>> hello, and a very warm welcome to the "journal" here on dw. here is what is making news this hour. a deadly firefight has a road blocking eastern ukraine breaks the easter truce. all war and conflict during easter mass in rome. thelewis hamilton dominates chinese grand prix to capture his third straight victory. ♪

we begin in eastern ukraine where the fragile easter truce has been shattered by a checkpoint near the city of slovenian. russia is blaming militant ukrainian nationalists for the deaths of at least three pro-russian separatists who were manning the post while ukrainian authorities are accusing russia of staging the fatal shooting. the incident is certainly a blow to the international peace hammeredamilton out -- out in geneva. imitation is being overseen by the organization for security in europe which is also now set to investigate evidence. >> tears for the dead. the shootout occurred at this small checkpoint near the city in the early hours of the morning. the russian foreign ministry and the separatists say the victims

were killed by ukrainian nationalists. people jumped out of jeeps and started shooting at us. they threw grenades. our people started running in various directions. >> what exactly happened is still unclear. earlier, ukrainian police said it was a clash between civilians, but separatists say a curfew.enforce a german diplomat expressed his concern. >> we will of course follow this we will extend a team today or tomorrow remains to be seen. the oecd is to monitor the implementation of the geneva peace accord, but now that seems like a distant prospect. >> our correspondent in eastern justne was in slobodan

before the attack and we asked him why chance of any osce observers have of clearing up the incident. is going to be hard work for them. first, they will have to get there. he tablets under the control of russian separatists, so the osce will have to ask permission because the roads are blocked. it will have to get the view of the ukrainian government. they want a balance report about what really happened to balance the investigation. they have to talk to the kiev government, but the kiev government has no access to the area, so it is not clear how they will do it. ce observers will probably come there, tomorrow, on monday, which is more than a day after the incident took late, so there's a big question if they will be able to collect the evidence and talk to the witnesses. and there is one more thing,

which is strange to me, and i was in the studio yesterday, on saturday, and one of the separatists that battle that one of the checkpoints told me exactly the story which happened that night. he told me that they were hearing activists of the altar nationalists coming to them a night and shooting at them. so this is exactly what happened, and i believe there could be -- this could be a provocation. >> that was our correspondent -- romancharenko in goncharenko in eastern ukraine. al qaeda has killed militants. the u.s. is the only one to operate drones in yemen but it is yet to comment on the report. he strike reportedly targeted al qaeda training camps. it is the second such strike in yemen in two days. yemen's defense ministry says it

followed intelligence of a planned al qaeda attack. continue to recover bodies from the submerged south korean ferry that capsize on wednesday. 19 bodies have been removed. andeople are confirmed dead 244 others are still missing, many of them children. early on sunday, dozens of relatives try to march to the president's palace in seoul. in response, they were stopped by police. today is easter sunday, and for christians around the world, it is one of the most joyous days of the year. it marks the day on which christians believe that jesus rose from the dead after his crucifixion. and at the vatican, pope francis called corn and two local hunger -- end toce conflict

global hunger and violence conflicts. >> and the pope's blessing of urbi et orbi, the city and the world. >> [speaking italian] >> [all] amen. >> hundreds of thousands came from around the world to take part in easter celebrations at st. peter's where. and to hear the pope's speech. to waste for an end and hunger in the world and call for an end to conflict in nigeria, syria, and the central african republic and ukraine. god willy that

enlighten the initiative promoting peace and ukraine so that all those involved with the support of the international community will make every effort to revenge violence and in the spirit of unity and dialogue chart a path for the country's future. time,just a week's hundreds of thousands will come to the vatican. previous popes will be canonized as saints. >> an unmanned spacecraft has arrived at the international space station with a cargo of supplies and equipment. the dragon, as it is called, is owned by a private company, spacex. the ship docked with the iss after a 36-our journey. it is delivering food, scientific experiments, and even a pair of legs for the space station's resident robot. it is expected to return to earth in a month's time. the world's leading automakers

are currently gathered in beijing for china's biggest car show. the beijing international automotive exposition as a launchpad for global manufacturers and what is now the world's largest car market, but it is also a cooling one. a growing number of chinese cities are restricting vehicles on the roads in order to combat congestion and pollution. even so, german carmakers like volkswagen and bmw are confident that there is room for expansion. >> driving in beijing requires a little patience. more than 20 million people live in the city and suburbs and ever more of them want to own a car. volkswagen cars are already very popular in china. the company's compact la vida model went down well with consumers, but now china's emerging middle class one more, better design, and better technology. vw hopes its new midsize coupe will prove a hit.

