welcome. live from paris. let's look at what is making news this hour. at least 10 people are dead and 15 others injured after sultanahmetistoric district is rocked by an explosion. the government says a suicide bomber is likely responsible.

convoys bring food to 40,000 residents of mattia -- of my diet -- monday i, some of whom have been reduced to eating grass. to beg for refugees deported in the town of leipsic. leipzig. but we begin with the developing anry out of istanbul, where explosion killed at least 10 people and injured 15 others in sultanahmet. -- of --eptive a occurred again president aired again has said that a suicide bomber of syrian

origin was responsible. aresecurity officials saying that a high probability islamic state group was behind the blast. the attack at the heart of one of the most visited cities in the world, plays a role in the coalition against islamic state in syria and iraq. it is believed at least six germans, one norwegian, amongperuvian tourist are the wounded. let's listen to what the president had to say. >> a deadly blast at the heart of istanbul. the sultanahmet district, a major tourist attraction, was rocked by the explosion tuesday morning. police quickly arrived at the site in sultanahmet square. >> it was chaos. everybody was running.

the police were not expecting it. they were clearly taken by surprise, but at the same time they were trying to evacuate the area because there was a possibility a second bomb could go off. >> i>> the injured were taken to hospital. of norwegianports and german tourists among the injured. theident erdogan has said attack was carried out by a suicide bomber of syrian origin. this just after the istanbul governor's office announced an investigation into the cause of the explosion, the type of explosion, and the perpetrator was underway. let's now talk to benjamin gilbert, a freelance journalist taste in istanbul. benjamin, what is the latest in this story? benjamin: well, in the area around where the blast took place, police have a very large area cordoned off around the

blue mosque in that area. the streets are pretty deserted and devoid of tourists. there are hundreds of hotels in this district. erdogan gave a speech earlier saying this was a suicide bomber of syrian origin, implying it was perhaps coming from the islamic state. we are not clear that the government could come to that conclusion so quickly considering there is still an investigation going on. perhaps your viewers have seen some of the scenes there, and it is pretty gruesome. it would seem there is a lot of forensic work to be done still today. >> given idea to the viewer who night that you might not be some of you with istanbul and the area itself because we have reported the mosque and the museum are located to the -- near the obelisk where it is believed the suicide bomber detonated his vest.

benjamin: there is a large mosquebetween the blue -- there are syncing feature that there are cathedral style buildings. between them and around them all day. to old european central cores of cities with small streets and lots of hotels, sidewalk cafes. who werefew tourists having coffee inside the hotel lobby, and they said they are very afraid to go back outside and they are just hanging outside the lobby and are going to the under pressure the other sites in his symbol but they decided not to, just to lay low for fear of further attacks.

>> certainly the location of the bombing will be seen as striking a blow to the country's tourism. benjamin: absolutely. we spoke with a hotel manager about 150 meters away from the site of the explosion, new the cited had taken place. one of them had canceled and booked their flight, rebooked their flight for this evening and were staying. these were people who were here on vacation, and they woke up this morning ready to go out and see some of the sites, and instead had their hotels rocked they thought was an earthquake style blast, later to find out this was an attack targeting tourists. people are very scared. >> benjamin gilbert, reporting from istanbul. turn to myto

international affairs editor. the country has certainly been experiencing a high security alert in the wake of a number of suicide bombings, in the southeast of the country last year and also those horrific bombings in ankara. >> yes, of course. this is the largest death toll in an attack since that bombing in ankara in october. what one wonders is how the turkish government is going to respond in terms of security. on the after the bombing turkey-syrian border last july, repostedsh government against islamic state group, but it also intensified attacks on the pkk after the bombing. it intensified its war on both fronts, even though the pkk was not blamed for the bombings.

it looks like something similar may happen this time, because i have been listening to president erdogan a speech to turkish ambassadors around the world, which he is giving now in ankara. person ofed this syrian origin who carried out the attack in istanbul but then moved on to the pkk, and much of his address was really devoted to that kurdish separatists organization. he was urging turkish ambassadors to go out into the world and make turkey's case for pushing terrorism back. by that he means the pkk just as much, if not more, than islamic state group. past is anything to go by and the response to the bombing in july, we could well see a on islamicnternally state group, perhaps the more bombings, sorties in neighboring

syria, but certainly a clampdown on the kurdish separatists in the southeast of the country. >> thank you. at this point i want to talk to professorte sociology in turkey. do i understand you have a relative who works very close to the location of the bombing? what did they tell you? cousin who, i have a has a shop and he told me that there was a terrible explosion which was heard for two or three kilometers' distance. place,re tourists in the in the sultanahmet place.

