news live from the francis kicks off his visit to the balkan states in lithuania this morning francis held a mass for tens of thousands of catholic faithful encounters place it will pay tribute to holocaust victims of the vilnius get a memorial will get more from our correspondent also coming up. a smoldering wildfire in northwestern germany could threaten life and property for weeks to come now the german military is helping battle a blaze it started weeks ago but it's a fun rocket tests. kind in the bonus league get the away fans were in a party mood in girls and cash and they may have been miles away from the various the dynamic celebrating the start of a total fest with a comfortable win clothing shelter we'll take a look at the best of the action. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program. pope francis has paid tribute to lithuanians who suffered during soviet a nazi occupations this in a mass viewed by tens of thousands in the south central part of the country it's the first stop on a four day tour of the baltic states the pope visiting residents of all three nations to draw on t

as jews murdered in the holocaust lithuania uses this day when seventy five years ago the nazis fully liquidated the ghetto in the capital vilnius to remember that destruction it was the pope's moment to remind a country now eighty percent catholic of the dangers of forgetting the murder of more than two hundred thousand jews but. let us think back on those times and ask the lord to give us the benefit of hindsight. to prevent the return of the resurgent attitude. we must remove any with of anti-semitism among those who did not experience the holocaust and can therefore be seduced. the pope prayed silently at the vilnius ghetto memorial and met members of lithuania's existing jewish community today numbering about three thousand one woman who survived the ghettos liquidation now ninety six years old was there. last night yes this is important. it's shameful that in the world today there are people who say the holocaust is a lie that there were no ghettos and no such thing happened but what is most important is that the pope came here pray it shows that he supports us morally no no no

the pope leaves lithuania for a lot and estonia. fewer catholics live there but the pope hopes his message to remember will still resonate. and for more on the pope's style of the baltics correspondent constantine fine agathe now joins us from of illness so constantine the pope called on people to keep a watchful eye on them but was he aiming his comments beyond just the baltic states well his general message it is was anti-nationalism. exclusivism if you wish so i think that yes this was very much a global message that he repeats very frequently especially since the. major migrant crisis that europe in two thousand and sixteen and he repeated it here in this one year thing is that ethnic minorities in lithuania are rather posed russians ukrainians basically it's not very combustible stop talking about tensions but generally the message was very clear and of course it was intended for a wider audience than just the baltic countries so global message but very targeted visits pope francis made a stop at the various jewish ghetto mario

the pope leaves lithuania for a lot fear and a stony. fewer catholics live there but the pope hopes his message to remember will still resonate. that's now look at some of the other stories making news around the world the main opposition candidate in the maldives abraham mohammed is claiming victory in the country's presidential election local media said official results showed he had scored an upset win over president of. his first term in office was marred by a crackdown against dissenters. indian prime minister narendra modi has launched a new health insurance scheme that promises free coverage for half a billion of the country's poorest citizens the launch of the so-called more dickhead program comes ahead of national elections next year critics have questioned how the government will fund the one point six billion dollars scheme. and a stray and filmmaker who was jailed in cambodia on espionage charges has arrived back in sydney sixty nine year old james ricketts son was granted a royal pardon last week and deported after his relea

he'll spend two days in lithuania before continuing on to latvia and estonia. well for more i'm joined by constantine fun agate a political analyst and journalist in vilnius is following the pontiff's visit constantine today is also the seventy fifth anniversary of the near extermination of lithuania is jewish community during the holocaust how does that fit in with the pope's message that it's a very well rebecca it actually continues on he's a seam of being a welcoming strangers that he develops yesterday and i think it's a very significant thing also because all three baltic states struggling with their memories of the holocaust because elements of local population to parts in hounding and eventually extermination of jews in the three baltic states and this is a day full memory which decides it is a relatively successful at trying to tackle but there is still there the think the pope's message fits here very well and modernizes if you push these memories makes them relevant to society. well the baltic states were all my old so once an expired the soviet unio

