i am monika jones. here are the headlines. the russian separatists in eastern ukraine say they retain control of it in that airport after a counteroffensive that of the -- control of the donetzk airport. >> a call for an alliance against terrorism. >> a press conference following a death threat against the leader. ♪

♪ >> we start with the conflict in eastern ukraine where pro-russian rebels say they have taken control of donetzk airport from the ukrainian military. >> april russian leader made the claim in a press conference on monday. he's a rebel forces remained in control of the airport despite an attempt by the ukrainian military to retake the area. ukrainian officials have not yet confirmed a retreat from the airport. >> the statement comes after days of intense fighting, despite a cease-fire still being in place. we have this report. >> these pictures reportedly show the airport in ruins. hours after intensifying and offensive to retake the airport ukrainian army said on sunday that it was fully under their control.

but the pro-russian rebels say they have not retreated. >> i can say with certainty that all attempts of ukrainian army to take control of the airport have failed. >> separatists say the ukrainian military violated september's minsk peace accord with its offensive. kiev denies this, saying the army simply reached positions previously held. ukrainian and russian officials are struggling to agree on a new peace initiative. russian president vladimir krugman is said to have proposed a cease-fire, rejected by the ukrainian president. crochet go -- he says russia signed the minsk agreement and should honor it, but russia says it is uninvolved in the finding. one thing is clear. civilians in donetzk continue to be killed. >> a shell hit a house.

a man passing by got torn apart, legs, arms. >> the fire is coming from separatist territory, and i have not heard anything from the ukrainian side so far. >> for the residents remaining th war has returned in full force. >> our reporter is in kiev. as usual, conflicting reports about the latest fighting. what are you hearing? >> according to our latest information from donetsk there has been heavy shelling around the airport. in the northern part of the city. not only that. according to our reports, even the city center has been shelved. one has to understand that rebels are using residential areas to higher -- to fire for the ukrainian army at the airport. that means that both sides, the army and the rebels, are threatening the civil population at the moment. >> while all of this is going on there is meant to be a

cease-fire in place. his is hardly a good omen for oth sides to reach a resolution. >> absolutely. i have been to donetsk last week, when the shelling campaign started. i must say there is nothing more than a cease-fire on paper at the moment. this sunday, yesterday the ukrainian army brought more tanks toward their positions around the airport, toward donetsk. >> we seem to be losing this. >> the rebel held positions obviously -- this is for the rebels, ammunition. they probably do not have any problems with supply at the moment. it looks like this is going to go on in the days to come. >> sorry about the technical details, but thank you for bringing us up-to-date.

european leaders are calling for an alliance with muslim countries to fight the threat of islamist militants. europe is on high alert following what happened in france. >> many eu states have been reluctant to open up their intelligence networks to anyone except their most trusted allies. they are worried about harmful leaks. there is more brussels. >> military personnel guarded a jewish school. since recent anti-terror raids took place across belgium the risk of being a target for radicals seems to real. things have changed since the paris attacks. the european union is coordinating a joint response. cooperation between countries and safety authorities is essential. >> today we will discuss how we can better exchange information. with the states of the muslim

world. >> the eu foreign ministers met with the secretary-general of the arab league to foster solidarity and understanding. the tone was friendly, but many in the islamic world still harbor resentment over new mohammed cartoons published last week in france. >> it is difficult for us to explain to our allies in arabic countries. press freedom also means the freedom to express one's opinion. even about churches and religion. >> the most difficult thing to control in the ongoing fight against terrorism could be the internet used by jihadist to communicate with and recruit new members. storing data could be one approach.

>> we are looking at some of the specific measures that will help to keep us safe, like records within europe. >> for measures that infringe on data privacy are likely to face strong opposition in europe. >> we are following the meeting in brussels. there is a lot of talk about a broad anti-terror alliance. what exactly do eu foreign ministers have in mind? >> cooperation between states is absolutely crucial. the ministers have pointed out that this cooperation is important when it comes to cooperation with arab countries. this is true for a number of points on their agenda. if you look at the illegal arms trade, where do weapons come from? if you look at the question, how can police forces cooperate in a better way? one aim is to support police forces in the middle east, but also in north africa.

of course, the ministers want to avoid that european citizens, who could potentially be radicalized in middle eastern countries, can leave europe in the first place. there is one point -- it was the antiterrorism coordinator today who said, this is the key point. that is the control of the internet. how can we sit here -- secure that middle eastern radical organizations are not recruiting european citizens on the internet? >> to make this anti-terror alliance work normally, russia would be a key partner. we have seen a report earlier. the situation in ukraine makes the eu-russia relationship very difficult. is there any progress there? >> the easing of sanctions has already been ruled out. apparently, the minister still spoke about sanctions.

