>> israel on edge. anger and disbelief as three jewish extremists confess to the tilling of a palestinian teenager burned alive in a suspected revenge attack. asking for forgiveness. pope francis apologized to victims of child abuse at the hands of catholic priests. compares their crimes to a satanic cult. and one of the fathers of perestroika. tributes poor in for the foreign minister who died at the age of 6.

good evening. for more than two decades the image of the catholic church has been severely tarnished by sexual abuse scandals. today pope francis some of some of those abused by priests scompessing sorrow and asking for forgiveness. he said the roman catholic church should weep and make reparations of these crimes which he compared to a satanic cult. let's listen to what the pontiff had to say. translator: i ask for your forgiveness for the sins of a the leaders of the tchauch have not answered adequately for the allegations of abuse from the family members. and by those that were the ictims of abuse.

>> pope francis speaking a little bit earlier today. for now we go to our rome correspondent cima gupta. cima, talk us through what happened there at the vatican today. >> essentially pope francis did say those word during a homily during the mass celebrated with the victims inside the vatican this morning. then after he said those dramatic words begging for forgiveness, he also met personally with each and every one of the six victims. of the six three men and three women. two from britain, two fra germany and -- two from ireland. one of the irish victims has spoken to the irish media saying snelt vindicated for having met the head of the catholic church and pope francis did listen very intently to her. the vatican spokesperson

rejected any claims what happened today was nothing but a p.r. exercise and instead said it was a moving and intense experience and showed that the pope was willing, really, to listen to the victims. >> tell us a little more about how victims' groups are reacting to what was said and done today. >> exactly. some of them wondered why it took pope francis some 16 months into his papacy in order to have this meeting with the victims and to apologize in this fashion. on top of that, victims' group representing victims around the world known by the acronym snap, they applauded the victims for coming forward and sharing stories with pope francis but they said instead of begging for forgiveness, the pope really should just stop the abuse. they want to see a system of accountability put in place to deal with those that commit these crimes as well as those that try to conceal the crime.

so we will have to see what happens next in terms of what the commission that pope francis has set up to deal with this issue will do. the commission did meet on sunday and is scheduled to meet against in october to perhaps include other members from other parts of the world. at the moment most of the members are from europe and will have to see whether what pope francis does today in terms of very symbolic action gets played out in terms of concrete action. >> thank you very much indeed for that update, seem yap guptia in rome. thank you again. to israel where officials say three people being held in custody for the killing of palestinian teenager have confessed to carrying out that brutal murder. 16-year-old mohammed abu khdair from east jerusalem is thought to have been burned alive in the suspected revenge attack for the deaths of three israeli teenagers whose bodies were found june 30th. now the deaths of the four young people has triggered several

days of violence. josh has more. >> little is known so far on the accused, aside some are younger than 18. even lawyers representing suspects had limit access to their clients. >> at this stage of the investigation, we cannot know most of the details because there is a warrant against us even meeting our clients. so we don't know what exactly are the accusations they heard. >> one israeli official said three of the six under arrest confessed to murdering mohammed abu khdair and led investigators to the alleged screen of the crime to carry out re-enactment. police believe this footage shows the suspect's car at the time the palestinian was was abducted. police were able to link the vehicle to an alleged kidnapping in the same area two days earlier. meanwhile, israeli palestinians lined up could-to-condom the order. they took a call personally from

prime minister benjamin netanyahu claiming the killers will be brought to justice but for mohammed's father, news of the arrest made no rest. translator: this will not bring back my son. they can't bring him back. my son's blood is worth more. >> mohammed was abducted late tuesday night. his charred remains found several hours in a jerusalem forest. the autopsy rosht indicates the boy was still alive when he was set on fire. >> in part due to differences of opinion over to you ho respond to gaza, where missiles and rockets continue to be launched into israel from there, the israeli foreign minister announced today his nationalist party is dissolving political alliance for the party of the prime minister benjamin netanyahu. netanyahu is calling for measured response in the face of rocket and mortar fire. attacks on israel but lieberman is calling for a much tougher esponse.

