>> welcome. if you're just joining us, you are watching live from paris on "france 24." these are international news headlines. back in business. the interim president says he is after the coup d'etat last week. he is trying to get the coup leaders to lay down their arms. , after a forced plan to house 120,000 migrants.

-- countries touching down in the u.s., pope francis has arrived in america on his first ever visit there. he was greeted by president barack obama and his family as he stepped out of his plane in washington. next hour, volkswagen's chief executive as class-action lawsuits are begun by customers amid the cover-up scan -- amid the admissions cover-up scandal. and one of the biggest mosques in europe has been opened, with room for more than 10,000 worshipers. was opened ine moscow.

thanks for joining us here on ."rance 24 pic the eu has forced through a deal to relocate 120,000 asylum-seekers after a long emergency summit. ,he deal was eventually passed against the wishes of four eastern european countries. the czech republic, slovakia, romania, and hungary. they all voted against this plan, calling it an attack on their national serenity. refugee territories are saying that these measures are not enough. all this comes ahead of an eu leaders summit set to begin later this week on wednesday. here is more with our brussels correspondent. >> one can never predict what goes on behind closed doors, but the fact that france and germany 120%,ck in the deal,

means it could fly. bitter speeches were given, blaming eastern european countries for dragging their heels on this issue. in fact, it is a strange deal, or in the words of the slovakian head of state, the most unprecedented deal in eu, european history. despite that, they will still faceto participate or exceptional circumstances for not participating. the commissioner in charge of the treaty will have to observe the implementation. faced with the seriousness of this crisis and the international pressure from ngo's, they decided to do it that way. thousand comes on top of the 40,000 agreed to last week. but according to ngo's, that is a quarter of the people coming into europe at the moment in need of international protection.

the commission officials are aware of this, but for them, they believe this legal document that they now have is a step. they have the political will to have some countries have a shared burden of those migrants arriving in countries like greece and italy. summit, eu leaders are hoping to take more measures and countries neighboring syria to stem the influx of migrants to the continent. they are looking at what can be done in turkey, one of the major routes into europe. our reporters at the border found that turkish authorities have already been taking action to stop people entering the eu. here is william hilderbrandt. they were a somber message. we do not want to die at sea. -- men, have gathered women, and children from syria and iraq -- hoping to cross the border into greece by land and avoid the deadly boat trip in

the aegean sea. they have been waiting 10 days. >> we are coming by a legal way. pleas,: despite their they are unlikely to reach your by this route. turkey has shut its borders, refusing to let refugees pass unless its neighbors given the green light. we have not received any requests along these lines. on the contrary, authorities in greece and bulgaria refused to receive you and have strengthened their security presence on their borders. tension has melted. the turkish authorities have started bussing refugees away from the border -- tension has mounted. the turkish authorities have started bussing reviews away from the border, but many do not

want to go. don't employeent us in these countries, and the workers, my husband gets so few money here. william: for now these refugees are on the outside looking in, hoping the european officials make decisions that pave the way to a better life. >> and of course we are covering the eu summit there on the migration crisis as -- right here on "france 24." the ousted interim president fast so police -- is now in his job. saying the transition government would be meeting on thursday and the transition to democracy's back on track, laboring -- labeling the leaders of the up usurpers.

>> now that i am a free man, i am returning to work, and i am doing so with legitimacy. minute, we are exhibiting the power of the state. the international condemnation is proof that the transitional shows freely in which you put your trust remains the only one to embody the will of the people. let's get the very latest on the ground with burkina faso. ana, you were there when the interim president spoke out. he says he is back in power, but how does that mean?

him.u heard he has no intention really to walk away from the people of burkina faso. -- it that the transition has actually never been stopped thee the transition kept resistance and the revolution going on. he had also a strong word toward the presidential guard. michel kafando says he is likely to -- you heard from the coup leader, saying that this matter was now settled. >> there has also been a deal by west africa mediators from the eco-watch regional bloc. there were huge gaps in that deal on that. what is happening?

to the military unit which carried out the coup d'etat, for example. >> you are right, there are still lots of issues to talk about. they asked for protection. the soldiers are from the regular army. they were ready to give it to them, but what about the amnesty. civil society movement feels betrayed. diffuser -- the future of the presidential guard itself remains very uncertain. how can anyone dismantle and disarm the strongest unit of the country? and on the eve of the next election. the no support at all from presidential guard, is there going to be another two? -- another coup? >> lots of unanswered questions. a very volatile situation.

