and we'll have more coverage of the to kaino in the philippines coming up on news asia after the show. now 30 years ago today the people in east germany stormed the headquarters of the country secret police known as the stasi just weeks after the fall of the berlin wall they feared that officials would destroy the millions of files that they kept on most citizens of a communist regime german presence and by the time i have visited the former stasi headquarters in berlin to mark the anniversary he praised the public access to the stasi files as a deeply democratic act that allowed people to look inside a dictatorship and president stand my also vowed to do his part to keep the stasi archive open to the public. and simon young from d.w. politics has more on the story for us he's with us here in studio hi simon the stasi you know this one of the biggest secret police forces in the world tell us what impact they had on east german society i think the stones he was a sort of state within a state and in 1989 when he germany fell there were about 300000 people working for it one way or anoth

those who have lived around the lake all their lives have long enjoy the beauty of kaino but many are living in fear of its explosive power. dog and al-jazeera but on this province northern philippines. the past decade has turned out to be the hottest ever recorded on the planet and it's only getting worse this is according to a joint report by nasa and the u.s. national oceanic and atmospheric administration the findings show 29000 was the 2nd hottest year since global records began back in 80 and 80 scientists believe warming temperatures are due to as we know humans are missing billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere it is predicted as global warming continues there will be more heat waves more wildfires stronger storms flooding and rising sea levels it is the director of the god institute for space studies and says this right of temperature change was actually predicted decades ago it is the same situation that we have been telling people about for many years and predicting ahead of time we when we predicted that the that the rate of change would be as as it is and

tens of thousands of people in the philippines are fleeing their homes as scientists warn evil kaino could erupt within days away even hours volcano. about 70 kilometers south of the capital manila started spewing ash and lava on sunday 8000 people have already been evacuated from the island on wishful kaina states with thousands more leaving coastal towns to me that linda gun has more from talisay we are in but on this province about 16 kilometers from kaino the roads are slippery this is a very difficult journey for those who are trying to flee evacuation and started as early as sunday afternoon and thousands have already fled the priority according to the government is to secure those within the 14 kilometer range of i will cain no i'm for you guys. police a problem for me there for your own funny little boy you know the behavior you know . for this this try sicko. is an entire family. from police site they have been trying to evacuated since sunday afternoon we're seeing vehicles cars full of family members those who have tried their very best to bring whatever they can of their

a warning shot from kaino as it's to use a column of ash and steam into the sky the ash to the generating enough static electricity to produce volcanic lightning. although one of the philippines most active volcanoes it last erupted more than 40 years ago now experts say an eruption affecting a larger area could be just hours away the ash and steam have prompted thousands of people living. in towns close to the volcano to follow evacuation orders. move more was all the rules of the hour when the volcano started blasting steam we ran away up here the road was crowded to get thick gas and pebbles were falling from the sky. yeah but i don't know about the ash fell as far away as the capital manila some 60 kilometers north of manila airport authorities grounded all air traffic affecting dozens of domestic and international flights. to start up with the forces. on the top you know full. well. as travelers wait so do the people of the philippines to see what else tile volcano may have in store. and for more on the volcano we are now joined by d.w. correspondent anna santos and the tech guy tai

the 1st aerial images of the tell the kaino in the philippines show the extent of the devastation there tens of thousands of people have been displaced and have been advised not to return home because of fears the volcano could erupt again risking it all is the program coming up next looking at the libyans risking snakes floods and landslides to deliver brazil not harvest. you knew him for. the fire in the humid undergrowth the bolivian jungle a family collects the shells from giant brazilian. i'll go along the way i'm going to my mother get the. ball into. the place is infested with insects and snape. jan code the eldest of the feelings had a terrible experience and no longer use the phrase and. its ethical call point of a lot imo but i bet any there a lot going on there and there. i was in with a handful of offended me what i think on the mark siegel and it may have been what it had been the mental the it may lead the whole thing come on up with them and when we fight for them in the air and i've got them in for the juncos wife claudia has never been bitten and still collects the shel

