[ bleep ], i'm smoking, i got have a [ bleep ] cigarette, or i'm gonna [ bleep ] -- >> heiko, heiko -you need to be ready. >> your frustration must be pretty -- >> frustration was immense. >> if he's not calm, then our hostage takers aren't going to be calm. so oftentimes i would have to tell heiko to, you know, be quiet, let the hostage taker speak and then we would have a chance to respond. >> reporter: and then what? how long before they tired of the game and killed the two great loves of his life? >> i've worked these cases that will last years instead of months. >> and i was thinking, "no, i'm not making it for years. i mean, there is no way." >> reporter: heiko didn't have to wait that long. three months after gerfa and kevin were taken, there was a very different phone call. and for heiko it was terrifying. >> coming up -- >> she called me really, really sad and crying. >> i felt her dark place, being a mother myself. and it was awful. >> when "dateline" continues. we used to love going out with julia and mike, but since they bought their new house... which menu am i looking at

to pressure on the bottoms of the conflict for the fire to be reached the german foreign minister heiko must was also speaking at the closing press conference he was measured in his confidence about what had been achieved here in berlin he said well ultimately there. was a potential for the libyan crisis being resolved that the end was perhaps in sight but that it still needed some work to get it over the line of goods that. we have achieved objectives that we sent for this conference we now have the e.u. now hands to solve the conflicts now we have to do is use diski put it in dialogue and open the door from the russian side of the foreign minister spoke to journalists as well as the large role of well he was saying that he was positive awarded been achieved here however he acknowledged that the situation between the 2 warring sides was extremely difficult right now still generally we think the conference was useful it's clear that the final decision is up to the libyans it's also clear that so far stable dialogue between the warring parties is unreachable the differences of approach t

meeting on friday warnings and head of that meeting today coming from the german foreign minister heiko moss. we are concerned that if the international troops leave iraq very quickly and c.i.s. fight will be over come the i.s. will probably research and it will lead to great instability in iraq nobody can want that but of course we will accept every decision made in baghdad to them is that after we still believe that this is an important agreements that will prevent iran from coming into possession of a nuclear bomb or that we will not be able to take note of announcements with a shrug of our shoulders the commitments in tehran blue no longer be met. so it can't just be. all right that was the german foreign minister speaking earlier today let's take the story and our chief political correspondent linda crane she's here in berlin where this going to be to you melinda i mean germany has a lot on its plate here doesn't it is worried about the iran nuclear deal it's also worried about stability in iraq but it does not play a military role in iraq and yet that topic is a political hot pota

most significantly, foreign minister heiko maas. want to show you what heiko maas had to say today.hese were strong words. he said quote, simply unbelievable, disgusting and cowardly. and you can see he continues, we will continue standing by your side for a free, tolerant, and diverse democracy. i think that last bit is important. a lot of germans are worried that perhaps the diversity of germany's democracy is in fact under attack. brent: carl nasman, as always, we appreciate your reporting. thank you. here is a brief look at some of the other stories that are making headlines this hour. sudan says it has put down a rebellion by former security agents linked to its ousted ruler, omar al-bashir. five people were killed in fighting late tuesday in the capital, khartoum. security agents reportedly rejected a government restructuring plan. lebanon's capital beirut has been cleaning up after a night of protests in which almost 70 people were injured. demonstrators caused heavy damage to banks, which many blame for driving the country into its worst economic crisis in decades. protester

be a breakthrough in efforts to secure a truce in the civil war there the german foreign minister heiko mosque has announced that the powerful rebel leader khalifa haftar has agreed in principle to abide by a cease fire now he's also expected to attend an international summit here in berlin this weekend germany and the european union are pushing for stability. already in libya to help stem the flow of migrants making the dangerous journey across the mediterranean. this could be the truce the international community was hoping for germany has been weighing in ahead of the peace conference shadowed for sunday in berlin german foreign minister heiko must meet with libyan general kiley to have tar in benghazi on thursday and head of the talks said have time had recognized the need for a truce if not yet formally. after has agreed to respect a cease fire agreement regardless of the fact that he hasn't signed it earlier this week not so extraordinarily important. back in berlin german chancellor angela merkel also welcome tough task assurances that he would stick to the ceasefire as this woul

