we're in gent in belgium. so many of the aelss lead us back here. >> bishop van loi was not just involved in this case. there were many other cases like father luke. >> a dom toir supervisor convicted in 2012 regarding previous abuse at a boarding school. yet, again there was ab opportunity to stop an abuser and yet again the salesians failed. spurred by concern, he could still be interacting with children, two of the boarding school victims agreed to speak with us. >> i was 12. everybody was 12, 13. suddenly at night, someone was trying to pull off my blankets. the day after i know i remember i told my one of my best friend that i had a really weird dream. involving getting touched in places which were weird. and at the beginning we were laughing about it. one of the kids told us yeah, had a dream and i came in my dream. after wards the horrible facts. and the next night i woke up again. and i realize i was really awake. and i felt someone touching my legs and my genitals. and also giving me oral. i don't kno

jim it's legitimate for belgium to accept the restitution of the artworks because the artifacts do not have the same significance. because you know that it's not just about geography it's about culture it's about returning the work back into the culture of the people. who work. in the museum opening ceremony it's korean builders say they hope the museum will forge a sense of national unity but critics of the project have said it's been less about what's inside and more about the building itself. congo's government has yet to officially ask belgium to return any artifacts but if they do arrive the congolese have a new home for their cultural heritage. now that is the mountain gorilla their way on the brink of a stink but after a concerted campaign the number of mountain gorillas in rwanda has begun to increase the total number has risen from $680.00 a decade ago to more than 1000 today there are states as a stream from critically endangered to just endangered so how did that happen here's a closer look. it's a very rare sight this mountain gorilla is one of just over a 1000 left in the

congo's government has yet to officially ask belgium to return any artifacts but if they do arrive the congolese have a new home for their cultural heritage. now that is the mountain gorilla they were on the brink of a stings but after a concerted campaign the number of mountain gorillas in rwanda has begun to increase the total number has risen from $680.00 a decade ago to more than 1000 today their state as a scene from critically endangered just endangered so how did that happen here's a closer look. it's a very rare sight this mountain gorilla is one of just over a 1000 left in the mountain forests spreading across congo uganda and rwanda their numbers have increased significantly in only one decade thanks to close tracking and constant monitoring health birth swoons every movement of every single girl is recorded. to there's a building right but our babies or little has to be named. and 3. groups for every baby girl is named in an annual ceremony in one of the villages bordering the forests. these ceremonies have become hugely popular. and that invites celebrities to spotlight con

an industry protected by powerful politicians and it all starts in my small village in belgium. i had a wonderful childhood this green paradise. just opposite my home there's a big company. at dicks at an it. thousands of people who work there. my father worked there too as a union man. i work in the factory during the holidays so i could buy my 1st camera . it takes at the need paid for houses food and my studies it brought a lot of prosperity to families in the region this was the unquestioned reality of my you'd. one day more than 50 years later an indian lawyer comes to my village. parents and ethics underneath has a dark and hidden history buried in india. you run a factory in another country and you don't tell these people that it's unsafe you don't provide any of the safety equipment you dump asbestos like this and then you leave. as a huge rise in the use of asbestos in india and around 198-0008 increases a lot softly and that's because between 1908 and around 2004 i think as best as they came by and then. in europe. it takes its image is a company that made us vesta's p

sons family you have written one of the darkest pages in belgium industrial history . for you manufacture roofs but you prefer to stay in the shadow we were able to prove to the court that they knew they knew. also us from suarez who passed away confident or rest in peace next to pierre pair paul and stuff. is the fun we don't view we miss you. it's true i mustn't remain silent if you keep. it to him and i must bear up until this is all. this is a live satisfying. time is short if you see. eric's victory has opened the doors for other claimants all over the world. i join to blue in london to discuss whether he saw an opportunity for the numerous victims of crime or to brew had some unsettling news he asked me what my precise connection was to british filmmaker problem or. officer while he started emailing me and phoning and giving numbers of other people at a certain point he came to my village he's a very nice guy. i was wrong to reveal that rob moore was a corporate sponsor. rockmore now claims to have been a double agent but the fact remains that he infiltrated nume

