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people with disabilities should be on the big screen. appear >> the search for a missing malaysia airlines plane carrying 239 people has been widened. investigators say the boeing 777 may have deviated from its flight path. it's been more than 24 hours since the aircraft disappeared 40 minutes into its flight from kuala lumpur to beijing. >> still no answers about where and how the boeing 777 went down. the government is investigating two passengers travelling with stolen passports. >> we have to not jump the gun. if it's not a security risk, we have to establish that first. and if it is a security risk, let's see where it is. the main thing here, guy, for me and the families concerned is to

find the aircraft. we will find out who has brought risk to the issue >> when asked if they were treating it as a terrorist investigation, the minister said they are not ruling anything out. >> several countries are taking part in the search for the missing plain. vietnam's pilots located two oil slicks, but no debris has been found there. >> the flight left on its way to beijing with 239 on board. there's no details about what went wrong. the fact the crew didn't send a distress signal means whatever happened may have happened quickly. >> there is a possibility. no. at this stage, ladies and gentlemen, we are still trying to cooperate with the - with the

other international agencies, and probably we have a better picture. so the search area has been widened as we speak >> the boeing 777 has a great safety record with one fatal crash in its history. it's been flying for 19 years and as recently as a few days ago experts praised it. with little information, no one is ready to guess why the flight disappeared. >> scott, we had another press briefing since you filed that report. what did we learn? >> we know there's cctv footage of those two men on the aircraft in question, the two that had falsified passports, stolen passports. an official said they had footage of them checking in, all

the way to the time they got on the aircraft. we heard more about what could have happened to the aircraft 40 minutes into its flight. the air force chief said there's radar indication that it deviated from the path. it turned around and maybe could have headed back to land. what is not understood about that is if the pilot had the wherewithal to make the tall, the deviated direction, deviation, why were they not able to send a discretion, may day or reach out to a nearby control tower. that is the big question right now. >> so where is this investigation focussed right now? is it perhaps on a possible act of terrorism here, or a major technical structure failure or is it too early to

tell right now? >> it's pretty early - it's too early to tell. officials are not ruling anything out. we have the indicators. it could be anything awrong those. acts of terrorism, because of the suspicious people on board because of fake passports, the fact that the airplane pretty much turned and dropped out of the sky without a word. part of the reason why we are not finding any debris, many ships, many nations involved are not finding debris on the water is it's a wide area. if the aircraft deviated, they don't know which direction it could have gone because it dropped off the radar and there's no indication where it was going. and if it happened, something catastrophic happened at altitude, 10,700 metres above the ocean, the debris could be scattered above a wide area.

right now, as we heard from government officials, they are fo focused on trying to find a clue on the waters. >> rob mcbride is in beijing, where the missing aircraft was headed. what's the latest there? >> well, many of the relatives are here at the hotel waiting for any news, any confirmation of what has happened to this aircraft. they've been briefed by airline staff. airline staff are making arrangements for any of relatives to be flown to the location of the aircraft if and when it has been located. they understand that people want to be near where the aircraft is located. in the meantime they are offering to fly relatives to kuala lumpur, which is closer to where the aircraft was last known to be. in the meantime, for a lot of people, there are problems on just having passports. a lot of relatives do not have

passports. there are all these issues to deal with. every one of the relatives, the important thing is getting confirmation on what has happened to the aircraft. >> the ongoing wait for news as the anguish conditions. some of the relatives gathered at hotels in beijing. a special team has been flown in, made up of staff and vol doors. >> we are malaysian-chinese and can help to communicate with the families, because the airline doesn't have enough staff here. malaysia airlines have been criticised for a slow response as the emergency unfolded, a claim they have denied. >> we contacted the aircraft flying in the airspace for them to take a look out. it was done within minutes. at the same time when something like this happens, you don't immediately jump to the conclusion that something bad happened. you investigate all issues. you start contacting air traffic

control malaysia, vietnam, china et cetera, hong kong, looking for any opportunity to find the aircraft. >> until they confirm otherwise, the air-croft is listed -- aircraft is listed as missing. already it seems relatives are preparing for the worst. >> this woman travelled from a nearby province, trying to find news of her brother-in-law. >> translation: we don't know what happened. we've had no final confirmation. >> reporter: well, the government here has been upping its response to the developing emergency, committing resources to the ongoing search operation. with the talk of deviating routes, possibly false passports, although the aircraft has not been located, even less a cause for the loss, the government is taking no chances. the president ping ordered the

civil aviation to step up security on all aircraft leaving and entering china. >> thank you. now to other news. the libyan government threatened to bomb a north korean flagged vessel if it shifts oil. militias have been loading oil on to the vessel, an act that is criminal. >> loading oil on to a tanker in one of libya's biggest ports. it should be a sign that the economy is on track after the war in 2011. the government in tripoli threatened the bomb to ship if it leaves port. >> translation: last night a ship called "morning glory" entered and docked. the stat of libya sent a warning to the ship, and the embassy of

