In afghanistan. The Northern City coming under fire. Attacks on civilians and soldiers claiming several lives across to kabul. For the latest. Thanks for joining us. Colombia has seen over 50 years of fighting and bloodshed with its armed forces locked in combat with farc rebels. Then came four years of negotiations with leaders and a signing of a peace deal but on sunday the colombian people narrowly rejected that peace deal with farc rebels. Opinion polls ahead of the referendum predicted a victory for the yes vote but in the event many voters said the deal was too lenient on the marxist guerrillas. Both sides have said they will honor a cease fire for now. Reporter as colombians look to an uncertain future, a clearer picture of the divide has emerged. This graphic in a local paper shows it was people in the margins of the country, those most affected by the war, who voted in favor of the deal. Also, in the capital, the majority voted yes. Those who voted no say they, too, want peace, just they cannot accept the deal. I dont agree with the settlement on pay for them. Many of us earn minimum wage and i dont like the idea a guerrilla fighter can come along and earn more after weve worked hard for so long. I would have agreed if they had at least raised our pay a little bit. I think this is an opportunity for the country to sit hopefully they will arrive at an agreement all colombian people will accept. In many ways this was a referendum on the president santos who staked his presidency on this peace deal. While he has vowed to press ahead, experts say hell have to reconsider his strategy. Santos has now been weakened and will need to make some adjustments to his programs. He will also probably need to make changes in his cabinet and, most certainly, to the team of negotiators in havana. The negotiators involved in the peace deal do not represent the colombian people. They need to be changed. Reporter that change has already begun. A day after the negotiation result the governments chief negotiator handed in his resignation. The mistakes we may have committed are exclusively my responsibility. I fully assume my responsibilities as a politician. I have also come to tell the president that i leave the fate of my position as chief peace negotiator in his hands as i do not wish to be an obstacle for what is to come. I will continue to work nonstop for peace in any way that will help. Reporter there have been many attempts at peace negotiations over the course of colombias conflict. This is the latest to falter. Now the government and the farc rebels have to go back to the negotiating table and make the deal more palatable to the people of colombia. In the meantime, president santos and the farc leadership have said the ceasefire between Government Forces and the rebel group will remain in place. Christopher well get the latest on all this of from the capital of boca raton. How have people been reacting to this extraordinary result . Reporter well, obviously people who voted against the peace deal are quite happy today. But people who voted for this peace deal who really wanted it to pass, they are totally devastated. Yesterday, for example, i was in a place where Young Students wanted to celebrate the victory of the peace deal and they arrived with lots of beer and music playing and when they watched the results the mood completely changed. There were loads of tears, lots of crying, lots of frustration, anger, cursing. So, yes. For people here who supported the deal, it is a huge shock. Christopher tell us about the people who are celebrating, the people who rejected the peace plan. Why did they do it . What were their reasons . Reporter well, they say the government actually was too mild and that the farc was getting too many benefits. For example the peace deal farc fighters would get Financial Support from the government during the next two years also had plans that there would be special tribunals and political crimes would not be charged with prison sentences and also it allowed the farc to form a Political Party and, additionally, would have given them some seats in the senate. So, many people said this deal was not that farc was getting too many benefits from the government and that this was just not acceptable after what happened to the colombian people. Christopher the question now is of course what happens after this deal . Whats next . Reporter so, before sunday both the farc and the government had said they dont want to renegotiate this treaty, but now, luckily, the situation looks slightly different. The farc have said today that they are willing to fix this peace deal. Theyre also saying that they are willing to stick to the ceasefire. Today, also, the chief negotiator of the colombian government offered to resign. It is not sure whether that is going to happen. Also, the u. N. Secretary general bankimoon sent a special representative to havana where the negotiations took place in order to give a new spin to the negotiations and in order to boost the Peace Process because right now this peace deal wont be put into place obviously. Its on hold. But, still, the situation looks like not all the work done during the last four years has been lost. Christopher just briefly, ruth, you mentioned that the farc has said it will stick to the ceasefire. What about its rankandfile