>> live from paris, just after 9:00 p.m. in the french capital. another tipping point for sexual violence in india. outrage growing after the bodies of two brutalized teenagers are found and police fail to investigate. to have cleaned out separatists in the east of the country. russian putin, deals found inno talks. african union troops with the earliers anger brewing

this week. thanks for joining us. the top story we are covering is the situation in india this friday where despite the waves of protests against a state of sexual violence against women the last year and a half, another horrific attack has shocked the country. having suffered multiple sexual attacks. the government has vowed to tighten laws further for failing to investigate. >> abducted, rates, and hung from a tree. that is the tragic fate of two teenage girls from india. it's this very tree that you

scene. that became the >> they protested that they launched a complaint with the officers of the police station but they were not dealt with appropriately. the bodies of the girls were found hanging from the case now. >> two police officers are accused of the involvement in the crimes. they became deeply entrenched. . rate is committed >> those that do are often subjected to public ridicule.

>> they came after the fate, that incident with unprecedented protest with widespread changes and cultural attitudes with legal reform. >> the chief minister has ordered the case be handled by a fast-track court. aren't you safe?

you're not facing any danger, are you? and why are you worried? >> they're simply out of touch with the suffering of the poor. it reveals something about a at play.cture suspects.e and the , when ite in india comes to violence against women, crime and sexual violence with police also turning a blind eye. >> they read the situation in india hasn't really changed that

much. ask increasing evidence that russian nationals of been playing a key role in the conflict there. the bodies of 33 russian fighters repatriated in recent days after clashes in the east of the country. the separatists face increasing divisions as the pro-russian brigade ofized by a separatists. ,hey vow to punish the culprits and incident costing 14 lives including that of the general and an attack near the town where the defense ministry also have been 177 people killed on both sides and it had completely cleared. >> will not let this spread across the ukrainian map. we'll continue to work as long as life has not returned to normal and calm has yet to be restored for the people.

>> russia's control of gas supplies, growing unpaid debt. delegations meeting in berlin this friday. a first payment had been made and talks will continue. installment, first that is out of a total of $5.2 billion that moscow says it owes.-- it >> much more hoops need to come. certainly very tense with rounds --talks between ministry ministers. and itt that the ukraine will accompany the gass says it has paid 786 million u.s. dollars.

it is starting to pay off gas debt to russia. they say ukraine owes 5.2 billion u.s. dollars. to reachit is trying an agreement that the ukraine will pay half of this to russia over the coming weeks with financial support expected to come from the imf. the next round of talks is expected to take place on monday and this will be on the price that russia is demanding. back in the early months of this year, the ukraine was paying 286 u.s. dollars per thousand cubic meters. 485 u.s.a is demanding dollars for the same amount. for what manyhike others are saying is unfair and motivated by politics.

>> the central african republic , peacekeepers opening fire on a crowd of protesters killing two people and as anger grows over the deadly attack when a church left over one dozen dead. president calls it a terrorist attack. >> engulfed by antigovernment protests and with the latest wave of violence, some are left dead and others injured. these demonstrators have been calling on the interim government to resign and demanding there remiss all of the african peacekeeping forces. the reason behind it is they are accused of failing to intervene during a deadly attack on wednesday in which six people were massacred. they dubbed the onslaught a

terrorist act. >> we the people of central to defend our country. >> peacekeeping forces there to prevent a retaliatory attack and appeasing for calm. >> international forces will atpond to any threats made the soldiers or in the capital. waxed a plot to destabilize the provisional government. those actions were worth taking to do you regulate the process. politicians walk around cities calling on the government and the president to step down. >> the security council agreed to authorize the 12,000 strong peacekeeping mission for the embattled country. it takes over in mid-september.

tempers have flared at the funeral of the country's last communist leader. as the general was laid to rest. dying sunday of cancer at age 90. transitioning photos of victims from the communist regime. coming head of the 25th anniversary of poland's transition to democracy. let's cross over to matthew day, correspondent in warsaw. why this angry response? >> it has mainly to do with , using it to crush where people were killed, hundreds of people had a trial. and also, he has been accused

and in 1970 massacre. he was minister of defense at that time. there were many attempts to prosecute him. for murder, for treason. people are still very angry about it as was demonstrated at his funeral. three presidents past and present also in attendance this friday including the man that really did more to end communism in poland than any other. on hiss their verdict time in power? >> he didn't really condemn him at all. he says that god will judge him now and he is happy to go to the

funeral. and they don't condemn the actions of all. that he helped usher in democracy in 1989. and all the presidents there were very keen to set the the time in which he was in power. awkward time. while many think that he was a thinkr or a murderer, i it was time to get people to understand it might be the case. understand the context of the .imes >> thank you very much for that.

abstract art combined with tear gas on friday, the reason for that makes the french president discontent with his government's performance. between 100 and 300 demonstrators confronted by a random. the advisor for agricultural affairs detained by defense groups and in town for the opening of the new museum for .he artist >> one of the few artists to be honored by a french president. inaugurated a new museum dedicated to the works of the .ainter pierre solange >> you are the most exceptional living painter of today. i have come to express my pride as president. a great in knowing that frenchman has become a great artist.