north korea as the ship is flying its flag. the captain said an armed group jumped on the ship. he called them militia. the shipp will be bombed if it tries to lead. >> the prime minister of the eastern region dismissed the threat. >> translation: we reaffirm we do not accept threats to tankers or ships we are dealing with. we are not making threats and do not want to use force. if anyone attacks us we'll be prepared to defend ourselves. >> he says the government does not meet demand to share oil wealth. >> translation: there are current communications with our people in tripoli, and there and we are awaiting responses. we are waiting for information from committees overseeing. and in response to a law that

will give us 50% of the revenue towards the benefit of libyans. >> rebels seized three major ports, causing oil exports to drop to a low, costing billions of dollars in losses. if successful this will be the first sale of order bypassing the government. the prime minister said he was unsure why government orders to stop the ship docking were not carried outside bit the military. >> the government has been locked in power struggles by militia, and changed state authority. western nations worried the country will break apart. urged the government and rival factions to hold talks. >> threats like this from the government will not help. >> armed groups in libya seized control of three ports.

they want autonomy for their flegling state. the rebels created their own oil company and a shadow regional government. ronald bruce st john is the author of a book saying it is likely that the government will respond with force. >> they'll stop it. they have a navy and the separatist movement, the federalist do not. they also, the central government has an air force. they are in a position to use military force, which they did once this year in january when a maltese flagged vessel attempted to approach benghazi. warning shots were fired. i suspect the central government will apply the same force.

if that does not work, i would not be supervised if they seize the ship on the high seas or bomb it. i'll show you some pictures from tehran. kath rein ashton, the e.u. foreign policy chief, the first time sips 2008. and is giving a press conference. we'll keep across what they are saying, what is being said at the press briefing. we'll report anything noteworthy here on al jazeera in the next few minutes. >> a ship that israel claims was carrying rockets to fighters in the gaza strip arrived in elat, a port city. it was seized by israeli commanders off the coast of sudan. the cargo included advance weapons, and surface to surface

rockets. it accusations iran of being band it the iran denies it. >> a february vote failed to produce a winner. most polls showed a former rebel fighter is likely to win a majority in el salvador. >> el salvadorans choose the man who will run one of the poorest countries. two issues are on their mind - how to revive a flailing economy and what to do about ever increasing crime and gang violence. former rebel commander sanchez ceren nearly won for the fmln party, but failed to get the majority results. s he hopes to win on the back of

his policies. his rival is former mayor norman quijano. he is proposing using the military to get gangs off the streets and says private enterprise and foreign invest s are needed to revive the economy. what is clear, it will be difficult for either candidate to push through changes, once in office. >> whoever wins will face a lot of antagonism in a divided congress, putting the admission under political tension. >> after the election is over, people on the streets will be facing the two main issues affecting their lives - the threat of violence and how to make a living. >> more to come on the program including - tempers flare in crimea ahead of a vote to join russia. food prices and south sudan soaring. half the population is struggling to feed itself.

>> hello. the top stories - investigators searching for a malaysian airline. investigatesors say it may have deviated from its flight path. the search has been widened. libya threatens to bomb a north korean vessel if it doesn't leave a libyan oil terminal. the threat made after militia started to load oil.

>> former wrebel fighter sanche ceren in el salvador likely to win the majority in elections. >> warning shots were fired to stop moderatos entering crimea. they tried to cross into the peninsula. it's the third day in a row to observers have been turned back. they were invited in by ukraine's government after pro-moscow forces seized control 10 days ago. a week from today people in crimea will vote to tied whether the region will leave ukraine and become part of russia or city in and have greater autonomy. as paul brennan reports, the crimean parliament is in no hurry to compromise.

>> crimea is hurtling head long towards confrontation. the aggression is tangible, atmosphere feverish, and the claim and counterclaim of assaults and interim dags -- intimidation. "show me one person that has been beaten up", >> these people are brimming with confidence, in a week they'll have russian rule. >> translation: i want the stability that only the russians can provide. >> this election has been declared null and void before a ballot has been passed. >> there's no doubt that it will take place before the weekend. the chairman of the organising committee says 1.5 million ballots will be printed within days. there'll be 1200 polling

stations. the question of who will pay for this needs to be answered. >> all i can say now is the material provision will be made in full. democracy is not cheap. i don't expect a problem. we have a guarantee that the finance will be in full. >> all of which leaves loyalists with a problem. the vote - do they obtain and have a landslide victory for the opponents. >> i'm not going to vote. i don't want my vote to be used against my intentions. >> i am a citizen of ukraine, no one take it away from me. >> do we vote or ignore it? i don't know and haven't made decision. >> the referendum ballot will carry two questions. about the the way it operates

