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>> hello and welcome to the journal here on dw. i am terry martin in berlin. our top stories, russian forces storm and airbase to assert military control over crimea. of support for the ukrainian government in kiev. and they will have to wait another week to celebrate their 24th league title.
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russian forces in crimea have stormed one of the last military facilities on the peninsula still in ukrainian hands. soldiers smashed through the front gates of the bill back where vehicles, gunshots and explosions could be heard complex.om inside the one ukrainian soldier was injured. officials said russia had given him an ultimatum to surrender. russian forces have also been seizing ukrainian military assets elsewhere in crimea. took control of ukraine's only submarine. is nowsays the vessel officially part of the black sea feet. for more now, we go to our correspondent on the ground. plenty of dramatic new developments. tell us more about the airbase.
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how important is the facility? important for ukrainian forces and now for russians. from 2002 it was it wasian -- until 2002 a civilian airport. from 2002 it was military. putin would use it for example when you visited the peninsula. it was most detected -- protected. it was very important to take control of the airbase because putin is going to visit crimea. >> russia is in the process of asserting full military control over crimea. that's clear. what else have you been seeing their? >> after russian troops have taken control of the military
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base, the soldiers have three choices, three possibilities. they can change sides and serve in the russian army. number two, they can leave and begin another civilian job here on the peninsula. that may be very complicated, generally. for military people in particular. can bethree, they ukrainian soldiers and go into west ukraine. all people i have spoken to should be pretty pleased to have any decision because they have been waiting for three weeks. for the minister of kiev, this is how the government calls them all the time, but foremost, it was a mockery. of theheir escalation ukraine crisis continued on saturday, but un's
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secretary-general on key moon and the foreign minister held talks -- than key moon and the foreign minister held talks. they accused moscow of trying to split europe apart. he has since traveled onto the eastern city. a team of international monitors has also been dispatched to ukraine. they will be keeping a close eye on the tense situation in eastern parts of the country. >> the german foreign minister met briefly with un's secretary-general ban ki-moon on the streets of kiev. with ukrainian leaders. both are still hoping for afteratic progress russia's annexation of crimea. at a news conference with the ukrainian prime minister, steinmeyer condemned russia's actions on the peninsula. >> things on the ground are not consistent with international
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law and created danger of new division within europe. for all we have seen in the past decades, that is something we cannot commit. we cannot allow the return of bloodshed. >> on friday, moscow agreed to allow a six-month monitoring mission in ukraine under the auspices of the osce. the first advance team arrived on saturday. eventually, up to 400 monitors will be taking part. they will have access to key is in eastern ukraine, but moscow will not let them into crimea, which it now says belongs to the russian federation. in the eastern ukrainian city of done yes, several thousand protesters demanded to split from ukraine and join russia, an issue that no doubt came up in meetings with local political leaders.
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the international community has made a bid to stop the crisis on europe's doorstep and preserve ukrainian unity. >> new developments in the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. chinese authorities now say they have picked up satellite images of what could possibly be to breathe from the missing going -- missing boeing 777. the objects are reported to be floating in a remote part of the southern indian ocean. chinese ships have been dispatched to the area to join the international search effort. this is the unidentified object that chinese satellites spotted in the indian ocean. it is estimated to be around 22 meters long and 13 meters wide. reached the malaysian transport minister in the middle of his daily conference. have seen ase satellite image of a floating object in the southern corridor and they will be sending ships
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to verify. >> searchers are already in the area looking for possible debris cited in earlier satellite images provided i australia. since then, gunships have been combing a vast area. bad weather has caused problems for the search effort. there is now a low level cyclone warning for the area, which is winds andstrong powerful ocean currents. it is unclear how far the objects may already have been moved. the chinese satellite imagery could now give searchers new clues. these people have been desperately waiting for any news. relatives of the missing have been holed up in this beijing hotel for two weeks. they are furious with the malaysian authorities. >> we don't even know if our family members are alive or dead. we should never have let them treat us like this. >> now it is a race against
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time. other countries are sending planes to join australia and new zealand in the search, but it will take time for more ships to reach the area. and the aircraft's flight recorders, which will be key to any investigation, only send out homing signals for one month. >> a german magazine is reporting that the u.s. national security agency has been monitoring voice data and e-mail traffic of top chinese officials including president hu jintao. according to reports, the nsa hearted attack giant in -- in 2009.a tech giant the u.s. claims they launched concern sessions out of concern that the chinese might be using technology to spy on the u.s..