detail though kaino has been billowing smoke into ash since it's a russian on sunday it lies in the middle of a lake just over 60 kilometers south of the philippine capital manila. although these filipinos don't live on the volcanic island they are still in danger of ashfall and the likelihood of more russians are making evacuations here mandatory. others like claire and her sisters are choosing to get out they can log on and be paid the money we decided to evacuate today because we have that things may get worse with the pain or the safest thing to do is to leave me some areas are too difficult to reach by truck so these rescuers use motorbikes to collect the locals it doesn't matter how they find them they simply know they have to get people out of this region as quickly as possible. not just. a ship. 30 years ago today people in east germany stormed the headquarters of the of the country's secret police known as the stasi just weeks after the fall of the burden war they feared officials would destroy the millions of files i had kept on most of the citizens of the communist regime german

detail though kaino has been billowing smoke into ash since it's a russian on sunday it lies in the middle of a lake just over 60 kilometers south of the philippine capital manila. although these filipinos don't live in the fall can occur and they are still in danger of ash fall and the likelihood of more russians are making evacuations here mandatory. others like claire and her sisters are choosing to get out they can log on and be paid that money we decided to evacuate today because we had that things may get worse with the whole cane or the safest thing to do is to leave me some areas are too difficult to reach by truck so these rescuers use motorbikes to collect the locals it doesn't matter how they find them they simply know they have to get people out of this region as quickly as possible. and here are some of the day's top stories people in the australian city of melbourne breathing slightly more easily after heavy rains and storms swept over parts of the state of victoria bunch of the region had been shrouded in haze for weeks of wildfires. dozens of people in the united states are

when it does the lives of maybe millions could be threatened authorities in the philippines fear able kaino close to the capital manila is about to erupt the government raised threat levels after the keno began spewing ash and lava on sunday so far about 30000 people have fled but nearly half a 1000000 have chosen to stay in the danger zone. attack a tasty is a ghost town. ash from the volcano is everywhere. even without a major eruption residents have already been hit hard. us the ash from little karina traveled with the wind and unfortunately it blew in our direction but i didn't just affect us physically but also our livelihood our business had to close down but it will take a while to clean up and i feel bad for the workers especially those who rely on a business to support themselves in a way it will go by. some are already attempting a cleanup but the filipino authorities a clear things could still get much worse the not dealing with the condition of the tal volcano remains at alert level for that means a hazardous explosive eruption could take place in a timeframe of hours to days. s

to tell the kaino has been billowing smoke into ash since it's a russian on sunday it lies in the middle of a lake just over 60 kilometers south of the philippine capital manila. for those these filipinos don't live on the phone can accommodate and they all still in danger are bashful and the likelihood of more russians are making evacuations here mandatory here others like claire and her sisters are choosing to gets out they can log on to say that on me we decided to evacuate today because we had that things may get worse with the pole pain or the safest thing to do is to leave me some areas are too difficult to reach by truck so these rescuers use motorbikes to collect the locals it doesn't matter how they find them they simply know they have to get people out of this region as quickly as possible. well it was announced today the german city of dusseldorf will host the 2022 invicta international sports event which features wounded or traumatized war veterans now the event is the brainchild of britain's prince harry himself is a former soldier he created it back in 24 team athletes from

estimated 300000 people who lived on volcano island and lived in the neighboring communities across kaino it's. so the people around in that area even if there's a lake that separates them when the volcanic eruption there's a possibility of projectile. fragments reaching these areas and burning or whatever they touch ok regulation center where i'm at is not usually a classroom how are people doing their. you know with all the uncertainty they don't know when they can return home if they can return home any time soon because no one knows when this volcano is going to blow up. our how are they doing where they are the people. ok we've lost our connection will try to get back to the dog if we can that evacuation center there where our correspondent santos is right now before then those preview on some other stories making the news of this hour the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says that talks between libya's warring factions have made good progress but that rebel leader khalifa haftar has not yet signed off on a cease fire agreement lavrov says a half hour wants to study the deal ov