raises more questions. the people, pro-kiev are anxious. they were worried but defiant. >> foreign documents and world leaders are urging a deescalation in crimea. next weekend's vote is bringing matters to a head. >> egyptian authorities have held three al jazeera english journalists in prison for 71 days. >> mahmoud ahmadinejad, peter greste and mohammed badr are accused of having links with a terrorism organization. al jazeera rejects the trial. it is set to resume on march 24th. >> one of the red cross employees have been killed in the central african republic. the worker was in a catholic mission when he was attacked by armed men. thousands have been killed in fighting between christian and

muslim militias. most of the fighters that seized power were muslim. some were christian, and a group of them has been abandoned by superiors and are hiding in what used to be a presidential palace. we have this report on why the men are too afraid to leave. >> in the ruins of a dictators palace. remnants - their guns are not real, their commitment is. they fought their way to the capital with the mus lem seleka rebels. they are christians who took part in the coup because they say money was stolen from them. when seleka was ousted they were abandoned. >> translation: is it possible to train soldiers and forget them. that is impossible. a solder that is trained needs to be part of an army

>> after three months, they are on their own. without an army our cause, they are at a loss of what to do besides patrolling their base, a palace belonging to a self-declared emperor. anti-balaka have spared their lives, because they hold the same beliefs. most of the commanders withdrew to the seleka's strongholds, where they are regrouping and there are reports that they continued to carry out attacks. >> the loyalty to sell edgea are broken. they see themselves as a viable fighting force. >> we are already trained. we know about weapons. if the military chiefs forget about us, there could be a problem. >> they were given arms once and helped to overthrow a president. now they sing songs of allegiance to a military that

appears not to want them. posing at the feet of a dictator that fed people to lions. his part in the country is over. theirs may not be. >> protesters in venezuela are calling for the government to make food and other potential items cheaper. inflation in the country shot up by 56% in the past year. there's a major food crisis in south sudan. we go to the cap tall juba. >> since her husbands died feeding her family has been hard. in december last year it was harder when fighting in south sudan pushed the price of food for her family beyond reach.

>> translation: since the problem started food is very expensive. sometimes shops are not open. we have to eat less because we can't afford to buy enough food. >> south sudan produces little foot, so relies on imports. foreign traders were drown to juba by the promise of a large profit. since december many residents fled and a combination of fewer customers and higher prices are making life hard for the traders. >> before christmas things were moving well. i was making good money, enough to support me and my family. since the conflict started, things are bad. goods are expensive. life is becoming very hard these days. >> this used to be a thriving marketplace. traders came from all over the region. many have closed up their jobs

and gone home. right now the government is receiving oil revenue to function and pay salaries. rebel forces made it clear that their goal is to disrupt oil, and if that succeeds the president will have no income and little reserves. >> if the oil is shut down, there'll be a serious problem. it will not be like the first shut down. that the time the government had reserve and so forth, and it was focussing on one particular challenge. but here we have so many challenges. >> for susan, the challenge is finding enough money to feed her family. >> around the country the story is the same. with half the population struggling to get enough to eat. 2014 was a struggle.

>> like many minority groups people with disabilities say they are under-represented in hollywood. a unique film festival in new york aims to change that. >> being an actress in a wheelchair comes with all kinds of challenges. from physically getting to auditions to getting the right part. >> the part was called "screaming running girl", and they wanted someone that could do the screaming and the running. >> the award-winning web series is loosely based on the experiences of star and creator. >> i didn't feel like people with disabilities are represented enough in the media. instead of complaining, i thought i'd do something about it. >> she is featured in a documentary as well. about the history of the disabled in hollywood. which she is promoting at the

film festival in new york. >> the first year we were in 15 locations. >> this was created six years ago, to promote awareness of what life with disability was like. people are starting to understand there's a market for the films, and it's easier today than six years ago to make films, and that means that people are making them as a web series. >> i just met you. this is crazy. >> the first season of "my gimp yrks life" was to popular, $60,000 was raised online. she's not giving up on hollywood roles just yet. >> why can't i play the lawyer or the scientist or the best friend or the mother. we realise it's not always about disability, and i think that's important for audiences to see too. >> that is the goal of the festival.

showing audiences that people with disabilities have stories to tell and even a character that can't walk can ride off into the sunset. >> for the latest on all stories we are covering, along with analysis and comments, head to the website at aljazeera.com. >> hi i'm lisa fletcher and you're in "the stream." buckle up. we're going to walk the streets of baghdad with ordinary iraqis to get a sense of what or the ordinary ... the search for the boeing 777 has been widened. >> there is a possibility that it may have turned back, and turned back means. coming back, you know