of anti-islam demonstrators blocked to likely, just two days after similar protest was canceled in dresden at of security concerns. >> kiev says 10,000 troops have joined the separatist as it increases its military strength to take back off territory in the east. >> global, business, and government elite gather and dave owesdavos is the ecb launches a plan to ease quantitative easing. welcome to the program. the east german city of leipzig is seeing its biggest police deployment in decades with someone hundred house and pro-and anti-islam demonstrators expected over the coming hours. great for protest scheduled in dresden was canceled by police citing alleged murder threats by islamist. next in energy dramatic development, the main organizer of the dresden movement has resigned following social media postings showing him posing as hitler. he says it was all a joke, but the lycÉe to have launched an investigation for hate crimes based on the content of those postings. >> we will be live after the protest in leipzig after this report. >> 4000 police officers have been deployed. a police spok

collects the -- >> the leipzig march comes after a march was canceled in dresden. a selfie styled as hitler has been picked up by german media and triggered outrage. they sent that it was a joke but it has forced him to step down. the german government condemns the anti-islam movement. >> i've no intention of speaking with the organizers and their many good reasons for that. i find many aspects repugnant to put it mildly. >> the last illustrations before the collapse of communism in east germany in 1989 were in leipzig. this is where the peaceful revolution began which led to the fall of the berlin wall. now, opinions in the city are polarized and tensions are high. >> says we heard, a very tense situation in parts of leipzig. let's get to our correspondent who joins us. we see some of the police behind you. what is the situation right now and our police expecting violence? >> 20 minutes ago, it was very loud here because of the pegida supporters have started their march. they were about one and a half hours delayed due to the fact that half of the city is blocked

there is another pegida movement in the town of leipzig just an hour away from dresden.y want to come out again on wednesday. this will definitely not be an end of the movement. >> biggie to heather -- pegida had their first press conference today. tell us what the game change once. >> biggie to -- pegida avoided the media in the past. they say the media has treated them unfairly in the past. they say they are not racist. they want to be treated fairly and they are seeking dialogue. >> thank you for the analysis. more news coming your way. stick with us. >> the european single currency has come under master pressure, and greece is partly to blame. >> greeks face a snap election with reports suggesting a close battle between the incumbent conservatives and the radical left. >> the syriza party is opposed to austerity, aimed at putting the ailing economy back on track. >> what lies in store if syriza, the left-wing party, takes over the helm in greece? what is the mood ahead of sunday's election? >> hope higher wages, and a better future. that is what syriza promises voter

this was the 11th protest of its kind we saw in dresden. it began with a smattering of people. we have 18,000 people. that number could rise, still. it's very worrying, given we just entered a political year where i think it is fair to say that internationally across europe and germany all sorts of tough questions surrounding issues like refugees and asylum-seekers migration and immigration, will be very close to the top of the political agenda. add to that that there was a survey in germany toward the end of last year, according to which as many as 13 percent of people in germany would attend marches like the one in dresden is a took place knew their homes. the fact is, although we saw 18,000 people out in dresden similar marches elsewhere have really failed so far to get off the ground. >> our political correspondent peter craven. >> staying in germany, the free democrats were once a small but powerful political force. but the last election handed them a blistering defeat. they failed to win even a single seat in parliament. it was under this cloud that the business-friendly

>> not in dresden. i saw a hundred or so counterdedmon straightors who say there is no play for that in germany. i talked to some who said they are from other parts of germany. this is not a dresden movement but it has become the center. a man said i know there is a rally tonight in my home town, but i wanted to come to dresden because our movement has a bigger impact here in dresden. >> there have been signs or concerns that it was going to use the terror attacks to vindicate the demonstrations in germany. is that happening? >> well, the organizers have called on demonstrators to wear black ribbons to honor the victims of the french attacks but i haven't really seen many of those here. in fact, you have to remember that the movement is very much playing with people's emotions and the banner of fear of islamization in the western world seems to be one that an increasing number of people are willing to march under. you can hear all kinds of complaints about the system, the media, everybody is lying and p

