this is moscow's last report in the mediterranean. -- last port in the mediterranean. the battle is raging just beyond this area in aleppo in the north. government forces are shelling neighborhoods. civilians are paying a heavy price. many have said -- many have fled here. the city's main stadium is giving refuge to nearly 500 families. the referees are now home to this family. >> bbc london? >> they have been here for the past month. she tells me "thank god we are here. is safe. the army was trying to move other people out of our area. there were clashes and gunfire. we have children. aleppo is like a disaster son. there are bodies in the streets. we can let our children see that." but there is destruction in this region, too. this amateur video shows mountains in ruin. communities have seen heavy clashes. some villages are now controlled by rebels. serial's war is often described as a sectarian conflict, -- syria's war is often described as a sectarian conflict. the regime is criticized for stoking fear elsewhere in the country. this man wants is identity -- his iden

. >> i wanted the mediterranean, but i wanted to keep a little bit of the contemporary. by mixing all of these aspects, we were able to create a home that is comfortable for all and like a palace for anyone to come in. >> perhaps the most impressive feature of this stately beverly hills manor is its sheer size. it's a rarity to have so mucflat living space on such a prime hilltop location. >> this estate is basically 6 bedrooms, 6 1/2 bath, almost 9,000 square feet, situated on a 17,500-square-foot lot. we recently added over 2,000 square feet to the property to turn it into a home theater. >> the architectural style of the home is reminiscent of an italian villa, but on much grander scale and with the california listyle in mind. stuccoed walls and prominent balconies are just a few of the signature features. >> the style of architecture mediterranean, but it has a very contemporary feel to it. you have everything of the 21st century for the home, but you have the mediterranean look. >> as you're driving through the double gate, this long driveway is gonna take you up, a

arabia had been left outside of the grand currents of religion in the mediterranean world, although there were some jews and christians in the arabia. there have been allusions to it. but by and large, arabia itself had remained in the condition of the ancient forms of idolatry. >> when we talk about arabia, paint the picture, what countries are talking about? >> arabia means the arabian peninsula. today, we call that the arab world, those who speak arabic. from today, southern jordan, iraq, through the persian gulf, the gulf of oman, including the small emirates in the south, yemen, abu dhabi. >> why did islam catch on in that area? >> from a theological point of view, god only revealed where he wanted to reveal. why was christ born in bethlehem? why was moses not in china but palace dan, mount sinai? these are, of course, beyond human understanding. from the human point of view, this was a very untouched area of human collectivity, and in a sense, all of the idolatry, lack of celebration and sophistication that had come about in the mediterranean world with greek philosophy, a lot of ra

yet one region in western syria, along the mediterranean coast, remains largely untouched by the violence. it is the ancestral home of president assad and his mi niority. -- minority. >> another day dawns along the mediterranean. there is an ease in this area that you do not find in many parts of syria anymore. the only fighting in this part of the country is among friends. i met a popular group of students at a cafe. they come from many groups, but the coexist here -- but they coexist here. it is hard to believe that war is raging just a few hours from here. >> is it too dangerous to come to syria? >> you can see people shopping and playing. nothing. >> nothing happens. no problems here. maybe like -- they say there is a problem in damascus, for example. it is not all of damascus. it is one little area. not a whole city. >> but this place isn't shut off from the rest of the country. when serious uprising began some -- when syria's uprising began some 18 months ago, there are also uprisings in the square here, but they were forcefully put down. aside from occasional demonstrations or expl

a region in western syria along the mediterranean remains largely untouched by the violence. the ancestral home of president assad's family and his minority alawite people. >> another day dawns along the mediterranean. ease in manyd parts of syria anymore. the only fighting is between friends on jet skis on this part of the coast. i arranged to meet a group of him students at a popular cafe. they come from the many ethnic and religious groups. they coexist here. it's hard to believe there is war raging just an hour's drive away. >> i like my town. >> what if they say it is too dangerous to come to syria? >> no, there are people shopping and playing and living. >> there's nothing happening, no problem here. if you say there's a problem in damascus, it's not all of damascus, just one area. not the whole city. >> this place is not shut off from the rest of the country. from -- when siri's uprising began 18 months ago there were also contests here in the main square, but they were forcefully put down. aside from an occasional demonstrations or an explosion since then this remains

it monitored the zone as it cross the into israeli air space from the mediterranean sea. they shot it out of the sky over a rural area. it's still unclear from where the drone was launched, but many officials expect hez but la was behind it. >>> it's been years since the baltimore orioles has had a crack at it. yes, i'll do sports. plus, sat night live offers a take on last week's presidential debate including one theory on why president obama may not have been at the top of his game. the best of snl and a check on the weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> martha stewart's arrival was maine particular kie lousily planned to avoid the media. she was driven in undetect before dawn. her arrival confirmed in a written statement handed out by prison officials. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup.

