Erstellt am: 16. 4. 2015 - 14:29 Uhr

Definition of a Crime

Reality Check: origins of the term "genocide"; TTIP protests; Russian ultranationalist bikers; Putin call-in show; new missions to Venus.

Genocide

Ceremonies are being held in Israel on Thursday in remembrance of the 6 million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust, one of the largest genocides in history.

EPA/Abir Sultan

Holocaust survivors with their grandchildren at the opening ceremony of the 'Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day' at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial, in Jerusalem.

The term “genocide” has also been in the news this week in connection with the 1915 massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces. The European parliament has voted to call it a genocide, and earlier this week Pope Francis triggered fury in Turkey by using the same term. A report by Riem Higazi on the term “genocide”.

TTIP Protests

Activists around the world will be staging events on Saturday to protest against free trade agreements like the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, known as TTIP. Elfriede Schachner from Südwind told us why:

Russian Bikers

The „Night Wolves“ are an ultranationalist motorbike club in Russia, and they are planning a controversial trip from Moscow to Berlin. Charles Maynes explained who they are and what the trip is about:

Putin Questions

The Russian president on Thursday held his annual live Q & A show on television, with viewers calling in by video link from all over Russia. A report from our correspondent in Moscow, Tom Barton:

Venus exploration

European and American scientists are planning new missions to our closest planetary neighbour. Dr Richard Ghail from the University of London told us what the researchers hope to find out from the most inhospitable world in our solar system: