Provocative edition a year after muslim extremists murdered many of the satirical magazines staff. Im Ben Fajzullin, thanks for joining us. The u. N. Security council has unanimously condemned north koreas claims that it tested a hydrogen bomb. The council is promising to take measures to punish the regime, after seismic activity near the Korean Peninsula indicated a test. The 5. 1 magnitude tremor centered on a Nuclear Facility northeast of the capital. Experts say data suggests detonation of a device less powerful than an h bomb. Residents of pyongyang celebrated as news of the nuclear test was broadcast on staterun television, the nations Fourth Nuclear test. As of today, january 2016, at 10 00 a. M. , north koreas First Hydrogen bomb test was successfully tested. Tremors from the manmade seismic event could be felt in china. The magnitude 5. 1 quake captured on this roadside camera. The detonation comes two days before leader kim jong uns birthday, seen by the west as a serious provocation by the communist regime. Governments were quick to condemn the test. The north Korean Nuclear program and Nuclear Tests are serious threats to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. They are an attack on the worldwide nonproliferation regime. The United Nations secretary general ban kimoon condemns the action, and he was followed by the Security Council. It said it would start work on further sanctions. North korea is already under strict u. N. Sanctions because of its weapons program. It tested its First Nuclear device in 2006. The latest test suggests that sanctions are doing little to deter them. Ben north korea has been trying for decades to develop longrange Nuclear Missiles and expand its arsenal. The aspirations have sparked international sanctions. Key dates leading up to todays nuclear test. North Koreas Nuclear ambitions can be traced back to the 1960s. Under kim il sung, the country joins the treaty in 1985. Kim jong il took power and a month later north korea agreed to dismantle its nuclear program. Eight months later, it admits to a secret nuclear program. George bush said its part of an axis of evil. The following year, 2003, north korea withdraws from the n. P. T. And officially reactivates its nuclear facilities. This leads to sanctions and sixparty talks with the u. S. , south korea, china, japan and russia. But in 2006, north korea conducts its First Nuclear test. Three years later, a second test. In 2012, kim jong un becomes Supreme Leader and conducts the countrys third test a year later. By 2015, north korea says it has longrange Ballistic Missiles which can reach the u. S. Mainland. Now, one year later, it tests its Fourth Nuclear device and claims its a hydrogen bomb. Ben the background for you there. The analysis, starting with shihoko goto, an analyst from the Wilson Center in washington, who joins us, an expert on the region. First of all, shihoko, could you tell us what reaction is coming out of the region itself . We heard from germany. Weve also heard about the Security Councils measures. Shihoko well, we are seeing in the region, is that of unity and this is the actually Silver Lining in whats happening in north korea. We dont know exactly what kind of capability north korea has right now but it is clear that its aspirations to become a Serious Nuclear power is still strong and that that has led to International Condemnation and unity amongst some of americas biggest allies in the region, namely japan and south korea. Ironically, this antagonized china. The United States and china have had this military rivalry over the past few years but when it comes to north korea today, it is that of a united front. Ben tell us what is chinas role . Shihoko well, china has been essentially north koreas only ally in the region. It has china has strongly supported the viability of the pyongyang regime but it has strongly condemned any efforts for north korea to pursue its nuclear aspirations. North korea has obviously defied that aspiration so there is a schism between north korea and china and now north korea is isolated. Its really isolated itself from the international community, including china. Now, as we look forward, what we can look to is how does this play out in terms of military alliances. What china does not want is for the United States and its allies to continue to build up its own military presence in the Asia Pacific Region but given the circumstances in north korea today, that is probably most likely going to be the case. Ben what about the United States . Youre sitting there in washington. What sort of pressure can it bear . Shihoko the United States, president obama and john kerry in particular, has already come out with a statement strongly condemning the activities of north korea, is actually in the United Nations as i speak trying to come up with a united front on this, as well. We will see coordination, as stated at the beginning, there had been coordinated efforts in the form of the sixparty talk but that has been in the wayside the last few years. Will we see a new form of sixparty talks, can there be a united front . Will there be a coherent effort by these countries to have a common policy . Thats going to be difficult, though, because right now we know we do not want a nuclearized north korea. How we do that is difficult. Ben shihoko goto, thank you very much. And now to an expert on nuclear matters. Wed like to clear up whether or not were dealing with a hydrogen bomb, if we can get stefan up on the screen for us. What do you think . Whats your analysis of the situation . Well, from the Information Available right now, it