part of of the us you're doing them and there would be next week a conference involved with the mediterranean partners that include the among others jordan israel egypt and a number of north african countries. this dialogue is useful because we are looking at the larger issue of the arab spring in a way and we are comparing this with some of the process is that there are going to be that the u.s.c. went through it meets all transformations in europe and we believe that some of the lessons learnt in europe could be useful and also some of the tools we have developed in europe to reform police. also to change. for instance election rules of this sort of things to open up societies could be useful also for the arab world and some of these countries are now starting to respond to this and they're asking as expertise and cooperation it's of course a complicated process and there you see somebody or all of them around the table then you come up also with the political complications like the presence of the palestinians which the main of course are sensitive issues of which the o.s.c. cannot even an

it's located in the middle east, on the mediterranean sea, next door to syria. sop observers are concerned that the violence that is going on in syria could spread to lebanon or it has already. last friday a carbomb went off in the lebanese capital of beirut. three people were killed including the country's intelligence chief. some lebanese officials blamed syria for it. yesterday, after the intelligence leader's funeral, protesters fought with security forces in beirut. police used tear gas to break up the protests. several people were reportedly injured. >>> is this legit? someone is officially recognized as a saint when he or she is canonized. this is true. in the roman catholic church, canonization is the act of recognizing someone has a saint. >> the roman catholic church recognized seven people as new saints over the weekend. the canonization ceremony had history, as well. a native-american was determined a saints. pope benedict xvi and other worshipers celebrated the new saints. a member of the mohawk tribe, sometimes known as lily of the mohawks. she con

but weight lost was highest in the mediterranean and low-carb groups.he study is published by "the new england journal of medicine." >>> video that left a lot of people shocked. a woman heads to court for passing a school bus by driving on the sidewalk and she has an incredible excuse. >>> up next, veronica's back with more on this weekend's big temperature swing. e. the middle class, who move our country forward. work hard. raise families. and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> veronica is here with treats. >> a forecast and treats. >> what can be better, right. >> i know. >> there's a russian bazaar taking place. off of 17th street. look at that, they sent the pastries, traditional, this is the poppy seed roll. you

we have the mid-20s through the western and central mediterranean. here is your extended forecast. that concludes this edition of "newsline." stay with us. we'll be back with more updates at the top of the hour. hope to see you then.

look at this, new video just in of the israel navy seizing a ship in the mediterranean. say the navy forced the ship to a port after passengers refused to steer the vessel off course. >>> colorado police are looking for help solving the murder of a 10-year-old denver area youngster. a small wooden cross could lead them to her killer. we're joined live from los angeles with more on the investigation. dominic, what can you tell us? >> it's a tiny but intriguing and potentially pivotal clue into who killed jessica ridgeway on her way to school. overnight, police in westminster, colorado, revealed details of a wooden crews fix found in a location known only to the killer. the cross on the screen is an inch and a half tall, one inch across with a hole drilled so it could have been worn as a necklace. one side of the center crossbar, three bars vertically and a zigzag which is unique to the pendant. >> we feel or believe that it may have been dropped or left behind by the killer. and because of the unique characteristics of it on both sides having different etching or describi

they believe the drone probably took off south of sidn on the coast and flew over the mediterranean, came into israel, went across the gaza strip and headed to the desert in southern israel. that is when they shot it down. worth noting, israel is believed to have a major nuclear facility if that part of the desert. the drone could have been on the way to gather information. a lot of experts say that, in fact, is where israel keeps many of their nuclear weapons. israel, of course, has ever confirmed or denied they have nuclear weapons. >>shepard: have we heard from the iranians on this matter? >>jonathan: obviously, hezbollah is very closely aligned to iran. iran is saying, today, they believe this incident shows that israel is armed up. iran is close to hezbollah. interesting to remember, as well, iran got hold of a u.s. drone back in april. they said they were going to build a drone modeled on that. according to some experts, this drone that flew over israel was markedly similar to that u.s. design. the israelis by the way probably shot it down over land rather than over the mediter

