why are so many people in kiev protesting and what are the big issues? >> hello. of different demonstrations. we have demonstrations organized by the opposition and the majority in parliament. there are different locations and tens of thousands of people protesting different issues. another wants to change the president and the current government. however it is organized, protesting in the ukraine is easy. you only need the money. the body knows if people came here for their own beliefs or they were hired. people can today for a demonstration on their own police because of the pressure -- their own beliefs after the pressure of revolution. now, people do not believe in any promises. oxana, what are ukrainians saying about these demonstrations? >> they say all the demonstrations will not be successful because the ukraine does not have a leader. even the president is not the real national leader for many people here in the ukraine. experts say we will see. thanks very much. the international community is still struggling to find a solution to the crisis in syria. u.

opponents of the ukrainian president are clashing after both sides held large rallies in the capital kiev. police in riot gear have been attempting to keep the peace. protesters were throwing stones and plastic water bottles. several people were reportedly injured. we will bring you the latest in just a moment, but first a look at the demonstrations in the ukraine, where the former prime minister is in jail and the opposition accuses the president of holding her. >> away from the protests, behind prison bars, ukraine's former prime minister remains the clear symbol of the opposition's campaign, led by this boxing champion, the tally click go. >> i am certain we can oppose this dictatorship. we are united by the fight against today's dictatorship. toare united by the desire live in a modern european country and we will achieve this. we will fight for freedom and win. >> ukraine's government has placed huge obstacles in the country's path towards this. allegations of corruption and election fraud have been criticized by brussels, which has told kiev they will not sign a trade agreement unti

is this a possibility that it could push kiev back towards russia? >> it's up to the ukraine, really. they will now have to make a decision. will they move closer to the eu and may be becoming a member? our real they look east? russia is offering the possibility of a eurasian economic union. they cannot have it both ways. there are some eu states like the baltic states and hundred not want them as a member. amongst those countries the mayor more willing to turn a blind eye on what is happening in the case of tymoshenko. >> nina, thank you so much. >> the new italian prime minister has held talks with german chancellor angela merkel here in berlin. as the first of in european tour aiming to shift the focus from austerity to job creation. >> he wants to restore confidence in the italian political system. he is looking for help from berlin to do that. >> his first foreign visit taking him to berlin. his mission, to convince german chancellor angela merkel met with struggling economies is a flourishing economy. >> what we need to be doing is devoting thi

kiev in conflict, rival rallies for and against the ukrainian government. late and wildly over budget, brazil inaugurates a piece of next year's world cup. tune inhas the best europe? the song contest kicks off in sweden. hello, and a warm welcome to the program. appeals for calm have failed to stop more sectarian violence in iraq. at least 140 people have died in four days, with bombings followed by attacks on sunni areas friday. early saturday in baghdad, gunmen killed a senior police man and his family as they slept. four, a car bomb killed and a market. a sunni cleric was shot dead as he left his house, and gunmen kidnapped people near ramallah, where tribesmen have also been fighting the army. from a rack, we have the story. fourth consecutive day, there has been violence in iran. the tension between sunni protesters and the shia led government seems to have reached a turning point. in romani, armed men fought with the army almost two hours. several people were killed. the message to the army is clear. ourhey have killed some of senior tribal figures.

extremely warm, 25 degrees for you. 23 in kiev. but meanwhile, extremely chilly, 9 degrees in london and 11 degrees in paris. so do bundle up. here's the extended forecast. >>> one more story before we leave you. as you know, many musicians dream of performing at new york's carnegie hall. a group of singers from japan has done just that. ♪ members of a nonprofit group organized the concert. they help people with disabilities take part in musical activities. 170 musicians took part, including members of the choir, a local orchestra and professional singers. the singers performed japanese nursery songs and a special arranged version of beethoven's 9th symphony. event planners say the singers' experience will give them more confidence to overcome challenges. and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. >> "california's gold" is produced in association with kcet los angeles, and is seen statewide on california public television. this series is endorsed by: [music] >> is it possible t