for the chase in belgium i got in country b. yeah canadian scientists make it here so have a they found that they're less than anything and it doesn't surprise me because i. have to stop waste 6 terry on their 600000 i was. not just asbestos spacetime and india and possibly even south asia. 600000 square meters is the equivalent of a one on their den 20 football fields. people are the friends and i'm just trying to bring the houses before did i know the. ground truth all the people living on the streets. could look at all. or most of those around them in the smile you can see here this if i were the other members of the place i got a job just to get some to go out on the meaning of you then we go i'll stick to them again all over the you know your name and then like i mean there's going to look a lot of the world and again when you're young you aren't going to live especially hard this is a close call an election goes live in response to the now of course yeah the narco news one of the going to mean when the grandmother gave her

booming business making the owners of it except the meat the ems and family one of the richest in belgium. in 1964 scientific research by american dr selek of proved that as best as was legal. as a union man my father knew about the scientific proof he did his best to warn the workers but many of his colleagues became sick. inhaling as best as fibers can cause bestows his lung cancer and measure tell your mom. breathing in these fibers for even short periods of time can cause cancer the symptoms of this cancer can take many years to develop 15 years sometimes 30 to 40 years and there is no known cure. why didn't my father warn me about the dangers. why the allow me to work in these deadly dust. just before he died he even told me to leave the matter on for him as best us was a thing of the past. i decided to ignore his last wish and proof that the company he worked for is part of a worldwide industry that's causing death and destruction to this day. according to the world health organization officially more entry on their 1000 citizens are expected to die from mezzeh tell yo much by 2030

world war 2 allies and their former enemy germany have gathered in belgium to mark the 75th anniversary of one of the conflicts most decisive encounters the battle of the bulge was the last german offensive of the wall and a major turning point in the conflict. marking the past with fanfare but it was a personal memory that produced real emotion merce marsh from alabama was on watch christmas 1904 during a snowstorm and the are dens of belgium lady came out and. head to mugs of hot chicken soup for each of our. best me i have head i guess a over 75 years later a german president held a new dress here for the 1st time. we remain deeply indebted by this america which accompanied knight and supported the democrat they believe birth of germany despite the war and the shore on the morning of the 16th of december the german army or the verma push their forces back into belgium and a brutal surprise attack dog like he did in the center the americans were above us as the germans others there. the team over in shows us where a shell hit it didn't explode and she survived after the stone was libe

there's a lot of investment emotionally and belgium. lots of belgian baby days to raise money for feeding elgin kids. hoover ramped up the media machine. it made sense for the u.s. to make its mark culturally in europe by rebuilding something in belgium. the person who was chosen to lead this is nicholas murray butler, the president of columbia university at the time. he was later head of the carnegie institution responsible for peace. the thing with butler is even though a lot of other nations said we will contribute money, we would like to help build the library, he wanted it to be an american monument. he turned down money from other countries including britain. his vision was realistic. he wanted the library to be built stone by stone with lots of little donations from all over the country. as he said in this brochure, build this memorial as a perpetual reminder of america's friendship for oppressed people and a fight for democracy. it is to represent all america, all americans, men, women, and children everywhere. you can see the o

on the morning of the 16th of december the german army or the verma pushed their forces back into belgium and a brutal surprise attack down like he did in the cellar the americans were above us as the germans others their. lucky moment shows us where a shell hit it didn't explode and she survived after the stone was liberated all that remained was a wasteland but in the us it became a symbol for the good war americans fought. in world war 2 america was willing to commit everything we had to preserve freedom and protect our way of life but would the us do the same today moran doesn't think so was incompetent and knows they wouldn't. view of americans has changed in recent he is because under his media. she's giving her scrapbook of war memories to her grandchildren to make sure they never forget. the drawl for the opening knockout round of the champions league has taken place and things will be getting serious for the bundesliga clubs in the competition by and have been drawn with london club chelsea while dortmund set to face paris and gemma and leipzig will square off with last year's fi

