gave loudupporters applause. on arime minister is cross-country tour. the majority supports him. he says the demonstrations are due to the work of a handful and nothing more. curse theirple that prime minister are not our people. using graffiti like this are not defending their rights. >> some were demanding his resignation. they were looking about turning turkey into an authoritarian state. >> this is our people react when they have been mistreated. i hope will improve. i want to believe it. people wantturkish their voices to be heard. he has downplayed demands. there was a reaction and the violent police crackdown. germany has opened its first diplomatic offices in afghanistan beyond the capital. they inaugurated the new general counsel it in the north of the country. civilian also a airport, partly funded by the government. they are pledging the support for the afghanistan transition to democracy looking at troop withdrawal in 2014. frenchleaders at the open. rafael nadal has played his way into the record books with a historic eighth title in paris. he beat his countrymen, da