before this meeting, some information was circled. one idea could be that the sanctions are split in half. that would be sanctions for crimea and sanctions for the eastern part of ukraine. it does not take much imagination to see why that would be interesting for the ministers and for europe. one reason is that sanctions on one of these two parts could be potentially used to have something to offer to russia in future negotiations. >> there is some effort underway to ease the tensions. thank you for bringing us up-to-date. >> freedom of speech -- not impressed this time, but germany. police have banned rallies by the anti-islamic movement in the city of dresden for security reasons. it says isis threatened to attack leadership. >> the marches have been steadily gaining support here and other parts of europe,

especially in the wake of the paris attacks. after weeks of refusing to speak to the media, the leaders of the movement have agreed to talk to the press. >> dozens attended their first press conference in dresden. the group leader did not want to talk about himself, despite receiving death threats from islamists. >> no personal questions. we will only talk about pergida thank you. >> he wants to talk if not monday, possibly next week. >> lee and security advisers and the authorities or working on a new security plan. i cannot say anything about the current situation. if i do, it could help our enemies. >> pegida wants to enter

dialogue with the government but it is not clear who they want to speak with. members insist they are not against immigrants. experts remain skeptical. >> these are people with right-wing ideologies, who stand for populist positions. some of them, a minority, represent right-wing extremism and even racist attitudes. >> on the other hand, all german political parties say stopping the rally is harmful to democracy. it was called off because of death threats posted on twitter. >> as the german chancellor, i have to assure that people in all parts of germany can protest, whether i agree with them or not. this is about fundamental rights. >> while there will not be any

pegida rallies in dresden today other cities have called on people to take to the streets including the capital, berlin. >> let's talk to correspondents in dresden and berlin about this. what is the reaction from dresden to the death threats and the man on today's -- the ban on today's demonstrations? >> several people expressed quite different views. there are those who welcomed the ban of the demonstration for security reasons. they say if there has really been a terror threat, that is the only way to go forward. i have just spoken to one lady who has come in from the suburbs. she says the only reason she actually came into town was that she knew the demonstrations have been called off. she said in previous weeks, on monday she had always avoided the city center, because it was just not nice to be here. but there are also those who say it was wrong to ban the demonstration.

interestingly enough, they say they do not believe there actually has been a terror threat. there were several people who told me this might just have been a pretext by the authorities to get rid of this on wanted the deed of movement. -- pegida movement. they say this is another trick of the authorities to get rid of that movement and it is wrong to ban the demonstrations. >> what is the organization itself saying about the threats? >> biggie to -- pegida leaders said they have a responsibility to supporters to guarantee their safety. they have called it an attack on free speech, and say they will not be silenced. they say they are going to hold a demonstration next monday as they have done monday's the past few weeks, and they're in discussions with police in dresden to ensure the security.

>> tell us what you think about the future for rallies, with the band today. what is it going to look like in the next weeks and months or pegida -- four pegida? >> we heard from biggie to leaders that they are working together with the police on a security concept. they say they will be out in full force, maybe even stronger force next monday. there is another pegida movement in the town of leipzig just an hour away from dresden. they want to come out again on wednesday. this will definitely not be an end of the movement. >> biggie to heather -- pegida had their first press conference today. tell us what the game change once. >> biggie to -- pegida avoided the media in the past. they say the media has treated them unfairly in the past. they say they are not racist.

they want to be treated fairly and they are seeking dialogue. >> thank you for the analysis. more news coming your way. stick with us. >> the european single currency has come under master pressure, and greece is partly to blame. >> greeks face a snap election with reports suggesting a close battle between the incumbent conservatives and the radical left. >> the syriza party is opposed to austerity, aimed at putting the ailing economy back on track. >> what lies in store if syriza, the left-wing party, takes over the helm in greece? what is the mood ahead of sunday's election?

>> hope higher wages, and a better future. that is what syriza promises voters at rallies like this one in athens. the party is attracting radical leftists the economically disadvantaged, and young people. this man has been a member six years. he studies politics and history and wants to change everything wrong with greece. >> the majority of young people face unemployment. the educational system in greece is very bad. the security system is very bad. we think syriza contains everything, and can bring hope in the face of the people in greece. >> his hopes rest on the shoulders of alexis tsipras. he normally courts the limelight, but in advance of the election, has grown tightlipped with the press. you have to wait, he says. meaning until after a victory in

sunday's election. the chances of a victory are high, with many voters in athens disillusioned with the established parties. they could be tempted to cross the syriza box. >> i believe greeks will vote for change. the situation is unbearable, and we want things to change. >> those voting for serious are voting against the current conservative government. >> with greece needs his education. voting for syriza is not a solution. >> if syriza wins the elections many in the european union say that could create unrest. they say that because cyprus once -- because alexis tsipras wants to put an end to austerity, and many believe that could push greece out of the eurozone. are those concerns valid?

>> this is the series that economist, -- a syriza economist who says the country could get back on track without the reforms agreed on in the bailout. >> we have a very big problem of tax evasion of illegal practices, and we want to get rid of all the illnesses of the past which the present governments and the past government had never combated, because they are part of the system. >> debt cancellation is another party position, guaranteeing plenty of conflict with international creditors. for this political science student, there is no question that greece should remain part of the eurozone and the eu. >> series of -- syriza believes that the euro is our home. we want to change greece and to change euro. >> sunday's election is supposed to be merely the first step.

