air force base in ramstein, germany. reports have surfaced alleging the facility may have been involved in helping to carry out drone's strikes on terrorists abroad. according to information collected by german media outlets, pilots in the u.s. were able to steer unmanned drones via a satellite link at the base. their targets -- suspected islamist terrorists in africa. the united states-africa command located at a u.s. space science the guard reportedly planned the strikes -- at a u.s. based in stuttgart. >> the german government has no knowledge of any attacks being planned or carried out by u.s. forces. for that reason, there is no evidence that international law has been breached. >> the use of unmanned drones is highly controversial in germany. opposition parties have demanded the government cease their use. >> is up to the killings are in violation of international law. it is not acceptable that the government says it knew nothing. >> in a statement, a senior u.s. commanders said the base is not used to control unma

is certainly not the best germany has to offer. more like a second or even third string team. 15 regulars are missing. among them all the players from champions league finalists. only four of those going have played for germany at least once this year. >> some positions are, of course, taken on our team, but sometimes it is like a hollywood film where it is not only important to get great actors for the major roles but stars for the supporting roles as well. >> supporting actors like dennis, who last played for germany 15 months ago, and aaron hunt, nominated last in 2010. other younger players probably have a better chance of being nominated again in the future. like this midfielder from freiburg, who scored the most goals for his team this year. >> i like it when i get the opportunity to nominate a player from mines or freiburg because they performed extraordinarily well this year with their teams. >> he will meet an old friend on the sidelines -- the u.s. coach. the two used to jointly coach the german team. >> we are going to t

is she saying that she wants more people to move to germany? >> immigration is a classic political hot potato, especially for conservatives in an election year, said chancellor merkel is definitely not issuing a blanket invitation to would-be migrants. what she is saying at the integration summit is that more should be done to better integrate those immigrants who are already in germany, and she is saying germany can use skilled migrants still coming into the country to the pot -- support development of the country. >> with the ongoing economic crisis, lots of young people are moving to germany to find jobs. do you think the government now is adapting itself to that? >> again, german industry is profiting from the influx of skilled labor from crisis-hit regions, and the german government would like to see that continue, and it realizes that efforts need to be made to accommodate those people more effectively because they would like to keep them here if they can stay, but germany is also being diplomatic and saying that they will also be support

she grew up in east germany. when the communist state collapsed more than two decades ago, her life to send it into hatred. after the political system fell apart, many young people found their lives in disarray. or zschaepe, her usual -- for zschaepe, her youthful frustration became -- that is the opinion of one expert. he theorizes the motivations behind the nsu, how they turned to hate to give their lives meaning and direction. especially hatred for foreigners. >> and that meant an ideology him and not see ideology, racist ideology -- ideology, not see -- nazi ideology, racist ideology. they were driven by rage. >> zschaepe met her co- conspirators in the mid-1990's. they became inseparable. sometimes, they were just friends. other times lovers. but they were mostly bound by a right-wing ideology. their role models came from the time of the nazis. the auto zschaepe -- beate zschaepe was more than a passive follower of the movement. >> she was an active member. as a member of this trio. >> the three wanted more

what do you think the reaction from the rest of germany would be to bavaria gaining independence. i think this would be a good example for other states bottom virgin birth is a large and well developed state north rhine-westphalia is also a large state it is actually quite strong but i think it is being weakened you did bad policies but all these states may consider their strength germany is based on the principle of federalism the republic was set up in one thousand nine hundred nine not as a unitary state but as a federal state a union of strong states that's why we have been distracted which is historically established as a very is initiative prior to the establishment of the federal republic of germany states were independent but very adult to its constitution on december the first one nine hundred forty six when the country had not yet recovered from the war but still bavaria held a referendum and adopted the constitution and then in three years the federal republic of germany was set up project that there were separate states this historical fact should be taken into account

