aidlians gathering around distribution centers. we're receiving a huge number of wounded people. hospitals are all full. no more room to treat patients in intensive care units. reporter: damascus and its ally, russia, reduced airstrikes last week. the government also says rebels up in the city could leave families if they laid down their arms. the rebel held eastern half of under intensen

fire since forces loyal to al-assad launched a major offensive last month to recapture the city. relativeew days of calm, russian jets have resumed bombing. laura: at least 14 people have been killed in afghanistan and many more wounded after an attack on shiite pilgrims in the capital kabul. the worshipers were gathered for festival for ashura. three attackers opened fire and the government, at least two were killed by security forces. 15% of make up around the population in afghanistan. hazaras,hem are ethnic militant sunni groups like the groupn and islamic state frequently attack them. merkel has called on the reinnment in ethiopia to in police brutality and embrace a more open and transparent

politics. german chancellor spoke in addis ababa as she wrapped up a three-day tour of africa in efforts to ease the migrant crisis in europe. rights groups say at least ine00 have died in unrest ethiopia this year and the government has recently declared a state of emergency. merkel says protestors must be included in the political process. translator: it's a natural and poverty has been dealt with when people are they'll want to express wishes for the nation. half of the people in ethiopia people.g they're impatient and want to express themselves using today's mediums, social networks and ways.h other laura: france is to open its supervised injection facility for drug addicts in paris. the center, known as a shooting

gallery, will allow addicts to inject heroin and other hard environmentafe supervised by medical officials and social workers. center will help bring down the rates of h.i.v. affections. critics say it risks making the problem worse. martin pollard has this report. martin: this paris hospital now as a supervised drug injection center. it's the first in the country. will open daily from half 1:00 p.m. 50 addicts will be able to use the facility at a time. the health minister opened the center. translator: we are opening a people who inject are marginalized, who we can't reach with health and preventive measures in place. the facility seeks to provide a place that's safe, stirileed with

syringes. the aim is to curb overdose the spread of diseases transmitted by needle taking yearst's for this to happen in france. hotsurrounding areas is a spot for drug addicts. some worry this will make things worse. translator: i don't believe wait until the center opens before they start shooting up. i don't think the dealers will stay away, either. around all day. in any case, it's something we have to deal with every day. they shoot up outside the shop opposite and come inside for coffee. today there are fewer problems violence. martin: switzerland was the world tontry in the introduce supervised injection rooms in 1996. since then, a number of followed suit. >> there's a study that shows that perhaps more than a third of people who use the facilities to find a job. once this happens, they start to

ween themselves off drugs little little. martin: this facility will open to users on friday and another strasbourg in a month's time. laura: joining me to discuss, dagmar hedrick from the european monitoring system. denmark, spain and spirits land, countriese european that operate these centers, or shooting galleries. are they working? do they bring down overdose deaths and rate of h.i.v. infection? >> in 60 cities that have established these services in europe, 10 different countries, have unanimous experiences with these services. veryhave helped to reach a marginalized group of drug user. they have successfully shown reduce risk behavior of

the users outside the center so effect an educational and there is, of course, a very whore effect that people overdose will immediately get rescued in these centers. litter andg-related syringes in the neighborhood. situation have been changed by the establishment of these arounds in many cities europe already. laura: critics, though, say this the de facto decriminalization of heroin. encouragedddicts be and helped to quit hard drugs, them? than helped to take actuallyhe services are a major bridge into treatment for these populations. and they are existing so situationsrug policy

in europe, one cannot say this ofactually a sign decriminalization because it's a bigger offerin of services and it has a very specific and very targeted function to reach groups we cannot reach with other means and to bring them into contact showsn fact, the research have beenusers contacted through these services and been referred into treatment rates of detoxification and opiate has risenon treatment among those using these services. laura: a lot of people don't centers in their neighborhoods. they're worried the centers will addicts intoug their neighborhoods and with it, addictionms that drug brings. dagmar: the fact that people do

not want these services in their is a problem for other treatments, like homelessness centers. but, in fact, the services have shown they can contribute to a neighborhood feel safer, to reducing public injecting in particular, of relatedand also drug litter like syringes lying around, and bringing other in danger. and i think usually where they they'ren established, welcomed by the police who sees this also as an improvement and neighborhood situation is usually appeased by the function.once they however -- point.sorry, finish your dagmar: they need to have a certain capacity to bring the these neighborhoods need, actually. if the services are too small in that, of course, is a problem.

