>> you are watching live from paris "france 24 on "france 24." these of the top stories. clashes in macedonia. migrants attempting to cross country borders in a bid to reach europe. dramatic split -- 2000 and the' -- two dozen mp's abandon the syriza party to form their own anti-bailout political entity. an residents of the italian capital demand answers as to how huge funeral for gangland godfather was allowed to go ahead.

thanks for joining us. french anti-terror investigators are probing an attack in which three people were injured on a paris train. i was heading from amsterdam to -- that was heading from amsterdam to paris. a man is reported to have opened fire on board the train. although it is not clear what his motivations were. the travelers are safe. the train made an emergency stop and emergency services boarded it the gunman was restrained by two american passengers pick he's being held in custody. he was stopped as he tried to flee from the train. josh marty has this report. josh: shots fired on a train at

about 6 p.m. on friday between paris and amsterdam. in northernopped france with one wounded person being brought out. a passenger contacted by telephone said the the was with a train official. >> italy we had to stop because there was a man with a kalashnikov. witnesses say the shooter was restrained by two u.s. passengers. person seniorred several months ago. apparently his injuries were light. officials are working to find out the cause of the incident. this shows the alleged shooter being carried out by police. the situation has been brought under control at all passengers are safe. tom: we will keep a close eye on development regarding that attack on a paris train and bring you more as soon as we get it.

to the latest of elements in europe's escalating migrant crisis. right place in macedonia fired stun grenades to drive back refugees trapped in an immense land between greece and macedonia. -- a no man's land between greece and macedonia. the country said it would grant a limited number to the most vulnerable categories of migrants. the 3000-strong crowd made several it comes to charge the macedonian police at the border. they used grenades and teargas to push them back -- stun grenades and teargas to push them back. at least 10 people were treated for injuries while others came from munitions. these people are trying to cross for macedonia degrees, which has

seen an unprecedented wave of migrants this year. -- for macedonia to greece, which is seen an unprecedented wave of migrants this year. the majority are fleeing war and conflict in syria and afghanistan. >> problem about crossing for syrians. moren't prepare for this than 3000 or 4000 more coming. know we are only crossing. reporter: the border between greece and macedonia has until now been porous. the majority want to head to more prosperous northern european countries. after a day of chaos, the u.n. refugee agency says it has received assurances from macedonia that the border will not be closed in the future. it has asked greece to provide assistance to those stranded on its side. tom: the day after the greek

prime minister alexis tsipras announced his resignation, a dramatic split as emerged in the ranks of his leftist series of party. -- syriza party. 20 mp's have walked out and formed the popular united party. sipras is reelected, analysts say he will be able to lead more decisively in the absence of former party rebels. we are joined by a professor of geopolitics at the sorbonne in paris. where does this split leave the greek prime minister and is ready -- and his party, syr iza? >> it was to be expected from signedent mr. tsipras the agreement. in a certain way he betrayed the discourse -- created the lack of

tension. those who created the new party did not vote for the agreement. the vote in parliament was essentially -- could pass because a person in a position could vote. something to be expected. waytsipras has in a certain -- in a hurry to try to obtain whatever he can obtain before the new party organizes itself and gain more influence and tes during ant vo election which was inevitable. s lost his majority in the parliament. thislet's talk more about new party, the popular unity party. how likely do you think they are to be welcomed and voted for by

the great people -- greek people? second part of my question, they sound rather more extreme in terms of their beliefs then even syriza, which have been described as hard left by many analysts. georges: well, i would not agree with that. they remain on the line of service of. what they are saying is what syriza is to say when it was in the opposition during the first months of the government. that changedpras and what they are saying is we in fact are syriza and mr. suppressed changed and accepted the memorandum. have anthey will important influence.

syriza started with something like 5% to rise to the majority. suppose this is something that will not be lost by a new party. to maybe they will be able expand influence even further. it is going to be a new component in the political life of the country. of: lastly, the chances success in these elections by alexis tsipras. do you think he is likely to be a stronger prime minister as a result of these developments and that election in september? it depends on what you compare. if you compare his influence before he signed the agreement, .e will be much, much weaker whether he will be able to convince the greek population that there is no way -- no other

way and that it is necessary to vote for him is something that has to be seen. complicated equation to predict. the only thing that one can say is that time is running out for mr. tsipras and six lanes when he is in such a hurry. obviously, if he can obtain something now, is much more than what he would obtain months later. and for this reason i think from the tactical point of view it was completely rational to rush to elections. tom: professor, thank you very much indeed for speaking to us on "france 24." nhe turkish president erdoga says fresh elections will be held in november after a vote in june failed to produce a majority, unless the ruling

party is unable to find a coalition partner. that dealt a blow to erdogan's attempt to increase the power to is otherwise largely ceremonial role as president. erdogan: unfortunately, turkey has not found a new government yet. we can ask the will of the people to find a solution. i'm conducting this process within the frame of the constitution, and i will continue to do so. tom: the turkish president speaking there. the leader of north korea, kim jong-un, has issued an ultimatum to the south to stop broadcasting anti-pyongyang propaganda from loudspeakers on its side of the border. it has until saturday to do that or face military action. china is calling on all sides to remain calm.