members . Is there a danger they might return to violence if, you know, the other side of the bargain isnt kept . Ruth well, one of the farc groups, they said from the very beginning they are not willing to join in the peace treaty. So what happens with them, how they will use their arms, that is not sure. However, the rest of the farc groups, who were behind the treaty, who the low ranks, i visited a farc camp and i saw they are quite well structured, quite a high ranking order, so if the leaders are promising to keep the ceasefire, in my view shall the lower ranks will follow. They will obey. Christopher okay. Ruth, thanks for that. Lots of background there from ruth krause in boca raton for us at the moment. The United States says it is suspending talks with russia on the war in syria, citing the failure of a recent ceasefire and what washington calls moscows inability to end the violence. The u. S. Says air strikes on civilian areas in syria have intensified since a truce broke down last month, and washington is also accusing moscow of failing to rein in president assads forces. A state Department Spokesman said russia did not live up to its own commitment, including its obligations under International Humanitarian law. Okay. Well go to washington now for more on this story. Our reporter is standing by for us. I think weve been expecting this move, but tell us, why is it that washington has decided to take this step . Reporter yes. As you mentioned, last thursday secretary of state, the u. S. Secretary, john kerry, announced that this threat that he was going to suspend talks with russia unless something would change on the ground in aleppo, but they have not seen that. Hospitals are being attacked. Civilians are being attacked. No humanitarian aid can reach the besieged city of aleppo. Therefore, the threat has come through, which the state Department Said they did not take lightly. They will not continue to talk with russia unless something happens on the ground that russia uses its influence to do something to the syrian assad regime that they will go back to what they negotiated on september 9, the agreement, the cessation of hostilities. Christopher heike, what does this mean for u. S. Military operations in syria, for the u. S. Cooperation with the russians there . Heike well, exactly. That was the whole point, that if the cessation of hostilities would have happened and pulled through, then the russians and the American Military were going to Work Together in fighting what theyre really there for, which is the Islamic State. Now, the United States has announced theyre pulling back their military personnel from geneva, and this coordinated effort will not happen right now. Christopher but does that not also mean there is a danger of unintended conflict between u. S. Forces and Russian Forces by mistake as it were . Heike well, they said that they would still inform each other the usual way about strikes they may run, air strikes against the Islamic State. So that will probably not necessarily happen. But its definitely a new low in the u. S. And russian relations. And it just shows that president putin, who really knows and understands the obama administration, which is on the way out of the administration, is not willing to send u. S. Troops into the syrian conflict. Russia is really taking advantage of the situation and is just establishing what they want to do, which is supporting the syrian army. Christopher okay. Heike, many thanks for that. Reporting for us from washington. Now, the turkish government has extended the countrys state of emergency for another three months following julys failed coup attempt. The state of emergency has allowed the government there to clamp down on the u. S. Based cleric movement. Ankara has accused him of orchestrating the coup attempt and turkey has arrested nearly 32,000 people in connection with that coup attempt. A threat to International Relations is how the Saudi Arabian government has been describing a law passed by the u. S. Congress allowing lawsuits against the gulf kingdom over the 9 11 terror attacks. Rihad has urged the u. S. To prevent what it calls the dangerous consequences of the new legislation. Last week u. S. Congress, the u. S. Congress voted to allow families of 9 11 victims to seek damages from saudi arabia. 15 of the 19 9 11 hijackers were saudi nationals. Theres been another day of clashes in kashmir along with crossborder shelling between the pakistani and indian military. The latest violence comes a day after an indian parra military leader was killed by suspected militants. Things have intensified since the middle of september. The mainly muslim region has been divided between india and pakistan since 1947. Both new delhi and islamabad claim the territory as theirs. Our correspondent is in the capital of indianadministered kashmir and has been telling us how the people there are coping with the recent upsurge in violence. Reporter its slightly surprising to see that as tensions on the border increase things here are calming down but youve also got to consider theres been more than 85 days of this unrest and people are perhaps just getting tired. Were learning also from sources that perhaps it was a strategy that they expect protesters to tire out. At some point businessmen have to return to business, children have to go back to school. That has not yet happened, but i do see a remarkable change over the last days and i have to say things are getting better, though the apprehension and the fear that there might be a solution on the border of course is there. Christopher a court in moscow has opened the trial of five men charged with the murder of a kremlin critic. The defendants are all ethnic chechens and investigators say they were given more than 15 million rublese for the killing, about 214,000. He was shot dead in february, 2015 on a bridge opposite the kremlin. He was a prominent opposition leader, well known for his criticism of president vladimir putin. In hungary, voters have almost unanimously rejected a European Union plan for resettling refugees. 