. >> we meet with her in stockholm. she does not want her face to be seen. until a few years ago, she was the member of a right-wing extremist group. what attracted her was the feeling of belonging, but before long she had developed a hatred of foreigners. the police arrested her on suspicion of terrorism. she is convinced the most radical right-wing extremists are women. >> you get tired of always being viewed as the lesser one, the ones who cannot do it because they are not smart enough born not strong enough, mentally or physically. this is the way that we can get strong. we always have to prove ourselves 10 times more than the guys do. >> wuerl is still not clear. she is not talking. bridget wuerl is still not clear. she is not talking. one thing is clear, she blew up the apartment that the three lived in to get rid of evidence. the german tabloid see her primarily as a nazi. this woman has been researching women involved in right-wing extremism for years. >> even today, when women are characterized, it is often in terms of their sexuality or more, inter

two in stockholm, 5 in vienna. here is your extended forecast. >> that's our broadcast.e will be back with more news in half an hour. thank you for watching.

and vienna, meanwhile, looking a lot cooler. 69 in berlin and 5 for the high in stockholm. here is your extended forecast. >> that's our broadcast for this hour of "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

serm winter here as we head into the middle of december. 2 degrees in stockholm.o in moscow for a high on thursday. kiev, and in london, double figures here as well as in paris and another warm day for you in athens at 19. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. i thank you for watching. bye-bye.

highs look like this. 2 in stockholm. 6 degrees in berlin. all right. and up next we have your three-day outlook. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. we'll kb back with more of your updates at the top of your next hour. hope to see you then.

and vienna, meanwhile, looking a lot cooler. 69 in berlin and 5 for the high in stockholm. here is your extended forecast. >> that's our broadcast for this hour of "newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

where it has been two thousand and twelve for at least three hours now we welcome zagreb vienna stockholm and budapest into the year two thousand.

where it has been two thousand and twelve for at least three hours now we welcome zagreb vienna stockholm and budapest into the year two thousand and twelve this year and i shant thomas would also like to wish you a happy and prosperous year ahead from the heart of the russian capital where the party is in full swing and while half the world has rung in two thousand and twelve the rest are getting ready to do so. two thousand and twelve first arrived at some eleven hours ago plus and in a new location this year this year it was the independent state of samoa in the south pacific for the first time ever it used to be last in line but switched time zones to get closer to new zealand in fact this weekend they even skipped friday entirely the previous new year premier venue was in. better known as christmas island next country to enter two thousand and twelve was new zealand closely followed by russia's far east and as the new year started its march across russia as a vast territory australia japan of the two koreas china and other countries lit up as midnight passed five hours ago they were

for stockholm, 0, moscow. 3 in kiev. athens, warmer day, 19. we're just into double features at 11 degrees. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

adam weiss received the prize in stockholm. he helped to discover that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. each nobel prize is worth $1.5 million. >>> still ahead here on news 4, a string of armed robberies in unexpected places. the man who's accused of targ targeting goodwill senders in maryland. >>> how you can buy christmas trees online. >>> a new twist at an old rivalry. how an army flag wound up at the navy memorial. >>> a cold day outside today, tomorrow, promises much the same, but there's a little bit [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> a former goodwill employee is being held for a string of armed robberies at stores

temperaturewise, looking at stockholm, 5, moscow 1. athens 18, lisbon, 17 degrees. here's your extended forecast. >>> once again, the top story at this hour -- workers at japan's tsuruga nuclear plant spent the evening dealing with an emergency. a fire broke out and a reactor compound. the workers managed to put out the flames. the tsuruga nuclear plant is located on japan's sea coast. the japan atomic power company says the fire broke out in a makeshift electric device. the equipment is installed at a facility that processes radioactive waste. no radiation leaked out and the fire did not affect the area. the tsuruga nuclear plant has two reactors, both are offline for maintenance. three other fires have broken out there between march 2010 and october of this year. japan atomic power submit add report last month saying it would take new safety measures to avoid this kind of risk in the future. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

looking at zero for stockholm. 5 in moscow. 6 in berlin. 9 in vienna. that's a look at your weather conditions for you. here sa look at your three-day outlook. >>> our lead stories this hour. prime minister vladamir putin has suffer eded a from support. united russia leads with 50% of the vote. the largest opposition communist party has 19.4%. organizers have counted about three-quarters of the ballots. the leftest fair russia has 12.9% of the vote. the far right liberal democratic party is last with 11.8%. putin visited his party's campaign headquarters along with president dim admit tree medvedev. >> translator: the election results reflect russia's status quo. >> translator: united russia needs to cooperate with other parties on complicated issues. >> united russia held a two-thirds majority of the 450 seats in the lower house before the election. this allowed it to change the constitution unchallenged. the results are widely seen as a precursor to the presidential election scheduled for next march. voters took their dissatisfaction to the streets. r

for stockholm, 0, moscow. 3 in kiev. athens, warmer day, 19. we're just into double features at 11 degrees. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

minus 2 for stockholm's high. 4 for berlin and also for vienna. and then to the south and out to the west, we're a little bit warmer, 13 in london and also in paris. here's your extended forecast. >>> the latest coming up at the top of the next hour, so please stay tuned to nhk world. i'm yuko fukushima in tokyo.

