it is a headache for angela merkel.t year we have five state elections, including key ones in several areas worthy cdu government is very much on the ropes. if christian democrats do badly in those elections, that will reflect badly on the chancellor as she takes her party, she hopes, forward to the next general election in three year'' time. >> her reelection, with 90% of the vote, has strengthened her position within the party. what will that mean in terms of her policies? >> of course, it does mean that she can push our program for word. there is a lot of key policy areas that she's concentrating on. reform of the tax system is one of them. also, reform of germany's armed forces, effectively getting rid of compulsory military service. that is very controversial with a lot of conservatives. reform of the health and education systems and so on. -- two is been very warmly applauded at this conference today, is in a stronger position. i think that will enable her to set the agenda in the months ahead. that is what she is

it is a headache for angela merkel. we have five state elections, including key ones in several areas worthy cdu government is very much on the ropes. if christian democrats do badly in those elections, that will reflect badly on the chancellor as she takes her party, she hopes, forward to the next general election in three year'' time. >> her reelection, with 90% of the vote, has strengthened her position within the party. what will that mean in terms of her policies? >> of course, it does mean that she can push our program for word. there is a lot of key policy areas that she's concentrating on. reform of the tax system is one of them. also, reform of germany's armed forces, effectively getting rid of compulsory military service. that is very controversial with a lot of conservatives. reform of the health and education systems and so on. -- two is been very warmly applauded at this conference today, is in a stronger position. i think that will enable her to set the agenda in the months ahead. that is what she is helpi

one of the parcels reached via office of chancellor merkel in berlin. in nohwestern pakian, icidbomb hasttacked fridraye at a mosque frequented by antititaliban tribal elders. at least 67 were killed. a few hours later, three people died in a grenade attack in another nearby mosque. local media said the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for both attacks. the suicide bombing is one of the deadliest attacks this year. >> worshipers had gathered for friday afternoon prayers in the town when a suicide bomber detonated his deadly load. the mosque's roof collapsed, trapping many victims beneath the debris. >> when the blast occurred, i rushed toward the wounded to rescue them. there were a lot, some without their heads. i picked up my son. the women came and i gave them my son's body and started bringing out the dead bodies. >> some 300 people were in the religious center when the bomb went off. the wounded were rushed to hospitals in the main city in the region. >> we were saying our prayers and suddenly, we heard the sound of an explosion. there

merkel is it in exactly the right position. other countries have another view. >> he spoke to us earlier from munich. stocks managed to lock in another day of gains in thursday trading. our correspondent sent us this summary from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> quite suddenly, in afternoon trading, the german market gained momentum. this was caused by angela merkel, who confirmed again that the current umbrella in the eurozone to protect the euro is not to be changed. this set the record straight and caused confidence among investors. it caused demand for german stocks. this thursday was a bit more quiet than usual on the trading floor. it is thanksgiving day in the united states, which means for the markets in the rest of the world that an important market participant is on holiday and missing. >> conrad in frankfurt. we will take a closer look at the numbers. the dax finished higher. the euro stock 15 index is leading on blue chips, rising by 1/4 of 1%. u.s. markets closed for this thanksgiving day holiday. currency trading

he put forth that idea here in berlin where he is holding talks with chancellor angela merkel on trade and economic issues. putin says an economic community with russia could ultimately lead to a free-trade zone or even more advanced forms of integration. >> at the german chancellery, the russian prime minister again laid out his vision of a free- trade zone stretching from lisbon to vladivostok. >> a free-trade zone like this is a complicated project, but the idea should be allowed to rise and into a practical realization. so i called for negotiations on this to start as soon as possible. >> in a careful reply, chancellor merkel showed she is at least open to the idea. >> i think that is right. europe and russia our strategic partners. but the cooperation can certainly be expanded. >> but the chancellor emphasized that import tariffs and other trade barriers would first have to fall. russia still employs high import tariffs to protect its domestic car makers from foreign competition, for instance. earlier on friday, putin met with german business leaders. they also support closer coop