yet is will be meeting with representatives of both sides of the conflict in geneva later this week heiko muss the german foreign minister also saying that there would be a meeting in brussels on monday of e.u. ministers in order to discuss further the situation in libya libya though is really coming front and center for international attention that's been seen by just who was in attendance here in some real heavy hitters from around the world coming here as the world tries to find a solution to the ongoing crisis which has claimed so many lives. and we've discussed the libyan peace process with historian alexei pill co who believes that only the un can guarantee a workable settlement. their most important task now for the international community is talk create an international mechanism for the solid of this conflict all this mechanism should work under the aegis of the united nations and the. final settlement the peaceful solution for libya. should of cause be on his ages of the security council and the now final decision the final support should be made by the by the score to console b

yet is will be meeting with representatives of both sides of the conflict in geneva later this week heiko must the german foreign minister also saying that there would be a meeting in brussels on monday of e.u. ministers in order to discuss further the situation in libya libya though is really coming front and center for international attention that's been seen by just who was in attendance here in some real heavy hitters from around the world coming here as the world tries to find a solution to the ongoing crisis which has claimed so many lives well we discussed the talks and journalist and founder of viewpoint africa a johnson and director of the crisis research institute marc aren't. the real danger is that the main virtue of these talks has been that the external actors will be able to move to agree but as we've heard the 2 main rivals couldn't be face to face let alone agree and secondly there are perhaps 30 different subgroups fighting on the ground so that it may be that there is going to cease fire that holds it could possibly be in the interests of both sides but getting the vari

to be movement in the ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire germany's foreign minister heiko boss and i'm sad to rebel leader. has agreed to abide by the truce general have $212.00 made the comments during the meeting the foreign minister in benghazi is apparently also agreed to attend sunday's international beating on the libya crisis in berlin earlier this week he refused to sign a cease fire deal brokered during talks in moscow so i bring in our political correspondent simon young welcome simon why is this announcement coming from germany's foreign minister. well germany is role in this conflict and in these peace talks is as peace broke and as you say a big international conference with all the players all the international parties is being organized here in berlin on sunday and i think germany is a relatively neutral country compared with some of the other e.u. countries as far as this conflict is concerned believes that you can use the power of diplomacy to really bring change and that's why i call mass was in benghazi today had 3 hours of talks with general have to are

complicated problems that have accumulated in the middle east here's a tweet from germany's foreign minister heiko mass the us military operation follows a series of dangerous provocations by iran however this action has not made it easier to build huge tensions he goes on to say that further escalation which could set the whole region on fire must be prevented israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has voiced his support for the u.s. action saying just as israel has the right of self-defense the united states has exactly the same right because some solid body is responsible for the deaths of american citizens and many other innocent people. after some of the other stories making news around the world a man with a knife has gone on the rampage at a park in a suburb of paris stabbing several people before running away police officers chased him and shot him dead one of the staggering victims has also been confirmed dead 2 others are injured. police in turkey have detained 7 people for questioning of the cost gold case a turkish private jet companies admitted that $1.00 of its employees helped h

restore security in libya and this is made clear during a meeting with germany's foreign minister heiko must that he's willing to abide by a cease fire which is celebrating as a success. i think it's good 1st of all that he's ready to continue to abide by a cease fire that has to be the start at the libya conference we must also ensure that the u.n. arms embargo isn't forced. in the libyan capital tripoli some a less ready to trust have to. in moscow last week he refused to sign a cease fire deal. he didn't sign because he doesn't want peace he's bloodthirsty he wants war he wants people to die. still many here in tripoli are pinning their hopes on berlin's conference. at this meeting in berlin they will discuss many things but the most important one is a ceasefire this will be a good opportunity to discuss different options but we are all in favor of the seas fire and of course what comes after that and have to needs to go back to where you started everything and in berlin it isn't only about bringing have to and his adverse the recent together it's also about 2 other men whom observer

weighing in ahead of the peace conference shared with the sunday in berlin german foreign minister heiko must meet with libyan general kiley to have time in benghazi on thursday and head of the talks must sit have time had recognized the need for a truce if not yet formally. after has agreed to respect a cease fire agreement regardless of the fact that he hasn't signed it earlier this week not so extraordinarily important. back in berlin german chancellor angela merkel also welcome tough task surance says that he would stick to the ceasefire this is. good news that he's willing to observe the cease fire we need to have that to start with. then the libya conference we need to see above all that the weapons and go as a tier 2 again which was basically agreed through the un but unfortunately has not been respected. but 1st of all i think this commitment is good news and. general have to and as rival the head of the u.n. recognized libyan government fires will take part in the talks alongside representatives of 11 nations as well as several international organizations the united nations and

