for the russians it was the moscow backed in which they brought everybody from eastern and central europe into it and began saying to them all right, these are positioned you must take for the greater good of bringing about a communist world. we, through nato, working to people like great britain, france, but who could not do it on their own, they really need our support both economically and militarily to bring about a balance, if you will, a policy of containment as i say to prevent the soviets removing any further. this precipitated a really critical act of those taken, and that was the berlin airlift of 1948, truly an extraordinary thing. stalin cut off berlin, west berlin which was in the hands of the west, and said what do you want to do about it? and we launched an airlift of food and supplies which lasted for over one year, millions and billions of pounds of food and supplies, medicine, all the other things. and finally stalin said okay, i understand, you guys are serious about this. lifted the embargo which had imposed upon west berlin as a result of a very brave action by harry

this is the second major windstorm to hit central europe this month following the destruction of storms less than four weeks ago. to spain and catalonia has begun its first week under direct rule from spain central government today one of the region's pro independence party said it would take part in a snap regional election in december a move that could be seen as a backtrack earlier today spain's state prosecutor called for a rebellion and sedition charges to be brought against catalonia as leaders over their push to separate from the country catalonia president carles pushed in was believed to have traveled to brussels this morning he posted a picture of the regional government building wishing everyone with a good wishing everyone a good day. today because charlotte chance of hell is in barcelona covering this story for us hi charlotte we mention that there have been reports that carl's tomorrow is in process what more can you tell us. what is more than reports now seeing now we're hearing from spain's interior ministry that he is indeed impossible as it comes as a big surprise to e

this is the second major windstorm to hit central europe this month following the destruction of storms less than four weeks ago. sports now in lewis hamilton has been crowned the formula one world champion for the fourth time at the mexican grand prix the mercedes driver started out field but he and title rival sebastian fattal were caught up in drama from the very start. a championship was at stake in the start of the mexican grand prix was appropriately ferocious on the very first lap sebastian festivals ferrari collided with lewis hamilton's miss eighty's. couple two and was forced off the track and how to change top is. as did settle. max misstep and took advantage to race into what would be an honest saleable lane. vettel was not giving up however he recovered from nineteenth but his fourth place finish was not good enough to delay hamilton celebrations. hamilton crossed in on to sell his full formula one championship. it doesn't feel real man i mean obviously that's not the kind of race that i want. when you're forty seconds behind us something but you know i never gave up and th

still to come: powerful storms sweep across central europe, killing at least three people and leaving power. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it, every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and liftoff of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right — this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: supporters of a united spain have staged a huge protest in barcelona, as prosecutors prepare criminal charges against pro—independence leaders. the president of iraq's autonomous kurdish region has resigned, after his bid for independence backfired. a year of official mourning for

the fierce winds and heavy rains lashed central europe leaving six people dead poland and the czech republic hit hard germany also battered overnight as well. with. a low and welcome to the show i'm brian thomas. iraq's autonomous kurdish region defied the central government and held a referendum on independence a month ago kurds overwhelmingly backed a separate state but the move triggered quick retaliation with troops from baghdad seizing key kurdish areas and now president mustard barzani the man who championed independence for decades is stepping down in a moment we'll be hearing from the w's funny fish are who's in the region first let's take a look at how some iraqi kurds have been reacting to the news. outrage in the kurdish capital protesters here in erbil forced their way into the parliament building as lawmakers voted to approve barzani's resignation. many here feel he's being mistreated after fighting for kurdish independence for decades. barzani's long struggle for a separate kurdish state culminated in last month's move to secede from iraq he wanted that vote to be his legacy in

. more across central parts of europe., for england and wales, lighter winds. still quite mild for the first day of november. the rain sinks southwards, very weak. some cooler airfor southwards, very weak. some cooler air for thursday. maybe the southwards, very weak. some cooler airfor thursday. maybe the risk southwards, very weak. some cooler air for thursday. maybe the risk of air for thursday. maybe the risk of a grass frost. on most places, a dry day. my my name is sally bundock. here are the headlines: president trump leaves markets on tenterhooks, pledging to appoint the next federal reserve chair this week. we run you through the main contenders. and troubled japanese steelmaker kobe withdraws its earnings forecast, as the scandal over its falsified data casts uncertainty over the compa ny‘s results. and on the markets stocks in asia are mixed amid a slew of big corporate earnings and losses on markets in china. plus political turmoil in spain weighs on the euro.

