journal." our top stories this hour, the killing of vicki american citizens -- two american citizens in yemen calls into question the rule of law. chancellor merkel calls on european leaders to move forward with democratic reforms. taking to the skies to gaze at the stars, we ride along the airborne telescope. the killing of vicki american citizens in yemen has been hailed by president barack obama as a major blow to al qaeda. they were both killed by a u.s. air strike. obama said that one planned and directed the murder of

americans. >> u.s. officials confirmed that the use and on manned drone to target anwar al-awlaki's convoy. it is believed that he was an important and highly active leader within the al qaeda network. he repeatedly advocated the killing of u.s. citizens and even helped to plot a tax. barack obama authorized the assassination last year. obama said that his killing was a milestone in the war on terror. >> this is further proof that al qaeda and its affiliates will find no safe haven anywhere in the world. working with yemen and our other allies, we will be determined, we will be delivered, we will be relentless and resolute in our commitment to destroy terrorist networks. >> anti-terrorism investigators

have linked anwar al-awlaki to numerous attacks. two of the 9/11 hijackers are thought to have been his followers. anwar al-awlaki was never charged with any formal crimes. this raises the question of killing a u.s. citizen without due process of law. >> fighters and libya supporting the interim government there have resumed their shelling of gaddafi's hometown of sirte. they fired opposition is believed to be held by gaddafi loyalists. nato backed up the assault with airstrikes. sirte is one of the few remaining strongholds of pro gaddafi forces. italy says that they are ready to release some 2.5 billion euros in frozen libyan assets to the libyan government.

the italian foreign minister said that rome was sending a team of experts to determine how to spend the money in the best interests of the people of libya. to syria now where forces have been engaged in intense battles for deserters in the army and an attempt to gain control. human-rights activists say some to wonder 50 tanks and armored vehicles have entered the city. thousands of people took to the streets after friday prayers and a new wave of protests against president assad. more than 2700 people have been killed since the unrest erupted in march, most of them civilians. protesters have been gathering in cairo's tahrir square for what they're calling a protest to reclaim the revolution. they are angry at the army's handling of the handover to civilian rule. also the removal of old regime

supporters from key leadership positions in the civil service. >> once again, thousands of egyptians have amassed on tahrir square. the protesters are concerns about the pace of reform in egypt and they see their revolution as far from over. we don't want a military state, they chant. they hold signs that say, we respect you, but return to barracks. egypt possible in military council is headed by the former defense minister under hosni mubarak. his recent extension of the emergency log did not sit well with protesters. they say that it invites abuse of power. >> i don't want to wait anymore. we want this to change something. too little has happened so far. we will not let them overrule us.

>> i'm against the military council, i guess military loss, against the electoral law. too many things are happening that i don't agree with. >> a broad coalition of revolutionary groups are calling for changes to the new election rules. they want to prevent mubarak allies from running for office and they want the military council to release a timetable for the handover of power. they are threatening to boycott the november elections and organize for the mass protests if their demands are not met. >> some have called at the last remaining dictatorship in europe, belarus. the leaders sought to reach out to their neighbors but belarus boycotted the talks and brussels stepped up their criticism of their authoritarian president, alexander bookish and go -- alexander lukashenkko.

the situation in the ukraine is also causing concern. >> eu leaders are relying on a carrot and stick approach to encourage democratic reforms in belarus and ukraine. if kiev relentsd, and they could get assistance by the end of the year. minsk boycotted the meeting in protest over the meeting the previous day between eu leaders and belarus opposition. the government must free all political prisoners and start a dialogue with the opposition. >> we are witnessing too little democratic reform. we will try to support belarus of that changes. what i heard from the opposition yesterday gave me little cause for optimism. >> recent developments in post-

communist ukraine have raised concerns, especially the trial of the former prime minister yulia tymoshenko for alleged abuse of power. many believe that it is a bit by bit president to crush his political rival. >> -- many believe it is a bid by the president to crush his political rival. >> we do not approve of such measures as members of the previous administration. >> do you is insisting that any free trade agreement on ukraine insists -- the eu is insisting that any free-trade agreement is based upon democratic reforms. >> we will be taking an in-depth look at the situation in ukraine coming up in half an hour. the french president nicolas sarkozy says there is no

credible alternative to keeping greece afloat with more eu aid. he met with the greek press minister. he said that failure increase would be a failure for all of europe. he emphasized that help increase was a moral as well as economic obligation. he added that he would be heading to berlin to discuss feeding -- speeding up the rescue plan for europe. as the search for european stability continues, now there is the specter of eurozone inflation. >> this adds to the volatility on the markets. latest figures show inflation has led from 2.5% to 3%. this is the highest level in almost three years and well above the target threshold of 2%. in germany, prices for petrochemical products rose sharply along with clothing and shoes.

