inspired, keep painting, and i promise i'm going to see you right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. >> hello and welcome to the "journal" live on dw. venezuela declare seven days of national mourning after president hugo chavez succumbs to cancer. >> microsoft facing legal action for failing to provide customers internet choices. >> thanks for joining us. huge crowds of mourners have taken to the streets of the venezuelan capital, caracas, and tributes have been pouring in from the allies of president hugo chavez, who has died from cancer at the age of 58. >> the socialist leader came to power in 1999 and had won a third term in power five months ago. he was viewed as a champion of the poor and the inspiration for the new left in south america. >> but he was a controversial and polarizing figure. he became increasingly authoritarian, antagonized his opponents and let the country's infrastructure rot. >> on tuesday, he lost his two- year battle against cancer, sparking an outpouring of grief from supporters. >> mortars thronged the streets of caracas, accompanying their president on

stay inspired, keep painting, and i promise to see you right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> canyons are voting in general elections seen as a test of the democratic credentials. the two front runners. >> kenyatta facing charges for his role in post? -- post-election violence. both say that there will be no bloodshed. >> boating has been mostly peaceful, but has been some violence on election day. >> voting had barely begun the for the first deaths were reported. 15 died in attacks across the country. >> whether it is isolated and can be contained, we do not know. >> rival tribes attacked each other in the wake of the disputed presidential election. more than 1000 people died, thousands more chased from their homes. many voters in today's election are anxious to avoid a repeat of the violence. the two main candidates represent the rival tribes involved in the violence that followed the last election. one is the prime minister odinga, who they feel was robbed of the presidency in 2007 calling and to respect

god bless you, stay inspired, and i promise to see you right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. >> welcome. live from the studios in burlington, this is "the journal." i am brian thomas. >> a massive outpouring of anger in cyprus. pressuring the government to renegotiate the eurozone bailout deal. >> turkish politicians raising hopes of an impending cease-fire around the conflict that has claimed 40,000 lives. >> the government backing away from banning the far right mpd. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> thank you for being with us. frantic meetings are under way in which the government ministers in cyprus are trying to reverse the levy is imposed on bank accounts. cyprus may be a test case. "politicians in cyprus are reporting to scale back demands. france and germany have emphasized there were not behind the move. they do have a large russian community and vladimir putin has called on a fair, and professional, and dangerous. >> they will vote on the levee on tuesday. >> they do not understand why they should be the first to bail them out fr

i hope to see you again right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. european union and the government of cyprus has agreed on a euro package to salvage the countries tanks. many are still skeptical. a call for politicians to be held accountable. as this nation prepares to face years of austerity to meet the terms laid out by its international lenders. >> we will be going live to our correspondents in just a moment. first, this report. >> cyprus's a banks have been closed for 10 days now. the two mainlanders will be shut on thursday. smaller banks will open in the morning. the to be a bank holiday anyway. went ahead as planned. celebrations are muted. everyone knows there are hard times ahead. >> there is no other choice. i cannot say we rejoice, but if this is the only possible way, then i want to assure you that we will be very resilient. >> it is goodbye to the low-tax business model that attracted lots of money a broad, a huge number of inking jobs will go. the country's a second-biggest bank, lockheed, will be submerged into the bank of cyprus. tha

as much fun as i am and i promise i'm going to see you right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> changes to the constitution raising concerns over the rule of law. >> japan marking the second anniversary the deadly tsunami that sparked a nuclear meltdown. >> the world's most lavish polling station. >> the year opinion and does not like what's going on in budapest. lawmakers have passed highly controversial changes to the constitution that critics say violate the. >> they say hungary is no longer a constitutional majority. >> the set of amendments passed through a vote of 265-11 passed since to the two-thirds conservative government. it further restricts freedom of the press and includes a controversial new social measures. the socialists boycotted the vote. for more, we go to budapest where stefan is standing by. why did the government feel the need to make these changes? >> they wanted to make the changes to ensure that the constitutional court can no longer intervene in their policies. the constitutional cour