thanks very much for now. our correspondent reporting from burkina faso, and we will keep you up-to-date on news coming out of burkina faso. meanwhile, america has rolled out the red carpet for pope francis. barack obama and his family going to meet the pontiff as he touched down in the u.s. that is a rare honor, to mark the pope's first visit there. he is starting a six-day visit there. meeting president obama more formally at the white house this wednesday. he will be delivering the first speech by any pope to a u.s. congress. william hilderbrandt has more. william: from one of the last bastions of communism to the epicenter of global capitalism, after his visit to cuba pope francis face questioned that faced questions -- pope francis faced questions.

earlier this year, the pope referred to capitalism as the dung of the devil. he defended his comments saying he is not radical, just catholic. pope francis: maybe i have given the impression of being a lefty, but that would and be -- that would be a mistake in interpretation. if it is necessary for me to recite the create, i am willing to do it. pope francis is particularly popular in the u.s. he has the rare honor of being greeted at the airport by the u.s. president himself. the two men will meet at the white house on wednesday. >> i would not expect a robust discussion of a political agenda, but rather i think it is an opportunity for the two men to talk about the values that they have in common, and there are many. william: for both men, fighting inequality is a priority. pope francis has the message of

the church, and president obama with fiscal reforms. income inequality has risen over the past three decades. two other subjects close to the pope house heart are immigration and social injustice, touchy topics in the u.s. his tour is expected to draw millions of catholics. besides the nation's capital, he will visit new york and philadelphia during his six-day being by markts speeches before the u.s. congress and the united nations. with room for more than 10,000 worshipers, a huge new in thehas been open russian capital, moscow. it was built on the site of moscow's original mosque, which was destroyed during the soviet era. the new place of worship is some 10 times bigger than its predecessor. vladimir putin was, of course, there, for photo opportunities

long with other heads of state, including mahmoud abbas. our correspondent reports from the opening of that huge mosque. >> one of russia possibly as mosques have opened their doors to believers in moscow after more than 10 years of construction work. the cathedral mosque is said to be one of the largest in europe, 19,000 square meters. inside, there is a prayer room, a conference room, and in exhibition -- and an efficient gallery. the presidents of russia, turkey, and palestine gave inauguration speeches here earlier wednesday, but the new mosque is able to accommodate some 10,000 worshipers. while most muslims in russia welcome it, they say it will not fall the lack of mosques in the russian capital. during religious holidays, many muslims are forced to pray outside in the streets.

underwayre are talks to build more mosques in the outtal, according to a poll in january, some 51% of muscovites are against building more mosques in the city. >> time for national news headlines now. akin business. looking a fast so is -- back in business. president is back at his job. michel kafando's deal was to get leaders to set down their arms. four eastern european countries voted against a plan to take in hundred 20,000 migrants, saying it is simply unworkable. in the pope has arrived in america on his first visit there. he was greeted by president barack obama and his family. he stepped out of his plane in washington. the latest business

news. stephen carroll joins me in the studio for that. we are starting with this huge ongoing scandal at volkswagen. the pressure is mounting on the chief executive. plusen: martin winterkorn future as a company is being discussed. in advance of that on friday, he is being grilled as -- at the headquarters. volkswagen facing an increasing number of government inquiries now around the world. france's environmental minister is the latest to promise extremely tough inquiries into the emissions hiding scandal. dozens of class-action lawsuits were launched from customers. our correspondent has more. >> on top of the official investigations in several countries, volkswagen now faces angry customers demanding their money back. dozens of class-action lawsuits have been launched.

it claims that people may have bought cars that are not roadworthy. you go to get your epa approval for fuel emissions and the government of the state of illinois and california says to you we are not going to approve this car, we will not give you license plates, the mushrooming effect of this is enormous. >> volkswagen has set aside 6.5 billion euros in an account to deal with the emissions scandal. but the financial costs, including potential fines from authorities, recalls that compensation could pilot far beyond. the head ofessage, volkswagen said he was sorry for what happened but said he would not step down. >> at this time i do not yet have all the answers to all the questions either. but we are in the process of mercilessly investigating the background. everything will be put onto the table as quickly, efficiently, and as transparently as possible. facestin winterkorn

inquiries by these executive committee over how much he knew about the program. it is uncertain whether he will stay at the helm of europe's biggest car manufacturer. stephen: after two days of heavy losses on volkswagen shares, we are seeing some recovery there today. about 2%,and down by but the trading day has gone on. they are now trading of over 3% in frankfurt. 35% in shares over the last two days, tens of billions of euros. it looks like the scandal has been hurting carmakers around europe. the oil company in paris are up over 1%. as you can see, there are gains there may across european