one is a library in belgium. the other is a cathedral in france. i will talk about the library for a few minutes. states, theed library was supposed to showcase american appreciation for european culture and also to allow the u.s. a place to celebrate the legacy of its soldiers. it was a symbol of the europe of american imagination in many ways. a little background in case you don't know belgian history or the history of 1914. when the war broke out in 1914 , theelgium was invaded german army got to the french city on the 25th of august, had a population of about 40,000 people, and the army kind of went nuts as part of this invasion. they were afraid there might be civilian snipers aiming at them. there were rumors that set off a lot of spontaneous violence. as a result, soldiers panicked and ravaged the town. more thanays' time, 200 civilians dead, nearly 1100 buildings torched, and the university library was a hollow, burned-out shell. in the case of the letter, there were many propaganda accounts that said germans deliberately set the library on

the city of ghent in belgium is small and yet incredibly lively a remarkable cultural scene has developed here in the shadow of the belgian capital brussels we met at. the theater where he is now artistic director. 15. to be a restless spirit what brought you together. this could no longer go back a long way not only get it done a lot of production. in brussels over the past 1015 years there are many minorities here if you can't compare it with a german city at all there's another audience there's more access to a cosmopolitan society and at the same time it's a tradition of mixing john resig theater here. the worst many artists have been combining dance performance film and theatre from the start. but when i arrived and said i needed a lamb and 2 dogs and a jihad is that they also ok we'll get that for you. in germany they would have said you're crazy you've got to work with our ensemble and that's a bunch of old white men. the 1st piece as artistic director at mt kent pedo marched against famous altarpiece and the city's residents he didn't just put lamps on stage but amateur actors chi

on the morning of the 16th of december the german army or the verma pushed their forces back into belgium and a brutal surprise attack dog like he's in the center the americans were above us and the germans others their. lucky moment shows us where a shell hit it didn't explode and she survived after the stone was liberated all that remained was a wasteland but in the us it became a symbol for the good war americans fought. in world war 2 america was willing to commit everything we had to preserve freedom and protect our way of life but would the us do the same today moran doesn't think so northern quapaw knows they wouldn't. view of the americans has changed in recent he is going to cause them to plead because. she's giving her scrapbook of war memories to her grandchildren to make sure they never forget. you're watching the w. news coming up next in business news germany's feeling more than a little short staffed with many specialized jobs going until so the government is looking over seats for skilled workers to do them that's a vexed with stephen verbs with our board often when things

of another former catalan separatist leader who's currently jailed in spain which tomorrow fled to belgium after overseeing the outlawed referendum on independence back in 2070. delegates from europe and the united states of attended a ceremony in belgium to mark the 75th anniversary of the battle of the bowl it was one of bored war to use bloodiest episodes in which u.s. forces defeated a german attempt to stop advancing allied armies in december of 1944. executive kerry lamb has received the full backing of china's leadership despite the demands of pro-democracy protesters that she stand chinese president xi jinping told lamme that hong kong and had what he described as its grimmest and most complex year since its return to chinese rule 22 years ago president xi went on to say that lam has been unwavering support despite her government's poor showing in recent local elections and this month's huge pro democracy rally. we will continue to family support you and your leadership of the hong kong government in exercising government policy as mandated by law we will femi support the police of

congo's government has yet to officially ask belgium to return any artifacts but if they do arrive the congolese have a new home for their cultural heritage. this is d.w. news live from berlin the top stories german chancellor angela merkel is off the 1st official visit to the former auschwitz death count in poland back in the turns out a version of a foundation in charges preserved. i'm sure it's worse than not says a larger stack count during the 2nd world. this is the dublin coming up next in the news asia a gift to the gods or a cruel custom animal rights activists battle of religious beliefs in nepal. as a crapped out under way in sri lanka as president got a buyer budget packs assumes power we take a closer look at what his leadership means for opponents and minorities. so many summers got a lot of stories out for details on the way next hour back at the top of the hour in the meantime of course as always the web site interview dot com have a good dad. the . subject. in the army of climate change. cuts a massive 6 o'clock. to 6 o'clock 130 years today how for future acts such. as

food administration, based on his success in belgium. two years later in 1919, after the war, he pushed president wilson to create an organization called the american relief administration, with an appropriation of $100 million in congress that would be used to feed war-ravaged europe. by 1921, hoover was now secretary of commerce in the warren g. harding administration. it was sec. of commerce in july 22 of that year that he read, in an american newspaper, a publication of maxim gorky's plea to the world. he immediately cabled back that yes, the americans would come. not everybody was excited about the idea of american relief to soviet russia, red russia. there was a good many people in the united states who argued against hoover's request for additional money for the ara to go to save starving people on the other side of the world. some of the criticism came from the political left, who insisted that hoover, a well-known anti-bolshevik, was not interested in aid but coming up with a scheme for counterrevolution. they insisted the only

