he resigned in hiding angela merkel has emerged very strongly from disappearance. i think she has not been harmed by the incident at all. >> thank you for the insights. the events unfolding tonight in tahrir square are creating yet more global ripples, including in the world of commerce. here is that story. >> thank you. the events in egypt could affect markets. we spoke to our correspondent on wall street. i asked how traders in new york were reacting to this possible power shift in cairo. >> what i am hearing is that it is a factor and we could recover from steeper losses from earlier. i mean, there's still a certain degree of uncertainty in how the power shift will actually happen. but i am told here on the floor that it is a factor that we could recover from a steeper losses. we have not seen a big reaction yet on the commodities market. oil only for a moment came down a bit but then went up to where it stood before. still a certain to amount of uncertainty. but i am hearing that egypt is a factor, that we recovered at one. most of the losses that we saw earlie

german chancellor angela merkel demand an end to the attacks. a massive winter storm dumped snow on the u.s. from michigan to new mexico. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in egypt, the government appears to be trying yet again to reach out to the protesters and put an end to more than a week of unrest. speaking on state television thursday, the vice president invited the banned muslim brotherhood in for talks. they said, not a chance. this situation upon tahrir square remains chaotic. 10 people have died in violent clashes today. >> the area in and around tahrir square continues to be a battlefield. crowds are throwing stones at each other. the shots are ringing out. after 10 days, the exhaustion is visible among many anti-mubarak protesters, but they say they will not leave until mubarak leaves. >> this is a revolt for our dignity. we need justice. we need those who have committed crimes against humanity to be punished. >> the prime minister apologized for the violence, pledging a full investigation. meanwhil

he resigned in hiding angela merkel has emerged very strongly from disappearance. i think she has not been harmed by the incident at all. >> thank you for the insights. the events unfolding tonight in tahrir square are creating yet more global ripples, including in the world of commerce. here is that story. >> thank you. the events in egypt could affect markets. we spoke to our correspondent on wall street. i asked how traders in new york were reacting to this possible power shift in cairo. >> what i am hearing is that it is a factor and we could recover from steeper losses from earlier. i mean, there's still a certain degree of uncertainty in how the power shift will actually happen. but i am told here on the floor that it is a factor that we could recover from a steeper losses. we have not seen a big reaction yet on the commodities market. oil only for a moment came down a bit but then went up to where it stood before. still a certain to amount of uncertainty. but i am hearing that egypt is a factor, that we recovered at one. most of the losses that we saw earlie

this resolution is adopted angela merkel resolution authorize -- madam clerk: . accepting and expend grant, resolution authorizing the office of economic and workforce development to retroactively accept and expand community services block grant. president chiu: item accepted. madam clerk: item 8 is ordinance amending the san francisco planning code by amending. president chiu: i understand supervisor wiener may need to be excused from this. commissioner wiener: i own a condominium where i reside that is within 500 feet of the western britney -- boundary of the proposed extension, specifically the northwest corner of market and i ask to be excused. president chiu: do we have a motion? without objection, supervisor wiener is excused for this vote. supervisor mar? commissioner mar: thank you, president chiu. one issue that was brought to our attention after we had unanimously supported the ordinance is a cleanup amendment. i'm introducing an amendment to this item to clarify the rules on how projects already in the entitlement process will be affected by the new ex

german chancellor angela merkel demand an end to the attacks. a massive winter storm dumped snow on the u.s. from michigan to new mexico. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in egypt, the government appears to be trying yet again to reach out to the protesters and put an end to more than a week of unrest. speaking on state television thursday, the vice president invited the banned muslim brotherhood in for talks. they said, not a chance. this situation upon tahrir square remains chaotic. 10 people have died in violent clashes today. >> the area in and around tahrir square continues to be a battlefield. crowds are throwing stones at each other. the shots are ringing out. after 10 days, the exhaustion ik protesters, but they say they will not leave until mubarak leaves. >> this is a revolt for our dignity. we need justice. we need those who have committed crimes against humanity to be punished. >> the prime minister apologized for the violence, pledging a full investigation. meanwhile, the vice president signaled a

angela merkel appeal to the israelis not to let this be a reason to neglect to the middle east peace process. >> it is important that steps are taken to guarantee the security of israel and of course, the security of the borders to the palestinians, to meet the conditions of a two- state solution. >> angela merkel also discussed the peace process with israeli opposition leader. berlin has not ruled out further sanctions against iran. she said they will work for israeli security. >> as we just heard, israel is very worried about the situation. what do the palestinians think? when they are very happy about what is going on in egypt. the hamas movement has shown the first signs of nervousness. there were attempts to go onto the streetin the gaza strip as well, but hamas told the population they should not do that. they forbade it. >> hamas is stuck in the middle from an economic standpoint. what do we know about the reaction there? >> the economic situation is a catastrophe, but this has nothing to do with egypt. this is the immediate result of the israeli blockade of the gaza strip. th