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u.s. south yet to a korean military exercise. missiles were filed -- fired into the sea of japan. sixh korea has carried out such tests in the last week. the u.s. has called on pyongyang to stop provocative actions. have read casualties in syria -- heavy casualties in syria for rebels crossing the turkish borders. a number of civilians were killed. the clashes took place in the coastal region that has been a stronghold for president bashar al-assad. authorities have accused turkey of assisting the rebels. the attack was part of a drive by islamist fighters to open a route to the mediterranean sea. .ports news now a chance to secure the title in record quicktime. reigning champions needed
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results elsewhere to go their way but did their bit with a 2-0 win. the hosts made them work for it. only goals in the last two minutes -- last 10 minutes sealed the points. the next round of matches is midweek. hanover, the men one 3-0. wonthird-place royal blues 3-1. as the battle for europa league spots intensifies, a late draw salvaged at home. nearing the final whistle, they are showing they are still a force to be reckoned with as they head into a 3-0 win. going, a while to get but three goals in 12 first-half minutes knocked the stuffing out
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of the visitors from berlin. it has been an eventful weekend for teams at the bottom of the beate. stuttgart relegation rivals 1-01 saturday afternoon. on friday night to my cry board night, to -- on friday it was an emphatic win. let's see how they did. coach urged his players to go on the offense is. and they got the message. , andm in front of the goal then a gorgeous payoff. the coach did not like what he was seeing. he tried to even things out. but they had the upper hand. it 2-0 in theade 53rd minute. then they set up the victory. gets on thete board, but it was too little,
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too late. they celebrated their second win , out of regulation territory, aided by another dismal performance. >> let's take a look at results from the weekend action so far. still to come on sunday, numbered had a six pointer. we can see how those stores affect the league. buyer and will have to wait for confirmation of their 24th german title. bottom half, they climb out of the relegation zone after crucial victories, but that is bad news for hamburg. the battle for survival looks like it will go right to the wire. to talk through all that, we are joined by our sports correspondent. the league title is all wrapped
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up. are the champions league spots taken care of? >> you would have thought so, but they have been slumping worse and longer than anyone expected. they have only won two of their last 10 matches. some have been very good this season. are out of the german cup, they are out of the champions league this season and they can focus all their energies on the other lead and hopefully maintaining fourth place. >> it is looking very serious for some teams, especially hamburg. could be unthinkable happen? >> it almost feels like the title has been wrapped up since november. the intrigue has been at the bottom. cupsthere are other big fighting down there as well. stuttgart. that theyving proved
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have a new coach giving them a bounce. it really is too tight to call think -- ient and a think it will be something to get excited about perhaps as soon as tuesday. >> let's look at the champions league quarter final straw for a moment. the first legs are in 10 days or so. mixed fortunes for the german side? >> definitely. they have to face their semi final opponents from last season and that is going to be a tough ask. they have been battling injuries all season and look very weary. definitely a tough one. us up to for bringing date. i am afraid we are going to have to leave it there. thanks for watching. do join us again and check out
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our internet website. >> we are just a few kilometers away from the crisis region in northeastern nigeria where the government has declared a state of emergency. we have to film secretly at countless checkpoints. the army are on edge. for years, a militant islamist group has been terrorizing the people here. last month alone, more than 500 were killed in attacks.
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of village just outside the region is where they waged their campaign of violence. we are told that more than 100 people have sought refuge here, men, women and children. refugees tells us the people back home are terrified all the time because of the continuous attacks. there is no peace, he says, and nobody can tell you when the terror will reach you. when you leave the house in the morning, you don't know what will become of you, and when you come home in the evening, you can't sleep. everyone is scared. that is why we left our village.