>> china has become very important for vw. it is not just because of the cars that we produce in china. many of the cars here were produced in europe. cars are also being snapped up by chinese consumers. now the manufacturer is offering even more luxury, unveiling its vision of a car, which is longer and more spacious in the back. >> there are various local elements. we have a long wheelbase, we are going to sell those cars anywhere else in the world, and the reason for that is the chinese consumer likes to ride in the back often with a driver. >> it will be a record seen for ourselves and china. >> staying in china and staying on cars, we are now to formula one grand prix in shanghai where victory went to lewis hamilton and the british driver certainly

made it look easy, leading the race from start to finish. >> it was champagne all around after mercedes 3rd street one-two finish. lewis hamilton led from the start, the written's's superb control this over mercedes was on display brought the race. at times, he eased up on its competitors, being gentle on his tires, but in the end, he led by 18 seconds ahead of his teammate. it was the first hat trick win for the former world champion, and he was full of praise for his group. -- crew. >> i really cannot do this without the hard work and the team. it is incredible. honestly i cannot believe how amazing the car is. ri's fernando alonso put in an amazing performance. behind him, fourth place daniel ricardo came in ahead of

sebastian. vettel refused to pass in, but the australian asked him a two laps later, it was almost humiliation for the german who came in fifth. >> and bundesliga, leverkusen win keeping the championship league alive. one and a 16th and the other in the 80 and minute, sebastian scored at the second half and roberto made it 4-1 just before full-time. equalized withly a free kick. in the late game meanwhile, star uttgart amaze with a win, and the three points helped ease pressure on the relegation-threaten swabians.

dora glenn mollified for next seasons champion -- dorgen qualify for next season's championship. he is now the bundesliga's joint top scorer as long with mario meant t. elsewhere, all eyes are on the relegation battle. facing the charger hamburg, the only club to play in the bundesliga since it began without ever going down into the second division. but after saturday's home match against vosburgh, relegation is now a very real prospect. clueless.ted, angry, hamburg had a new low just after 93 seconds. ivan opened the scoring with alarming ease. hamburg were only able to threaten some set pieces.

on the other hand show their quality. in the 42nd minute, kevin scored his second, it was his first goal of the citseason. in the second half, the visitors were equally ruthless. star.ments after the the lone strike in the 50 minute was little concentration -- little consolation to a direct hamburg. they're sleepwalking toward relegation. the other meanwhile looked every inch the league champions. victory, it, a home was a topsy-turvy match with plenty of incidents. >> as the cliché goes, football is a game of two hearts. the in the first half, foals were clearly superior. 1-0 just nine minutes in.

but they failed to add to their tally in the second half, missing a penalty, then sent off for a second yellow card. they equalized just after the after theythen win with an extra man. one minute later, vladimir made it 3-1, they were on fire. he even struck again to make it 4-1 just before time. it was too little, too late for the other team. , looking more secure. and a quick look at the bundesliga table with three more teams to play. no changes in the top nine with brian munich for it. just increase their

chances of playing in next year's championship lead. hamburg, and others are on the lead for a regulation. that is it for the journal. bye bye. ♪ >> pro-russian activists in eastern ukraine continued their offensive for the start of the week. heavily armed men stormed the police station. a short time later, a man who described himself as a russian army lieutenant declared himself the new chief of police. activists occupied other buildings in cities like donetsk. >> i want a referendum. i want our economies and people to work.

our people know how to work and how to earn money, but the authorities are giving our people the finger. do you understand? >> the european union foreign ministers gathered in luxembourg and decided to extend sanctions post of a number of ukrainian and russian officials will face andures such as entry bands bank accounts eases. the eu also decided to offer $1 billion in aid to the interim ukrainian government. at least 71 people were killed in a bomb attack in the nigerian capital tuesday. doctors at surrounding hospital say as many as 200 people may have died. the explosion took place at a busy bus station during rush hour. someone says he saw getting onto a bus carrying a bag. he got off again a little while later, and five minutes after that the bomb exploded. militant boko haram claimed

atrocity as the worst ever to hit nigeria's capital. the group targets mostly christians but also moderate muslims. boko haramlone, has reportedly killed about 1500 people. troopsan government recaptured the syrian town of maaloula. maaloula straddles the highway between the capital of damascus and the city to the north. it has been the scene of repeated fighting and has exchanged hands a number of times. >> the pulitzer prize for public service went oily to the u.s. edition of britain's "guardian" newspaper and the "washington post." both papers published material brought by the nsa contractor edward snowden, and in doing so revealed the extent of

spiting by u.s. agencies. >> literally around the globe people think not only about surveillance but about individual privacy in a digital age, and the trustworthiness of government officials to exercise power in the dark. >> snowden congratulated the winners and encourage them to keep going despite extraordinary intimidation. on tuesday, ukrainian special forces began attempts to recapture public buildings from pro-russian activists. tanks, helicopters, and fighter jets alto part in the operation. ukrainians succeeded in taking asphalt. eyewitnesses spoke of heavy fighting. the ukrainian resident described the move as a success. >> i promise that there soon will be no terrorists in any

