merkel also highlighted germany's achievements in wuthing recent onomic challenges. >> germany surpassed most economic forecasts this year, and angela merkel looks back on a successful 12 months at the beginning of her new year's address. >> germany weathered the crisis that -- better than almost any other country. we achieve what we set out to do. we have emerged from the crisis stronger. >> unemployment is the lowest since reunification two decades ago. looking ahead, however, there is still concern about the security of the euro. according to the chancellor, the contribution to peace and freedom in europe means its value isthan just monetary. >> the euro is the foundation for our prosperity. germany needs europe and our common currency for our own well-being and to respond to challenges around the world. >> germany's military involvement in afghanistan remains a major challenge. merkel paid tribute to members of the german armed forces, especially those who lost their lives. >> our soldiers in afghanistan have had to bear the deaths of nine of their comrades this year. nothing i say c

about a third of germany is covered with thick forests. there used to be more. much more. ♪ the romans in claim that the germanic tribes they encountered lived in the trees. the day that they finallyame down from the trees marked the real beginning of german history. cthat was when the original home of the german, known as are many as to the romans, route to the invaders atat the battle of the forest. the forest has always played a key role in german culture. without it, there were no hansel and grendell and no german romanticism. and then escape painter turned the oak tree into a national symbol. portrayed as tough, resilient, and durable. in other words, a typical german. ♪ inc. the forced into their ideology, and their ideology into the forests. they took anti-fascists and democrats decades to notice but perhaps they were unable to see the trees through the woods. ♪ indeed, germany has not always been kind to this focus of national identity. acid rain killed off huge swiss and german forests. fortunately, they are now growing back. ♪ half of all germa

i would much rather have a difficult party meeting with germany's doing well than an easy one in germany is doing badly. >> he got a rousing round of applause. but the real test will come at the ballot box in a string of regional elections being held this year. many observers say the ftp faces heavy losses, especially to the greens, who are currently riding high in opinion polls. >> we spoke to our political correspondent earlier, who was at the fdp conference. i asked if westerwelle was it -- was able to dispel the mounting criticism from the party and the public? >> well, westerwelle is a very gifted oratory. political opponents admit that. interestingly enough, a double young protesters were just teenagers. there were sitting up here. and i caught one of them at the end of the speech actually applauding. that shows how accomplished an oratory he is. but his speech was, i think he tried to strike a statesmanlike turn. it was not as aggressive, in my view, as i have often heard him be. he was presenting a history of liberalism in the contribution of liberal politics to germany and to eu

france and germany called the bombing barbaric and cowardly. chancellor angela merkel made this statement earlier. >> the german government condemns this attack in the sharpest terms. we offer our sympathies to the families of those wounded and killed. and of course, any support we can offer the russian government for the investigation. i have already expressed my sympathy to the russian president. >> and we will have more on the moscow airport bombing coming up later on in this "journal." palestinian leaders have reacted angrily to claims that they offered israel major territorial concessions at peace talks two years ago. thebroadcaster algiers -- algeciras says it obtained transcripts of negotiations. they allegedly agreed to israel keeping large parts of occupied east jerusalem. the chief palestinian negotiator has dismissed those claims as a pack of lies. >> but israel and the palestinians claim jerusalem as their capital. israel annexed the east of the city of the 1967 war in considered a part of the jewish state. but the palestinians want

so, i would say to you cannot compare the soviet union and nazi germany. the only logical content of that is i have already made the comparison, and i would very much like for you not to do so. it has no other meaning. the word incomparable is a comparative judgment. you cannot say to things are incomparable unless you already looked at them and made some kind of comparison. so the comparison taboo is essentially a power play. it just means i have the microphone. it does not have any stronger meaning than that. the second thing about comparison is that if we really want to know, if we want to disband the differences between the soviet union and nazi germany, and i think the differences are very, very significant, by the way, but if one wants to defend the differences, one has to make the comparison first. if you want to say nazi germany as special as i believe it was, you have to actually make the comparison and if you do make the comparison on the basis, for civil skilling policies, which is what i do in my book, you find some interesting things. you find