>> an anti-immigrant rally in dresden draws the largest turnout yet, as thousandsoin counter demonstrationcross geany. ♪ >> a turkish police officer has been killed and another one wounded in a suicide bomb attack at an istanbul police station. >> turkish authorities say a woman entered the station speaking english and reported a missing wallet before blowing herself up. the bombing took place in the city's central district, popular with tourists. there was no immediate claim of responsibility for tuesday's attack although a leftist terrorist group has claimed an attack on a single police -- ist anbul police last week. our correspondent, dorian jones -- can you give us more details? >> what we understand, although the information is still sketchy, a woman believed to be in her 20's wearing a black hij ab approached the tourism center in the istanbul maine tourism area claiming in broken english that she left her waet inside the police station. we understand the police station guarding the entrance became suspicious and in the subsequent melee the woman detonated the explosives she was wear

dresden, a city with a history of right wing activity.pegida protest came to a stuttering halt in berlin and cologne. it is hard to measure the number of pegida supporters. it is hard to get information because they do not speak to press or media. they have a strong online support. what is -- we're used to associating far right wing protests with young thugs. we look at these protests across the country it is family and students taking part. they are attracting a cross-section of the population. >> you have read their manifesto. what does it say? >> to have been called racist and anti-immigrant. it doesn't seem to be. pegida says they are accepting of germany who have faced war or persecution to germany. this should be done in a controlled manner. a stance against migrants in germany, or not what they call the well integrated in germany. the language does become looser when they describe islam. they speak out against what they call a misogynistic and violent ideology that is threatening the christian judeo-dominated culture. the manifesto

no mosques in dresden. >> you won't see, you won't hear a german word. and it's not a good situation. if you have four daughters, four blonde, long-haired daughters. >> reporter: immigration is at a 20-year high in this country. the group behind this demonstration claims to be anti-islamist. it's called pagita and it's increasingly popular. what shocks and perplexed the authorities are the sheer numbers are. modern germany is not used to scenes like this. and they've provoked disgust and shame. the lights of cologne cathedral put out in protest. counterdemonstrations were held in 11 german cities. among those publicly condemning pagita the german chancellor. don't follow these people, angelina jolie says. too often they have prejudices coldness, even hatred in their hearts. but the voices persist. immigration is expected to be high on the agenda when the chancellor visits britain later in the week. these scenes make many in germany, but they can also no longer be ignored. jenny hill, bbc news, dresden. >>> recovery teams looking for bodies and wreckage f

dresden anti-immigration rally. and ashraf ghani finally announces his cabinet three months after being sworn in. >>> hello, two of the u.s. military's top social media accounts have been hacked by what appears to be supporters of the islamic state of iraq and the levant. the twitter and youtube pages of the u.s. central command were targeted. centcom directs all activity at the middle east and africa. the centcom says, on behalf of allah, the most merciful. posted names of ufs generals u.s. generals and e-mail addresses associated with them. centcom general has been hacked also. >>> let's go to the latest from al jazeera's rosalyn jordan, in washington d.c. give us more about what happened here. >> well this apparently started just about 90 minutes ago. and it went on for approximately 40 minutes or so, and that's when both the youtube and the twitter accounts for centcom were disabled. military officials are saying that they are aware that there was some kind of compromise of both social media accounts and that th

the city outside of duress dren wasdren -- dresden was leipzig. spot as a religion phenomenon focused on that city of saxony. especially in the city of dresden. demographics, it is a mix of younger people. there you could see quite a few who might fit the description of a far right protestor that you see elsewhere in germany and older people also couples more women than normally on far right events are with retired people or middle class people. who join the group. it is a mixed bag, there is a tendency that far right activists are mingling with the more normal folks worried about islam as a religion as worried about asylum seekers and immigration? >> that's hard to say because many of these people do not want to talk to journalists or social scientists. they have been two studies now of the dresden crowd by social scientists and they find many people are reluctantly to say anything to people who ask them about where they come from and what they want. clearly, there's not everyone who is in there is worried about islam. islam seems to be more a me

mark phillips in dresden, thank you very much. >> the paris attacks have heightened concern of lone wolf strikes here in the united states as well, julianna goldman reports from washington, d.c. >> reporter: attorney general eric holder attended a counter- terrorism summit in paris today where countries pledged to step up intelligence sharing and cooperation, on "face the nation" he said he is concerned about the threats pose by lone wolves or clusters of people who have been radicalized. >> they have inspired people negatively around the world to engage in these really small small attacks that involve onlyall one or two people, a small number of arms, that could have a devastating impact as we have seen in france. >> reporter: one of the bggest challenges would be disrupting the jihadist's increasingly sophisticated online recruiting efforts. deputy nypd commissioner john miller. >> they are putting products on instagram, on twitter, on face book but particularly the videos, they are constructing messaging that rivals the ability of madison avenue. >> reporter: on saturday, the nypd iss