angela merkel came out and said she would never read the book she condemned the book and hadn't read it i think that is a very typical reaction. but of course you're right the fact that she even would even come out and say multiculturalism is fails of course it's an indication that things are not going as smoothly as she would have liked but she still. is she and others would still need to do so the population what are we going to do about this problem how would you characterize the influence of brussels on the media reporting on immigration policies and subsequent crucial. you know the the e.u. passed a so-called framework decision in november two thousand and eight. that actually require. the member states to pass laws such as the one i am indicted under you have to criminalize so-called hate speech racists and whatnot and each individual country member state has to introduce laws that will guarantee that offenders against this rather paragraph or article will get between one and three years in jail. it also this framework decision also requires us to sue to introducing the walls p

merkel also. you said that this is a system that has failed miserably they've got a lot of turkish immigration in germany and she says that there is little to no integration into the german community we've also seen the travelling community gypsies being deported from france recently the swedish democrats won seats in parliament a far rights group for the first ever time at the beginning of last year and we've also seen a vote in switzerland in which fifty seven percent of people said they wanted to ban the building of any more minarets so this is certainly a europe wide feeling this this this anti islam ism and indeed in luton on saturday we have seen joining the ranks of the a.d.l. according to them groups from france from holland from germany from sweden and from norway so really people according to the e.t.l. have come here to luton to support them from all over europe so certainly this is not a problem that's limited to this town or indeed to this country i can or many thanks for their report

--durante una conversacion telefonica con la canciller alemana "angela merkel", obama dijo que cuando un Íder solo puede conservar el poder a traves de la violencia contra su pueblo, ese Íder ha perdido la legitimidad para gobernar.--se trata de la primera vez que obama insta a "gadafi" a renunciar.--mientra tanto, el hijo mayor del Íder libio, "saif al islam", se reunio hoy con tribus del este de libia para llegar a un acuerdo que evite mas enfrentamientos entre los opositores al regimen y quienes estan a favor. --por su parte, el consejo de seguridad de la onu aprobo este dia por unanimidad una resolucÓn que contempla fuertes sanciones contra el regimen de moamar gadafi y su familia.--los 15 miembros coincidieron en que los responsables de la represÓn contra la poblacion civil en libia deben responder por sus actos, ademas de exigir un alto inmediato a la violencia en ese pais. y a miles de kilometros de y a miles de kilometros de miles de kilómetros de distana en el área de la bahia las manifestaciones de apoyo continúan. >> la movilización fue organizada por simpatizantes

. >> angela merkel brought half of her cabinet to the bilateral talks. the agenda had been dominated by business and research centers. she came with her own instructions for israel to halt settlement. given the events in egypt, being open through dialogue was essential. goshawk -- >> here we would have the same message. freedom of speech is necessary. that is what we have to demand and that is what we will continue to demand. >> and they voiced concern. hong >> egypt is not a major producer, but monday, they could either spread to middle eastern oil producers or canal flows. the organization of petroleum exporting countries says it is concerned about will not boost output now. as was being a major transit country, it also attracts a lot of foreign investment. foreign businesses are starting to take precautions. >> the economy is feeling the brunt of the unrest with many banks remain closed on monday. along with energy suppliers, many german carmakers have production facilities in egypt. bmw suspended operations at the plant. many of the workers are going

angela merkel appeal to the israelis not to let this be a reason to neglect to the middle east peace process. >> it is important that steps are taken to guarantee the security of israel and of course, the security of the borders to the palestinians, to meet the conditions of a two- state solution. >> angela merkel also discussed the peace process with israeli opposition leader. berlin has not ruled out further sanctions against iran. she said they will work for israeli security. >> as we just heard, israel is very worried about the situation. what do the palestinians think? when they are very happy about what is going on in egypt. the hamas movement has shown the first signs of nervousness. there were attempts to go onto the streets in the gaza strip as well, but hamas told the population they should not do that. they forbade it. >> hamas is stuck in the middle from an economic standpoint. what do we know about the reaction there? >> the economic situation is a catastrophe, but this has nothing to do with egypt. this is the immediate result of the israeli blockade of the gaza strip.