the reason is that germany's economy remains relatively buoyant. meanwhile, spain is suffering under record unemployment, and especially young people see few options looking for work. >> so the next generation of people who have spent their entire lives being educated that the future is in a united europe have begun to lose faith in that idea. >> europe, it seems, is anything but unified, but there is one thing europeans can agree on -- majorities in every country say that they are dissatisfied with the job their political leaders are doing. >> a canadian astronaut became a music sensation when his zero gravity version of david bowie's "space oddity" with a viral. >> now, he has become the man who fell to earth after landing safely in kazakhstan. >> ♪ ground control to major town ♪ >> never before has a real life astronauts said goodbye to space quite like this. iss commander chris hatfield's version of the 1960 david kelly hit has electrified and inspired millions on the internet. -- the 1960 david bowie hit. he attracted lots of attention dur

stay with us on dw. >> a landmark trial in germany. in 10s of involvement racially motivated murders carried out over the period of a decade. she is thought to be the sole surviving member of a neo-nazi cell. also on trial are four alleged accomplices. within hours of the trial opening, it was adjourned for a week. defense lawyers filed a motion to have the presiding judge removed. a motion that was later rejected. for relatives of the victims, it was a disappointing start. >> the day was filled with legal formalities. lots of motions were made and debated. it was very strenuous and tough for me, personally. it was unpleasant to sit in the same room as the accused and watch them. outside the court called for institutional reform. the case has exposed a string of police and intelligence failures that have shocked the country. last week of election campaign in pakistan was overshadowed by violence. by monday, 21 people were killed when a bomb exploded during campaign rally northwest of the country. the taliban claimed responsibility for

of issues we have very little power germany share and the european central bank is thirty percent and yet we have as much voting power is represented as a multiple cyprus maintaining such an unequal relationship on a permanent basis is inconsistent with democracy remember america's war of independence started with the slogan no taxation without representation and with upsets no taxation without representation code to vary in exit need to eventually the complete break up of what we now know as federal germany. i don't think this is a decision that could be made any day it has to develop incrementally and it's the kind of issue where you have to consult the people should the people vote in favor of secession we can get down to launching the process but if the people say no then secession is not what we need up until now they've been no parties no groups no unions and no churches in bavaria that would call for independence from the federation nevertheless a recent independent survey shows that thirty nine percent of the variance would like the various to have more political competences a

germany has already established "made in germany" as a mark of quality. together, we could be a dream team. >> but there are wide-ranging difficulties as well. >> chancellor angela merkel brought up the sensitive issue of human rights abuses in china. a music video by an influential artist portrays the life of political dissidents in china. the german government is emphasizing the critical need to support human rights. >> these issues will not be resolved miraculously in a single round of talks, but it is important to bring them up. >> despite some criticism, the prime minister's visit struck a positive note. >> despite the current trade dispute, germany and china have a shared interest in keeping his miss relations intact. am a china has become one of the most important -- keeping business relations intact. >> china has become one of the most important trading partners. much relies on china's hunger for german technology. >> operations are due to begin in two weeks. before then, david and his colleagues have plenty to do. these rollers produce sheets of

germany has two months to respond. the airport is already way over budget and two years behind schedule. singapore airlines has announced plans to purchase $17 billion worth of new aircraft, and the carrier is splitting its order, buying 30 planes apiece from both europe's airbus and its u.s. rival boeing. very fair of them. >> singapore air says it is aimed at keeping its reputation as the market leader in the premium segment. the airline has come under growing competition from middle eastern carriers. the deal also includes an option to buy a further 20 planes from airbus. in more business, japan's nikkei index plunged by more than 5% in thursday trading. sharp sell-offs of the past week in tokyo has been causing jitters for investors. >> after weeks of record closings in markets around the world, many fear a big correction may be imminent. >> japan's economy has been rising to new heights after years of sluggish performance. investors have welcomed the new government pose a policy of spending and the central bank's

is certainly not the best germany has to offer. more like a second or even third string team. 15 regulars are missing. among them all the players from champions league finalists. only four of those going have played for germany at least once this year. >> some positions are, of course, taken on our team, but sometimes it is like a hollywood film where it is not only important to get great actors for the major roles but stars for the supporting roles as well. >> supporting actors like dennis, who last played for germany 15 months ago, and aaron hunt, nominated last in 2010. other younger players probably have a better chance of being nominated again in the future. like this midfielder from freiburg, who scored the most goals for his team this year. >> i like it when i get the opportunity to nominate a player from mines or freiburg because they performed extraordinarily well this year with their teams. >> he will meet an old friend on the sidelines -- the u.s. coach. the two used to jointly coach the german team. >> we are going to t

