the french seemed resigned to their faith. two-thirds of the french population consider their entirety -- politically corrupt. there is a relationship between the super rich and politics. >> we have this connection between the super wealthy and the political class and including sarkozy, who is known to have gone in and out of the residence. that is what makes this scandal so unique. >> the president's next part could be a number of government reshuffle. this could spell liberation or waterloo for nicolas sarkozy. >> three years ago, sarkozy was elected with 53% of the vote. his popularity is at an all-time low. the mix between politics, money, and glamour is nothing new. this could have sunk his political future and the fabric of french society. there are social divisions which could have long that repercussions. our reporter caught up with two french vacationers that are caught up with the political drama in france. >> they have left for coastal resorts. for most people, holidays are about getting away from it all. this famil

typically french orn holiday. >> of french politics up for sale. that was the focus. you are watching dw tv. please stay tuned. >> the weather for germany. cloudy conditions with some bright periods in the northern part of the country with temperatures up to 23 degrees celsius. temperatures are down in the south. there could be some thunderstorms in places. the rest of europe, temperatures remain in the low to mid's 20's in central europe. here are weather reports on selected cities around the world. which foot was it? best make that "best wishes." we don't want them gettin? no, i suppose not. have always done it. why should she watch the flowers? nobody really remembers,

first though, at the french president nicolas sarkozy has described as barbaric be a murder of of french nationalist -- the french national captured by the al-qaeda. >> he was a retired engineer who buy bonds in north africa to help children. he was abducted while working on a school project in april. last week, forces supported by the french army raided a terrorist camp. the victim was not found. one french official, who asked not to be named, told the press of the weekend that he could have been dead for several weeks. today mr. sarkozy spoke only of cold, murder. >> the assassination of our compactor its by a group -- of our camp hatchery at by a group related suit -- compatriot by a group related to al-qaeda. >> the president has since held meetings with top security officials and he has urged his countrymen not to travel in the region, below lists border area by molly -- mali. >> my dear countrymen, the crime committed against this man will not remain unpunished. >> there has been an increase in kidnappings of foreigners. it appears that bandits and smugglers who have long operated

though, at the center of what was going on in kabul, and is this -- at the one hand, you have the french prime minister saying they are not ruling out the idea of some sort of engagement of -- with the taliban, on the other hand with the military one of you, jim has been so bad, and military people are saying the taliban have got to be at least sidelined, probably defeated. >> you have this contradictory strategy, as we had from mcchrystal, which is is all about hearts and minds and peace, and you cannot win a military victory, but the primary objective is to win militarily. there is this contradiction, and that is at the heart of the problem. also, one does not really get into discussion that this is supposed to be the international community, but where are the algerians, the egyptians, the indonesians'? people from the muslim world -- there are not any. this is not lost on the afghans. >> are we in a situation where if this military surge is deemed to be a success, they might turn around and say that we are killing more taliban, said the surge is a success? just a second, we are not ki

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the moscow metro from the airplanes on the fifteenth of may nineteenth french fries. but it's not just enough of the transport system it's one of the most impressive. of the soviet era it's grand and breathtaking it was built as a visual proof of the socialist state's power. one of the best things about the most to measure apart from escaping the flooding some of the side still the trains at least on time tell that to the london underground. cost of red square in the kremlin it's one of the main tourist attractions in the capital a must see for any visitor. kmita scrubbing very strong statues too good luck to fascinating stories behind the peaceful mistakes it's a breathtaking world below full of interesting stories and various legends. take a stand station for example looks more like an ongoing legend has it that it wasn't even meant to be built in the first place for the same astelin places coffee cups on the angeles times they saw it as a sign who created the construct of the timeline and indeed so we see the grounds on the metro maps today. and before we explore m