region of the country. >> but there was criticism from russia where the prime minister described ukraine is be on the brink of civil war. >> the cross-examination of south african paralympic star oscar pistorius ended on tuesday. he is on trial for shooting his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, last year. the story is claimed he killed her inadvertently when he mistook her for an intruder. he prosecution claimed the killing was murder. >> you arm yourself for the sole purpose of shooting and killing her. >> that is not true, my lady. cannot be filled during the trial. a verdict is not expected until may at the earliest. if convicted of murder, he can be jailed for life. in sentencea judge former italian premature silvio berlusconi to one year of

service. he was convicted of tax evasion, but at 77, the court ruled he is too old to go to jail. >> berlusconi has been given a curfew. and travel restrictions have been imposed on him. he will work for the elderly in northern italy. >> a rare total eclipse of the moon could be seen in parts of the world early tuesday. amateur astronomers in america and the pacific watched the moon owsappear behind the shad of the earth. he psychical lasted more than three hours. lasted moreacle than three hours. >> a south korean ferry carrying almost 500 people capsized wednesday morning and think almost completely within two hours. there were dramatic scenes as passengers struggle to get off the vessel as the list became steeper and steeper. helicopter crews and rescue ships picked up at least 174 survivors on wednesday.

those who escaped said there was a loud noise and the fairy came to a sudden shuddering halt. it immediately began to lean to one side. we should escape, but the instagram announcement told us to stay in place. i am so worried about the students who stayed in their rooms. many of the hundreds of people on board were teenagers on a school trip. parents waited desperately for news, and growing inc increasingly frustrated with no news of more survivors. survivors fought with the stability of strong courses. it is unclear why the ferry sank. on wednesday, nato said it was boosting its presence in eastern europe in response to the worsening crisis in ukraine. medically or that it won't intervene militarily in

the ukraine, which is not a nato member. easter members, especially in the baltic states and poland, are looking for reassurance. >> the general will make a short statement. >> we will have more planes in the air, more ships on the water, and more readiness on the land. >> germany sent a navy supply ship to the baltic sea for a nato mine clearing exercise. it is also providing fighter jets to help control the airspace of the baltic countries. nato said the measures are defensive and no threat to russia. >> on thursday, talks in geneva produce a possible breakthrough in attempt to de-escalate the crisis in eastern ukraine. the deal between representatives of the u.s., russia, the european union, and ukraine

called for militias to lay down their weapons. >> all illegally armed groups must be disarmed. all illegally seized buildings must be returned to the legitimate owners. eujohn kerry and the foreign-policy chief ashton said the agreement alone would not solve the crisis. follow.ys actions will >> we wanted to find concrete steps, not just words, but concrete steps that could he acted on immediately in order to diffuse the situation. >> ukraine's acting for in noteter struck a cautious but he welcomed russia's commitment to a solution. president vladimir putin held his annual question-and-answer show on thursday. the broadcast coincided with the talks in geneva, so it was clear that ukraine would be a major topic. putin insisted russia was not involved in the conflict

in eastern ukraine, but he said it is not have to stay that way and issued a firm warning. >> may i remind you that russia's federation council granted the president the right to use armed force in ukraine. i very much hope i will not have to use that right. >> putin also fielded a question from former nsa employee edward snowden and denied that russian intelligence services and gazed in mass spying on its own people. algeria held presidential elections on thursday. 23 million people were voting. as was widely expected, the -- the incumbent was elected with 84% of the vote. the election was controversial. the opposition dismissed it as fraudulent and six parties boycotted the vote. writer gabrielle

garcia marquez died on thursday at the age of 87. his native country announced three days of national mourning and tributes poured in at his mexico home. garcia marquez was born in the ofumbia town on the sixth march, 19 27. today, locals consider him a hero. it was their experiences he or trade in his most successful work, "100 years of solitude." in 1982, he received the nobel prize for literature. his work came to embody a style known as magic realism. his books have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. the standoff in eastern ukraine continued on friday, a day after the geneva talks. remainsian activists defiant. they refuse to recognize the deal and said they would not end their occupation of buildings

until the interim government in kiev steps down. >> we are staying here right until the end. >> the ukrainian prime minister has promised an amnesty for the occupiers and he also said that the russian language could be given a special status in the new constitution. at least 12 local guides were killed after an avalanche swept down the mount everest on friday. seven people survived injured. the group was transporting equipment and luggage up the mountain at the start of the climbing season. this is the most deadly accident history of mountaineering on everest. millions of christians around the world marked the crucifixion of jesus of nazareth on friday. pope francis lead good friday services at the colosseum in rome with thousands of pilgrims.

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