face-to-face with only a few meters between them, north and south korean soldiers keep a close eye on each other. this is the heart of the 250litarized zone, an area kilometers long and 400 kilometers wide that stretches across the korean peninsula. of the demilitarized zone -- the of the humility rice zone is an actual physical reminder of decades of conflict that never officially ended. 1953, the two sides signed an armistice whenever a peace treaty. a temporary buffer zone was created which 60 years later is still causing tensions. the south has 400,000, including a contingent of u.s. soldiers operating there.

each country is focused on the demilitarized zone. there is supposed to be no proper wirethere is and watchtowers along its length under constant surveillance. tom: the chief of police in thailand says considerable progress is being made in the manhunt for those responsible for the monday bombing in bangkok. 20 people were killed in that attack, the worst of its kind in the country's history. mark thompson has the latest. mark: music, dancing, and color, backed at the erawan shrine. the government says that the monday bombing of the popular tourist destination in bangkok was an attack on the country's economy. but just four days on, a sense of normality is starting to return. come to, believers have pay all much dish to pay all my

cash to pay -- to pay homage. mark: students also gathered to release pigeons at the city gathered to remember those who lost their lives in the bombing. nearly half of all those killed policereigners, and thai have stepped up patrols in a bid to reassure tourists that it is safe to visit the country. >> we've increased the number of uniformed and plainclothes soldiers on the streets as well as the frequency of security controls in the interest of protecting tourists and tourist attractions. the government says their investigation is progressing. authorities have tripled the reward money for information leading to an arrest, $85,000. the main suspects remain this man, seen in the yellow shirt placing a backpack under a bench near the shrine minutes before the attack. firefighters in the united

states are working round the clock to try to contain dozens of wildfires which have affected several western states. washington, oregon, idaho, california, and montana has been affected. in some places intercepted made worse fight drought and high winds. reporter: silent procession in the u.s. state of washington. rescue workers carry the bodies of three dead firefighters from the site for they were killed and officials suspect their vehicle was overrun by flames. for others in the same area were also injured, one seriously. >> the good news is he is 25, he is young, he is healthy in other respects, and he has got huge support from his family and the community and the state. tworter: this is one of nearby towns forced to evacuate on wednesday. >> we are worried that we evacuated the entire town. it is a very scary time for all.

reporter: this year has been one of the driest and most explosive wildfire seasons on record for this part of the country officials say high winds and low humidity have made it more difficult to contain the fire's. >> when you get those kinds of situations, you can expect it ad two additional fires spread. reporter: there are 29,000 firefighters across the western part of the united states battling 100 different fires. so far this year, more than a dozen have lost their lives. for women who want to fight in some units of the united states army, certain obstacles still remain, but in a sign that the times are changing, female soldiers who go through the rigorous ranger school are graduating today after a grueling training program.

the special operations unit is not open to female soldiers, but officials say that could change soon. 2 of the recruits were treated to a special phone call from the u.s. defense secretary. let's listen to what the recruits had to say. i differently had some low points, particularly in the swamps in florida. but i never thought anything would be too difficult that was worth leaving the course. >> there is definitely up when you hit along the way and it is different for everybody else. but the ability to look around to my peers to see that they were just as bad as i was kept me going. tom: sounds tough indeed. it looked like something out of a gangster film. the elaborate funeral was held in rome for a man linked to the mafia. they played music from "the godfather," and come wait for it, helicopter flew by and showered the funeral possession with pedals.

andls are furious are asking officials to investigate. reporter: a funeral out of hollywood, just how the family intended. the funeral for the head of inventories crime family -- the notorious crime family had everything. and ornate hearse pulled by six horses and a brass band playing the theme tune to "the godfather" movie. there was even a helicopter circling above dropping rose petals on the mourners. churchcoffin entered the , the music changed to "my way" by frank sinatra. impressed.ryone is >> i don't see anything strange on the part of the people who one.d to mourn their loved what concerns me is that there is no one from the authorities here. it is impossible that they didn't know this was taking place.

