berlin. the commander walks across the border into india, a heroes welcome awaits him. alalso, the daylong babattle wih militants in mogadishu is over. first they bombed a hotel, then special forces surrounded and killed them. a waterside villa is going for a song in turkey's biggest city and there is a bonus.

a turkish passport. a record shop filled with 1200 copies of the beatles white album. find out what is happening in hamburg. phil: i am phil gayle. welcome to the program. pakistan has freed indian pilot captured when his plane was shot down over pakistan. indian air force says the commander is undergoing medical checks. the prime minister treated the nation is proud of you are exemplary courage. pakistan says the release of the pilot captured wednesday after he ejected from his aircraft was an effort to de-escalate tensions between the nuclear armed neighbors. >> a hero's homecoming. the wing commander walking

across the border into india, two days after pakistan shut down its fighter jet -- his fighter jet over its territory. locals gathered earlier in the day at the border crossing as anticipation mounted across the country ahead of the pilot's release. >> ever since i heard the pilot was captutured by pakistan, i he been praying for his return to india. that is all i wantnted. i am s so happy now. as a captiveve in pakistan, he became the face of tensions between the rivals. the disputed region once again edging the new care neighbors to the brink of war. the latest escalation began two weweeks ago when 4 40 indian trs were killed by pakistan-based

militants. news of the release described as a gesture of peace by the pakistani prime minister was also welcomed in pakistan. >> on humanitarian grounds and under the geneva convention, pakistan had to hand them over to india. we did so quickly to show the world we respect human rights. >> there is help now on both sides of the conflict that the pilot's release will be enough to calm tensions. phil: two islamabad, where we find our journalist. welcome to data via. -- welcome to dw. let's start with where this gesture of peace mate lead. is there real goodwill to start pepeace talks? >> the evevening. yes, it very well l looks that waway. pakistan hasas given it a royall treatment in the e return of ths indian pilots. they are really trying to increasese dialogue with their

indian counterpart. as skirmishes have takaken plac, it remains quite uncertain, because nobody knows how the return will be received in india. whether they would really accept this grand gesture of peace. in parliament, he as stated he is ready to work with his neighbor, but we don't know how india will receive it. skirmishes continue and it still looks very uncertain. phil: pakistan has received a dossier from india with details about the attack, in which 4040 indian troops s were kild.d. what response has theree been? >> you are rigight. papastan has received a detetaid dossier are from india detailing telephone trananscripts anand ps how this w was arranged on pakiststani soil.

pakistan has said it will l look through thisis dossier and analyze the evidence. if s something is brought to the forefront ththat they can work with, they will l get to the bottom of its.s. at this point, it i is a bit uncertain if that will takee place, b because theouounder of the group is in pakistanan and t feeling unwell a and has n beeen brought to t trial or takeken to court.t. the foreign minister tododay sad that it is up to the courts andd if we find evidence e that is crediblele, we will moveve forw. the inteatioional commununity wl be quite uncertain andndeally a bit t despond and with the respsponse, becauause an illnens should n not be the fofocus. he should d be brought to cocout and dedealt with, because he is the foder r of a tererrorist grp thatat is responsisible for very deadly aacacks.

there is evidence of t the dossr to states that he applauded the attack. phil: given that, there must be a lots of questions about the seriousness with which pakistan is really fighghting terrorism. >> yes. that is s the quesestion. it has been a question for quite some time. the united s states has emphasid that pakistan needs to do more in dealing with terrorism. at thihis point, the administratition is fairly new. we don't know whether they will be able to give us a new set of researches -- a new set of researcassurances that they will deal with terrorism. the ball is in the army's court of how terrorism is dealt with.

it is uncertain to see which direction they are going and,, bubut i don't t think pakisistan afford to engagage in anotherr conflict with indidia. i thinink it will do its best to deal with homegrown terrorism, but the foreign minisisr's response does make those things look quite up in the air. how strong pakistan is in dealing wiwith homegrorown terrm , because atat this point, ititl behehe same olold set of cardsd. which way things go still remains uncertain. phil: thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. phil: police in somalia's capital say and almost 24 hour gunbattle with extremists is over. special forces are reported to have killed all of the fighters who is staged the building, causing heavy casualtities.