appears this is not what was tested in north korea. There are several kinds of weapons that can be considered a hydrogen bomb. Its not the big one were talking about. Theres socalled layer cake design which is basically upgraded fission weapon which can increase the yield of the fission weapon but is very bulky and not deliverable and the other possibility is a boosted fission weapon which incorporates a small amount of fusion reacts which can make the fission reaction proceed much faster and make the whole device potentially smaller and more deliverable than the first bulk fission weapons. Ben thank you so much for that. Moving on to other news. German police face growing criticism of a mass Sexual Assault in cologne on new years eve. Hundreds of people have protested against the polices failure to stop the attacks by gangs of men in the city center. Police have yet to make any arrests. Chancellor Angela Merkel says shes outraged and wants the attackers brought to justice. More than 100 female victims and eyewitnesses have described the assailantss as men of arab and north african appearance. The increased Police Presence around the cologne cathedral is an attempt to prevent more incidents of Sexual Assault like those that occurred on new years eve. Many women here dont feel safe after what happened. I was shocked that so many men could brazenly assault women all at once like that. Its an outrage. I never imagined that Something Like this could happen in cologne because there are so many people here. I think its horrible that women cant celebrate new years eve in germany without something awful happening. This is really bad. Were not living in the middle ages anymore. Id like to be able to move freely in the city and enjoy life as usual. I see no reason to protect myself. That would be capitulating to the people responsible for what happened. So far, over 100 criminal complaints have been filed, three quarters of which involve Sexual Assault. The police have investigated a number of suspects thought to be involved in the incident. The police and the women attacked on new years eve describe the groups of peretrators as young men who appear to be of north african or arab origin. As investigations continue, police are installing surveillance cameras and more lighting to increase safety at colognes main public spaces in the center of town. Ben d. W. Correspondent Thomas Sparrow joins us. We hear the measures police are taking but its the criticism of what they didnt do, just take us through what people are saying. Thomas ben, they are criticizing first and foremost the police, said at the beginning, that celebrations had been safe and friendly. They obviously had to change their mind on that very quickly. People are also criticizing that they reacted too late. I mean, the events happened nearly a week ago and we still know very little concrete information on who was behind these assaults and whether the people there were organized in any way. Even interior minister criticized the police. He said police cant work like this so definitely police there is under a lot of criticism. Ben any sort of justification coming from police . Thomas the head of police in cologne said he was not planning to step down. He said he was needed now more than before, not only in light of the recent events but also because cologne is preparing for its carnival in a few weeks. What police have also said is that they are going to step up their presence when there are major events like carnival, for example, theyre also going to use Video Surveillance in order to know exactly what is happening in major Public Places like, for example, around the train station where the events unfolded nearly a week ago. Ben interesting stuff. As we know, about a Million People come to cologne for carnival so another huge event. Tell me, are there details emerging yet about the alleged suspects . There have been no arrests. Thomas there have been a lot of pieces of information. We heard from regional authorities, westphalia, where cologne is located, they have been able to identify three suspects. They did not give any information on who the suspects were because they did not want to interfere with the investigation. We heard from police in cologne they have been able to identify four suspects, all men, two of them from north africa who were detained shortly on new years eve because they were found to be pickpocketing. Thats the information weve got. So some say three. Other people are saying four suspects here so very little concrete information there. Ben Thomas Sparrow bringing us up to date. Thank you very much. Heres a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. Iraqs defense minister alabadi said the army will launch an offensive to recapture the city of mosul from the islamic state. He was speaking during the commemoration of iraqs military in 1921. Police in southeast turkey have clashed with protestors who were demonstrating against a curfew. Ankara started military operations against militants. Three kurdish activists reportedly died in the fighting. In just one minute, well have more news for you. Dont go away. Ben welcome back. Youre with d. W. News. Aur top stories. The unisecurityu. N. Security cos unanimously condemned the latest north Korea Nuclear test, calling it a clear violation of Security Council resolutions. It says its immediately beginning a response. Ban kimoon called the test profoundly stabilizing for Regional Security and police in cologne have stepped up their presence to reassure a shaken public after germanys interior minister said the handling of Sexual Assaults at new year was unacceptable. Its almost one year to the day that islamists opened fire at the offices of charlie heg bow in paris. 