. >> we spoke to the prosecutor in belgium. we spoke to some children.hare with us. we want to hear what you have to say about it. what do you mean nothing? you're a priest. a man of god. these children are accusing of abusing them you have nothing to say for yourself? >> nope. >> he said he was 13 when you abused him. do you remember him? at the compound. he and his father spoke to us. he was crying. he said that you told him you loved him. and you hurt him. you have nothing to say? >> no. >> it doesn't disturb you to hear children said this about you? do you want to say anything? we will of course be speaking to the managers about our findings. thank you for whatever this was. >> joining me now from london. that was powerful reporting. what kind of ramifications have you seen so far from the report? >> the belgium federal authorities have started an investigation based off our findings. the united nations suspended their work. the government there launched an investigation and the father in the clip has finally been recalled back to belgium. in a move

>>e tomorrow,e going to use when he we picked up in belgium today and then we will be in france. to be the way to go. ♪ >> george harrison is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his home. the 33-year-old man from liverpool is ing interviewed by police officers and facing attempted murder. >> i think it was good. >> just good? >> no, fantastic. >> that is better. ♪ >> this isewbc world the latest heaines. authorities in melbourne, has told residents to shelter indoors as the fires are closing in on the city, telling them it is now too late to leave. reports say the former boss of renault nissan has left japan where he has been under house arrest, arriving in lebanon. let's turn to bolivia. theov newnment has ordered the mexican ambassador and his diplomats to leave the country. mexico gave asylum to the former president after he was outed last month. bolivia says that spinach officials tried to extract in aid of morales who had refuge in the embassy. accusations that madrid strongly denies. someone in mexico city described the relationship is broken. >> let's start at th

the big area we are talking about is roughly the size of belgium.n there, we are able to speak to people via mobile telephone. they had their batteries on their lags legs -- last legs and about to run out. in other areas, it is different. we know in other aas that homes haveeen lost. we are unaware of the impact yer because theighters themselves have been fighting fires and have not had a chance to take stock and assess how bad it is. >> that ishat i'm thinking is i'm hearing you talk. is there a central command that has a clear picture of exactly hewhat is happening across country? >> there are regional commands. at the moment, there is incident control center, which is designed and coordinatg the response to three or four major fire teams. they are deploying the resources as they sortf see fit or to get the maximum benefit in terms of protecting property and lives, which i the main goal of the fire service. dayest they were pulled out from battling fires in the bush. because it was too dangerous, and also to redeploy closer to towns after tt order

i'm going to build a theater there and do an exchange with 3 border countries germany belgium and maybe france put it on a solid footing to face the millions are flowing into the feast that's what you want in this are you really a political activist in charge the activist. i mean it's interesting time and again when i'm doing rehearsals like now i realize. that's really work to be on the whole when you're involved in activism you kind of just get carried along . by not to be when i think your activism isn't for me and your theater work isn't either and the fun is that sometimes i mean but it was really nice in italy the people i choose to g.'s a scene in costume and then take part in some demonstration. but in between monday it was to look cool. oh yeah they're yellow shirts his latest film the new gospel in my terre in southern italy jesus and most of the apostles are african immigrants and refugees some are christian others muslim. people living around the terra often in camps are makeshift settlements. 7 but this is not a historical film it's a sad story from our times calls jesus is

nato is forcing its member states to increase their difference budget for my country for example belgium it means doubling defense budgets while we are asked to have an austerity policy and the same time they are transferred to using this money to transform armies into intervention armies we have seen what this means in libya or in afghanistan destabilizing countries and sold another important issue is the confrontation policy to towards russia which is exactly creating this kind of arms race so there are many many issues. why we have to oppose nato that's why we are here if hypothetically tomorrow nato ceased to exist would not create perhaps a security vacuum a security problem in europe that would lead to instability this is an argument done by the conservatives and i don't think so what we need is a new security architecture what i say to the security. this is what types of. security vacuum. the alliance's chief also says he expects the member states to agree on methods to further strengthen the summit's and that's despite growing divisions inside the organization itself nichiren has

