuttgart. we began in greece where there are fears of rising risks of

violence after the killing of two members of the golden dawn party. two men in their 20s died in a an athenshooting in suburb. the government has condemned the attack. nobody has claimed responsibility. suspect far left underground groups. >> police closed off the area around this office of the golden dawn party. two men were shot yesterday evening and a nerd was injured. -- a third was injured. >> they were wearing helmets. one pulled out a weapon and killed them. nothe authorities have identified the culprits. the golden dawn leader says the attack was an act of political terrorism carried out by the far

left. they suspect anti--- establishment groups. revenge for the killing of an anti-fascist wrapper. the government -- anti-fascist rapper. the party leader was accused of running a criminal organization. last month, parliament voted to suspend state funding of golden dawn. the government has warned against any extrajudicial settling of scores. of the pakistani taliban and has been killed in a u.s. drone strike. as the pakistani government try to reach a cease- fire with the telegram. pakistani officials say four other officials were killed in

the strike. there was a bombing that killed seven u.s. security officials from an afghan military base in 2009. it was reported he had been killed three years ago, but later resurfaced. snowden seek asylum in germany next? there is heated debate on that question just a week after allegations that the nsa was tapping angela merkel's mobile phone. it is the most serious diplomatic tensions since germany opposed the u.s.-led iraq invasion. according to a german lawmaker, american met in moscow. crowded into the press conference to see what there was to say about the

meeting with edward snowden and the letter to the government. edward snowden be willing to talk to german investigators or politicians or even come to germany to be interviewed? he could come to germany if it were guaranteed that he would be secure in germany or a comparable country. the green and the left party want to question snowden about u.s. surveillance activity. he could be offered asylum or safe passage in return. christian democrats it would exacerbate tensions with washington. one alternative being discussed is to meet with snowden in moscow. usif snowden was to provide with information, we will take that into consideration. verification or new

information would be a good thing. -- not is nothing something the u.s. would be likely to find good. it reiterated its position on snowden on friday. which he iss with charged are serious. our view that the right thing to do is for him to return or be returned to the united states to face those charges. german government is in a tricky situation. how can they find out more about u.s. espionage without deepening the diplomatic row with washington? >> police in california are investigating the shooting at a los angeles airport that killed a security airport -- officer and delayed flights across the united states.

a man stormed into one of the terminals friday morning killing an officer and injuring at least two people. he had 100 rounds of ammunition. iraq is back in the headlines as set terry and violence has -- tarian violins has killed -- civilians.s killed there is a call for more support from the u.s. was the bloodiest month in iraq in more than five years. -- october was the bloodiest month in iraq in more than five years. minister went on a

trip to washington. military for u.s. assistance to fight terrorism. obama promised help and said iraq needed to do more for democracy and human rights for all iraqis. >> we are deeply invested in an iraq that is democratic and prosperous. i communicated to the prime minister that anything we can do forring about that future iraq is something we want to work on. >> the prime minister said he was in agreement with the position of the u.s. administration. for iraq and the region to cooperate. we are working on security and intelligence to fight al qaeda because it is good for iraq and the middle east. >> but his trip is not without controversy. outside the white house, iraqis caught on obama to refuse

support for the iraqi leader. they say his leadership style is partly to blame for the violence. there is speculation that at&t is considering taking over dafone, which has operations in the middle east, africa, and europe. neither company has commented on the report. volkswagencarmaker has posted an 18% drop in sales in for october in the u.s. market. the leading automaker in europe aspiring to be the world's number one, but is having trouble competing with ford and toyota. it makes no pickup trucks and few suvs, which are top sellers in the u.s.

of gear andhange onto the soccer action. , they proved they are the team to beat. have won six out of six this season. a wake-up call early on. stuttgart was on the board. they angled in this corner kick. dortmund.s all at half-time. after the break, a score in the 54th minute. he was just getting warmed up. effort, but heal was not through yet. three goals in succession. a hat trick to further humiliate still dark -- stuttgart.

emphaticstaked an claim to the top spot in the standings. the very and giants are on the verge of setting another record. are onbavarian giants the verge of setting another record. won the german champions league and are now looking to equal a streak of games without defeat. one has stood for more than 30 years. >> it would appear that the only erstwhile opponent is the record books. a win this weekend would match a record.ga >> the press is having a field day with this business about the records. we are aware of it and the team

is eager to set a new mark. our overriding goal is to win. have been doing a lot of that lately. the first bundesliga to capture a triple around the world. six players on the short list for world footballer of the year. >> last season, we reached the pentacle. a but it will be anything but walk in the park. the squad has had 45 goals in 10 matches this season. it is an amazing team. we have our own strengths. we have to go for it great we don't hold back. we cannot be afraid. -- the team will

be hoping to give its fans something to cheer about. division appears to be regaining his form. it was a hard-fought match between two former first division teams. they failed to score. passe 37th minute, a through the stubborn defense. they stopped the equalizer, but to no avail. moving onto tennis where the former world number one is starting to look like his old self again. roger federer facing the argentinian. roger federer is slowly returning to top form. he managed to beat one of the world's 10 top players for only the second time.

set 6- him in the first 3. his opponent briefly got back into the game at the end of the first set. act -- bacer roared k. last week.en he now faces his archrival in the semifinals. play, iver i do see him see him fit, quick, confident and all of those wings you would expect from the world number one and now world number two. -- using his customary aggressive style playing.

he found his footing in the second set and still came up short. they will face each other for the first time in a year. not want to rest on his laurels. the red bull driver left his rivals in the dust in the second practice session of the ground pretty. prix. grand and webber came in second hamilton was heard. finally, some golf before we go. after the third round of the world golf championship in has kept hisnson lead. he did well in the first 16 holes. 10 birdies. dan came to double bogeys -- and

then came to double bogeys. few are up to date. more news at the top of the hour. >> it is time to talk. three topics, three guests, three perspectives.

