air force base in ramstein, germany. reports have surfaced alleging the facility may have been involved in helping to carry out drone's strikes on terrorists abroad. according to information collected by german media outlets, pilots in the u.s. were able to steer unmanned drones via a sellite link at the base. their targets -- suspected islamist terrorists in africa. the united states-africa command located at a u.s. space science the guard reportedly planned the strikes -- at a u.s. based in stuttgart. >> the german government has no knowledge of any attacks being planned or carried out by u.s. forces. for that reason, there is no evidence that international law has been breached. >> the use of unmanned drones is highly controversial in germany. opposition parties have demanded the government cease their use. >> is up to the killings are in violation of international law. it is not acceptable that the government says it knew nothing. >> in a statement, a senior u.s. commanders said the base is not used to control unmann

and germany. >> the brandenburg gate is a symbol of german unity and, for me, the reunification of germany has always been linked to the help we received from the united states. click 6000 guests have been invited to watch the u.s. president speak. everyone else will be limited to the live broadcast. his visit will include closed door talks. they are all eager to voice their concerns about washington's spy program which was recently revealed. the >> we cannot accept the national security agency taking liberty to work with multinational companies to spy on the entire world. >> it's disturbing to me, the german government, and above all the people of germany. it's important to address this issue. >> another will be the planned free trade zone between the united states and the eu. some 8000 german and u.s. security forces have been drafted in and they will be on high alert for the 25 hours the american first family is spending in the german capital. >> i'm joined now by our political correspondent john barrick at the parliamentary studios here in berlin. what is expected from obama's visit to

all but the final victim were immigrants in germany. lawyers for those people's families say they doubt the man's motives for testifying at the trial. >> we will know by the end of the day, and after questioning other witnesses, how credible his testimony is. i believe that there are some signs that he has tried to play down his role in these crimes. >> the main suspect in the case -- beate zschape -- says she intends to utilize her right to remain silent. the defendant asked for the charges to be thrown out. they say comments by politicians and say prosecutors showed the defendant cannot expect a fair trial. >> our correspondent followed the trial for us in munich and sent us this report. >> tuesday saw the first and potentially the most important wednesday -- witness in evidence. carsten s. has already confessed to his role in providing the weapon. he says one of the coat- defendants -- co-defendants ordered him to find a mobile phone and later to destroy the sim card, so anything he says could weigh heavily on the other defendants. h

in germany, the south and east of the country have been worst- hit. the states of stirring and bavaria, rivers burst their banks and houses have been inundated. , some eastern city residents have had to been evacuated and houses were completely surrounded by water.

i want germany to help me. >> they guide applicants through their first days in germany. many of the center's employees come from vibrant centers themselves. >> our employees are multilingual. it's important or as to be able to communicate in several languages. we need to be able to speak to the people here and listen to their problems. that lets us help them through the application process. >> but dortmund is only the first stop. after three days, asylum- seekers board a bus bound for their new home for the next several weeks. a former army base nearby. around 500 people from 30 nations are currently waiting in the compound, surrounded by barbed wire and high walls. it's one of just 20 similar facilities throughout germany. for many, life at the base is better and safer than in their home countries. the temporary residents include this family who were forced to flee from air and with a 15- year-old daughter. they say life in iran became too dangerous. >> we converted from islam to christianity. and iran, you are called an infidel for doing that. it's punishable by death.

a clash of personalities in germany's main opposition party ahead of national elections. formula one star tests his endurance in berlin. we will begin in turkey, where prime minister recep tayyip erdogan has rallied tens of thousands of his supporters as he tries to quell the largest unrest turkey has seen in decades. police cleared a protest camp and sealed off the central square. antigovernment activists remained defiant, but authorities say they will take a hard line against further protests. >> the protesters gathered once more, responding to calls by the solidarity group. security forces used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse the crowds. witnesses say the violence went on for hours in the streets surrounding the square. elite units attempted to cordon off the district and keep the protesters from regrouping. they quickly responded with force to the slightest challenge. the rage and sheer numbers were too big. the night after the eviction from the park, the demonstration seemed to grow in size. >> we are not afraid. we will topple this dictator wh