. >> we spoke to the prosecutor in belgium. about breaking the terms.ren in -- who had disturbing stories to share with us and we want to hear what you have to say about it. >> nothing. >> what do you mean, nothing? you're a priest, a man of god. these children are accusing you of abuse iing them and you have nothing to say for yourself? >> no. >> do you know alba? do you remember alba? he said he was 13 when you ab e abused him? do you remember him? alba in -- at the compound. the catholic compound. he and his father spoke to us. he was crying. he said that you told him you loved him and then you hurt him. you have nothing to say. >> no. >> it doesn't disturb you to hear that children said this about you? >> no. >> do you want to say anything? >> no. >> we will of course be speaking to the managers b about our findings. thank you for whatever this was. >> that was incredibly powerful reporting that we just saw there. what kind of ramifications have you seen so far from this reporting? >> well, the belgian federal authorities have now started an investi

in which the crisis over serbia ended with a german attack on belgium, which -- neither of which had anything to do with it, but the attack on belgium was an absolutely logical consequence of a system that had been set up and that required a quick victory. the quick victory could only be achieved in northern france, so nevermind that there is a crisis in the balkans, germany and france are not technically involved in the outcome. the only way to get an advantage in time over the possible mobilization of russia was to defeat france no matter how the war started. it was a masterpiece of planning. one of the really interesting things is that the germans had to knock out france within six to eight weeks, and the man who designed this plan said on his deathbed, make sure my right flank is strong. when the attack developed and russia began to move in the east, the germans lost their nerve and pulled two army cores corps out of their right flank, which is exactly where they were stopped. the important battles on both sides were taking place. if you don't see through the implications of the

the war activist from belgium and also alexandra noya who's a parliamentarian from germany firstly ludo thank you for joining us today on r.t. why are you here well we are here because we want to protest a nato summit is taking place today and tomorrow and we are doing this because for example nato is forcing its member states to increase their difference budget for my country for example belgium it means doubling. defense budget while we are asked to have an austerity policy in the same time there are tons of using this money to transform armies into intervention armies we have seen what this means in libya or in afghanistan this stabilizing countries and sold another important issue is the confrontation policy to towards russia which is exactly creating this kind of arms race so there are many many issues why we have to oppose nato that's why we are here thank you and it's the venue of many european leaders have said that nato has been instrumental in the success of the stability of europe since the 2nd world war how do you hold up to that claim now. opinion about this after the cold

no, no. >> we spoke to the prosecutor in belgium.e children in kaga-bandoro. they had disturbing stories to share with us. and of course we'd like to hear what you have to say about it, father delft. >> nothing. >> what do you mean nothing? >> nothing. >> you're a priest. you're a man of god. these children are accusing you of abusing them and you have nothing to say for yourself? >> no. >> do you know al bar? do you remember al bar? he said he was 13 when you abused him. do you remember him? >> no. >> al bar? in kaga-bandoro. at the compound, the catholic compound. he and his father spoke to us. he was crying. he said that you told him you loved him and that you hurt him. you have nothing to say? >> no. >> it doesn't disturb you to hear that children said this about you? >> no. >> do you want to say anything? >> no. >> well, we will of course be speaking to the managers of caritas about our findings. thank you for whatever this was. >> reporter: father luke delft's religious order, the salesians of don bosco moved him multiple times

but still no— nil in belgium. celtic are away at cluj. e winners, while cluj need a point to get through to the knock out stages. neil lennon has left five first—team regulars behind for their europa league tie. after 45 minute it is still goalless in romania. now all between celtic and cluj. in the other matches later, rangers need a point against young boys of bern in order to progress, while manchester united — who're through — host az alkmaar. united have turned their form around recently after wins against tottenham and manchester city. manager ole gunner solskjaer says he knew it was coming. results always, that is the perfect in the end. but inside we have a lwa ys in the end. but inside we have always people to be doing and it is going to be ups and downs, we have said that, as well but we are on the right track, we see, i see these boys everything a day in training. the attitude and the skills and the they have got, so i have not been naturally. time for a look at the other sports news stories making the headlines today richard m