with germany set to follow suit by the end of the year. this month, the german parliament is expected to set a date for the complete withdrawal of the bundeswehr. >> the last call-up for troops. construction has been a key element for decades. but it is being suspended as berlin trans forms -- as berlin transforms to a professional force. -- conscription has been a key element. >> the german army. >> in the bundeswehr, you learn things you can lose -- use in life, and you can put your own interests second. >> when west germany established the bundeswehr in 1955, conscription was part of it. since the end of the cold war, it has been getting smaller. the plan now is to trim troop levels, currently around 245 also soldiers, down around 170,000 -- currently around 245 thousand soldiers. >> a development like this always has two sides to it. on one hand, it opens up new opportunities for young men in the country in regards to careers and lives plans. on the other hand, compulsory military service was a success story, and that success has led t

the scandal in germany over contaminated animal feed is deepening. the european commission wants to know of any effective aids or meat have been exported to other european union nations. at the same time, they're trying to point out traces of the contaminant can be found in many foodstuffs. more than 1000 farms in germany have beeforced to suspend operations after they used supplies of the contaminated feed. >> this plat recycles use cooking f into diesel fuel an sold fatty acid to a feed producer in germany. the recycler said they had labeled a hit as unsuitable for animal consumption. but more than 100 tons of feed on its way into the food chain. >> it is time to talk about where the buck stops, in particular regarding the responsibility and liability of the producers. and agricultural production in general. >> it was a plant in northern germy that produce the continat feed. it described its production methods as perfectly normal and said what happened was a tragic mistake. fatty acids are commonly used in animal feed, but representatives are calli

it also hurt germany for a long time because people did not want to invest in germany because they did not like codetermination, workers on the board, dealing with counselors. the second thing that is fascinating is that they have a center left and even center-right party at least in terms of mercantilism. the country should not be in debt. the country should sell more or at least be able to earn its own way in the world and that it does matter whether you are exporting in some sort of effective way. in the u.s. we have two parties from republicans and democrats that just seem not to care about that. the combination of this worker control and the class that is concerned that the country pay its way in the world, i think it makes all the difference. those are two of the things. >> why did you pick on germany? was in sweden good enough for you? >> the problem with season and 25 sweden and denmark is they are kind of city states. germany is this big ramshackle kind of place. 82 million people. it is big. the thing about germany that interested me, ric what, as a writer and i use that term

germany is to introduce tighter food safety controls. 17 years after the genocide in rwanda, a former mayor goes on trial in germany accused of ordering massacres. >> the old govnment of indosia is gon the new one might be on its way out as well. the prime minister has resigned from his duty in the ruling party. the powerful labor union says that its ministers, who resigned earlier in the day, but love be rejoining the government. the new cabinet contained too many of the ousted president's allies. [yelling] >> the revolution must continue he shouts to supporters after his arrival at the airport. after years in exile, the leader of the band congress for the republican party is back and running for president. the election is expected in march. >> this is a day of victory for me. i can feel free in my country. these men and women are free because they took part in the revolution. did is an incredible feeling to feel free in the country and the law to this incredible people. >> demonstrations continued in the streets. they rejected the government of national unity announced on monday bec

made in germany. next week on dw-tv. >> welcome back to the united nations has designated 2011 the international year of forests. the aim is to raise awareness about how to better manage and conserve our forests. they are an apparent economic resource but also vital for the well-being of our planet. the world bank estimates the one-fifth of carbon dioxide emissions result from deforestation. we take a look at some forestry projects, starting with indonesia, where illegal logging is a huge problem. >> of the timber on this ship was once part of a tropical forest in indonesia. most of the trees were taken down by illegal loggers. they can earn some 20 years of keep it matter what, so they do not shy away from trees in nature reserves. the staff of this joint german- indonesian forestry projects are powerless to stop them. one of them asks this man why he is not afraid of the police. >> of course, we're scared. everybody here knows the police take bribes. >> they hope to help put a stop to it before stat

she finds inspiration in germany. she keeps an eye on the fashion scene and says she has noticed a trend toward more diversity. >> it has been appearing in the last few years. more designers, new designers. i think there is a larger acceptance. >> that means more companies like her. but kate ellis also wants to grow. that is why she is also planning a men's wear collection for next year. >> one of the most striking features of the berlin event is its use of unusual settings. the historic airport is where the main event of bread and butter takes place. the prestigious hotel avalon provid a w take on ecological fashion. green showroom allows designers to showcase clothes that are innovative, but trendy, including a designer who has been using video cassettes to make hand bags and purses. many in exhibitors are from berlin and get their inspiration from this multi-cultural and vibrant metropolis. what are the latest fashion trends for the year born to be? we want to ask some of the people who should know. >> preparations