hedrich, thank you very much for joining us. french police officers have been protesting across the country against what they see as increasingly dangerous working conditions. it follows petrol bomb attack in on sunday in which several officers were seriously injured. police say they no longer feel going into gangland no-go zones around major cities. reporter: taking to the streets, police held silent protests across the country to anger. >> there is growing hostility towards the police. some policemen have been injured, others ambushed. it's unacceptable. protests come after two policemen were severely injureded in a fire bob on saturday.aris they were on patrol when a group of about 15 people surrounded their car. arrived ats who backup were also injured. say the attack was

not an isolated incident. country,reas in the they warn, have become no-go zones for security forces. foright now it's impossible just two or three policemen to areas.certain now, of course, if you send in 25 policemen, that's fine. we can make sure we're safe. justwo or three is impossible. >> unions are calling on the morenment to give police resources. meanwhile, french prime minister rejects the suggestion there are no-go zones in france and has crimeto do more to fight in france's suburbs. laura: the colombian government and the country's second largest has announced they'll hold peace talks in ecuador later this month. for president juan manuel santos who picked up a for bringing about

farc.with the tom: a fresh glimmer of hope finally becan grasped in colombia, after reject an accord reached the the farc rebels, country turning their attention to the national liberation army, e.l.n. >> the delegations for the government and the e.l.n. have negotiations in the ecuadorian capital october 27. tom: the e.l.n., like the farc rebels, have been at war with the government since 1964. now, they, too, say they're ready to down weapons. on inh side from here will take other actions and humanitarian missions to create a favorable environment for peace. tom: after the government warned takeno negotiations could place until the e.l.n. freed hostages, the guerrillas

announced that process would begin before the kyoto talks take place. monday, they liberate their third hostage in two weeks. country'sews for the newest nobel peace laureate, president santos, after more than half of his countrymen earlier his farc deal this month. >> now that we are making advances with the e.l.n., we complete peace. the eyes of the world are watching us and expecting the best. colombians, those who voted yes, those who voted no, those who didn't vote, hope we will to overcome our difficulties and move forward. commander has said the e.l.n. can count on the hisort and solidarity of rebels, adding that he wished the latest push for peace every success. laura: classes have resumed at one of south africa's top universities after violent

clashes yesterday between students and police. the unrest was triggered by the for an 8% hikean in tuition fees. reporter: one of south africa's universities resembling a battlefield. police clashed with angry johannesburg'se vitz university for a second consecutive day on tuesday. tear gas and rubber bullets were used to disperse protestors and prevent them from disrupting classes which resumed on monday was closedniversity for a whole month. in place to extend the last weeko weeks and he are saying that the option of brought is basically to shut down. that would be unfortunate for everyone. reporter: protestors are demanding free higher education studentsincluding for

who come from wealthy families. afters erupted last month a government proposal to raise university fees up to 8% in measure who protestors say will especially affect poor black students. president jacob zuma announced interministerial committee to study the students' he insisted the state cannot afford to pay for families.rom wealthy >> it would be very difficult to the government for a child of a parent who has every means to pay. it don't make sense and i don't think there's any government in world should do so. reporter: last year, similar zuma'srations forced government to scrap planned in 2015.ncreases laura: vladimir putin canceled a trip to paris. one day after france called

for an investigation into alleged russian war crimes in syria. moscow says putin will wait for a more comfortable time. merkel has told ethiopia to stop police brutality against morestors and embrace a open form of politics. the german chancellor wrapping ina tour of africa today addis ababa. france is to open its first safe for drug addicts in paris. the center will allow people to drugs.inject hard ahead despiteing opposition from locals. let's get business news now. kate moody here with an update. starting with samsung's exploding phones. tell us more. kate: a consumer safety scandal and financial scandal for samsung. 8% at the close of trade in seoul this tuesday before the company announced the decision it would permanently stop production of

