they seem to be on their way back to germany. there is a very sincere threat emerging from these groups. this is not the only threat in rmany. there is a big worry among security officials that freight machines might be used as flying bombs to targets cities in germany. >> turning back to camps, how serious is the threat from people who trained their pi? >> it is a serious threat. there is something in the making. the threat is imminent. the german government is very worried and does not seem to have a clear recipe as to what to do to prevent these terror attacks. the population has been warned to day. the german government does not want its citizens to get overly nervous. everyday life should go on. the threat is real. it is a dangerous and volatile situation. >> what would terrorists want to achieve with an attack on germinate? >> they want to strike terror in the heart of europe as they have done in other european countries. the german public is not used to this type of violence, different than britain or spain. they know that

it is totally different if i tell people to learn germany. it is all lot less convincing if the -- then at the imams say it tumor germany -- to learn german. >> he wants to be a bridge builder between germans and the turks. >> and wind power prophet -- when our prophet emigrated from medina, he sought communication with the people. >> in turkey, there is no problem with my duties, explaining things to turkish people. but, in germany, there are people in a different culture. >> but what did the people in the community think about the imam practice in irregular verbs? -- practicing a regular verbs? >> it is important so he can welcome non-turkish visitors, for example. >> he is interested personally. so, he is always making an effort to learn something new. >> for some of the imams, it is a two-hour journey each day to go to the course. >> what we do in this group and how, when do we need help? then we make the draft. >> what are you doing there? >> we are making a poster for the integration project. >> often, they still have to carry out their

was the engagement of germany is that germany business in russia is quite big despite the crisis that we were going across here that it hits and has left some to consequences and the german economy is a very important partner for russia in a support american. will uphold the banks the corporation it with russia and today we signed to a joint documents to prove this corporation and we have a very intensive corporation we work together very closely and the. and and we have discussed is what we discussed we could work and we will do that as a more. we talked about the infrastructure. development develop hospitals develop roads. precision in health knowledge. corporation in transit every day. we'll there is very important for us and we also are convinced. that we tell you where it is in russia is that the modernization of russia is a very very important one russia is of course very important. very important for materials for instance in gas. of course russia must start first a five is economy. strong and that germany is a good partner and a very important partner in that for me i am very

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 germany is back and of course germany has excellent relations with russia the russian leaders it leadership speaks german the german leadership leadership speaks russian so there's a lot of a lot of talk there and we're talking about a complete reconfiguration of the global. money system and that was mexico's an economist and has to. report. optimum surfing around the world in orbit to russian cosmonauts and to nasa astronauts have their feet firmly back on the ground after returning from the international space station and although the landing in kazakhstan was dubbed ideal the crew had to bite their lips before their trip to terra firma in a town in africa has more now from still a city the haunt to russia's space program. veteran cosmonaut through the year in has now safely returned to the government center for training his colleagues from nasa and douglas wheelock back to the united states three m

people are investing in germany. consumer confidence is also back just in time for the traditional christmas shopping season. we will have more on the set of the german economy in just a moment. but first, we went out onto the streets toalk to people about how they see the economic upswing and what impact it is having on their lives. ♪ >> did you notice the upswing? >> you see it in the mood of the people. there is a good feeling now in germany. >> i am happy for everyone who is doing better and find work again. >> my family has not noticed it yet, but the business is doing much better than last year. >> you can see people are spending more. >> yes, they're spending more. ♪ >> you always tried to give a lot at christmas. it has nothing to do with the economic situation. >> my family always has enough. >> i would say about 200 euros for the family. >> at christmas, the kids should always get me presence as a reward. -- should get some presents as a reward. ♪ >> we are an export-driven economy, and we will profit

