>> blither from the dw studios, this is the journal. >> coming up this half-hour -- >> kenya morning for three days as they put an end to the west gate steege. >> the death toll rising after the earthquake in pakistan. >> big ideas and broken promises.

>> dozens of people are dead in the kenyan capital nairobi after a four day siege in which islamist militants vetted their victims allowing the muslims to leave before killing others. >> the war of words continues between the al-shabaab group and the kenyan government. they say it led to the death of some of the hostages in the military calls a propaganda. >> the four day standoff ended on tuesday and almost one third of them were foreign nationals. we have us report. >> after days of waiting, the crisis seems to be over. friends and relatives are identifying their dead loved ones. al-shabaab says 130 died in the westgate center accusing kenyan troops of using poisoned gas and the government denies putting to death toll at 72.

>> we are convinced that it would be significant, if any but they are all still there except for the terrorists. >> forensic investigators are combing the wreckage of the shopping center. the crisis began when a group of heavily armed al-shabaab militants stormed the upscale shopping center taking civilians hostage in the islamists were shooting to kill. >> you can imagine seeing dead bodies and among them, we have people alive their together. it is something that i cannot forget. >> this footage shows a plane closethes officer bringing this mother and her children to safety. they say 10 to 15 heavily

stormed al show bob terrorists storm the mall. -- 10 to 15 heavily armed al- shabaab terrorists stormed the malls. they are are observing three days of official mourning. >> for now, let's go to your effect in nairobi. what more can you tell us you ?o >> we heard kenyan military forces thought about using some sort of sleeping gas in order to knock the terrorists out and there have been some attempts to bring a squad into drill a hole in the wall and inject gas into the rooms below but because of technical reasons, the military abandon this idea also because

of hostages that might have an around but as far as we have heard, there were plans to use the sleeping gas. >> what more now do we know about the attackers? >> of a lot of indications that international terrorists were part of the group and this would not be very surprising because al-shabaab in somalia got assistance from international al qaeda members and after the end of the war in afghanistan, there were fighting from over there and yemen. there are sing a british citizen assisted al-shabaab in 2007 so

it is a fact that foreigners assisted and fought for al show bob. >> thank you for that report. rescue crews are struggling to cope one day after a magnitude hit pakistan. >> over 300 were killed and hundreds injured. here is more from the worst effect did area of southwestern pakistan. >> of this town bore the brunt of the quake and 80% of the homes reduced to rubble. the search for survivors is on and no one knows how many are trapped. this part of the provinces sparsely populated, remote, and very poor. mountainous terrain is hampering rescue operations. the military was among the first to respond because they are fighting an insurgency in the region. >> there are three army units

that have been moved including this unit. we have moved a number of search and rescue teams to the area to look for the injured and also those people trapped in the rubble. >> the force of the quake was so powerful it created a small island off the southern coast. geologists describe it as a mud volcano formed by methane gas forcing the seabed upwards during the quake. it is expected to disappear again within weeks. >> how was the rescue effort proceeding and what are the biggest obstacles yo? >> most of the affected people, particularly in the district were scattered and they have to

now spend the night without a roof on their heads. i think the biggest obstacle is logistics because of the area. it is spread out. they're spread out over several hundred kilometers and this is the biggest obstacle which has come to a halt because of all of the effort that came through because of the help of the military helicopters that the military deployed during the day. these operations will resume early in the morning again. >> how can the international community help out in this situation? >> it is a big dilemma for the government because the area is

heavily civilian affected by the separate insurgency which presents huge security challenges and i think the government is still trying to figure out a strategy under which to allow international and nongovernmental groups to step forward and help out in the rescue and relief operations. >> from pakistan, thank you. we moved to the german political scene now. do we spend another four years in opposition or a coalition government? spd lawmakers gathered in berlin to discuss their options. >> the german elections left the victorious conservatives in search of a new coalition partner after the free democrats failed to reenter parliament.

the social democrats have painful memories of their last stint in government with merkel. for more on this now we are joined by john standing by at our parliamentary studios. can you elaborate a bit more on these painful memories? what was so bad for them? >> it was during the coalition from 2005 until 2009 at the global financial crisis peaked. the spd worked together very closely with merkel during that time and they felt that they were not rewarded for what they achieved. peer steinbrueck, the candidate, was the finance minister at the time. germany hold out very well from the ensuing recession but the spd did not at any credit for that. merkel got the credit.

