political films, but berlin is always known for. there is also a documentary about bob marley that i'm very interested to see by kevin mcdonald, oscar winner. i think that will be my personal highlight. to be honest, maybe the bollywood because that is what makes berlin particularly special when you have hundreds of thouscelebrate an indian mov. >> not trying to make you to all. talking about all the festival that have taken place there, right? thank you very much, scott. >> we will have more in just a few minutes. >> also coming up, a very interesting story -- a sub of long-lost gold, selvage from the ocean floor of the rock of gibraltar. >> but whose beauty is it? >> i would like it. >> stay with us. we will be back in just one minute. >> welcome back, ever won. it is the most important time of the year for movie fans in berlin. >> the film festival opens tonight with hundreds of films on show. this is prime time for movies. >> indeed it is, but if you consider as herself a serious cause for, you may want to watch our report for t

i think it could do very well in berlin. this type of strong political- themed films tend to do well, and to be honest, i was not expecting much going in, and now, i am very excited to see what she will do next. i think this is an amazing debut from one of the world's biggest hollywood stars. >> indeed. two other new be -- movies you're telling me earlier that we're getting noticed -- one deals with 9/11. the other is a bollywood flick. tell me about this. >> they show the diversity of the films here in berlin. "extremely loud and incredibly close" is the 9/11 film. it is about 9/11 but takes a completely different approach. it is about a sort of got young boy and his relationship with a man who stops speaking, the actor who played him received an oscar nomination for the bill. that is probably heavy for a lot of people and maybe even too early, but very strong. the other is the complete opposite, a fun song and dance bollywood action that would definitely need after so many heavy political movies. >> all right, the red carp

about five years ago in march 2007, in berlin we had a great anniversary. the head of state and government under the german presidency of the european union came to berlin to celebrate the treaty of rome that took place 50 years before, and back then, we took advantage of that to talk about the lisbon treaty and to underline what europe is all about. what means the european union. what we owe the european union and what we expect from the eu. we summarized all this in the berlin statement, which mentioned first that war is over, and we talked about the freedom, about good living standards, friendship. this would be the new normal. we talked about multiplicity and diversity, and we talked about the conviction that the great question of the time can only be solved together. that was the basis of what we wanted for the future in the 21st century. we can only answer the questions if we are together, and i think in this berlin statement we summarized very well what we wanted for europe. and we concluded and i quote -- "the citizens are europe are fortunately uni

talks with angela merkel in berlin. >> a big eu-china summit in beijing. lifetime achievement award at the berlin film festival. ♪ >> what can the world to to end the violence in syria? the latest plan from the arab league calls for a joint peacekeeping mission with the u.n. >> but the chances of that being a reality look slim. u.s. officials said it will consider the idea, but they doubt it would get through the u.n. security council. >> that is the problem, according to the u.n. human rights chief. she says the council's failure to take any action against syria is giving it time to attack its own people. >> the assad regime pressing ahead with its bombardment of the rebel stronghold of homs. footage making it onto the internet. the head of the year of league has been in berlin for talks with angela merkel on the way ahead. general secretary of the arab league are in broad agreement about the way ahead on syria. the league is adopting a tough stance against the assad regime and has proposed sending a peacekeeping mission, including u.n. troops come to syr

he wanted to go to berlin and i had on the jeep. bradley called on the radio. he said, george, you're gonna stop right here. don't go no further. we're going to cut off your gas and water and this and that and then the telephone and you can't talk to nobody, so forth and okay. so he got back, he wondered why, and he told him, russia was going to take berlin instead of him going in there. he had tears in his eyes. this is where he wanted to go. berlin was his to take over. he wanted to be in there and let them know who he was and so forth. he was afraid to go there in the first place. he was afraid to go there. so, okay, got back and got his jeep all ready. he wanted a dome. he wanted a dome to put on top of the jeep in case when he gets into berlin they wouldn't take a shot at him. all the airplanes, they were blown down on the ground. i went out to see if i could get the big dome from the back. like i could put on top of the jeep, but they were all full of holes, they couldn't use them. so i picked up other pieces of plastic and then we made it for his jeep. w

the working mother arrived in berlin a year ago. berlinda was still brand new in the city when she attended a soccer match at the university in the spring. she was one of 38 international students in a one year masters program. her goal was an international economics degree for business leaders. it's berlinda's 35th birthday. her three children in zimbabwe congratulate her over the phone. >> no, it's been a good day! >> it hasn't been an easy time without her family. on the one hand it's really cool, because i've got people who have been really sweet to me today, but moments like this, i -- i miss home! the private institution is located in a former east german state council building in berlin's mitte neighborhood. after four months of basic business management principles she receives her first strategy assignments. the group simulates a scenario in which a high quality computer manufacturer wants to expand. purchasing, production and delivery must all be organized to maximize profit. >> it is still a game, but what's nice about it

this is where he wte berlin was his story to take over. he wanted to be in there and let them know who he was and so forth. he was afraid to go there in the first place. he was afraid to go there. so okay. we went in there, got back, and got his jeep all ready. he wanted a dome. he wanted a dome to put on top of the jeep in case when he gets into berlin they wouldn't take a pop shot at him. all the airplanes, they were blown down on the ground. i went out to see if i could get the big dome from the back. like i could put on top of the jeep, but they were all full of holes. every one was full of holes i couldn't use them. so i picked up other pieces of plastic and made a door for the jeep. we made a jeep. we modified the jeep for him. i had a beautiful picture to show, but they didn't show. we modified this jeep to get him ready to go to berlin and then he didn't get to go. so he was getting ready, so he had -- he owned two helmets. he had two helmets. one he had for when he goes around in speeches. one was for the front lines. interliner.

we summarize all this in the berlin statement. which mentioned first that war and we talked about the freedom, about good living standards, friendship. this would be the new normal. we talked about multiplicity and diversity. and we talked about the conviction that the great question of the time can only be solved together. that was the basis of what we wanted for the future in the 21st century. we can only answer the questions if we are together. and i think in this berlin statement, we summarized very well what we wanted for europe. and we concluded and i quote the citizens of europe are fortunately united. we are fortunately united. europe defends freedom, democracy, freedom of the press, all of this is anchored in our freedoms. and thanks to economic success in the unity and when we read this, we see a human rights democracy, freedom of the press. we can see that in a world of 7 billion people, there are many people who still have to fight for all of this. so it doesn't go by self. we shouldn't take it for granted. there are c

german opera dramatizing the tension between berlin and athens. time now for look at the main stories in some papers around the world. in the u.k. a, a report that difficult times for the cruise operator six weeks after one of its ships catalyzed in italy and another one is in trouble in the indian ocean. reluctant support for greece, german lawmakers remain not convinced they should not abandon the debt stricken country. and japan poses leaders considered evacuating tokyo during the fukushima nuclear crisis last year. an independent reports from the nuclear accident describes the chaos that group to the country's leaders as the crisis deepened. and spain as a dispatch from the barcelona world conference. the expo is highlighting the dominance of the relative newcomers such as google and htc or giants like apple and intel. this is gmt from bbc world news. the headlines. syria on the agenda at the u.n. human rights council. turkey and the gulf states to lead the charge against that government. a report into the fukushima nuclear disaster a year lat

has come to berlin with a new film he directed. running in the main competition and tells the story of a clash of cultures and generations in the southern u.s. in 1969 in a time of anti- vietnam war protests. he played a leading role as well as directed. at the berlinale, who made the better film, angelina or billy bob? >> yes, the inevitable question that will never one bill be comparing these two films. -- will be comparing. there are two very different films. angelina's film is a war drama set during the bosnian war drama, a very hard and brittle film. she co-wrote he script and shot it in the aboriginal language in bosnian. billy bob's movie is very light, but there are dark moments, but it is almost nostalgic reminding me of films would see in the 1970's. when i can say is that both are excellent. if i'm honest committees of the two best i have seen at the berlinale so far. >> a very diplomatic cancer. one of the other movies that has people talking is the big one from china. >> the feliz called "the flowers of war." it stars