he escaped prison and fled to germany. a german court ruled that it had insufficient evidence to try him in bern. now aged 88, he lives in bavaria. the german ministry of family affair says nearly one in four women are victims of domestic violence. police received 16,000 calls last year for help for women in berlin. the number of women who do not report cases of abuse is much higher. >> barbara says she would still be in during the beatings and kicks if it were not for her son. she found the courage to separate from her violent husband when he threatened their then-three-month old son. >> he is a butcher by profession. once he grabbed a knife and said he had already slaughtered 70 pigs, and one more would not matter. then he held the knife to my throat. >> when she left her husband, barbara had five euros to her name, spoke no german, and wandered the streets. she found help with an outreach center. on average, three women seek the help of the center each day, nearly 1000 each year. consultants speak six languages. >> a wo

members that are having a struggle when it comes to comes to their economies surely germany germany this is necessary to save the union but also by extension germany will also benefit from bailing out the struggling members. well the two aspects in germany despite its relative strength is no they were to bailout everybody within the eurozone this is quite impossible and those who say the contrary they are just kidding around apart from that the german taxpayer is no longer willing to lease is very very becoming very reluctant to bail out countries like greece where there is an example of very bad governance everything which are we seen to greece all the problems they have are homemade and we are no longer willing is neither to bail out ireland to fuel an ailing banking sector so you say which is the next kind of maybe portugal i think this is a general incentive this umbrella which the. heads of government have created in under the menace of the president of the european central bank this is so large that everybody wants to be protected and the more it's raining cats and dogs the more th

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 germany is back and of course germany has excellent relations with russia the russian leaders it leadership speaks german the german leadership leadership speaks russian so there's a lot of a lot of talk there and so we're talking about a complete reconfiguration of the global. money system. he's an economist and host of our to use kaiser report well on the way here on r.t.e. digging up the past why some poles living through a new local of forty exam persecuting back by restricting native language. well after five months totaling around the world in orbit are russian cosmonaut and two nasa astronauts finally have their feet back on the ground after returning from the international space station and although the landing in kazakhstan was dubbed ideal the crew had to bite their lips before their trip to terra firma nataly another call for has more from star city the heart of russia's space program. vete

in germany, the u.s. ambassador is under scrutiny for less than diplomatic assessments of german including the foreign minister. that is talked about in the lead cables. >> traditional diplomatic discretion has been set aside as the u.s. ambassador to germany gives one interview after another. he is making no apologies for the pointed american appraisal. his focus was on criticizing wikileaks for its actions. >> we are already facing a range -- germany and the united states face a range of globally challenging situations. afghanistan, iran, middle east peace, global economic challenges. this does not help any of those. >> the communiques are particularly harsh about the german foreign minister. western well -- he is more concerned about the political consequences. >> is the national security effected? is the security of our allies affected? >> the staff will examine the extensive documents, as other governments re doing. the publication may have ended the widespread feeling of goodwill towards wikileaks.

this is not the only threat in germany. there is a big worry among security officials that freight machines might be used as flying bombs to targets cities in germany. >> turning back to camps, how serious is the threat from people who trained their pi? >> it is a serious threat. there is something in the making. the threat is imminent. the german government is very worried and does not seem to have a clear recipe as to what to do to prevent these terror attacks. the population has been warned to day. the german government does not want its citizens to get overly nervous. everyday life should go on. the threat is real. it is a dangerous and volatile situation. >> what would terrorists want to achieve with an attack on germinate? >> they want to strike terror in the heart of europe as they have done in other european countries. the german public is not used to this type of violence, different than britain or spain. they know that there will be a severe repercussions, when it comes to the peaceful coexistence with muslims in

these things contributed demand inside germany. in the second place, they would increase the capacity of german industry and lay the foundations for sustained long-term growth process. >> shares in german software giant s.a.p. fell about 1% after a federal jury in the united states ordered them to pay $1.3 million to its american rivals oracle for copyright infringement. oracle had argued they owed as much as $3 billion because one of its former business units illegally downloaded oracle software in documents, thereby infringing on dozens of copyrights. s.a.p. admitted liability for the actions but argued the copyright damages should be no more than $41 million. they say they will not pursue all available legal options to reduce the financial liability. investors were disappointed in the verdict. for more on that and news that sent shares higher this wednesda we have this summary from frankfurt. >> people on the trading floor do not believe that the money s.a.p. set aside for eventual damage payments will be enough. the stocks were

