Loan program for greece. The vote was accompanied by heated debate over whether or not athens would implement reforms and pay back the loans as promised. After the vote, the greek finance minister said he used creative ambiguity in convincing the eurogroup that is not going well with greek lawmakers. This report as expected, there was a clear majority for extending the bailout. 32 naysayers and 13 abstentions a clear signal from berlin to athens. When germanys finance minister asked for the support of lawmakers, he was aware that for many it was not an easy decision. The program has to be stuck to. There have been plenty of intensive debates about this in the past. Now that germanys parliament has approved the extension the chances of greece receiving the final tranche from its second bailout are higher. This is the second time a large majority of the left party has voted in favor of the bailout for greece. This is not an endorsement of the failed austerity measures. But we are in favor of greece getting some breathing space and a chance to make a new start. There was a clear yes for the extension from the social democrats. We want growth. We want to help greece help itself. And we want to see social justice. But that is one of our conditions. It is probably not the last time the German Parliament will have to vote on bailing out greece. Our Political Correspondent simon young has been following this debate in the german bundestag today. Simon, overwhelming approval for the extension of the Bailout Program for greece. Are german lawmakers really that convinced that greece is committed to the terms of the deal . I dont think they are. As Wolfgang Schaeuble said, it is difficult for the German Parliament to really get behind this package of reforms given how much trust has been lost. People are skeptical frankly that the reforms the greek government is committed to will really produce the results over the next four months. Will there be Significant Growth in the Greek Economy . Will tax revenues increase . Many in berlin doubts it. The greek finance minister said he used creative ambiguity to get the extension accepted. That doesnt really sound like a watertight agreement. Indeed. These are the kinds of comments from athens that have politicians here in berlin really annoyed especially over the last couple days. Mr. Varoufakis also said he was thinking about possibly applying for another debt writedown, something that has been repeatedly ruled out. There has been a lot of trust between berlin and athens. And we have one opponent of todays deal even asking fellow parliamentarians would you buy a used car from varoufakis and tsipras . It is a strange climate despite the fact that the German Parliament voted for the package in the end. Is berlin prepared for the possibility that greece might not pay back the loans that they will not do what they said they are going to do . How much money does greece actually owed germany . How much money precisely. The german loans are wrapped up in all these other international funds. Greeces totaled that is about 320 total debt is about 320 billion euros, and the german share is about 60 billion euros. Given the weakness of the Greek Economy, it seems likely the greeks will come back and apply for another loan. Or they will ask for a debt writedown. Dont forget, the greeks have already had more than 100 billion euros of their debts written off before. So we are bound to see more debate on this, more discussion, and no doubt more argument. More argument, indeed. Simon young, our Political Correspondent. Thank you so much for that. Greece has bought itself more time on the bailout clock. But will it follow through on commitments it made in order to get that money . There is certainly doubt among leaders in brussels and the eu. Athens track record is not exactly stellar. For years one greek government after the next has promised to fight corruption, tax evasion and balance its budget. But not enough has been done. Greeces finance minister says his country needs more time. Give us an opportunity to stabilize and get going and we will reform. Because we want to reform. Despite insufficient reforms the money has continued to flow. Greece is scheduled to receive a further 2. 7 billion euros in financial assistance. Germanys parliament has approved that. Thats on top of 142 billion euros athens already got over the past five years. There is speculation that a third assistance package of around 20 billion euros will also be necessary. Many people say that if greece is not able to invest in its future it will get stuck in a vicious cycle where debt breeds ore debt. Almost all the money is used to help athens repay past debts make interest payments. Without further help, the greek state could again face insolvency this july. The longterm solution is to increase state revenues, but that will likely take years. To Eastern Ukraine now where the question is, has the ukraine conflict reached a Tipping Point . A top official of the osce says that might be the case. She told the Un Security Council on friday that the conflict appears to be at a crossroads. The osce, which is monitoring the ceasefire, confirmed some heavy weaponry has been withdrawn from the frontlines in recent days. But the Organization Says that firing is still reported around the net scare port and the port city of mariupol. Meanwhile, u. S. Secretary of state john kerry says prorussian troops are repositioning for the next offensive. Osce observers in Eastern Ukraine, checking whether both sides have removed tanks and other heavy weaponry from the front. The work has been slowed by security concerns, and delays at both government and rebel checkpoints. We dont know how long its going to take. We cannot speculate at this moment. We are here through the morning ready to stay longer. And we hope to see more withdrawal of weapons in the following days. But neither side has told the osce how many weapons they have, or where they are located. In a televised speech at ukraines National Defense university, president Petro Poroshenko sent out a clear warning to the separatists. Our soldiers are ready at any time at any moment, to return with weaponry to their previous positions, and to repel the enemy within the shortest period of time. Fighting in Eastern Ukraine has decreased in recent days. Some soldiers are optimistic that this marks a turning point. We hope the war will be over, that everybody will live in peace, and everything will be fine. But it is