that is the goal of the project box ring in berlin. here, in this neighborhood in berlin, youth violence is a problem. many of the kids to train here have difficult family situations. the boxing program provides a sense of structure in their lives that is often missing at home. some 200 young boxers are training here. >> we're trying to get kids with problems back on the right track. discipline, order. and everything you need in life. >> the boy's family fled the war in chechnya when he was three. his parents barely speak german. for him, boxing is more than just a sport. the organization's director says a box ring provides support for refugee families and offers assistance in dealing with various bureaucracies. >> a lot of them are left on their own after school. for the kids who come here, this can be a jumping off point so they can go on to get an apprentice ship and did not become marginalized. >> she also organizes several tournaments a year. a chance for the young boxers to see how they measure up with others and get some recogni

we summarize all this in the berlin statement. whh war and we talked about the freedom, about good living standards, friendship. this would be the new normal. we talked about multiplicity and diversity. and we talked about the conviction that the great question of the time can only be solved together. that was the basis of what we wanted for the future in the 21st century. we can only answer the questions if we are together. and i think in this berlin statement, we summarized very well what we wanted for europe.

last weekend, opposition protesters stormed the syrian embassy in berlin. for years, diplomats have been suspected of maintaining a network of agents. their job -- to identify regime opponents in germany. if those people return to syria, the risk detention, interrogation, and beatings. >> we will once again make it perfectly clear to syrian representatives that we will in no way tolerate any crackdown on syrian opposition activists in germany. it is against the law here. it was just weeks ago that this regime critic was a salted in his berlin apartment by two unknown attackers. a member of the opposition syrian national transitional council, he believes syrian agents were behind the attack. prosecutors say so far, there is no connection between that incident and tuesday's arrests. >> now, to athens where government and international creditors are working this hour on a last-minute deal on the cuts needed to free up the desperately needed package. >> the pressure is immense on politicians to get their hands on another international lifeline in exchange for m

in berlin, a group of syrian anti-government activists have stormed the syrian embassy. police say about 30 people forced their way into the property. no one was hurt in the incident. back in syria itself, activists say at least 17 people were killed in clashes. image is posted on the internet on friday are said to show fighting in the city of homs. 1982, the government crushed a muslim brotherhood uprising in that city with a large loss of civilian life. some words of encouragement from beijing over the eurozone crisis. angela merkel has been in china, the chancellor hoping to drum up support for the single currency. both president of hu jintao and his premier wen jibao have hinted that beijing could swing some of its huge foreign reserves behind europe. today, merkel's focus moved to china and a manufacturing plant in the south. >> this was the easy part of the chancellor's visit -- a tour of a german-owned factory that makes robotic tunneling equipment. the chinese premier accompanied merkel, a gesture that observers noted as a special honor for merkel, and she was al

the bbc's tristana moore joins me from berlin. perhaps now we have that resignation, so can you give us some appreciation as to what this means in party political terms? how damaging is it for the government? >> well, it's extremely damaging for chancellor merkel. because after all, christian wulff is a member of chancellor merkel's conservative christian democratic union party. and actually, he was selected by chancellor merkel as the candidate to be president a couple of years ago. so this is an extremely serious blow to chancellor merkel and to the coalition government. and when this scandal first erupted in december, chancellor merkel of the always standing behind christian wulff and supporting him and saying that she had all the trust and confidence in him. this was really yesterday the final straw when the prosecutors in hanover said that they wanted to start this investigation, a criminal investigation, against christian wulff and have asked the lower house of parliament to lift his immunity. so, obviously the pressure had

here, in the municipality of berlin, is one of the two main plants producing geothermal energy. power generated from underground volcanic steam now covers around a quarter of el salvador's electricity needs. rainer schroer from the german association for international cooperation is helping to make even more efficient use of this energy. he meets with oscar salvador valle, the manager of the la geo geothermal plant. one of the plant's wells is 26- hundred meters deep and the other goes down 11-hundred meters. the plant generates a large part of the country's energy. but it could produce even more. steam escaping from the plant's turbines is now being wasted. the engineer is looking for ways to capture it. drilling new wells would also increase capacity. but drilling is very capital- intensive. schrÖer is helping la geo find a company that can drill more cheaply. >> we have these two plants now but we're planning more. right now we're checking out two additional drilling fields. then we'd have four fields in all. we want to increase our market share. now we're covering a quarter

christian wulff who appeared alongside his wife to address the media at his official residence in berlin. the german president appeared calm as he faced waiting journalists, but there was little doubt about why he had called the southern press conference. >> developments in recent days and weeks have made it clear that people's trust in my ability to reach out have been permanently compromised. for this reason, it is no longer possible to fulfill the duties of president at home and abroad in a way that is required of the office. so i am resigning from the office of president today in order to make way for a successor as soon as possible. >> wulff said he was proud of his achievements as president, and then he spoke of the scandal that had cost him his job. >> i have always behaved correctly in public office. i may have made mistakes, but i always maintained political probity. the media reporting we have experienced over the past two months has pain both myself and my wife. >> wulff had refused to step down for weeks, despite a series of claims about alleged impropriety while he was state