news live from berlin pope francis kicks off his visit to the baltic states in lithuania right now francis is holding a mass of a tens of thousands of catholic faithful encounters platelet later he'll pay tribute to the holocaust victims of the vilnius ghetto morial will get more from our correspondent also coming up. a precarious home coming up the years in levanon it's now siphoned off for some syrian refugees to return home and we'll see how one family is struggling to rebuild their lives that were interrupted by years of. hand in the bundesliga it was a comical atmosphere among the way money away fans in jails and cash and they might have been miles from various forgotten munich celebrating the start of the total for the conclave when the close the shelf will take a look at the best of the action. i'm rebecca races good to have you with us. pope francis has paid tribute to lithuanians who suffered during soviet and nazi occupations this in a mass viewed by tens of thousands in the south central part of the country it's the first stone on a four day tour of the baltic states the pope is

the pope prayed silently at the vilnius ghetto memorial and met members of lithuania's existing jewish community today numbering about three thousand one woman who survived the ghettos liquidation now ninety six years old was there and left if this is important. it's shameful that in the well today there are people who say the holocaust is a lie that there were no ghettos and no such thing happened but what is most important is that the pope came here in prayer and it shows that he supports us more and i know you know this thank you. pope francis then toward a former k.g.b. prison in vilnius it's now a museum documenting the hundreds of lithuanians who were murdered there and thousands more including many priests shipped to forced labor camps in siberia the soviets for a decade occupation is still fresh for many lithuanians. and we really appreciate that then shown on the pope on the what you can call in the. and then sexually hell the fourth all of freedom and especially the catholicism and that christianity is actually help us. to fight against the soviet regime and. the pope leaves

correspondent constantine flynn eggert reporting from vilnius lithuania many thanks indeed thank you. now should he stay or should he go the leaders of the three german coalition parties are discussing the fate of the country's embattled domestic spy chief right at this moment last week there were calls for hans-georg mohsen to be sacked after he questioned the authenticity of a video apparently showing farid violence in the city of chemists he was removed from his post but then received a promotion to the interior ministry well that infuriated even more people including members of the social democrats their leader and analysis then demanded that the decision on mohsen be renegotiated the fallout from the case has threatened to topple merkel's coalition government. our chief political editor michelle there has been following the story for us and she joins me now for more on all this so michelle the coalition leaders are still in talks at this very moment but has anything a leaked about a possible new solution for the muslim case what we think is the vision is very near and here mr haa

he'll spend two days in lithuania before continuing on to latvia and estonia. the world's largest beer festival october fest is now officially underway here in germany in the bavarian capital munich the event attracts revelers from all over the world most of whom wouldn't think to show up for the party without the proper attire. i. the was soft is he cries it's tapped in english the start of the one hundred eighty fifth october fast as announced by munich. and as tradition demands he's joined by the various state premier. and there's no shortage of pomp and ceremony at the start of the festival both inside. and outside the beer tents. an estimated six million locals and tourists are expected to descend on munich for the festivities which run for sixteen days and for many they have only one thing on their mind. and very rarely to get a ten in trick all day lots of beer lots of. city this year and there won't be any problems it would be nice to see the hill over there not used as a toilet i just want a festival to be quiet and peaceful. and to ensure that peace a

francis kicks off his visit to the baltic states with a solemn tribute to victims of oppression in lithuania some one hundred thousand people were on hand as francis all of those who suffered under the soviet i'm not see occupation is a place where he'll pay tribute to holocaust victims in the capital dili as well get an update from correspondent also coming out of. a smoldering wildfire in northwest germany could threaten life and property for weeks to come and now the german military is helping battle a blaze it started weeks ago put it on rockets. and prepare his homecoming optimism levanon it's now safe enough for some syrian refugees to return home we'll say how one family is struggling to rebuild lives interrupted by years of. armor becker it is welcome to the program. pope francis has paid tribute to lithuanians who suffered during soviet and nazi occupations this in a mass viewed by tens of thousands in the country's second largest city countess it's the pope's first stop on a short tour of the baltic states with a whiny a lot fear and a star near a mocking. centuries since winning i