a drone crossed over from the mediterranean.who launched it but many are blaming 11 on -- lebanon. venezuelans are heading to the polls in new orleans. these expatriates are lined up outside of the venezuelan consulate to cast their vote for the presidential election. people from all over are expected because the miami consulate is closed. president hugo chavez says he will accept the results whether he wins or loses. >> there is a warning for americans in pakistan tonight to stay away from government buildings and several major hotels. they said the pakistan government received a threat warning of terrorist attacks aimed at certain government buildings and hotels downtown. anti-war activists are protesting the american drone strikes this morning. conflicting accounts of problems at a foxconn factory. they deny that there were strikes. the factory admitted there were isolated disputes. there was no work stoppage. they are outraged as what they called the management overly strict demands. >> stink bugs are back. with temperatures

rocks off the mediterranean island january 13th. the hearing focuses on evidence taken from the black box data recorder. a judge will then decide whether the captain should be charged with manslaughter. >>> there were actually two records set yesterday when felix baumgartner made his 24- mile leap from the edge of the earth's atmosphere. youtube shows a record 8 million people watched the live stream of his skydive. check this out. the live stream lasted more than two hours from the relatively slow ascent to that history making jump which hit speeds up to 834 miles an hour. that makes baumgartner the first free falling human to break the sound barrier. wow. >> yeah, wow. you know, we were making a little fun of it last week saying we don't know if it's going to work. wow. he pulled it off. >> here's the bad news. he's never going to have another adrenaline rush in his life. that's it. 800 miles an hour. are you kidding me? roller coaster not going do it anymore. >>> weird today. i left home pouring rain. by the time i got to d.c. th

we are by the mediterranean sea which is almost sky blue. this city was the capital of an empire, destroyed by the romans more than 2000 years ago and rebuilt before it fell into ruin again. what we see are a couple of stone columns and the foundations of ancient buildings. we came here to begin a journey along the coast line through libya, egypt, and we are watching as nations rebuild themselves after the revolutions known as the arab spring. we are talking to the new president of indonesia. -- of tunisia. >> is it fair to say you face the job of building the government almost from the foundations? >> yes, of course. happens when you have a dictatorship, it destroys the social system, like the press. this will take a long time. >> that is the new president who works in the same palace where a dictator ruled this country for more than 20 years. >> where were you? >> tunisia. we went from there through libya to cairo over the course of two weeks. try to follow up on the events of the arab spring. this is a story that compelled world and was a

they get moved to italy. >> two hours across the mediterranean. >> could have jets in the air within minutes and forces on the ground within two hours. unfortunately, it is also political with the white house. they wouldn't pull the trigger and it is disgraceful. we have guys dead. >> judge jeanine: and we have ty woods who decided to break rank and said i'm going in because the ambassador could still have been alive? >> and remember during the regan white house in '83, a similar situation in grenada. there was a vote taken and even said let's not go, it is too risky. regan said go. it was a political decision based on saving lives. >> judge jeanine: what is ty woods thinking as he is calling for help and has his laser on the mortar? >> he is doing his job. >> judge jeanine: but he knows the cavalry >>> president obama and governor mitt romney head toward the final full week of campaigning that polls show extraordinarily close. speaking in new hampshire the president criticized his public challenger for raising taxes and fees while governor of massachusetts. romney said this is not a

sigonella in the mediterranean. what so talking about? >> he's changed his story.efore he wasn't saying that. before he was saying that he had later said secure the embassies. now he's saying i gave them the order. if he did, then general dempsey should be called before some committee and say general when your commander-in-chief told you to move those force why didn't you move them. i bet you general dempsey would say sir i was never told to move those forces. >> the plot thickens. now it's getting worse. this cover-up thickens. >> up bet. you bet. i think that they are going to try to just let this go beyond the election and then just roll it over. i think it's wrong. >> you've said -- look we could have moved jet fighters from sigonella the base, there we could have had commandos. some people say between sigonella and benghazi it's two hours flight to bring in commandos or more special forces to get them on the ground. it was a six to seven hour fire fight. our guys were stuck in that cia annex. we had plenty of time to mount an overkill. an overkill for heaven's

then we have a developing system here over the central mediterranean. italy you'll see some intense storms here today as well. elsewhere they're looking dry and fine. nice warm and sunny in the siberian peninsula. loss of temperatures here in the mid to low teens. all right, here's your extended forecast. >>> our top story this hour, u.s. military personnel in japan are preparing to fly the osprey aircraft south to okinawa for deployment. troops have been test flying the 12 aircraft at the air station in western japan. they will now transport them to okinawa's marine air station. personnel plan to deploy them in october. japanese and u.s. officials agreed on safety measures to reassure locals' concerned with the past history. they will avoid flying over high populated areas. locals in okinawa were out to protest the osprey's deployment. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