themes there way above average. 27 in kiev. 13 in london, 18 in paris, and 15 for you down in madrid.e is your extended forecast. >>> before we go, every year thousands of wild animals in the united states are killed by moving vehicles. in the state of pennsylvania, there is now one very lucky deer that survived a spectacular crash and with no noticeable injuries. the accident occurred this week when a bus hit a white tailed deer. the animal crashed through the front window. the deer scrambled frantically. the driver finally stopped the bus, opened the door, and the deer saw it's chance to flee. neither the driver nor the loan passenger on board were injured. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour, from all of us here at nhk world, thank you for joining us. ♪ >>> the kingdom of bhutan. a landlocked nation tucked away in

london going up to the lower 20s and the heat is rebuilding across the east. 28 in kiev. here's your extended forecast. >>> one more story. japanese archaeologists have unearthed the oldest wooden mask. it's believed to date back more than 1800 years. the team made the find among ancient ruins. only half of the object remains. pottery found nearby suggested dates from the last century. they believe this enabled the wearer to attach string before putting it on. they believe it was used for religious ceremonies. >>> and that is all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do join us again. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: a letter sent to the white house was similar to two poison-laced envelopes mailed to new york city mayor michael bloomberg and his gun control group. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the suspicious packages that contained threats of gun violence and possibly the deadly poison ricin. >> brown: then, we take a closer look a

central and eastern europe are on the warmer side. 26 degrees for you in warsaw. 25 in moscow and 28 in kiev. warm weather will continue into the weekend. on the other hand, cooling down to only 17 in london and paris. here's your extended forecast. of "newsline". i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. we'll see you again at the top of the hour. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a massive immigration reform plan survived a first day running the congressional gauntlet, but it faces determined opposition in the weeks to come. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we examine the politics and the sticking points over border security and more. >> woodruff: then, two takes on the story of the ohio women kept captive for a decade. ray suarez gets the latest on the arraignment of the suspect and looks at the road ahead for the victims. >> brown: we return to

london going up to the lower 20s and the heat is rebuilding across the east. 28 in kiev. here's your extended forecast. >>> one more story. japanese archaeologists have unearthed the oldest wooden mask. it's believed to date back more than 1800 years. the team made the find among ancient ruins. only half of the object remains. pottery found nearby suggested dates from the last century. they believe this enabled the wearer to attach string before putting it on. they believe it was used for religious ceremonies. >>> and that is all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do join us again. >> "california's gold" is produced in association with kcet los angeles and is seen statewide on california public television. this series is endorsed by-- well, here we are in one of the most beautiful places in the entire world. welcome to yosemite national park. specifically, welcome to the valley floor of yosemite, which is one of the most beautiful places you'd ever wanna visit. i mean, look at this beautiful big green meadow and we're surrounded by these hug

central and eastern europe are on the warmer side. 26 degrees for you in warsaw. 25 in moscow and 28 in kiev. warm weather will continue into the weekend. on the other hand, cooling down to only 17 in london and paris. here's your extended forecast. of "newsline". i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. we'll see you again at the top of the hour. [huell howser] "california's gold" is produced in association with kcet los angeles, and is seen statewide on california public television. this series is endorsed by: [ music ] >> is it possible to drive a car and still have a clean environment? to refine a cleaner gasoline? to build a bridge from oil to renewable energy? could business go further and be a force for good? can 100,000 people in 100 countries come together to build a new brand of progress? we think so. bp is proud to bring you "california's gold." beyond petroleum, bp. >> well, hello, everybody. i'm

kiev will be warm as well, thunderstorms, and temperatures dropping off towards the west.ere is your extended forecast. >>> a canadian astronaut who posted from space is returning home. the 53-year-old captured several stunning images of earth. he shows snow capped mount fuji in tokyo on the right. ♪ ground control to major tom >> he even recorded "space oddessy." he provided a running commentary on life in space. that's "newsline" for this hour, i'm gene otani in tokyo. >>> hey, you all? enjoying your lunches? what? so busy you're enjoying sandwiches at your desk? get pump. lunch on shows you a healthier life. today, we look at lunches for everyone who makes it possible for everyone to enjoy the new year's season and other seasons. look at this lunch. the rice is packed all the way, even beneath the side dishes. >> i don't eat much for