one of the parcels reached via office of chancellor merkel in berlin. in northwestern pakistan, a suicide bomber has attacked friday prayers at a mosque frequented by anti-taliban tribal elders. at least 67 were killed. a few hours later, three people died in a grenade attack in another nearby mosque. local media said the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for both attacks. the suicide bombing is one of the deadliest attacks this year. >> worshipers had gathered for friday afternoon prayers in the town when a suicide bomber detonated his deadly load. the mosque's roof collapsed, trapping many victims beneath the debris. >> when the blast occurred, i rushed toward the wounded to rescue them. there were a lot, some without their heads. i picked up my son. the women came and i gave them my son's body and started bringing out the dead bodies. >> some 300 people were in the religious center when the bomb went off. the wounded were rushed to hospitals in the main city in the region. >> we were saying our prayers and suddenly, we heard the sound of a

well we've been bringing you live coverage of german chancellor angela merkel there and not a mere putin addressing the media following their meetings today in berlin we'll bring you more reaction and analysis on what they had to say a little later here on. we have. all the stories. of the news stories this hour afghan officials are blaming nato for setting up peace talks with a man posing as a senior taliban commander present hamid karzai even hold negotiations with the impulse to before the roos revealed the scam began almost six months ago when afghan officials were approached by supposed taliban agents offering peace talks which intelligence reportedly arranged the meetings while the cia oversaw the entire thing but the man claiming to be a high ranking medicines is going to be a shop keeper from pakistan you're not going to do the fake it still remains a mystery the scandal is left the u.s. led coalition red faced after large sums of cash were handed over to step on things but if you can treat it says that nato should have done its homework. how come the con artist managed to outfox

created that's the message from russian prime minister vladimir putin and german chancellor angela merkel who have pledged to strengthen economic ties between their countries even to more now from the german capital judging by what we've heard today in berlin on friday russia and germany are continuing to move closer together any increasing and increasing cooperation which means russia and the european union are moving towards each other as well russia's prime minister vladimir putin and the german chancellor angela merkel have been discussing joint ventures and projects in many spears like energy and car making and other sectors joint projects joint investments both in business and science but even talked about the possibility of a spiritual currency union also of course and that is something which is really far away at the moment hard to imagine right now but both of them knowledge that this is something inevitable which would happen if they continue moving towards other let's listen to what was what a person had to say philip. yes from the currency union we all realize that it's a deri

meanwhile, german chancellor angela merkel has repeated her call for a permanent mechanism to resolve the eurozone debt crisis. she faced some strong criticism. social democrats and greens have called her planned cuts to services antisocial. >> germany appears to have the -- emerged smoothly from the crisis, and although the economy appears to have bounced back, merkel is keeping the economy titan, speaking to a strict diet of budget cuts and targetedt investments. >> we are not saving at the expense of the future. instead, this budget shows we are saving for our future. our budget is for more child care places for education and research, and for more investment. that is what our budget is about. alabama but the opposition are critical of the chancellor's government. they accused the conservative liberal coalition of facing in the wrong places, but fitting industry and the well-off instead of protecting the socially vulnerable. >> these policies are not made in the public interest but are instead policies, proposals, and ultimately laws that will deepen the divisions in this society.

but chancellor merkel has said the emphasis should be on balaing the books. she says streamline and simplify the tax system, yes, but broad tax cuts, no. germany continues to sit on a mountain of debt. from 2016 onwards, under the constitution, the government will not be allowed to run out new debt, so this extra money that they are seeing now is very welcome toget the nation's finances in order. >> simon, thank you. >>> air france has no plans to ground its four airbus a380's after an operator was forced to make an emergency landing i i singapore. they say they are not equipped with rolls royce engines like the one on the qantas airliner. they have granted their fleet after one of them made an emergency landing -- qantas grounded their fleet after one of them made an emergency landing. >> shocked passengers are not likely to forget this flight anytime soon. >> i was sitting behind the wing. we felt this loud thud. everybody was shaken by it. i said, the pilot did a fantastic job. >> an explosion appeared to have destroyed the engine casing and damage the win