and pope francis pays tribute to victims of oppression in the baltic countries in lithuania he honors those who suffered under the mob scene and soviet occupation. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show we start here in berlin where chancellor on a macro has apologized to the public for being out of touch with voters or coalition has been embroiled in a dispute about a controversy all domestic intelligence chief there was a public outcry after he was fired and then promoted with a hefty pay increase here's what the chancellor had to say earlier today so i gave him some of that since let me be clear last tuesday's decision was unconvincing when i asked myself why. poppy and last tuesday's decision i was too focused on the workings of the interior ministry and gave too little consideration to what people think rightly when they hear that someone is getting promoted. i deeply regret that this could happen that's because all the e z e r. well last tuesday's deal to remove intelligence chief. caused outrage when it was revealed that he would be promoted and given a pay high in an

correspondent constantine for an exit in vilnius lithuania thank you. a sound look at some of the other stories making headlines this hour the rain and president has said rouhani has lashed out of the u.s. following saturday's deadly attack on a military parade in the city of as gunmen killed twenty five people including twelve soldiers civilians and a four year old girl granny said the quote bully us and its gulf state allies had enabled the attack washington has dismissed the allegations. swiss voters have rejected two proposals aimed at protecting farmers of promoting ethical and sustainable food voters appeared to be put off by concerns about the cost and government opposition to the so-called fair food initiative the government argued the proposal could limit choice raise prices and dangerous space trade agreements. now an australian filmmaker who was jailed in cambodia on espionage charges has arrived back in sydney sixty nine year old james ricketson was granted a royal pardon last week and deported after his release from jail cambodia has come i

i think the overarching message was very much of lithuania becoming a bridge between east and west that's what he said in his first public appearance yesterday in venice and i think it's also very much a message of let's say anti-nationalism. and later i think you'll be talking about a very tricky subject which is holocaust remembrance when he visits the memorial to the jewish people that we killed in venice during the holocaust generally i think it's a message that will go down well with some here but some people really think that's maybe twenty five maybe thirty years are a little reading regained its independence from after the collapse of the soviet union probably it's a big to early to say that's it when he needs more people coming in because it still needs to kind of rebuild its national life it's an ongoing debate and in lithuania but i think generally he was very well received especially rebecca when one saw this tens of thousands probably up to eighty one hundred thousand people in calling us today really really being very much in sync with the pope it was a very touching touchin

arrived in the latvian capital for the second leg of a tour of the baltic states he's visiting latvia lithuania and estonia to mark one

visit still up in the story all right correspondent constantine fine egret reporting from vilnius lithuania many thanks indeed thank you. and now to some of the other stories making headlines this hour iranian president hassan rouhani has criticized the u.s. following saturday's deadly attack on a military parade in the city of oz gunmen killed twenty five people including twelve soldiers civilians and a four year old girl rouhani said quote bully u.s. senate gulf state allies had enabled and the attack for its part washington has dismissed the allegations of vote counting is under way in the maldives after hundreds of thousands of people cast ballots in the country's presidential election opposition candidate ibrahim mohamed so lead cast his ballot in the capital. he's looking to unseat the president still guy hume who's been criticized for cracking down on democratic freedoms. swiss voters have rejected two proposals aimed at protecting swiss farmers and promoting environmentally and emanuel friendly food voters appear to be put off by concerns about the cost and government opposition to