its galaxy note 7 phone. andumers of the original replacement model have reported problems of overheating, some bursting into flames. on immediate impact samsung's bottom line will be survive thean it exploding scandal? of explosionsries and vacuum in the market. galaxy note 7 out of the picture, samsung's competitors are rushing in to share spoils. apple with the wa, now7, but also hua with a leg up. chinese brand offers , including high-end ones. >> because samsung is in trouble, hawee i-will look to the up volumes across range. reporter: samsung will be faced with the financial costs of permanently ending sales of the

galaxy model which analysts estimate could be up to $17 billion. the crisis is also affecting the company's share value. the note 7 for started august 19, samsung's rockyprice has been on a ride. on september 9, it lost almost afterllion in value american civil aviation authorities issued a warning asking flyers not to use their on planes. it then lost almost twice as much on tuesday when samsung the phone.ing that was the biggest daily 2008, but some koreans believe the giant can weather the storm. >> in the long term, i think the long.ve impact not like when they launch a new model, next year, the consumers this year andings smartphonehe samsung reporter: regardless of dedebacle of the

be one ofe 7 could the costliest failures in tech history. a court case against apple has been taken up by the u.s. supreme court. two lower courts ruled in apple's favor, saying samsung distinctive design features from the iphone on its smartphone. court will evaluate the value of the features themselves. the lawyers from the two sides had to say about the case. >> 11 times now samsung has been guilty of intentionally and blatantly copying the iphone. hasy court at every level agreed. we think it's wrong and that poses chilling risks to the of design and innovation. >> what we argued today was that circuit'sl interpretation, which gives all the profits on the phone for a

patent on a narrow portion of a phone's appearance, all of the important patents that comprise a it workne and that make to do all the things that the functionality of the smartphone allows. at the markets, wall street is extending losses this session. jones is down over 200 points, nasdaq down nearly 1.75. the aluminum maker, alcoa, weighing down trading as it kicked off earnings season with a weak third quarter. we'll have more on that in a minute. the ftse 100 hit a record intraday high during tuesday trading before dropping back to close along with the rest of the european markets below the flat line. the paris cac down more than a percentage point.

sterling has been under pressure since the british government set a date to begin brexit indicated it wasoint. leaning toward a hard brexit, prioritizing immigration controls over access to the european market. analysts say political is accelerating the pound's drop. >> i think the concern is speed of the decline. did trade in a fairly tight range between 130 and 135. the politics has got a little bit more problematic drivenhink that's what's the decline lower. certainly since we've broken declines has of accelerated somewhat. obviously, the difficult is part of.tuation that other factors include a slightly stronger dollar and in fed rateion of a u.s. rise but certainly sentiment towards the pound is bearish at moment. kate: the weakening pound is good news for at least one tourism.hat's the agency visit britain 2% increase this july

compared to the same period a ago. the exchange rate meant they -- for theire f money. more over the 4% last year with americans leading the shopping spree. referendum,od post post-brexit, this is the shining star industry that really is benefiting from, amongst other things, a weakening of the pound. betterd news is, we're value than we have been for 30-plus years for americans. market, theyingle spend three billion pounds a year here. so americans seeing this as being a value story is good. interestingly, i think the abroad thisng winter are going to get sticker shot when they realize how which ise pound buys very good for domestic tourism. alcoa stocks have dropped 10%. the aluminum maker reported andr-than-expected earnings

revenue in the third quarter. the company has been closing down high-cost smelter the u.s. as it copes with low commodities prices sparked by a global oversupply. in november, alcoa will officially split its raw aluminum business from its faster growing sector supplying the aerospace and automotive markets. general electric has announced a more than $1.5 billion deal to power, a denmark toer of rotor blades used wind turbines. placerying to cement its in the fast growing wind power market. south africa's finance minister has been ordered to appear in of fraud.harges officials other investigated on allegations of misconduct when he was in charge country's tax collection service a decade ago.

the be back in an hour with closing numbers on wall street. laura: we're taking a short break. do stay with us. úaaaaaa

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