i would much rather have a difficult party meeting with germany's doing well than an easy one in germany is doing badly. >> he got a rousing round of applause. but the real test will come at the ballot box in a string of regional elections being held this year. many observers say the ftp faces heavy losses, especially to the greens, who are currently riding high in opinion polls. >> we spoke to our political correspondent earlier, who was at the fdp conference. i asked if westerwelle was it -- was able to dispel the mounting criticism from the party and the public? >> well, westerwelle is a very gifted oratory. political opponents admit that. interestingly enough, a double young protesters were just teenagers. there were sitting up here. and i caught one of them at the end of the speech actually applauding. that shows how accomplished an oratory he is. but his speech was, i think he tried to strike a statesmanlike turn. it was not as aggressive, in my view, as i have often heard him be. he was presenting a history of liberalism in the contribution of liberal politics to germany and to eu

national socialism in germany, and soviet union after 1917. these two were among dozens after the first war world. the first war world was a situation in which things otherwise would have been improbable came much more likely. there's something more particular worth noting about the first world war. especially in the setting of ukraine. that's this. the germans didn't lose the first world war on the eastern front. they won, they were not defeated on the eastern front. which meant for many germans, including much of the nazi leadership, eastern europe and ukraine was a kind of mystical land of opportunity, bread basket, a place where an empire could be won. this places eastern europe in the very important imaginative geography that the nazis have. it puts in particular ukraine between hitler and stalin in a way that's going to be become crucially important. the first chapter is famine. in 1932 to 1933. what's striking here is that as hitler was coming to power in germany, he's making speaks about the famine in ukraine. he says it shows what mar

we installed it in holland, germany, and the uk. however, it was very clear that we were not to provide large pension plans globally. you can't do that with a small company, with the resources and the reputation. so we joined forces and brought this product to a firm called dimensional fund advisors, which is headquartered in austin, texas but is global. and they have been in business for 30 years, with more than $170 billion under management, and their whole business was built on finance science and innovation for solving investment problems like these. and we're now working to bring that into the united states, we hope, in the next 6 to 8 months. the product name now is dimensional managed dc, and, as i say, we've had experience with this now for about 4 years in europe, and we're pleased with the results. and the key here is to understand that you're trying to solve a very serious problem where the individuals, most of us not only don't have the skills, but we don't have the interest in managing the money. and so, what we've trie

he comes back to germany. in 1945, the confessing church, the good guys, deputize bon hover to -- bonhoeffer to train young seminaries. their seminaries are not worth going to. if you are a good guy, you don't want to go to the a want to beseminary. now the confessing church has to have their own seminaries. he leads one on the coast and then this, i see as the in some ways the golden era of bonhoeffer. he puts into practice what he believes is true christianity, to teach young men who want to be pastors. what does it mean to be a christian? it means not going through the motions b standing up against evil, be willing to lay down your life if called to do it, you have to know how to pray, have a relationship with god, you don't have to only know scripture, but live and obey it. if god says something in the scripture, you determine if god is saying it to you and be willing to do and if you say you believe it but don't do it, you don't really believe it. you can't call yourself a christian unless you are willing

germany above all will have to get its act together. it has been pushing this man, axel faber, to run the european central bank. this could be a strong signal that germany wants to be a range of currencies on its own, german, terms. yet europe is facing more than a sovereign debt crisis. it begins to feel like an existential crisis. though estonia drawing to the -- the euro on new year's day, it is hard to see any big country joined anytime soon. and then there is turkey, caught in a backlash that says this far and no further. all across europe, migration fuels resentment, forcing a rise in populist parties that reject the eu project altogether. there are only two people who matter -- on the lumber tell and sarkozy -- angela merkel and sa rkozy. right now their visions of the future cancel each other up. what is missing is a vision of what europe might look like after the crisis is over. in the process of sorting alex the euro, the leaders are shredding the progress they made under the old social model. and there is trouble about that.

in germany, the parliament marked international holocaust remembered today. and it's their money, lawmakers remembered all the victims of renacci regime, including these two. for the first time, a roma holocaust survivor was the guest of honor. >> in the morning, a piece of music composed for the people murdered by the nazis. this man lost his whole family and the holocaust. he was able to survive by escaping shortly before he was to be sent to of auschwitz. parents and siblings were not so lucky. >> i watched the moment the train left for auschwitz. in desperation, my father shouted out. he said, look after my boy. that was the last i ever saw of my dear father. >> he describes the system magic matter as genocide and says roman are still subject to discrimination. >> have a million people, men, women, and children were exterminated in the holocaust. society has learned nothing or almost nothing from this. otherwise they would treat us in a more responsible way today. >> romani organizations accused france and italy of carrying out unjustified deportations of