demonstrators accusing the regime of a cover up also on the show on alert in the philippines of all kaino near manila appears to be on the verge of a major option is spewing gas a lot of thousands of people have been forced to flee while more from our correspondent. and the mayor of a small town in northern germany resigns after receiving death threats from neo nazis in germany under his germany rather underestimating the danger from the far right extremist. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us this morning the government in iran has denied a cover up after admitting it accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger jet killing all 176 people on board protests took place in a number of cities over the weekend demonstrators have criticised the government for an initially denying that it was behind the disaster and tehran security forces have used tear gas disperse the protesters but they deny accusations that they've been using live ammunition. shouting and chaos as onlookers help people shot and bleeding. on the streets of tehran this video was taken near the square where crowds had g

we are in this province about 16 kilometers from kaino the roads are slippery this is a very difficult journey for those who are trying to flee evacuation of started as early as sunday afternoon and thousands have already fled the priority according to the government is to secure those within the 14 kilometer range of. you know. this this try sicko. is an entire family. from. they have been trying to evacuate since sunday afternoon we're seeing cars full of family members those who have tried their very best to bring whatever they can of their belongings. iranians have protested for a 3rd day against the killing of 176 people on board the ukrainian airliner shot down by mistake demonstrators defied a heavy police presence in the capital again and the chief of police is urging restraint after tear gas was fired our correspondent said banks says government leaders understand why protesters are angry they have been protests over the last 2 days that has been angry chants some anti government some and the revolutionary guard but he said that the people have a right to protest we understand

are fleeing their homes and looking for a safe place to go everything happened in an instant albo kaino in the northern philippines spewed ashes steam and lava on sunday a violent activity not seen for decades and raising the threat not just to those living in the provinces of but the congress and of the day but even in the capital manila where many people also woke up to a city covered in ash driving to but than gus was a difficult journey we came across people desperate to flee gathering their families together and not bringing anything else except the clothes on their backs the only real being asked to leave and we had nowhere to go. or place and there are still people we left behind it isn't easy the roads are bad and we are constantly reminded that we are in a danger zone while speaking to some of the residents we felt another earthquake ok we're feeling. there is an earthquake mild we were told this is because of the volcanoes constant activity basically which is trying to say is that they are trying to make their way out of here so they can go to the next possible town hoping to

we are live overlooking tolo kaino, where the threat level has been raised.eruption could be imminent. and serena williams celebrates her first title in three years, as she takes the auckland classic in straight sets. there have been more protests in tehran after the iranian government confirmed it was responsible for the shooting down of a passengerjet. demonstrators voiced anger at the blunder — a product of raised tensions following the assassination of general soleimani by the americans. many of the dead were from canada. that country's prime minister, justin trudeau, has promised that justice will be served. rich preston has this report. in the capital tehran, protesters filled the streets, chanting slogans against the country's supreme leader. posters of qasem soleimani, the military commander killed by the us and whose funeral saw hundreds of thousands turn out at memorial events, were torn down. and, in an apparent show of defiance against the government, students refused to walk over american and israeli flags. demonstrators say they're angry with th

eruption the philippines is forcing the emergency evacuation of tens of thousands of people tumble kaino about 70 kilometers south of the capital manila started spewing ash and lava on sunday 8000 people have already been evacuated and after 3 and passed northern islands assembly has returned to work 3 years of the years of political paralysis created a funding crisis across the public sector is thought an injection of more than $2000000000.00 is needed to address this the stream is coming up next on al-jazeera focusing on how the current situation is making iranian americans feel increasingly vulnerable so that's coming up very shortly afterwards . the u.s. and iran have been trading threats for weeks truce is holding for now but many iranian americans can't help worrying about the future have you been affected by the tension between the 2 countries if you have twitter so that i live chat to get your comments your experiences right into today's episode of the stream. after the u.s. killed a top iranian general in an airstrike this month it didn't take long for iranian americans to fill