could see germany drawn into the conflict further by the back door. on germany's not in the same position as france and great britain who would like to stay away from this conflict but there are some attempts to drag the country in as far as i know there are right now thirty six fighters in other words terrorists from the free syrian army who are getting treatment in german military hospitals only to be crushed and sent on their way back to syria to terrorize the civilian population. the authorities in berlin say that they know that people have left from germany to go and fight in syria and they also confirm that many of these are fighting with radical islamic groups against the assad government forces there is now a worry that these people could return home and pose a potential terror threat on the streets of germany i think it's a double threat the first threat is of course for syria and for syrian civilians as well as for the syrian army that recruits from europe holding european passports are traveling there are fighting and of course they are lea

germany's highest court takes up the matter. well, we begin in turkey, and there have in the last hour also been scenes of troubling and intends violence between protesters and demonstrations of security forces at istanbul's square, which has for two weeks been the epicenter of a nationwide protest movement. >> earlier today, hundreds of police stormed in and largely cleared the square. we will get a report from our correspondent in just a moment, but first, this report. >> police reentered tompkins square on tuesday evening in the latest standoff with demonstrators there. once again, police fired tear gas and water cannon in a bid to clear the area. >> we were scared out of our minds. i am being honest -- we are paying for the mistakes of our elders. look at what this country has become. we even have to cover our faces. >> the prime minister extended the olive branch on monday, promising to meet with demonstrators, but the clashes have hurt people's trust, and the protesters say they will not give up. >> no matter how many poli

the 25-year-old son of turkish immigrants grew up in western germany. his anonymous tip prompted authorities to close security and increase public spaces. many places were put under 24- hour watch. patrols and airports, the minister at the time tried to calm the public. >> there is reason to be worried, but there is no reason to panic. we will not let international terrorism affect our way of life or limit our culture of freedom. >> today it is a magnet for tourism again, but security is still high. >> some soccer now. chelsea have confirmed that josÉ is returning to that club. >> he has signed a four-year deal with the blues. he was released from his contract last week after a season without a trophy. he led chelsea to two league titles during his previous time which ended in 2007. the u.s. men's soccer team hosted germany in international friendly on sunday and washington, d.c. >> there are two to be oak oh shows -- there are two coaches. >> one with german winning, one with them losing. >> germany's casual approach was quickly punished after just her

and germany. >> the brandenburg gate is a symbol of german unity and, for me, the reunification of germany has always been linked to the help we received from the united states. click 6000 guests have been invited to watch the u.s. president speak. everyone else will be limited to the live broadcast. his visit will include closed door talks. they are all eager to voice their concerns about washington's spy program which was recently revealed. the >> we cannot accept the national security agency taking liberty to work with multinational companies to spy on the entire world. >> it's disturbing to me, the german government, and above all the people of germany. it's important to address this issue. >> another will be the planned free trade zone between the united states and the eu. some 8000 german and u.s. security forces have been drafted in and they will be on high alert for the 25 hours the american first family is spending in the german capital. >> i'm joined now by our political correspondent john barrick at the parliamentary studios here in berlin. what is expected from obama's visit to

the 25-year-old son of turkish immigrants grew up in western germany. his anonymous tip prompted authorities to close security and increase public spaces. many places were put under 24- hour watch. patrols and airports, the minister at the time tried to calm the public. >> there is reason to be worried, but there is no reason to panic. we will not let international terrorism affect our way of life or limit our culture of freedom. >> today it is a magnet for tourism again, but security is still high. >> some soccer now. chelsea have confirmed that josÉ is returning to that club. >> he has signed a four-year deal with the blues. he was released from his contract last week after a season without a trophy. he led chelsea to two league titles during his previous time which ended in 2007. the u.s. men's soccer team hosted germany in international friendly on sunday and washington, d.c. >> there are two to be oak oh shows -- there are two coaches. >> one with german winning, one with them losing. >> germany's casual approach was quickly punished after just her