hard to tell where the weapons are going. The osce says monitors need more access to see whether both sides are keeping promises, so weapons dont turn up in other parts of the country. For more now on this story that crossover to our correspondent, was following it in kiev. The osce says the conflict may be reaching a Tipping Point. If so, which direction is it going . Escalation or peace . You would have to be a very gifted fortuneteller to answer that question reliably. The osce observer said that there are some encouraging signs. But at the same time, they say it still might tip towards allout war. It is really difficult to judge the situation especially since both sides ukrainians and the separatists, claim that they will be willing to return to fighting at any moment, any time if it is necessary. The ukrainian president poroshenko said earlier on that even if the ceasefire will take hold the russian side still is a threat to ukraine. Over the past couple of days, we have been hearing that both sides in the conflict have been withdrawing their heavy weaponry from the frontlines. But we have also been hearing about continued firing around donetsk and mariupol. What more details can you give us . There has been some fighting going on during the day. On the line from donetsk toward mariupol the Ukrainian Military claims there have been attacks from the separatists on three different sites. The last three days, the fighting lessened. But it never really stopped. It lessened enough to call it a ceasefire. But both sides are pulling back their weaponry. But it is not really clear if they really are pulling back, or if it is just a regrouping. And the osce is fearing that they might be just moving around and fogging a regrouping of their weaponry. Sounds like it could still go either way. Thank you very much. Police in the u. S. State of missouri are investigating a spate of shootings that left eight people dead. The missouri Highway Patrol says the shootings happened on friday morning inside for houses in the town of tyrone. They say the suspect in the shooting a 36yearold man, was found that in a neighboring county after apparently committing suicide. A person was also injured in the shootings. And american blogger has been hacked to death in bangladesh. Avijit roy a u. S. Citizen of bangladeshi descent was attacked by a group of men with machetes in the center of the capital, dhaka. His wife was also seriously injured. A militant Islamist Group has claimed responsibly for the killings. American writer avijit roy was a voice against religious extremism. He was the founder of a popular bengalilanguage blog called free mind, which he used to promote secularist and humanist ideas. He died after being attacked on a busy street thursday night as he and his wife rafida ahmed returned from a book fair at dhaka university. The assailants hack at him with meat cleavers, then escaped into the craft. Crowd. I saw an unnamed person pull out a big knife and hit avijit roy. I shouted, but nobody came to save him. No one came. Roys family said he was threatened by extremists in the past for defaming islam and he was one he could face problems in bangladesh. Police are looking into claims by a littleknown Islamist Group that they carried out the killing. Protesters have gathered in the capital to denounce the murder. They fear the government will not do enough to upper hand the killers. Some complain about what they call a culture of impunity in the country, where there is increasing friction between atheist bloggers and hardline Islamist Groups. Roys father also said the government must act with urgency. This bangladesh that was earned by the blood sacrifice of the martyrs has now turned into a den of militants. I demand that the government immediately stops militant activities brings the militants to justice, and ensures punishment. Police have said they will do all they can to arrest the attackers. Coming up after a short break of just a minute we will be looking at hamburgs bid to host the olympics. And, the story of an angry birds that is terrorizing the citizens of a small dutch town. This and more is coming up after the break. Dont go away. Welcome back. The latest images from Islamic State are disturbing. Not because they show the loss of life. They show i. S. Trying to wipe out history and culture. They released a video showing their fighters destroying ancient statues in the iraqi city of muzzle mosul. Unesco is comparing it to the destruction of giant buddhas in afghanistan in two dozen one by the telegram, and they want the Un Security Council to take action. They used sledgehammers and electric drills to destroy ancient statues and other priceless artifacts in the museum in the iraqi city of mosul. The groups Propaganda Division dont the ransacking filmed the ransacking. Here, a militant uses a jackhammer to do face an assyrian statue that is more than 2600 years old. There is a copy of the statue in the Pergamon Museum in berlin. The director says it is an icon of ancient near eastern art. The terrible thing is, its not just the statues and the museums being destroyed. It is the Cultural Heritage of an entire country. Illegal excavations and looting have also caused irreparable damage. Leaders have devastated sites across Northern Iraq and syria. With crude equipment, they destroy as much as they steal. They then sell the artifacts on the International Black market. The stolen goods are often smuggled through neighboring turkey or lebanon. Western collectors pay high prices. Their purchases make cooks rich and often help finance Islamic State. The jihadists control large swathes of Northern Iraq, including the city of mosul. After the 2003 invasion of iraq, the National Museum in baghdad was looted and ransacked. The museum has been able to recover some of what was lost, but it remains closed to the public to this day. While art is being destroyed in some spots in the middle east in other places it is being made. New paintings from the mysterious british graffiti artist banksy have appeared in the gaza strip. The popular street art was confirmed on his website street artist confirmed on his website that the pictures are his. Banksy claims to have snuck into gaza from egypt through an underground tunnel. The works are meant to draw attention to suffering in the palestinian enclave following last summers war with israel. One European Company is reporting record profits. Airbus saw its best results ever in 2014. The Aerospace Giant sans net