bless you, stay inspired, keep painting, and i promise to see you real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. >> nice to have you here on the "journal" on dw in berlin. north korea threatens to scrap all non-agression pact with south korea after united nations sanctions. >> dozens had to caracas to their final farewell to hugo chavez. >> on international women's day, we look at an initiative in india to train women cabdrivers. north korea says it is scrapping a non-agression pact with south korea and canceling the armistice agreement between them. >> these threats come after the united nations security council put fresh sanctions on the communist country over its nuclear program. they have called for calm and restraint, saying the situation on the korean peninsula is highly complex and sensitive. >> the german foreign minister has urged china to use its influence on p'yongyang to stop its provocative actions. >> propaganda and north korean style. state tv shows kim jong un visiting units close to the border with south korea. his focus is on a south korean island, a gesture aimed to provoke n

we'll see you again on another yarnell school of fine art. >> hello and welcome to the "journal" on dw in berlin. >> let's take a look at the headlines. >> pope an addict meets his cardinals were the last time time before his resignation -- pope benedict meets his cardinals for the last time before his resignation goes into effect. >> new rules to set limits on bankers' annual payday. >> a victory over defending champs, dortmund. history is being made in rome. hope an addict is preparing to retire -- pope benedict is preparing to retire. >> his final act, a speech to his cardinals. he bade farewell and urged unity when electing his replacement. >> a last round of up laws for the departing pope -- of applause for the departing pope. in a few days, a conclave of cardinals will elect a new pontiff. some are worried at the prospect of having both a reigning pope and the retired one. an addict tried to dispel -- benedict ride to dispel any fears of conflict. >> among you cardinals is the future pope. to him i promise my unconditional reverence and obedience. >> this is likely to be the pope

stay inspired, keep painting, and i promise to see you right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. >> this is the journal on dw. >> our top stories this hour. a new pope from the new world. pope francis, the pontiff from argentina begins his first day as head of the romomatholic church. >> china has a new leader. >> volkswagon betting on abroad as sales at home sputter. there are two new leaders in the world today. one spiritual and one political.l. and together they represent 2.5 billion people. we will begin with the roman catholic church's new pontiff. pope francis. hem bodies a new list of chapters for the church. >> that is right. he is the first pope from argentina and he is the first pontiff to take the name, francis. >> his election on wednesday night unleashed a wave of joy and emotion in rome, south america and around the world. familiar francis began his first day to a visit outside the vatican to one of the oldest churches in the world. at an alter to the icon to the virgin mary the new pope knelt and prayed. he also greeted the priests of the basilica who had just bee

painting, and i promise i'm going to see you right here with a brand new painting on another yarnell school of fine art. >> hello and a warm welcome to the "journal" coming to you from dw. china's outgoing premier announces record government spending at the opening of the national people's congress. >> one of the world's most important, show's opening in geneva with vw introducing its new concept car. >> and in world soccer, the champions league finals. the chinese premier has made his final address to the national people's congress as the country prepares for a transition of power. >> he listed what had been achieved for the past 10 years and set ambitious targets for the next decade including boosting economic growth, tackling corruption and addressing economic inequalities. >> the change in leadership in china's communist party takes place once every 10 years. president hu jintao will also step down. >> for the last time, the chinese president opened a session of the national peepers -- peoples conference. xi jinping is set to take over as president. it is also outgoing leader wen jiabao's last conf

inspired, god bless you, and i promise i'm going to see you right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. >> hello and welcome to the "journal" here on dw. >> these are our top stories at this hour -- and a divided europe. leaders haggled over policy for cypress and arms over syrian rebels. >> and the pope urges catholics to remember the roots of their faith. >> boeing says it has solved the battery problems that beset the 787 dreamliner. >> well, first up, a two-day meeting of eu leaders has been drawing to a close in brussels, and there have been some serious and divisive issues on the agenda. >> not least, the question of if the eu should abandon its arms embargo in syria and start providing military support to the rebel forces fighting against the regime of bashar al assad. >> both britain and france say the time has come to get more involved. it is a position that could lead to a major rift in the eu. >> he is prepared to go it alone. the french president was unequivocal in his comments over farming syrian rebels, with or without his partners. >> there could be one or two countries

