to live from paris. let's take a look at what is making headlines this hour. , inence erupts in turkey istanbul, where attackers opened fire outside the u.s. consulate. clashes are caring that are occurring in the southeast, which four police officers and one turkish soldier killed in the attack. one man is seriously wounded in the american town of ferguson, during a in a shooting protest to mark the one year anniversary of michael brown's death.

some are heading to more private -- high-profile publications than others. -- high-profile locations than others. we begin in turkey, where violence has broken out in istanbul, with two women opening fire outside the u.s. consulate. one of the women has apparently been arrested. this just out after a bomb attack on a police station in which a police officer was killed. at least 10 people were injured in that bomb blast. there are other clashes in the country's southeast. as well, it are soldier was killed and seven wounded when kurdish militants opened fire on a military helicopter in southeastern province. this outbreak of violence comes

as ankara has been carrying out attacks on iraq and the islamic state group. by rob parsons. obviously this is still very much a developing story, but what is the latest? latest, there is shooting outside the u.s. consulate. that is not the first time. a couple of years ago there were attacks on the u.s. consulate in istanbul is well. no one seems to have been killed in the consulate. at least one of the assailants was injured, shot in the legs, and her colleague was captured as well. but in a separate incident in there was an attack in which four people were killed. to try toe

investigate and rescue people inside the building. they were then attacked. three more people were killed, and several people were injured. separately, in the southeast of the country, it is hard to say whether these are connected incidents. and last friday, with four people killed today another four people were killed and another incident. and another, an attack on helicopter in which one soldier was killed and seven wounded. in various spots across the country, do we have any idea as to who is responsible? rob: it looks now that the attackers -- there are two incidents. it looks like both attacks in istanbul were carried out by the revolutionary people's liberation army front. it has been planned in turkey for quite some time now.

but in the ease, southeast, it looks much more as though today possible attacks were carried out by the pkk, the kurdish organization, which also is outlawed by the government, under heavy attack not just in turkey but also in northern iraq by the turkish air force over the last two or three weeks. twothe attack on friday separate organizations in these attacks. whether or not they are coordinated is hard to say. the pkk is not always cooperate with the people's liberation front. a net: this comes after a massive crackdown by the turkish government. rob: that is the context. in easternbig attack turkey was blamed on the islamic state organization. the kurds or the pkk said that the turkish government was

acting in cahoots with the islamic state organization, launched counterattacks of their own. that led the turkish government to launch their strikes not just but also against the pkk. many are questioning whether the turkish government is using its islamic state the organization as a screen for attacking the pkk, which it has long seen as its main enemy. since 1984 the pkk has been struggling against the turkish state. 40,000 people killed in that struggle since. annette: we have to leave it there bank. thank you so much. in other news, a huge blast has struck at a checkpoint near the entrance of kabul's international airport. at least four people have been killed. heavy casualties are expected. no group has come forward to claim responsibility, but it does come after a wave of lethal bombings in the capital friday. this as the its insurgency -- as

the insurgency rises. to the u.s., where shots have been fired in the missouri town of ferguson and one man has been seriously wounded. there was a protest of the first anniversary of the killing of an unarmed black teenager, michael brown. it's a shooting -- the shooting sparks demonstrations across america. police are reporting that late sunday and officer was involved in a shooting after coming under heavy gunfire. our correspondent has more. [gunfire] >> panic as gunfire rang out in ferguson, missouri. protesters faced off against police after a tribute to michael brown turned violent. a year after his death, their anger is still palpable. >> we ain't killing your kids, why are you killing our kids? >> photos were posted shouting

-- showing their bullet middle vehicles. there are reports that 50 demonstrators looted a cosmetic store. >> we have been very patient, but at some point some of these folks are going to have to get off the roadway and we are going to have to take some course of action. >> sunday, family, friends, and activists came together. >> ♪ what you going to do about me ♪ >> holding teachers emblazoned with michael brown -- holding t-shirts emblazoned with michael -- n has face, >> detroit, chicago, i see mike brown and our son's face every morning. a safe place for boys, a safe place for girls. >> on august 9, 20 14, michael brown was seen leaving a grocery store, where he was suspected of shoplifting. a white police officer

intercepted and shot him as times. the officer was later cleared of the killing, igniting more riots in ferguson. his death helped launch the black lives matter movement. but even as recently as last friday, another unarmed black man was killed by a police officer, this time a 19-year-old who rammed his vehicle into a car dealership near dallas. annette: to haiti, where the long-delayed legislative elections have been held, but the vote has been marred by sporadic violence at several polling stations, forcing the closure of at least three in the capital. catherine viette is has more. catherine: 1800 candidates, dozens of political parties. confusion reigned during the long-delayed legislative elections. turnout was low, marred by violence at several polling stations. the destruction angered some of the voters.

>> people want to vote, but when you look around you see materials on the ground all over the place, and the looters make a mockery of people's rights, as well as democracy itself. port-au-prince, officials say 26 bureaus across the country had to be closed. voting in the capital with his wife, the president voiced concerns over the election violence. >> i hope that the election officials are better organized for the presidential elections. >> the vote is seen as a crucial test of the polling system ahead of a presidential election. cronyism is hard to step out -- to stand out.

the owner of a newspaper says the campaign failed to take into account the concerns of the population. the problem of unemployment, cost-of-living, safety, production, and savings has not been addressed. theive years after devastating earthquake that killed more than 230,000 and left half a million homeless, haiti remains the poorest country in the americas. three quarters of its population live on less than two dollars a day. annette: for more on the elections, let's talk to a journalist based in port-au-prince. we have already witnessed violence in the poll. what is driving it? >> actually, i was along the stretch, and like everybody else, i heard stories about much,ce which affect so

a portion of the center of -- has been affected by the violence. the credibility i also heard and seen people get upset, and they are angry about those problems with the election. president michel martelly -- this has been billed as a crucial test of the country's electoral system ahead of the presidential vote in late october. are you confident that the election will be without problems?

know, you have to put the election in context with all the difficulties there. in civil people problem,ho share the and when you put that in context problems, he expressed his idea that -- better to use the word actionable in context. and on that, i think he is right.

it would be better for us, for the country, to have a permanent that we avoid such a problem last sunday. they will fix what they have. annette: we will have to leave it there. thank you so much. now during the european summer, august is when many take their annual leave, as do world leaders. we are taking a look at where heads of state go for a few weeks, with some heading to more high profile locations than others. barack obama, angela merkel, david cameron, vladimir putin. where will the world's leaders holiday in august? francois

hollande will be beginning his vacation this week, soaking up the sun for nine days. the french president is staying tightlipped about where he will be. >> in france? hollande: i will be on holiday in france. >> there is little chance that -- ill -- he was >> it raised questions about how presidential he looks, so today there is a tendency to be more discreet when it comes to presidential vacations. near thede may holiday elysees palace this year. he was reported to be at that site 30 minutes from paris. from barack obama, it is far less discreet. the u.s. president has left the white house with his family from our visit in your, even posing for the cameras during a round of golf. he is expected to stay there for 17 days. angela merkel and her husband

are expected to go to the mountains of italy, as they have done for the last eight years. portugal is a holiday destination for every cameron and his wife. vladimir putin has not yet announced where he is going, but he is likely to invite the media along, as is the case every year. annette: time for a look at the day's business news. i am joined in the studio by kate moody. there are finally glimmers of hope that those marathon negotiations toward the third bailout deal might indeed be heading toward a final agreement. kate: these talks began over the weekend and will continue through monday. greek officials and international accreditors saying they are close to a deal, finalizing the details of the agreement that will release 86 billion euros in additional loans. the crucial date is next week, august 20. theeeds to secure

three-year program before then. we now turn to our nathalie savaricas. after months of miss deadlines and missed deadline crunch talks, what is the latest you are hearing in this process? nathalie: we are used to greece wrapping it up around the 11th but they want to break ,ith the past, and we can see with the economy minister in the media outside, talks started again at 10:00 a.m. this morning. tomorrow, we can actually see the agreement being voted in parliament. must take these actions to appease the accreditors and get things going before august 20, which is a huge european central bank -- having a little

bit of a problem with the line. -- k: we are having a little bit of problem with the line. we will get the latest on this deal. we understand that greek officials and the creditors are close to finalizing the details that could see an agreement, 86 billion euros in bailout money soon. while the process continues, greeks are waiting and justly a deal to be finalized. entrepreneurs have been left struggling to survive. they are trying to get the businesses off the ground. our correspondent has the story. designer furniture, screens showing mtv. these are a few features of a co-working space in athens where entrepreneurs are fighting to grow business while the economy is crumbling.