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decades the most important allies of syria they have a naval base in in toulouse the only one in the mediterranean they have excellent economic relations and the other. main supply of sophistic weapons. to syria and these points these circumstances it's quite obvious that. they're russia would do all it can to support the syrian government professor thank you very much for speaking to me you're welcome. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm trying hard to compose a big picture. nuking a fashionable heights outside. radioactive fallout old government betrayal of the government of law and claude and claude and claude how can the truth be revealed if there's no official evidence there was indeed a very great danger to the service make a search who will given no problem protection and to the people of this country generally because of radioactive fallout. the secrets of the u.k.'s nuclear tests experienced. over a decade nort

for decades the most important allies of syria they have a naval base in in the only one in the mediterranean they have excellent economic relations and they are the main supplier of sophisticated weapons. to syria and these points these circumstances it's quite obvious that. russia will do all it can to support the syrian government professor maya thank you very much for speaking to me you're welcome. looking at some dogs you simply do not believe they come speak and goodness how they can wrong oh. it's an international sled dog race with those driving the dogs. coming from as far away as a strand in canada and the us i come to russia and everybody is so very friendly they welcomed me with open arms and the scenery is so beautiful it's very much like a laska and so i felt at home the first sled dog was brought here from australia now it's trios come to this remote russian village to take part in the race it's not surprising they love it this trail are amazing but even more amazing is the story of how racing first started here atoll it wasn't the top. grazing who set the trail ablaze but a nu

cycling's most prestigious event will feature 21 stages and start on the mediterranean island of corsica. >> race organizers hope to move past the lance armstrong doping scandal. on monday, the international cycling union stripped him of his seven titles. >> many of cycling's top stars were on hand as the 100th edition of the tour de france was unveiled, but the event was overshadowed by the lance armstrong doping scandal. >> it is bad. it was kind of disgusting what happened. we cannot forget that we should learn from others mistakes. not only writers, but people behind -- not only riders. >> organizers want to make it clear that they're doing everything possible to crack down on doping. when somebody claims that the anti-doping controls are not effective and we should reinstate previous results, i say today's results are much more effective, irrespective of the armstrong era. >> several riders in next year's tour have been punished for building in the past. he expressed sympathy for armstrong. >> he was my idol, the rider that most inspired me. his case is really complicated, and it re

some of barcelona's most passionate fans watched from across the mediterranean sea in gaza. the latest encounter between the two teams was about more than just football. now this report. >> a beautiful game is a passion in gaza. barcelona is a particularly attractive team to palestinians living here and in the west bank. not merely because the spanish side features supporting greats such as lionel messi but because some palestinians feel a bond. it was a belief that barcelona had invited this man. gilad shalit is a former israeli soldier held hostage five years in gaza by hamas. he was finally released last year. hamas called for palestinian fans to boycott the game by refusing to watch it live. the head of the match, palestinians sympathized with the militant group. >> football is a sport we like when it carries the message of freedom and love. but we are against it when a soldier is invited, because then it makes people the victims and the aggressors. >> barcelona tried to avoid a diplomatic row but also inviting palestinian delegates to the game, but to no avail. the club

. >> it's more shellfish you know from the mediterranean. you can find langost and monk fish. some sea bass and also -- clams and mussels. >> put all of that into your bouillabaisse? bouillabaisse is not the easiest soup to make. >> you can make it easy. if you do two steps. >> you can? what? >> you prepare your stuff first with the bones and some fish. >> that's very important. >> yes. with some fennel. some basil and tomato. like for one hour. steam underwater. then you just bend everything and you -- that's your stuff ready. >> now chef, did you share your recipe with me? can i put it on my website? >> yes. >> jchayward.com. >> yes. >> but i'm telling you, i'm telling you, you will want to go to cuisine at bistro vivant because they really know how to do it. we're going to do it very quickly. >> we have a hot pan and we put the oil. >> i see. >> and we just season our seafood. >> uh-huh. >> we just pour it there. >> salt? >> salt and pepper. little oil. and a little smoking. >> shrimp? >> shrimp. monk fish. >> monk fish. >> and the scallops. >> oh my gosh look at that. >> s