>> i in front germany originally. san francisco was one of my small-town dreams so you're at the bayview opera house what an amazing place to be. this is a place where you can inspire people. what inspires you to do what you do? >> i've always loved the arts and i was inspired to go out and connect with my community. i have worked in the bayview since 1984. i have been watching the upper house what i had to slow down in my work i did spend some time volunteering. but there was an opening and i thought i'm going to do this now. i got onto the program and became chair of the program. it was easy to get there. i started to make things happen. the first thing and the event that i put on was a celebration for president obama who was being sworn in at that time. so we had a big celebration at the opera house. >> that is awesome. that is great. tell us about what is the bayview opera house have to offer the community? >> the upper house has a lot of things happening for the community and i'm really glad for this opportunity

in germany, things are different. most current immigrants are family members of previous one and often they are unskilled. that's especially true among the some 4 million muslim imgrants in germany. more than 40% of them live from state support such as welfare. thilo sarrazin says if germany had the same immigration standards as the u.s., 90% of the muslim immigrants never would have been allowed into the country in the first place. ♪ >> so does germany need immigration, but a different kind of immigration? >> well, i think that's in the future, impact will need immigration because in 2025 we will arrive at full employment because we hardly have any young people coming and most of the old people leave the labor market and retire, so we will have the gap when it comes to the labor force, but i think it's, we will have a problem getting imgrants coming to germany if we want to live herings because most other countries problems with their demographic curve and if people can choose to go to britain or united states and

france and germany called the bombing barbaric and cowardly. chancellor angela merkel made this statement earlier. >> the german government condemns this attack in the sharpest terms. we offer our sympathies to the families of those wounded and killed. and of course, any support we can offer the russian government for the investigation. i have already expressed my sympathy to the russian president. >> and we will have more on the moscow airport bombing coming up later on in "journal." palestinian leaders have reacted angrily to claims that they offered israel major territorial concessions at peace talks two years ago. the broadcaster algiers -- algeciras says it obtained transcripts of negotiations. they allegedly agreed to israel keeping large parts of occupied east jerusalem. the chief palestinian negotiator has dismissed those claims as a pack of lies. >> but israel and the palestinians claim jerusalem as their capital. israel annexed the east of the city of the 1967 war in considered a part of the jewish state. but the palestinians want eas

the presumption was germany is the strongest of the ax us enemies and if you defeat germany the other powers, japan and italy fall like rotten fruit fry vine once germany is gone. the strategic decision really somewhat by default by quite conscious to allow the russians to do most of the fighting for us. 26 million dead russians. that's 26 million americans who don't die. we have 291,000 battle deaths, american battle deaths, about 400,000 dead in world war ii. it's a small portion of the bleeding of the russians are doing, and consequently the effort to keep the russians in the game through the land lease and all the other things we had to do or wanted to do, that's a, you know, a correct and an important strategic decision. the decision to go into north africa is a complicated, an i wouldn't call it a strew teggic mistake, but a strategic conumb drum. we go into there virtually everybody in a military uniform because franklin roosevelt believes that with this green army of green commanders, that staging in britain and crossing the english channel and marching for berlin is not a gre

here in germany, and he is quick to deflect any criticism. but lately, he's been under fire for the way he has handled mishaps in the army since he took over just over a year ago. the opposition has accused him of cover-ups and reversing course to suit his own agenda. he has the support of the chancellor angela merkel, but observers are wondering how well he will weather the current storm. >> the minister regularly tops popularity fold is keen to reform the german army from the bottom-up. while visiting troops in afghanistan in december with his wife, for the first time, he admitted the mission was part of a war and promised more honesty to the visit got a lot of tv coverage here in germany. critics say he is playing up to the media. but the most serious allegation is that he has been making too many mistakes. in september 2009, a german commander ordered an air strike on a convoy of road tankers hijacked by the taliban. many civilians died. his predecessor had to step down as a consequence. he took over, promising to clarify the events there