towns jimmy linden has more from tallahassee we are in but angus province about 16 kilometers from kaino the roads are slippery this is a very difficult journey for those who are trying to flee evacuation and started as early as sunday afternoon and thousands have already fled the priority according to the government is to secure those within the 14 kilometer range of i will cain know. by lease a problem funding that will buy your funding acquire no i you know for the. for this this tri sickle. is an entire family. from police side they have been trying to evacuated since sunday afternoon we're seeing vehicles cars full of family members those who have tried their very best to bring whatever they can of their belongings. still ahead on al-jazeera jan an engineering giant seen in stakes with a controversial coal mine project in australia despite a backlash from environmental activists and saddam's journalists' sound the alarm as the government shuts down several media outlets to status. how would you like to see a big atlantic storm forming this one here has been named brendan and it's co

but it's in a lake formed in the crater of a much larger ancient full kaino. the combination of molten rock and water is explosive and threatening what experts call a volcanic tsunami are missing we just need the ingredients for us and water. up there since sunday's 1st eruption after being dormant for 40 years scientists from the philippines volcanic agency 5th arcs are working overtime to try and predict what the hull might do next. in. the next few days we're in we are trying to if we keep this right now are going to intensify. researchers are tracking the number and intensity of many earthquakes coming from the volcano as well as testing for gases it emits. although the plumes of volcanic dust and ash have declined the amount of invisible sulfur dioxide gas is a good indicator of how much molten rock is moving towards or reaching the surface but in this are very tricky so whatever it's not always you get a lot so there are a lot of things happening underneath and you know why don't we know actually what the volcano is doing right now and their need if we m

demonstrators accusing the regime of a cover up also on the show on alert in the philippines of all kaino near manila appears to be on the verge of a major option is spewing gas a lot of thousands of people have been forced to flee for more from our correspondent. and the mayor of a small town in northern germany.

on the 1st aerial images of the tell the kaino in the philippines show the extent of the devastation there tens of thousands of people have been displaced and have been advised not to return home because of fears the volcano could erupt again we're risking it all is a program coming up next looking at the libyans risking snakes floods and landslides to deliver that brazil not harvest.

we are in but this province about 16 kilometers from kaino the roads are slippery this is a very difficult journey for those who are trying to flee evacuation that started as early as sunday afternoon and thousands have already fled the priority according to the government is to secure those within the 14 kilometer range. all that will cain no sound for you guys. police a problem for me there for your own funny little boy and all of the behavior you know of on my list. ok so this this try sicko. is an entire family from police. they have been trying to evacuating since sunday afternoon we're seeing cars full of family members those who have tried their very best to bring whatever they can of their belongings. still ahead on al-jazeera we're going to take a look at what's at stake just freds prepares to host african leaders grappling with a dramatic surge in violence in the seo region plus we take a closer look at the toll the australian fires ahead on the country's most vulnerable inhabitants. howler air quality in beijing is good middle of winter and is good across his it's not true every

we are in but on this province about 16 kilometers from kaino the roads are slippery this is a very difficult journey for those who are trying to flee evacuation and started as early as sunday afternoon and thousands have already fled the priority according to the government is to secure those within the 14 kilometer range of i will cain no i'm for you guys. police a problem for me the boy oh. boy oh boy you know for the violence. for this this try sicko. is an entire family. from police. they have been trying to evacuated since sunday afternoon we're seeing vehicles cars full of family members those who have tried their very best to bring whatever they can of their belongings. still ahead on al-jazeera we'll look at what's at stake as france prepares to host west african leaders grappling with a dramatic surge in violence in asylum reaching the last we talked to new council members in hong kong who hope to rise through the run send bring about a political change. header that produced across more eastern areas of europe and you can stream in and some more snow on the cars that really we won't