keep painting, and i promise i'm going to see you right here i hope real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. >> welcome to the "journal" coming to from dw in berlin. >> german-russian tensions after moscow searches and german ngo 's. berlin sent -- suns a russian envoy in protest. >> the green light given to the rebels in their fight against the assad regime. >> the u.s. supreme court takes up the controversial issue of same-sex marriage. >> the state of relations between russia and germany is tense at this hour following new raids on a number of german ngo 's in various russian cities. >> non-governmental organizations include a foundation which has close links to chancellor merkel's party. some of its computers were confiscated, and the foundation linked to the german social democrats was also searched. these searches are part of what activists are calling a crackdown on western non- governmental organizations deemed to be working as foreign agents. the german foreign ministry is calling the actions unacceptable and has summoned the russian envoy to give an explanation. let's crossover no

stay inspired, keep painting, and i promise to see you right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. >> live from the dw studios in berlin, this is." -- this is the "journal." >> lawmakers in cyprus overwhelmingly reject a tax on savings. >> in syria, the government and rebels trade accusations of using chemical weapons in a village near aleppo. >> pope francis officially begins his papacy in rome with a promise to embrace the whole of humanity. >> in a vote expected to have wide ranging consequences, lawmakers in cyprus have delivered a decisive and overwhelming note to a government tax to lead the bank accounts. >> that means government cash for pensions, welfare, and health care could dry up as early as may. parliament voted less than an hour ago, following to be would days of high drama, handing the government and brussels a resounding defeat with no delegates voting in favor of the plan. 36 no votes and 19 abstentions. >> the house speaker had urged mp's to say no to blackmail in the vote on the bureau's own bailout package. his words clearly catching the angry mood in the cham

stay inspired, keep painting, and i promise to see you right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. >> hello and a warm welcome to the "journal." >> our headlines for you at this hour -- >> north korea threatens the united states with a pre-emptive nuclear strike. >> negotiations under way to secure the release of 21 u.n. peacekeepers taken hostage at the golan heights. >> san francisco bay bridge dazzles crowds with a massive lights display. north korea has threatened to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the united states. it is the latest escalation in the ongoing war of words. >> both the north and south have traded threats of military action in recent days. in a few hours, the united nations security council votes on new sanctions against north korea. >> the resolution is a response to p'yongyang's third nuclear test in february. >> a show of solidarity in p'yongyang just hours after the vote at the united nations. tens of thousands of north koreans gathered in the capital to protest against the sanctions. top officials told the crowds that north korea was ready to ac

inspired, keep painting, and i promise i'm going to see you right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. >> this is the "journal" coming to you live from dw in berlin. >> here's a look a what is coming up in the next half-hour. >> frustration mounts in cyprus. authorities rushed to find a way to open banks but prevent a run on them. >> the world's five biggest emerging economy seek to expand their political influence and economic clout. >> berlin is cry foul after a property development removes part of the famous east side gallery. officials in cyprus are scrambling to put measures in place to prevent a run on deposits when the country's banks reopen on thursday. >> is central bank governor said authorities were making superhuman efforts to get shuddered banks ready as promised and give relief to struggling citizens and businesses. >> cypriots are angry and anxious about their accounts, which they've not had access to for about two weeks. >> many have been warned that they stand to lose a large chunk of their savings. >> the streets of cyprus appear calm but it to be a different picture