in a few minutes the police came , so this was such an experience. >> what is the move like tuesday in the wake of the blast? >> i would say it has moved -- it is one of the most trusted places. nearby the center historical, very important ottoman time museum. place that is not always full with tourists. they come off injuries and also people that have --

it will impact terribly the tourism of the country in the future in the coming years. >> there is already a lot of security, isn't there, and istanbul at the moment. one would assume that, particularly given that that was a tourist site and a popular tourist site and there was security prison there -- what else can the government do to prevent such attacks? toeven if you have come security guards in the fight, you cannot convince a streetside bomber. what is necessary is to create some kind of an order of security overall in the country. the government is causing far more problems because there are a many groups that are angry. this is why i believe this kind

of terrorist action cannot be stopped by increasing security. aat is necessary is to create just government. like today in the southeast of the country, there are many cities, many neighborhoods that militant control for weeks. of course people are angry. the kurdish people in the country, and off-site in relations with syria, with iraq, they have all worsened in the last year. it is terrible. cannot stop terrorist attacks by increasing the number of security guards. >> i have to leave the there. thank you so much. syria, other news and to

where a convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid have arrived in the town of the day adaya.of midday aid officials are reporting that ill people need to be evacuated from the town. a separate convoy is set to enter two villages in the northwest. alexander has more. madaya,he residents of the arrival of humanitarian aid is truly a lifesaver. on board, medicines, blankets, and desperately needed food, enough to feed a starving population. >> we witnessed a lot and suffered a lot. people killed cats. others ate grass. i saw people sitting on garbage and eating some of it.

>> in the village there was nothing but hunger and illness. >> she is my little girl. she had no milk. we used rags as diapers. borders sayithout 28 people including six babies have died of starvation in madaya's is the beginning of december. this little boy has not eaten for five days. pictures of emaciated children on social media sparked an international outcry. france,, the u.k., and have announced access to the town. when they failed to break into the opposition held area by force, there are all kinds of

troubles here. >> and the pressure the syrian regime has been forced to give a green light to the deliveries. a deal was reached in september to the aid convoys, but since then only one delivery in october has made it through. areas surrounded by rebels have also been sent humanitarian aid. >> moving on, far right protesters have taken to the zig.ets of leip this as german chancellor angela merkel comes under fire over her for migrants.cy >> backlash against the german chancellor's perceived open-door policy to migrants. about 200 -- sexual

assault was reported against women by gangs of men, mainly from north african and arab countries. is time for germany to change its migration policy. >> they need to go home, all of them, especially the young men. fondling cannot continue. >> on the other side of the divide, police reported the same number of counterdemonstrators aiming to show the openness of german society. what happened in cologne should not be underestimated, but still we should not blame the majority of the actions of a single group. >> back in cologne, apparent revenge attacks have already been taking place. police said on sunday large groups of people, some with far

right connections, prompted mobs to attack migrants. pakistani's syrians were under the -- were among the victims. >> social networks are called on to join and meet up in very places on sunday night. among the 153 people we have questions, 13 of them are known to have been involved in far right offenses. darker recent surveys suggest all my third of germans speak more critically following the results. similar attacks occur in their own towns. now for business news. i'm joined by stephen carroll. you are starting with the latest on the price of oil. stephen: it is near a 12 year low in trading. crude is the international benchmark. it traded close to $30 a barrel at some point, down almost 70% on prices we just saw 18 months ago.