. >> yes, chancellor merkel has reiterated her support for the euro.is facing a bill from german industry. she has highlighted the serious challenges facing the single european currency in the wake of the financial woes facing ireland and greece. speaking at the annual conference of german employers, merkel said the eurozone is in an extraordinarily serious situation and reemphasized the importance of restoring adherence to the stability and growth pact. meanwhile, the message from employers tohe chancellor was the german industry news the government to create a better business climate to help foster the economic recovery here. >> this cell phone controlled mini copter provided it amusement for delegates during breaks at the conference. but representatives from industry and more than just executive toys to smile about this year. >> we are now creating new jobs, and the fall of unemployment is the first payck for all our efforts. >> the both business leaders and chancellor angela merkel are worried about the shaky state of the eurozone countries. as an

. >>> german chancellor angela merkel says she will reject u.s. proposals to set limits to current account balances. the united states and south korea made the proposals in last month's g20 meeting of finance chiefs and central bankers in south korea. nations with large current account surpluses including germany and and china, strongly oppose the proposals. the issue is expected to be among the top priorities at the g20 summit, which opens in seoul on thursday. merkel told reporters on wednesday that countries should be able to show their competitiveness through exports. regarding the recent additional monetary easing measures by the u.s. federal reserve, merkel said no one has any interest in new economic bubbles. she added that she wants to discuss the matter at the summit. >>> the head of indonesia's central bank has expressed concerns about the u.s. federal reserve's additional monetary easing. he's worried the fed's move is causing massive funds to flood into emerging economies, which could trigger a bubble in stock or real estate markets. h

was mentioned as angle of teflon mary merkel because obviously it's a little fame to her or among other things the u.s. embassy in moscow described pres the middle of us playing robin to put back in it russians were action to some of the on flattering cables was we are guided by actions not five some leaks actually here's what foreign minister sergei lavrov said about this. because it was obliged it was fun to read sure but in actual policies we prefer to base our decisions on our partners concrete actions we're going to practice this approach in the future well as you can see some some of the wires may sound amusing but never the last one revealed in public they proved to be a major embarrassment for the u.s. state department. has been any reaction from the u.s. government so far. i mean that you're mud think that her somehow i hope possible is it that such a vast amount of classified data was actually released into into the public domain . well absolutely this is what the obama administration is asking. its government the obama administration is ordering government agencies to immedia

was mentioned as angela tafel and merkel because so little seems to stick to her or among other things the u.s. embassy in moscow described president medvedev as playing robin to put bettman as you can see some of the wires may sound amusing but never the last one revealed in public they prove to be a major embarrassment for the state for the u.s. state department. and you know some some experts believe. it just just the state department at. the files revealed are sort of meant to undermine obama there's an opinion like that let's listen as i understand a bummer administration is supposed to pay the bills or of the last administration because of the some documents of eight dated back to the year two thousand and four two thousand and five so i personally have a friend in the know this is on the an attack on president obama which started not today and which aims. to allow him to be reelected this is the theme i think ok you go to over to you now the classified documents also refer to other countries not only the united states tell me how was russia involved in this. well some of the doc

was mentioned as angela tafel and merkel because so little seems to stick to her or among other things the u.s. embassy in moscow described president medvedev was playing robin to put bettman as you can see some of the wires may sound amusing but never the last one revealed in public they proved to be a major embarrassment for the state for the u.s. state department as i understand a bomber administration is supposed to pay the bills or of the last administration because of the some documents of rate dated back to the year two thousand and four two thousand and five so i personally have a friend in the on going attack on. president obama which started not today and which aims not to allow him to be reelected a number of the documents concerning russia have been passed over to the a risky part toward the russian border magazine and the dude who didn't contain some the sensitive and controversial information if it is sure you just heard being then talking about some political nicknames being given allegedly by american diplomats in their conversations when talking about leaders all some

story to the entire global basically credit crunch and debt collapse the headline remains angela merkel confines ireland portugal and spain to their fate. so the article is talking about germany has had enough they don't want to bail out any more bad debtors in the future so they're changing the lisbon treaty to basically provide for a bailout fund but one which angela merkel says we must keep in mind the feelings of our people who have a justified desire to see that private investors are also on the hook and not just taxpayers yeah she has a feeling she's saying that the the population have has feelings about this not a legitimate right that it shouldn't happen in the first place and then you can see further in this the actual vendor from the banks says regarding this next time there is a problem bondholders should be part of the solution rather than the problem so far the only ones who have paid for the solution are the tax payers again this is like a fake court the reason why the taxpayers are guilty of the bad debts is because the bondholders went to these organizations like the eur

