>> the french prime minister is tapped with forming a new government by tomorrow. leadership has been slammed for bad handling. an american journalist held captive for two years is released by a group linked to al qaeda in syria. this comes as a much-needed reprieve from the gruesome killing of another u.s. journalist last week. the 70th anniversary of its liberation from the nazis at the end of world war ii.

also coming up this hour, in the competitive world of south african wine, one vineyard is hoping to give its grapes the edge by the having them listen to classical music. it is back-to-school for millions around the world. there is still no date for the start of classes for palestinian children caught in the fighting in gaza. in france, there has been a major shakeup in the government. the president has asked his prime minister to present a new cabinet as of tomorrow. this comes after a very open feud within the cabinet over the country's stagnant economy. financey had a french minister so openly criticized his government's economic policies.

here are the words that sparked the anger of the president and french prime minister sunday. >> there it is obstinacy in pursuing policies to reduce the deficit. it is urgent to be intelligent enough to stop this. >> his statement showed provisions in the ruling party with dozens of self-proclaimed rebellious members of part thank you parliament are pushing for a sharp turn to the left read the finance minister had been campaigning for a change of policy and said it again on monday. >> there are calls from all over the world to correct the economic mistakes all the european states are making at the same time. let me remind you france's economy has been at a halt for the last six months. zero growth is worrying on the ground and tensions are high. regretsher words, no and no feeling he betrayed anyone. >> there is no threatening of government unity because policies and final decisions have not been taken.

we have been talking and negotiating all summer. >> clearly, the french president prime minister did not feel the same way. he has asked him to form a new government. the choice of the cabinet members will have to reflect the direction and policies decided by the president. >> there has been reprieve in the wake of the gruesome beheading of the u.s. journalist james foley. another american journalist held for the past two years in syria has just been released. the freedom of that man appears to have been helped by the oil-rich nation of qatar. curtis.me is peter theo >> his ordeal lasted nearly two years. he was held hostage by the al qaeda affiliated front. the group fights bashir assad in syria. that is where the journalist is believed to have been abducted in 2012.

was sentis mother while he was traveling to turkey close to the border with syria. shortly after curtis was freed, his family released a statement to thank those who stood by them and the authorities who played eight key role in helping free the american journalist. >> the family is not privilege -- pretty to the exact terms negotiated. we were repeatedly told by representatives of the qatari government they were negotiating for his release on humanitarian basis without the payment of money. >> a u.s. senior official says curtis was released in the goal on heights where he was met by american personnel taken to tel aviv. he is to be debriefed by the fbi before returning home. to july, he back pleaded for western governments to contact his abductors or he would be killed in the following days. no news has filtered regarding the exact conditions of release and whether the demands of the fighters were met. his freeing comes less than a

week after the brutal killing of another hostage, u.s. journalist james foley, who was held by a more radical group, the islamic organization. the curtis family has also paid oleyute to fully -- f calling on to release remaining hostages. another u.s. journalist is still in the hands of the islamic state militants who recently threatened to kill him if washington does not meet demand, including the end of u.s. air strikes against jihadists in iraq. >> next to nigeria where boko haram says a town it seized earlier this month has been placed under an islamic caliphate. the nigerian army refuted that claim saying nigeria is still intact. a bold declaration by boko haram. the militants say the taliban

recently seized in northern nigeria is no longer part of that country but has been placed under an islamic caliphate. law -- alla to a who gave victory to our brethren and made her part of the islamic caliphate. thanks be to allah. >> the group is also thought to contain large parts of territory in the northern state in addition to the town in the south. follows thement june declaration by another organization in iraq and syria. boko haram's leader has previously voiced support for the isis leader. it is not clear whether he has joined their call or was referring to a separate wagering caliphate -- nigerian caliphate. they launched an uprising in 2009 with the aim nigeria governed by sharia law.

it has killed thousands and kidnapped hundreds. the government to clearly state of emergency in may last year. the massive military operation to flush out the group showed initial success. but analysts say the government failed to sustain pressure allowing boko haram to regroup and capture key roads and towns in the region. >> israeli airstrikes have left another four palestinians dead this monday. among them, two women and a three-year-old boy. israel and hamas have been withing for nearly 50 days any sign of a lasting truce still far away. sunday marked the first day of the new school year in gaza but there is still no definite date as to when classes will begin. we have more. >> at this school in gaza, the bell rings on the first day of the school year. th day of the conflict as children line up in

the courtyard, there will be no classes. the development agency, a return to school is a priority. >> even though we cannot start the school year as we would normally, it is very important children have structure in their lives and we continue their education any means possible. the 246 u.n. schools in gaza, 57 have been hit by shelling. several of them completely destroyed. those still standing are packed to the brim by families displaced by the conflict. as the whole begins under the watchful eye of parents, despite the songs and games, some children have difficulty hiding their distress. >> i want to say to the world we want a cease-fire and everything we are entitled to. we want to go back to school, complete their education to guarantee a future. laden it is the future with uncertainty with the