translator: it's not a secret unfortunately the differences between the prime minister and i have lately become substantial and fundamental. they no longer enable the distance of a joint framework. the truth is the alliance did not work in the election or after it. we remain a loyal coalition partner. don't see any reason to dismantle the coalition. >> israeli foreign minister speaking there. lieberman's faction expected to remain in the governing collision but analysts say his parties are divorced from the likud party were getting greater freedom of action in parliament. >> now, the last soviet president, mikhail gorbachev has been leading tributes to the former president of georgia who died today. the former soviet foreign minister is credited with playing a vital role in ending the cold war and for steering

his native georgia towards stability following independence. he was 86 years old. translator: all the works, he was considered architect of ace, exopponent of the par strikia, he worked towards put ago an end to the cold war, along side leader mikhail gorbachev. >> gorbachev arrived in power and we inaugurated perestroika policies and the strongest resistance we encountered was from east geam. >> his career career began in georgia in 1985. head of the communist party, georgia at the time was part of the soviet union. it wasn't long before he was summoned for gorbachev's right-hand man, starting out as foreign minister. for five years he campaigned for disarmament across the usff, a position that would win him western allies the years leading

up to the fall of the berlin wall. he stepped down just months before the soviet union collapsed, warning dick tapership was come -- dictatorship was coming to the region. in 1995 he was elected as an independent of georgia, a position he held 10 years. the power ended by the revolution in 2003, political upheaval sparked by georgians frustrated over the dire state of the economy and institutionalized corruption. he's pro-western successor came to power in 2004. he died at 86 years old. mikhail gorbachev paid his respects to a man he described as strategist, gifted with sparke ling personality. >> the independent election commission in afghanistan today declared the winner of last month's presidential runoff. citing palestinian results, the commission said ghani won 56.4%

of the vote, the numbers being finalized later on this month. a spokesman for abdullah abdullah issued a statement dismissing the result and called the election a coup and said the vote was marred by fraud. i spoke about the challenges that he faces. >> political deadlock might endanger even the fact the bilateral security agreement the united states had to do with afghanistan, which is suppose to be done this year in 2014, as nato and u.s. forces pull out, now we know they have shown interest in signing that agreement but if there's plail deadlock, the agreement would not be signed which could be a problem for u.s. and nato forces to pull out this year. and leave behind the 10,000 force they have set because of the bilateral security agreement. besides that, obviously, threat of the taliban, who did not take part in this electoral process

and not been brought on the peace process, that was initiated almost two years ago but made no headway as of yet. so the violence of the taliban, political unrest and bilateral security agreements are like the three main challenges that he ould face once he's in office. >> now, the british prime minister david cameron is vowing a thorough investigation into claims that politicians had sexually abused children during the 1980's and then covered up their crimes. these allegations surfaced at a time when britain is reeling from a number of high-pro feel legal cases implicating celebrities and others in position of power. on friday the veteran television host ralf harris was jailed almost six years for numerous counts on assault dating back decades. residents of the southern japanese islands are bracing themselves for what could be one

of the worst storms in decades. super typhoon is forecast to slam into the arc pellio early tuesday. it's feared to bring gusts up to 270 kilometers an hour, meaning it could inflict massage damage and cause massive loss of life. 1.2 million residents on the main island, also home to the biggest u.s. air force base in the pacific. the storm scompkted to be down -- expected to be downgraded before it hits the japanese mainland. rights group expressed outrage by the australian government to hand over a boat load of asylum seekers to the authorities. 41 migrants were nepted last month by australian's border patrol in the indian ocean. the first time prime minister tony abbott's conservative government is known to have returned asylum seekers to their home country. activists say those aboard that intercepted vessel could now face persecution back home. activists in syria say troops loyal to president assad are