out towards the east, warmer, in moscow as well as kiev, 28 and 27 respectively. you've got those pop-up thunderstorms as well mixing in with that. towards the west it will be considerably cooler, just 14 degrees in london and only 17 in madrid. here's your extended forecast. ♪ >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. have a great day, wherever you are. ♪ >>> from the four winds and the scent of the earth come the color of the seasons. exploring the four seasons of japan. sometimes we are desperate to see our wishes come true. sometimes we need a little help to make sure we reach our dreams.

kiev down to 19 degrees which is almost a drop of about 10 degrees between your wednesday and your thursdayi leave you to your extended forecast now. >>> people in japan call it children's day but may 5th is a holiday for all ages. 1,000 carp streamers or coy noburi are fluttering over a river in a city north of tokyo. the fish are traditionally flown to pray that children grow up healthy, just like the carp in the rivers. local people started the decorations nine years ago as a beautification project. >> konichiwa. >> children's day is not just fun and games. children visited disaster survivors in temporary housing. many residents remain here despite two years having passed since the earthquake and tsunami. dressed like mini samurai, the children sang a children's day song. ♪ they presented the residents with hand-made carp streamers. in a turnaround from tradition, the kids spread hopes for the adults' health and happiness. >>> we're back in 30 minutes with more of the latest. i'm gene otani in tokyo. ♪ >>> from the four winds and the scent of the earth, come the color of the seasons. exp

as we look farther east, moscow, showers, kiev, upwards of 24 degrees, some thunderstorm activity, but the air has been quite unstable across this region. and even here on your wednesday just south of moscow, there was a report of a tornado. it goes to show even if you're not in one of these tornado-prone areas very likely around this time of year you could be hit by one. we definitely want to continue to watch out for that. just be ready for it. that is a look at your world weather. here's the extended forecast. >>> and that's all for this hour. i'm shery ahn. thank you for watching. tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with eve ensler, the best-selling author. she has written a new book, a call to action, entitled "in the body of the world," which talks about her own battle with cancer and ending violence to women and girls, particularly in the democratic republic of congo. we are glad you could join us for our conversation with eve ensler, coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time

and ukraine thousands of opposition supporters of rutted in the capital kiev demanding the release of former prime minister to mission for political reforms fascism broke out between protesters and riot police in the east and people injured during the standoff when i was a say tens of thousands turned out the demonstration. right wing nationalist ronnie was confronted by these clamp down and crack off and wouldn't rescind demonstrators clashed in the city center security forces attempted to keep the peace in the annual gay pride parade and she was nationalists were protesting against legislation of same sex marriage. well coming up r.t. takes a look at the daily hazards faced like omar is in russia with us. wealthy british style. it's the. time of massive change. and. coal is the bread industry and during the soviet union the miner was held up as a shining example of what a work should tieless ready to sacrifice himself for his country and the hardest workers of old were here inside. taking the coal that would make everything from steel to record.

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we can cause you to scuffles have broken out in kiev a during a thousands of strong oh really demanding the release of former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko these ten people have been indicted tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison in twenty eleven for abuse of office while signing guest deals with russia two years earlier. in rome will thousands of workers have rallied against the country's austerity policies calling for urgent labor reforms italy is going through its longest recession in decades the new prime minister enrico letta is facing a tough challenge to sort out the punishing measures introduced by the previous government another urgent issue is a youth unemployment which has soared to almost forty percent. the president along to has signed into law the legalization of gay marriage it was the flagship social reform of his election campaign a year ago his wide majority public supported strange months of mass nationwide protests involving hundreds of thousands of people right now francois hollande is suffering the lowest popularity ratings of any recent fre

in ukraine and thousands of opposition supporters of rather the capital kiev demanding of release of former prime minister mr school reforms passes broke out between protesters and riot police with at least injured during the standoff organizers say tens of thousands turned out for the demonstration. well up next we explore the murky secrets of some of the world's biggest man a catastrophe that's coming up here. the illusion of safety trumping your right seems to be the main political theme of post nine eleven america i notice pushing the keep you safe in any cost more than new york billionaire mayor michael bloomberg who originally had to defend his stop and frisk strategy after giving a speech to police brass stop and frisk is the practice of just being able to search anyone in new york at any time for any reason with your hands this gestapo style practice has been in place since two thousand and two but thankfully was finally recently found to be unconstitutional by a federal judge you know the fourth amendment all the talk about no unlawful search and seizure seems pretty clear t