germany are savers germany are sound business people and as a result they are a much better position now as a result going forward from this crisis 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 will be germany and china the u.s. 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. was attempted to be outlawed but germany is back and of course germany has excellent relations with russia the russian leaders leadership speaks german the german leadership leadership speaks russian so there's a lot of a lot of talk there and we're talking about a complete reconfiguration of the global. money system was max kaiser economist and host of a concert report well after five months huddling around the world in orbit a rus

in germany, the u.s. ambassador is under scrutiny for less than diplomatic assessments of german officials, including the foreign minister. that is talked about in the lead cables. >> traditional diplomatic discretion has been set aside as the u.s. ambassador to germany gives one interview after another. he is making no apologies for the pointed american appraisal. his focus was on criticizing wikileaks for its actions. >> we are already facing a range -- germany and the united states face a range of globally challenging situations. afghanistan, iran, middle east peace, global economic challenges. this does not help any of those. >> the communiques are particularly harsh about the german foreign minister. western well -- he is more concerned about the political consequences. >> is the national security effected? is the security of our allies affected? >> the staff will examine the extensive documents, as other governments are doing. the publication may have ended the widespread feeling of goodwill towards

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 wing. eyewitness is in indonesia said they heard a loud noise. the fligh wa on i w to sydney and stopped on its weight and singap

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 attempted to be outlawed but germany is back and of course germany has actually relations with russia the russian leadership speaks german the german leadership speaks russian so there's a lot of talk there and the tonic genie is being let out of the bottle i don't think america is prepared for a germany because being a was a superpower again and yet as a result of this crisis that america helped engineer there you have it america's punching itself in the face all the time. that was max kaiser economist and host of artes kaiser report there will still have this hour here in our no word to run no were too high. to. cover where would you be when the atomic. find out how nuclear shelters of the past can help days americans should the enemy attack. before that after five months in orbit the latest crew to return to earth from the international space station have landed safe and sound so use capsule the only current means of transport to and

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 attempted to be outlawed but germany is back and of course germany has excellent relations with russia the russian leadership speaks german the german leadership speaks russian so there's a lot of talk there and the tonic genie is being let out of the bottle i don't think america is prepared for a germany because being a was a superpower again and yet as a result of this crisis that america helped engineer there you have it america is punching itself in the face all the time. i was mass kaiser economist and host of our report there well still have the sour under attack the nuclear shelters from and now their era. in that you'll find canned food and water to last you at least two weeks you'll also find a flashlight with batteries and medical equipment to assist your fellow citizens. find out where washington residents should run for cover in the event of a blast. and the latest crew to return to earth from the international space station

people are investing in germany. consumer confidence is also back just in time for the traditional christmas shopping season. we will have more on the set of the german economy in just a moment. but first, we went out onto the streets to talk to people about how they see the economic upswing and what impact it is having on their lives. ♪ >> did you notice the upswing? >> you see it in the mood of the people. there is a good feeling now in germany. >> i am happy for everyone who is doing better and find work again. >> my family has not noticed it yet, but the business is doing much better than last year. >> you can see people are spending more. >> yes, they're spending more. ♪ >> you always tried to give a lot at christmas. it has nothing to do with the economic situation. >> my family always has enough. >> i would say about 200 euros for the family. >> at christmas, the kids should always get some presence as a reward. -- should get some presents as a reward. ♪ >> we are an export-driven economy, and we will pr