so here's a reminder of the top story at this hour germany's foreign minister heiko mohsen on sunset libya's a gravel convexity for how tough was agreed to us by 5 a ceasefire on that meeting in benghazi general hoft i was also going to attend this weekend's conference in the lead and it ended to be a civil. v.w. business africa with the better facilities up next looking at the challenge for the seychelles and how to balance that all important tourist industry with the needs of the environment i'll be back with a little. what secrets lie behind the small. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. t.w. world heritage $360.00 get the maps now. the system to entice current hires came from jurors are dealing with and even at that i killed many so.

libya's main warring parties and their powerful international allies as well german foreign minister heiko moss has been in benghazi for talks with rebel leader general after who's agreed to attend that conference after also told mosse that he agreed in principle with a ceasefire prime minister fayyad also leads would. un back to government has already signed a cease fire deal hoft are currently controls the majority of eastern and southern libya the berlin summit follows failed efforts by russia and by turkey to get him to sign a truce and halt an offensive on the capital tripoli i have a lot of players here we want to bring in political correspondent simon young for a look at what will likely be a very high stakes summit in berlin simon 1st of all just walk us through who is likely to attend this meeting and just as importantly who likely won't be there on sunday. yeah it's going to be a very high level meeting unusually so with so many leaders chancellor merkel has invited heads of state and governments are going to have president mccrone of france prime minister johnson of the u.k. but

and china german foreign minister heiko mass says he's optimistic that this conference can cut the outside military support that is allowed this conflict to drag on for so long and he says he even has a draft agreement ready for signature why is germany hosting this process well for one thing because it has recognised that an unstable libya is a hub for illegal migration and secondly because germany is committed to playing a more assertive international role and has proven that it can service is trustworthy mediator in other conflicts situations such as east ukraine. severe weather across parts of pakistan and pakistan administered kashmir have left nearly $100.00 people dead and one more missing one valley in the mountains was hit by several avalanches including one that hit a village killing at least 19 people authorities of launch rescue missions but access to the area is proving difficult. in the mountains of pakistan administered kashmir rescue was trekking looking and listening for signs of life as the snow continues to fall finding and reaching the exact location of the missing is h

back to government as the conflict in the country worsens germany's foreign minister heiko boss and the e.u. council president met with the leader of the un backed government has also raj the e.u. russia and turkey have call on government forces and rebel groups declare a cease fire starting this sunday. a pneumonia outbreak in china may have been caused by a new type of by race that's according to the world health organization more than 50 people of cotton ammonia in the city of new han many of them worked at the same market the w.h.o. said that the illness could come from the same family as the sars virus. well carlos gone has given his 1st public statement following his escape from authorities in japan he described his treatment by the japanese legal system as a travesty against his human rights and dignity and he revealed more details about why he became a fugitive tokyo prosecutors have slammed his allegations accusing him of one sided and quote unacceptable criticism of japanese legal system. in beirut carlos ghosn faced the cameras for the 1st time since his daring escape from ja

and china german foreign minister heiko mass says he's optimistic that this conference can cut the outside military support that has allowed this conflict to drag on for so long and he says he even has a draft agreement ready for signature why is germany hosting this process well for one thing because it has recognised that an unstable libya is a hub for illegal migration and secondly because germany is committed to playing a more assertive international role and has proven that it can serve as a trustworthy mediator in other conflicts such away should such as east ukraine. now here's a brief look at some of the other stories making news around the world. britain france and germany have formally accused iran of violating the terms of its 2015 agreement to curb its nuclear program even foreign policy chief or else says the aim is to bring teheran back into compliance but it could spend the end spell the end of the accord and return to sanctions. protests in lebanon have turned violent as demonstrators attacked the central bank in the capital and clashed with police after a lull in the month

recognized government has already signed the cease fire deal and on thursday german foreign minister heiko mass received assurances from rebel leader actually for hafta that he too would support the troops before traffic to brother in general have to us stopping over in athens where sunday summit is raising tensions. like so often general have to always received in athens like a top minister but many countries see him simply as a warlord but there are reasons why he's so feted here greece is angry at us recognition of the libyan government which has signed a maritime agreement with turkey without taking greece's audience in the region into account greece is also irritated at not being invited to balance libya conference but is nevertheless offered to be a mediator. and. encourage commander have to participate constructively in the berlin process and to try within the existing framework to achieve a cease fire and to restore security in libya and this is we have to made clear during a meeting with germany's foreign minister high came us that he's willing to abide by a cease fire which is ce