but the marchers' sentiments are misguided says werner patzelt of dresden university. >> they put up their opinions and feelings. >> reporter: ugly is what you're trying to say? >> ugly maybe. it's what can be seen and felt. >> reporter: the police estimate the crowd here was 25,000, which would make this the biggest of the anti-immigrant demonstrations so far but still smaller than the numbers of pro- immigration demonstrators who have been out on the streets across germany. this is a battle of ideas, scott, but it's also a battle of numbers. >> pelley: mark phillips in dresden. mark, thank you. in another important story today, the university of virginia reinstated a fraternity at the center of a disputed account of gang rape that was reported in "rolling stone" magazine. juliana goldman reports tonight from charlottesville. >> reporter: the university reinstated the fraternity on first day of spring semester. in a statement, the school said the charlottesville police told it the ongoing investigation has not revealed any substantive basis to confirm that the allegations raised in

. >> in the eastern city of dresden where the movement started 18,000 people marched in favor of pegida, according to the police. that's a slight increase from the last weeks. similar large counter-demos took place in tut stutgart. chancellor angela merkel says they are motivated by hatred and the public shouldn't be manipulated in supportings them. but it's clear that in many parts of germany there is a minority of public athat's willing to turn out in support of pegida and they say they have got genuine dproafnses grievances supporting immigration and pegida. it seems this will remain in the spotlight. nadim baba, al jazeera cologne. >>> two men are arrested in conjunction with coup attempt in gambia. >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... o array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy let the journalists live. >> again welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera. iraq's armed forces are marking their 94th anniversary. the country is facing many challenges as it battles i.s.i.l. forces in large parts of the country.

this is a battle of ideas scott, but it's also a battle of numbers. >> pelley: mark phillips in dresden. mark, thank you. in another important story today, the university of virginia reinstated a fraternity at the center of a disputed account of gang rape that was reported in "rolling stone" magazine. juliana goldman reports tonight from charlottesville. >> reporter: the university reinstated the fraternity on first day of spring semester. in a statement the school said "the charlotte lotsville police told it the ongoing investigation has not revealed any substantive basis to confirm that the allegations raised in the "rolling stone" article occurred at phi kappa psi." in the explosive article published in december, a student identified as jackie described a brutal gang rape at the fraternity in 2012. uva suspended all greek life for the fall semester and phi kappa psi voluntarily suspended its charter, but critical details of the story were disputed by jackie's friends. the magazine apologized and admitted mistakes in reporting. jackie's attorney has refused to comment inch a statement

it started interest in in october -- it started in dresden in october and is now up to 25,000 just inresden alone and there could be more in the coming weeks with what happened in paris and what is happening now here in germany. but what is striking is that it is not the far right nationalist movement they were at first. there is a strong turnout of mostly white, middle-class men and families. most of them are really barely employed. it is now more fueled by frustration and general fear to lose both stable economic standing and a cultural identity in this country that is changing. >> thank you. reporting from berlin. in yemen, hutu rebels opened fire on the president convoy earlier today. that follows clashes new the presidential palace in the capital. that was between the presidential guard and shiite militia who have been in control of the capital for four now. civilians fled the fighting as columns of black smoke rose over the palace. at least two people were killed and another 14 wounded. doug has been following the story for us. yemen has been trying to get back to stability. thi

. >> well, pegida is an organization formed only last october in dresden. and has continued to be the focus of renewed demonstrations that happened roughly every monday. last monday around 18,000 pegida supporters took to the streets of dresden and earlier a couple of hours ago we saw the largest crowds yet. organizers said as many as 40,000 people took to the streets. they also face counter-protests from many hundreds of people and there were scenes of running battles between those counter-protesters and the police as they tried the avoid both of those groups running face to face. pegida has focused its attention on what it believes to be the increased islamization of europe. it has focused largely on what it sees as the influx of asylum seekers into the country. something that many pegida supporters believer are eroding traditional german values. they've also become something of an umbrella organization for a awhole spectrum ever right wing views and opinions. many are against the german government, they believe is too soft when i.t. comes to immigration