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a family here has taken in more than 40 refugees. many of them are from the nearby hometown where a school was stormed in late february. 43 students were murdered in their dormitory. they claim western education is sinful and it is their right to kill students. a mina gave birth to a son just a few days before the attack. now she doesn't know what to do or where to go. she says she doesn't care where she lives as long as her son can grow up in peace. people have welcomed the newcomers and offered them help. that the clear refugees need concerted, organized aid. the villagers have barely enough to get high.
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government in nigeria is barely functional. nobody expects any assistance. we were so cries to find a team from the international relief agency interviewing refugees. >> we need to assess the situation and then go back with our report. >> people tell us the agency only sprang into action because we are here. we head to the capital to talk to staff at the national emergency management agency, which is meant to coordinate aid for refugees from the crisis region. first impressions are not reassuring, although we are told that the warehouses stocked with supplies.
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we ask to see for ourselves and are not allowed. we are expecting him this weekend. he is the only one holding the key. >> security forces appear to be overwhelmed by the islamist insurgency. he says he does not want us to film him because he fears reprisals. nobody from the army will talk to us either. the next day, our contact gives us some shocking video material. he says he received it directly from a member of boca raton. footage depicts scenes of extreme violence. the islamists are known to attack christians, but they also attacked fellow muslims who make up the majority of the population in the region.
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they burn down entire villages. men, women and children. the leader is also in the video. in long, rambling's beaches, he talks about enforcing islamic -- rambling speeches, he talks beingislamic tradition enforced. he says democrats have turned away from god and that they will suffer pain because they are liars. in 2002. was founded one of its stated aims was to fight for the interests of the people of northern nigeria, ill-served by the government. in 2009, there were clashes between security forces and the group. the leader was killed in custody. from then on, the group became increasingly violent. now it is not entirely clear what it is fighting for. it has clear is that
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become a powerful fighting force. some experts say it is better equipped than the nigerian army. they have killed several thousand people. reports say police officers and soldiers are frightened and run away rather than protect the population. they have reason to be scared. there are plenty of videos of the group parading captured soldiers and decapitating them. in the morning, we head west to meet a journalist who has researched the history of the group. met mohammed has reported on them for years. he shows us the spot where they launched the first major attack four years ago. >> this is where it all
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happened. >> then a policeman stops us, saying we have no permission to film. he detains us and takes us to the police station. this incident highlights just how tense the situation is. we are questioned for an hour and then released. mohammed finally has the chance to give us some background on how the extremist are able to recruit young members.
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>> students graduate from , and thereversities is no employment, no place to go. it is easy for a charlatan to carry them along. >> many are thought to be found at islamic schools were boy study the koran. when the students are not learning text, they beg on the streets. most are the children of poor
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farmers, sent to town to receive religious education. say these uprooted and vulnerable boys are an easy target for recruiters. he is one of these boys. he goes from house to house singing verses from the quran. today he is lucky. somebody gives him some food. i usually do get enough to eat, he says, but sometimes it is hard. there are no modern teaching methods here. does not sing a verse loud enough, he is whacked with
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a cane. but poverty and piety don't necessarily engender violence, let alone terrorism. the leaders even attended expensive western schools. the teachers here deny any sinister intentions. he says they teach peace here. he calls on all islamic scholars to do the same because the koran teaches peace and nonviolence thinkt those who differently. the last stop on our visit is the capital. impoverishedo the north, it is astounding. the political elite has made itself comfortable here. we wanted to interview government officials, but nobody
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will talk to us. he runs the german office of -- she runs the german office of a political foundation. we meet her at the house that used to house the newspaper. in 2012.stroyed she tells us that the situation has been bad for the past two years. it has been deteriorating, and will probably continue to do so. sure if the government is unwilling or unable to address the issues, but she suspects the latter. for years, the political elite has managed to avoid dealing with this problem. impression is that ordinary people feel abandoned. by their government and by the
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international community. all the players have so far failed to solve the problem@ñ
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