nextso coming up in the hour, we will hear from our business editor about those appointments at the finance these two menow as likely to get on or not they try to nurse back to health the ailing economy. brigadier general was killed in cairo when three bombs went off near the university. it is the latest in a series of attacks against government

targets. of the targets have year.place every government ousted the muslim brotherhood movement, calling it a terrorist organization. for more on today's violence, we go to our correspondent in cairo. good evening. thank you for joining us. first, do we know more about who was behind this bombing? is anyone claiming responsibility? >> there have been no claims of responsibility yet here it often those can take a day or two to comment. so far the muslim brotherhood has publicly distanced themselves from the bombing as they have consistently over the string of bombings and attacks on security personnel over the last eight months. as of now, no, we have no claims

of responsibility. >> we have seen that those bombings targeted the main campus of cairo. wide region that has seen consistent protests by those who support the muslim brotherhood and the overthrown islamist president mohamed morsi . with polls just two months away, presumably we will see tension rise even further? >> absolutely. if you talk to government officials over the past two months or so, as the whole country was waiting for defense minister, the warmer defense declare his presidency, security officials said they were concerned supporters of former resident morsi were basically waiting for the announcement, waiting for the official beginning of presidential election season to launch a new wave of attacks. things work relatively quiet in the past month to six weeks.

it is possible this is the front end of a wave that will go in tandem with the elect role season and -- electoral season and probably peaked as the elections approach. >> thank you very much from cairo, indeed. the prime minister manuel valls spent two hours negotiating with francois hollande. it was a task made all the harder by françois's -- francois hollande's need to speak both to the right and to the left. and yet with only two new entries in the government, and one of them a very familiar face, it is more a case of usable chairs. here is a look at what has been announced. >> the shakeup in the french government as virtually appointed prime minister manuel valls names his new cabinet. named.e royal was

she ran as the socialist party candidate against sarkozy. budget minister -- the former finance minister was removed and his position was given up with the finance minister and the economy minister sharing the job. spain crossed over to finance minister. former green party member left the government as she and the rest of her party refused to be part of the coalition under valls. 16change though for ministers including foreign affairs, justice, and culture.

quote is where respected with half of the ministerial posts held by women. changes to the competition, the new government raises the challenge of resurfacing from unpopularity with the french public. >> the new prime minister manuel valls has spoken to the people on french television. he spoke of the makeup of that cabinet, explaining it was not a question of a rupture or a revolution, but rather continuity with the policies of his criticize her jean-marc ayrault. addresspledged to public debts, as he said there was no other choice. here is what he had to say about the cabinet appointments today. >> the president wanted to respond to the message sent to local election, a

message of disappointment with regard to our actions, a message of anger, a message of fear when it comes to the future. the french taste with unemployment and in uncertain time. in two days we have formed a government. a small team, yes, but an experienced one. >> for more on the story, i am joined by a lecturer at st. paul's on french politics. thank you for joining us. now, we heard the prime minister defending his nominations, defending his cabinet. it was a question of wanting to answer what the french electorate has said so clearly during the elections. we heard from francois hollande days before. it is a challenge to speak at once to the right and to the left. you say that they try to reconcile the irreconcilable? >> they tried to make a

synthesis of different standards of the party, appointing those at the right of the socialist arctic, and at the same time, making an alliance with the socialist party. have a typical move of francois hollande, trying once again to reconcile the two in a typical trend of his own personality, not being able to make a choice that would be very clear in his politics. >> when you look at the economy, for instance, and the personalities of michel sapin seems extraordinary that these two men should be handed this task. >> indeed. example, theor

former minister of economics and finance, it was a symbol of his triumph over the absolute politician. beyond knowing he will have the lead here, this is an attempt to make coalitions. >> and segolene royal inherits the ministry, but the ministry she has already held. what does her return signal? >> i think it signals the return it to politics of a more difficult conception of what politics should be. but also, it is a move the president is doing by appointing her. she has been going free from