a little over $110 a barrel. over 1%, still trading below $32, close to the 2004 levels. the latest oil price slope has come over fears of helping china's u.s. economy. the morgan stanley, oil could reach $20 a barrel. oversupply remains a big issue, but the oil minister says he expects prices to rise later this year. good news for consumers, particularly motorists. the u.s. car market has seen a resurgence in gas goes link models since the price at the pump began dropping last year. carmakers are still betting on the hybrid sector, despite -- despitethe site sales being relatively low. >> consider niche technology. -- general ago

motors, chevrolet, unveiling his first electric city car. bolt ev is the first to attract long-range and a noticeable- at price difference. doug: is searchers continue investing in green vehicles for various reasons. >> you have government really galatian that forces that you have government regulation that forces -- you are seeing these cars work better. you're seeing the costs drop in battery technology. you are seeing a better range from them. mercede has built one. ford fusion hybrid follows up on last month's announcement that it would spend $4.5 billion to

create 13 highridge -- hybrid or electric models within the four years and it is a huge investment. despite the green car sector representing only 3% of the american car market in 2014. stephen: china has been dominant influence on the stock market so far this year. things are settling down this day after johnny got a small game before the close. we're seeing optimism reflected in european trading today. airbus is at 2.5%. in paris, despite the fact the european aircraft manufacturer reveals that boeing, his main rival, has won the annual race for the most airplanes delivered in 2015. to china next. $3.5 the drivers -- billion for studios behind "jurassic" and "the dark knight

rises." it is being called the biggest cultural acquisition ever. it is held by china's richest man. he said it was not intended to increase beijing's cultural influence in the united states. staying with china, starbucks has opened up 500 new stores in the country this year. it has not seen the same slowdown in sales. -- 10,000 jobs are expected to be created in china every year for the next three years. they have been told not to pay the taxes until the last minute. this counselor and design early papers of tax bills as negative interest rates set by switzerland's central bank. the local authority would have to pay to keep his money in the bank. the mood will save -- the move will save 2 million euros later this year.

late payers will be subject to the same penalties. carroll withephen business news. time now for the press review. time to take a look at what is making headlines across the world. for that i am joined in the studio by florence milliman no. -- florence villeminot. continuing to pay tribute to pop idol david goalie, who passed away at 69. flo: it is the front page story across the world. let's look at a couple of front pages so that "the wall to journal" is talking about how in london and across the globe, folks remember david bowie. taken in south london. there is a similar picture of china daily to show you how it has crossed the world. china daily says the rock world is morning, and rolling stone has great words for david bowie

today, saying he is the greatest rock star who ever felt to this or any other world. it is surprising. there is a 32 reach special issue-- a 32 page special for the many lives and death of david bowie. the pop idol was known for reinventing himself throughout his lifetime, kind of resurrecting himself like a phoenix. tom, therdust, major thin white duke. you can see there is a song about sadly. death becomes just a couple days after the release of his latest he uses the star." lyrics from one of the songs from that album, lazarus, at their editorial. you can see it in the left-hand corner, which ends by saying oh, i am going to be free.

>> anyway, papers in the u.k. are pulling out all stops today, also to pay to be to the national hero. flo: the best front page is in the british press. let's look at "the guardian." you can see this wonderful photo of david bowie. the independent as well. special souvenir edition. words for thewing most influential british pop artist ever, he personified our culture throughout his inspirational life. there is a detail in the editorialist says, "how english in the end to cancer -- to keep your cancer diagnosis private. they say, "rest in space, star man. papers in germany are focusing on their anti-refugee march in leipzig.

raising: they were refugee sizing svg signs. wasinted out that the rally organized with the local chapter of an anti-islam association we have been talking a lot about in recent months. the protest was largely peaceful, but there were some skirmishes in a southern neighborhood by right-wing extremists. that is why the title here is "riots," because at least 250 people were arrested. >> germans across the country have been demonstrating against a record influx of refugees, who they blame for the wave of sexual attacks in cologne on new year's eve. flo: the open-door policy in germany is under fire. you can see here that angela merkel has painted herself into a corner with her refugee

policy. "the independent" reports from cologne and says refugees are living in a climate of fear. they fear that i can be -- that there can be backlash. the have already been reports of vigilante groups attacking refugees, leaving at least two people in the hospital. scandal for what her curd -- that rivals what occurred in cologne. >> there are reports that police covered up a sexual harassment of young women at a possible festival in stockholm. the incident reportedly happened in 2014. you can read about it in "the guardian. this was months before -- one month before the general election. you can see the quote in the title. that is the prime minister, who says women in sweden have been a betrayal.a double no one was convicted of the crimes and police did not make them public until now. police have promised an in-depth investigation. note,'s end on a lighter

coming after a whirlwind relationship, the announcement today that media mogul rupert murdoch is marrying supermodel jerry hall. flo:awúwóóóóó

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