a powerful storm has hit central europe, killing at least three people, cutting electricity supplies, trees killed two people in the czech republic, while in poland a driver died after crashing into a branch on the road. hundreds of thousands of people are without electricity in both countries. with more, here's david campanale. strong winds of more than 140 kilometres per hour have led to problems across central europe and they have been the cause of human tragedy, too. in the czech republic, falling trees proved all too deadly for one woman in a forest and an elderly man out on the street. strong winds have halted traffic on dozens of railways and several important roads. the state—run power company says hundreds of thousands of households in the czech republic have been left without power, largely because of falling trees. translation: the tree has fallen in the direction where it has fallen and it did not fall on the house over there and so it caused less damage. in the north of the country, the wind caused a wooden orthodox church to topple over. germany has also been affected. r

powerful storms have swept across northern and central europe, killing at least six people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. germany, poland and the czech republic have been hardest hit, with many areas flooded. lewis hamilton has clinched his fourth world title at the mexican grand prix — despite finishing only ninth after a clash with rival sebastian vettel. the win makes him the most successful british formula 1 driver in history. and markets on tenterhooks with president trump is expected to appoint the next federal reserve president trump is expected to appo in the next federal reserve president trump is expected to appo in the next few eral reserve president trump is expected to appo in the next few days. eserve president trump is expected to appo in the next few days. janete chair in the next few days. janet yellen is the current chair and her term will expire in february. also on bbc on line, a story that is trending world line. saudi women to be let into sports stadiums. this is just the latest move on the part of the relatively new leadership in saudi arabia. w

thank you get hard at least a six people have died after a big storm hit central europe leaving a trail of destruction in its wake the storm cost traffic chaos and left hundreds of thousands of homes without power in poland and the czech republic parts of germany were also hit hard just weeks after being battered by another fierce storm . the morning after the city is submerged and the surge from storm have pushed the river elbe over its banks causing massive flooding. the high winds diverted and canceled flights major rail connections were severed across the country leaving thousands of travelers stranded . for safety reasons we've had to cancel many regional trains heading north but also a long distance route and we hope to clear the lines by monday. at the salzburg airport a plane aborted its landing after heavy cross winds forced the jet to veer off course. the flight had to return to frankfurt. the high winds also felled trees and tore the roofs off buildings emergency teams responded to hundreds of calls. this is the second major windstorm to hit central europe this month followin

have out is the second major windstorm to hit central europe in october authorities don't expect the damage to equal that of three weeks ago. let's get a look at some sports news now in the bundesliga and sunday's late kick off stood guard came away with an easy win against fellow strugglers freiburg shotgun struck twice in the second half of dangle in check and benjamin poverty and then they completed the route shortly before the final whistle that thanks to simon terracotta three nil the final score there. in saturday's talk in the bundesliga bar in munich block torrance with life safety the two teams needed one hundred twenty minutes in a penalty shoot out on wednesday to produce a winner in their german cup clash this time they only had ninety minutes so who came out on top take a look. even the choice of ns was no problem for i and robin by and seemed to be winning at every turn under your pontus leipzig severely orbán lost the toss again like in their cup match on wednesday. and in the twelfth minute the by and captain got the better of his life counterpart once again after a s