markets. >> the chinese president, xi jinping, has begun his visit with some very controversial topics. calling for less suspicion in ties between china and the united states, he says he wants to work with the u.s. to combat cybercrime, this after china was accused of being behind recent attacks on u.s. government and business databases. our correspondent tells us earlier about the faulty perception he's getting from bank of america corporations. forcca: it is a tricky time -- they have always been strong because of tourism, immigration, because of education and relationships. thebecause you have -- espionage case has really angered the obama administration, and they believe

the cyberattacks originated in beijing. he spoke in his policy address this evening, no, we have nothing to do with it and we want to open high-level talks at the white house. that is not the only sticking point. there is also concern about i.t., about protectionism, about issues around surveillance and censorship and privacy on the internet. it is very hard for business leaders, particularly in the high-tech industry, because you cannot ignore the chinese market. the consumer markets are worth trillions and trillions of dollars. if you are a company like bloomberg and facebook, of course you want to find that. if you want the chinese market, you have to play by chinese rules. freedomrides itself on of speech and transparency, practicing what it preaches. those cover misys may be too much. they are in a bind, really. is a very difficult market to engage with.

we move ontoe another business story, we have news coming in to us here on "france 24." francois hollande has agreed now to sell two french mistral warships to egypt. they were going to be sold to russia, but that sale was canceled amid tensions in ukraine. warshipstwo mistral coming in. we will have details. stephen, just wrap up your business news roundup, it is not a surprise but a sign of the times around the american music industry. stephen: that's right. there are new figures on cd sales in america. they are down 31% the first half of the year, which might not surprise you. what might surprise you is that there were 41 million cds sold in the united states between january and june of this year. the losses in the music industry were offset by the increase of

the streaming of music. the industry weighed -- the industry made 1.6 million dollars. it is a low base compared to cd's. >> poor old cds. they had just lost their time. for we go, a quick update on that sale of the two mistral warships from france to egypt. the french government saying they have not taken any financial losses because of those sales. now it is time for today has newspapers." it is our international press review. villa minogue is with me. let's take a look at what is grabbing headlines around the world. i have still lost focus on this massive story, the fallout from the volkswagen in missions scandal. there are still lots of shock in germany.

flo: there is an interesting development saying that the federal government knew about this fraudster technique. there is a response from the federal ministry of transport to inquiry by the green party that dates back to july 28. in the documentary, transport ministry official and you it was aware of the existence of this kind of emissions cheating the software. in this article, the green party says this puts into question the trustworthiness of it. the papers are wondering, who else might have been using it, too? flo: the british paper says it is unlikely that volkswagen has been driving so low here. they talk about crimes of the mission, not crimes of omission -- a little play on words there. --on crimes of the mission crimes of emission, not crimes on omission. those carmakers do use tricks,

according to one article, to maximize their test results. it shows several ways in which carmakers tweak the system is a bit. they carry out a lot of the test in optimal climate gauges since, not the conditions people face on the road. so they have better results than they would in real life conditions. >> that is an interesting story that has been uncovered in the scandal. isnese president xi jinping visiting the u.s.. that is a huge story for china. flo: you can see a photo of xi jinping landing there in seattle with his wife. seattle put down the welcome mat for seizure in paying. if you take a look at this -- for xi jinping. if you take a look at this, it shows how the statistics are incredible. -- 2.19t million 19

spent money ons shopping. another visitor to the u.s. that got a lot of attention, pope francis is there for a landmark visit. flo: that is on the front page of "the wall street journal" today. the pope and a president. the sears service must be having quite a week in the united states. this is pope francis' first visit to the united states. ,e will do some official things a school. he will also go to a little place called congress to deliver a speech. the editorial on the politics of pope francis. pope francis, who overtly embraced the political agenda of government intervention and

economic redistribution. "while the pope speaks for god on manners, and morals, is on sick -- is in solubility does not extend to economics or the environment. tohope he enjoys his visit the land of the free, but hope he maybe learns a little bit from the united states as well." this is a cartoon that says maybe the united states has a little to learn from the pope. you can see his grading for the masters of the university, the fat cats on wall street, that this man from wall street is saying that is an unnoticed and religion to me. u.s. papers are also focusing on a 5000% increase in the price of a life-saving hiv drug. flo: the man behind this is a 32-year-old former hedge fund manager who has really sparked outrage on social media. this is an article on "the daily beast" that i will not read out

loud. he has sparked quite a lot of outrage because he being called the hedge fund bro. his company has purchased the right to a drug that has been used for 62 years to treat people with hiv8úxúú