-- east germany. it was against this backdrop john f. kennedy stepped up to the ey microphone to speak his famous words. >> all free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of berlin. and therefore, as a free man, i take pride in the words -- ich bin ein berliner. [cheers and applause] >> the promise of freedom resonated in berlin and beyond. on wednesday, they commemorated the 50th anniversary of his visit. >> america's presidents are very welcome here. they can feel welcome in this city and berlin offers a special platform for their words. >> several of kennedy successors have also used this platform to speak to the city and to the world about freedom. >> briefly before we go, protests and brazil are once again intensifying. the soccer team is currently playing uruguay in the semi of the federation cup. >> ahead of the match, they took to the streets. they are angry at the amount of money they have spent on hosting the tournament as well as on the upcoming world cup and the 2016 real olympics. >>

s interactions with germany because the b.o.'s after a while was almost wholly dependent on the interest payments it received from the nazi germany for its pre-war investments and here is the story gets quite bizarre because during the war germany kept paying the interest on all those investments and the money went to the b r yes the b i has distributed that money to its shareholders and included the bank of england so through the b.o.'s nazi germany was funding britain even though the two countries were at war. there and what ways did that be i as a work with the nazi party during the war. where the there was a very strong german presence on the board of the b.o.'s the waterfront the president of the right spank and his deputy and all pool who was the vice president of the right spang would both be i.a.s. directors as well as a man called home and schmitz and herman schmitz was the c.e.o. the boss of the notorious german chemicals company i g farben which ran its own corporate concentration camp auschwitz and also manufactured c

i want germany to help me. >> they guide applicants through their first days in germany. many of the center's employees come from vibrant centers themselves. >> our employees are multilingual. it's important or as to be able to communicate in several languages. we need to be able to speak to the people here and listen to their problems. that lets us help them through the application process. >> but dortmund is only the first stop. after three days, asylum- seekers board a bus bound for their new home for the next several weeks. a former army base nearby. around 500 people from 30 nations are currently waiting in the compound, surrounded by barbed wire and high walls. it's one of just 20 similar facilities throughout germany. for many, life at the base is better and safer than in their home countries. the temporary residents include this family who were forced to flee from air and with a 15- year-old daughter. they say life in iran became too dangerous. >> we converted from islam to christianity. and iran, you are called an infidel for doing that. it's punishable by death.

all but the final victim were immigrants in germany. lawyers for those people's families say they doubt the man's motives for testifying at the trial. >> we will know by the end of the day, and after questioning other witnesses, how credible his testimony is. i believe that there are some signs that he has tried to play down his role in these crimes. >> the main suspect in the case -- beate zschape -- says she intends to utilize her right to remain silent. the defendant asked for the charges to be thrown out. they say comments by politicians and say prosecutors showed the defendant cannot expect a fair trial. >> our correspondent followed the trial for us in munich and sent us this report. >> tuesday saw the first and potentially the most important wednesday -- witness in evidence. carsten s. has already confessed to his role in providing the weapon. he says one of the coat- defendants -- co-defendants ordered him to find a mobile phone and later to destroy the sim card, so anything he says could weigh heavily on the other defendants. h

-- east germany. it was against this backdrop john f. kennedy stepped up to the ey microphone to speak his famous words. >> all free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of berlin. and therefore, as a free man, i take pride in the words -- ich bin ein berliner. [cheers and applause] >> the promise of freedom resonated in berlin and beyond. on wednesday, they commemorated the 50th anniversary of his visit. >> america's presidents are very welcome here. they can feel welcome in this city and berlin offers a special platform for their words. >> several of kennedy successors have also used this platform to speak to the city and to the world about freedom. >> briefly before we go, protests and brazil are once again intensifying. the soccer team is currently playing uruguay in the semi of the federation cup. >> ahead of the match, they took to the streets. they are angry at the amount of money they have spent on hosting the tournament as well as on the upcoming world cup and the 2016 real olympics. >>

these protesters behind be in pearl in a campaigning for better rights for refugees here in germany andthe number of refugees in the country could be set to rise by around ten thousand now that's the number of people escaping violence in syria that's expected to come here to germany when it comes to the international response to the own going crisis in the embattled middle eastern country germany has certainly be more reserved and its criticism and some of its european partners they have kept their involvement purely diplomatic however there are those in germany that fear that the actions of countries like france and like the u.k. could see germany drawn into the conflict further by the back door and would like to stay away from this conflict but there are some attempts to drag the country in as far as i know there are right now thirty six fighters in other words terrorists from the free syrian army who are getting treatment in german military hospital only to be crushed and sent on their way back to syria to terrorize the civilian population. the authorities in berlin say that they kno

s nazi germany was funding britain even though the two countries were at war. there and what ways did the b.a.'s work with the nazi party during the war. whether there was a very strong german presence on the board of the b.o.'s the waterfront the president of the right spank and his deputy and all pool who was the vice president of the right spang would both be i.a.s. directors as was a man called home and schmitz and herman schmitz was the c.e.o. the boss of the notorious german chemicals company i.g. farben which ran its own corporate concentration camp auschwitz and also manufactured cyclone b. the gas used to murder millions of jews so germany was very had a very strong presence on the board of the b.o.'s the b.o.'s did a lot of foreign exchange deals with a wry spank in the second world war and it also carried out other services for the for the germans and it's that the relation was so strong that poole who was the vice president of the rice bank actually said the b.o.'s is our only foreign branch . that was adam lieber author of tower of basel. the feder

up up up up up up up up up up when it comes to germany, you cannot say that it was as evil as germany because there was nothing that took place under this regime. nothing that resembled the holocaust. i will never say it was a plan for global dominance. but the germans have incredibly ambitious plans for taking over europe, for forcing a custom that would give germany a vice like grip on europe. the idea is that germany would have won and taken over europe, up we are talking about world war i and we are talking morally about world war ii. there was this evil force in the japanese were much more confused. i think the united states as well, about what world war i was about. what basically happened is they were talking about in july of 1914, the austrians decided that they were going to extinguish serviette. which something that was heavily weighted with the war. the war against them was for real. but germany, they became known as what is the blank check. the german side, okay, you have to have your war. when the russians come and, we will deal with the russians. at the very least this w

. >> we are not only citizens of america and germany. we are also citizens of the world, and our fates and fortunes are linked by never -- like never before. >> obama said the u.s. and germans need to work together to counter the dangers posed by terrorists and nuclear threats. he discussed a range of issues with angela merkel at the chancellor's office. the meeting began with a warm welcome, but the governments do have some differences. most recently -- the u.s. internet surveillance. obama said the present program had managed to war dashboard 50 terrorist threats. he defended the practice and added it was subject to controls. >> this was not a situation where we simply go onto the internet and start searching anywhere that we want. this is a circumscribed, narrow system directed at us, being able to protect our people. >> the chancellor merkel said despite the pledges, questions remain. >> i made clear that even when we take all the necessities of collecting information into account, the means have to be appropriate. our basic principl

is taking a look sixty percent there they say they're concerned by the rise of germany as a political force and feel that brussels is manhandled europe's financial crisis also an employment to soaring unemployment fueling french euro skepticism it comes as president francois learns approval ratings plummeted almost two fold since he took the job last year french far right political leader marine le pen told us france needs an open debate on its relations with the e.u. . but the if would call shock but the first of all you need to understand that the french do not really talk about this both e.u. and the euro a common currency virtually imposed on us i religiously defended here or in other words there is no diversity of opinion on anything you say against the euro it will be equal to blasphemy what i'm asking for is a referendum polls are a good thing but i do remember the polls promised that when asked about the european constitution france would vote for it at the end of the day our fifty five percent of french citizens said no to the constitution that's why we need a wide public deb

concerned by going after all of that and germany to its credit has spoken up of course germany had the stasi operating in east germany and i think it's very very concerned that ten percent of their population was under heavy surveillance from the stasi now it's one hundred percent and perhaps that is one of the reasons that has made germany so sensitive on this issue or not so sensitive having the sensitivity that all countries ought to have. well for more on this story make sure you log on to our website r t dot com as we've got the latest on edward snowden and we're tracking the reaction his situation is causing on social media that's all just a click away for you on r.t. dot com. meanwhile there has been more revelations over the u.k.'s blanket online surveillance a special police unit has reportedly been monitoring and analyzing what british citizens are posting online and social networks despite the fact all facebook and twitter users are actually choosing to make their data public the news has sparked major concerns among privacy groups argue sarah ferguson explains. we know when

