how will the country change if parish time burke becomes chancellor -- peer steinbrueck becomes chancellor? the un security council is meeting in new york to discuss the alleged chemical weapons attack in syria which killed at least 300 people last week. >> the white house has said any u.s. response would be limited and rejected comparisons of the invasion with iraq. washington said any action it takes would be based on national security needs. >> in london, a big cameron has been laying out his case for military intervention as parliament there debates the issue. >> lively debate in london's house of commons as lawmakers debate whether britain should intervene with military measures in syria. prime minister david cameron said the use of chemical weapons in syria demanded a strong response. he said britain would exhaust all the options but warned that his government was not prepared to insist on unanimous support. >> you could have a situation in a country where it's country was literally annihilating people in the country, but because of one veto on the security council you would be hampe

party. >> peer steinbrueck? i'm campaigning for him, but i will be honest with you -- my heart is not really in it. >> that is despite his considerable experience and his straight talking manner. but he can come across as blunt. some consider him pompous. he was finance minister and angela merkel's previous administration, a grand coalition of conservatives and social democrats. he earned respect as a steady hand in the financial crisis, but he has wasted much of his political capital during this campaign, especially, polls show, among women voters. >> i think he is too smooth. >> i think he is a bit too crude . >> concern is growing among campaign managers at the spd's headquarters. repairing peer steinbrueck's image is difficult, and there is no united front in the party. the last candidate for chancellor has been strangely absent from this campaign. some party members think he has already written off the election as a lost cause. then there is the party leader -- he has been of little assistance to peer stein

steinberg has said such a coalition would have to go ahead without him -- time brewing -- steinbrueck. >> it was one of the most shocking events in south african history, the massacre of 34 miners. >> south africans have been commemorating the anniversary. >> the president backed out of the ceremonies, having lost support of many mineworkers. opponents say the case exposes his failure to tackle south africa's problems. >> gathering at the rocky outcrop to remember the men who were gunned down more than a year ago. the miners said they would continue their struggle. >> we need to make sure that there is no blood that is going to be shut again. >> the massacre was south africa's deadliest labor incident since the end of apartheid. the government inquiry set up to investigate the killings has yet to publish its findings. miners and their families here experience grinding poverty. in stark contrast to the mineral wealth they bring to the surface for the third-largest global platinum producer. this rock drill operator fears that the marek kohn of victims died in vain. >> there can only be

steinberg has said such a coalition would have to go ahead without him -- time brewing -- steinbrueck. >> it was one of the most shocking events in south african history, the massacre of 34 miners. >> south africans have been commemorating the anniversary. >> the president backed out of the ceremonies, having lost support of many mineworkers. opponents say the case exposes his failure to tackle south africa's problems. >> gathering at the rocky outcrop to remember the men who were gunned down more than a year ago. the miners said they would continue their struggle. >> we need to make sure that there is no blood that is going to be shut again. >> the massacre was south africa's deadliest labor incident since the end of apartheid. the government inquiry set up to investigate the killings has yet to publish its findings. miners and their families here experience grinding poverty. in stark contrast to the mineral wealth they bring to the surface for the third-largest global platinum producer. this rock drill operator fears that the marek kohn of victims died in vain. >> there can only be

steinberg -- steinbrueck admits that he relies on people to help him rather than posting himself.nd during a recent visit by u.s. president barack obama, merkel made many satirists happy when she said, "the internet is uncharted territory for us all. a the result -- a flood of derision. the parties cannot afford to neglect and germany possible in net-savvy voters. and of course, balloons and brochures, pinwheels and pamphlets are not going anywhere, either. >> to sports news now -- strong winds, plenty of sunshine, conditions were perfect. >> in the final day of the slalom event, rhinos -- writers hurdled -- riders hurtled through the waves helping them to reach up to 60 kilometers per hour. frenchman julien keller eventually came out on top. >> that looks pretty cool. >> it is pretty cool. too cool for me, that's for sure. >> stay with us on dw. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--