have out is the second major windstorm to hit central europe in october authorities don't expect the damage to equal that of three weeks ago. so the wind is league and ellen in sunday's early kick off struggling but a man hosted up with the mobile home side wife thing to kick start the campaign with a first win all of the season but instead house piled on the misery with an easy three nil when a double from a high end and a penalty from bogus and secured also three points for the businesses and left with a man in a relegation trouble. in saturday's top game in the bundesliga by a new nick knox who wins with leipzig the two teams needed one hundred twenty minutes and a penalty shootout on wednesday to produce a winner in the german cup clash this time they're only had ninety so he came out on top. even the choice of ends was no problem for i and robin by and seemed to be winning at every turn under your pontus leipzig severely orbán lost the toss again like in their cup match on wednesday. and in the twelfth minute the by and captain got the better of his life counterpart once again a

itself as protector of european values your prime minister said twenty seven years ago here in central europe we believe that europe was our future today we feel that we are the future so why do such as you what you suggested here this from a man who boasted in twenty fourteen i want to enter breaking with the dogmas and ideologies that have been adopted by all question suggested something which is completely untrue. we are not breaking away from european values and the perception we had we stick to it and that's the difference others are trying to make is something different we have agreed to you believe that you are the future of europe we believe that that hundred that's quite a tall order for one goal jairzinho yes sure but hungary is not standing alone i mean if you take a look as for the past especially two years what are the bad boys in the european union you can name them better let's let's talk serious the central european country is eventually more than ten years after their accession to the european union has come to their. full fledged perception of how they believe the opinion sh

it turned central europe into one great battlefield my country was in the middle of it and lost her freedom to the catholic habsburg emperors in vienna. the period following the thirty years war is known to the rest of europe as the age of the barrage but we czechs call it. the age of darkness. through the churches are magnificent but they represent the harmony of the hapsburgs the victors of course there are exceptions and strong of monasteries perhaps the finest near wisdom has built herself a house. since its founding in the twelfth century strong half has been home to a library without parallel in the world. half a million volumes a priceless door of manuscripts into nabila and ancient maps the monasteries oldest and most precious possession is the manuscript of the stronghold gospels it's a long story how this codex found its way to prague and i'll show you another form of wisdom. in the old jewish cemetery the wisdom of the word became the wisdom of the stones they tell the story of the jews of my city a story of sadness and death persecution and expulsion a story as old as prague its

and germany because central europe is basically a backyard for the german industry which is thenthe backbone of the of the entire broken economy does the vision for then benefit because of brock's that assuming that the u.k. does leave the e.u. no i have to tell you that you regret the decision of the british very much although we are respected because we are not british and it's only the british will come make a decision about their own future but i regretted that decision very much because that causes because huge economic loss we break into programming to hear from the u.s. president donald trump on las vegas let's listen in said miss shock and grief. last night a gunman opened fire on a large crowd at a country music concert in las vegas nevada he brutally murdered more than fifty people and wounded hundreds more it was an act of pure evil the f.b.i. and the department of homeland security are working closely with local authorities to assist with the investigation and they will provide updates as to the investigation and how it develops i want to thank the las vegas metropoli

a powerful storm has hit central europe.oth czech republic and poland. strong winds of nearly 140 kilometres an hour have led to problems across central europe. they have been the cause of human tragedy too. in the czech republic, falling trees proved all too deadly for one woman in the forest, and an elderly man in the street. strong winds have helped it traffic in dozens of ra i lwa ys helped it traffic in dozens of railways and important - a railways and important roads. a state—run power company says hundreds of thousands of households in czech republic have been left without power, largely because of fallen trees. the tree has full in the direction of where it has fallen, and it did not fall on the house, so it cause less damage. in the north of the country, the wind caused a wooden orthodox church to topple over, while some rivers have reached their highest flood alert levels. germany has also been affected, railway operator has cited significant damage. services have been spent on monday. the storm has caused flooding

and germany because central europe is basically a backyard for the german industry which is thenthe backbone of the of the entire broken economy does the vision for then benefit because of bracks it assuming that the u.k. does leave the e.u. though i have to tell you that regretted the decision of the british very much although we are respected because we are not british and it's only the british who can make a decision about their own future but i regret that decision very much because that causes because huge economic loss and i think a significant political loss of the european union because imagine with british leaving european union of you lose one seventh of its economic performance one seventh and the single market's going to be closer to be a smaller definitely going to decrease so that we'll horrible european competitiveness definitely what does it do for hungary and workers their people who are already young thing because they're finding earning money in england or in wales or in northern ireland or scotland isn't going as far as it used to is the economic opportunity a