>> if the spd does go into a coalition, what would they be looking for? >> the social justice issues they have been pushing in their campaign in particular, the minimum wage that they want. >> john barrett, thank you for that. let's look at the latest business news. >> first, a look at what else is making the news right now. >> hundreds of migrants have arrived in italy by boat. some 400 people fleeing the conflict in syria in the number of asylum seekers has increased radically since last year. most travel by boat to suddenly -- sicily. >> floods have killed at least two dead people in western india. the water has inundated homes and roads and swept away bridges cutting off several villages. some 15,000 people have been evacuated.

>> israeli police have clashed with worshipers in the clashes broke out when a group of jewish visitors tried to enter the compound known as the temple mount to jews and the sanctuary. two palestinians were arrested. a german market research institute says consumer confidence in the country is higher than at any other time since 2006 and a strong labor market needs many people are not afraid of losing their jobs and low interest on bank savings has reduced the incentive to stash money away for a rainy day. as a result, consumers are expected to spend 1% more than they did one year ago. >> for a look at what other stories are moving the markets, we turn to the frankfurt stock exchange. >> traders worried about the german banking center in the

dispute over the u.s. debt limit in order to avoid a government shutdown. in the end, this has always been met with a compromise and high end security. comments back -- commerzbank seeing shares tumble. >> at the frankfurt stock exchange there. let's look at the dax by the numbers. the dax was up ever so slightly, 0.1%. the euro stoxx 50 up and the dow jones industrial average is down by 0.15%. and the euro is trading up against the dollar, $1.3524.

europe is losing ground in terms of productivity and that is bad for jobs. that was the warning issued by the european commission. >> they say the problem is hitting some countries worse than others, namely as a result of red tape, poor infrastructure. >> the european union has a problem. manufacturing industries are shrinking and it's hurting the chance of recovery. the european commission is worried about the decline. between 2000 and 2012 the contribution made by european industry to economic out of declined to 15% of gdp. the industrialization is affecting different countries differently. britain, france, and italy are seeing their industrial sectors shrink and in germany the situation is stable. since 2000, industrial of what

has declined by up to one third and german production in contrast has stayed the same. >> over the last few years, europe has focused on economic policy as seen from the point of view of the financial sector and the service industries. that has had negative repercussions on industries. like the eu industry commissioner says that rapid action is needed to counter this trend. he says member nations must respond in a coordinated way as they did with the financial crisis. >> the european fiscal compact was essential to keep public debt down. if we can bring about stronger joint coordination from industry we would be able to achieve a great deal more. >> he says joint action is also needed to help energy costs. rising cries -- rising prices create a drag on global

competitiveness. >> it's time now to take a short break but when we come back, we had to new york for a look at some of the issues facing the un's general assembly. >> not just the iranian nuclear >> not just the iranian nuclear problem but millennium

>> welcome back. iran says they want to reach an agreement over the nuclear agreement as soon as possible. they want to jumpstart negotiations with the five un security council members in germany when they begin on thursday. >> this came one day after hassan ronny delivered his first speech at the u.n. he offered no specific pledges on iran's nuclear programs. benjamin netanyahu called root honeypots speech a smokescreen to hide their intentions. -- called rohani's speech a

smokescreen. >> a reminded of an ambitious declaration to reduce extreme poverty by half by the year 2015. >> under the millennium development goals, investment in health, education, infrastructure was meant to give millions in the developing world a chance at a better life. 2015 isn't far off now so let's look at how close they are to reaching these goals. >> eight goals devised over one decade ago with the aim of making a better world. first, to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, to achieve universal primary education summit to promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat hiv aids, malaria, and other diseases, and assure environmental stability and

encourage a partnership for development. the results so far are mixed. some progress has been made in primary education but other goals like extreme poverty will not be achieved by 2015. the aim was to achieve full and employment and the sick work for all including women and young people. there has been some success in parts of asia, north africa, and latin america. one point 2 billion people still live in extreme poverty. over 100 million children are undernourished and underweight. reducing child mortality is another key goal but the proportion of newborns dying is actually rising although there has been a significant reduction in the number of deaths among under five-year-old. they are likely to fall short of the goal to cut the mortality rate by two thirds. despite some success, hopes are

dwindling that all of the millennium development goals will be achieved in full. >> one of the places where the u.n. millennium project was first put into action was in western kenya. >> the 11th villages that comprise the cluster are home aa was once considered a hotspot or hunger lack of clean drinking water were rampant. slew of international organizations, many of the villagers have been able to successfully pull themselves out of poverty. >> it will be a good banana harvest this season. bananas and soybeans are new additions to sugarcane and mays crops grown by peter. he and his wife got seeds and fertilizer for grief through the united nations millennium villages project but it was