germany needs two wins in the group stage. after losing to finland on the opening day they faced russia and went down 4-1. >> try as they might, they couldno not countain ilya in one and he fired a second in the opening period. his contract with the new jersey devil is worth 75 million euros. germany was no match for him. only john tripp could finish. his failure could lead to the team's undoing. corkorev goal from sealed the 4-1 win. the next team is solakia. >> that is it for this edition of "the journal." do stay with us here on "d.w." >> of the week started with a lottery, deciding which media outlet would fill the court room seats at the most hope -- high-profile german trial, with the suspects linked to the neo- nazi underground suspected of this provedeople controversial -- and this proved controversial. >> this is unprecedented in german history, with the lead to the trial and his complaints against the court even though his actions were correct. >> although eight of the victims had turkish troops, the turkish media mi

>> germany has had experience. germany hosted the world cup in 2006. hundreds of thousands were here. there will be a search of bags at the entrance points. the area in berlin has been cordoned report events to officials off for days and ed.rch police will be watching video surveillance. the messages to be vigilant, but enjoy the game. john -- >> john, thank you for the update. in pakistan, 16 schoolchildren and one teacher burned to death when a crowded school bus aught fire on the way to private school in eastern pakistan. police believe a short circuit ignited leaking gasoline. the children were between the ages of six and 12 years old. 10 children were able to escape. members of the african union are celebrating its 50th anniversary with a summit in ethiopia. dignitaries have joined 54 liters for a day of talks, cultural events and performances. the african union was set up in 1963 as part of the struggle to overcome colonialism. the key values are securing peace, human rights and democracy. the chinese premier is due in germany today for talks on

in a very similar way that germany views many of the poorer countries in the e.u. . varia has always shown solidarity and we continue to show solidarity even during the european crisis we bear a large share of the burden but i'd like to ask the e.u. has provided the first bailout for greece a second bailout for greece a third bailout for greece billions billions and billions if i asked the german people whether they believe they will ever get even one euro back that they will all say no the politicians are aware of that and they just pretend like they're not but the worst part of it is that millions and millions of greeks are really between a rock and a hard place you don't benefit one bit from all these bailouts i don't know anybody who's have is that if it is from the money there's greeks who don't have jobs you don't have any income if you don't know how to provide for their families their situation does not improve this means something's wrong with the system and one more thought about greece politicians say the greece is only two point five percent of the e.u. e

. >> here in germany, at least they feel safe. they fled after he received threats from the syrian secret service for protesting against the president. he says no one in syria is safe. >> one of his fighter jets killed my ogles family, his wife and five children. a missile hit their apartment and now they are all dead. >> most syrians who can afford to leave the country do so. many go to neighboring jordan or lebanon. they have each taken in about 475,000 syrians. some are heading for refugee camps in turkey, iran, and the rock. -- and iraq. 11,000 have applied for asylum in germany and churches are calling for them to be given refugee status with immediate effect. >> people have the chance to integrate. there are no restrictions. they get language courses. it makes sense to alleviate the process by giving them refugee status. >> the protestant charts want them to take in about 1000 syrians. he hoped to return one day, but he says while he remains president his family has no future. >> pressure on the german defense minister is gr

germany represents just under 1/3 of the eu'trade with beijing. volkswagen sold 2.8 million cars in china last year. the chinese are customers the germans want to keep happy even if they feel they need to talk about human-rights. keeping china happy include supporting beijing and its lobbying efforts to prevent heavy tariffs on chinese made solar panels. the european commission says china is selling them under cost, killing competition in europe from companies like this one in germany. even though brussels to sites on trade issues, germany has been warning against terrorists. -- against tariffs. >> in germany and china is convinced that protectionism is not the answer for a good relationship. germany will do everything to solve trade conflicts in the solar and telecommunications sector with as many talks as possible. >> germany's economy minister says the tariffs would be a grave mistake. what is certain is that any trade war could gravely hurt german exports. mourners hadf attended to the perils of the king of yugoslavia. he died in the u.s. in 1