be a breakthrough in efforts to secure a truce in the civil war there the german foreign minister heiko mosque has announced that the powerful rebel leader khalifa haftar has agreed in principle to abide by a cease fire now the country in its back. hers are split between 2 rival governments one is located in tripoli it's the seat of the un back to government affairs all surat the other is in tobruk now that is home to the libyan national army it is led by general khalifa haftar now germany and the european union are pushing for stability in libya to help stem the stem the flow of migrants making the journey across the mediterranean. this could be the truce the international community was hoping for germany has been weighing in ahead of the peace conference should do it for sunday in berlin german foreign minister must meet with libyan general kiley to have time in benghazi on thursday ahead of the talks must sit have time had recognized the need for a truce if not yet formally. has agreed to respect a cease fire agreement regardless of the fact that he hasn't signed it earlier this week

problems that have accumulated in the middle east there is a tweet from germany's foreign minister heiko must the u.s. military operation followed a series of dangerous provocations by iran however this action has not made it easy to reduce tensions he went on to say that further escalation which could set the whole region on fire must be prevented but israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has backed a general southern mani's assassination saying with just as israel has the right of self-defense the united states has exactly the same right as i'm sorry man he's responsible for the deaths of american citizens and many other innocent people. denoting poor as a member of the german parliament from the green party of iranian descent he moved to germany as a child he represents his posse on foreign affairs and is also on the board the stocks defense committee d w z money well shah's asked him about germany's options in the coming days so is there anything that germany or you can do to prevent the escalation of the conflict we've been not active enough for the last one and a half years. d

meeting this week the european union is calling an emergency meeting today germany's foreign minister heiko maass wrote this on twitter our interest is that iraq's stability and unity do not fall prey to the latest escalation we'll speak of mediately with the iraqi government following parliament's resolution will respect all decisions so europe now worried about the conflict contagion effect iraq falling apart and the nuclear deal with iran dying in the process we'll have more on that in just a moment we have this report now. being over the remains of iran's top military commander. supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei visibly moved as he led funeral prayers for his former close ally. hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered to pay their respects to general kasem sulaimani killed in a u.s. drone strike in iraq on friday. i mean if you have bombed on a couch then at least his assassination is considered a declaration of war by many iranians. speaking at her father's funeral the general's own daughter has promised reprisals positive are the higher that mother had already quite that i have

diplomatic means to bring some calm to the situation and that sentiment was echoed by foreign minister heiko mars he says that he is in contact with all sides to try and deescalate the situation some politicians here have been voicing the concern that there could be. ramping up of the conflict that could spread somehow. around the region and in particular there are calls for the e.u. to do all it can to use it seen fluence to prevent that from happening now germany doesn't have that many troops in iraq just over 130 i believe some of them have already been withdrawn can we expect the rest of them to come out now too. well the defense minister was asked about that today and she said that they're they're considering that possibility planning meetings are being held within the defense ministry and the military standoff to decide whether of the remaining. just over 100 training personnel who are stationed in ever in the kurdish north should be moved and that of course is one of the locations where one of these rocket attacks hate but the defense minister said that the decision taken to move 30 t

of the sides of come together the chancellor angela merkel as well as the german foreign minister heiko must have held talks with his outside i shoes the head of the un backed government in tripoli as well as general khalifa haftar. we've been able to reach agreement so many important points for the future political process in libya the mere fact that we've managed to do this in the prison difficult situation gives those grounds to be cautiously optimistic. so this told these talks here in berlin follow on from a conference earlier just last week in moscow in which both sides in the conflict agreed to a cease fire that was brokered by russia and turkey however following those talks and following the agreement to that cease fire it was only said that put his signature to the deal. never for the this would be the final meeting to resume each of the region we have been promoting because this. meeting mostly as a contribution to the conference and we don't overdramatize the situation this thing happened in the past the there will only be no. one there to. be. also gala for all of their sayi