kind of political deserts in the last two years. it is a way to say, we need everybody on board to get things going. and she is still quite popular in many parts of france, even though she has been very criticized. the hopeer return is for a better future for the party in some respects. >> can it be done? can he, after 22 months of a disastrous term in office, turn things around sufficiently far to convince the french electorate he is the man to do the job? >> it is a difficult task. the good side of this government is the new prime minister has a lot of experience. he is also a man with great authority. it is one of the key aspects of the potential success of the government. how does the prime minister, hand in hand with the president, in sure the authority of the rest of his political family? i would end up by saying as

opposed to hollande, manuel valls is such a different personality. probably ayrault was too similar to francois hollande. this defense, if it does not end in conflict, will probably be a productive one for the country. >> thank you. very good to see you again. snd the rest of the day' evidence, according to the secretary general of nato, anders fogh rasmussen speaking on the nato summit that has reignited the 22 foreign minister saud nato. he described the situation in ukraine is incredibly concerning, talking about the ldap of russian forces. he warned that an incursion by moscow could be achieved within three days to five days. the former president of the

ukraine said that he was wrong to invite russian troops into crimea. the ousted president, viktor yanukovich, tried to persuade russia to return the peninsula to ukraine. it is his first statement since fleeing to russia and february. he defended his actions during the revolution that overthrew him. i personally never gave any orders to shoot. as far as i know, the weapons were never given to those except inoops defending the state buildings and the state bodies. they just complied with their orders. haveinciples, which i always followed, are that no authority, no power is worth a drop of blood. to venezuela now where the

roman catholic church is accused government of nicolas maduro of trying to install the government, after two months of for tests that have stricken the streets of venezuela. the bishops announced the use of force and torture and the torture of detained visitors. the assessment followed assessments that the vatican may get involved. last night, antigovernment or testers clashed once it -- protesters clashed once again on the streets, this after the leader of even his women opposition was barred from -- the leader of the national opposition was barred from leaving. somebody was escorted out of the escorted-- >> he was out of the building by supporters of nicolas maduro. were attacked

with tear gas. >> it shows that venezuela is fighting a dictatorship. it is a coup. >> another sign of tension is this government building engulfed in flames. a wave of protesters according to the security forces on site. the number of arrests -- childishs stupid, terrorism. the terrorists, they are idiots. idiotic terrorists creating .bstacles for their own >> meanwhile, the writer and one-time presidential candidate accused maduro of trying to install a cuban style dictatorship. to go theree need

and express my solidarity with a movement that can not only guarantee freedom in venezuela, but also in latin america. a fresh wave of violence with the venezuelan capital overnight as fresh protests erupted between security forces and protest. demonstrators were attacked with tear gas. livesashes have taken 39 according to official figures. magnitudels say the 8.2 earthquake has caused shockingly little damage given the severity. these tsunami warning has been lifted and people are returning home. examiners say the death toll in washington state the march 22 mudslide has now

although only 22 bodies have been officially identified. 22 people remain missing after buried thee community about 95 kilometers north of seattle. 9:00 here inst paris. the headlines -- cairo is shaken off at cairobs go university, killing two people, including one policeman. wakeatest violence in the of the presidential poll. in france, a new cabinet, but not that many new faces. among them, segolene royal, the former partner of francois hollande. she is back and becomes the environment minister. an unlikely duo of reformers for the economy. and the venezuelan catholic church accuses the government of

nicolas maduro of trying to impose a totalitarian government. this after two months of protest against his role. time now for markus karlsson to look at that new french government from the money angle. >> definitely. we will be diving deeper into one of these headlines. we're going to look at the 20 put in charge of the french economy. when the government was outlined earlier, the finance minister got the sack. chelveteran politician mi sapin got the job. he will be working with the economy minister, a controversial choice. earlier, antonio barroso was a political consultant and i asked pam whether investors would be