here in germany, parliament has been debating the contentious issue of nuclear waste disposal. >> germany's environmental minister has put forward a proposal on waste storage, but there are still many questions that need to be answered. >> the country needs a new long- term facility after the site previously chosen to store radioactive waste was deemed unsuitable. >> it is been at the center of controversy for years. it is where germany planned to build a long-term nuclear waste storage facility deep in the earth. but there was strong opposition. recently, germany's environment minister gained agreement from all political parties to start a new search for a final repository for the waste. on friday, his plan was debated. >> some of the delegates who do not belong to my party spoke of an historic breakthrough. i've got nothing to add to that. >> but the opposition says questions remain. up until now, germany has also stored nuclear west the two nuclear waste on an interim basis. where will the new deliveries go? some run by the christian democrats have refused. >> the environment minister al

of us have been made in the united states as well as train germany. first, this report on the investigation so far. >> one of the banks hit by the scam in the united arab emirates. the other based in beaumont. prosecutors say suspects hacked into the bank's systems and stole data for prepaid debit cards. they raised the limits on cash withdrawals and loaded the data onto counterfeit cards. in a few hours, they had withdrawn the equivalent of 2 million euros from hundreds of cash machines in manhattan. >> this was indeed the largest theft of this type that we have yet seen. this was it 21st century bank heist that reached through the internet to span the globe, but instead of guns and masks, the cyber crime organization used laptops and malware. >> please suspects, two of whom appear in this photo, allegedly made 40,000 cash withdrawals in 27 countries. >> the concern, of course, is that this organization is looking for weaknesses anywhere they can find it, and it will look for weakness in personal accounts as well, and as they evolves, we have to eat

germany has two months to respond. the airport is already way over budget and two years behind schedule. singapore airlines has announced plans to purchase $17 billion worth of new aircraft, and the carrier is splitting its order, buying 30 planes apiece from both europe's airbus and its u.s. rival boeing. very fair of them. >> singapore air says it is aimed at keeping its reputation as the market leader in the premium segment. the airline has come under growing competition from middle eastern carriers. the deal also includes an option to buy a further 20 planes from airbus. in more business, japan's nikkei index plunged by more than 5% in thursday trading. sharp sell-offs of the past week in tokyo has been causing jitters for investors. >> after weeks of record closings in markets around the world, many fear a big correction may be imminent. >> japan's economy has been rising to new heights after years of sluggish performance. investors have welcomed the new government pose a policy of spending and the central bank's

is she saying that she wants more people to move to germany? >> immigration is a classic political hot potato, especially for conservatives in an election year, said chancellor merkel is definitely not issuing a blanket invitation to would-be migrants. what she is saying at the integration summit is that more should be done to better integrate those immigrants who are already in germany, and she is saying germany can use skilled migrants still coming into the country to the pot -- support development of the country. >> with the ongoing economic crisis, lots of young people are moving to germany to find jobs. do you think the government now is adapting itself to that? >> again, german industry is profiting from the influx of skilled labor from crisis-hit regions, and the german government would like to see that continue, and it realizes that efforts need to be made to accommodate those people more effectively because they would like to keep them here if they can stay, but germany is also being diplomatic and saying that they will also be support

and small steps -- invasive species in northern germany. when poland became a member of the e you almost 10 years ago, hundreds of thousands of polish instantly migrated to britain. the economy in the u.k. was booming at the time, and the british government, unlike many other eu states, welcomed migratory workers with open arms. today, polish is one of the most widely spoken languages in britain after english. in times of prosperity, all was well, but now that jobs are becoming scarce, that is changing. many british blame their country's problems on the migrants who come from countries in the east of the eu, and poland is just one of them. >> when he first came to london last summer, it was love at first sight. he had actually only come to visit friends, but he ended up staying. he fell in love with the colorful houses in their chimneys. he associates them with harry potter, and he draws them in his spare time. >> i like the diversity here. every chimney is different. every door is colorful. and then there is a tolerance -- people smile at

but is that the case in germany? the students on this course of been reading up on cultural differences. but what might they mean for daily life and work once they get there? >> in china, the young at help the old and the old accept their help. perhaps the elderly in germany tend to be more independent and not want people helping them. we will have to wait and see. >> in terms of qualifications, they are confident they are up to the task. in china, nursing care is done by aids -- aides. as medical nurses, they are probably over qualified when it comes to routine care of the infirm. >> i dream of seeing the world and learn new languages. i like nursing, and now i have the opportunity of combining the two, working in my profession and growing abroad -- and going abroad. >> china and forces a strict one child per family policy. as a consequence, many children are rather spoiled and may not learn at home such skills as cocaine. the students have been warned that food in germany is expensive and very different. so the sch