in new south wales and queensland the fires have burned through a combined air that's larger than belgium the major roads are closed and people have been urged to delay travel because the fires could shift directions unexpectedly now jessica washington has been in the blue mountains west of sydney and reports there are fears that the worst is still to come this is usually one of sydney's most popular tourist attractions the normally picturesquely mountains bordering the outskirts of the city. much of it now decimated by bushfires. they've been burning across large parts of australia for months now with flames as high as 70 metres high in this region alone has destroyed an area 7 times the size of singapore. but this isn't just bush land it's home for thousands of australians fire crews are working tirelessly to protect residents robert beecroft is a former volunteer firefighter he's seen many bushfires in his time but this one is different for being here for 67 years i've seen a lot of forestry the mountains actually in my younger days for quite a few forms but. i haven't seen so many out

sanctions belgium denmark finland sweden norway and the netherlands have all become shareholders in in sticks the system was founded by france britain and germany all signatories to the 2050 nuclear accord with iran the countries say they're working to facilitate trade with tehran but insist iran must return to full compliance with the nuclear deal. malta's prime minister is due to address the nation later today there's growing pressure on joseph muscat after a prominent businessman who's reportedly close to him was charged over the murder of an investigative journalist your confounded has denied complicity in the murder of daphne cardona in 2017 bullets his family called on the prime minister mr muscat to step down his chief of staff quit earlier this week after being questioned by the police. as a journalist at the malta independent he spoke to us earlier about the possible repercussions this could have for the prime minister. the prime minister is expected to be giving a call about that tomorrow morning and the indication is that he will be announcing his intention to step down and

2017 he was charged after organizing an illegal referendum and declaring independence he fled to belgium to avoid of rest at least 4 people were killed in sunday's powerful earthquake in the southern philippines westerners are searching for survivors after the magnitude 6.9 quake hit the island of mindanao the region still recovering from a series of earthquakes in october jimmy allen dorgan is in punjab where family members of the missing are waiting for news. we're in the town of where that involve all those who are one of the areas bearing the brunt of the earthquakes devastation we are right in front of what used to be a 3 story building now this is what's left of it this was a grocery mart where people used to go to to buy their provisions both the tome and their offices it is believed that several people remain still trapped at the ground floor of what used to be the ground floor of this building from where i am i can still hear rescuers trying to break in breaking glass is hoping that there will still be survivors rescuers have been telling us they have been working overtime since

have been forced to pull out hundreds of firefighters the blazes have scorched an area the size of belgium and destroyed more than a 1000 homes that's prompted a strike as capital cambered to cancel the new year's fireworks show. in contrast to sydney which is the side to go ahead with the annual spectacle over the harbor bridge and the opera house that despite a petition signed by more than a quarter of a 1000000 people to cancel the event they want the money instead to go to emergency services and bushfire victims germany's chancellor angela merkel has warned of the threat posed by climate change in her traditional new year's speech the chancellor said global warming is real it threatens us it is caused by human activity as there are crises that arise out of global warming so we must do all that is humanly possible to combat this challenge to humanity there is still time that warning comes as germany debates whether to scale back its famous new safe i will celebrations by far worse is allowed for 3 days before the big day. in the streets and pox causing excitement for some and the stress

one of the jewels of flemish mediæval arts is going on show in belgium after 3 years of painstaking restorationthe adoration of the mystic. brothers conversation on its original glory in the city of ghent the 15th century old the place is renowned for its radiant colors it's been a frequently been a target for fees that has been stolen 6 times over the years. his reminder top stories of this stuff is out the u.s. house of representatives is debating whether to approve articles of impeachment against president from the public and strive to hold a session on the attempt was defeated several hours of debate will precede the vote which will trigger ive trial in the senate if successful. don't forget you can always get the news on the go just download from google play from the app store and give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications or any breaking news and also use it to send us photos and videos. is marking on all the anniversary one seen as africa's economic code countries walking 25 consecutive years of its currency losing falling against the dolla