prospect of a cease-fire distant. benjamin netanyahu warned on sunday the unrest would continue as long as necessary. >> let's go to california where hit amous napa valley was major earthquake sunday. the governor has declared a state of emergency. most important earthquake to roll through the northern bay area in the last 25 years. earthquakenitude damaged historical buildings and knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses. it also caused several significant fires, including at six mobile homes. firefighting efforts were complicated by broken water mains. >> unfortunately, we did have a major water main break outside the park which complicated the firefight.

we had to get water into provide water for the firefight. it did make things more difficult for us. >> people reported feeling it more than 300 kilometers south of napa and as far east as the nevada border. other residents were much closer to the epicenter. >> it felt like the house got bombed. it went on for 45 seconds or so. it was lucky the bed did not break and more things did not come down. the house is completely cracked open. >> no deaths have been reported. but authorities say more than 100 people sought minor medical care at the hospital sunday night. faced with so much damage, the governor declared a state of emergency. authorities have warned more jolts are expected over the next few days. >> we will take a look at culture news. there's been another great loss in the movie world. kurdish actor and director sir

richard attenborough has died at the age of 90. his best-known film as a director was "gandhi," which won eight academy awards including best director. he is also famous as an actor including in -- appearing in "the great escape" and "jurassic park." let's listen to what motivated him during his 60-recruiter -- year career. >> to work in the movies, be allowed to express my feelings, hopes, aspirations, and so on in the movies, in the cinema, is heaven for me. i would want to go on and on until i disappeared. >> he died at age 90. >> today, paris is marking the 70th anniversary of its liberation from the nazis at the end of world war ii. we take a look back. [speaking another language]

>> after four years and two months of occupation, the french capital ousted german forces august 25, 1944. the battle for paris began almost a week earlier on the 19th. advancing,orces were rail workers were on strike and resistance fighters rose up. significantly, that included 2000 police officers who had until then collaborated with the nazis. >> it is a starting point. it is very symbolic because the police force joining is a sign things have changed. vichy government does not get to decide anymore. >> [speaking another language] >> despite a shaky truce agreed

by the german and free french forces, the fierce street fighting continued. seizednce fighters control of strategic government buildings. over 1000 french men and women would lose their lives during the weeklong uprising. they struggled to root out the hard-core remaining german forces holed up in strong defensive positions. it did little to dispel fears that paris would be destroyed. hitler had ordered the french capital to be raised to the ground rather than surrendered. >> defending important buildings was something ask for in a radio broadcasts. something the resistance fighters prepare for. they did not want to capital to be destroyed. >> regular allied troops did not reach paris until the evening of august 24 as the armored division of 15,000 frenchmen along the french forces to free the french capital was a

privilege granted by the americans to boost the prestige of the need of free government. the battle for paris was of more symbolic rather than strategic value to the overall war effort. disobeying orders from hitler, the nazi commander surrendered august 25. the next day general de gaulle marched through greeted by huge crowd for the liberating hero. >> if you want to know all about the details of the liberation of paris on this day 70 years ago, go to our website. you will get a minute by minute account of what happened from general de gaulle's victory speech to the german surrender. you are watching "france 24." let's take a look at the headlines. the french prime minister is tasked with forming a new government by tomorrow. the socialist leadership has been slammed for bad handling of the economy.

an american journalist held captive for two years is released by a group linked to al qaeda in syria. his release comes as a much-needed reprieve from the gruesome killing of another u.s. journalist last week. celebrates the 70th anniversary of liberation from the nazis at the end of world war ii. take a look at our daily press review. the big news today in france is this reshuffling of the cabinet, news that broke after the morning papers came out. >> yes, of course. the french press writing before the news about whether we will see reshuffling of the names of the top. let's take a look at this one which is headlining. that is a national paper. crisisys yes, there is a

in the heart of the government because of events over the weekend in which the economy minister actually spoke out against economic policies at the moment. that is getting a lot of flak for him in the press. hollande seeing his economy minister stepped out of line, so the whole question for that paper asking out right about whether he will be sacked. not agreeing with economic what isbecause of th hitting the french economy hard and upsetting people in the socialist party. >> economic minister was sacked with the rest of the government except for the prime minister. he is sticking around for now. >> he kept his job and is the person who will be in charge of perhaps leading a new team. let's look at this front page

writing before the news broke about the sacking of the government. old wordhe beautiful meaning uprising and rebellion of not one minister but two. we also have the education minister. they were both attending a socialist party event over the weekend. the education minister also said economic growth is zero. the economy is flatlining. we have economic policy that is not going in the right direction. that is all about the two ministers speaking to the people far left of the party in the ruling socialist trying to say we don't agree with the social democratic trend hollande is spearheading. what we do believe in a socialist party values. let's turn to a right wing paper showing them in the line of fire.