other forms of assistance that first attracted him to the program. >> when i heard about the millennium project, i knew i could learn something to increase my crop yield. >> the impact was immediate. villagers got a clean drinking water supply. no -- new roads were built, old ones improved, power lines installed. since the completion of the infrastructure work, assistance has been reduced to training courses. were the last two years, the farmers have had to pay for cd and fertilizer. it has been a rocky path. at first, crop yields rose but

then they went down again. the local miller says he now has less work to do and has doubts about the effectiveness of the project. >> once the project is over, the people here will be poor again because they will not have a good source of income. >> plans have been put in place to soften the blow. farmers who received free cd and fertilizer at the start of the project can now bring sacks of corn to this warehouse and it is then sold them the farmers benefit from the proceeds. >> this is a close to 1600 which is close to 60,000 u.s. dollars. this is going to be sold and we will buy more fertilizer and seeds to continue for this indigent group. >> the idea is hoped will secure the long-term future of the farmers what critics say the whole idea underpinning the

millennium village project is flawed. >> it was wrong to give the governments in africa the excuse not to do their responsibility to make the livelihoods of their people better. what the millennium villages were trying to achieve was to disconnect government from doing its proper role. >> peters says the main thing is that he and his family now have food on the table. he will pass on what he has learned to his children and grandchildren so they can put it to good use much earlier than he was able to. >> the united states has signed up to the arms trade treaty. it aims at banning exports of conventional weapons that could be used for war crimes or genocide. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry signed the agreement in

zürich and his signature as seen as key to the treaties success. with the u.s. is the biggest weapons exporter in congress now has to ratify the treaty which will come into effect when 50 nations have implemented it. russian president vladimir putin said a group of greenpeace activists tried to board an offshore drilling platform broke the law that they are not pirates. his comments came at a forum on the arctic in siberia. >> they cast doubt on the plans to charge 30 greenpeace activists with piracy for their protest. >> russia views the huge arctic fuel the positive is vital to its economic future. >> the push to exploit national resources in the arctic is raising concerns over the environmental impact. last week, the coast guards detained peace activists who tried to board a platform.

russian president vladimir putin said moscow was willing to talk about environmental concerns but also made it clear that they would not ignore the region's potential. >> can the desire to constantly develop natural resources be restrained? of course not. the question is how do we develop those reese -- these resources in a way to minimize damage and that's not easy. >> they underscored claims by planting its flag on the ocean floor under the north pole. that alarmed in the arctic and norway and russia have since agreed to develop resources jointly. this is disputed by russia and denmark which controls the sea off riemann. >> people keep talking about the giant mineral wealth of the arctic but the resources really are not that rate.

that has led to a lot of myths and a few years ago it triggered international political competition for the arctic. >> delegates attending the conference have agreed on projects to protect wildlife down the government and they agree that the region's assets should be exploited. >> right down to the wire in america's cup sailing action. oracle team usa made an astounding comeback against their challengers, new zealand. >> they were down 821 in the showdown continues later this wednesday and a winner take all finale in san francisco bay. >> already, oracle team usa come back from an eight to one deficit is unmatched in the 162- year-old the bash history of the america's cup. they won seven races in a row to even with new zealand and force a final showdown on wednesday.

they certainly have momentum on their side. >> it's the most exciting day of our lives and we would not want to be anywhere else. >> the kiwis are at a loss to explain their tumbling fortune. >> it's definitely a shocker. this puts us in a really bad spot. >> in the first race, new zealand -- hopes by committing two penalties and in the second, oracle overcame a deficit at the start to out maneuver around outsmart the kiwis to win by more than one minute. much of the recovery is credited to olympic old medalist ben ainsley drafted as a tactician halfway through. winner takes all. >> and finally, german soccer news from hamburg. you have to get out of the drop zone as quickly as possible. that is the clear aim of the man who has just started as coach at

the troubled club. >> currently in 16th place but the former national toast for the netherlands says considering their resources they should be at least six or 10 spots higher. his first chance to start turning that wish into reality came in trading wednesday ahead of saturday's match against frankfurt. >> just to recap the top story, kenya is in mourning for three days after the troops there put an end to the west gate siege. more stories at the top of the hour so don't know away. >> thanks for watching and keep watching dw.

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