and german chancellor angela merkel faces questions over a military air strike which broke dozens of civilians in afghanistan all the studios ago up to hundred forty two people were killed dozens of them civilians as a result of this try going to fuel tankers hijacked by time but minutes. to headlines this hour up next also explores the remote caucuses nature reserve a barely acceptable mountain range declared a unesco world heritage site stay with us for that next. southern russia. this faraway place. special permission to travel around to. such. to film the landscapes it's all this close read it's all set up i can't tell you how beautiful. weather is right now but i go. to. this place. a long time ago the people of the caucuses used to shepherd droves of sheep across the a bug of lambs were often targeted by hawks even today their primal instincts occasionally bring hawks back to this past. this is a bearded vulture. of this kind bitterness on low lying logs of thirty or forty kilometers from here. but when they go hunting they might cover up to fifty kilometers in search of food.

they are expecting laurent gba -- the party and angela merkel gets 20% of the vote. this compares to a larger percentage for the social democrats. an american spacecraft will make history in the next few weeks when it becomes the first to orbit around the planet mercury. they are key to learn much more about mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system and also the closest to the sun. we have this report and the spacecraft in mission control. >> main engines start. two, one, and zero, list of. nasa's mission to mercury -- liz dass. -- lift off. >> a blistering 400 degrees centigrade. part of the challenge has been to build a spacecraft that will not melt when it reaches its destination. >> we came up with this sunshade, which is almost wafer thin, and it keeps the temperatures on the outside of the spacecraft about 600 degrees fahrenheit but keeps the instruments inside about rooms temperature. >> they have the final command codes to slow this down. if they did wrong, the probe will either crashed into the planet or spinoff into outer space -- if they get it wron

. >> what about angela merkel? >> these people are not plucked out of obscurity. >> he is a great ballplayer but he happens to be in the hall of fame. isn't it enough? >> no, not when the nation can recognize you. you wouldn't want that, charles? i know you are a self-effacing die. >> i think to pick out one, to see john lewis get the medal of freedom and to realize what he represents for this country and how for the country has come -- >> if he were the only one -- >> did get the last word. do you get the last word. >> for a transcript of this broadcast -- log onto www.insidewashington.tv. of the best of europe. venice seems to be every italy connoisseur's... prague has always been beautiful... germany... the irish civilization... the eiffel tower was built... hope you've enjoyed the magic of... on sunday mornings when i'm in paris, you're likely to find me here... [ pipe organ playing ] ...in the saint sulpice church with its magnificent pipe organ. for organ lovers, a visit here is a pilgrimage. after mass, orga

bush, german chancellor angela merkel, and billionaire warren buffett. >>> in los angeles a cement slab featuring michael jackson's hand and foot impressions will be auctioned. the concrete prints were meant to become part of a las vegas walk of fame project that failed. >>> and tonight america will have a new top dog. best in show will be named at the 135th annual westminster kennel club dog show. the competition involves nearly 2600 dogs and 179 breeds and varieties. all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc, and tonight be sure to watch brian williams withç nbc nightly news. and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on "the today show". the latest on the mounting legal troubles for former senator john edwards. and "today" goes live to buckingham palace for all the details on the royal wedding party and plans for prince william's bachelor party. now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your firs

she said today and said earlier, i rejoice with the people of egypt but angela merkel also said that theilitary leadership in egypt must do its part to uphold peace in the region. she said we expect the future egyptian government to continue to keep the peace in the middle east and that agreements made with israel are respected. she is referring back to 1979, the peace treaty signed by anwar san antonio sadat -- anwar sadat. the hope now is of course that that relationship between egypt and israel will be maintained. >> israel being key to german foreign policy but also the palestinians playing a role there, germany wanting to be seen as an honest broker there, as well. >> germany has a very good reputation in the middle east. the primacy of israeli security has been the cornerstone of german foreign policy. >> you're watching our special coverage of the historic events in egypt. after 30 years of rule, hosni mubarak has relinquished his hold on power and handed over control of the country to the military. the announcement was made by the country's vice president, omar suleiman, on e