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kevin with the top stories this hour french police have charged three ethnic chechens with conspiring with terrorists russia says they belong to the group led by infamous militant leader doco model who's responsible for a number of terrorist attacks including the attack on the moscow metro in march this year our european correspondent laura reports. fish was a preparing to fly to paris in connection with the arrest of three potential chechen terrorists we're hearing reports that french police have charged those three four in fact were arrested one was released without charge and these three have been charged with conspiring with terrorists now france says that they are links to various names terrorist organizations but russia maintains links with doku umarov who of course is one of russia's most wanted man he's one of the most notorious terrorist still at large in connection with russia perpetrated the self-proclaimed perpetrator of the of the metro bombings in march and also has links to al qaida now a source says that one of two was arrested in western france was in contact with som

terror activists living in this part of western france and then the french police moved in and also because traditionally in the rest of the world. and north caucasus terrorists have been seen as separatists people who are fighting for the separation of that region from the rest of russia but increasingly that that view is falling out of fashion as arrests like this take place and it becomes clear that those who are threatening targets in russia are also threats to the rest of the world and of course this isn't the first time that russian potential russian attackers have been arrested in the european union in fact in april in lithuania a twenty year old woman was arrested and she pleaded guilty of planning a terror attack. she said was to go to chechnya. and then blow herself up in a public place and then as another poster of this international network the people who were conspiring with her they were going to help her travel and when she got there they were arrested in russia so again part of this international chain that we see forming which is quite significant for russia's attem

she-20 was invented by the french. g-20 was a french presidency. we are going to work hard to regulate the world. we are in the 21st century. we need to have institutions that are worthy of the century. you are talking about germany -- >> you are talking about germany. you need an ally. >> it was our feeling that during the euro crisis, germany was way behind. >> what about the franco-german engine? is it working? >> mr. merkle and i had to learn to know each other. we trust each other. public opinion in germany and in france, especially toward the questions of austerity and money, is completely different. we had to bring our public opinions together. finally, we did a good job, with some delay. it is my defect. but we made it. >> you are not worried? >> i am not. >> you do nothing that germany is falling upon itself? >> no. i would say that today's germany is a country like all the others. we are not going to ask germany to pay for nazi germany forever and ever. germany saw that europe was a way for it to go back within the international community

new immigration rules have been calls in french debates across the u.s. as critics fear they courage racial profiling they also say cracking down on illegal immigrants will leave us to be a lot of money. next week for the amazing architect of the mosque a metro with non jews the transit system is much more than just a way of getting people around the cities you can see in moscow out coming up now. in a new machine that will start to escape from the sweltering temperatures above a good place to go the steep please. let out the field at a loss of downed trees on the space program i'll be taking you on it's will have an art gallery and i'm museum a lot of it i call it symbolizes it infrastructure it's best shrouded in history amazing facts and figures and also some fascinating legends yes it's the moscow match our. lives on with modelers a and sculptors below are really is a visual traits a one size it's not the oldest in the world that belongs to london the pounds were drawn up during the sars times just the outbreak of the first world war and the revolutio

so far, the french football association have kept their distance. after a summer of such miserable headlines, it might test the patience of the new french manager. >> cuba says it is ready to release more jailed dissidents. in addition to the 52 whose release was announced this month. the news follows the release of dissidents in spain. if they left for exile in spain, they would not be automatically lead into the u.s.. >> when the release appeared to be pressing smoothly, their families have been warned that freedom mean not mean automatic entry to the united states. relatives of the 52 prisoners who have yet to leave for spain or invited to attend sessions. my son is in the united states. i want to see what my options are to stay with him, this woman said hopefully. her husband serving a 13-year prison sentence for treason. once they're in spain, they are no longer eligible for asylum in the u.s. it would have to apply for regular immigrant status, a process that can take years. at the moment i do not think it is to anybody's advantage. i would be

live from moscow with me alice habit french police have charged three ethnic chechens with conspiring with terrorists russian since they belong to the group led by infamous militant leader doco model off who is responsible for a number of terrorist acts including the attack on the moscow metro in march this year our european correspondent laura emmett's has the details. they were full of people who originally arrested one of them has been set free with no charges so we're left with three men who are charged by the french police of conspiring with terrorists now front says that they are connected to various on named terror groups russian maintains that the link is in fact with doku moderates who claimed responsibility for the mosque. in march of course two bombs were set off in travelling time in rush hour killing more than forty people he claimed responsibility for there are some talk of him having links with al qaida as well during. the flats where these three men lived police found far on the explosives and also very significantly a map of moscow with various potential terror target

