>> thank you for watching "france 24." here are the headlines. the defense case opens up the war crimes court. the bosnian serb is accused of masterminding some of europe's worst atrocities since world war ii. a war on terror in mali. the prime minister says troops are being sent into the northern city after clashes left dozens dead. the president of south korea breaks down in tears as she apologizes for the ferry disaster that left 300 dead.

she announces plans to dismantle the coast guard that has been slammed for its poor response to the disaster. of theming up, some biggest hollywood stars in history hit the cannes film festival in a tank. altogether to promote their new movie. we will climb back on board our tour of europe bus in the run-up up to the parliamentary elections. next stop, germany. mali wherell go to the prime minister has declared a state of war against separatist fighters in the

northern city. officials say 28 people, mostly soldiers, have been kidnapped by the insurgents from the rebel group mnla. let's bring in our correspondent. there have been new reports of gunfire. what more can you tell us? spokesman -- i spoke to the spokesman of the mnla about an hour ago. since then, there has been machine-gun fire. i spoke to civilians who believe it is now dying down. it came from the army. it was to celebrate the arrival of reinforcements. the forces have to the endh a view game with the mnla.

it is not for the prime minister to declare war. it is the president's prerogative. we have not heard from the president yet. >> there has been confusion over the numbers of casualties and hostages. what more can you tell us? >> it is not clear how many deaths there have been. my count brings it to at least 17. theproblem is the army and mnla has different figures. there is a wide convergence there could be in the figures. we do know eight civilians were killed in front of the governor's office on saturday shortly after the prime minister left.

andare ordinary residents six were government officials. this has prompted speculation they were executed, something the humanlyla denies -- vehemently the denies. >> france is demanding the release of the hostages. a man was killed when a car bomb went off. a young girl was among the victims. the bomb went off in a mostly christian area. so far, no claim of responsibility but many are rowdy -- already pointing the finger at boko haram. they have been holding over 200 hostage since last month. at least 50 people died when gunmen around the parliament --lding surrounded the

surrounded the parliament building. the spokesman said it was not a coup but parliament had no legitimacy and should hand over power to the body recently elected to rewrite libya's constitution. the storming of parliament was followed by clashes between rival militias on the streets in tripoli. rocket.ated by a no room escaped unscathed. this house was caught in clashes between rival militias on sunday afternoon talk on the parliament. unclearilants had loyalties. a former police officer added to the confusion appearing on television demanding the suspension of parliament and the handover of power. it will no longer have anything to do with our

legislation. rogue ex army general claimed his forces were behind the attack. the retired high-ranking official has accused islamist parties of trying to hijack the 2011 revolution. the libyan government rejected the group's demands and said parliament is still functioning. condemns thement expression of political opinion through the use of armed force from all parties. end tos for an immediate the use of the military arsenal. provedrnment has incapable of providing stability since the overthrow of colonel qaddafi. militias of x rebels have moved in to fill the power vacuum. loyal to theigades general launched a bloody campaign against the militias active in and around benghazi.

80 people are said to have died. the government maintains this is not connected to the clashes in tripoli. thousands are continuing to evacuate their homes in the balkans. three months worth of rain have hit the region in three days prompting the worst floods there in recorded history. here's more from our team on the ground. >> these are the first images of the town worst hit in the serbian floods of the last few days. in low areas, the water is more than five meters deep. since sunday, there has been a steady decline. rescue teams are now evacuating those who could not be reached by helicopter just two days ago. >> my god, it was terrible. we stayed in the flat all the time. now i'm going back there. fear, this was fear. >> police are patrolling out to bring supplies to the remaining locals. some of the rescuers have not

slept for 48 hours. they distribute food, water, and baby supplies. >> we don't have medicine. >> do you have water? nded?ome of you wou >> no, but we need alcohol to sanitize. the building smells bad. >> volunteers are helping to evacuate the elderly and sick were taken to the temporary red cross shelters about 30 kilometers away. >> it was not easy. but we felt safe. the rescuers kept visiting us. they have been perfect. residents in the area were evacuated when the flood was at its peak. rescue teams have also found 12 corpses. this number may rise when the area is again accessible. the water level has fallen more than a meter since the rain stopped.