>> a night of c chaos in mogadishu. people flee for their lives after -- the target, a hotel, a luxury hotel in impoverished mogadishu. it has been targeted before. last night, it was ablaze after a car bomb exploded at its gaze. >> while i was driving, suddenly i saw a speeding luxury car heading toward the hotel. the explosion rocked the whole area. >> for residents, it wasas a horrifying night.. we are being told the man who made this video had a whole night of fighting just next to took shelter. this was the scene of a newly opened library in mogadishu, a symbol of hope that has been that the battered and so has the

confidence of somalians. >> i can't express in words how anxious and shocked i was. >> the fighting lasted through the day. it took nearly a whole day for security forces to put an end to the attack. in its afterermath, localals foa major thoroughfare filled with wreckage.. the group has repeatedly shown it can hit the center of mogadishu. after this latest violence, somalians are again anangry at e government,, which seems unanabe to stop major attatacks like ths one from occurring. phil: let's get more from our journalist on the line from mogadishu. welcome. what is the latest? >> police in somalia have confirmed that they have secured the premises. they used to car bombs before

then stormed the hotel and nearby buildings. in downtown mogadishu, it is popular with government officials. the area has been secured. security forces have checkeked r explosives andnd cleared a numbr of militants. there isis no commement from the somalia government, but the area has beenen secured right now. the media was banned from reporting from the scene, but finally at around 6 p.m. mogadishu time, the government announced d that the siege had ended.d. the militants who had been holed upup havavbeen sececed. itasas a big sececurity challen, but they promised they will work more.

it is unclear how they were able to work out such a complex attack. phil: these attacks keep happening, as we heard. people are angry with the government for allowing this to continue. what has been the government response? >> that is a very important question. momogadishu survived a devastatg civil war, so it is ththousandsf lives that havave been lost.. the current administration has been in power for two years and other priorities that the government had was to eliminate the threat by two years. that timeframe has officially expired as of february 8 and does not appear to be doing much yet to tackle al shabaab.

we haven't seen major military activities over the past three years, so we know the deadly attack on the 14th of octotober, 2017 appears to be the deadliest so far. people are angry at the somali government that despite the security measures the government has put in place, a militant group is still able to launch brazen attacks on facilities, including government institutions. they are demanding answers. phil: thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. turkey has refused to renew work permits of two german journalists, one employed by state television and another by a newspaper.

officials did not provide any reason. more than 80 foreign correspondents are currently waiting for their work permits to be renewed. tens of thousands of people have been protesting across algeria against the president's bid for a fifth term in the capital. demonstrators were confronted by security forces as they tried to reach the presidential palace. the president has been in power since 1999. saudi arabia has stripped of osama bin laden's son of his citizenship after the u.s. offered a $1 million reward for infoformation about hihis whereabouts. officials believe he is ememergg as a leader of al qaeda, the group that brought down the world trade center in the 9/11 attacks. a swedish climate activist has joined striking students in hamburg. people around the world have rallied behind the 16-year-old's fridays for future movement,

walking out of classes and calling on politicians to take stronger action on climate change. cases of measles are on the increase around the world. unicef describes the trend astro-med at and is urging people to get vaccinated. officials say one cause of the increaease is officials refusing to vaccinate their children. the first -- >> the first symptoms are similar to the flu, then a rash appears.s. 98 countries reported an increase in patient numbers. in places like brazil, where measles was thought to no longer exist, the disease has reappeared. the united nations children's relief organization has issued a dire warning. >> measles is potetentially a fatal disease, partrticularly in areas where children are already vulnerable. they are malnourished, they have other diseases. it has major implications. >> medical experts around the

world are worried. >> we should take this as a warning sign. the places we are seeing outbreaks are areas where systems are weak or people are not seeking immunization. >> according to unicef, getting a vaccination is a simple andnd effective solution. much easier than trading measles once it has broken out. phil: cities in india are being rewarded for their efforts to become rubbish free. entrepreneurs have spotted an opportunity to turn waste mamanagement intnto a businessst benenefits them, the communityt, and the enenvinment. > from delhi to bangalore, a lack of re-freeze -- a lack of refuse disposal systems m means trash is pilingng up. scavenengers scout through the trash. the founders of a startup wanted to improve their lot. >> for one dollars a day, they

put their hand in trash. you never know whahat you are to come in contact wi. if you have lost everythining in life, you have no hope, that is when you do this. >> with its modern recycling facilities, i got garbage is tackling india's trash crisis and providing a better workplace for waste pickers. >> we have done around 25 million kg of recycling in our system. we are trying to reach as much waste, because we want to give them a dignified life. they get salary, they get weekly offs. their children go to school. >> this system links up factories and households with trash collectors who bring waste to recycling centers instead of landndfills. together, they have gathered thousands of tons of garbage and

the network is growing. india's refuse crisis is being fueled by one thing above all -- plastic. it can be produced cheaply and easily. that is the problem. >> i know one thing. any time any small or big problem gets solved, plastics are the solution. it is the most effective. for that one reason,n, we will keep it. the government can ban certain products, but the rest of the problem, growth is not going to rivers. growth rates are not going to reverse. consumption is not going to reverse. india cononsumes 30 million tons of plastic. >> even cows, sacred to hindus, now feed on the toxic wastinin ththe stets.