it was not much for traders to smile about. europe has marked its worst quarter since 2008. the major political elements are not convincing investors that things will soon improve. >> the mood at the frankfurt stock exchange is gloomy and it is not likely to get better anytime soon. investors are worried about a looming recession and a spread of the debt crisis. from july to september, that drove shares down across europe. one of the hardest hit was the act is exchange which lost 30% of its value. the dax lost nearly 25% since july. that means that 30 major companies that make up the blue chip index lost a total of 183 billion euros in market value. the 15 major stocks that make up the euro stoxx 50 index scarcely did any better. traders are looking to the

future hoping once markets have left this bad quarter behind them, things might pick up. >> a bronze of bad news rattled investors. our correspondent sent us this report from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the economy is growing more slowly and in brazil, the economic outlook has been revised downward. consumer prices are rising so much that an interest-rate cut next week by european central bank becomes very improbable. then this afternoon the news came in in spain, three banks have been nationalized. this was too much for investors, they decided to sell stocks. in frankfurt, the shares of deutsche bank were sold. >> let's take a closer look at some of the market numbers. the dax finished almost two and

a half% down. the euro stoxx 50 went down by one and a half percent. the dow jones closed over 2%. the euro is under pressure and is now trading at $1.33. we have an little bit of positive news, the number of people out of work in the eurozone itself for the first time since august. this was not enough to change the unemployment rate which is stuck at 10%. here is a look at the winners and losers in the region. >> in contrast to his neighbors, austria is well-off. with the lowest jobless rate with 3.7%, the alpine republic joyce -- enjoys nearly full employment. in the past year, on a point decline and 16 of the 27 eu

member states including all of the baltic states. the biggest drop was in lithuania. the jobless rate dropped from 18.2% to 15.6% fuelled by a surging economy and help the experts. not all countries have seen a recovery. unemployment remains unchanged and the jobless rate rose in 10 e states. unemployment climbed from 12.1% to 16.7% and this is blamed on austerity measures. that has cut jobs in the private and public sectors. >> we picked it up in germany. when communist east germany collapsed more than two decades ago, germans on both sides of the wall were shocked and dismayed to learn just how deep the tentacles of the secret police reached into every level of society. one in five people worked for

them. some of those former spies have in facbeen employed -- have in fact been employed at the archives. >> a few weeks after the fall of the berlin wall, east germans stormed the headquarters hoping to find out who had spied on them and what they recorded. even after 20 years, that information has not lost its relevance. at the archive offices, the work of uncovering the past continues. >> there are still cases where someone is revealed to have been an informant and the number of applications for access is on the rise. the subject is still topical. >> this would affect former stasi employees who now work in the archive office.

the new commissioner would like hit them gone and the new law backs him up -- would like them gone and the new law backs him up. >> they work in a highly sensitive area. >> the opposition party says that the new lot is legally questionable. >> these employees have worked at this office for more than 20 years and they're not guilty of anything. their positions should be protected against arbitrary intervention. >> the continuing debate on how to deal with former stasi shows that 20 years later the past continues to cast its shadow. >> the german scientific initiative is getting some support from nasa to help scientists get a clear picture of distant stars. plans for a flying observatory began decades ago. now, they are a reality. a jumbo jet taking to the skies with a lot of gadgetry.

>> this is not your typical jet liner. this is a test flight of sofia, the retrofitted boeing 747 as it takes off from california. inside, a 17-ton telescope and computer imaging system which comes from germany. the german american mission is to look at the stars above the clouds. this is the mission control center in bonn. this is the head of the german side of the project and he is following the plan's progress. >> on this monitor, i see that the plane has an hour before it lands in california. this is critical. the observations will allow us to calibrate our instruments precisely. >> an array of computers is

attached to the telescope. they convert the infrared view into images. entire galaxies appear as pixels. the image of the zero ryan nebula shows how it looks from a standard telescope. -- the image of the orion nebula. this is crucial to showing how stars are formed. the mission is scheduled to last 20 years. a clear view on a universe that still holds many secrets. >> i cannot wait for those images to come back. on mars? >> they will work on that project as well. we will be looking at the question, are intrenched autocrats rolling back ukraine's orange revolution?

>> welcome back. in ukraine, the trial against

former pri yulia tymoshenko is seen as an attack against a wider reforms after the orange revolution. there are accusations of the removal of political rivals and the silencing of independent media. they are concerned that the conviction of yulia tymoshenko will affect free trade agreement. she was detained for an accusation of abuse of power. she says the charges are politically motivated and are an attempt by the president to stifle the opposition in the country. old and deep divisions remain in the former soviet country. people in the south and east are mainly ethnic russians and they

want to maintain close relations with moscow. those in the west favored a pro eu policy. >> a tent city outside the courthouse in downtown kiev. hundreds of supporters of yulia tymoshenko have been camping out here since her arrest in early august, day and night. this is a local. she says the trial of the 4 per minister is proof that ukraine is becoming an authoritarian state under the current president. >> if this was about justice, he would have lost it when he was in opposition and yulia tymoshenko was prime minister. now, not go easy for her to get rid of her -- for him to get rid of her. >> there is nothing left of the gains made by the revolution. press freedom and other freedoms

have been revoked. >> the central square is just down the road from the courthouse. in 2004, it was the epicenter of the orange revolution. hundreds of thousands gathered here accusing the president of vote rigging. they are convinced that the president would crush an uprising with every means in his disposal. >> the authorities are preparing all of these units among the security forces to respond to any protest. theyre hiring more and more armed. is biddg ll

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