takes off his visit to the baltic states with a song in tribute to the victims of oppression and lithuania some one hundred thousand people were on hand as france's honor those who suffered under the soviets and nazi later help pay tribute to holocaust victims in the capital news or get an update from our correspondent there also coming up. the state of germany's a battle dometic intelligence chief threatens to bring the german government to a standstill for pressure to resolve the impasse proved too much for the country's fragile governing coalition. and a kurd kerry was homecoming after years in lebanon it's now safe enough for some syrian refugees to return home we'll see how one family is struggling to rebuild lives interrupted by years of war. thanks for joining us i'm married to evanston. pope francis has paid tribute to lithuanians who suffered during soviet and nazi occupations this in a mass viewed by tens of thousands in the country's second largest city calling us it's this. pope's first stop on a short tour of the baltic states twenty a lot and dystonia are marking a century si

pope francis is in lithuania the first stop on his four day tour of the baltic states he's also due to visit lafayette and is tony am the pope is there to mark the one hundredth anniversary of their independence after world war one of the three nations only lithuania is majority catholic. well here in germany defense minister or the funder lion has been visiting a northwestern region that's being menaced by a wildfire that her own military started firefighters near the dutch border are still struggling to contain the blaze near mepham in the m. fund region it was sparked nearly three weeks ago by military rocket tests underly and has already apologized on behalf of the country's military local officials are considering evacuating some one thousand people from the area. daily a correspondent on a reg is in the town of staal for and where residents have been advised they need to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice i spoke to her earlier and asked how something like this could happen as a result of a german military test. well this is the million dollar question in fact this is what

war one while also encouraging the faith of catholics in the region of the three countries only lithuania is majority catholic. well a short time ago pope francis addressed supporters in the lithuanian capital the illness he acknowledged the hardships that many faced under soviet rule here's what he had to say. this visit takes place at a particularly important moment in your life as a nation for you celebrate this year the centenary of your declaration of independence. it has been a century marked by your baring numerous trials and sufferings detentions deportations even martyrdom. here in germany a defense minister it was love under a lion has been visiting a northwestern region that's being menaced by a wildfire that her own military started firefighters near the dutch border are still struggling to contain the blaze near meth in the end zone region it was nearly three weeks ago by military rocket tests funder lyon has already apologized on behalf of the country's military local officials are considering evacuating some one thousand people from the area. correspondent donna reg of is i

and pope francis is in lithuania the first stop on his four day tour of the baltic states is also due to visit latvia and estonia the pope is there to mark the one hundredth anniversary of their independence after world war one of the three nations only lithuania is majority catholic. and u.s. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has denied a new york times report saying he discussed invoking a constitutional clause to oust u.s. president donald trump allegations against rosenstein could lend credence to trump's longstanding claims that his law enforcement agencies are biased against him. the death toll in the tens of the a ferry disaster has risen to two hundred and nine but on saturday rescuers rescuers pulled a man alive from the upturned vessel two days after it capsized on lake victoria on the country's northern border the badly overcrowded four ferry was traveling between the islands of okara and a way when it sank on thursday tanzania's president has ordered the arrest of the ship's captain and declared four days of national mourning. days after the disaster and the recovery

pope francis is in lithuania the first stop on his four day tour of the baltic states he's also due to visit lafayette and is tony on the pope is there to mark the one hundredth anniversary of their independence after world war one of the three nations only lithuania is majority catholic well it made history this year is the first kenyan film to be shown at the cannes film festival and now kenya's high court has temporarily lifted a ban on. a film that explores lesbian love the decision came after the film's director sued the government not just to allow it to be screened in kenya but also to make it eligible for a potential oscar nomination. just to be and. it's a story about the love that grows between two young women and the pressures they face from both family and society in a country we're going to sexuality is punishable by up to fourteen years in prison . screenings of rifi key which means framed in swahili had been banned by kenya's film board back in april over what it called its clear intent to promote lesbian ism contrary to the law. the high court has now changed all that p