germany's coach was among those who laid a wreath at the goalkeepers grave. the shock of anke's suicide led to a new awareness of the pressures of professional sports and depression among athletes. >> the movers and shakers of german football paid tribute at the grave. the family requested the number of mourners be kept to a minimum. at his former club also paid tribute with a small memorial. the anniversary also brings back questions about how professional soccer treats its players. >> i assume that little or nothing has changed. it was not realistic to expec that. i don't think he could jt flip a switch and say everything is different and that it simply works. we still need a lot of time. >> enke felt he had to keep this depression a secret from his teammates and club management. the german soccer federation has started a new foundation and his name to raise awareness of depression and make clear is an illness and not a weakness. that is an ambitious goal, especially in professional soccer, or performances precisely analyzed. things may not change quickly d

the layoffs are to include 1700 positions in germany. they intend to agree -- tio o create 2, 500 jobs. >> six countries, including china, russia, and iraq, said it will not be attending the nobel peace prize awards next month in honor of china's liu xiaobo. the nobel committee says the diplomatic pressure is unprecedented and fears it may not even be able to hand out the award at all. >> there is little likelihood that nobel peace prize winners liu xiaobo or his wife will be able to travel to oslo. in december, 2009, liu xiaobo was sentenced to 11 years. his wife has been under house arrest since october. >> we do hope we will be able to present the prize, but most likely the award winner will not attend, nor his wife or two brothers, and if no one will attend, it might be that we will not present a prize this year. >> that would be very unusual in the 109 history of the peace prize. in the past, representatives have turned out to accept the award on behalf of the winner. in 1975, bono, wife of the russian nuclear physicist andrei sakha

this has broadened -- this has prompted germany's head of the police service to say "germany is facing its greatest-ever danger of a terrorist attack." >> peter, thank you for that. the pro-democracy leader says she's willing to work with the ruling may -- ruling regime if it would benefit to the burmese people. after being released from house arrest, her comments were the strongest indication yet of her desire to engage with the a junta. the new -- the nobel peace laureate says she would support the new constitution if it served the people. ariana is here with the business. ireland getting ready to make hard decisions. >> they have been resisting this for a while, but progress is being made. ireland appears to be ready to accept international help. on friday, the prime minister confirmed for the first time that his country was holding talks with eu and international monetary fund officials on an aid package to shore up the country's economy and financial institutions. much of the money is likely to go for up -- helped irish banks remain liquid. customers of allied irish banks have wit

also, the biggest steel maker of germany will present its newest earnings report early next week, and many people here are betting on strong numbers. the concerns about the euro, of course, also worried traders on this last trading day of the week, but the dax does not look too bad on a weekly scale. it even ended the week a few points on the upside. >> in frankfurt, where we can stay for clor look at friday's closing numbers. the dax index fell by about 15%. euro stocks 50 index slipping by a full percentage point to close the friday session at 2736. in new york, shares traded lower in a holiday-shortened session. the dow jones finished lower at 11,092 points. on currency markets, the europe trading sharply lower at a value of $1.3244. germany's largest bank, deutsche bank, says it has finalized its take over the country's leading retail bank. shareholders have accepted an offer of 25 year rose per share. it has the largest network of branch locations throughout germany, and deutsche bank expects the acquisition to help strengthen its business with private customers here in its lucra

is the public debt we have heart of it in germany with a much bigger welfare state so so why because a welfare state is not financed by taxes it's not. the federal government which is which is spending all these monies we have created one hundred years ago those independent insurances they are hot public half private insurance as you can step in step out but you have the shield of these big big insurance is for insurance this fall on employment for health for. the care of older people and for unemployment and these for insurance is run by own organization and they are collecting their money we call it in german by to get it kind of tax and people and that's the difference to the u.s. people people love these insurances and they are willing to pay we don't have a discussion even if when as an economist i have to say this kind of texas a very high and we we're close to have a much lower level of financing this welfare state it's hard for the businesses to to afford it but people love it and people pay this kind of sort of taxes and nobody is doubting this kind of system that's the diff