grew up around people kaino they loved it and did meyer now they want there was something so beautiful can be so terrifying. to al-jazeera this province northern philippines and you can find much more on our website the address to that is w w w dot al-jazeera don't call. this is al-jazeera these are the top stories the u.s. president has delivered an upbeat headline address at the world economic forum in davos donald trump says america is experiencing an economic boom like never before troubles are dismissed one called prophecies of doom and gloom climb across this this is not a time for pessimism this is a time for optimism fear and doubt is not a good thought process because this is a time for tremendous hope and joy and optimism in action. but to embrace the possibilities of tomorrow we must reject the perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse while leaders gather there outside protesters who blame them for the climate change crisis a demanding action hundreds of activists bots for 3 days across which learned to bike to ski resort or to the ski resort to mak

husband is sick and your home has been destroyed like many others here luis so grew up around evil kaino they loved and did mired now they wonder how something so beautiful can be so terrifying. dog and al-jazeera but this province northern philippines. a rescue is a continuing their search for 7 hikers who went missing when an avalanche hit a popular trekking route to nepal the 4 south koreans with 3 nepali guides are thought to have thought to be trapped under snow and with rescuers digging at 2 locations the group were traveling in the region the mountain a person of the world's 10th highest mountain when the avalanche struck on friday and the operation could take several weeks. thailand's constitutional court has acquitted leaders of an opposition party of attempting to overthrow the monarchy but the future forward party faces other legal threats to its existence as victoria gave me pause. at ficci food party had courses in the capital bangkok supporters were relieved when the johns delivered his verdict. but there is not enough evidence to prove the party acted to overthrow the cons

we're in but angus province about 16 kilometers from i'll go kaino the roads are slippery this is a very difficult journey for those who are trying to flee evacuation of started as early as sunday afternoon and thousands have already fled the priority according to the government is to secure those within the 14 kilometer range of i will cain no i'm for you guys. police a problem for me to pay for your funny little boy you know. for this this try sicko. is an entire family. from police side they have been trying to evacuated since sunday afternoon we're seeing vehicles cars full of family members those who have tried their very best to bring whatever they can of their belongings. 3 teachers have been killed in kenya in a suspected a time by al-shabaab fighters a primary school was attacked in a nearby police station set on fire in greece a county near the border with somalia al-shabaab which is linked to al qaida has killed hundreds of people in both somalia and kenya in is attacks aimed at imposing his version of islamic law. nees air has declared 3 days of mourning after the deaths of 8

airports have been suspended as authorities warn a large volcanic eruption could happen soon the towell kaino spewed a massive cloud of ash that drifted over the philippine capital on sunday around 8000 people have been forced to leave their homes in nearby areas seismologists say it is a very small but dangerous volcano. or on that in the news hour 2100 g.m.t. i'll see you then 20 years of me the program continues. ruins that speak of a rich history and the ones ranged from this palace more than 600 years ago this is the old town of cheadle the door to the sacred body of the gods and to the century of much beach ancient traditions are still being and raised here today that may change less than 2 kilometers away bulldozers are never the ground for a controversial new airport that's expected to shuttle millions of tourists to historic sites the airport should then be in the sacred following she sure has culture and traditions for thailand but the big powers want it because it's the door to market which. kind of poor is to buy them on and then i would be in favor of an airport if more people co

we are in this province about 16 kilometers from kaino the roads are slippery this is a very difficult journey for those who are trying to flee evacuation this started as early as sunday afternoon and thousands have already fled the priority according to the government is to secure those within the 14 kilometer range of. this tri soko. is an entire family. from police. they have been trying to evacuated since sunday afternoon. we're seeing cars full of family members try their very best to bring whatever they can of their belongings. 3 teachers have been killed in kenya in a suspected attack by al-shabaab fighters a primary school was attacked and a nearby police station set on fire in derisive county the somali border which is linked to al qaeda has killed hundreds of people in both somalia and kenya in years of attacks aimed at imposing its version of islamic law or news is president has replaced the country's top army chief after the latest attack on a military base there where $89.00 soldiers were killed it happened on thursday near the border with mali it's the latest incident in