by coming to germany, china is showing that it believes that germany is its most important partner in europe as mentioned. this is the only european union country that he is visiting on this trip. of course, the trading relationship between the two countries is extremely important. >> as we mentioned in the report, there might be controversial business topics that might put germany in a tough spot. could you tell us about that? >> there is a lot of anxiety about the prospect of a potential trade war. this is because china has said that it will retaliate if the european union goes ahead and impose is a punitive tariff on china because you're alleges that china is subsidizing its solar panels, exports to europe. the europeans are not happy. it is clear that neither side wants a trade dispute at this time. the germans are looking to compromise. they have been talking about avoiding all kinds of conflict. it seems to be bearing fruit. the european commission and chinese officials will be holding talks in brussels on monday. we will have to see what comes out of that. >> our political corr

this story is also about violent youth crime in germany. youth crime is falling, but it is becoming more violent at the same time. that is what unsettles people. >> missing ballots and charges of vote rigging in bulgaria are raising questions about that country's democratic credentials just months before it is set to join the elite group of the e.u. >> the governoing, center-right third-party -- gerb party won the most votes. >> many people are wondering whether the election was honest. >> scandals and the recent discovery of additional ballot papers without rubber explanation undermine people's faith in the political system -- without proper explanation undermine people's faith in the political system. >> suspicion has fallen on the party of former prime minister boris point -- former prime minister boiko borisov. the fake ballots were found in the office of a political ally. borisov's center-right gerb finished first in sunday's election, but opposition parties have ruled out working with the winner. the second-place socialists hope to fo

germany is contributing combat engineers and medics. the mali and army is both poorly trained and poorly equipped. >> all of us need help. it is like playing in a team. you can only score goals by working together. by pooling our expertise, we will be able to build a strong team. >> it is hoped presidential elections in july will begin a process of renewal. the government is preparing to launch negotiations with rebels in the north. the biggest concern is that as long as fighters from neighboring countries could return, although they enjoyed little support among the local population. >> also in july, a multinational u.n. peacekeeping force is supposed to gradually take over from the french. their troops seem to have ousted the rebels and are now securing the north, but nobody here can say if the situation will remain peaceful. most likely, german soldiers will take part in that mission. if they do, they might be in for a rough ride. >> one of the u.s. women rescued this week after being held cash bid for a decade has celebrated a joyous

unemployment in germany is 5.4%. that's pretty good. what has germany done that other countries have not? >> one thing they have done is kept wages low. there has been extraordinary wagers bank -- wage restraint. germany has been able to focus on its export markets and it has benefited hugely from the week euro -- weak euro. a lot of those young people, particularly from the southern european countries, have come to germany and contributed to the germany economy. >> -- the german economy. >> the germans have a pretty good, but there were may day demonstrations today. what can you tell us about those? >> there are demonstrations every year on the labor day here the mood has not been -- on labor day. the unions do warn about the growing gap between the rich and the poor. they are worried about low wages. they are worried that people are not saving enough money for old age. that is a growing problem. there are concerns, but the mood is relatively peaceful today on the streets of berlin at least. >> union leaders here and across europe are

the lack of media diversity in germany and what we really see in germany as the growing influence of p r independent journalism, and those are two of the reasons for the rank of germany. >> that was the head of the berlin office of reporters without borders. >> the united states is no longer ruling out army rebels in syria. the defense secretary says washington is reassessing its position, but that any decision has to be made together with international allies. >> president obama says he is considering all options in response to the apparent use of chemical weapons inside syria. stay with us. we'll be right back after a short break. >> welcome back. germany is preparing for its biggest turret -- terrorism trial since the 1970's. this time, the far right is in the dock, a group called the nsu. >> one woman and four men go on trial on monday accused of involvement in a series of murders targeting immigrants that left 10 people dead. >> authorities have been criticized for failing to solve those crimes. >> the killings have also caused much soul-searching among ordinary people. for exam