tourists out on his fishing boat, the sirena, and telling them about the fish in this part of the mediterranean lesson begins as soon as they enter the fishing grounds. paolo only uses gillnets. the mesh of these nets is large enough that baby fish can't get caught in them. years ago paolo noticed that his catch was getting ever smaller. and he realized that fish are not a limitless resource. >> tourists come in the summer and only see the beautiful side of the sea. but the sea has a problem. in our consumer culture, 90% of the products we use wind up in the sea -- solvents and detergents harm not only the environment but people, too. they develop more and more allergies. >> but fanciulli is also fighting against the use of drift- and trawl nets. they're actually illegal in the eu. but in italy alone, thousands of dolphins die each year after becoming caught in these tightly meshed nets. >> i've been fighting this illegal fishing since 1986, but even today fisherman continue to destroy the seabed. heavy chains attached to the trawl nets sweep away and destroy the seabed, and destroying what dep

noover the mediterranean through italy and coming into the balkans on thursday, we're having thunderstorms, you can have short-term heavy rain, that could lead to flash flooding which is very dangerous and also gusts could exceed 100 kilometers an hour. so plenty going on here, temperature-wise it's going to be chilly to north and east. down to the south we're getting into the mid 20s here for 10 to 11 in paris. >>> we'll be back with more updates in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo. .

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for decades the most important allies of syria and they have a naval base in the only one in the mediterranean they have excellent economic relations and they are the main supplier of sophistic weapons. to syria and these points these circumstances it's quite obvious that. russia would do all it can to support the syrian government professor thank you very much for speaking to me you're welcome. wealthy british style. markets why not scandals. find out what's really happening to the global economy because a report on. it well into the future. for his work hours this month the moon is the center of our universe the tides are forever while the sun's rays can be fickle innovative construction methods last cost as well as environmental damage brand new turbines boost efficiency with a simplified design and who needs batteries blakes can store energy discover a new era of clean power driven by the moon. no injun day care on chief we've got the future covered. for a decade up north almost terrorist attack. ex hostages blunders into their lives and after the tragedy. still gives try to cross out the

the most important allies of syria and they have a naval base in in toulouse the only one in the mediterranean they have excellent economic relations and they are the main supplier of sophisticated weapons. to syria and these points these circumstances it's quite obvious that. russia will do all it can to support the syrian government professor maya thank you very much for speaking to me you're welcome. the sun rises over what seems like analyst forest but here in the new directions cry for hundred kilometers north of life while stopped as much of the world it's disappearing at a catastrophic rate. of. bloggers both illegal and those finding ways to outsmart the system for filing down the forest of the region for them profit goes well beyond the future of our planet and the result could be an ecological crisis the world wildlife fund for nature makes regular trips to help local rangers do what little they can to stop the logging but it's not easy lager set up trucks making them hard to reach in an already rough terrain and have mastered ways to jump through legal loopholes this is a nature res

and is what keeps the river delta so lush, despite the fact that it is right next to the salty mediterranean. the fresh water comes from these mountains in neighboring bosnia- herzegovina. more precisely, in a semi- independent entity within bosnia that is populated predominantly by serbs. for decades now, some of the water from the mountains has been used to produce electricity. but now, there are plans to build even more hydroelectric power stations in the river delta. croatia wants to work together with bosnia on the project. it would mean even more water being siphoned away to be used to generate electricity. >> each drop of this water actually would end it there. >> the result would be less water, but the power company waves this concern aside. >> yes, they are observing the project, studying the impact on the environment. croatia is also involved in the analysis. when we get all the data, croatia and bosnia-herzegovina will decide whether to realize the project. >> but a preliminary decision has already been made. the environmentalists say that water could be pumped out of this marshla

lacking quite mild across the mediterranean countries on your friday. here is the extended forecast. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> and that's all for now on this edition of "newsline." i'm yuko aotani in tokyo. thank you very much for joining us.