there are new innovations designed to counter the plastic leg. >> people are not ready to change their habits. they are addicted to it. we have introduced something so you don't have to choose your habits. >> green bags are made from starch and vegetable oil derivatives and biodegrade in a few weeks. the lack of proper waste management is flooding plastics and other harmful garbage into india's ririvers and seas.s. addressing waste effectively remains a global challenge. phil: take a look at some more events from around the world. u.s. have backed -- u.s. backed syrian defense forces are clearing so-called isis militants. they have been surrendering to

forces outside the town, their last stronghold. kim jong-un has been meeting with the vietnamese president. it has been described as a gogoodwill visit a day after tas between german kim and u.s. president donald trump in vietnam were cut short when they couldn't agree grand conditions for sanctions relief. tsunami alerts in july after a -- in chile after a magnitude seven event hit. media reports say a tremor was hit as far away as brazil. turkey's currency has been on the slide for months. even the rich are feeling the pinch. many feel the only way out of the crisis is to sell their property, so many dozens of luxury villas are on sale. eager foreigners are snapping them up and not just because of the low prices.

as a bonus, turkish citizenship. >> a boat right here is like a trip through istanbul's history. the impressive mansions lining the shores were built in the ottoman era for wealthy owners. these villas are some of the most expensive and exclusive properties is double -- istanbul has to offer. since turkey's currency crisis last year, many owners are seeking to monetize them and opened the doors of their luxury mansions to potential buyers. the crisis has been a boon to some. one is a broker for luxury real estate. another represents potential buyers from the middle east. the villa they are viewing today

is one of the more modest. it boasts eight rooms, two kitchens and two parlors. plenty of marble and a huge landing for a private yacht. the asking price, 130 million turkish lira, the equivalent of around 21 million euros. >> around 60 of the 600 here are on sale. the prices are lower, especially because the lira has lost value. that is why demand is high. >> is not just a property market. while many turkish people can no longer afford to buy homes, sales to foreigners have risen by 80%. above all, to buyers from the arab world. the turkish government recently announced that buyers can receive turkish citizenship. >> my clients are investing in

real estate. they are convinced that they put down a lot of money today, it will be profitable in the future. the turkish economy and the lira will recover sooner or later, then the investment will pay off. >> there is another reason why the waterside the laws are so popular, especially with buyers from the middle east. >> many arabs are familiar with them from m turkish tv d dramas. peoplele on television are on tm all the time, because people are crazy about them. sometimes my clients call me and say i want to buy this villa from my favorite series. >> the viewing is over for today. the realtors intend to continue bargaining. it is likely that this mansion and its spectacular view will

soon change hands. phil: now to hamburg for a look at a new exhibition as much for the years as for the eyes. it aims to highlight how visual art influences music and the other way around. this is a special treat for fans of the beatles. >> this may look like a record store, but it is not. it is an art exhibit for the years. t -- the ears. it features 1200 copies of the beatles'white album. it is part of the expedition, hyper, a journey into art and music. 40 artists have turned their favorite songs into installations, giving the music scene a face, blending sound with the senses. >> this is not an academic

exhibit. it is not a difficult conceptual exhibit, even though there are many conceptual pieces. things are very colorful, very loud. people say you can't turn up a picture like you can music, we are trying to turn up the art here. >> there are headphones throughout and visitors can dive into worlds of sound. the unconventional seating arrangements create new perspectives. the curator is not an art historian, but a music journalist. his approach to the exhibition has been unique from the start. >> i created this exhibition in cooperation with the artist. i held interviews and talks with each artist, then everything was

easy. they are really able to explain the most complex relationships in just a few sentences. this is part of the exhibition. even people who do not know anything about art and just like music will gain a completely new way into art with this exhibition. >> a journey from genres from indie rock to 80's hits to scandalous pop stars. or to classics, such as the album -- such as kraftwerk's album autobahn. >> if you leave and suddenly

hear music and the with new eyes, that is something you can only dream about. because of the collaboration, this one does just that. >> the exhibition is the first and only of its kind worldwide. an ode to the love affair between art and music. phil: it is carnival time in many parts of the world. here in germany, cologne is particularly enthusiastic. the brazilian city of rio de janeiro is gearing up for its world-famous party, which begins today with millions of people taking to the streetets. cities were during the finishing touches to preparations before the parades and dancing begin. as a reminder, our top story, pakistan has freed and indian pilot captured when his plane was shot down. pakistan says the release of the wing commander is an effort to deescalate recent tensions.

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. last week . thank you for watching live from paris restart in algeria like tens of thousands took to the streets this friday too cool for the country's ailing president not to run. in an upcoming election in apri. protesters chanted by blindly to feca and he's full peaceful. according to reports a white police were on the scene with some using tear gas as seen in these images here. to discuss -- crowns