. >>> an anti-muslim group -- >> they demonstrated in dresden on monday.ut as it's reported, resistance against the group is on the rise. >> reporter: as germany continues to grapple with the wave of anti-islam demos, more and more people are taking to the streets to say "not in our name." here in berlin, thousands went to the square to demonstrate for what they say should be a multi-cultural and tolerant germany open to all religions. >> in my opinion, what makes berlin berlin is its variety. that's what we want to stand up for. >> for tolerance, for multi-culture. it's important to be here. >> i think it's just i have sad that it's fashionable now days for some people to hate foreigners. >> reporter: the catholic church made a statement, shutting off the lights of the world famous cathedral which is one of the most famous landmarks here, which says anybody who calls them a christian should have nothing to do with the an anti-muslim movement. certainly, the demonstrations that have been taking place in places like dresden have been drawing very large crow

they held a demonstration in dresden drawing 18,000 people monday night. are you concerned what you see coming out of paris that islam phobia could be on the rise and taking fire in europe. >> the islamic faith that just been a pretext a symbol for which people rally on the street. i say what they are rather concerned with is the discontent because it's not about islamic faith. >> upset about the german political establishment why? one of the questions seems to be germany opened its doors to full employment, seek ago lot of people from the immigrant community and as a result, those jobs are going to those people who applied. is this a fear of islam in germany or losing a job to someone who may be more qualified and looks different? this sounds like a very tentative narrative at first glance. you usually get two stories repeated over and over and have very little to do with the alleged islamization of germany. the first is they seem to agree on all major issues. that there is no contentious debate any longer. i get the feeling this elite stands united again

athat's, to show so many dater with the pegida group in dresden. other cities as well.the german chance legislator angela merkel says it is her duty to protect the right to demonstrate in germany regardless of the issue. >> translator: such a precious principle has to be protected. this is why everything is done i believe to protect and secure the freedom of assembly in anyplace in germany. and if the governmental can be of assistance to secure such demonstrations then we will help if asked. which we haven't been, so far. it is in my yult most interest as german chancellor that regardless where weather i like the standards it is a fundamental right. >> the block needs to create what she calls annal anti-terror alliance. calling for a meeting between the european union and the arab 18th terrorism alliance. whether sanctions against russia needs to be changed. al jazeera am nadim baba joins us. >> nadine, there were lots of exchange of ideas, at the end of those talks she said everyone had agreed that much more communication and information-sharing needed to happen betwee

dresden expected to be the largest. two weeks ago it saw subpoena,000 people demonstrate. that really got people aware of this movement. chancellor glecialgchancellor angela merkel said they were driven by prejudice and even hatred. it is clear that at least geographically the pegid afternoon movement is spreading. >> i was going to ask you about the spread of it and how big it really is. obviously we have seen the growth of the frar right far right movement this germany. how much of a worry is this? >> i think what really needs to happen first before germans sort of get a grip on how large this will going is who is demonstrating. now some people clearly belong to far right groups, groups of antinazi movements. maintained they are not racist but they want to limit on for example the number of asylum seekers coming the germany which is expected to hit 200,000 for the year of 2014 alone. now, many people particularly the group behind me, would say that it's important that germany continues to honor its commitments in terms of taking in refugees and continues to be an open so

on monday night a record 25,000 people took to the streets of dresden calling for a tightening of the silent laws. many here regard islam as a bye word for violence, and they fear a paris-style attack is imminent. germany is in a heightened state of alert. a reminder that today germany's national identity transcends religion and race. aljazeera, berlin. >> for the past week, the world's attendance has been focused on the attacks in paris, but far more widespread bloodshed has gone largely unnoticed in west africa. >> that's right paulo. a lot going on. and in fact, boko haram has been responsible for thousands of killings in nigeria and that's since the group was founded in 2002. it made headlines last year for kidnapping almost 300 schoolgirls, and while those girls are still missing paul, boko haram has a new series of attacks beginning this year. a grim month as the nigerian armed group, boko haram launched a slew of attacks in west africa, claiming 2,000 lives. >> boko haram is a huge threat. and remains a huge threat. all you have to do is look at what has happened over the last

