Well though violence during past festivities here in germany make security a top priority also coming up the largest protests since two thousand and nine group iran the government blocks access to social media apps turning. To demonstrators are shot dead in the west of the country. Im at home and welcome to the program the world has begun to reign in the new year and australians were wrong the first to celebrate sydney started off the new year with a bang a display of fireworks dazzling spectators around the citys iconic harbor this Year Celebrations had a rainbow theme to celebrate the introduction of same sex marriage to australia in december well there are still if. Few hours to go to midnight here in berlin revelers are already streaming towards the site of the countrys Biggest Party at Brandenburg Gate as always security is tight both here and other german cities including cologne that is where large numbers of women were sexually assaulted on new years eve two years ago. The finishing touches on preparations for new years eve in berlin and the Brandenburg Gate is getting ready to host hundreds of thousands of people a Massive Party and an even bigger security concern. Course there will be police at the event especially outside as well as five hundred security personnel. We have strict admission policies will be checking all visitors and their bags and no fireworks glass bottles large bags or suitcases will be allowed and there will be concrete poles outside the event as well as vehicle road blocks. And. The blocks are to prevent truck attacks like the one on a Christmas Market at brightside plots last year but another major concern is womens safety during the celebrations. For the first time organizers in berlin are setting up a place for women to seek help at attention run by the german red cross volunteers will be on hand to help anyone who has been sexually assaulted or just needs a place of refuge celebrations are also planned at the cologne cathedral near the citys main train station this is where hundreds of women were assaulted or robbed on new years eve two years ago many of the suspects were recent immigrants or Asylum Seekers fueling criticism of chancellor Angela Merkels decision to let more than a million migrants into germany. But after the masses salts in cologne do women feel less safe. Because im not the kind of person to be afraid and so honestly i havent really thought about it i wont be at the clone cathedral but i live in cologne and i go out at night without any worries. Because im not worried about it i think there are enough security measures after what happened. Yeah i dont know something should be done about this but i think its clear that you wont be safe anywhere. Germany isnt taking any chances its beefing up security with more police on the streets and Video Surveillance cameras hoping to usher in a happy and peaceful new year. Must come together and twenty eighteen that is the message from chancellor merkel in her annual new years eve address to be broadcast later today well w. Has a preview where america highlights the challenges ahead shes struggling to form a government after the most recent elections failed to produce a clear Ruling Coalition it was a difficult Political Year for chancellor Angela Merkel at the very beginning of her speech she addressed the social atmosphere in germany and the tensions. I think as i know from many conversations and encounters this year that a lot of you are concerned about the cohesion of germany its been a long time since the differences of opinion about this have been so stark some have even spoken of a rift running through our society like. Merkel mentioned the worries over whether the government would be able to organize and direct immigration into germany but she also spoke of the fears and doubts of People Living in the countryside who feel left behind those are her obligations as for Foreign Policy she look to europe and says she is expecting decisive years ahead for the european union. Plans and all of this germanys future is inseparable from the future of europe the twenty seven countries of europe must be motivated most strongly than ever to hold together as a community this will be the crucial issue of the coming is and this will be a matter of whether we europeans represent our values in a globalized and Digital World assertively and in a spirit of solidarity both internally and externally. But european policymakers are also waiting for germany to form a new federal government for chancellor marigot that will be the most pressing task in the coming months. All in all a bit to chew on for medical we have Political Correspondent michelle in the coast are here with us to talk it over mentioned this rift in society in those remarks i mean is this her failure in that shes led germany for the last twelve years well thats what her critics are saying that she failed to detect this that she failed to actually create the kind of conditions where this wouldnt be possible she carefully avoided the word nationalism she avoided the else had to many this rightwing extreme policy that for the first time and to German Parliament but she certainly now is feeling this pressure and she is calling this challenge by the name this rift in society and this very much is and has been her government style to date that she didnt have the kind of macaw approach of drawing this grand vision of where the country where europes to go but rather works down the list of challenges and thats what she did in this address well i mean where does medical go from here then i mean we mentioned that these Coalition Talks are dragging on and merkel herself as a political figure in germany has a different meaning than just a few years ago i mean is her future bright she going to see out another four year term well thats the big question right now is seat technically able to put together what really what is the only option realistically left in another grand coalition with the social democrats will the social democrats go along with this were expecting this talks to begin for real over the coming days thats the first thing thats going to happen here at the beginning of the year at the same time we saw him many