initially the building housed advertising agencies, but the crisis forced a rethink. that has the questions begun to show teeth -- we had to change the concept. startups range are agencies to -- they trying to buck the economic downturn. since the start of the crisis in 2010, one million greeks have lost their jobs. unemployment today stands at 25%. the co-working environment allows the budding entrepreneurs to share their know-how. this is a former consultant who founded in app. that who founded in app. >> it is actually very difficult to start something on your own ,ecause you have services governments, businesses, and offices. you have different papers, and this is not program centrally.

the something -- red tape is something that creditors are taking aim at. until then, the co-working space is trying to provide some of the flexibility and innovation it can be difficult to find elsewhere. greek talks may be coming to a close. european markets open in positive territory this monday. the london ftse is still hovering below its flatline the athens stock exchange's leading gains, trading up over 1% as the looms.le deal womb french investors have gotten a slight boost as the bank of france forecast growth will accelerate slightly in the fourth quarter. the banks is monday expects the economy to accelerate 3% in the coming months based on a survey of business activity in the

month of july. from thebe a slowdown surprising .6% growth rate we saw in the first quarter of the year, but not enough to significantly bring down the unemployment figures which remain near record highs from around 10%. meanwhile, the french government will have to find a new person to create jobs. the labor minister is stepping down after a year on the job to become the mayor of the city of bijou. bearish headlines this -- business headlines now. the british publishing group ,earson, for about 409 pounds selling its stake in "the economist." selling to nikkei for 444 million pounds. alibaba is buying 20% of the electronics retailer sunning.

to expand its reach. dealrks the biggest ever alibaba founder jack my. -- jack ma. warren buffett's berkshire buyingy conglomerate is airplane part maker precision for $37 billion. is without a doubt one of france's most glamorous and lucrative exports, but before a creative work can begin, the industry has been hard at work producing the fabric. it has to do with a changing global market.

french producers no longer have a monopoly on luxury as they once used to. and of course, one of the reasons for that is the cost of french expertise. a somewhat fair that is known for being very expensive. the house of creation at know how to promote 8000 or so textile businesses to international clients. eight are in the show today. they opened the doors. world selling a specific expertise. whenever the king was in a period of mourning, he was buying fabric. that is when we travel to find other clients. >> its final destination, the

global luxury market. a world ofmoved from mass retail into the world of ready-to-wear, a phenomenon that has exploded these last 20 years . we are responding to the abundance of desires and fantasies. this includes working with external fashion houses. he has really supported us from the beginning. he insisted that we use this in our collection, and practically speaking, he has always allowed us to use very high quality and -- usually when there is something good, we take it. like, for example, this hand-painted silk, woven with three different threads. the house specializes in exclusive velvet. they work with luxury goods group's like lvmh, chanel.

doug: gucci, rob lorenz -- they really like these high-quality aurent.h lore they really like this high quality. >> they can be selling two or three different products that cost 300 sales points. that is 1000 meters of fabric. we have moved from very limited series to large series like this. >> this company specializes in tweed. they have a range of product then encourage massive commercial appeal. >> that is where we developed fabrics, using kevlar and aramid fibers. that is one of our fake furs. we put the fabric at the bottom of winter, out of -- and officially they are excellent. so we have the ecological side, too.

>> sometimes traditional production techniques have a hard time adapting to modest demands. >> it is a product that has real success. it was exported all over the world. it looks a little old now. it has not really been sufficiently reworked to keep up with the times. >> but that does not mean they will get away with the traditional -- despite the massive outsourcing of the 1990's. knitters.two one is 65 years old, the other is 72 years old. they agree to come back to the 4 -- they agreed to come back to the workshop four or five years ago to train someone in their 40's. they have taken them under their wing, and now they need to make things work. dr. this tapestry was created by

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