now the locals must wait for it to disperse completely so the area can be cleaned up to avoid the risk of epidemics. after that, there will be time and returnhe damage those whose houses are not badly damaged. today at thee open defense of the ex army chief at the hague. crimesccused of war during the brutal conflict of the 1990's. he is thought to have been the mastermind between --behind some of europe's worst atrocity since the second world war. the 72-year-old has denied the charges that range from hostagetaking to genocide. here is the first witness the defense called to the stand, a former officer in the bosnian commandy was under his in sarajevo during the war in former yugoslavia. he hadmer officer swore

never ordered him to fire at civilians. others, testimony and he will try to prove he is not guilty of the atrocities he is charged with. 11 charges that range from hostagetaking to genocide committed during the bosnian conflict. capital, he ise accused of sniping and shelling the population during a 44 month siege. isrepid nietzsche, he accused of carrying out the slaughter of muslim men and boys in 1995. in these images he is seen next to the political leader of bosnian serbs during the war. he was also tried for crimes against humanity including genocide. he has refused to testify in his former ally's trial. >> i cannot and don't want to give evidence because of my

health situation. >> very well. that concludes your evidence. crimesalled the war court [indiscernible] and faces a life sentence. >> in south korea, the president broke down in tears as she apologized for the ferry disaster that left some 300 dead. she says she's going to break up the coast guard that has been slammed for his poor response to the disaster. rescue duty will be transferred to a new national safety agency with police taking over the investigative side. mark thompson has more. >> with tears running down her face, the south korean president took responsibility for the mishandling of last month's ferry disaster that is thought to have killed more than 300. presidentgrief as a

who could not secure them. the final responsibility for not properly dealing with this incident is placed on me. she admitted many of those who died, most of who were high school students, could have been saved. the south korean president revealed plans to break up the coast guard which she said failed to fulfill its duties. relatives of the children on board have been critical of the government response to the disaster. they say they are concerned by the latest decision. >> it is clear the coast guard and be agitated by the news the search operation will be affected as a result. we asked the government, do you have the will to continue with the rescue operation until we find the very last missing passenger or not? foundtial investigations

it was carrying three times the approved weight when it capsized on april 16. 15 members of the crew have either been charged with manslaughter or negligence. officials from the operator and company which conducted safety checks prior to the accident have also been arrested. less than half of the 476 passengers on board managed to escape. 18 are still unaccounted for. >> in turkey, five people have been charged, linked to last week's mining disaster that left 301 people dead. it now appears electrical fault was not to blame. a new report says the fire may have been caused by coal heating up after coming into contact with the air. our correspondent has details. five are charged with counts of homicide, causing deaths through negligence.

chief among those charged is the mine manager who told the press on friday there is no negligence. management were not quite sure what caused the accident, but he insisted there was no negligence on management's part. havengineers under him been charged and two others have been charged. the entrances to the mine have been sealed. only investigators can get into the mine. this is to protect evidence. you could say this is a good beginning. trials can easily take for to five years in turkey. the football team took to the field on saturday wearing miners helmets.

months or years down the road when public attention has shifted to other things and the defense lawyers start raising will justice still have momentum to see things to the end? >> let's come back to france where jerome kerviel finally came back and was probably picked up our the police. he spent the last two months walking from room to protest what he calls the tyranny of the markets. he is due to start a three-year prison sentence linked to his societe generale scandal that lost the bank 5 billion euros five years ago. this weekend, he threatened to stay in italy in a bid to get the french president to intervene on his behalf. but the 37-year-old finally turned himself in. >> a few minutes before midnight

in front of reporters, jerome kerviel handed himself over to french authorities. he was cutting it close. a warrant for his arrest was already drawn up as he missed the midnight deadline. but the rogue traders said it was never his intention to flee. >> i am not on the run. i am in france. >> after meeting the pope, he spent months walking back to france from rome as part of a bid to denounce the banking sector. is a sidesee is there that calls me a crook. the minister would never dare call the bank a crook. there are different standards in france. that is the way the system works. >> he was referring to the french finance minister who said it is time for the former trader to serve his sentence. >> he has been convicted. kerviel is a delinquent. this is not a question of civil

law. how much did he lose the bank? what is the bank's responsibility? it does have a responsibility, but he is a crook. >> kerviel faces three years in prison. >> time for a look at what the papers have been saying around the world. let's start with this troubling report out of northern nigeria. fromports on the ground the english language tape or -- paper say not only are boko haram operating in the zone which received a lot of publicity recently with the kidnapping of the schoolgirls, but they are expanding their activities into new areas in the north of nigeria. it had not been a hotbed of boko haram activity until the end of last year.