essentially, we are one step away from gay marriage in germany. we're talking about quite a bit of money for those couples that have a very different income. essentially, the system is such that the partners can distribute the income between the two, which means taxation is lowered. effectively, what the court showed was that there is a tax on being gay, and this is what they projected. >> you mentioned adoption rights. how far away is that? >> here is the story. it seems what we saw was the juridical system jumping ahead of the political system. they showed that they will not wait. what we need is basically an adoption legal battle in order for this to be legalized. >> of course, everyone is not happy with this, but is it a global trend? >> i think it is a global trend. minimally, it is a western trend, and it has to do with technology and what we call the flow of values across vast distances. >> thank you so much. to another german story making headlines around the world -- the landmark trial of a neo-nazi terror cell that went undetected for ov

germany's highest court takes up the matter. well, we begin in turkey, and there have in the last hour also been scenes of troubling and intends violence between protesters and demonstrations of security forces at istanbul's square, which has for two weeks been the epicenter of a nationwide protest movement. >> earlier today, hundreds of police stormed in and largely cleared the square. we will get a report from our correspondent in just a moment, but first, this report. >> police reentered tompkins square on tuesday evening in the latest standoff with demonstrators there. once again, police fired tear gas and water cannon in a bid to clear the area. >> we were scared out of our minds. i am being honest -- we are paying for the mistakes of our elders. look at what this country has become. we even have to cover our faces. >> the prime minister extended the olive branch on monday, promising to meet with demonstrators, but the clashes have hurt people's trust, and the protesters say they will not give up. >> no matter how many poli

concerned by going after all of them and germany to its credit has spoken up of course germany at the stasi operating in east germany and i think it's very very concerned that ten percent of their population was under heavy surveillance from the stasi now it's one hundred percent on perhaps that is one of the reasons that has made germany so sensitive on this issue are not so sensitive having the sensitivity that all countries ought to have and that they remember you can always find the latest updates and videos and that expert analysis on this story at a website at outtake. meanwhile the u.k. is dealing with a surveillance scandal of its own as its in the that a special police unit has been spying on putting citizens social network pages on a daily basis if the reports on high right scrapes are reacting to the latest invasion of online privacy. but we know when we when we post something on facebook there is it's well known of the possibility of course that that's going to be seen you're putting out there in the public sphere but i think these revelations really causing concern becaus

germany's national debt has risen by 400 billion during this legislative term. point is you don't know how to handle money. the desert would run out of sand with you. .> the gloves are off until september, the battle for votes will be driving german politics. was in thecan bank headlines again for all the wrong reasons. a senior vatican cleric was arrested on friday, accused of trying to smuggle in 26 million euros from switzerland. an accountant for the vatican was already under investigation under allegations of money laundering. his arrest comes just days after pope francis launched an inquiry into the bank which is been plagued by scandal for decades. the bank and eyes any wrongdoing. the vatican has promised to cooperate with italian police. >> she lived more than 2000 years ago, but today, she is as beguiling as ever. cleopatra. a new exhibition opened on friday dedicated to piecing together her life and celebrating her legend. the queen of egypt, ruler, and seductress -- the common perception is that she was incredibly beautiful, but what she really? >> i

germany russia russia and germany been more than three hundred events scheduled to take place and so we will. visit the exhibition in shows we agreed to the evening we'll see what spin. the counterparts german russian counterparts. spheres. we talked about. the year of german language and culture in russia and the russian and the russian culture and literature in germany in two thousand and fourteen and that's a new ball project. and i'm sure that the goshi ations that we've just conducted will help to promote the german russian cooperation thank you very much for your attention. president putin speaking at the international economic forum in cent petersburg with the german chancellor angela merkel as well more on that the next few hours here r.t. as we get it. other news now on the mass on the rest in brazil has turned deadly an eighteen year old demonstrator has died in the state of south park after a car crash through a barricade what started as a rally over transport fares is now snowballed into a one million strong protest engulfing more than one hundred cities across the countr