but it's in a lake formed in the crater of a much larger ancient full kaino. the combination of molten rock and water is explosive and threatening what experts call a volcanic tsunami are missing we just need the ingredients for us and water. up there since sunday's 1st eruption after being dormant for 40 years scientists from the philippines volcanic agency 5th arcs are working overtime to try and predict what the hull might do next. in. the next few days we're in we are trying to if we keep this right now are going to intensify. researchers are tracking the number and intensity of many earthquakes coming from the volcano as well as testing for gases it emits. although the plumes of volcanic dust and ash have declined the amount of invisible sulfur dioxide gas is a good indicator of how much molten rock is moving towards or reaching the surface . very tricky so whatever it's not always you get a lot so there are a lot of things happening underneath and in that one we need to know actually what the volcano is doing right now and their need is if we monitored.

husband is sick and your home has been destroyed like many others here lou we so grew up around evil kaino they loved and did meyer to now they wonder how something so beautiful can be so terrifying. al-jazeera the time that's province northern philippines. the wreck of the titanic is now officially protected from treasure hunters with the signing of a new treaty between the united states and united kingdom anybody wanting to explore the remains of the famous ocean liner 4 kilometers below the surface of it land to well now need a license for either the british or american government more than 1500 people drowned when the titanic sank on its maiden voyage in 912 the wreck was discovered more than 70 years later. that's all from the team here in london back now to doha . we are following day one of the impeachment trial of donald trump the 45th president of the united states and as the trial unfolds in the senate we do want to maybe just go back for a while and have a look at how we got to this point out starting point is july 25th 2019 when don't trump telephoned the president of ukraine t

sunday forcing the government to declare a state of emergency and evacuating more than 38000 residents kaino is steeped in folklore and history and is a popular tourist destination it is also the 2nd most active volcano in the philippines. here in the town of. these residents are performing the superleague. they say at a time of such great uncertainty visit ritual dance serves as a powerful form of prayer that might a piece mother nature. or prayers and bake. believe that. since time immemorial. everybody. is deep associated with. all of the entire belief system. related to this ritual has to do with the lady and the volcano. those who have lived around the lake all their lives have long enjoy the beauty of a no but many are living in fear of its explosive power. well about 54000 people learn evacuation centers across but i gots progun cement on a dog's life for us so one of them is santa tomas and city as you may know the numbers alone are quite staggering in terms of the people that have been moved here just give us a description if you can of what's happening where you are. well i'm here

kaino in the northern philippines spewed ashes steam and lava on sunday a violent activity not seen for decades and raising the threat not just to those living in the projects of the day but even in the capital manila where many people also woke up to a city covered in a huge. driving to but down the us was a difficult journey we came across people desperate to flee gathering their families together and not bringing anything else except the clothes on their backs really becoming real being asked to leave and we had nowhere to go to look for places and there are still people we left behind it isn't easy the roads are bad and we are constantly reminded that we are in a dangerous zone while speaking to some of the residents we felt another earthquake ok we're feeling. there is an earthquake mild we were told this is because of the volcanoes constant activity basically which is trying to say is that they are trying to make their way out of here so they can go to the next possible town hoping to be able to commute and get to the nearest relative in the next province the philippine government

now to the philippines where an eruption warning is still in place for the kaino but some fish. in the area have ignored it and gone home or back to work rob mcbride has the story. the philippines coast guard is making this early morning patrol every day at the moment there's still a restriction on anyone going to the island it's simply too dangerous to go there and this is part of that. just as we were approaching the island we saw boats also coming to the island and also we see people on the shoreline here that people still have fish farms here so they come out very early morning to tend to their fish farms despite warnings that they should be staying away. so they've been telling the fishing boats they can't stay here they have to leave and some of them have left but we still have these guys on the shoreline here who are determined to stay and there's not much the coast guard it seems can do about that. wording them to leave the island and those we see trying to come across we stop because it's still a level 4 and we've got to think about safety and as we've been driving arou