the pope prayed silently of the vilnius ghetto memorial and met members of lithuania's jewish community today numbering about three thousand people one woman who survived the ghettos liquidation now ninety six years old was the. lever. this is important. it's shameful that in the world today there are people who say the holocaust is a lie that there were no ghettos and no such thing happened but what is most important is that the pope came here and prayed. that he supports us morally you know god oh that's right yeah. pope francis then told a former k.g.b. prison in vilnius it's now a museum documenting the hundreds of millions from a murdered burner and thousands more include many priests shipped off to forced labor camps in siberia the soviets for decades occupation is still fresh from a little rain ians. we other but all it's and we really appreciate that then on the pope on the what can follow in the pendency actually before father freed on and especially the politician as a christianity it actually helped us. to fight against their soviet regime and their. pope will end his trip wi

mr chiune sugihara was a japanese diplomat in lithuania in 1940, and ata time diplomat in lithuania in. and then heissued europe forjewish people. and then he issued transit papers to japan, even though the japanese government officially wasn't allowed to do this, and as a result, he saved so many people's lives. it is an incredible story for me. so as a filmmaker, i wanted to capture this story, and make it a film. well, we heard from one of those survivors, and it is just remarkable. it heard from one of those survivors, and it isjust remarkable. it is... how many people now have descended from the people at mr sugihara had helped to escape. yes, so many people now around the world, and then i was so inspired for this story by the bravery of his action, soi story by the bravery of his action, so i would like to go and make a feature film. and then, you know, tell this story to the world. it is phenomenal, and he has been compared to japan's. .. the japanese 0skar schindler, and understandably so. let's hope that your feature film will get his name absolutely out there. junichi, you n

pope francis has arrived in lithuania to kick off a four day visit to the baltics he plans to visit the vilnius ghetto where nazis massacred jews in the second world war he'll then move on to latvia and estonia. iran.

when lithuania was taken over by the soviet union and elie became a soviet citizen she called herself a leech here and learned to speak lithuanian concealing her german origins as best she could her first husband was a drinker who peter he died young. you know anything. more to talk about how hard it all was. everything was so hot. adding to the hardship or the strained relations between the old german population and the new russian settlers the northern half of east prussia was a soviet military zone off limits to nonresidents. it remains a russian exclave today the remnants of its german past were suppressed. by the time ellie moved back to the area with uses on the one nine hundred sixty s. its one time capital could expect had been renamed cullinan grad. many of the original inhabitants were labeled fascists and or even barred from higher education . ellie learned to keep her past a secret and i doubt her sisters had made it to east germany but she never did have been remind me mine i never told anyone he'd been in my and i always said i was little when ian you know. it was that.

the remarkable story of chiune sugihara, the japanese vice—consul to lithuania during the second world0skar schindler for helping to save 6,000 jewish people from nazi persecution, mr sugihara defied his government by issuing more than 2,000 transit visas to jewish families. his extraordinary achievement will be turned into a full—length feature film, all down to a documentary called sugihara survivors. earlier, i spoke with sugihara survivors' award winning writer and director, junichi kajioka. mr chiune sugihara was a japanese diplomat in lithuania in 1940, and at a time when no escape route from europe forjewish people. and then he issued transit papers to japan, even though the japanese government officially didn't allow to do this. and, as a result, he saved so many people's lives. it's an incredible story for me. so, as a filmmaker, i wanted to capture this story, and make it a film. well, we heard from one of those survivors, and it's just remarkable. it's... how many people now have descended from the people that mr sugihara had helped to escape. yes, so many people now around

has arrived in latvia as capital reagan for the second leg of his baltic tori's visiting latvia lithuania and estonia to mark one hundred years since their independence original independence from russia in one thousand nine hundred two encourage the catholic faith three countries sort fifty years of religious repression under soviet rule. india's prime minister narendra modi has launched his new health care plan it's designed to offer free insurance to the country's poorest people it's been dubbed modi care and will see half a billion people get access to health services they currently can't afford the critics say the scheme has been rushed out for political gain and the money isn't there to support it. america is going to very young if we combine the population of america canada and mexico even more than that number of people will benefit from a scheme. in tanzania mass burials have been held for some of those who died when a ferry capsized in like victoria two hundred twenty four people down drowned in sunday's acts and forty one survived the initial investigation show the ferry which w

in lithuania pope francis has paid tribute to those who suffered under nazi and soviet occupation and a mass encounter the twentieth is the first stop on his four day trip to the baltic states.