with libya's un back to government as the conflict in the country worsens germany's foreign minister heiko us and eat council president met with the leader of the un backed government by as. the e.u. russia and turkey have called on government forces and rebel groups to declare a cease fire starting this sunday. now for fansub will smith and the bad boys film franchise the long wait is over it's nearly 17 years now since the last one and now are to miami detectives are back with bad boys for life so half the bad boys slow down with age well it's german fans who got to get the 1st glimpse of it at the world premiere here in berlin on tuesday night and will smith and his costar martin lawrence were there. it's been 25 years since the 1st bad boys movie that proved will smith had what it takes for the big screen he and costar martin lawrence are back in action now in their fifty's secret. to put. the real secret to this blockbuster franchise is of course the comedic chemistry between the 2 cops mike and marcus. come on you. know you can get that. they are older but not much wiser and not know

government in tripoli and met with german chancellor angela merkel and the german foreign minister heiko mass mr mass well he was surprisingly upbeat heading into what could be a very crucial conference we've been able to reach agreement so many important points for the future political process in libya and the mere fact that we've managed to do this in the prison difficult situation gives us grooms to be cautiously optimistic all this talk of these talks here in berlin follow on from a conference earlier just last week in moscow in which both sides in the conflict agree to a cease fire that was brokered by russia and turkey however following those talks and following the agreement for that cease fire it was only said that put his signature to the deal or before this conference gets into full swing turkish president the one and blood amir putin of russia have also held talks this is what the russian president had to say following that was when it was going it was in my opinion we made very good progress during our meeting in istanbul we called on the warring libyan parties to cease a sti

a soul out painting a relatively gloomy picture of the situation in libya german foreign minister heiko russ's relatively upbeat about getting a result from this summit we've been able to reach agreement so many important points for the future political process in libya the mere fact that we've managed to do this in the prison difficult situation gives those grounds to be cautiously optimistic make no mistake though despite that cautious optimism from mr moss time is running out to find a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict in libya that's why global heavy hitters are heading here to berlin before they saw this in an attempt to stop us going conflict boiling over into more scenes of our right war in the north african country peter all of our r.t. world. libya has been divided since 2011 when a nato backed uprising killed the leader moammar gadhafi artist going underground has spoken with gadhafi his former spokesperson about the berlin conference you can watch the interview in full at r.t. dot com here's a short preview. it's extremely easy to get lost in the details of the liby

spice all up painting a relatively gloomy picture of the situation in libya german foreign minister heiko russ is relatively upbeat about getting a result from this summit we've been able to reach agreement so many important points for the future political process in libya the mere fact that we've managed to do this in the prison difficult situation give those grounds to be cautiously optimistic make no mistake though despite that cautious optimism from mr last time is running out to find a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict in libya that's why global heavy hitters are heading here to berlin before they saw it in an attempt to stop us going conflict boiling over into more scenes of our right war in the north african country peter all of our r.t. world. and paris hundreds gathered on saturday for the latest protest against the government's pension reform plans at least 59 people were arrested as the demonstration turned violent. the government has agreed to compromise and drop some of the most controversial aspects of its reforms and a strike by public transport workers is continu

spice all out painting a relatively gloomy picture of the situation in libya german foreign minister heiko russ is relatively upbeat about getting a result from this summit we've been able to reach agreement so many important points for the future political process in libya the mere fact that we've managed to do this in the prison difficult situation gives those grounds to be cautiously optimistic make no mistake though despite that cautious optimism from mr last time is running out to find a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict in libya and that's why global heavy hitters are heading here to berlin before they saw it in an attempt to stop us going conflict boiling over into more scenes of our right war in the north african country peter all of our r.t. building. in benghazi libya 2nd city controlled by general haftar people's expectations for the conference range of skepticism to hope. i don't think this conference will find a comprehensive approach to peace in libya i think that sooner or later of the berling conference ruthie a return to fighting because the back room for dialogu

diplomacy to bring peace to libya or at least start that process having said that german foreign minister heiko moss went to benghazi today with relatively little fanfare and downplaying expectations the man had 3 hours of talks and here's what high tomas said after that quoting him he has pledged to a boy that's general have to by the cease fire regardless of the fact that he did not sign the cease fire agreement in moscow earlier this week this is extremely important so a breakthrough as far as the german side sees it and is the credible do people believe that this ceasefire will actually happened. yeah well that's that's beyond my ken at this at this stage from this vantage point but obviously there's an awful lot of hopes resting on this because libya is a country that strategically very important from the european point of view as a conduit country for migration but also as a source of oil and of course it's become something of a strategic football in recent months this war ravaged country and if this is to be believed the announcement in particular that general have to or is coming to the