the renaissance. starts of people trying to save. you. this is the news live from berlin the fighting rages near libya's capital tripoli with scores already dead the united nations calls for thousands of refugees caught in the crossfire to be evacuated we'll find out what options they have left also coming up thousands in sudan pressed their demand for an immediate return to civilian rule they say their new military chiefs pledge to hand over power within two years is not enough. and vote counting is underway finland's parliamentary election the poll looks likely to dethrone the central right coalition in favor of left leaning anti austerity party is a populist party was predicted to make big gains but the e.u. already appears to be trying. thanks for joining us today was supposed to be the day for a united nations backed conference aimed at bringing peace to libya instead the u.n. is warning the lives of thousands of civilians including refugees are at risk the death toll is already saying the world health organization says fighting near tripoli has killed more than one hundred twenty people and wounded nearly six hundred that's strongman khalifa launched an offensive earlier this month to take the libyan capital. his from libya's u.n. back to government. general. the government has offered an end to the fighting in exchange for hostiles with rule. from the government of national accord would welcome a ceasefire but that does not mean it welcomes the continuation of this current situation the invading forces must return to where they came from once and for all . the humanitarian cost is rising on the day of a planned peace conference the un instead warned that thousands of civilians could be caught in the crossfire including refugees who have escaped conflict elsewhere only to find themselves again in danger some civilians have taken shelter in the school. my children and i had to leave our hosts because i was afraid we'd get bombed. government fighters are trying to hold their positions but they are faced with how fatah is heavily armed ground forces boosted by and support. on saturday and strike hit a schoolyard on the southern outskirts of tripoli where fighting between the factions has been fiestas images of the damage are a stark reminder of the threat also facing those seeking refuge in this school according to the un at least eight thousand people have fled the fighting for those who remain food and medicine are increasingly short supply. earlier we spoke with a los. institute's a policy think tank focused on libya we asked him about the humanitarian situation there. destruction of. ten thousand people already displaced and that the numbers that wanted to roy is coming to or. people looking to. their homes for their lives spread this month this would be the war for five years since the beginning of the civil war. pointed to koreans all of them of armed rebels. that's the story should be on the fuel supplies are working to ensure local services will work destruct and that's going to that's a causing more damage but it's the humanitarian support system the hospitals the places that host displaced people also be targeted ambulances for them because. it's very damaging that was unless al gore monti in london in sudan the interim and military council held its first meeting today after seizing power from veteran leader omar al bashir the new head about council lieutenant general abdel fatah or han chaired the meeting in the capital khartoum earlier he perspired to protesters demands by promising to form a civilian government within two years the sudanese people are keeping up the pressure they've presented a list of demands to military rulers including immediate civilian control of the government. outside the military headquarters in khartoum protesters are making their voices heard fed up with decades of autocratic rule they've been calling for democracy for almost four months. only except a real change satisfying the revolutionary people who are looking for a good future. with. this it in these people reject the military chiefs who ended the thirty year regime of the veteran president omar al bashir but the army is still very much in charge but she has success or even who fled general link to the genocide in darfur lasted just one day in the top job before announcing his resignation many are unhappy that he was replaced by another commander although abdel fattah han is not wanted for war crimes the home immediately sought to appease the crowds on the streets he announced the end of a curfew imposed by his predecessor and promised that a civilian government would be formed within two years but the demonstrators want a clean break with the old regime. that will never leave this place we will shout it out together who shout it out to our freedom liberty and do our. good it does this or this or that we all sit in her work just as we all sit in for free the wizarding for another new government representing by our by by out by our own so there is be able protesters say the first step towards a new beginning is to replace the military transition council with a civilian one. but let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world freshly re-elected israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has convened the first meeting of his new cabinet and yahoo was nearly awarded a record fifth term after elections last week although he is likely to soon face indictments on corruption charges. egypt has unveiled a newly discovered two min the pyramids near cairo belong to a fifth dynasty dignitary and it contains well preserved paintings and artifacts of two is believed to be more than four thousand years old. a super plane with six engines two fuselages and longest win span ever created as completed its maiden flight the so-called strata launch took off from the mojave desert in california or hours the aircraft designed to launch satellites laden rockets into space from high up in the air. you're watching still to come a dramatic pleas from beneath the waves president of the seychelles is warning that's exactly where his country could