worried. >> i think it is a little surprising for investors. given his criticism towards brussels. i do not think it is going to be an issue. obviously there is a cacophony between the finance minister, the new finance minister, and it could be a problem, but in the -- the end of the day, montebour g will be calling the shots. >> so you're saying even though we have these two names and the economy ministry, you are not from the a real break formal policies of the french government? >> absolutely. it will be the policy that

francois hollande wants to implement in the coming months. he has appointed a close friend, michel sapin. important responsibility goes to the labor minister, which will be given to someone else. i think obviously montebourg will have an impact, but the most important years will not be managed by him. >> that was on sony opera so speaking to me there from london earlier. and it is the biggest right in and it looks like the biggest strike in the history of the german airliner lufthansa will end earlier. lufthansa has been forced to ground hundreds of flights and expects 3008 hundred cancellations altogether through friday. management says there

will be no further talks while the strikes continue. >> they have come to a rather conceal a jury approach to this union negotiation. it cannot afford to do that. it needs to make cost savings among the highest cost elements of the labor force for the airline. with the cost base airlines, it has to do something to shift the cost for the future. >> we're going to stay in germany next. that is where angela markel's she hashas agreed -- minimum wage will put pressure on hiring, but it was a key measure for the democratic arty to enter into a coalition government with her. the german government has to give the green light. if it does, the new wage is set to go into effect from 2015 onwards.

we are going to take a look at the stock market's next. it has been a choppy session so far. the markets were up earlier on in thes of the payroll u.s., adding 3100 private jobs in march. the dow jones industrial average has gone back above the flat line. the nasdaq is completely flat. the s&p 500 will showing some gains, not a lot of those gains though. round about 0.2% of gains we are seeing this hour. at this hour on the atlantic, the markets closed at a positive territory. the u.s. economy is strengthening. ftse 100, did not add too much though. let's look at the stories we are watching. the european commission is punishing goldman sachs and the maker of high-voltage cables.

they say that the american bank and the manufacturer ran a cartel for almost 10 years. altogether they are being ordered to pay three and her 2 million euros. million euros. veiled jab at russia, u.s. secretary john kerry said no nation should use energy as a political weapon. this comes after russia heights exports tof gas ukraine by more than two percent on tuesday. they will work on reading natural gas to ukraine through hungary and poland as well as slovakia. ok, that is the business news now. back to you. >> thank you very much, marcus carlson with a look at the latest business headlines. 22 minutes past 9:00. we're going to take a look at

what people on the internet are clicking. >> hello and welcome to today's web news we're we are taking a look at some of the stories making online headlines. coming up on today show, the french government's cabinet making selfies. campaignon women against sexual violence. and marge simpson brought to the real world. the bridge rife that prime minister jean-marc ayrault couldsome of the cabinet not resist the temptation to immortalize their time. colleaguesund his offices taking selfies before they bid goodbye. the pictures were initially published on his twitter page, but he has since the tech did

his account. the selfies are still available on his instagram page, however. he is standing alongside members of his team just a few hours before the announcements. behaviorat surprising -- a shot shared on his twitter former pm that the has become rather partial to these self-portraits. will the new head of government also take part in this phenomenon? it does not seem too likely. manuel valls has not used his twitter account since may 7, 2012. this online business condor underway in brazil delivers a

clear message. no woman deserves to be raped. the movement was launched on friday and invite users are sharethe world over to pictures of themselves in their underwear, covering their breast , holding a sign that says "i do not deserve to be raped." wasonline campaigning studied last week. the study revealed that a strong part of society believes that sexual victims were to blame. 35% believe that women wearing clothing deserve to be raped. study has provoked strong reaction from men and women across the country, including political figures. the prime

minister says the work -- the country is a lot of work to do figh -- in the fighting violence against women. beencan web users have posting under the #lebronmetebony hashtag. to warm up with lebron before his game. paid off in emotional encounter for the young lady and the basketball star. scientists with a space

telescope have created this zoom able view of the milky way, the most detailed image of the galaxy to dates. astronomers will be abled

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