♪ >> hello and welcome to the "journal" coming to you from berlin.reek leaders finally meet to discuss cutbacks and a debt deal in hopes to avoid default. >> the brunt of a deadly crackdown by syrian government forces. >> in the u.s., rick santorum storms back into the race for the republican presidential nomination. three days of delays and now they are often running. the leaders of greece's coalition government are holding budget talks with the prime minister. >> lucas papademos has agreed on a reform package with international lenders in return for more bailout funds. now, he is trying to convince his and from government to accept the austerity proposals. >> but many of the measures are deeply unpopular, and the talks are proving extremely tough. >> 15,000 public sector job losses and cuts in the minimum wage and pensions are on the cards, but the alternative is equally severe for greek prime minister look as papademos and his coalition partners. to avoid defaulting on its loans, greece needs a second bailout from the eu and imf to the tune of 130

. >> that is a view even being echoed in berlin.the start of this week, at the employment minister called for substantial raises. but the employers say that is none of her business. german law says they and other workers are solely responsible for concluding pay deals, without any interference from the government. >> in less than four days, we will know who will win the golden and silver bears this year the berlin film festival. >> today's highlighted the much- anticipated premiere of "mercy" by a german director. it tells the story of a german couple who emigrated to norway to make a new start, but guilt threatens to tear them apart after a hit and run accident leaves a young girl that. is the movie in the running for the golden bear? all right, let's turn that question to thatguru at the berlinale, who is trying to stay dry there. do you have mercy for "mercy"? >> none whatsoever. this film is everything that is wrong with european art house movies. long and boring. it is beautifully shot. the actors are great. two of my every ger

turns out they're made in berlin. berlin, wisconsin. family-owned since 1949, it's ripon athletics. ten new hires just this year. the uniforms, custom-tailored for every player, right down to the centimeter. but here's the big catch. what about the rest of us? the jerseys we all buy in the stores? the nfl licenses their name to about 135 different companies and paid them to use it, racking up $3 billion in sales. about half of those products, made overseas. so, we went to the nfl, asking would they consider giving preference to souvenirs and jerseys made in america? their answer? yes. nfl -- >> made in america. >> reporter: meet american classic outfitters in perry, new york. they're waiting for your call, making 1,000 uniforms a week. they say if the nfl hired them, they could hire 400 new employees. and so, while we don't know who will win the super bowl on sunday, there are already some winners, the people behind the scenes. making so much of what you'll see on sunday, right here in america. >> made in america. >> reporter: that's right. so, from the challenge on the field, to th

so i lived for over two years in berlin right before the wall came down and right after the wall came down. perhaps the ultimate example of border and that kind of divisiveness. one of the things that i found extraordinarily eerie and be uncomfortable -- and uncomfortable about witnessing what's happening in calexico is the similarity between what came down in berlin and what we all cheered about, what president ronald reagan said to gorbachev, mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall, shortly thereafter the wall did, in fact, come down -- not directly because of what ronald reagan said, of course, but we all cheered that bear nationally. get -- internationally. getting rid of that symbol. and we're building something that is not just the same kind of thing, it looks so similar to what i remember from berlin. of course, there's a great difference. you have in east germany this attempt by the government for the most part successful keeping its citizens from leaving, and here we're trying to keep mexicans and others from coming north. but let me, let me read from the book, "calexico. true liv