end up in action is not taken. or i will voting vote counting is underway in finland's parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by debates over climate change welfare and immigration initial results of the social democrats in the lead party leader. looks set to become finland's first leftist prime minister in over twenty years he's faced stiff competition from the right wing party but they're currently in third place behind the conservatives which have governed in coalition with the center party for the last few years. and here now to talk more about the finnish elections is you. who is from finland you've of course been following those elections closely first of all what do we know about the results of our so right now. and indeed it looks like the democrats are coming out with a very strong lead. close the. national coalition the true party. populist party. indeed i mean it's quite interesting because these especially acknowledged. the social democrats they have been in the opposition. the whole vote seems to be also an expression of discontent over the prime minister's reforms that he has for instance. cutting unemployment benefits for thin people now finland has just over five million people on is the elections there don't often make the news so can you convince our viewers why they should be paid paying attention this time bro well indeed. it is a small country a small nordic country it is though also a member of the european union and it will hold your presidency starting in july which is a very interesting phase because this is just a couple of months after the e.u. elections in may also that the year can commission will still be formed and of course finland hopes it will be able to also influence in some way the policies that are going to take place on an equal level especially when it comes to climate change in the next couple of years ok so we should be paying attention this election let's talk about this finland right wing populist party the finns party as you mentioned they're on track to become the second largest party now in finland tell me about the party well what's it like and how does it compare to other populist parties we've seen gaining power in other european countries well it's actually very similar to many of the parties that we would count as right wing populist it is quite. immigrant it's also has a lot of. what's quite interesting actually is that they have already been in the finnish parliament since two thousand and eleven and they have had a very strong representation there but now also for the first time they were actually complaining with a agenda that has to do with what they call the climate hysteria so they are also taking. something that other parties are having a very well of a club. they're saying that they want to fight climate change and. they want to stop the climate and have people come back to things that matter and there. are most are a lot going on there during this election thank you for that update. thanks very much sports now and the latest buddhist leader results are in the big news by munich has returned to the top of the table with a convincing win the defending champions cruised past fortuna dusseldorf kingsley coleman's going twice there in a dominant four one victory earlier on sunday hoffenheim defeated hertz a berlin two know these stand up match from saturday was of course stuart and one win over bites and that keeps them within striking distance of bahrain and we have one final result coming in just now frankfurt losing two outs burge three two one lewis hamilton goes to the victory at the chinese grand prix with mercedes dominating formula one's one thousand race reigning world champion hamilton overtook teammate fall terry botha at the start and he did not look back leaving home overseas one to finish ferrari's sebastian fettle finished third elton's win means he replaces both of the top of the drivers said it's. a great job today and to have a one two together think is very special on the one thousand. the start was. made the difference and after that kind of history. otherwise. ok in other words the pace was similar in the first interest. to dirtier couldn't follow. the seychelles is one of many countries threatened by rising sea levels it's feared many of its islands could soon disappear below the waves so that's exactly where the president of the seychelles made a dramatic pleas for action on climate change he also called for greater research and the world's oceans adding that we know more about the surface of mars than we do about the seabed. seychelles is on a mission a mission to save the ocean and thereby the very existence of this string of one hundred fifteen islands off africa's eastern coast the islands are among the places already feeling threatened by climate change and in march a team of scientists launched the next ocean mission to explore the secrets of the indian ocean. on sunday president danny for a drop down below the sea surface to make a plea for greater international conservation for more than one hundred twenty meters deep. to see how as a special relationship with all of us. it keeps the planet. it keeps us alive and it is clear to me that it is under threat like never before. the marine special plans are an initiative put forth by seychelles to promote long term management and create a sustainable economic zone around the islands if implemented it would be the first large scale marine management plant in the western indian ocean and the largest such plan in the world the indian ocean is the least known at least protected of all scientists estimate as much as ninety five percent of it has yet to be explored scientists with the seychelles next to an ocean mission say international help is needed to decrease the greatest threats to the region including global temperature increases coral bleaching overfishing and the widespread use of plastics choking out our ocean ecosystems worldwide. just a reminder now the top story that we're following for you at this hour boat counting is underway in finland's parliamentary elections the poll looks likely to