in germany, things are different. most current immigrants are family members of previous ones and often they are unskilled and that is true among the four million muslim immigrants in germany. more than 40% of them live off of state support such as well for. if germany had the same immigration standards as the u.s., 90% of the muslim beenrants werenouldn't have allowed. >> ulrike, the germany immigration but a different type of the immigration? >> in 2025, we will have a full employment because we will hardly have any young people come in and the old people will be leaving the labour market to retire. we will have a gap when it comes to the labour force. we do have a problem getting immigrants coming to germany. the other countries also have problems with the demographic curve. the people can choose between britain and the united states, then they would rather choose english speaking countries than to come to germany and learn a complicated new language. it will be difficult to get immigrants. the germans will somehow

from nazi germany and the 1930s. remarkably, many of the achievements for which he was notable occurred while he was losing his sight. henry was 28 when he was invited to join goldman sachs. 10 years have passed since his father marcus dropped out of harvard due to his failing eyesight and hired his sister louisa's husband sam sacks as his assistant. marcus' father a schoolmaster had been friends since their school days in germany and this was the second marriage which had taken place between sons and daughters of the two families. henry had undoubtedly anticipated if anyone were to be offered the job, it would be he. hurt and disappointed he decided to accept an offer to join a firm as a salesman. as it turned out the experience provides him with an education far beyond what he might have attained at harvard. for the first time since he was a traveling salesman, he was able to see the mom-and-pop stores, the small-town banks, the little machine shops that that.the countryside and perhaps even visualize a financial s

but in germany, it is a different story. during the economic crisis, the government set up a cash for clunkers scheme to boost sales. now the government bonus is gone, and domestic demand has dropped. it is the same story across europe, but industry analysts say demand will rise again in 2011. car companies have come up with new and improved models to stimulate interest. for instance come levin new audi -- for instance, the new audi a6. the industry expects record profits again. the question is, how long will that continue? german firms are investing in new technology, but their main focus is on standard engines. at the moment, the money is to be made in high-powered, bay doors power, a luxury cars. >> german and u.s. carmakers e counting on traditional markets, but emerging markets are producing plenty of car buyers. we have this report from india. >> the capital of india is tom to many different modes of transport. as the middle-class or grows, so does the demand for cars. up until now, indians have preferred small cars, b

the same holds for nazi germany. the vision of destruction was a vision of colonization, racial colonization, therefore, it's highly ideological, and also a vision of colonization, new kind of empire. the ideology could not have worked out the economics, and economics could not have worked without the ideology. likewise, i try to emphasize that ideology cannot be understood would politics. the politics that one can only study by seeing the advance in retreat that i'm talking about. the politics between the encounters, and which is evident when groups resists germans and soviets, and hitly and -- hitler and stalin have to decide what to do. all of that is politics. the tender and controversial, to use a word i don't like, kind of politics is the politics of the interaction between the soviet union and nazi german. this would involve competition and military alliance, or it could involve war. but i would stress that even when it involved war, the two regimes made each other worse. so, for example, why did so many priso

she finds inspiration in germany. she keeps an eye on the fashion scene and says she has noticed a trend toward more diversity. >> it has been appearing in the last few years. more designers, new designers. i think there is a larger acceptance. >> that means more companies like her. but kate ellis also wants to grow. that is why she is also planning a men's wear collection for next year. >> one of the most striking features of the berlin event is its use of unusual settings. the historic airport is where the main event of bread and butter takes place. the prestigious hotel avalon provided a new take on ecological fashion. green showroom allows designers to showcase clothes that are innovative, but trendy, including a designer who has been using video cassettes to make hand bags and purses. many in exhibitors are from berlin and get their inspiration from this multi-cultural and vibrant metropolis. what are the latest fashion trends for the year born to be? we want to ask some of the people who should know. >> preparat

new tests on germany's contaminated animal feed reveal worrying levels of toxic dioxin. sudan is ready to vote on a referendum that could split the nation. are we headed for the first winter world cup? a warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, the greek population in the turkish city of istanbul has plummeted. we visit a school with just one pupil. and sweet powers of healing, the honey bandit that seems to have the power to fix wounds. >>> hello. at nearly 5000 german farms have been closed after tests have revealed animal feed contaminated with the chemical dioxin at 77 times the permitted level. the scandal has spread beyond the country's borders. german eggs have been exported to the netherlands and the u.k., and the british food standard agency says there is no calls for concern. >> as the food crisis spreads, consumers get worried. at this market, the sign say there is nothing to worry about, that eggs are not contaminated with dioxin, but people are feeling the effects of consumer unease. this man is pro