12 were killed in the attack. Eight of the publications employees were among them. The magazine is marking the anniversary. Charlie hebbo is marking the celebration with a cover portraying god with a blood stained bow. This really had an impact on us, not only french people, but everyone who wants freedom, who wants a republic and democracy aroud the world. The vatican has criticized the cover, saying it offends all faiths. The special Edition Features past caricatures by the murdered cartoonist, and the column by patrick palu, whose main profession is emergency doctor. Though away during the attacks, he was a First Responder afterwards. I think the cover is great and very humorous. The killer is still at large. Its the belief in the religions, its the gods. Im certain that in the history of mankind, religion has claimed more victims than cancer and its continuing. The cover is extremely philosophical. Thursday marks the anniversary of the attacks. Friends and relatives of the victims have asked there be no official commemorations so they can mourn in peace. A lot has changed since the attacks a year ago. Here at the headquarters, the former headquarters of Charlie Hedbo in the heart of town, things have changed, too. The building has been renovated and new clients have moved in. All that is left to commemorate the 11 that died here is a memorial plaque unveiled by the french president recently. What has not changed is the determination of the staff of the paper to continue their work, to continue to criticize religious institutions, to defend secularism and proveicate. For all those who doubt that attitude, they have left a message on page three in the latest issue. Here, the chief editor says, well continue to have fun together for a long time. Ben to business news. Oil prices have fallen sharply. Analysts say the downswing is back on. The cost of crude has slipped to under 35 a barrel. It hasnt been that low in well over a decade. The main reason is a supply glut and the row between key producers iran and saudi arabia. Analysts say saudi arabia has been trying to squeeze out new competition by keeping production high to drive down prices. It has no problems staying in the game. It holds 16 of the worlds known oil reserves and. Iran is said to have a 10 share and could be selling a lot if western sanctions are lifted. It wants to sell a lot more. Neither country can do without selling oil. Its just that the saudis can sit out the showdown longer than its rivals with a cushion of financial reserves. They still feel threatened by iran and quotes like this one. We have tested our fields, tested our wells and they are operating well. We can export one million new barrels of oil to the market. Experts say saudi arabia will do whatever it takes to protect its market share so its anyones guess how that will impact opec, the organization of Petroleum Exporting countries. The opec oil cartel is no longer wielding the power it once did. Since saudi arabia began flooding the global market, oil prices have declined sharply. Demands by other opec members to cut production have fallen on deaf ears. Russia is pumping a postsoviet record amount of crude. Since the beginning of this year alone, the price of brent crude has fallen around 7 , despite rising tensions between iran and saudi arabia. We believe that taking steps to create tension in the middle east is not a sign of strength but of weakness. We have to counter these actions by taking wise and sensible steps but unfortunately our actions have not been met by an acceptable response from our neighbors in saudi arabia. The trend to escalate tension needs to stop. But it doesnt appear that will happen. As iran returns to the global community, its influence on the oil market will increase but the saudis are likely to continue pumping large amounts of crude so they dont lose market share to their arch enemies. Ben to the annual global event for tech heads, the Consumer Electronics show. But strangely enough this time around, its Car Companies stealing the headlines in las vegas. Electric and self driving vehicles are all the rage, of course, but auto manufacturers are trying to muscle in on the competition from Tech Companies like google. They are hard at work on internet based Mobility Concepts and the auto giants dont want to be left behind. Taking peoples minds off its ongoing emissions scandal, volkswagen is presenting the vision of the future at the c. E. S. Electronics fair in las vegas. Please open the passenger door. Ok, the passenger door is opening. The new v. W. Electric bus, the buddy, is connected to devices at home via the internet. And the car itself serves as a drop box where deliveries can be made using a digital key. Dirty diesel engines with manipulated emissions levels are obviously not part of the vision. We are now creating a different and better company, a new volkswagen. We are in the process of redefining every aspect of volkswagen. We are renewing our thinking, our approach, our products and of course we are renewing our view of the future of mobility. Reporter but volkswagen is not the only visionary. Ford wants to make its mark in the field of selfdriving cars featuring a socalled electric eye. I can guarantee that we can make the car see much better than any human being so from an intelligence standpoint, from an algorithm standpoint and a sensor standpoint, this car could see in all directions at all times. Reporter the new cars on display dont smell like motor oil and gasoline. They seem