on thursday, chancellor angela merkel surveyed the situation. >> it is happening in germany, where a job agency has teamed up with one in spain to find workers to keep driving economic growth. >> it will be a good opportunity to give more resources to unemployed people and to give them the opportunity to come back to spain. >> an 1960's, it was unskilled workers who flocked in northern europe from northern spain. now the best educated are starting to leave. germany is keen to recruit young engineers like these. a very attractive proposition, he tells me. "we can double or triple our salary in germany." the crisis has already created a surge of spaniards moving abroad. germany's recruitment drive threatens to turn the flow of economic immigrants into a flood. bbc news, madrid. >> it is 70 years this weekend since the ship grounded carrying thousands of bottles of whiskey and the outer hebrides in scotland. what happened inspired the book in the film, "whiskey galore." and the truth is quite detailed in itself. -- a tale in itself. >> this romantic island tale began here in 1941 with t

to people around the world, the story of angela merkel is one of inspiration. worth think of one of the greatest nicknames in sports, stan "the man." he made that brilliance burn for two decades. i'm not a basketball player, i'm a man who plays basketball. bill russell, the man, stood up for the rights and dignity of all men. family, faith, fidelity to the common good. these are the values that made john sweeny who he is. his humility and decency reflects the very best of the american spirit. those of you who know him, this is a gentleman. inspiring citizens to become points of light. and service others. >> and one notable absence at today's ceremony, former president george w. bush was not at the white house today as his father was awarded the medal of freedom. although brother jeb and mother barbara and other family members were in the front row. a spokesman for president bush 43 says neither he nor former first lady laura bush could attend due to a scheduling conflict. >>> another break, and when we come back, becoming hot dog. it is no walk in the park. >>>

on monday, german chancellor angela merkel who also holds a ph.d. says that she is standing behind her foreign minister. >> recruits at a swearing in ceremony in berlin. they could be germany's last conscript, ahead of reforms that will turn it into a professional army, but the ceremony was largely ignored, overshadowed by a deepening controversy surrounding the defense minister and his doctoral thesis. initial charges of plagiarism are now giving way to suspicions that the dissertation is the work of a ghostwriter. chancellor merkel continues to defend her minister. >> i did not appnt a scientific assistant for a doctoral student or the holder of a phd. i'm interested in his a work as defense minister, which he does magnificently, and that is what counts for me. >> the opposition social democrats and greens have put the issue on the parliamentary agenda, and the left party is demanding his resignation, a step gutenberg has categorically rejected. >> the german government has reached a deal with the opposition on reforming the country's welfare syst

. >> what about angela merkel? >> these people are not plucked out of obscurity. >> he is a great ballplayer but he happens to be in the hall of fame. isn't it enough? >> no, not when the nation can recognize you. you wouldn't want that, charles? i know you are a self-effacing die. >> i think to pick out one, to see john lewis get the medal of freedom and to realize what he represents for this country and how for the country has come -- >> if he were the only one -- >> did get the last word. do you get the last word. >> for a transcript of this broadcast -- log onto www.insidewashington.tv. >>> from washington "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest if. for such a small word it packs a wallop. if i live to a hundred. if social security isn't enough. if my heart gets broken. if she says yes. we believe if should never hold you back. if should be managed with a plan that builds on what you already have. together we can create a personal safety net, a launching pad, for all th

. >> what about angela merkel? >> these people are not plucked out of obscurity. >> he is a great ballplayer but he happens to be in the hall of fame. isn't it enough? >> no, not when the nation can recognize you. you wouldn't want that, charles? i know you are a self-effacing die. >> i think to pick out one, to see john lewis get the medal of freedom and to realize what he represents for this country and how for the country has come -- >> if he were the only one -- >> did get the last word. do you get the last word. >> for a transcript of this broadcast -- log onto www.insidewashington.tv.

merkel it was reported all over the world stated that multicultural policies in germany had failed yes and what to do about it then when she also came out and condemned to who published the book about the. but there's aleutian of of germany and he was then widely criticized and condemned as a matter of fact. i'm going to merkel came out and said she would never read the book she condemned the book and hadn't read it i think that is a very typical reaction. but of course you're right the fact that she even would even come out and say multiculturalism is failed of course is an indication that things are not going as smoothly as she would have liked but she still. is she and others would still need to do so the population what are we going to do about this problem how would you characterize the influence of brussels on the media reporting on immigration policies it's absolutely crucial. you know the e.u. passed a so-called framework decision in november two thousand and eight that actually require. the member states to pass laws such as the one i'm indicted on you have to criminalize so-c

bush; german chancellor angela merkel; and cellist yo-yo ma. >> susan: all well-deserved and quite an honor. congratulations to all. >> tom: congratulations. here, here. >> susie: that's "nightly business" report for tuesday, february 15. i'm susie gharib. good night, everyone. and good night to you, too, tom. >> tom: good night, susie. i'm tom hudson. good night, everyone. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> more information about investing is available in "nightly business report's" video "how wall street works". to order this dvd, call 1-800- play-pbs or visit online at shoppbs.org. >> we are pbs.