98 of those who voted in the referendum were against mandatory e. U. Refugee quotas. The Prime Minister hailed the outcome as a victory, despite a voter turnout so low that the vote may be invalid. Only 43 of the electorate took part. That is short of the 50 required. Well take a short break. Stay with us here on d. W. News. Christopher welcome back. Youre watching d. W. News from berlin. In afghanistan, taliban fighters have pushed into the countrys north and Government Forces have now beaten them back in some parts of the city the insurgents launching their attack late on sunday night. This footage on twitter showing taliban fighters entering the central city and Walking Around the central square. The latest assault comes just a year after the taliban briefly conquered the capital, the only provincial capital to have fallen into the islamist militias hands since they were ousted from power in 2001. For more, well talk to our correspondent josh smith in kabul, the capital. Josh, do we have any further confirmation of the taliban pushing in . Have they taken the city . Josh the latest information we have from afghan officials here is after having pushed into the center of the city earlier today, Afghan Security forces have retaken certain areas like the city center. The main square. However, fighting is ongoing around some other government buildings there. Christopher okay. Why are the taliban so keen on taking control of kunduz . What is so important, so strategic about kunduz that they keep on trying to conquer that city . Josh kunduz lies in a strategic area that is near the northern border with an area thats been a key corridor for smuggling illicit drugs and other things. It is also a major symbolic victory for the taliban, you know, showing the incapacity of the government to control the city. Christopher okay. Now, these attacks, there was one in helmand as well today. They come ahead of an International Donor conference that starts in brussels tomorrow. What sort of support does the International Community need to give afghanistan at the moment . Josh certainly the continued fighting here in afghanistan has forced International Backers to include the United States, nato allies, and other countries around the world, to rethink their plans of withdrawing their troops completely from afghanistan as well as reducing their overall presence here in afghanistan. The United States and nato have pledged billions of dollars a year at least until 2020 to continue to support the Afghan Government and its security forces. Christopher okay. Josh smith, many thanks for that. In kabul reporting for us there. Time now to catch up with some of the other stories making news around the world at the moment. In iraq, at least 16 people have been killed in three bomb attacks in the capital baghdad targeting mainly shiite neighborhoods. In an unverified online post the socalled Islamic State has claimed responsibility for two of the bombings. Russias federal security service, the f. S. B. , says it has detained a ukrainian journalist on suspicion of spying. Russia claims that he is an officer of the ukrainian army. Ukraines Foreign Ministry has called the accusations baseless and is demanding his release. Police in greece have fired tear gas and pepper spray at pensioners during an antiausterity protest. More than a thousand people took part in mondays demonstration against more cuts to pensions. Some of the elderly demonstrators tried to tip over a riot police bus. And now its time for the latest business news. I believe politicians from our home country may be causing more market mayhem . Reporter im afraid so. In the u. K. We saw the british pound slip to threeyear lows against the euro today. Now, that is after british Prime Minister teresa may sing naleid willingness to leave europes Single Market in exchange for tighter controls over immigration. It added to the uncertainty over brexit even though the government has been trying to create certainty by setting a timetable. Take a look at some of the language hes been using at the conservative party conference. Turbulence. Now thats one word thats not that reassuring to investors. Here is an even better one for you. Rollercoaster. Well, companies will actually probably like another proposal he has up his sleeve. A Lower Corporation tax rate, 17 . And hammonds also pledging more spending to boost the economy, including the launch of funds worth 5 billion pounds to build new homes. When it comes to the period prior to the u. K. s departure from the European Union the finance