high pressure that we've got building in the uk right now is going to be across central europe by tuesdayome more rain for the first day of november. and that rain again for scotland, especially in the west of scotland, maybe extending into northern ireland later. again, for england and wales, a dry day, pleasantly warm, and the winds will be light, too. the weather front weakened as it moves its way southwards. not much rain on thursday. but that bump of high pressure means it will be a touch cooler across northern parts of the uk, maybe a touch of grass frost in some areas. still the threat of some rain lingering across the channel and into southern england. coldest weather over the week ahead — probably right now. it will turn milder through tuesday and wednesday, with increasing cloud. and, as we've seen, not much rain away from the north—west. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: catalonia's deposed president could face criminal charges today, following the region's declaration of independence from spain. powerful storms sweep across northern and central europe, ki

powerful storms swept across central europe causing at least five deaths and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake northern germany was one of the worst hit regions with winds gusting up to one hundred seventy kilometers an hour and severe storm surge caused the river elbert to overflow leaving parts of central hamburg under water fall in trees cut off major train connections and coast travel chaos across the country the storm also caused blackouts in hundreds of thousands of homes in poland and the czech republic. in formula one germany sebastian vettel will start in pole position in sunday's mexican grown pray but all eyes will be on lewis hamilton the brit only needs to finish in fifth place or higher to take the title now federal in his ferrari pulled out all the stops to grab pole beside him in second place dutchman max first up of red bull hamilton is right behind in row two the miss a driver leads by sixty six points and could well wrap up his fourth formula one title this weekend. the right to the been his lead and in sunday's early kick off struggling but i mean hosted upwardl

high pressure that we've got building in the uk right now is going to be across central europe by tuesdaythe first day of november. and that rain, again, for scotland, especially in the west of scotland, maybe extending into northern ireland later. again, for england and wales, a dry day, pleasantly warm, winds light, too. the weather front weakened as it moves its way southwards. not much rain on thursday. but that bump of high pressure means it could be a touch cooler in northern parts of the uk, maybe a touch of grass frost in some areas. 0therwise generally a dry day, and bright, with some sunshine. still the threat of some rain lingering across the channel and into southern england. coldest weather over the week ahead — probably right now. it will turn milder on tuesday and wednesday, with increasing cloud. and, as we've seen, not much rain away in the north—west. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm gavin grey. these are our top stories: saying no to independence. supporters of a united spain stage a huge protest in barcelona — call

>> i think they want to reestablish their power in eastern and central europe.sh historical influence in the middle east. they have done a great job of that in the last 8 years. they are more present in the middle east than they were since the 1970s when anwar sadat expelled the soviets. they fear the long-term implications of chinese efforts to guest control of far eastern russia. kennedy: it's interesting so much of this is still up for grabs. it's hillary's 70th birthday. would you like to say happy birthday? >> they were one year ahead of me in law school so i have been burdened with them for longer than most of people. but i will say happy birthday. kennedy: the classified files of the assassination of former president john f. kennedy are finally being released. one can tomorrow imagine what's so sensitive that it had to remain hidden from public view until now. experts say it's unlikely we'll find any new information about the killing. the party panel is back. the man panel thursday. glenn, i will start with you. what do you expect to find in this trove? i

powerful storms have swept across northern and central europe, killing at least six people and leavinghe czech republic have been hardest hit, with many areas flooded. lewis hamilton has clinched his fourth world title at the mexican grand prix — despite finishing only ninth after a clash with rival sebastian vettel. the win makes him the most successful british formula 1 driver in history. and markets on tenterhooks with president trump is expected to appoint the next federal reserve president trump is expected to appo in the next federal reserve president trump is expected to appo in the next few eral reserve president trump is expected to appo in the next few days. eserve president trump is expected to appo in the next few days. janete chair in the next few days. janet yellen is the current chair and her term will expire in february. also on bbc on line, a story that is trending world line.