merkel's start cabinet minister. >> our correspondent has been following the story, and he told us how this scandal differs from the other controversies faced by karl-theodor zu guttenberg. >> this controversy is far more serious for the defense minister than anything else he has faced before, because it impacts his integrity, and that has the potential to undermine his credibility as a defense minister. in the past, and the defense minister has f fed difficulties with situations with his handling of things that happened in the field before the deaths of military personnel in the field, for example. but in this case, we're talking about plagiarism allegations for which the minister himself is directly responsible. in the past, karl-theodor zu guttenberg has always been able to blame someone else. he has been able to reprimand someone else. in this case, there will be no onelse to reprimandf the allegations are sutantiated. the university will ultimately decide whether the defense minister acted honorably when he wrote his dissertation thesis. however, at this point, the minister's repu

president obama unequivocally putting qaddafi on notice in a phone call to german chancellor angela merkel. the president said qaddafi was using mass violence as his only means of staying in power, that qaddafi had lost legitimacy and for the first time, that qaddafi should leave now. and late last night, the white house rolled out new sanctions against libya, blocking bank accounts and freezing the assets of qaddafi, his regime, and senior and his children. but the president had held back on calling for qaddafi to step down until u.s. citizens were safely out of the country. today, the president intensified the pressure. russ? >> mitchell: joel brown at the white house. thank you. the number of people fleeing libya continues to grow. at least 15,000 have crossed the border into egypt. 4,200 are expected to arrive tomorrow in crete and 22,000 have fled into tunisia. allen pizzey now from the border of tunisia and libya on the chaotic battle to get out. >> reporter: the desperation of egyptian workers fleeing libya underscores how frightening the fight to oust colonel muammar qaddafi has be

a speech from the un secretary-general ban ki moon are expecting statements from german chancellor angela merkel britain's prime minister david cameron who is expected to outline britain's new immigration policy a speech by the russian foreign minister to go off was expected to focus on russia's proposal to build up a legal document which would ensure european security and also is expected to outline russia's proposal for a unified anti missile defense system which would include russia the european union and the united states with sharing the responsibility for the safety of others another event also quite awaited here is the meeting of the quartet on the middle east which includes russia the united states the united nations and the european union that was called up by a russia and is also going to be one of the highlights of saturday. by our sounds like a packed agenda there and this year the conference is even more high profile the key meeting between sergey lavrov and hillary clinton. well that's right i was just saving the basts best for the last this meeting and their actual exchange

merkel french president nicolas sarkozy and british prime minister david cameron say multiculturalism in europe isn't working there are huge muslim communities but frequently such as in all strata they live in their own areas and feel. sickles of non integration there is the districts in vienna is known as the little stumble people here speak their native language they prepare their national dishes and wear the clothes which they are used to and this is exactly was elizabeth subject wall found your fellow like south taking a stance against south segregation a top pick which was one stop bullies now at the top of the european political agenda with multiculturalism now open to multi criticism from some of the continent's most influential political leaders we've yet to see how their views might bully a debate on the ground and the future shape of your seat in the actual art from piano. to turning seventeen minutes past the hour here in the russian capital let's have a quick look at some of the world news in brief is around two thousand kurdish protesters have clashed with police the demo

that submit it again he is not the first person to have made these comments inside europe germany's angela merkel also said that this is a system that has failed miserably they've got said a lot of turkish immigration in germany and she says that there is little to no integration into the german community we've also seen of the travelling community gypsies being deported from france recently the swedish democrats won seats in parliament a full rights group for the first ever time at the beginning of last year and we've also seen a vote in switzerland in which fifty seven percent of people said they wanted to ban the building of any more minarets so this is certainly a europe wide feeling this this is this and see islam is a multiculturalism is costing europe its right to free speech according to danish m.p.'s per long ballet he was convicted on charges of making an anti muslim hate speech and coming up his exclusive interview with our to. the surviving ball well you're associated with an aggressive stance towards islam your recent a variety is derived from your treatment by your own legal

merkel french president nicolas sarkozy and british prime minister david cameron say mostly culturalism in europe isn't working there are huge muslim communities but frequently such as in all strata they leave in their own areas a physical sign of non integration there is district in vienna is known as the little people here speak their native language they prepare their national dishes and wear the clothes which they are used to and this is exactly what elizabeth subaverage wall found here a fellow like sounds taking a stance against self segregation at top pick which was once taboo is now at the top of the european political agenda with multiculturalism now open to multi criticism from some of the continent's most influential political leaders we've yet to see how their views might fully influence debate on the ground and the future shape of europe exiting the church over our team from vienna. well danish writer and columnist says europe's push for political correctness has gone too far and is now limiting citizens' freedom. we've got that too much multiculturalists to. it being repre