but, down across the mediterranean. 29 in athens. actually see one more burst of warmth in the next couple days here in the southeast. leave you now to your extended forecast. >>> our top story once again. barack obama and mitt romney have met for their first debate. one month ahead of the presidential election. they spent most of their time are gug ov arguing over the economy. the debate took place in denver, colorado, one of the few battleground states that could decide the election. candidates concentrated on how to revive the economy. >> the only way to meet governor romney's pledge of not reducing the deficit, or, not -- adding to the deficit, is by burdening middle-class families, now that's -- not my analysis. >> the president has a view very similar to the view he had when he ran four years ago. that a bigger government, spending more, taxing more, regulating more, if you will, trickle-down government would work. that's not the right answer for america. >> romney kept attacking obama, and ignoring the moderator's instructions

we used to have a fleet in the mediterranean. i want to come back to that in a second. but are you saying in effect that we are defenseless, we can't go and help the men and women under attack? >> well, i don't think practically speaking there was any way to respond to that in a matter of hours. they were way out on a limb. we're talking about there were less than 20 americans out in benghazi. and you know, four security guys. so there -- it just wasn't plausible that they could have -- >> but general, they were there for six hours, sir. six hours. it seems like we could have mounted a whole something or other to go after them. >> let me turn this around to the larger issue, which is afghanistan. if we leave 15,000 people spread out all over afghanistan and a few of them are special operations troops and a bunch of advisers, this will happen to us every week starting in 2014 after the combat forces leave. you can't magically put small teams anywhere on the face of the earth. we can go back and punish them later. i hope we do that. i hope there's a targeted strike soon o

i'll restore the permanent presence of air cast carrier task forces in the eastern mediterranean and the gulf. i'll work with israel to increase our military assistance and coordination for the sake of peace we must make clear to iran through actions, not just words, that their nuclear pursuit will not be tolerated. >> despite his criticism that president obama has not slowed iran's nuclear ambition, mr. romney's plan isn't a lot different from that of the presidents. you can see here. the current administration has increased sanctions along with the western rorld and vowed to prevent iran from getting atomic weapons. there are also a few differences between the candidates when it comes to cooperation with israel. and the drawdown of u.s. forces from afghanistan. on the middle east peace process, romney sounded decidedly more optimistic than he did earlier this year during that secretly recorded private fund-raiser. >> i'll recommit america to the goal of a democratic prosperous palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the jewish state of israel. >> i don't th

we are discussing here is how we can help the emerging democracies particularly in the solves mediterranean and the arab world and we are also discussing the challenges that being have in these so-called establish democracy is. they are many actually because we see that turnout is going down and young people are not only interested in taking part in political processes and longer they are more on the internet there are many challenges that be have in this so-called old world but there are also very happy to see that democracies are emerging outside in the neighborhood of europe so you hear this is interesting which you just mentioned that the internet is a one of the challenges to the old world did i get you right. yes in a way it is of course it is what we are reducing is a kind of democratic station or information which is very good but at the same time one can see that for instance young people as a said are not that interested in taking part in the. often very lengthy see political processes going on in the political parties and parliaments they are more interested in being on social me

should keep in mind that from northern mali, you only have to cross one border in your on the mediterranean. >> he said germany would support a peace transition, but he ruled out military intervention. he said responsibility for stabilizing the region lay with mali's neighbors, but united nations special representatives warned against relying on a military solution. >> we should prepare ourselves for the possibility of intervention, but at the same time, we should do everything possible politically and ethically to avoid that situation. >> despite the seriousness of the crisis, he said he believed there was great willingness in the region to see mali reunited. >> the european court of justice has ruled that airlines must pay airline passenger compensation if flights are delayed for more than three hours. >> the ruling confirms a 2010 decision, which allows passengers to claim up to 600 euros in such cases. several airlines challenged that ruling and refused to pay claims and could now face hefty compensation bills. >> german automaker bmw says it plans to invest 200 million euros in a new f

piraeus port, which is an ancient port in greece and one of the most important ports in the southern mediterranean. what they did was they basically took an operation that had been effectively lagging under greek ownership and completely turned it around. > > have the the greek people been welcoming of this? the chinese work way is much different from the european way, let's say. > > the chinese have an extremely efficient working practice. as one spokesman there put it to me, they basically run their business by showing that they work 24/7, that has actually rung alarm bells, though, among a number of greek workers, particularly unionized workers, reporting that they believe that this chinese company is basically bringing chinese third-world labor standards to greece and really to europe. > > i'm curious about that. how does that work with wages for instance? > > the company, cosco, took pains to try to integrate itself here in greece, to show that they were not an invader and to try to persuade greeks that they were not coming in here to basically sort of lower working standards in a bid to get