minus 2 for stockholm's high. 4 for berlin and also for vienna. and then to the south and out to the west, we're a little bit warmer, 13 in london and also in paris. here's your extended forecast. >>> latest coming up at the top of the next hour, so please stay tuned to nhk world, i'm yuko fukushima in tokyo.

temperaturewise, 9 in berlin 347 in stockholm. minus 1 in moscow.e keeping it in the teens in athens, rome, lisbon. here is your extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline," we'll be back with more news in half an hour. i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

fairly seasonal i should say, 4 in warsaw, zero in moscow, up to 5 degrees in stockholm. here is your three-day outlook. >>> our lead story this hour, the murder of a south korean coast guard officer touched off a flurry of diplomacy on and around the yellow sea. the captain of a chinese fishing boat stabbed the officer killing him. he wounded another. south korea's coast guard hints it may relax rules on firearms. the captain and his crew were fishing illegally in south korea's economic zone in the yellow sea. the officers boarded the boat to inspect it, then the captain attacked. the coast guard detained him and eight other fishermen. officers took them near seoul for questioning. maritime authorities launched investigation into the killing and illegal fishing. the coast guard currently only permits firearms to be used for self defense. but authorities are now reviewing that rule. >> translator: we have restricted use of firearms in the past, but after this incident we will consider allowing their use, even in the initial stages of an inspection. >>> that's all for this

kiev at 2, berlin 5 for you and stockholm, 4 is your forecast.e's your extended forecast. >>> more news coming up at the top of the next hour, so please stay tuned to nhk world, i'm yuko fukushima.

stockholm at 4 degrees. moscow at 5. here is the extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

just about the freezing point in stockholm, moscow and warsaw. it is considerably cooler out here. 2 for kiev, but even the cold is stretching into central locations and we're in the mid teens in athens, as well as lisbon. here's your extended forecast. >>> as we've been reporting, north korean leader, kim jong il is dead. the country's state-run media said in a special program that he died on saturday of a stroke. kim was 69. the media for the first time called kim's third son, kim jong un, the successor. >>> korean central television says kim died on a train. he was on his way to an inspection tour. he'd been undergoing treatment for problems with his heart and brain for a long time. he was also suffering from fatigue. kim was 69. state television says his body is now at a palace in pyongyang. his father, kim ill sung's body has been kept there since 1994. the north korean government has declared a period of mourning that will last longer than a week. kim's funeral will be held on december 28th in pyongyang, and a national memorial ceremony is

well i'm joined by mr hans blix from stockholm mr blix chaired the international atomic agency for energy agency for sixteen years and was the head of the u.n. inspections team in iraq prior to the second iraq war mr blix it's great to have you with us now i'd like to start with i say latest news came young male who during who seventeen year old rule north korea has emerged as a nuclear state has died of a heart failure now his son is the next national leader what do we know about him are things going to stay pretty much the same or is regional security under threat how vigorously will he have push for nuclear weapons. well we are generally rather dinner and about the architecture of the power building in north korea. but the changes be underway for some time but of course we'll keep you on your. growth and figure is growing. and there's always a risk too in such a structure that there can be changes so i think it is important to do outside the world. does not make them for us because they will feel themselves in a situation of weakness and then the threats from the outside lied to make t

doing it out of fear and some people, you know, actually believe this he was taking care of them and stockholm syndrome. a lot of different explanations for it. >> and they don't call it the hermit kingdom for nothing. >> exactly, and i think a couple of comment taters who did make it on to at least fox news that i saw, note that had we know so little about north korea that this is really an absence of intelligence story, and the fact that after all of this time, we can't do better. we don't even know for sure where he died, when he died. what he died. >> or if he died. >> we think he died, but we don't know much about the son, supposedly educated in switzerland, did they put him in a box so he wasn't exposed to anything on the alps and keep saying we don't know and that's frightening. >> i thought that nick christoff had an excellent piece, on the last visit to north korea, he went into a home on his own and he saw these boxes on the wall. right out of arthur kessler and george orwell and constantly chanting propaganda, including the great leaders scored four holes in one on the golf course t