in fact the muslim population in the main city where these demonstrations are taking place in dresden is only about 0.1%. cnn, berlin. >>> and germany's interior ministry has spoken about these anti-muslim groups, and they say these groups are raising issues that must be addressed. >> a lot of those who o are there on the street they have questions. they ask, is there an end of asylum seekers? how dangerous is the islam for our society? what about the fight against isis. can this be successful? and these questions have to be faced, has to be answered. but not as a answern answer but because we on our own we want to answer these questions. >> and immigration has been a subject of tense debate. >>> a man hunt is under way in new york after two police officers were shot in the bronx neighborhood. >> police say both officers are expected to survive. they were looking for a robbery suspect, and they tried to pull over a car when the shooting happened. police are looking for at least two suspects. they say one of them may have been shot as well. this comes just a few weeks after two police

the last such gathering in dresden drew a crowd of about 25,000. >>> meanwhile, one of the leaders of the anti-islam group has resigned after this selfie of him posing as adolph hitler was published. it was published months ago but is leading to new backlash. a spokeswoman said the photo of an act of satire. >>> sabre's ceo -- asia's ceo says finding the rest of the passagers from flight 8501 is his priority. coming up he relive the horrifying moment when he heard one of the palestinians had been lost. >>> plus deflate-gate is taking the air out of the upcoming super bowl even as it blows up the u.s. sports headlines. back in a moment. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yeah, everybody knows that. well, did you know that playing cards with kenny rogers gets old pretty fast? ♪ you got to know when to hold'em. ♪ ♪ know when to fold 'em. ♪ ♪ know when to walk away. ♪ ♪ know when to run. ♪ ♪ you never count your money, ♪ ♪ when you're sitting at the ta...♪ what? you get it? i get the gist yeah. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percen

in dresden where that march took place, they are investigating the death of a man whose body was foundde his home. in england, shops were attacked leaving bullet holes in store windows. >> all my windows come out. i come out and say, the shop people were saying somebody is walking and smashed your window. we follow him. he jumps in the car and gone. >> french president francois hollande said muslims have the same rights as all citizens. anti-muslim acts should be severely punished. >> the muslim man who should be haileded as a hero for saving lives at the supermarket. he will be granted french citizenship after an online petition was signed by more than 3,000 people. joining me now, ayman mokadine. this is a point of contention in the domestic politics of basically every country in the eu. how fraught is it as someone who spent a lot of time living in london and traveling throughout europe? how tense is it? >> reporter: it is significant and very tense. a lot of human rights organizations have been documenting the rise of isla ma phobia, the specific targeting of muslim minorities in s

dresden has been at the center of recent protests against islam and immigration. in its first lethal injection since a botched one last spring, the state of oklahoma executed charles warner on it took him 18 thursday. minutes to die -- about twice as long as the average. his final words were "my body is on fire." lawyers for warner had criticized the state for using midazolam, a drug that is not approved for general anesthesia. warner was originally scheduled to die last april. his execution was postponed after the botched killing of clayton lockett who died of a heart attack 43 minutes after the execution began. the same night warner was to be executed. during the trial of jeffrey sterling, the former national security advisor condoleezza rice revealed thursday she personally pushed "the new york times" to kill a news article about a secret operation to disrupt iran's nuclear program. sterling's discharge with revealing classified information to new york times reporter james risen. rice told the court the white house relies on two main ways to block publication o

it's a very special night here in dresden. >> a special night indeed. thank you for bringing it closer to us. u.s. president barack obama has cast a landmark three-day visit to india. they pledged to come $4 billion worth of investment into the country. >> the announcement came as -- at the u.s. india business climate and it could release untapped trade between the two countries. the president was there celebrating the countries postindependence constitution. and a landmark today for the anglican church after years of opposition from traditionalists, the church of england has ordained his first woman bishop two decades after women were allowed to be priests. her appointment was not to everyone's liking. >> despite the protests there, the archbishop of york pressed on with the ceremony. >> that is all for this edition of the journal. thanks for watching. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and acuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> hello and welcome to “focus on europe.” the personal stories beh

the dresden proved to be the most popular. a crowd of 25,000 protested last week. anti-begida non-straightors have taken to the streets. angela merkel has slammed the platform as racist and out of touch. undeterred they called on supporters to hang flags out of their windows and light candles monday evening while organizers shore up security for next week's march. >> staying with this story, angela merkel says she has a right to protect the right to demonstrate in germany despite the issues. marches in support of them have gone ahead in munich and berlin but in both cases have been dwarfed by counter protests. >> time now for business. a big week coming up, but germany says let's not get carried away. >> the chancellor is downplaying the coming days, and that is not surprising. over the next seven days there is a greek general election that could see the country possibly leave the eurozone. there is a european central bank policy meeting thursday. it is expected to unveil quantity tative easing aimed as boosting inflation in the eurozone. now angela merkel is downp