. >> couric: there were 15 honorees in all, including german chancellor angela merkel, basketball hall-of-famer bill russell, cellist yo-yo ma and john sweeney, former president of the a.f.l.-c.i.o. congratulations. that's the "cbs evening news." i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. good night. >>> you're watching cbs5 eyewitness news. "this broadcast realtime captioned by becky lyon." >>> are you an accused terrorist who just got out of guantanamo bay? why you can't legally come to the united states. one bay area city rolling out the welcome mat for you. >>> what it might take to get this barge out of the mud. >>> already tonight, some early signs of a stormy night ahead. good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. in just a few hours the city of berkeley is expected to decide whether to invite former guantanamo bay detainees to be their new neighbors. mark -- mike sugerman has the story. >> reporter: again and again. the city of berkeley has tried to [ no audio ]. it wants to audio wikileaks leakers. now guess who is coming here? gitmo detainees. the federal government bans prisoners

merkel french president nicolas sarkozy and british prime minister david cameron say multiculturalism of the year old isn't working there are huge muslim communities but frequently such as in all strata they leave in their own areas and physical signs of non integration there is this should soon be an eis known as the little people here speak their native language they prepare their national dishes and wear the clothes which they are used to and this is exactly what hell is about subaverage wall found here a fellow like south taking a stance against south segregation at talk which was once taboo is now at the top of the european political agenda with multiculturalism now open to multi criticism from some of the continent's most influential police believe it we've yet to see how their views might fully enclosed debate on the ground and the future shape of the exceeded of their children our team from piano. politicians lack of action to europe's immigration crisis. it's the fault of the governments not facing the facts standing up to reality standing up to the social phenomena popping u

german chancellor angela merkel is face questioning over a military a strike which killed dozens of civilians in afghanistan almost two years ago our two hundred forty two people were killed the majority of them civilians as a result of the strike on two fuel tankers hijacked by taliban militants the incident sparked a political storm in germany in the jobs of several top military officials rejected claims the parties in her coalition government covered up the incident so it wouldn't affect results in an election at the time chancellor's testimony came a couple of weeks now to germany poland voted to extend the military mission in afghanistan by one year jens wagner an antiwar activist and analyst says it's the us who determines when nato forces should withdraw from the region that. germany mission in afghanistan basically will end when the united states foreign policy wants it to and that's the basic line to what it boils down to the overall gain in these pakistan afghanistan and iraq wars is totally different from any kind of humanitarian mission all. democracy and mission for democracy or

chancellor angela merkel is due to face questioning it's part of a probe into a military airstrike which killed dozens of civilians in afghanistan's kunduz province almost two years ago up to one hundred forty two people were killed as a result of the attack on two fuel tankers which had been hijacked by taliban militants and sparked a political storm in germany claiming the jumps of several military official. you're up to date from the news desk dimitris here next with the business. hello and welcome to business out see a wave of consolidation is sweeping from the world's leading stock exchanges the london stock exchanges to merge with toronto's frank. is planning to link up with the n.y.s.e. as your next here in russia to my six on the r.t.s. also planning tonight now to discuss what this all means i'm joined by david you're from d.c. london david good day to you well this wave of consolidation of thing right now how is it going to change the way people trade and where companies and. i think it's a realisation that's been brewing for several months if not years and there's a realisatio

the german chancellor angela merkel is due to face questioning as part of the probe into a military airstrike which killed dozens of civilians in afghanistan's province almost two years ago after hundred forty two people were killed as a result of the attack on fuel tankers which have been hijacked by taliban militants it's part of political storm in germany claiming the jobs of several top military officials i'll be back with a summary of our main news stories for you in about seven minutes from now in the meantime as promised business is next with dmitri. thanks very much bill indeed the government's intervention and fuel pricing has already led to a reduction in the cost of diesel for consumers that's according to russia's anti monopoly watchdog now the watchdog group and a formal investigation into three of the country's top producers for price fixing up to prime minister putin questioned why fuel prices were rising faster than through the two years ago the watchdog impose fines of nearly a billion dollars against the likes of ross never lukoil deeply for fixing prices but as constantin s