and small steps -- invasive species in northern germany. when poland became a member of the e you almost 10 years ago, hundreds of thousands of polish instantly migrated to britain. the economy in the u.k. was booming at the time, and the british government, unlike many other eu states, welcomed migratory workers with open arms. today, polish is one of the most widely spoken languages in britain after english. in times of prosperity, all was well, but now that jobs are becoming scarce, that is changing. many british blame their country's problems on the migrants who come from countries in the east of the eu, and poland is just one of them. >> when he first came to london last summer, it was love at first sight. he had actually only come to visit friends, but he ended up staying. he fell in love with the colorful houses in their chimneys. he associates them with harry potter, and he draws them in his spare time. >> i like the diversity here. every chimney is different. every door is colorful. and then there is a tolerance -- people smile at

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air force base in ramstein, germany. reports have surfaced alleging the facility may have been involved in helping to carry out drone's strikes on terrorists abroad. according to information collected by german media outlets, pilots in the u.s. were able to steer unmanned drones via a satellite link at the base. their targets -- suspected islamist terrorists in africa. the united states-africa command located at a u.s. space science the guard reportedly planned the strikes -- at a u.s. based in stuttgart. >> the german government has no knowledge of any attacks being planned or carried out by u.s. forces. for that reason, there is no evidence that international law has been breached. >> the use of unmanned drones is highly controversial in germany. opposition parties have demanded the government cease their use. >> is up to the killings are in violation of international law. it is not acceptable that the government says it knew nothing. >> in a statement, a senior u.s. commanders said the base is not used to control unma

the main problem facing muslims in germany is still prejudice. this is at least according to a survey we had only recently, which came to the conclusion that 51% -- so just over half of people -- still view islam as a threat. plenty of work still to be done. >> thank you very much for that. well, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is on a diplomatic mission to moscow in a bid to persuade the russian government to take a tougher stance on syria. >> in talks with russian president vladimir putin, he said that russia and the u.s. share of common interest in resolving the civil war in syria. russia is syria's most powerful international ally and has consistently blocked united nations security council efforts to force a sharp al assad and his government to step down -- force bashar al assad and his government to step down. >> obama said north korea would not survive if they kept developing nuclear weapons at the expense of its people's well-being. the leaders said this did together and defense issues and would not tolerate threats from p'yongyang

in a very similar way that germany views many of the poorer countries in the you. very it has always shown solidarity and we continue to show solidarity even during the european crisis we bear a large share of the burden but i'd like to ask the e.u. has provided the first bailout for greece the second bailout for greece third bailout greece billions billions and billions if i asked the german people whether they believe they will ever get even one euro back they will all say no the politicians are aware of that and they just pretend like they're not but the worst part of it is that millions and millions of greeks are really between a rock and a hard place that you don't benefit one bit from all these bailouts. i don't know anybody who's ever say anything from that and there's greeks who don't have jobs you don't have any income because you don't know how to provide for their families their situation does not improve this means something's wrong with the system it has to become one more thought about greece that politicians say that greece is only two point five per

for the chinese they want to do more business with germany germany is one of the few countries there it is kept its head above water when it's come to this financial crisis they have also that means that they're one of the few countries economically that can afford to buy more and more chinese exports so that's why we're seeing the world's second largest economy in china courting europe's largest economy in germany to try and mutually to increase mutually beneficial trade between the two countries turning from the european council on foreign relations believes a trade war would be a bad outcome for everyone. none of the countries and especially no germany can risk to enter in a full trade war about anything and so of course it is basically you know the truth it's to kind of china emerging emergence within europe as well i think it's quite a delicate balance that germany has to strike right now because at the same time it has to ensure that of course china which has just recently proclaimed beluga china's just proclaimed how happy used to be working through germany and is very much lo

chooses to visit germany. as the first you country he visited. be more british industrial output has been forecast performing stronger than expected but as r.t. sara firth reports why it might have dispelled some clouds above the u.k. economy the road to recovery will be long and hard. britain's industry seems to be showing some signs of life recent figures from the office for national statistics show industrial production is up which some of seen as a sign the u.k. might be slowly bringing itself back from the brink of another recession but renowned historian nicholas comfort has mapped the decline of the once industrial giant and says that when it comes to industry the k. is still falling far behind the global competition have been massive individual companies the second largest manufacturing power in the world in terms of exports we had a massive car industry a huge aircraft industry we will world leaders in computing and nuclear power. over that period pretty well all of this is evaporated along with the loss of great british press and britai