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the largest was in dresden a couple of weeks ago which drew 17,000 people. that's what spurred her to actually make those comments. clearly, at least the minority in parts of germany from saying they would support the movement, one poll thought that 13% of the german population would attend the pegeda rally if there was one in their is vicinity. >> antigovernment protest? >> it's very, very mixed. we've heard tonight if i can show you, if the camera mancan move over, a group of several hundred pegida supporters, some have moved on and have gone through a train station where there was a confrontation just verbal with some antiracist, what we have been seeing is antiracist politicians are holding the line that this is a manipulative organization and that they are driven by hatred. i was listening to some of the speeches which were denouncing the koran which were in their words backwards some of the protestors have hinted that they are antiislam they are worried about immigration but there is a fringe i've seen it smiestled the last couple of hours skin head gr

marches in dresden, anti-immigration sentiment in the u.k. highlighted by the new party. there is an awful lot of the same in france. the danger here is we see ever greater concentrations provocations and the like. that is a very difficult thing for the authorities to manage. they really need to speak calmly and clearly to the public about this and recognize that whoever did this, they represent a small minority in the muslim community in france, which is the largest in europe. >> you have been inside the u.s. government in dealing with these patient -- with these issues in the past. >> most pressing question is where are they? the second is what is the phenomenon we are looking at? is this someone who infiltrated from yemen? is this someone who came from the depressed suburbs of paris? is there a relationship with isis? we used to hear about the chorus on cell which was the target of some of the first bombing attacks in syria. it is absolutely essential that there is some kind of assessment of where this is coming from. that is the essence of counterterrorism, ensuring y

dresden is the epicenter of the movement, and yet, immigrants make up 2.8% of the population in the region large percentage are muslims. there were neo-nazi symbols and slogans. they say they are against creatures of hate, regardless of their religion. >> we are insulted. we are openly called racists and nazis, and this is because of our legitimate criticism of the german asylum seeker policy and the lax immigration policy. but several known groups have praised them, and chancellor angela merkel call them prejudiced and with hatred in their hearts. and on monday, the protesters were outnumbered in cologne. if they grow, it is suggested that opposition to it will also. >> now, speculation that greece could leave the euro. it is not all about political turmoil. freaky christians along to the orthodox community -- greek christians belong to the orthodox community and this is epiphany. >> greeks took time out from election fever to celebrate the tiffany. -- the epiphany. blessed by the country's archbishop the cross is to bring good luck for the year ahead to those who retrieve it. the main op

taking place supporting the antiislam group pegida, after a rally was cancelled in the eastern city of dresdendecision was taken after threats made to one of the main organizers. dozens of people have gathered in berlin meanwhile to show solidarity. to show more rallies of support in other cities. cameroon's army say they have freed around half of 60 taken by boko haram. many of the hostages are children. >>> emerging of sunday's suicide bombing in the nigeria town of potesku. nobody has claimed responsibility but boko haram are very active in the area and it bears all of the hallmarks of one of their attacks. the armed group wants to create an islamic state in and around morningnorthern nigeria. >>> three people are dead after police opened fire against protesters in the democratic republic of congo. five more people wounded. opposition party members were demonstrating in the capital city kinshasa. also lou president joseph kabila to stay in office beyond his official end of term in 2016. >>> mali has been declared ebola free. erica woderica wood reports. >> a year after the outbreak in west

the city's landmark cologne cathedral in dresden shut off its lights, leaving the surrounding square in darkness in an bid to deter the protesters. in the central african nation of burundi, more than 100 rebels have reportedly been killed following days of heavy clashes with the army. the military says the rebels entered the country from the neighboring democratic republic of congo. the news comes as united nations and congolese forces say they have launched strikes against a burundian rebel group based in the eastern congolese borderlands. in guatemala, the trial of former dictator efrain rios montt on genocide charges has been delayed shortly after it resumed following a two-year pause. in 2013, the former u.s.-backed military dictator was sentenced to 80 years in prison for genocide and crimes against humanity for the mass killing of ixil mayans in the 1980's. but a court annuled the verdict two weeks later. rios montt, who is 88, appeared in court monday on a stretcher covered with a blanket after he lost a bid to be excused on medical grounds. the retrial was postponed after his