you stay inspired keep painting and i'll see you real soon again right here on another yarnell school of fine art. >> live from the dw studios here in berlin, this is the "journal." our headlines for you at this hour -- anger is growing in cyprus on international pressure. the european bank gives nicosia until monday to comply with regulations. >> a call for peace from prison. the jailed kurdish rebel leader says now is the time to end the fighting between the kurds in the turks. >> barack obama urges israelis to see the world through the eyes of palestinians in order to bring about peace in the region. >> well, people in cyprus are standing in lines at cash machines. banks remain closed as the government's scramble to put together a new bailout plan for the broken financial sector. >> the clock is ticking. ecb says cyprus must come up with ed bop -- viable bailout plan by monday. if not, there will cut off funding, also listening the country into bankruptcy. >> there's also talk of a solidarity investment fund that could include bonds backed by the government and even by churches. >> angry separ

stay inspired, keep painting, and i promise i'm going to see you right here on another yarnell school of fine art. >> you're watching the journal from b.w. in berlin. >> here's what's woman wo -- coming up in the next half-hour. black smoke in rome. day one of the conclave of cardinals ends without a new pope. >> the winter that won't go away creates more travel chaos in northern europe. >> and germany debates ways to help women combine motherhood and their careers. >> one of the oldest and most secret electoral procedures in the world is under way in vatican city. >> over is -- 100 roman catholic cardinals are in lockdown until they agree on who is going to be the next pope. >> just a few moments ago, the first puffs of black smoke emerged from the roof of the sistine chapel. black on black is difficult to see but that means the cardinals have finished their first ballot and have failed to elect their pontiff. of course, they'll try again tomorrow. simon young is at the basilica for us. how long can we expect to see the puffs of black smoke and possibly white smoke going on? >> there's really no

inspired keep painting, and i promise i'm going to see you right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. back >> welcome to the "journal" coming to you live from dw in berlin. what next for italy? as the center-left leader fails to form a government. >> capital controls in cyprus are set to last a month, but people remain calm as the bank's open their doors again. back -- >> back in the hospital, concerns for former south african president nelson mandela. in italy, the center-left lead pier luigi bersani says he has failed to form a government after nearly a week of talks with other parties ended without agreement. >> bersani told the press that some of the conditions demanded by other parties during the negotiations were unacceptable. his coalition narrowly won control but fell short in the senate. >> let's go live to rome where we are joined by our correspondent. why did these negotiations break down? >> the negotiations always looked like they were going to fail because we are in a completely logjam situation here where the elections last month threw up three major parties -- the cen

inspired, keep painting, and i promise i'm going to see you right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. >> live from dw here in berlin, this is the "journal." >> barack obama and benjamin netanyahu reaffirm u.s.-israeli ties and stress a common stance against iran. >> bailout crisis meetings continue in cyprus as the central bank announces the banks will remain shut until next week. >> and from berlin to the himalayan kingdom of bhutan, we asked what makes people smile on the international day of happiness. it is a visit heavier on symbolism than on substance. president barack obama is in israel right now, where he has promised america's enduring support for the jewish state. he also stressed the need for peace. >> but obama is not expected to provide new initiatives or policy moves in the area of the middle east peace process, which is secondary to israeli leaders when compared to the possibility of a nuclear iran. president obama and prime minister netanyahu have given a press conference. we will talk to our jerusalem correspondent about that in a moment. >> but first, the israeli pr

inspired, keep painting, and i promise i'm going to see you right here real soon on another yarnell school of fine art. >> welcome to the "journal" coming to you from dw live in berlin. >> north korea's leader orders rockets to be ready to attack u.s. bases. m at italy's silvio berlusconi says he will not form a government with the technocrats. >> and christians mark good friday, the day they believe jesus christ was crucified. >> kim jong un has ordered north korean market forces on standby to strike the united states and south korea. the u.s. secretary of defense has denounced the provocative action. >> he met with top military leaders and ordered the preparation that to two u.s. stealth bombers flew over south korea. the north korean military has staged a massive rally in support of the operation to prepare for a massive attack. >> thousands accounting "death to the u.s. imperialists cornerman after a call to arms against south korea and the united states. over the border in south korea, many are worried p'yongyang might act on its debts. there's been a string of worrying signs, including the lates