was were mentioned as angola tafel on merkel whatever that means or among other things the u.s. embassy in moscow described pres the mid of it as playing robin to putin's batman you find a lot of nicknames in those files actually that would be an amazing great if it were not so diplomatically embarrassing let's say we're going to how is it possible that such a vost amount of classified data has been released into the public domain i mean is there perhaps a hidden agenda here do you think well below there are lots of versions on who would want all that secret secret diplomatic correspondence revealed as someone did that still not clear who one of those versions is that the leaks were used to undermine obama take a listen as i understand the ministry is supposed to pay the bills or of the last of the ministers because of the documents of eight dated back to the year two thousand and four two thousand and five so i personally would have a friend in the know this is ongoing an attack on president obama which started not today which aims. to allow him to be reelected this is the thre

. >> it has been a few successful good days for ange merkel. her partended up following her personal view of seeking to ban the procedure. this despite pleas from importers and -- supporters. >> 25 to 30 years ago we were locked in a discussion about in vitro fertilization. test-tube babies became the focus of such debate. all of us here today have friends, quinces, family who could not otherwise have had a child. we said at the time we cannot do this. what we now say we were wrong? >> merkel has taken the focus of internal rivals within her coalition. >> we have to fight to get the majority we need in order for our political plans to come into law. the chancellor is the conference in a strong position and will hope that bill winner -- win back support. >> we will have more on the discussion on genetic testing and embryos later on in this half hour. authorities in india say they still hope to find survivors beneath the remains of residential building that collapsed in delhi on monday. rescue teams have recovered 66 bodies and 130 survivors were

he put forth that idea here in berlin where he is holding talks with chancellor angela merkel on trade and economic issues. putin says an economic community with russia could ultimately lead to a free-trade zone or even more advanced forms of integration. >> at the german chancellery, the russian prime minister again laid out his vision of a free- trade zone stretching from lisbon to vladivostok. >> a free-trade zone like this is a complicated project, but the idea should be allowed to rise and into a practical realization. so i called for negotiations on this to start as soon as possible. >> in a careful reply, chancellor merkel showed she is at least open to the idea. >> i think that is right. europe and russia our strategic partners. but the cooperation can certainly be expanded. >> but the chancellor emphasized that import tariffs and other trade barriers would first have to fall. russia still employs high import tariffs to protect its domestic car makers from foreign competition, for instance. earlier on friday, putin met with german business leaders. they also support closer coop

angela merkel was in belgium at the time. an association representing more than 200 allies has warned governments against overreacting against last week's bombs on aircraft air freight has been banned from yemen, and germany has banned flights from yemen, and the netherlands has also taken steps. we have this report. >> the country is on high alert. it is all over the city. at this trial today, the in any american is wanted. he was prosecuted in osseshia -- the yemeni american is wanted. he was prosecuted in absentia. >> all of that being stopped, all of that is being pushed away. that is a problem. by force alone, we will never succeed. there will be more sympathizers. we have to move the country forward and increase the country rather than isolate it. >> security measures are taken on all levels. as you can see, fedex and ups, and they will have more searches on cargo and at international airports, but they seem to be frustrated on how yemen has been labeled in the international community. here in the market, people are fru