for three months, a group has held demonstrations every monday evening in the city of dresden. for the last one, 17,000 people gathered. >> he claims to be a group committed to stopping the islamic education of europe. it's protests have been met with counter protests. >> is the first time the protest is planned in berlin. >> they fill the streets each monday. every week, the ring seemed to grow. supporters in front of the opera could before christmas, they numbered more than 17,000. they say germany is being flooded by migrants and want to toughen laws on asylum and extradition of criminal foreigners. that is the rhetoric of the far right in germany. but these people claim to b from the middle of society. some observers have started talking about a general shift toward greater conservativism. in her new year's message, the chancellor warned against the rallies. >> i am addressing all those who go to such demonstrations. do not follow those calling out to you. all too often they have prejudice and even hatred in their hearts. >> others are marching against the group under the b

. >> one group says it will hold a major demonstration in dresden on monday. >> from finding out about an attack like the one on charlie hebdo to sharing the grief and outrage that hollows, the prism for viewing such a tragedy is often social media. >> within hours of the attack in paris, perhaps the most visible reaction was online, people sharing cartoons in defiance of the attackers and proper -- proudly saying je suis charlie. >> the #jesuischarlie went viral on social media. many of this came from cartoonists who wanted to show the attack would not stop them from exercising their right to free expression. freedom is under attack, one dutch cartoonist tweeted. his drawings retweeted thousands of times. a cartoonist called for his colleagues to take up arms, the tools of the cartoonist trade. another showed a gunman saying he drew first. even pope francis launched his own #-- hashtag, #prayersforparis. george abela --deutsche welle journalists also responded in solidarity with the attack. >> a new survey of public attitudes shows a growing unease with islam, with a considerable majo

but monday's gathering in the eastern city of dresden drew a record crowd of 18,000. many say they are concerned about terrorism on home soil. more than 500 people from germany have reportedly joined the islamic-state militant group. demonstrations were also held in berlin in hamburg, opposing the anti-islam movement. people appealed for an end to discrimination. in cologne the lights of the cathedral and the city hall were turned off to make a statement against racism. chancellor angela merkel said in her new year's address that hostility towards foreigners has no place in german society. >>> members of islamic state are trying to expand their campaign of radicalizing youths. reportedly they've already recruited more than 15,000 people from over 80 countries. but they're finding it easiest to target tunisians who make up the majority of the extremist groups new fighters. nhk world reports. >> reporter: people in tunis take to the streets to protest the islamic state militant group and to demand the return of their sons. >> translator: where have our children gone? >>

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five days after the terror attack in paris, 25,000 people went out on the streets of dresden last night demand tighter immigration laws. counter rallies drew over 100,000 people in cities like berlin. >> president obama has proposed legislation to protect consumers and students against cyber attacks. hackers posted personal information and what appeared to be military plans. the defense department says it is a prank and not a threat. >> sales fell 3.1%. like other big supermarkets, morrison's has lost shares to discount chains. he has been the ceo for five years. he will stay on until the year-end results. >> the airbus news conference is underway. it started just a couple of minutes ago. let's have a look. that is ongoing. >> we're going to take you to the guy on your screen the moment. that is the ceo of airbus. he started off talking a little bit about what is happening, making reference to the recent air asia disaster. we will talk to him about what is happening with his business later on. this is a feed we are getting from there. we will continue to update on what is coming out of

in dresden germany, an anti- immigration group known as patriotic europeans against islamization of the west called off a rally that was to have taken place tomorrow because of terror threats against its leader, lutz bachmann. a police spokesman said that a ban has been placed on all public marches in the city until midnight tomorrow because of threats to kill an enemy of islam. the threat was conveyed in arabic on a twitter post. recent anti-immigration rallies there have drawn as many as 25,000 demonstrators. in iraq today, isis freed at least 200 mostly elderly and infirmed prisoners its fighters had captured five months ago. the group did not explain its decision. those released were yazidis, a minority religious group that regularly has been targeted by the extremists. as you'll recall, thousands of yazidis were stranded on a mountain last summer after isis swept into iraq from syria. israel has launched another attack inside syria. israeli military sources confirm that an israeli helicopter fired missiles at a convoy traveling near the golan heights. five senior members of hezboll