he built his life in germany aroundndis store. he wanted to give his son all the opportunities he never had. he believes that education is the key. >> i have an engineering degree in math and computer sciences. if i wanted to continue my career here, but i could not. i want my son to work in a company or government agency something, something better. >> he comes by to visit his parents after school. they are proud of his son. he is out-performing his german classmates. he willingly gave up on a possible future in football to concentrate on his studies. he plans to study economics. >> it was a really tough decision. it may sound funny, but i was close to tears. i played competitive sports for five years. it felt like all the time and effort was for nothing. but school is more important. i think i made the right decision. >> for many vietnamese students here, getting good grades is the number one priority. it is not just in their own language or culture. the german students received only average rankings in recent international stud

with germany set to follow suit by the end of the year. this month, the german parliament is expected to set a date for the complete withdrawal of the bundeswehr. >> the last call-up for troops. construction has been a key element for decades. but it is being suspended as berlin trans forms -- as berlin transforms to a professional force. -- conscription has been a key element. >> the german army. >> in the bundeswehr, you learn things you can lose -- use in life, and you can put your own interests second. >> when west germany established the bundeswehr in 1955, conscription was part of it. since the end of the cold war, it has been getting smaller. the plan now is to trim troop levels, currently around 245 also soldiers, down around 170,000 -- currently around 245 thousand soldiers. >> a development like this always has two sides to it. on one hand, it opens up new opportunities for young men in the country in regards to careers and lives plans. on the other hand, compulsory military service was a success story, and that success has led t

when this problem was revealed in germany and they believe that these house between november eleventh to december twenty sixth twenty ten forty seven hundred companies were shut down those manufacturing puharich poultry meat angus and even milk in some cases no as of friday january fourteenth. the e.u. director general for health and consumer reports. action told me there were fewer than three hundred companies left. for what is most concerning for us in russia where we recommend our citizens to eat domestically produced poultry meat of which there is plenty in the same applies to eggs and you'll be one hundred percent protected the second we are concerned with the. we cannot have the full picture ask you how much meat was contaminated how much it was taken out from the market how much of it was more keep it. and taking into account that this is the second such case in germany we have reasons not to trust german national regulatory agencies so we have been asking the european union to send an independent commission there from other countries in this way we can to help our colleagues i

in germany, that is not viewed favorably. a lot of shipping company said that is a step back into the middle ages. the german navy and other international naval forces have not been proved to be very efficient and patrolling the indian ocean. there is a growing debate in germany about using counter- terrorism units by the german police force to intervene and protect forces in piracy incidents. there are logistic problems and constitutional problems also. >> we have talked about the symptoms, but what about the root cause? >> we're talking about somalia, a failed state that has to be turned around. this is a state that has been ravaged by humanitarian crises and conflict for over 2 decades. it is facing a major doubt -- crack -- drought crisis, has a major displaced population, and does the international committee have its heart in meeting the challenge? i don't know. >> will find out in the coming years, thank you. with that, we wrap up "the journal" at this hour. thank you for joining us. captioned by the national captioning

germany is to introduce tighter food safety controls. 17 years after the genocide in rwanda, a former mayor goes on trial in germany accused of ordering massacres. >> the old government of indonesia is gone. the new one might be on its way out as well. the prime minister has resigned from his duty in the ruling party. the powerful labor union says that its ministers, who resigned earlier in the day, but love be rejoining the government. the new cabinet contained too many of the ousted president's allies. [yelling] >> the revolution must continue he shouts to supporters after his arrival at the airport. after years in exile, the leader of the band congress for the republican party is back and running for president. the election is expected in march. >> this is a day of victory for me. i can feel free in my country. these men and women are free because they took part in the revolution. did is an incredible feeling to feel free in the country and the law to this incredible people. >> demonstrations continued in the streets. they rejected the government of national unity announced on mond

we know the soccer world cup gave germany a boost. e>> the only thing that could spoil the party at the winter games could be a lack of snow, but nobody is considering that, given the current winter weather. >> that is all for now. thanks for joining us. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ow! of course. thank you. i'd call her honeydew goodbody, not lisa. the very fact that she is called lisa proves that she exists.