. >> the worst infanticide in french history. a woman admits secretly killing eight of her babies. tombs of the unknown soldiers. puree in the u.s. over thousands of mislabeled graves at arlington national cemetery. >> welcome to bbc, forecasting to our viewers in the u.k. and around the world. the u.s. defense secretary robert gates has called in the fbi to look into the leaking of more than 90,000 classified military documents. the documents published on the wikileaks web site on sunday gave confidential information about the afghanistan war. >> u.s. forces depend daily on information from afghan civilians as they try to defeat the taliban in afghanistan. some might give information openly. others more secretly as spies. none expected earnings to be published on the internet. the dossier exposed this week include names, addresses, and fathers names coming in direct contradiction to claims by the wikileaks publishers that they withheld names that might risk lives. the afghan government has been cautious about commenting on the avalanche of material on line, but president karzai wa

so far, the french football association has kept their distance. after a summer of such a miserable headlines, this might test the patience of the new french manager. >> you are watching bbc world news. new warnings about the danger of tombstoning as schools here in britain break off for the summer holidays. a court has given details of the former media magnate koran -- conrad black. he was convicted and served more than two years of a six and a half year sentence. there will be a hearing to rule on conditions of his release. >> conrad black went to jail in 2007. an international media giant brought down by greed and arrogance. he was found guilty of stealing millions of dollars from a company and he gave under -- of this newspaper deals. details emerged of his lavish lifestyle involving parties and extravagant gifts for his wife. he was often described as a millionaire who lived like a billionaire. the supreme court says that his fourth conviction was on a stage piece of law which was interpreted too broadly. that paves the way for a deal. there w

farmers, french landowners. i want to talk about the relationships that they had because they were interesting and surprising in the book that the tenderness in a way that came out of the relationships. but when you say that your great grand mother had issues about skin color, what do you mean? >> i mean that she gave more weight to african-americans that were lighter in skin color than those that were darker. as i did so much of my research i came to see this as a sign of the times. and a sign of where she came from and a sign of the family and what the family had gone through. and very specifically, there were more opportunities that were open for children that were more fair then as they grew up and into adults. they had more of a chance to get a better job. to get a better education. and she gravitated towards that. that's what i mean by color struck. >> someone in the book described it as bleaching the line. having children with white men and ending up with >> getting more and more fair down through the gen

big move to the big apple french striker tyria honorees officially unveiled at the new york red bulls after signing a multi-year deal. andre curium goal will not sleeve russia at this year's basketball world championships the you to jasmine declining coach david plotz invitation to join the national team. and with jan to control this a left behind caster semenya is back to competitive racing the nineteen year old ways of first gold medal in eleven months. to both us where terry henri has been getting himself into a new york state of mind the french international has been unveiled in the big apple as the newest member of the local red bulls side following a blockbuster transcontinental move the thirty two year old is obviously a big coup for the lead then david baca was three and a hall's years ago henri boasting a huge resume which includes two premier league titles with also medal and an unprecedented six trophies with barcelona his wrong gone ads and league and cup titles as well as the two thousand and nine champions league crown the one thousand eyes as world cup and euro two thou

french police have found the bodies of a newborn babies buried in the north part of the country. flooding in northeastern china has granted 30,000 people in one count and lost barrels of explosive chemicals into a river. china is suffering its worst floods in a decade. heavy rains and landslides have claimed at least 800 lives, and more are forecast. joining me from beijing is michael. and as if things cannot get bad enough, we have this chemical spill and the rescue operation on going. >> we are not sure at the moment of how many people have been stranded in this northeastern chinese province. a few moments ago we spoke to the flood rescue team and they said that they could not really contact the people who were stranded. they are not exactly sure how many people are stranded, or even where they are stranded. we have seen the main town -- whether they are dispersed across rural areas of the county. there have been reports saying the flood waters have risen to about 3 meters, and 80 people were trapped in a town railway station, that kind of thing. it is still a confused situatio