in lithuania pope francis has paid tribute to those who suffered under nazi and soviet occupation he laid a wreath at the monument of the vilna steptoe on day two of his trip to the baltic states. and europe to date now on the news off and back again at the top of the hour and there in evans' dean thanks for watching. the to cut. we make up over a week watches over africa the end of the two pipes we all of the civil service i. mean want to shape the continent's future good to be part of it and join our youngsters as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges the seventy seven percent platform for africa chart.

now here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you in lithuania pope francis has paid tribute to those who suffered under nazi and soviet occupation and a mass encounter us with a whiny a it's the first stop on his four day trip to the baltic states. you're watching d.w. news from berlin well coming at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site that's the w dot com thanks for joining me. a contentious figure at home. in germany. gorbachev was one of the great heroes of the twentieth century mikhail gorbachev the last leader of the soviet union was an agent of change. who quickly measures downfall. i have decided to resign my duties as president of the soviet union. he continues to fight for world peace with the reminder by not sure we have to comprehend when peace has taken us today there is a new arms race. of time gorbachev and the opportunity for peace which to starts october third on t.w. . pick up on this is i'm here with historian and political analyst it's a blunt the oldest son of the late socia

and now to some other stories making news around the world pope francis says touchdown in lithuania as he makes the first papal visit to the balkan states in twenty five years he was greeted upon arrival by the country's president. there he'll celebrate mass and then visit a former soviet k.g.b. prison where many were murdered or sentenced to hard labor. u.s. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has denied a new york times report he discussed invoking a constitutional clause to oust u.s. president donald trump the allegations against against rosenstein could add fuel to trump's longstanding claims that his lord for some agencies are biased against him . in mexico at least three people have died in severe flooding in the country's north west several more missing federal officials have declared a state of emergency if a large parts of the state of sinaloa. but i made history of this year as the first kid in film to be shown at the khan film festival now kenya's high court has overturned a ban on refeed keep a film that explores lesbian ism the decision came after the film's directors s

. >>> and taking you live now to lithuania where pope francis is just arriving as you can see. this is his first stop on his four day tour of the baltics. he left rome saturday morning, he will also visit latvia and as tone i can't. the vatican news agency says that the pope is encouraging people in the baltics to work to build a better society. cnn vatican correspondent delia a gallagher is traveling with the pope and she joins us by phone. why is he traveling to the baltics now? >> reporter: it has been 25 years since the pope at the time came here. and it was shortly after their independence. it was a different pope of course. and now francis is coming on the day that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the independence from the soviet union. certainly also fostered under the nazi regime, so to have the pope here is a significant moment also in terms of politics. of course the vatican is encouraging these countries now a member of nato and the european union, but at the same time sensitive as well to russia particularly to the russian orthodox church which the vatican and th

european states were invited to join nato the czech republic hungry poland and bulgaria as stony latvia lithuania rumania slovakia slovenia so yeltsin tried everything he even begged. let us have a verbal gentleman's agreement we would not write it down in the statement that no former soviet republics would enter nato i cannot sign any agreement without such language especially ukraine consider what a terrible message it would be were still organized against russia but there's a line across which we won't go pleading didn't work so we'll turn tried warnings russia will pull out of the agreement and consider it nolen void i know what a terrible problem this is for you but i can't make the specific commitment you're asking for not even complaints could get through you are conducting naval maneuvers near crimea it is as if we are training people in cuba how would you feel it's unacceptable to us the spite of all that they remained friends even joke together three months of the pre-election race has taken its toll i feel somewhat tired i saw the picture of you dancing with the girls in the band and y