>> business brief. dw.day through saturday on >> palmer is conducting an experiment for his guests. gather round closer, he says. everybody crouch down. imagine we are all little trees. spruce close together like in nature. we all want to grow. don'te we are trees, we just want to grow up. we want to spread our branches. we will stand up and spread our arms. lesson number one.

in nature, the stronger one prevails always. the problem here is to many rs.uce and too few silver fi what a fat route this is. it illustrates well that these trees can reach different andrals in the ground deeper water reserves in the summer making them a more stable tree. they are comparable with old trees on the flat plains. steadiness.omizes .p here, it is the fir they are spending a week outdoors to help the forest and protect valuable firs.

rs are a delicacy for dear -- deer. coexist,s and spruce animals always prefer to eat the firs. there is no vacation. these volunteers have booked a week of hard forest rework. says they aret going to learn how to wrap the protectirs in wool to the saplings from being bitten off. before thections work can start. the helpers are getting chilly and impatient. but she forced her to make sure everyone knows how it is done

right. though wool has to be spread and wound over the needles. it looks easy, but it is not. inn finding the baby firs the woods is a problem. firs don't.gs, the manager observes and criticizes. that is not going to work, he tells a volunteer. sapping -- sapling must not be bitten off with so much will that it will not grow next season. carolyn says she loves it here. it is fascinating. it is a lot of work, but it is great to achieve something through simple means, stopping from coming and are

storing the trees. . find it astonishing unlike the volunteers, this is my first time. everyone in the group takes up the burden to work for germany's forests. at the train station in saxony, it was all a big welcome back. these people know each other. togetherthe woods forge bonds. some are here for the eighth time. participants pay only for travel here. room and board are free. anyone should be able to join. for street authorities cover 40% of the costs. the rest comes from all nations and sponsors. -- donations and sponsors. he welcomes everyone to their lodgings on behalf of the

project. decideey go in, they can among themselves who will sleepwear. the accommodation is on the level of a youth hostel with several people to a room. pure luxury, says the team. bottle. a hot water case.ys just in the room seems to be plenty warm. 6:00 a.m.,g, preparing to plant fir saplings. these are needed to dig a proper hole in the ground for planting. each one weighs 4 kilos. in the course of the day, they feel much heavier. the day's objective is ambitious. plantings.

we should make it, but we will see. into moist soil so they do not dry out by tomorrow. objective of the week is to plant 2000 new silver firs. has only five employees covering a huge area. has only five ester has onlyor five employees covering a huge area, so he is glad for the extra help. 25 firs planted, only one on average makes it. the project leader says it all depends on how much wildlife factors -- on other the amount of snowfall, how dry the summer is, whether other trees fall on it. lots of fact there's influence

whether a little sapling like this grows to maturity. i am surprised at how bad the odds are. thegin to understand why crew was taking so much care with the wool early on. back in the woods, the chief crew to introduces the the craft of planting trees. and on weekly tool. unwieldy tool. caroline gets the hang of it. dig out the whole. plant the fir. check for stability. rose with a meter

and a half of space -- rows with a meter and a half of space in between. i asked carolyn what is the hardest part of planting. she says it is making the whole. usually, there is some kind of surprise involved -- a rock or a root. here it gets tough. , as deepht as possible as possible, losing as little soil as possible. he keeps the troops fed. while they toil away, he is responsible for a hot lunch. not so easy out here in the wild. first, he gets only smoke and then the flames catch. developedd ronny have resilience. stand proud. ronny says nothing beats nature.

anything he can do for it, it is here at the forest project. lunch time comes that 2:30. the break is a short one. reaching 500 rantings is pretty unlikely. they go for it anyway. is pretty unlikely. the project leader pushes them on. we will all be planting in teams of two, he says. anyone who can and wants to can work alone. quality mains -- remains top right or did. the volunteers are slower than professional for street workers. they compensate with their motivation and the sheer fact that they are here. 90% of their plants take root. the professionals work in pairs and managed only 65%. it is hard work getting the

ground ready. it is also hard work. nest fore building a these baby trees. it is fun. she does not know whether their efforts will produce results. but the hope is they are. -- there. tools feel very heavy. they are having a tough time. what is the problem, i asked? nugget, a rock has to be removed. it is stuck. it has become a personal struggle for them. i have started digging elsewhere long ago. finally, they have got the right

technique. i ask if it is fun or hard. it is both, they agreed. but it is not enough for the project leader. darkness falls in an hour and there are still plenty of plans to go. every sapling gets a andk from being replanted has to adjust to its new environment. that weakens the plants. it is called planting shock. it depends how big the shock is. when it goes into the ground weekend, the likelihood it will survive the shock is even lower. the ground is too tough, uneven, and full of rocks and roots. no easy job for the beginners. i evening, 150 saplings are left unplanted. evening, one hundred 50 saplings are left unplanted.

the kitchen crew is waiting. all organic. here another four days after their good deed for the forest.

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