now they say they have many eyewitness reports in 15 to 20 towns of boko haram militants hiding out in forest areas, seizing vehicles, infiltrating local security forces. some very worried people in that area. they say they have reported it to authorities, but they have not done anything about it. this is a 15-year-old boy from the north of nigeria. he lives in this troubled some. he has come forward and said he rescued teed up the captured schoolgirls himself about a week after the attack. it is a harrowing account. he said the girls had been tethered to a tree and left to die. they were saying they had been raped by the militants. he managed to get them to a police station. is a guide for a vigilante group in the north of nigeria according to "the daily trust." people there have been looking

to find the girls and he has been helping. >> that is truly distressing. let's go to india. there have been the elections. doubts have been expressed over how the new parliament is going to be made up. >> some very disturbing figures coming out in the hindu newspaper from the association for democratic reforms. they have published figures on the new mp's. they've shown 34% of those elected are facing criminal charges. of those elected are facing criminal charges. 5 of them serious charges. they don't give the details of what these cases are. they also say this parliament in india is the wealthiest ever. very worrying. >> come back to france. it looks like there is bad news for our president. >> more bad news for francois hollande.

according to a right-leaning said he and they his inner circle are fearful about what is going to happen in the upcoming european elections. they will be held sunday. they say he is worried about another setback after local elections. it is looking like the socialists could come in third after the opposition and far right national front. he was going to speak out on monday on some of his reforms, the monday following the elections. he may delay that now according to them. >> the leader of the national front has made interesting comments about vladimir putin. >> she's always outspoken and has done it again. these comments were made in an austrian newspaper. they have been picked up and translated by the french daily. she has been praising vladimir putin. she has hailed him as a patriot,

a man looking out for the sovereignty of his people. she also said they have similar values. i am not sure putin is aware of that. she said he is courageous, frank, and highly respected. whether that is genuine or trying to build on the momentum of the ukraine crisis, it is certainly creating headlines. about have an article far-reaching consequences of the ukrainian crisis. >> indeed. this is from the british newspaper. they are reporting tensions in outer to a falling out space. russia has hit back saying it might not continue to develop space technology and projects with the u.s. and might not remove -- renew its deal with the international space station when that expires in 2020. at the moment, the u.s. is using russian rockets to get its astronauts to the iss.

if russia pulls the plug on that, it could have far-reaching consequences for the u.s. >> thank you. time for sports. football celebrations are coming up. we start the day with bad news for the french team ahead of the world cup. second choice goalkeeper has been ruled out of the world cup after cracking a vertebrae in his neck playing for marseille on saturday. he was hit in the face. he has been replaced. the spanish capital was swamped by madrid fans this weekend as they secured their first title in 18 years. they gathered in the streets to toast the tryout -- triumph. one thing was missing on the

parade, the trophy. the players celebrated without the silverware. he resigned as the barcelona coach. the fans celebrated their victory. saturday dramatic final saw them only to have lead forced extra time. the bus parade set off midday and gave the faithful a chance to celebrate their club finally breaking the nine-year drought. they put the final heartache behind the by winning the portuguese cup. goal handed them victory.

basketball now. they are the euro league champions after the final in milan. the spanish side started well. they narrowed that to three gaps in the -- three points in the third. he put them ahead in the fourth quarter. the free throw forced the game 73-73.ertime at greece and them combining beautiful to claim their first euro league title in nine years. novak djokovic has won the italian open for the third time after overpowering rafael the doll in rome -- nadal in rome.

of the lastwon 8 9 sets they played together. serena williams swept to victory in the women's final beating sara errani in straight sets. the american is the first woman to win three wta titles this year. this is her 60th overall. fresh from victory in the italian capital, serena williams has set her sights on a bigger prize, the french open which begins may 25. the world number one will be defending her title after beating maria sharapova in last year's final. she is also chasing and 18th grand slam title. >> i am so excited to be back in paris. i think it is going to be a great opportunity for me. i'm excited to be here.

i'm at the stage of my life where i don't care who or where i play as long as they have an opportunity. i feel good about it and am looking forward to it. >> she also spoke about dealing with the pressure of defending a grand slam title. >> i never read any interviews i do. i never read what people write about me. i never watch the t.v. i think that keeps me in this little bubble that is kind of like a fantasy world. that has been able to help me a lot. so much went through my mind. that final, i was so nervous i was not able to play the way i should have because i was so nervous. it showed. but i was just happy to at least get the win. >> she's looking to add to your gg99ññwçça7guc

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