>> joining me now to talk about the great collection is mr. papadimitriou. serious -- after living in the polls, in syriza going to win? >> it is possible they could not find sufficient coalition partnership and greece will have to start again. the second option is that they win and build a coalition. the third option is the ruling parties, the conservatives, will prove surveys wrong and win the election. a similar surprise occurred 15 years ago in greece, when the socialist party won the election although surveys and exit polls have suggested otherwise. >> the coalition partner if it does find a partner, who would that be? >> the socialist party may be an option though in the last five years the party leader has been practically at war with the radical left opposition.

but this would change if alexis tsipras comes to power. additionally, he has already an agreement with the right-wing populist heart, independent greeks. this may be an option as well. nonetheless, it would be quite surprising. >> what would be the consequences of a syriza win for greece? >> any serious mp would answer by saying we want a political change. what does this mean? on many points, the agenda remains unclear. one thing is for sure. the greek radical left does not want greece to leave the euro. to put it more precisely a majority of party members do not want greece to leave zero. nonetheless, alexis tsipras wants to renegotiate the current bailout agreement, and rollback certain austerity measures, with immediate effect if possible. at the same time, he promises to

end the bloodletting from greek and german taxpayers. these statements seem contradictory, but alexis tsipras believes they are not. he's as greece would only be able to pay back its debt if austerity measures were scrapped. >> you mentioned the euro. what about greece's position in the eurozone and relationship to international bodies like the imf? >> the crucial question is whether this will change the day after the election. this could be a realistic idea. a few years ago the radical left called for nationalization of greek banks. today, this point seems to be forgotten. >> thank you for the analysis. >> we are staying with the euro. the european central bank is set to start buying government bonds. the ecb hopes the move could boost the economy of the eurozone and combat deflation. >> the bond buying program could pump up to 500 billion euros

into the market, but experts worry this could further weaken the euro whose value against the dollar is its lowest in years. >> let's find out what the financial world is making up the low euro. dorothy is standing by in the frankfurt stock exchange. how is zero going? -- the euro going? the floor seems to like it? >> it has a very positive effect on the market here. a weaker euro is clearly good news for export companies throughout the eurozone. whose goods will become cheaper and therefore more attractive and profits will also rise, which will drive up the shares. the flipside is that investors might stay away from the eurozone because the euro itself becomes less attractive. in the short run, it is very helpful. but in the long run, it may be damaging. >> the ecb wants to start a

bond-buying program. a controversial topic. greece is looking at snap elections at the end of the week. what is the bigger topic at the frankfurt stock exchange? >> the bigger topic is clearly until thursday afternoon, the ecb meeting. the majority is betting on a massive bond buying program. therefore, shares are up and the euro is going down. but the markets are not sure whether they are driven by the ecb, or whether it is the other way around. >> the german dax is on a record level, up more than 1%. the euro stoxx 50 up 1%. the euro is a bit stronger. >> it is in the green zone. only just. >> we have to note that. thank you very much. >> a new report from the antipoverty charity oxfam says the superrich 1% of the world's population could soon on more

wealth than the remaining 99%. >> oxfam is calling on governments to clamp down on tax evasion, and push for all workers to receive a living wage. it says the world's 80 richest people have already accrued as much wealth as the poorer half of the global population. and to argentina, where a special prosecutor investigating a bombing in 1994 has been found shot dead in his apartment just hours before he was due to testify in a congressional hearing. >> he was investigating the bombing of a jewish community center, which killed 85 people. >> it was believed iran was behind the attack. last week, he accused president kirschner of obstructing investigations to gain economic figure. >> the body was found late sunday inside a locked apartment, with a small caliber handgun and empty bullet casings. his mother said she contacted authorities after not hearing

from her 51-year-old son. he had been due to present evidence of his latest allegations to a closed-door session of congress on monday. the prosecutors that much of the last two decades investigating the 1994 bombing of the buenos aires jewish cultural center, the worst terrorist incident in the country's history. 85 people were killed, and hundreds were injured. his report into the case blamed iran and hezbollah for the attack. the evidence he collected lead to interpol arrest warrants for five iranians and a lebanese man. but last week, he dropped his own bomb, accusing argentinian president cristina fernandez of trying to cover up charon's role -- tehran's role in hopes of improving trade relations with iran.

>> the objectives of the argentinian government were to strengthen durations -- relations with iran, and in the face of a severe energy crisis, to buy oil from iran so that eventually iran would buy grain from argentina. >> iran has always denied involvement in the attack. the argentinian president's office said the accusations were ridiculous. but many were hoping to hear what he planned to present to support his allegations. an autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of his death. >> that brings you up-to-date on all the international news. >> that is all the time we have right now. think for joining us. [captioned by the national captioning institute which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

lliance to tackle terrorism as e.u. leaders meet in brussels, hot on the agenda is the return of radicalized europeans who fought in syria and iraq. stepping up the fight against boko haram cameroon's military says it has freed this of 80 hostages. and a much ---needed boost to popularity rates. french voters commend his handling of the paris terror