what they're doing all across central europe they don't have tanks across the border they don't have cyber and they try to use fake news to destroy that credibility and day make sweetheart deals. before you need it -- no it there in total control but it is out of control right now. and to do wonderful book where she studied five countries across central europe. >> and is not radically different. and what they had been doing it is working. but he says they are trying to you disrupt and destabilize the institutions but whether or not they are colluding with russia so put that aside for a minute to get trump as a bonus that is why we have to keep up with the investigation and do know that donald trump doesn't seem to talk about this. he leaves the impression he has something to hide. this will go on for a while but it will be very significant. >> are there echoes do that period is that possibility congress may have to decide what to do?. >> perhaps. >> i'm not trying to dodge the question but there is no question to where that goes talking about the 25th amendment and through some sort

right wing populist force in europe paris will respond with a stronger for europe than the populace surrounding viktor orbán in centraleastern europe in hungary would be left behind. and finally great to have matthew carney chick on the show once again he has austrian roots and is politico's chief european correspondent and he says austria's course is not a threat to europe but a threat to the vision of closer integration pushed by french president my call and the e.u. commission so before we come to the implications for europe as a whole i'd like to talk a bit more about the causes of last week's election result and matthew carney chick let me start with you as an austrian mainstream parties have been governing together in a grand coalition in austria for what seems to many voters to be a near eternity so is this election result really about the issues or is it in essence a protest by a lot of voters who say we are tired of politics political business as usual i think that's definitely part of it there's been a lot of frustration with the grand coalition in austria which as you say has been in power for quite a long

part of the way i'm pleased to say by this state long last those temperatures picking up for central europe. the weather sponsored by the time release. it is the inhabitants of a nation that give it its unique identity. each culture maintained and developed by the endeavors of its people in a six part series al jazeera delves into tunisia's rich tapestry through the prism of six extraordinary individuals. micronesia coming soon on a. subzero temperatures extreme altitudes. this is where the hard part because of the extraordinary journey from polish to tajikistan braved ordinary joy to what we do high up there's no oxygen. just to experience life simple pleasures. risking it all or kurdistan at this time on al jazeera. welcome back you're with the al-jazeera news are your headlines so far today spain's top prosecutor is expected to seek charges against those responsible for catalonia his independence declaration america saw says he wants to resolve the gulf that matter crisis as long as his country's sovereignty is respected beyond a blockade for almost five months after saudi arabia the u.a

minded actually we're going to talk about how their views differ from their use of the core of central europe but if i'm just going to give you a little example you know there's been like this between east and the west in here up broke out recently it was a food scandal supposedly west exports or imports to the eastern europe food that's made of war stuff that what is sold in the west why is there such approach that everything that goes to the east could be a quality less or that whatever is there will still be acceptable to be very frank of the him except people think the same quality at the same price of course it's cheaper than it's a different case but it is same price as same quality must be. distributed everywhere and in my opinion the commission is the institution who is responsible to money toward the functioning of the cd market if this is part of the cd market they must guarantee they they must look it's the quality of these for this little mission the commission is now really working on that they are fully aware this is not acceptable and we never. the famed. company is offering so

berlin now ever more people were won over by luther is thinking especially here in northern and central europe but the roman catholic church denounced the protestant movement millions of people were killed in the religious wars that swept across europe for a century and a half here in germany half a millennium later martin luther remains a national hero and an inspiration for many around the world. queuing up for church in martin luther's hometown witan back today thousands came to celebrate the five hundredth anniversary of the protestant reformation and all of my life i've been lutheran this is a very important day for me any less is the this is the place where luther lived and worked and we want to celebrate this today and that if one cannot understand german history without luther and the reformation it has left its mark on us i myself belong to a lutheran church and belief in its values but at the council church of wittenberg germany's leaders including chancellor merkel herself daughter of a lutheran pastor attended a service to commemorate martin luther d.s. legend has it that it was he