. -- merkel. when cornered, she can be tenacious, but is risk averse and rarely creative. the berlin embassy nicknamed her teflon merkel, noting that little criticism stuck to the chancellor. but diplomats s d see her as a dependable ally. westerwelle came in for harsher criticism. he is described in 2009 as incompetent in foreign affairs, and his views on the u.s. are called into question. he is also described as somewhat arrogant, comparing him to a former german prime minister, one cable said he is no genscher. that came from u.s. ambassador philip murphy, who is now engaged in damage control. >> i am proud of the personal relationship i have with him, and more importantly with our general relationship with him, the foreign ministry, and the coalition. we work seamlessly together on a range of complicated stuff, which makes this more anchoring to me, because the world will not wait for us. >> there is more criticism for other top figures. the bavarian premier is described as populist and unpredictable. there are reservations about interior minister and mekel ally in the

merkel did have a less taxing event, the women's university in seoul awarded her with an honorary doctoratepolitical science. >> we will be taking an in-deptt look a the g-20 summit later. at least 15 people have been killed and 100 wounded by a car bomb attack at a police compound in karachi, the largest city in pakistan. officials suspect the blast was a suicide attack. the assailant apparently fired guns and then drove the vehicle filled with explosives into a building in the compound. the blast leveled at the structure which at the detention facility. police were holding criminals. the compound is in a high- security area that is home to the u.s. consulate, luxury hotels, and regional government offices. iraqi political factions have sealed a power-sharing deal, ending more than eight months of deadlock following an inconclusive general election. nouri al-maliki will stay on as prime minister and convene a new cabinet at the end of next week. the deal came about after the secular leader give up its opposition. under the plan, a key posts will be distributed among the shia, sunni, and ku

. >> here in germany, chancellor angela merkel called for air freight security to be tightened. there was a parcel that did not detonate that was sento profits, but it did have the capacity to cause charm. it was allegedly from a left- wing guerrilla group in greece. >> chancellor merkel once air freight security to be tightened as soon as possible, and worldwide. just before the cabinet meeting, she thanked the staff at the chancellor's all ram, who yesterday identified a parcel that was dangerous to her. police are comparing the construction of that parcel bomb with others built by leftist extremists in greece. >> we have sent investigators to athens to establish what the initial questioning of the suspects there may reveal about what happened here in germany. >> the bomb disposal experts disabled the device in a mailroom, but he recently discovered mail bombs from yemen found in england a to y had been sent by air freight. eu countries want improved free to screening in place by december. -- free screening -- free at -- freight screening in place by december. >> that represen

meanwhile, german chancellor angela merkel has repeated her call for a permanent mechanism to resolve the eurozone debt crisis. she faced some strong criticism. social democrats and greens have called her planned cuts to services antisocial. >> germany appears to have the -- emerged smoothly from the crisis, and although the economy appears to have bounced back, merkel is keeping the economy titan, speaking to a strict diet of budget cuts and targeted investments. >> we are not saving at the expense of the future. instead, this budget shows we are saving for our future. our budget is for more child care places for education and research, and for more investment. that is what our budget is about. alabama but the opposition are critical of the chancellor's government. they accused the conservative liberal coalition of facing in the wrong places, but fitting industry and the well-off instead of protecting the socially vulnerable. >> these policies are not made in the public interest but are instead policies, proposals, and ultimately laws that will deepen the divisions in this society. >

president as naked emperor things scanned and off they were tarion or the german chancellor angela merkel for some reason mentioned as angle that teflon mera cult or among other things the u.s. embassy in moscow described president medvedev as playing robin to putin's badman so you find a lot of nicknames in those files actually you know that that would be kind of an amusing read if it were not so diplomatically diplomatically embarrassing let's say bill what amazes so many people is the fact that it's possible that such a vast amount of classified data has been released into the public domain do you think does someone actually push for this to happen do you think there's a hidden agenda somewhere behind all this. you know bill there are lots of versions on who would want those leaks released some some some even guessed that someone might want to undermine obama that way let's listen. as i understand a bomb administrator is supposed to pay the bills or of the last administration because of the some documents dated back to the year two thousand and four two thousand and five so i personall

now you are also now there like my position is to hold talks with angela merkel and some of germany's top business leaders so what other issues will be discussed aside from his proposals for the e.u. obviously. well this is a very important forum because the heads of some of germany's most successful and influential companies are taking port brainstorming looking for ways to move forward in the current economic situation in europe i'm talking about big companies like door should being siemens b.m.w. group walks wagon and more and as the skies over the european economy continue to darken since there's a very difficult situation in greece or oil and portugal we're now getting we've towards belgium and spain maybe next and when it comes to germany it's actually showing some really impressive economic growth at the moment the german government has previously said that the number of unemployed people in the country is now reduced from five to three million and they are seeing that it can actually drop altogether in the future and that is already the picture of the imports of the country so