you can see the headline. if you look closely, it is the site on a gun targeting them. both ministers have spoken out against government economic policy at the point at which hollande has said in recent days there will be no change of direction, we will stick to those austerity measures we have decided. french papers really taking up on that. obviously, the story broke within hours after the papers were delivered at the doorstep. >> what about the papers from the left? >> "liberation" picked up on the story as its lead this monday. you can see those two man again. in the background, he is the economy minister. the headline is that they are defying valls. "liberation" was arguing they have stepped out of line but are trying to communicate this idea

within the ruling socialist party that german led austerity is not right for the party and it has to be some change. their argument was maybe hollande will go for that and use them as a vehicle to send a message to berlin. not at all what we saw in the following hours with the sacking of both of them and the rest of the government except for how long -- hollande. >> what are other papers around the world saying? >> the other big story is the isis terrorist who beheaded the american journalist. mail,"ook at the "daily which is saying a man called jihadi john could be the person who beheaded james foley. it is very important to stress there are several suspects. but this is said to be the prime suspect. if you look at the headline,

apparently the facebook photo he transformation to becoming a fighter in syria. that is being picked up very much in the british press. but we stick with the british press and go to the "independent" and its top columnist. inis saying we have a trend syria and northern iraq of these jihadists who are high-tech jihadists. we are not see what we saw in afghanistan 20 years ago when the taliban hung t.v. sets from trees. we have the reverse. the jihadists were able to open james foley's computer and learn his brother was in the u.s. air force. that dealt a blow to him in the way he was treated at one point. obviously, the message of the jihadists using social media's

when we cover here a lot. >> thank you for that look at the papers. thank you for watching "france 24." sports is next. >> jo-wilfried tsonga comes into the u.s. open on the back of his first masters 1000 triumphant over two years. the french number one takes aftery in toronto defeating a host of top profile -- high-profile players. >> i know what i have to do to win a tournament like that. i know it is difficult to stay at a good level and keep having the necessary momentum, so i will stay humble and keep working. if it must happen, it will happen. if it does not, it will not. it is like that. that is tennis. >> first up is a clash with juan monaco. frenchman leads

the head-to-head record 4-0 and he is wary of the south american. >> it is not an easy first round draw. he did not play in many tournaments lately. strong.ll know he is he is a former top 10 player and knows how to play very well. i have won a couple times against him so i hope i won't break that series. this will be the fifth time they meet on the professional tour. the former world number five will hope to bounce back from recent disappointments and cincinnati. they finally have their first points on sunday. they're the only team in france with a perfect record after three games. the champions were held scoreless. we played against a strong team. even if there were some technical imperfections, the

burst of energy and desire to pick up three points days after the euro match was very encouraging for me. think they put in a very good performance. i think they will do better this season than last. the manager has confirmed he will leave the champions league. he is expected to join manchester united for a transfer fee. the 26 euro scored 36 goals in 190 matches for the club. the domination of the european championships in berlin continued sunday as he picked up his worth go mental in the freestyle -- gold medal in the freestyle. deliberate champion -- the olympic champion came out ahead.

great britain insured they would top the overall table in berlin after taking gold in the final race of european championships. the british quartet held off the french team. hungary took bronze. but hopes of winning the rally in germany will quickly dashed on sunday morning as he crashed out during the first stage. he led by 40 seconds going into the final day but missed the chance to close the gap on his teammates in the overall standings. with the pair out of action, he took his maiden victory, the belgian winning ahead of his teammate. belgian grand prix will go down as one of the most dramatic. he was passed by his mercedes teammate. try toe german

retake the lead, he collided with hamilton putting the bridge out of the race. he retired but he stayed second behind the impressive race winner. he extends his lead over hamilton to 29 points. won the second stage sunday. ride was expected to favor the sprinters. as predicted, the stage finished with a sprint. he powered ahead in a total time of four hours. he takes over the lead from his teammate. the team did fantastically well for me today. in the final kilometers, i had four teammates around me. they were able to help me to the

finish line. redhappy to take the jersey, but it was not exactly my goal to be wearing it this early. >after he won the time trial yesterday, it was clear one of us would be the next jersey holder. it turned out to be me. >> he has sprinted to victory in the classic. the sprinters were always likely to contest the end of the route in hamburg, and so it proved. breakaways were snuffed out as they battled for position. they got their tactics right allowing him to storm in first. the italian came in=ú?xgg99ññwç

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