however got some rather cold plunging down across central europe over the next couple of days you can see how the clouds are already making its way from north to south long a lot of cloud here just tucked in behind this cold front and you can see how they are lined up from the north and that's why we're going to see that cold air starting to push its way and still there is high pressure for the west to things a little more settled ira cross the british isles over the next dial to where those cold winds they do come down into central parts of vienna warsaw struggling to get up to around about double figures over the next couple of days meanwhile got a fair amount of cloud of the rain that will sink its way further south with. brought just come back in across western parts but with that cold mobley past it really will feel quite shitty even though we're getting up to around fifteen celsius in london and paris a real nip in the air here for the south where we got fine in trial weather across northern parts of africa twenty five celsius forward that we're into the low twenty's to across n

mark shocked me we are the only ones who resist we're gold that that's why central europe is the last ma gun free zone in europe that is why defied for europe's future it's here for you here hungary's pm also expressed hope to work with poland the czech republic and slovakia they've already taken a number of measures to block migrants rejecting e.u. refugee quotas building fences on their borders and stepping up the vice president's right so a lot to get around let's try to answer some of those questions with dr reiner roughness reiner is a geopolitical analyst unconsulted you're very welcome to the program just first about this new web site in germany where you're joining us from a campaign to the term migrants from coming why would this have been launched is it all about saving lives and making people aware of ruthless traffickers or something else. well it's a first step to inform potential my crims about the situation the real situation in germany but of course it cannot be seen as. the whole problem because as long as poverty remains an issue in large parts of africa where we hav

high pressure that we've got building in the uk right now is going to be across central europe by tuesday more rain for the first day of november. and that rain, again, for scotland, especially in the west of scotland, maybe extending into northern ireland later. again, for england and wales, a dry day, pleasantly warm, winds light, too. the weather front weakened as it moves its way southwards. not much rain on thursday. but that bump of high pressure means it could be a touch cooler in northern parts of the uk, maybe a touch of grass frost in some areas. 0therwise generally a dry day, and bright, with some sunshine. still the threat of some rain lingering across the channel and into southern england. coldest weather over the week ahead — probably right now. it will turn milder on tuesday and wednesday, with increasing cloud. and, as we've seen, not much rain away in the north—west. our top story: prosecutors in spain are preparing to file criminal charges against catalonia's deposed president, carles puigdemont. hundreds of thousands of people marched in barcelona on sunday for spanish

high pressure that we've got building in the uk right now is going to be across central europe by tuesday bringing some more rain for the first day of november. and that rain, again, for scotland, especially the west, possibly northern ireland later, but again for england and wales, dry. pleasantly warm, winds light, too. the weather front weakened as it moves its way southwards. not much rain on thursday. but the high—pressure means it could be a touch cooler in northern parts of the uk, maybe a touch of grass frost in some areas. otherwise, generally a dry and bright day with sunshine. still the threat of some rain lingering across the channel and into southern england. coldest weather over the week ahead — probably right now. it will turn milder on tuesday and wednesday, with increasing cloud, but not much rain away in the north—west. i'm rico hizon in singapore. this is newsday. our top stories: saying no to independence. supporters of a united spain stage a huge protest in barcelona, calling for catalonia's sacked leader to be jailed. picking up the pieces in the filipino city of mar

the stormy weather that we've seen across parts of northern and central europe will ease as we go through the next couple of days but still quite a brisk northerly wind driving in say the tightly packed ice a pass on the charts here indicating that very strong winds which continues to fade down across a good parts of germany denmark poland czech republic into austria winds not quite as strong as they were yesterday where they did touch a hundred kilometers per hour in places but still quite a brisk wind nevertheless five celsius in warsaw seven celsius there for berlin and on the strength of that wind it will feel bitterly cold cold enough for some snow force that's noble transfer a little further east which as we go on through moscow the top times then of around four degrees celsius is a touch milder place to say across western past london gets up to around thirty degrees celsius with reasonable amounts of sunshine not so sunny the coast northern parts of england into scotland good part of olland chances of some western weather just squeezing in here further south it is fine and dry twen