write and german chancellor angela merkel suggest that the scene it sharable to show the losses was the profits of the european banks to which they lent comes close to outrage in europe so why is the fury yeah and this is this links into the use of the fallen because the the use of the fund means more government bailouts for troubled institutions maybe trouble for national institutions and that's counter to the sentiment that would come through in chancellor merkel statements that maybe the senior bondholders should share the pain in the call of bail in. and the reason that it gets everybody riled is that it is such upsets the established order where the senior bondholders in particular financial institutions expect that the governments will step in and bail them out under all circumstances and in fact that's not the case and the statements by the chance or are are. open up an issue that is always present but open up in a very direct way and suggesting that it could even be possible changes that it would be more code. if i think that would be the way to approach it it is a bit of an ups

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germany then you better learn the language that's the message to immigrants from chancellor angela merkel. the streets of moscow are flooded with vampires devils and pumpkins as it celebrates halloween find out more here are to. brazil chooses dilma rousseff to be the country's first female president she will succeed the highly popular outgoing president lula da silva rousseff from the ruling party has campaigned on the success of silva who's credited with lifting millions of people out of poverty and lisa reports from sao paulo where the gap between rich and poor continues to shrink. in brazil there are those who live tucked away behind barbed wire walls. and those who live behind shanty cinderblock but in this developing nation in one of the fastest growing major economies in the world where they are pioneering deep water oil research and ethanol production for example signs of human development to mark by a before and after before outgoing president lula da silva took office he woke up to the people didn't recognise the poor today the rich are en route because the poor as poor as they

who had mentioned as angola tafel on merkel whatever that means or among other things the u.s. embassy in moscow described president medvedev as playing robin to putin's batman you find a lot of nicknames in those files actually that would be an amazing great if it were not so diplomatically embarrassing there are lots of versions on who would want all that secret secret diplomatic correspondence revealed someone did bad still not clear who one of those versions is that the leaks word used to undermine obama take a listen as i understand ministries is supposed to pay the bills or of the last administration because of the documents of break they did back to the year two thousand and four two thousand and five so i personally have a friend in the know this is an attack on president obama which started north today . to allow him to be reelected many were quick to dub it as a diplomatic crisis for the u.s. not just because of the fact revealed in those files but most. most of all to first of all because of the revelation itself how is that possible right the secretive us they depar

is referred to as teflon merkel the president of iran hold up why didn't john is referred to simply as hitler russia's prime minister vladimir putin in some conversations according to wiki leaks is referred to as the alpha dog and the power turned down between the prime minister and the president russian president dmitri really was referred to as batman and robin so like i said some very controversial information if in fact it is true and it has already pushed some analysts to say that such data are also all such calibur can only have a leak from the state department itself which actually puts its efficiency under question. these leaks would never have happened if not for the number of insiders who are ready to lead this information it looks like. it's links to the wars in iraq and afghanistan when offices in the studio the day looking for a not exactly fair business and this moral decay inside the pentagon caused these leaks the main thing this leak has done is break the illusion that the state department has everything under control they have been exposed mechanisms not secret but

merkel commenting on this supporting this idea but saying that russia first passed through and through the world trade organization before they could think about it so quite obviously a lot of issues are on the table here in berlin is a very interesting forum in that sense should this it's going to be really interesting to see what's going to happen next. all right that you're going to start off there reporting live from berlin thank you. economist and host of kaiser report believes that germany is ready to emerge as the world's new superpower. the crisis is only adding to germany's ability to ultimately break away from the euro and to compete head to head with china for competition in terms of being the twenty first century global superpower it'll be germany and china the us has gone the u.k. is long gone continental europe is outside of germany doesn't produce anything so you've got a reconstituted germany with their own central bank again their own currency and i predict the rise of germany again this is something that after world war two was that was attempted to be outlawed but ge