surrounding the see of aleppo, in what appears to be an attempt to retake all districts of the commercial capital currently under rebel control. if successful, this would spell a major blow to the opposition fighters there in syria's largest city. >> preparing to storm aleppo, according to the opposition syrian national coalition, bashar al assad forces poised for major offense on the city. aleppo has been fitting too since a rebel offense niv july 2012 with opposition fighters controlling parts of the north and east and loyalist forces holding districts in the south and west. since december government forces have targeted opposition-held areas, threatening to cut off rebel splines. just last week they took over the industrial district in the city's northeast. the news comes amid-fears the situation in aleppo could be repeat of the siege of homes. bloody confrontation between military and opposition, which

lasted three years, eventually resulting in a rebel withdrawal leaving homes under full government control. >> a reminderred of our top stories here on "france 24" -- israel on age, anger and disbelief has three jewish extremists confess to the killing of palestinian teenager burned alive in suspected revenge attack. asking for forgiveness, pope francis apologized stroicts of child abuse at the hands of catholic priests, comparing their crimes to a satanic cult. one of the fathers of perestroika tributes poor in for the former soviet foreign minister and georgian president who died at the age of 86. time for check of the top news stories. marcus this, doesn't surprise me from you, a bit of fashion. >> thank you very much, indeed. yes, we're going to start with fashion. fashion week is under way in paris.

dior was in the spotlight on monday and cat walk shows from chanel and giorgio armani coming up tuesday. spring 2015 fashion shows coincide with another widely watched event here in the french capital, industry professionals got together over the weekend at who's next? this event includes latest trends in women's wear, mens wear and accessories like shoes and bags. our julia seger was also there this monday and tells us more. >> the idea behind who's next is simple, provide 50,000 international buyers and visitors with a clear and comprehensive view of what is on offer in the ready to wear and accessories market. it's held twice a year here in paris, paris, still considered as one of the main fashion capitals like new york, milan and london. but at the same time france no longer produces most of the raw materials and fabric needed in the french fashion industry. despite this, the french secretary of state in charge of

commerce believes the french production is back on track. >> the made in france label is making a comeback, especially when it comes to clothing, accessories, jewelry, gloves and shoes, true innovation. >> the guest country this year is turkey, a country which is now trying to promote its own designers and not only its manufacturing capacities. >> the association was founded seven years ago with only seven designers and we now have 165 designer members. so there's a lot of change in turkey's textile industry. >> building collaborations between businesses and boosting french exports is also what this trade show is all about. exports in the french women's ready to wear sector are doing well. this year again they have increased by 5%. >> now, the reform will of the

french government is being put to the test for a third consecutive year, the french president has launched a social summit that brings together the creme da la creme of the french politicians, unions and employers' organizations. the same is create more jobs at a time when jobless figures are at record high in franz but a row is threatening to derail talks with one union threatening to walk out. it's accusing the socialist government of catering to businesses rather than employees. pledging to lower payroll charges by companies by 40 billion euros. he said the government fulfilled its part of the bargain. >> this pact has been completely respected by the government. because as we speak, the finance laws that implement the pact are going to be voted on by the parliament. this pact is financed by budget cuts plan.

and a very bold simplification plan accompanies it. >> let's look at some other news now -- china and germany signed a series of deals to boost trade and investment. as chancellor angela merkel is on a visit to china and she met with president jing ping as well as premier chan. and airbus agreed to sell 123 helicopters and german carry lufthansa struck a deal with air china. merkel is looking to boost german exports to china. germany is china's biggest trading partner in the european union with france and britain falling behind as you can see here. german trade exports to china amount to almost 74 billion dollars in 2013. german oil production dropped by .8% in may in comparison to