knowing that french culture is regarded all over the world as example for others. the collection will contain 500 works by the man known as the painter of black. the 94-year-old created works on as walnut stained paintings and canvases painted with spatulas and brushes. >> you have to look with your eyes and notice his paintings are not really black. and it is the reflections that i paint. he polishes and engraved to produce a variety of textures that have come to be the hallmarks of his art. >> his art is among the most expensive in the world. he has had a great career and his works are a key part of the history of art. it will contribute several million euros to the new museum and the galleries will feature

major european and american artists. >> repercussions from a sporting racism scandal. the owner of the l.a. clippers agreeing to sell the franchise for $2 billion. the buyer former microsoft ceo steve ballmer stepping in after donald sterling, the previous team owner was banned by the nba for life for making racist comments. forcing himself to retire is microsoft ceo steve ballmer may be with a new calling. he is the new owner of the l.a. clippers basketball team. a sale after the nba hosted lifetime ban from the sport that followed massive controversy over racist statements made by sterling after the statements became public and enraged players demanded his ouster.

team, the% of the tech billionaire agreed to pay $2 billion for the franchise, and nba record. the sale is not yet finalized. he still needs to approve the sale. his lawyers says he is fighting .is punishment >> our latest business news, we are joined in the studio. google is bowing to a ruling from the european union top court? >> google is bowing to the european court of justice. an online form that has allowed europeans to ask for their personal details be removed from online search

results that follows a recent ruling that upheld the so-called right to be forgotten. the chief executive has told the financial times that more internet regulation could hurt jeanette startups. >> a european privacy headache for digital search giant google. the eu ruled that the citizens have the right to get objectionable links removed from search engines. they expect to be swamped with requests from the 500 million citizens that will need to be dealt with individually. form givingll in a reasons for having certain information not turn up on searches. while saying they're willing to comply, chief executives have not been enthusiastic. eric schmidt told the company's annual shareholder meeting that they struck the wrong balance between the right to know and

the right to be forgotten. criticizelarry page what he said was an extra layered of regulatory complexities. although google had the resources to deal with it, this would make it harder for internet startups to succeed and make it easier for to radical regimes to sensitive civilians. but the law only applies to search engines with business headquarters in europe. results can still turn up on websites operating overseas. stocks inbaking general took a beating in european trading this friday. the wall street journal reports the u.s. is seeking $10 billion in fines. it will be one of the biggest penalties ever. just to put it in perspective, the profits last year amounted to four .8 billion euros right about $6.5 billion. with sanctions

on iran and cuba, currently negotiating with u.s. officials and the talks could last for weeks. on top of the potential of a steep fine, the wall street journal is reporting american authorities are considering blocking bnp from moving money in and out of the u.s.. experts say that prospect will >> if the americans are not happy with the level of cooperation provided by the bank , they may actually be able to withdraw the banking permits and licenses that would prohibit them from doing business out of its new york and other american offices. greatld produce reputational harm and financial discomfort. let's take a closer look at those banking stocks in france.

we saw all of france's main three banks trading down this session. bnp paribas is down as much a six percent throughout the trading day and as you can see, it clawed back, the banking shares put pressure on paris. using a run of about a quarter of a percent and a similar .4%ure in london, losing for mining shares really weighing on that index. ending slightly above the flat line. talking where the american markers are this hour. the dow jones and the nasdaq are the flat trading below line. a worse than expected reading of consumer confidence weighing on the stock market.

now we will take a look at some other news. it will start by looking at siemens. the company says it is cutting 11,600 jobs. part of an effort to reduce costs by one billion euros every year. facing off of general electric in a bidding war. keeping jobs in france is a key priority. american company spacex has unveiled a new spacecraft. the dragon v2 is able to carry up to seven astronauts. is meant to be reusable to cut costs. it is seen as a milestone and the company is hoping to become the first to marshall firm to carry astronauts. that is the business news for now.

i will hand it back to you, luke. cutting costs, probably expensive for the likes of you and i. that is the business update. now time for media watch. by nicholas, a look at what is buzzing online. a bit of what has been happening this week, the reaction online to the european elections. strong results in the far right national front. >> there has been a lot of fallout, not least in the media about this momentous event. from day to day, we will have news about the far right leader

and the website, we can see that she is actually making the news in terms of the selfie she has made with her partner and their you can see that selfie there. no harm in that, of course. now if we go to her twitter page , we can see that is one of hers today. yes, i kissed with my partner. closer being closer magazine. earlier in the year, a scoop .bout the alleged liaison this is the front page this week. you can see her making the news the headline that the couple is in explosion mode.

her wry post on twitter is that everything is fine between him and me, but lots of the buzz in if she hasas been become a people person. a celebrity on the front page. this serves the purposes very well. that is the argument. of course, we have a lot of retakes of that tweet. selfiethere that the with the knotty army marching in the background, it is controversial photoshop. look at this one. more humorous, indeed. so a bit of light humor there are about that, but the point being made can be seen in this article.

there you can see the headline there, worrying of the media machine in france. there is by an academic at the university. campaign, they have say patriotic. a lot of her message is about the question of not about immigration and the european union, but about the greatness of france. the message there is very much yes, she is actually succeeding in this question of making the debate. it is all about streamlining the issue. >> thank you very much for that

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