. >> yes, chancellor merkel has reiterated her support for the euro. is facing a bill from german industry. she has highlighted the serious challenges facing the single european currency in the wake of the financial woes facing ireland and greece. speaking at the annual conference of german employers, merkel said the eurozone is in an extraordinarily serious situation and reemphasized the importance of restoring adherence to the stability and growth pact. meanwhile, the message from employers to the chancellor was the german industry news the government to create a better business climate to help foster the economic recovery here. >> this cell phone controlled mini copter provided it amusement for delegates during breaks at the conference. but representatives from industry and more than just executive toys to smile about this year. >> we are now creating new jobs, and the fall of unemployment is the first payback for all our efforts. >> the both business leaders and chancellor angela merkel are worried about the shaky state of the eurozone countries. a

. >> here in germany, chancellor angela merkel called for air freight security to be tightened. there was a parcel that did not detonate that was sent to profits, but it did have the capacity to cause charm. it was allegedly from a left- wing guerrilla group in greece. >> chancellor merkel once air freight security to be tightened as soon as possible, and worldwide. just before the cabinet meeting, she thanked the staff at the chancellor's all ram, who yesterday identified a parcel that was dangerous to her. police are comparing the construction of that parcel bomb with others built by leftist extremists in greece. >> we to athens to establish what the initial questioning of the suspects there may reveal about what happened here in germany. >> the bomb disposal experts disabled the device in a mailroom, but he recently discovered mail bombs from yemen found in england and to buy had been sent by air freight. eu countries want improved free to screening in place by december. -- free screening -- free at -- freight screening in place by december. >> that represents a huge security

. >> the euro stabilizes after a strong defense by angela merkel. >> a new study shows one woman out of four in germany falls victim to domestic violence. >> south korea is sending more troops and weapons to front line islands as north korea warned it could follow up the deadly showing with more attacks. the warning comes as an american aircraft carrier heads to the region to deploy with a joint war games with troops in the south. the defense minister resigned following criticism that he reacted too slowly and softly to the assault on -- assault by p'yongyang. >> the south korean army allowed foreign media onto the island of yeonpyeong. the north fired artillery shells of the island, setting dozens of homes ablaze. the people here fur -- fear further attacks. >> a shelled to -- a shell hit directly here. my home was destroyed. >> most residents who experienced the attacks are packing belongings or have already left the island. meanwhile, in the capital of seoul, hundreds took to the streets to protest against the north, accusing tehran government of a slow and inadequate response to

bush, german chancellor angela merkel. >> we have 34 degrees. >> coming up, first celebrities hit washington and then photographers. >> but first another check on traffic and weather. >> happy thursday morning. 4:5 3:00 a.m. adam caskey. temperatures, you could call them seasonable. let's take a look at the numbers outside. right now start our day. 47 in martinsburg. 34 in warrenton. clarksburg, you're at 35. you can see upwards of about 25 meteors per hour. that peaks today. 56 with limited sunshine today. that means increasing cloud cover later this morning. tomorrow will be a beautiful friday. perfect. a lot of sunshine and cooler. 52 for the high temperature tomorrow. 52 the high noticeably cooler tomorrow. let's go to lisa for traffic. >> we wanted you to be the first to know that the metro rail farragut north metro station will be open. all station will be open and they are planning to run on normal service systemwide. good news for virginia as well. everything is gone as far as road work. 110, the beltway and 95. everything good in virginia. as far as maryland traffic, they still have

. >> but not all of near -- ireland got this merkel was a mirage. this will be the best year for foreign investments since 2003. the big foreign multinationals are not just coming for the low corporate tax rate. they like the young,ed work force, and they like the fact that it is a lot cheaper nothing's to the prices. they can see a path of this crisis, better than the likes of portugal and greece, if they can just get out from that mountain of debt. i asked the finance minister brian lenihanif it was fair about paying thattwo years ago,d ny that was loaned. you will get all of the options, day, this is a country that s on good will. >> portugal, spain. do you think that this move to them? >> i think if we stabilize ireland, >>ators took to streets tonight, b b biggest bombs down came from the marketates government rates went up portug. the future currency looks increasingly bound up with the future of ireland. dublin. students ande u.k., tens schoolchildren have again been demonstrating against government plans for significant increasas, and 32 arr