on the normandy i can only stress again germany. once the visa free regime between russia and the russia and. we have discussed and agreed to take certain steps towards that goal and to work to make it happen and it just really depends on the details now and the work that has that is going to be happen by design and the decisive aspect is how fast everyone will stick to the agreed details and it is now depends on the discussions. but the fact that we are working on it is known and we would like to stress that there are a lot of practical problems that we have to overcome it's not just a national question and it's decisive. it depends on the entire. and the russia e.u. relations depends on that and we have to take into account all of these problems argo. but we also of course have agreed that we will talk about this repeatedly. those who darts newspaper. first of all i'd like to ask mr minister love rather of. mr best avila talking about inviting russia to take part in the missile defense shield of the nato and will russia take part

facilities in germany. danish police have given th all-clear aft a bomb sce at the german embassy in copenhagen. a suspicious package turned out to be harmless. greek authorities are grappling with a wave of parcel bombs. there are international targets in athens. experts disarmed the 14th of vice since monday. police have arrested two suspected members of an anarchist group thought to be responsible for the packages. 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 b

germany wants to impose a ban cargo from yemen. we ask for an explanation on how german authorities are reacting. >> officials in geany are saying that there haseen a success with procedures in place because they say that german intelligence officials passed a warning to the authorities in britain who intercepted one of these packages from yemen. nevertheless, this event has triggered a number of responses. the government is bending cargo from yemen and some other countries, including cargo transiting through german airports. there are also calling on the freight companies to step up their inspections of cargo deliveries originating in yemen. they are also re-examining the city procedures they have in place. they plan perhaps to streamline the arrangements which are currently controlled by very stiffened authorities in germany and the government says it is difficult to get the right security procedures in place in coordination with the departments in europe and america. >> in an increase, a parcel bomb addressed to the mexican emba

over the future but we have to cut it back and we have a discussion and and france and germany to to work longer normally people stop working in germany and in france in the age of fifty six fifty eight sixty maybe and now we are discussing in germany sixty eight is the first entry level into the pension system and maybe we have to to set this level little bit higher to seventy maybe later on to seventy two and to make it. more difficult to get all this money for the older people cause the older people in our age are are old but they are they're still healthy so that's that could be one part of the reform too to close up the pension system for people which are too young and too young to stop working well let me go ahead once you get the last word go ahead but let me just. ok you know we've talked about the fact that there's a lot of inequality in the u.s. and i think that has to be addressed to we can't just let but but there's also growth how do we get to grow the economy to grow the reason economy is growing is we're not really investing as much as we need to last year's investment

more russians immigrated to germany than to the state of israel. >> which means that germany needs more rabbis, putting the focus on the quiet, new one who makes history. >> a baby has had a more reckless escape in paris. it was playing in the seventh floor apartment when he fell over the edge, but he survived without a scratch. >> from the spot in a, it is a 50 foot drop to the pavement below -- from this spot on this balcony, it is a 50 foot drop to the pavement below. he fell into the grateful arms of a stranger. the man who saved and is a doctor. imagine the pressure of making this catch. >> at that moment, you do not have time to think. i it is had enough time to check i was in the right position, but it was more or reflex than anything. >> in fact, the story is more remarkable than it first appears. not only was the doctor in the right position, but ordinarily, this all and would have been folded away. it was bank holiday monday. the cafe was close. just the day before, the mechanism had jammed. >> the child parents had left the baby alone with is three year-old sister. it was the

trade turnover between russia and germany this year as a reached. around thirty six billion euros worth around here in is billion euros on its side so the cooperation is quite intact and we don't because. we're going to my. prime minister suggested heaven free zone between europe and russia in the future and i agree with that and i think that russia and your partners for us to have to broaden and develop their potential i. know you're just talking about the idea of building this free trade zone from lisbon to avoid to talk about was also discussed however chancellor also mentioned some of the remaining problems in the relations between russia and germany russia and the european union for example the european union's concerns over russia's and kazakhstan's and bellows customs union. that has been discussed as well was going to put in has ensured that this will not hurt the relations between the european union and russia and russia succession into the organization which was also talked about so quite a lot of issues were talked about here but the gene