mr metro from the airplanes on the fifteenth of may nineteenth french fries. but it's not just another school system it's one of the most impressive. of the soviet era school random breath taking those built as a visual proof of the socialist state's power. one of the best things about the most a metro puffiness cape the size stop the trains at least all the time tell that to the london underground. controvert square in the kremlin it's one of the main tourist attractions in the capital a must see for any visitor. from commuters rubbing very strong statues to good luck to fascinating stories behind the peaceful mistakes it's a breathtaking world below full of interesting stories on various legends. take a star station for example looks more like an on gallery legend has it that it wasn't even meant to be built in the first place the sense of style in place is called the cops on the angeles times and they saw it as a sign situated in the structure of the time line and indeed so we see this around on the metro maps today. and before we explore most stations let'

, i am growing french breakfast radishes in my backyard. i said bring them in, we can make a trade. you can have lunch. i planted in my backyard and grew salad, the infamous mescaline salad. it was a little mix of wild greens brought in by the peasant to the market outside of nize. >> so it happened like that. when you started searching for sustainable produce, not the way it is produced or harvested, but sustainable in being available seasonably, consistently, there were -- if you commitment to the next 5 then? >> that did ultimately happen. we with thought we could get these seeds and a plot of land and have everything we want. we quickly learned we were not farmers. [laughter] and the gofers got the best of us. [laughter] we planted in this little one micro climate in amadora. >> why there? >> because somebody had a plot of land, we'd put in the seeds and all of these things. we learn it had hard way, and we decided that we would have um -- somebody assigned to the job of going out of the forger and looking for the farms that were growin

french air traffic controllers fear they will lose their job and benefits. hundreds of flights have been canceled, with paris especially hard hit. >> french air traffic controllers say it is a protest against the single european sky project that would unify europe's air force -- eric authority to settle their part. they feared could lead to job losses. >> you can clearly identify there are alternative solutions to put these changes in place. we don't contest those, but we're only asking other solutions be taken into account. >> the strike started tuesday evening and is expected to continue until thursday morning. >>> we turn our attention to africa, where at least 10 people have died and dozens are missing after re ferry capsized but like viktoria in uconn debt. it was sailing -- after a ferry capsized on lake victoria imn uganda. boats capsize frequently on lake victoria because of rough weather conditions and poorly maintained ships. >>> a new study says international efforts to prevent piracy off the coast of somalia has not been effective. it says intern

the french ambassador was among others taken by three red army extremists acting under her orders. the high court ruled that she played various key roles in the terrorist attack. she long evaded arrest but was finally detained ten years ago. >>> organ donation is sometimes called the gift of life, but some countries around the world are giving more than others. japan lags far behind other nations when it comes to organ donation. since the law took effect 13 years ago, there have been only 86 organ transplants from brain-dead people. the government hopes to change that statistic by changing the law. as of saturday organs from brain-dead people can be used unless those individuals have filled out a donor card refusing to participate. if they don't have a card, their families can provide consent. under the old law the organs of brain-dead people could not be used unless they gave consent in a donor card and the families provided their approval. the new law scraps the age restriction. organ transplants from brain-dead children older than three months will be permitted. the law is desig

complained about israel seriously was when eisenhower ordered the israelis along with the british and the french to get out of so is in one thousand fifty six ever since then the americans basically go along with israeli policy in fact if you listen to department of state spokesman and you listen to israeli spokesman and you mix it all up you can't tell who is which at the end of the day i don't believe in this business there was a chill and then we've mended fences i think this is for the press at the end of the day israel will do what it wants to do and when america objects it will remind the united states of where it stands which is it must back israel for electoral

complained about israel seriously was when eisenhower ordered the israelis along with the british and the french to get out of so is in one hundred fifty six ever