april. third consecutive monthly drop and weaker than expected. that helped to put pressure on european shares and all three indexes ended in negative territory. lunethansia was bucking the trend and we saw their shares higher. this is the state of play of the united states at this hour, dow jones industrial average trading down about a third of a percent. nasdaq down almost .8% and s&p 500 down almost half a percent. this follows fresh record highs last week. as you may remember dow jones industrial average ended the week above the 17,000 mark last week. as you can see, dow jones industrial average is above psychologically important level but as i say trading down. >> let's talk you through a few other stories keeping an eye on for you. investors in spain digesting news of high-profile corporate

collapse over the weekend. spanish wireless provider said sunday it will file for bankruptcy protection. it came while the chairman resigned while admitting to falsifying company's result. it provides internet hotspots in cities across the world and had been a spanish stock market favorite. french police have closed down an illegal exchange for the national currency bitcoin and received bitcoins to the tune 2060,000 euros. this according to public prosecute in the south of france where the rate took place. two suspects are being investigated on charges of illegal banking, money laundering and illegally operating a gambling website. next time you're heading to the airport, make sure that you're smartphone and tablet are properly charged. passengers at airports with u.s. band flights will soon be required to turn on devices before boarding, according to the u.s. transport security

administration. the measure meant to enhance securities as there are fears terrorists could mask a bomb as an electronic device. that is the business news for now and back to you, tom. >> thank you very much indeed, marcus, for that update. up next -- web must news. >> our pick of the stories making headlines. on today's shorks "the washington post's" latest investigation into the n.s.a. dwrate sweeps. bauery dolls for kids with cancer and fireworks explain as seen by a drone. an investigation carried out by american daily, "the washington post" has found an ordinary citizens far outnumber legally targeted foreigners in communications intercepted by n.s.a. the post reviewed about 160,000

e-mails and instant message conversations, intercepted between 2009 and 2012 and leaked by former cia consultant edward snowden. the data sweep did lead to capture of terrorists but majority of camps investigated by n.s.a. belong to ordinary internet users, american and nonamerican alike. the agency cast for somebody else. in theory n.s.a. does not legally have the right to target merican nationals. the electronic frontier foundation responded to latest revelations with an appeal to lawmakers urning them to restrict n.s.a.'s authority. the result of these spans against supplying platforms which track u.s. congress activity and voting relating to government surveillance programs. and web giants including google, mozilla and twitter recently joined forces for the reset to the next anti-surveillance campaign and awareness about the national security agency's vast spying programs.

the campaign provides tips and tools so citizens can protect telephones and compete against intusive government surveillance. -- intrusive government urveillance. barbie dolls are helping to explain to her daughter grace who's battling cancer she would lose her hair. yeal is the same except she's bald and made to provide support for children undergoing chemotherapy. there are only a small number of dolls available so they petitioned mattel, the manufacturer behind barbie, to make some more. her paugs drew strong support with over 100,000 web users adding their signature and little grace's mum has started a facebook page and blog. reviews and updates from her daughter's time and progress in ospital. the american firm hasan

announced it will be producing more dolls ella doses to distribute around the country. ella is extremely rare, originally created limited edition back in 2012 after an online campaign. a campaign started by cancer survivor james bingham, who set up a facebook change in 2012 for children suffering from cancer. the aim was to get mattel to produce a barbie that looked like them, a doll they could relate to. the campaign proved successful and toy manufacturer produced 10,000 limited edition bald barbie dols to donate exclusively to u.s. children's ospital. the heat map put together by air corporation company that monitors global spy wear and malwear and it detects cyber warfare as it happens around the world. we learned for example major sources of and destinations for cyber attacks are from the united states and china.

for some years now washington and beijing accused each other f cyber espionage. for this collection, french photographer announces has blended photography and illustration to produce astonishing selfies and other portraits. he start drawsing part of his body on a piece of paper and merge it's with a picture using image processing software. take a closer look at the series on his facebook page. american astronaut reed weisman, currently on board the international space station, has been sharing his experience with short video clips posted to social networks vine. spectacular, fascinating images showing the aurora borealis,

violent lightning storm and also the experiments carried out in orbit around earth. these videos are proving hugelyc

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