the german president grew up in east germany. he was 13 when the protests broke out. >> people rose up in anger of the million in justices they had to endure everyday. blue-collar workers, students, farmers, and housewives -- they all stood together in protest. >> he drew comparisons to other democratic movements across europe. he said germans often do not appreciate the current east german protesters showed on that day. >> if i could wish for one thing, it would be for all germans to learn about what happened on june 17 so that the gets the recognition it deserves. >> thursday's commemoration was not just about the past. the parliamentary president compared the east german uprising to current freedom movements around the world. >> in serious, and ran, or belarus. >> the lessons of history can be used as lessons for today. >> finally, it's not your everyday picnic in the park. paris' dinner and white has a very strict dress code and a very strict seating plan. >> it does indeed. men sit on one side of the table with women on the

the positions to be cut will be right here in germany.commence bank was hit hard by the global financial crisis and was partially nationalized to keep it in business. the bank says it wants to attract one million new customers in the coming years. we have this summary of the day's trading at the frankfurt stock exchange. >> while berlin was dominated by the world's most powerful politician, markets have been waiting for the most important central banker. he's the one who decided that the value of the money come the interest rates, and u.s. interest rates are at an historically low level. money is cheaper than ever before. this ultra-lax policy help the u.s. economy get back on track again, but markets do expect a slow and to this money flooding, and bernanke could give an important hint. the market went up and down, and the dax closed lightly lower. >> let's take a look at wednesday's numbers. the dax was down by nearly .4% at 8190 seven. the euro stoxx 50 also lower, down by more than .6 %. the dow trading lower by nearly a full percent.

concerned by going after all of they had and germany to its credit has spoken up of course germany had the stasi operating in east germany and i think it's very very concerned that ten percent of their population was under heavy surveillance from the stasi now it's one hundred percent on perhaps that is one of the reasons that has made germany so sensitive on this issue or not so sensitive having the sensitivity that all countries ought to have x general james cartwright someone who was once america's second highest ranking military official is being investigated for allegedly leaking secret information about a u.s. cyber attack on iran's nuclear facilities the u.s. army's meanwhile responded to the backlash over announcing security revelations by limiting internet access for its personnel but he's got to has the details. two thousand and ten when the u.s. carried out this cyber attack against iran general cartwright was vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and he was reported to be one of the crucial players in this cyber attack he resigned in two thousand and eleven and he is n

by going after all of them and germany to its credit has spoken up of course germany had the stasi operated in east germany and i think it's very very concerned that ten percent of their population was under heavy surveillance from the stasi now it's one hundred percent on perhaps that is one of the reasons that has made germany so sensitive on this issue or not so sensitive having the sensitivity that all countries ought to have i remember you can always find all the latest updates in the videos and that expert analysis on this story on our website at www dot com. the u.k. is facing a new surveyed in scandal as it appears that a special police seen it has been spying on but it british citizens social network pages on a daily basis although many facebook or twitter he use is intentionally making that data public the revelations have sparked an avalanche of criticism from previously grapes. brings us the details. we know when we when we post something on facebook there is it's well known of the possibility of course that that's going to be seen you're putting it out there in the public spher

concerned by going after all of them and germany to its credit has spoken up of course germany had the stasi operating in east germany and i think it's very very concerned that ten percent of their population was under heavy surveillance from the stasi now it's one hundred percent and perhaps that is one of the reasons that has made germany so sensitive on this issue or not so sensitive having the sensitivity that all countries ought to have. and coming up later in the program president obama might have expected a cordial reception as he tours the african continent but he was greeted by angry crowds as washington's failure to live deliver on its promises have led to disillusionment for many south africans. plus the ongoing instability in afghanistan casts a shadow on u.s. taleban negotiations stay with us to find out how far away the sides are from reaching a compromise. with . this month high tech means could help with the latest laser cutters on lifesaving heart rushing innovators are working hard to keep you healthy for some companies it's been a winding road from car simulators to