Live from the studios of dw here in berlin, this is the journal. Heres whats coming up on the show after grueling marathon negotiations, the eu agrees on a budget bill that for the first time sees a cut in spending. Street battles in tunisia following the funeral of the slain Opposition Leader Chokri Belaid. Millions are in asia heading home to celebrate the year of the snake. For the first time in the history of the european union, the longterm budget will be cut. 27 eu leaders meeting in brussels have agreed to a final budget during a second summit arranged especially to do so. We will go live to brussels for the latest in just a moment. Thats right the drastically reduced sevenyear budget is worth 959 billion euros and was hammered out after two days of nearly roundthe clock negotiations and is far less than the just over 1 trillion euros and the one trillion euros the Commission Chancellor Angela Merkel went into the talks saying she was confident the agreement would be reached. In
Through the narrow alleyways of this modest workingclass neighborhood, the huge crowd name. Ed chanting belaids they blame the islamistled government for his murder. Chokri belaid had been its most constant and vocal critic. Amid all the anger, theres a sense that tensions have been bubbling under the surface for months. Tunisia was the birthplace of the arab spring, and all of these mourners are determined there will not be a premature end here as well. There were sustain volleys of tear gas from riot police. As the wider region looks on, tunisia, the jewel of the arab spring, is in turmoil. The leader of the governing party is blamed for the deaf. They deny giving free rein to more radical muslims. I do not think that the government is allowing things to happen. It is not only extremists who are committing crimes in tunisia. There are different people, different parties trying to make crimes and trying to push the experience to the extreme. The capital was reminiscent of the 2011 upr
We offer expertise and tailored solutions for Small Businesses and major corporations. What can we do for you . And now, bbc world news. Hello and welcome to g. M. T. On bbc world news. Our top stories tunisia in turmoil as thousands gather for the funeral of an assassinated Opposition Leader, Chokri Belaid. Mourners accuse the islamist government of murder as a protest strike shuts down the economy. Is this the death of a revolution . A former californian caught becomes americas most wanted after he dechairs war on former colleagues in the Los Angeles Police department. Of course he knows what hes doing we trained him. He was also a member of the armed forces. It is extremely worrisome and scary. And the ugly allegations behind the beauty of the bolshoi. We hear from the ballet star at the center of an offstage storm. And jim see here with business news. Thanks very much indeed. Negotiations have been going on through the night, but the word is European Union leaders are for the first
The confirmation hearing of obamas nominee for cia director john brennan over his support for drones and the targeted killings of u. S. Citizens. People that were standing up here today, i think they really have a misunderstanding of what we do as a government and the care we take, and the agony we go through to make sure we do not have any collateral injuries or deaths. 8 codepink protesters are arrested. We will speak with the groups founder who after returning from pakistan to protest drones, personally went to the house of john brennan, not on the door. He invited her in. We will find out what they talked about. You also speak with Jeremy Scahill, author of the forthcoming book and movied andirty wars, and melvin goodman, author of, National Insecurity the cost of american militarism. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. John brennan, president of and is picked to head the cia, defended the administrati
Rocked the fledgling democracy and highlighted divisions between liberals, secular tunisian, and conservative islamists. There was genuine anguish across tunisia today. No or more so than in the home of chokri belaid. His wife and father sitting dignified. Words of support to his daughter, whose father was assassinated on wednesday. A political murder that threatens to undermine to nietzsches fledgling revolution undermined tunisias fledgling revolution. My father wanted it to the democratic with a bright future. He always said the country was full of good things and believe political progress was possible here. As the coffin was carried through the narrow alleyways of this modest workingclass neighborhood, the huge crowd name. Ed chanting belaids they blame the islamistled government for his murder. Chokri belaid had been its most constant and vocal critic. Amid all the anger, theres a sense that tensions have been bubbling under the surface for months. Tunisia was the birthplace of t