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i just wanted a job i could eat french fries while working and now here i am today. thank you very much. thank you. >> well, it was a good day for milner more days than one. we'll show you why with highlights from today's giants game coming up in sports. >>> should washington keep the tax cuts for the wealthy? that's next at 6:00, a battle looms in washington over those bush era tax cuts. >>> and who needs gas? a look at the electric super car with an impressive top speed making its way through san francisco. >>> isn't that lovely? an afternoon with the world classicismny all for free. the new summertime tradition coming up.st >>> good sundayatch afternoon. gusty winds blowing. it's been cooler than haavt thir we'll contie that this >>> the white house is setting the stage for one last battle. the bush era tax cuts are due to expire in january. u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner said letting the tax cuts expire is the right thing to do but he wants to retain the tax cut for the middle class. the republicans say if the tax cuts for the rich go away, they'll take

one of them has been set free with no charges so we're left with three men who are charged by the french police over conspiring with terrorists now front says that they are connected to various unnamed terror groups but russian maintains that the link is in fact with joe cool mada who claimed responsibility for the moscow metro bombings in march of course two bombs were set off in travelling time in rush hour killing more than forty people he claimed responsibility for there are some talk of him having links with al qaida as well during. the flats where these three men lived police found far on the explosives and also very significantly a mop of moths with various potential terror a tall good small. now this arrest is really significant for three reasons firstly of course it makes the world a safer place there was hard and fast evidence that these men were conspiring to perpetrate terrorist attacks certainly in moscow possibly in the rest of the world also this was a rest by the french police which came in response to a tip off from russia it was the russian authorities who told police i

where i am their french well you're wrong they're inviting me if i mention the kind they have let me finish if you're going frank let me finish go ahead. their friend yeah well i mean let me finish their french canadians their russian said that paris club said a lot of dollars to cuba that also don't work because cuba misusers that money. french police have arrested three ethnic chechens and have charged them with having links with a terrorist network russian officials say they belong to the group of infamous terrorists. it's been reported that those under arrest had firearms explosives and a lot of mosco with the locations of possible attacks borrow from his on of the most wanted russians north caucuses but it's the that he claimed responsibility for organizing the symbols of nature system which is also suspected of many other attacks and bombings across the country in june in washington the us and it's going to be based on international terrorists. it's update you on some other news in brief from around the world at least twenty people have been killed and dozens injured in a twin

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but before let's see what russians think about wearing an islamic veil and the lower house of the french parliament has voted in favor of banning the book in public and other european countries i expected to follow that example in throngs and woman wearing a face covering muslim veil in public will have to pay one hundred fifty euro fine and listen paul last russians if wearing a veil insults representatives of other religions twenty four percent believe the veil does not offend twenty percent believe that there does offend other religions and more than ahead fifty six percent of respondents all get against public display of religious symbols at all back to peter ok i'd like to go back to our guest in paris so when you want to you want to finish your point about. the day that the reasons why. some of these garments are being banned even in the in the greater middle east in the muslim world itself in some areas like in universities. yes because we have to face just to to this problem you cannot just say ok it's freedom of the women to wear the niqab of the book or on the full veil it's so

where i am their french well you're wrong there if i me that kind a.v.'s if i'm playing that kind a.v. let me finish are you going frank you're going to let me finish go ahead. their friend yeah well i mean let me finish their french canadians their russian said that paris club sent a lot of dollars to cuba that doesn't work because cuba misuses that money you know for the benefit of the cuban people ok go ahead yeah here's one thing where i will agree with frank believe it or not i do not at my feet ok astral i have as much problem with the tater ships of the left than i do of the ships of the right. i believe that people do want change i believe that cuban americans also want change the difference is that i believe change will happen when you have people exchanging ideas when you have people seeing democracy in action the problem with frank is that he believes that change will occur by maintaining a fifty plus policy that has been has narrowed to cuba if anything it made things worse i mean people will still not have one of the cities of life but that's