european states were invited to join nato the czech republic hungry poland bulgaria is still in latvia lithuania rumania slovakia slovenia so yeltsin tried everything he even begged. let us have a verbal gentleman's agreement we would not write it down in the statement that no former soviet republics would enter nato i cannot sign any agreement without such language especially ukraine consider what a terrible message it would be were still organized against russia but there's a line across which we won't go pleading didn't work so we'll turn try warnings russia will pull out of the agreement and consider it nolen void i know what a terrible problem this is for you but i can't make the specific commitment you're asking for not even complaints could get through you are conducting naval maneuvers near crimea it is as if we are training people in cuba how would you feel it's unacceptable to us the spite of all that they were made and friends even joked together three months of the pre-election races taken it's toll i feel somewhat tired i saw the picture of you dancing with the girls in the band and

pope francis has touched down in lithuania as he makes the first papal visit to the baltic states in twenty five years he was greeted upon arrival by the country's president. guy ten there he'll celebrate mass and then visit a former soviet k.g.b. prison where many were murdered or sentenced to hard labor. firefighters in northwestern germany are struggling to contain a blaze in the ems land region near the dutch border the fire was fox nearly three weeks ago by military rocket tests german defense minister vonda lion has apologized on behalf of the country's military she's in the region today to survey the damage local officials are considering evacuating thousands of people from several communities near the town of. in the elm flint region in northwestern germany the wind has shifted and it's getting stronger and so could the remaining blazes the area affected is an army training site near the city of mecca and it totals eight hundred hectares one thousand three hundred emergency personnel are working hard to contain the blaze to be on the safe side nearby residents were told to pr

pope francis has touched down in lithuania as he makes the first papal visit to the baltic states in twenty five years he was grated on arrival by the country's president dalia grounds kiter their health celebrate mass and then visit a former soviet k.g.b. prison where many were murdered while sentenced to hard labor. thousands have rallied in sit across russia against planned increases in the country's pension age the proposed change would raise the retirement age for men for men from sixty to sixty five and from fifty five to sixty four women the reform plans of her president vladimir putin's approval rating. the firefighters in northwestern germany are struggling to contain a blaze in the m's land region near the dutch border the fire was sparks nearly three weeks ago by military rocket test german defense minister on the lion has apologized on behalf of the country's military she's in the region today to survey the damage local officials are considering evacuating thousands of people from several communities near the town of meth and. in the elms and region in northwestern german

states were invited to join nato the czech republic hungry poland bulgaria is still with latvia lithuania romania slovakia slovenia so yeltsin tried everything he even begged. let us have a verbal gentleman's agreement we would not write it down in the statement that no former soviet republics would enter nato i cannot sign any agreement without such language especially ukraine consider what a terrible message it would be were still organized against russia but there's a line across which we won't go pleading didn't work so we'll turn tried warnings russia will pull out of the agreement and consider it now and void i know what a terrible problem this is for you but i can't make the specific commitment you're asking for not even complaints could get through you are conducting naval maneuvers near crimea it is as if we are training people in cuba how would you feel it's unacceptable to us the spite of all that they remained friends even joke together three months of the pre-election race has taken its toll i feel somewhat tired i saw the picture of you dancing with the girls in the band and

european states were invited to join nato the czech republic hungry poland bulgaria is still latvia lithuania rumania slovakia slovenia so yeltsin tried everything he even begged. let us have a verbal gentleman's agreement we would not write it down in the statement that no former soviet republics would enter nato i cannot sign any agreement without such language especially ukraine consider what a terrible message it would be were still organized against russia but there's a line across which we won't go pleading didn't work so we'll turn tried warnings russia will pull out of the agreement and consider it nolen void i know what a terrible problem this is for you but i can't make the specific commitment you're asking for not even complaints could get through. you are conducting naval maneuvers near crimea it is as if we are training people in cuba how would you feel it's unacceptable to us the spite of all that they remained friends even joke together three months of the pre-election races taken its toll i feel somewhat tired i saw the picture of you dancing with the girls in the band and you