. >> prosecutors in germany are investigating farm. many farms have been banned from selling their products. health officials say there's little threat to public health. >> as the food crisis spreads, consumers get worried. at this market in berlin, the sign say there's nothing to worry about, the eggs are not contaminated with dioxin. but traders feel their feeling the effects of con sirme unease. >> this con summer says he's making only a third of his usual profit. he feels sorry for farmers who have to slaughter their chickens but it has to be done. >> and this shopper says, we don't buy any eggs right now. we were always careful but now we and many others are afraid. this plant in northern germany makes food for animals but also industrial pickup trucks. the two became mixed. the germany authorities say that dioxin levels were 77 times higher than allowed. but the information never reached the public. in germany the authorities are trying to get to grips with a crisis that spreads. >> he says, it is incomprehensible for consumers t

not until 1932 when it was his last visit to germany that he realized how much things have changed. brownshirts wearing swastikas were posted outside the jewish owned stores and jewish pharmacies were forced to close in the civil liberties of jews and liberals were totally eliminated. old friends and stopped associating with him and is by the fact he carried the white came of a blind man he was pushed and shoved in the street. anti-semitism made him come to terms with his own feelings of judaism in had this is issued with himself for the formalized religion since he was a little boy now began to question the moral obligation that goes hand-in-hand and the relevant it created. rating hundreds of letters too influential contacts seeking immigration papers scientists dollars impositions artist and authors attempting to flee the impending holocaust and encourage other jewish german bankers to get things done too do the same. his wife is still remembered as a phenomenal fund-raiser for the cause collecting thousands of dollars by personally appealing to the lives of wealthy will streeter

here in germany, and he is quick to deflect any criticism. but lately, he's been under fire for the way he has handled mishaps in the army since he took over just over a year ago. the opposition has accused him of cover-ups and reversing course to suit his own agenda. he has the support of the chancellor angela merkel, but observers are wondering how well he will weather the current storm. >> the minister regularly tops popularity fold is keen to reform the german army from the bottom-up. while visiting troops in afghanistan in december with his wife, for the first time, he admitted the mission was part of a war and promised more honesty to the visit got a lot of tv coverage here in germany. critics say he is playing up to the media. but the most serious allegation is that he has been making too many mistakes. in september 2009, a german commander ordered an air strike on a convoy of road tankers hijacked by the taliban. many civilians died. his predecessor had to step down as a consequence. he took over, promising to clarify the events there

and germany before and after world world war i. and a philanthropist who rescued many jews and intellectuals from nazi germany in the 1930s. remarkably, many of the achievements occurred while he was losing his sight. henry was 28 when he was invited to join goldman sack. -- goldman sachs. ten years had passed since his father, marcus, had shunted him aside after he dropped out of harvard due to failing eyesight and hired his sister's husband as his father. marcus' father was the second marriage which had taken place between sons and daughters of the two families. henry had undoubtedly anticipated that if anyone were to be offered the job, it would be he. hurt and disappointed, he decided to accept an offer to join a soft good firm as a salesman. as it turned out, the experience provided him with an education far beyond what he might have attained at harvard. for the first time, since he was a traveling salesman, he was able to see the mom and pop tores, the small town banks and perhaps even then to visualize a financial structure

next question is about cattle and eggs in germany which are reported to be contaminated with dioxins which may have been caused by poor quality oils and fats used how big is the probability that those meat products and eggs may have found their way to russia where the market to for them is big. during the past decade the first decade of the twenty first century europe had to situations in term and he related to dioxins what really happened there was apparently criminal as biofuels that were manufactured not for food were sold three thousand tons of them to companies engaged in for production about one hundred thousand tons of forder were made. when this problem was revealed in germany and they believe that these house between november eleventh to december twenty sixth two thousand and ten forty seven hundred companies were shut down those manufacturing puharich poultry need and even milk in some cases no as of friday january fourteenth. the e.u. director general for health and consumer reports. action told me there were fewer than three hundred companies left. for what is most concer

i finished doll so annoyed at germany's second world war -- a finnish dog so annoyed germany's second world war government that it lost its case. he admitted his wife had nicknamed the dog "hitler digressed embassy staff were not invent them what they said that although he says otherwise, he is not telling the truth. the rest is not reported. you can find more on that and all the international news anytime on bbc.com. you can catch up with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. you can also see what is coming up on facebook. thank you for watching. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations.