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some 15-20 degree temperature drops kiev seen as the rains came by. -- we've seen as the rains came bay -- by. memorial day weekend is coming up. we've made changes and i'll let you know what's going on in the forecast for tomorrow. >> thank you. >> now d.c. police are investigating an alarming robbery on the streets of georgetown. >> investigators say a man tasered the victim. >> karen. >> getting tased is no picnic. take a look at this youtube video. law enforcement officers use tasers in training. so police are aware of how the device will affect someone they're trying to subdue. >> tuesday night 10:00 someone was assaulted with taser right here in the 1,500 block of 34th street northwest -- a residential neighborhood in the heart of georgetown. >> i haven't seen anything like that on this block since we've been here 35 years. i'm not even sure what taser is. >> metropolitan police say the thief who made off with wallet, cell phone and change approached the victim from behind and whipped out to taser. >> i think we have to anticipate that technology is going to bring in a variety of

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is not only meeting but exceeding greenhouse gas emissions goals set by the kiev of protocol.t aimed to lower emissions by 7 percent from 1990 to 2012. according to the latest data available u.s. greenhouse gas emissions in 2011 were actually seven and half percent higher than they were in 1990, not lowered. as a result some of the washington post is giving secretary john kerry three pinocchios. the attorney general's charm offensive backfired as major media organizations boycott is being with the press. the "a-team" tells us -- tells us if it is finally time for eric holder to go. do they or don't they? serious as they now have russian weapons systems. the u.s. says they don't. national-security experts analyze the deteriorating situation in syria next. ♪ lori: syrian dictator bashar al-assad making some shocking plans today regarding the russian support for his war effort. u.s. officials, however claimed that assad is simply lying. fox these national security correspondent jennifer griffin with our support. >> reporter: when asked by the3 hezbollah television interviewer whe

kiev, ukraine. members of ukraine's legislature are working on a controversial treaty with russia.o disrupt the vote. >> instead of handling it diplomatically, they use fists instead. >> the weapon of choice? eggs. >> where do they get the eggs? i'm just going to bring eggs to parliament today and throw them at everyone. >> also been thrown, plenty of punches. >> this isn't happening at a sporting event. this isn't a bar fight. this is a governmental meeting. >> the opposition sets off several smoke bombs. it fails. amid the chaos, the treaty is ratified. >> whenever you think the political climate is crazy here, look at the people overseas. >> a scaffold careens out of control with two window washers trapped on the platform. downtown denver on november 30th, 2005, a news camera captures a scaffold swinging 12 floors above the ground. >> you see the metal dwis every time. you just never know each time it strikes is the building if it's going to fail or not. >> high winds snap a support line holding it in place. stranding a pair of window washers hundreds of feet above the ground. >

pentecostal and i start a church with two people in the ukraine, and 30 years later we have the artist kievf -- in and we are told we have to shut it down, sassy when they find out that the person who started the church was a nigerian, there is a conversation we want to have because there is a persecution by religious institutions of minority expression. then there are the issues that service here. so there are a couple of conversations i am interested in having. i would like to talk to my brothers and sisters about how we talk to religious liberty cairo orwhen i am in somewhere in north africa and i'm a pentecostal there, i want to talk about jesus, or if i don't talk about jesus, they think, no, not only can you not talk about jesus, you cannot feed starving people. because that is a form of evangelism. first, we were going to preach, then we said we were not going to preach, then we will serve the poor. they say no, you cannot do that either. we do not want to preaching or feeding anybody. let them starve. in the interest of guard -- of god. that is one issue. for me, a couple of things