he escaped prison and fled to germany. a rmou ruled that it had insufficient evidence try hi in berlin. noag 8 h lives in bavaria. the german ministry of family affair says nearly one in four women are victimsf domestic violence. police received 16,000 calls last year for help for women in berlin. e mb owon o do not report cases of abuse is much higher. >> barbara says she would still be in during the beatings and kicks if it were not for her son. she found the courage to separateroeriont husband when he threatened their then-three-month old son. >> he is a butcher by profession. once he grabbed a knife and said he had already slaughtered 70 pigs, and one more would not matter. en he held the knife to my throat. >> when she left her husband, barbara had five euros to her name, spoke no german, and waer t see. she found help with an outreach center. on average, three women seek the help of the center each day, ar 1000 each year. consultants speak six languages. >> a woman cannot manage on her ow she can perhaps ask neighbor

these things contributed demand inside germany. in the second place, they would increase the capacity of german industry and lay the foundations for sustained long-term growth process. >> shares in german software giant s.a.p. fell about 1% after a federal jury in the united states ordered them to pay $1.3 million to its american rivals oracle for copyright infringement. oracle had argued they owed as much as $3 billion because one of its former business units illegally downloaded oracle software in documents, thereby infringing on dozens of copyrights. s.a.p. admitted liability for the actions but argued the copyright damages should be no more than $41 million. they say they will not pursue all available legal options to reduce the financial liability. investors were disappointed in the verdict. for more on that and news that sent shares higher this wednesday, we have this summary from frankfurt. >> people on the trading floor do not believe that the money s.a.p. set aside for eventual damage payments will be enough. the stocks we

at the g-20 summit, germany gave a firm and no to any caps on trade exports. it is no wonder germany's economy is growing and is depending on orders from abroad. gdp grew in the third quarter by 0.7%. that was a slowdown compared to the 2.3% in the spring. that was the strongest quarterly expansion in two decades. economists forecast gdp will continue to expand as demand for exports and domestic consumer spending both remain robust. >> there's still uncertainty surrounding the safety of the engines that theirbus jumbo passenger jet a380 has following the emergency landing of a qantas of jack last week in singapore. eads reported earnings in the first nine months of the year plummeted. >> airbus he' latest near disaster has just come july. in august, screams and the cockpit of an airbus a380 went blank in mid flight -- screens went blank. for a short while, there was no way of maneuvering the plane. an electrical defect was to blame for the failure and a global said the warning has been issued. the manufacturer has plenty of problems. deliveries of the super ju

today, germany is in a better position than most other countries. >> the chancellor issued a rallying call to your christian democrats, as the party prepares for several key state elections around germany next year. >> so angela merkel's mission was to rally the party the conference and show that she's ready to tackle the big problems. i asked our correspondent if she achieved that. >> i think she has. angela merkel speaks today, and she gave a rousing performance in which she touched on the whole gamut of hot-button issues fromntegration to reform of the education system, tax reform, rebalancing the economy, and so on. i think she spoke to the heart of her party. of course, things have been difficult for her in recent months, but today she got a long standing ovation, and i think she addressed the things that people wanted to hear her talk about. >> what about merkel personally -- and the thing she has strengthened her leadership at this conference? -- and do you think she has strengthened her leadership at this conference? >> i really do think so. and she has a couple key reformers

there was just one day left before the capitulation of germany. hungary for the full story we've got it first the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on the. culture is that so much good music is made a lot of people here yeah but what makes a person powerful and influential maybe it is a combination of numerous factors and forbes magazine sixty eight most powerful. the typical german. the el the river like in many provincial cities the pace of life is slow here. never have been to the world if not for the events of april twenty fifth one thousand nine hundred forty five. day an american patrol came to. a sixteenth century castle on their bridge over the alamo river it was blown up by the german. soldiers on the eastern. the commander lieutenant william robertson. drew an american flag on it he climbed to the castle. through the flag out of the window and that very moment he heard the whistle of a shell coming from the eastern bank the far as someone trying to shoot the window that was a shell from the soviet. the gr