object of twi in countries that have adopted universal jurisdiction that include german edu french belgium too tied to a few let me just remind your audience that mr cashel gear was also the subject of an enforced disappearance and all the lack of torture most of which does a.b.c. you need a soldier restriction ok agnes cullum of the un special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions thank you so much for joining us on w. let's check in now on some of the other stories making headlines around the world thousands of people have taken to the streets again in india to protest a controversial citizenship law it's a fast track for indian citizenship for a number of persecuted minority groups but it excludes muslims some critics call the law discriminatory and unconstitutional while others fear it will lead to mass migration into india more than 20 have died in on wrestling to protest against the law. thousands of pro-democracy activists have rallied in hong kong they are demanding an inquiry into alleged police brutality the demonstrations now in their 7th month are expected to continue through

have attended a ceremony in belgium to mount for 75th anniversary of the battle of the boat it was one world war 2 bloody step reserves in which u.s. forces defeated the german attempt to stop advancing allied armies in december 1944 . 1300 people were killed in iran's 3 day crackdown on protests last month a new figure from amnesty international updates their previous estimate of just over 200 deaths iran has acknowledged that protesters were killed but has not released figures on. their home cogs chief executive kerry lott has received full backing of china's leadership despite the demands of pro-democracy protesters that she stand down chinese president xi jinping told muslims that hong kong had had what he described as its grimmest and most complex year since its return to chinese rule 22 years ago the president as you had time to say that mr lamb had beijing's unwavering support despite her government's poor showing in recent local elections and this month's huge pro-democracy rowdy. we will continue to firmly support you and your leadership of the hong kong government in exercisi

have been forced to pull out hundreds of firefighters the blazes have scorched an area the size of belgium and destroyed more than $1000.00 homes that's prompted astroids capital camber to cancel the new year's fireworks show. in contrast to sydney which is the side to go ahead with the annual spectacle over the harbor bridge and the opera house that despite a petition signed by more than a quarter of a 1000000 people to cancel the event they want the money instead to go to emergency services and bushfire victims. germany is also debating whether to back a fireworks buying fireworks is allowed for 3 days following the christmas holidays and cities around the country then it up with pyrotechnics on the big night critics . course serious injuries and pollution and harm wildlife the berlin night sky lit up by cascades of fireworks over the brandenburg gate the new year's eve display has drawn legions of locals and visitors for decades some wonder if fireworks are still appropriate but many want to keep their tradition. if they say we have to wait until 10 pm that might help a lot but if they

challenging largely off road to rain while the 7th of the cyclocross world cups 9 events was held in belgium on wednesday the cyclists paddled and pushed their way around the muddy course or even carry their bike when they needed to be the winner of the women's league division loosened up but on the loose completing a dutch sweep much years on their 21 woman sleeps. at her right out of the top stories that we're tracking for you this hour in india the death toll has weaves 25 in clashes between protesters and police hundreds of thousands of people continue to rally across the country against a service ship built they say is unconstitutional and discriminates against muslims and the turkish president richard tayyip erdogan says he plans to send troops to support the embattled u.n. back libyan government the potential deployment puts it at odds with russia and several arab states backing libya's rival governments. you've been watching t.v. news from berlin that i'm a lot more rockets coming up next is business with kate ferguson stacey. stanfield. lawyer. among which horses. video audio. anyti

have been forced to pull out hundreds of firefighters the blazes have scorching area the size of belgium and destroyed more than a 1000 homes that's prompted a stretch of capital camber to cancel the new year's fireworks show. in contrast to sydney which is the side to go ahead with the annual spectacle over the harbor bridge and the opera house that despite a petition signed by more than a quarter of a 1000000 people to cancel the event they want the money instead to go to emergency services and bushfire victims for more on the bush now joined by journalist in sydney roger welcome thousands have signed a petition to stop the sydney harbor fireworks of the fireworks displays have been cancelled how justifying. well as it at the new year's eve fireworks on sydney harbor has been given the go ahead but amid a lot of criticism and all over control of it has to be said today the lord mayor of sydney defended the decision to go ahead with the fireworks and said it about $600000.00 would be donated by the organises to bushfire related charities and to help victims of the book the fires. the it