and with germany. what do you see as you look at the landscanoday that gives you pause and concern that that there are parallels? you know our own, in our own government, and in our own educational system, look around. and you will find that god is continually unwelcome. and when i was in china in 1985, we're talking to a tour guide. and she said and we're asking about freedom of religion in china and she said of course we have freedom of religion in china. >> she said people can be as religious as they want to be within their own minds. >> so, you see, as long as you ur religious within your own mind, now today, in america, we say that we still have freedom within our synagogue and churches. but the fact is, that as government continues to close in on us, we can understand that we're headed down a very dangerous track. looking back over say the last 50 to 75 years, what kinds of freedoms have we given up or seen taken away sort of innocuously for the greater good and almost without realizing. for exam

increased wages mean consumer spending remains brisk in germany. pay hikes are generally higher than the inflation rate of 1.2%, said the gains are real. germans would rather spend than wait around for the state to come and take a cut. >> the willingness to save is at a historic low. the events in cyprus have led many to feel their savings could be threatened by a compulsory tax even though there is no sign of such a move. >> the results of this study suggests that germans are not especially optimistic about the future. still, as long as the money keeps coming in, they are prepared to keep spending. that's a sharp contrast to what is going on elsewhere in europe. >> for more on how german consumers are affecting the market, let's turn to frankfurt. >> the strong german consumer mood fueling traders moved to buy shares. the german dax on the upside is a bit of momentum due to disappointing u.s. economic data. surprisingly good news coming from deutsche bank, the largest german private bank, making a profit in the first quarter of almost 2.5 billion

no drop in germany and normal social. if hundred square meters in five children you get another three thousand euros that month social eight call runs a motor scooter hire company in berlin and claims to represent many upset at what they see as a free ride given to migrants. if i would live in africa and i hear that when i see that my friend of mine of the relative of mine is already in bali and shows me via facebook how is living then i would say oh well i go to bernie and as soon as possible immigration here is that a twenty year high with a further two million expected to arrive within the next three years along with traditional settlers from turkey the bulk of that number will come from within in you as the jobless countries like spain and greece look for better opportunities in the much wealthy in north as the mediterranean situation worsens wealthier countries like germany are a magnet to provide work for their fellow e.u. citizens but even those who weren't even born in germany worry about the influx. i came here i

germany's social democrats celebrate their 150th anniversary. we now know the name of the british soldier who was killed yesterday in a savage attack in woolwich in london. , he was 25-year-old lee rigby. he was the father of a two-year- old boy. >> police arrested two more people in connection with the alleged murder. six homes in london have been searched. we have more now in this report. >> police searched houses linked to the suspect, trying to find clues as to whether the man could be part of a bigger plot. the attack in woolwich in eastern london has baffled even investigators. the soldier was killed in broad daylight. the suspects even asked passersby to film them. some eyewitnesses tried to save the man while others struggle to understand what was going on. >> there was someone on the pavement. i thought it was a traffic accident. i saw a bloke at the side by the wall on the pavement and two people leaning over him. i thought they were trying to resuscitate him. >> both men are said to have converted from christianity to radical islam. i

. >> here in germany, at least they feel safe. they fled after he received threats from the syrian secret service for protesting against the president. he says no one in syria is safe. >> one of his fighter jets killed my ogles family, his wife and five children. a missile hit their apartment and now they are all dead. >> most syrians who can afford to leave the country do so. many go to neighboring jordan or lebanon. they have each taken in about 475,000 syrians. some are heading for refugee camps in turkey, iran, and the rock. -- and iraq. 11,000 have applied for asylum in germany and churches are calling for them to be given refugee status with immediate effect. >> people have the chance to integrate. there are no restrictions. they get language courses. it makes sense to alleviate the process by giving them refugee status. >> the protestant charts want them to take in about 1000 syrians. he hoped to return one day, but he says while he remains president his family has no future. >> pressure on the german defense minister is gr