need help belgium's finance minister wants the pot doubles to one point five trillion euros however in germany the biggest eurozone economy has so far ruled out any substantial increase a reflection of the major tangents within the union now we can cross live to nigel farrar she is a member of the european parliament and leader of the u.k. nepean and sparty and joins us now live from strasbourg thanks very much indeed for being with us here in the program nigel now as we can see there is no unity in the european union as far as this fund is concerned so how much of a chance is there that it might actually be created against germany's unwillingness to do so. what in the end you see is german politicians that will make these decisions not the german people i'm quite certain that if at any point in time the german people have been asked initially whether they want to give up the deutschmark they have said no and if you ask the german people now do they want to pick up a liability that in financial terms will be six times bigger than the liability they picked up when eastern germany joined them tw

out relative to other countries taking that step possibly losing out to countries such as canada and germany unless they make sure winning the lottery actually pays off lauren lyster our new york. staying in new york where the wife of alleged russian to boot says she and her children were detained for questions on a rival to the u.s. to travel to the city where he's being held in custody while he awaits trial pretrial hearings have been postponed until the end of the month and the start of the makes no. the family of victor boot arrived to new york for the first time since his extradition from thailand took place two months ago and we did speak exclusively with his wife all aboot outside the airport after they were held inside the airport for over two and a half hours and she did really seem quite traumatized by the experience she was telling us how her self her teenage daughter and victor boots mother who is over seventy years old were held by u.s. officials and alibi was questioned they were scooped up by officials as soon as they stepped off the airplane and really asked calculus question

planned in germany were found last month and local officials say they should have come to light much sooner it follows the closure of almost five thousand farms across the country after the chemicals were discovered in eggs from chickens in western germany it's been reported that contaminated feed had been fed to livestock for months before the docks. while they remember to take a look at our website for the stories we're covering on air and much more in some of the. it is christmas day. while much of the world. he. explains why the. the. thirteen days later the difference in dates is because russian christmas is on the seventh of january following the old julian calendar but it wasn't always this way sergei's parents celebrated christmas in much the same way as the rest of the world on december the twenty feet but the bullshit gravitation changed it all they simply moved the christmas tree on to new years they moved the gifts on to new years they moved south across to new ears and they banned christmas sergei's a child of the soviet union which slapped a ban not only on freedom of s

in germany, things are different. most current immigrants are family members of previous ones, and often they are unskilled. that's especially true among the some 4 million muslim immigrants in germany. more than 40% of them live from state support such as welfare. if germany had the same immigration standards as the u.s., 90% of the muslim imgrants never would have been allowed into the country in the first place. >> so, does germany need immigration, but a different kind of immigration? >> well, i think that's in the future generally impact needs immigration because we will be at full employment because we hardly have any young people coming and most of the old people leave the labor market and retire. we will have the gap when it comes to the labor force, but i think it's -- we will have a problem getting imgrants to come to germany because most other countries also have problem with their democratic curve and people can choose whether let's go to britain or the united states, and they would rather choose english s

now germany has a genuine chance to make its presence felt. it is envisaged in one or two key roles for itself. first, in coordinating the international community's military, and especially development efforts in afghanistan. also in pushing for the battle against global warming to be genuinely recognized as a core united nations issue. also, germany will be pushing for overall -- a long overdue, most people agree -- reform of united nations structures. >> that was our political correspondent. flood waters in some areas of queensland, australia started peaking. warnings remain in effect for communities downstream. the catastrophic floods have affected more than 200 dozen people and severely damaged infrastructure and crops, as well as the nation's coal mining industry. the beleaguered city of rockhampton appears to be said that the moment, but more rain is on the way. >> the flood waters seem to have peaked in rockhampton without reaching the feared levels. the mayor toward the town in a boat to tell residents the good news. >> a thing by our

almost five thousand farms have been shut down across germany following. contamination which. officials in eleven states and. any businesses involved in the production of the animal feed at the center of a dioxin level that exceeded legal levels in eggs was found in late december because of the contamination remains unclear. take a look at our web site for the stories we're covering on. christmas day. with. much of the world. turkey. explained. the. thirteen days later the difference in dates is because russian christmas builds on the seventh of january following the old julian calendar but it wasn't always this way sergei's parents celebrated christmas in much the same way as the rest of the world on december the twenty feet but the bullshit revolution changed it all they simply moved the christmas tree on to new year's they moved the gifts on to new years they moved the cost to your ears and they banned christmas ciggies a child of the soviet union which slapped a ban not only on freedom of speech and freedom of fleet too it's only after its collapse in one thousand nine hun