minister has offered those to secure e. U. Funding within the next two years the guarantee that the u. K. Will continue paying for those projects once britain has left the bloc. After divorcing itself from the bureaucracy of brussels, hammond promises to run a tight budget and cut the red tape. The negotiations will soon enter an important phase. By the end of next march the country plans to invoke article 50 that will officially start the process of leaving the e. U. Theresa may took a hardline in her speech to the party conference, her first as Prime Minister. We are not leaving the European Union today to give up control of immigration again and were not leaving only to return to the jurisdiction of the European Court of justice. Reporter the British Government also promises to protect the rights of e. U. Citizens in the u. K. But only if britons in europe are given equal treatment. The british finance minister Philip Hammond admitted a period of uncertainty lies ahead for the british economy. Finance minister hammond we have to expect a period when confidence will go up and down perhaps on a bit of a rollercoaster until we get to a final agreement with businesses and consumers understanding what the future relationship between britain and the European Union will be. Reporter if britain triggers Divorce Proceedings next march the country is set to leave the e. U. By early 2019. Europes second largest economy has two years of painful horse trading ahead. Reporter germanys biggest Lender Deutsche Bank is trying to get a massive Mortgage Backed securities in the run up to the financial crisis. The chief executive will be in washington this week to try to negotiate a deal. The lender would likely have to raise fresh capital to pay the full penalty and even struggle to stay afloat. Last week speculation on a deal to reduce the fine by more than half sent deutsche shares soaring. Lets check in with our man on wall street now. Jose, it seems hopes are fading for a swift deal with the u. S. Government for deutsche. Jose this deal as waitandsee situation, helena. It is true the optimism we saw on friday after the rumors of a much reduced fine lifted Deutsche Bank shares seems to be winding down. As for now the talks with the department of justice continue and according to the u. S. Media, no deal has been presented yet to any senior Decision Makers on either side. So as long as there is no clear sign that the final fine will be well below the initial 14 billion investors keep worrying. We should take into consideration that grading agency moodies pointed out it will be positive for bond holders if the german bank could settle for a fine around 3. 1 billion. If that is not possible, a sum around 5. 7 billion will take a toll on the banks profitability this year, but not impair the banks capital position. Of course as it stands at the moment there is a great deal of uncertainty, Deutsche Bank certainly in a tight spot. How have u. S. Investors been reacting to that . Jose well, helena, even though german equity markets were closed on monday, Deutsche Bank shares traded here in the u. S. , lost around 1 in the first trading session of october. In the last month they have erased 13 of its value. So far this year they are down 46 . So that gives you a clear picture of the toll taken by the bank over the last couple months. That said, jpmorgans c. E. O. Said today on u. S. Media that there is no reason Deutsche Bank should not get over its problems since it has plenty of capital and liquidity. He also pointed out that Deutsche Bank and other european banks need to get through these difficult times because it is better for everybody. So, helena, a vote of confidence coming from one of the biggest u. S. Banks here in the u. S. Helena all right. The big banks sticking together. Jose luis deharo, many thanks. Dutch Banking Group i. N. G. Is slashing 7,000 jobs as part of its restructuring efforts. The Company Plans to shed 3500 jobs in belgium and another 2300 in the netherlands by 2021. Belgium has been hit by a series of cutbacks recently. Last month u. S. Heavy machinery maker caterpillar announced the closure of a plant there with the loss of more than 2,000 jobs. All right. Thats the latest from the business desk. Back over now to christopher. Christopher thank you, helena. The 107th nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to a japanese scientist. The Nobel Assembly in stockholm giving him that prize for his discoveries about the ways human cells pr repair themselves. More announcements coming up of course this week with physics on tuesday and chemistry on wednesday. The Nobel Peace Prize is due to be awarded on friday. Thats all for now. Ill be back after a short break with analysis of the top stories on the day. In the meantime have a look at the spectacular images from the Worlds Largest balloon fiesta in albuquerque, new mexico. Stay with us. [theme music] [theme music] Ernabel Demillo hi, welcome to Asian American life. Im Ernabel Demillo. Were at the brooklyn Botanic Garden where they house one the most extensive indoor asian gardens in the world. Lets take a look. Next to japan, the c. V. Starr Bonsai Museum has the oldest and largest collection of three hundred fifty bonsais in the United States. Step into the tropical pavilion and youll be transported to the lush