berlin's concert house was transformed into a place of contemplation and remembrancer. ♪ >> one speakeras not originally slated to speak, but he decided to say a few words about the loss of his son. >> my son died in my arms on april 6, 2006. in the internet cafe he was shot, shot in the head. >> he expressed no bitterness at the series of blunders made by germany's's law enforcement agencies. instead, he told of his belief in the judicial system and banked the nation for its support. -- and thanked the nation for its support. >> it offers of money off -- are appreciated, but we will not be accepting no. >> his speech deeply move the audience, including chancellor angela merkel. and then a ceremony with the families of the victims, as they try to put years of suffering behind them. >> today, i stand here, not just torturing myself with the question "akamai at home in germany?" yes, of course it i am at home. how can i be sure of that when there are people who do not want me here, only because my parents came from another country? >> the loved ones of victim's hope the nation will come t

and cash rich berlin bags a new rescue deal for greece despite worries that it won't be enough to save the indebted country and also growing calls for it to leave the euro zone. welcome you watching r.t. live from moscow with me kevin though in our top story the eleven pm this monday night a plot to kill vladimir putin after next sunday's presidential election has been prevented in a joint operation between ukraine and russia the suspects caught red handed with explosives earlier this month turned out to be planning an assassination attempt artie's jacob greaves is across the latest developments. it's already based on confessions there since speed acquired warm say in this so-called law of was actually a church of minutes and who's thought to remind a number of very bloody terrorist attacks in russia scouser moscow although he was paid a quarter point to straighten this assassination on the prime minister also according to confessions of why all those involved the fixer in fact spent some time studying in the u.k. and a british university is in fact in london where he says he learned t

we're looking at berlin reaching up to 12 for our wednesday. so that's a look for our weather for now and i'll leave you new for the extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this half our on "newsline." thank you for watching. bye-bye.

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. >> in berlin, the film festival is in full swing, and things got a little brittle today with steven soderbergh pose a new thriller. the lead role is played by a woman, a martial arts fighter, who stars as a u.s. blacktops agent. she is double cross and targeted by assassins, and she does not over punches when dealing with the threats. all right, someone else who has a good set of boxing gloves is our correspondent. scott, what was your impression? >> -- i think i should be embarrassed to say this, but i loved it. it is a full line kick-but action movie, and it comes at the exact right time. after a week of seeing very difficult political dramas and human dramas, all very good films, but very heavy, it is great to have a fall on hollywood blockbuster movie where you know you can just sit back, enjoy, have your popcorn, and have fun. it has lifted everyone's spirits, and i think everyone came out of the theater feeling just great. >> what else was contacted at to help improve spirits? -- what else was on tap today to help improve spirits? that another film that was a good movie but wa

we're looking at berlin reaching up to 12 for our wednesday. so that's a look for our weather for now and i'll leave you new for the extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this half our on "newsline." thank you for watching. bye-bye. . .

>> during february, very cold temperatures slowed or stalled construction projects, like here in berlinmost materials became unworkable during the deep freeze. this meant less work for bricklayers and carpenters. the cold helped drive the unemployment rate up by 26,000 jobs to just about 3.1 million. but germany still has 200,000 fewer people lot over compared to a year ago. >> the job market in february was robust. demand slackened a bit, but it is still high. >> the federal labour office says it sees no reason to worry about a worsening job market in the coming months. >> of belarus has strongly criticized the decision by the european union to with -- to withdraw its ambassadors. >> the eu announced move was that after belarus made a suggestion that the ambassador should return for talks. >> the user is using scare tactics, and they say they want mutual dialogue. the eu accuses minsk of violating human rights. >> and the response from minsk was prompt and uncompromising. belarus accused the european union of escalating tensions and warned that their "tactics of intimidation would not

for the long-term side effects of cancer therapies, it is the focus of the cancer congress in berlin.rom germany, norway, and the u.s. are presenting the results of their latest research. >> we know far too little about the long-term effects of the cancer patient. i see that as a big obstacle. we can only treat patients well and appropriately if we know about the long-term effects. >> radiation therapy and chemotherapy did not just kill tumor cells. they can also damage help the nerves and blood vessels and the heart. many cancer patients suffer from chronic tiredness long after completing treatment. it can significantly lower their quality of life. congress delegates are discussing ways to minimize negative side effects and new therapies that might cause fewer problems. expanding medical knowledge is becoming more important. >> we expect the number of cancer cases to increase, including in developing countries do to altered life styles there. people are increasingly taking of western habits, like smoking cigarettes, consuming alcohol, eating badly, and not taking enough exercise. thi

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