profits spike almost 50 last year, driven by a record high number of passenger and freight plane orders. Those results came despite cost overruns of hundreds of millions of euros related to a military transporter. Airbus says it will concentrate on the growing market for mediumboard passenger planes in the coming years. It has been yet another strong day for germanys dax. More from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange the airbus numbers were far better than expected. Analysts and investors have been delighted about them. Airbus shares have been one of the highfliers today on the frankfurt floor. They went up by up to 7 . Also the dax in general went on flying high. The extension of the rescue package for greece did not lead to a loss. Everyone knows that this money for greece can only buy time, but nevertheless investors have been quite content with that. D so theax so the dax reached a new record high at the end of this week. Heres a look at the numbers for you now. We begin in frankfurt, where the dax ended again on a record high , gaining 0. 66 11,401. The stoxx 50 also up by more than 0. 6 , ending at 3599. In new york, trading is still going on. The Dow Jones Industrial is currently slightly in negative territory. The euro ever so slightly gaining ground. Currently one dollar 1. 1198. At the cricket world cup, south africa crushed the west indies by 257 runs on friday. South african captain ab de villiers smashed them for an unbeaten 162. He hit eight sixers, racking up the fastest 150 in a onethe international. The total is the secondhighest world cup tour score of all time. South africa made quick work of their opponents, who only managed 151. The margin is the heaviest defeat in world cup history. Some soccer news. The Europa League drew for the round of 16. The one remaining german team wolfsburg, will be up against inter milan. Others include the rail against Seville Villareal against seville. Cities the world over are getting ready to apply to host the summer Olympic Games in 2024. In germany, it will be decided whether the candidate city will be hamburg or berlin. The candidate will have to compete with major contenders such as paris, boston, or rome. Hamburg has one advantage over berlin. While berliners are somewhat skeptical about hosting the olympics, according to a recent poll hamburgians are in favor. Hamburg is a gateway to the world, say it proud residents. It is a major center of trade and commerce, and it often hosts International Sporting events, such as cycling competitions, marathons, and triathlons. Now hamburg wants to host the summer olympics in 2024. The recently reelected mayor olaf schultz is full of confidence. We have prepared everything well. I feel many here are very enthusiastic. I hope that their enthusiasm will motivate others. Hamburg says one advantage would be the short distances between the various venues. It would build and Olympic Stadium knew the harbor, and ensure that all other sites are within a 10kilometer radius. Some would be dismantled after the games. Hamburg has a very good chance of winning, because the proposals are very good. Because the city has a lot to offer. Hamburg stands a good chance because everything will be sustainable. But it is hard going against berlin, which has already hosted the games. When hamburg starts something, he doesnt finish it. We should not build bid for the x until the harmonic is completed. Instruction of the harmonic concert hall is way behind schedule. Critics of the bid like to point that out. They suspect there could be cost overruns and building the live big venues. But there are other issues the olympic venues. That there are other issues as well. In some innercity districts all hell has broken loose. Infrastructure is straining and rents are skyrocketing. The Olympic Games would raise the pressure even more. Fredric brown, from the hamburg olympic bidding team, says they have designed less bombastic and more modest gains than we have seen in recent years. Hamburg is known for being reserved. They dont want the monumental as him monumentalism from the past. They want sports to be in the forefront. That is what hamburg wants. 20,000 people gathered last week in support of hamburgs bid, four times more than expected. The German Olympic Committee is due to decide next month whether it chooses to back berlin or hamburg. To the netherlands now, where the residents of one small town feel like they are in a reallife offered hitchcock version of the birds. They are being terrorized by a rogue eagleowl and they have come up with some novel ways to defend themselves. As darkness falls, people in the town of purmerend are gripped by fear. Fear of a silent attack from above. Suddenly, i felt something on the back of my head. It was the famous eagleowl. It was not really a fun experience. The eagleowl is tranquil all day, but lets rip at night. One theory is that it associates people with food. Another is that it has a hormone issue. The locals found a way of protecting themselves. We go out when it is dark, we go out only with umbrellas. So when we have to go for a walk we take umbrellas. It is not clear where the eagleowl came from. The city council is trying to find a solution. It is not permitted to sibley catch the bird because of animal simply catch the bird because of Animal Protection laws. So if you are in purmerend watch out. Sad news for star trek fans. Leonard nimoy, the u. S. Actor known for his portrayal of mr. Spock, has died. The son of jewish immigrants from the soviet union, heroes to prominence he rose to prominence as the ultrarational righthand man to captain kirk on the uss enterprise. While the original star trek only ran for three seasons, it became a cult hit in reruns, spawning spinoffs and movies. His trademark line was fascinating delivered with his raised eyebrow. He was 83 years old. Live long and prosper. You are watching the journal on dw. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] today im in aublic bath house in japan. Im jason hancock. The japanese love to take a hot bath after a long day. When disaster struck northeast japan in march of 2011, it was very cold. For those living in evacuation shelters, they longed to take a hot bath. Today we will look at baths that were set up in disaster stricken areas and those responsible for them. The march 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast japan were of an unprecedented magnitude
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