times before talking about is this the beginning of the end of hunger that machall what she has pasta prime i think there is a recognition from all sides that this is if its another time in office will be most likely. The big question is would see. So another full time thats what she says she intends to do but theres many ifs and theres many questions and we didnt see any kind of questioning of her power in the pasta there is a different quality of power that she has right now but if you Start Talking about who else is there in europe who will see that kind of power i think thats a good fresh look at really how much power she still holds suddenly looking at germany from the outside right thanks so much for joining us. And you will broadcast on clinical full new years speech in english later today it will go out at eight oclock this evening Central European time we move on now to some other stories making news around the world Rights Group Says police in democratic republic of congo have shot dead two protesters in the capital city kinshasa this after Security Forces interrupted a catholic mass for the rest of altar boys who had been protesting against the countrys president elections to replace him have been delayed they are due next year at least thirty six people have been killed in a bus crash in Central Kenya police say a bus that a truck collided on a dangerous stretch of highway close to know who town more than one hundred people have died on that route just this month alone. At least twelve people have been killed and fourteen wounded in a bomb attack on a funeral in eastern afghanistan there has not been a claim of responsibility yet but both the taliban and militants from the socalled Islamic State have stepped up assaults in the region in recent months. And for indian soldiers and three suspected militants have been killed in an attack on a paramilitary camp in disputed kashmir. Officials say gunmen stormed the camp near a southern border village no group has claimed responsibility for that attack. But it has emerged from a hostage standoff at a post office in Eastern Ukraine that ended peacefully on saturday man seen here had claimed to have explosives and Firearms Police arrested the man and all nine hostages were released unharmed Authorities Say the suspect had a history of drug related offenses. Well following antigovernment protests that have spread across iran authorities have restricted access to social media apps blamed in part for fanning turnout two protesters have been killed in the western city of delude tens of thousands of iranians protested for a third consecutive day on saturday what started as an outcry against Economic Hardship quickly turned into regime demonstrations state officials have warned that those stoking disorder will quote pay the price for protests or the largest seen in the country since the postelection unrest in two thousand and nine. Well for more we are joined by a. F. P. Correspondent Eric Randolph in teheran eric weve now seen three days of protests last night two protesters were killed whats the situation presently do you expect the protests to continue. It was being kind of hard to get information. Quite a lot of Internet Access and social media ups but we have got reports that there are some relatively small protests starting. To rot and some videos on social media shows purchased elsewhere so we could be in for a fall right on the rest around the country president how son rouhani who has been notably absent throughout this period is due to give an address the nation at a time clock and really interesting to see what he says in a bid to calm down tensions which seem to be running slightly out of control. As he said these protests began on Economic Issues on cost of living issues spiraled into quite virulent slogans and some vandalism and some violence and different parts yet theres some notion that the hard line elements in this regime were happy to see these protests happen at first in that they would discredit rouhani do you expect him to to close ranks with with the other side of things in the government tonight. Well that is something that a few analysts have said the hard line is how economy is. To be run it for a long time and. There are some groups that they hope to start the initial protests that were somewhat shocked by how quickly those escalated it grew out. And we have seen already see more truth more moderate hardline factions touring to go referring to the band council revolutionaries some are but also have to make a distinction. There are legitimate economic grievances everybody agrees that. Wanting to make sure the separate those people from people who are pushing for wider disorder. Violence against the system itself that seems like a very fine line to walk especially when the rhetoric is saying that protesters will pay the price for their actions of what kind of response are you expecting in the coming days. So far they are to softly approach. The whole western town with the two protesters were killed which may be a different story but they have tried to not really confront the protesters if it starts to grow up we might see the growth of guards who are. Other which indeed Eric Randolph in tehran thanks so much for joining us. Well the New York Times has reported that the f. B. I. Probe into possible collusion between the trump president ial campaign and russia began after a tip off from an australian diplomat according to the newspaper former Trump Campaign advisor George Papadopoulos told the diplomats that russia had obtained thousands of emails that would embarrass chumps opponent Hillary Clinton now australia later informed the f. B. I. The agencys russia investigation has hung over the Trump Administration since he took office about a year ago well thanks for joining us here at news and berlin well leave you with some images of spectacular new years fireworks from auckland and sydney as those cities rang in twenty eighteen enjoy happy new year. Has no children which makes her feel worthless and incomplete. In a society that expects them to be children this is a burden many married childless women are suffer from a very personal film about the suffering of childless women in