politicians on both sides have called for an investigation into how such an elaborate funeral could be approved. the klan has been accused of racketeering and extortion -- clan has been accused of racketeering and extortion. the 65-year-old himself was the subject of multiple police investigations before he died. tom: let's get a recap of our top stories, including this attack aboard a train. french anti-terror officials investigate after three people were injured early on today. a gun man opened fire aboard a real service between amsterdam and paris. the suspect has been identified as a 26 year old moroccan male and is being held in custody. -- police macedonia fired stun grenades to disperse thousands of migrants attempting to cross the country's borders in a bid to reach europe. and a dramatic split -- two syrizap's abandoned the

party to form their own anti-bailout political entity. time for a check of the top business news stories. markus karlsson joins me in the studio. sox looks like -- stocks look like they are on course to end their worst week of the year. markus: widespread selloff of global equities this friday. asia in negative territory pretty europe and the united states have all unlike dominoes. -- fallen like domino's pizza markets in the united states accelerated their losses as we approach the end of trade. the dow jones industrial average and the other in this is -- dow jones down 2.3%. energy shares are under particular strain and oil prices at fresh six-year lows. greece is seen as contributing

to the downturn. the fresh election could undermine the new bailout. about in also concerns particular a slowdown in china. a gauge of chinese manufacturing in july put a gloomier picture of the world's second economy. this reading suggested that the chinese manufacturing is contracting. it is adding to or is that china will undershooting its targeted growth rate of 7% this year. for more on what is happening in the markets, i spoke to a market analyst at ig in london and he explained the reasons. >> you are looking at europe, you focus a lot on what is happening in greece but with the u.s. markets in particular, the focus is on china to another poor manufacturing reading coming out of china today and that goes hand-in-hand with the

export markets. we saw a massive deterioration terms of exports from china, now we are seeing this massive deterioration in terms of the manufacturing sector, and of course, that is going to impact what is happening in the u.s. as well because one of their major importers, the third-largest importer of u.s. goods, are china, and if they are not necessarily importing or exporting, you are going to see a significant hit on the global economy. fed rated delay a hike. the u.s.how much economy or the global economy is going to gain from that will be minimal in comparison to the impact slowing china will have on global economics. markus: i want to drill down a little bit more on how strong the feedback loop from china into europe is. how worried should we in europe be about the chinese downturn? joshua: i think significantly.

of course, both exports and imports are majorly impacted by the likes of the chinese -- china as a whole is also a big driver of sentiment and you are seeing that across the financial markets and financial markets in particular will be impacted by the perception that we could see a massive slowdown, and also bear in mind that even if we don't have as much of a direct impact in europe compared to what you might have in terms of the u.s., you will have an impact with slowing down industry in the u.s. as well impacting everything in europe. -- inf the major players europe as well we saw carmakers the mulberry and swiss watchmaker's. any further slowdown in china is going to be hitting europe in a more specific way than it would if it was going to be in the u.s. turned this week has into the worst week for global

equities so far this year. how long do you think the stock market route will continue, and how deep will it be? joshua: quite honestly, i think that it quite likely will get a bounce in the near future but the question here is whether any sort of balance will be lasting. -- bounce will be lasting. there is always a relief rally and therefore, i don't necessarily think it will continue into the next week or 10%.% or but if we see any sort of upside, the negative sentiment we are seeing in the market mean that people are likely to sell into it rather than the by the dip mentality that people had in 2014. now it is the complete opposite, sell the bounce. markus: slowing growth in china sparked concerns about knock on effects in many other countries. china announced it would devalue

its currency in a bid to shore up the economy. businesses in australia, a major chinese trading partner, are still digesting the move. sugar owns a furniture room in city and says that china's biggest currency devaluation in decades means better margins for her business. cheaper.ice can be that is really good for us. we will have a little more power to negotiate the price with a factory in china. reporter: but given australia's falling dollar, the cheaper yuan could hurt chinese exports to china including minerals. following years of strong numbers for the mining sector, sales have been increasing at a 'srrying pace as china growth has doubled. >> we have seen a fall from 14% markets arenow the

pricing and below 7% growth rate in china. what this means for quantities is weak demand and even weaker than initially thought. reporter: trade between the two countries reached close to $140 billion in 2014. by china's exports have been suffering, dropping a .3% in july, more than anticipated. chinese analysts hope that the lower yuan boost exports and get the country back to higher growth rates. positive news for everyone, according to this economist. >> ultimately good for australia because china is our number one trading partner. reporter: the two countries signed a trade agreement in june. more than four out of five products sold between china and a story of are no longer tax. -- and australia are no longer taxed. markus: there was some good news for the eurozone. the recovery of businesses in the area are on a more solid

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08/21/15 08/21/15 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! greek prime minister alexis tsipras resigns and calls for early elections in which he will run. we will hear from u.s. presidential candidate bernie sanders on the dangers of austerity at home and abroad. >> it is time for creditors to sit down with the government of greece and puerto rico and work out a debt repayment plan that is fair to both sides. the people of greece