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accusations over moscow's take over of crimea. >> and held against their will, more than 100 immigrants discovered at a house in texas. >> australia says it found two objects in the southern indian ocean, that could be linked to the missing malaysian plane, flight mh370. tony abbott, speaking in parliament, said the images were picked up on sat limit. aircraft are -- satellite. an aircraft it searching the their, three more will arrive later. >> the australian maritime safety authority received information based on satellite imagery of objects possibly related to the search. following specialist analysts of the satellite imagery two possible objects related to the search have been identified. we must keep this in mind.

the task of locating these objects will be extremely di, and it may turn out that they are not related to the search for flight mh370. >> we'll be live to malaysia in a moment. nicole johns ston is there in kuala lumpur. first to sydney australia and speak to andrew thomas there. tony abbott calling this a potentially important development. australian maritime that's riaus saying it's a credible finding. >> that's the word, credible. tony abbott stood up in parliament and revealed this development. it's an image taken by a satellite of an area the australians were in charge of searching, along the southern vector that malaysia believed

the plane could have flown along. it said north or south, and if it was in south, it would be in the deep indian ocean, very south, 2,500km from perth, the post western of sydney's cities. that is the area that the image has been taken of. it shows two indistrict - he used the word - credible objects in the sea. >> earlier, an hour and a half ago, australian maritime safety authority held a press conference and described what they were seeing and what the objects might show. >> the objects are relatively indistinct on the mimagery. i don't profess to be an expert. those who are expert indicate that they are credible sightings. the indication is of objects of a reasonable size, and probably

awash with water, bobbing up and down out of the surface >> reporter: can you give us any idea of the size - like the size of a basketball or seat kushon. >> no, much larger than that. the largest image i have seen is assessed as being 24 metres, and another smaller than that, and a number of other images in the general area. of the biggest one. >> what is now involved in the search to find, to recover the objects? >> well what is happening now, right now. there's an orion search plane flying over the area. you have to understand how remote this part of the australia is. it's remote. once there, the plane has about two hours of flying time before it has to turn around and head back. there is one plane there,

another is taking off now from perth to replace it. another two hours after that, and then another. four planes in total, searching the same narrow part of the o. part of the press conference you played was the most significant, the fact that one of these objects is believed to be 24 metres inside. that is a large object to be in the water. we don't know if it's connected to the missing malaysian plane. that is what is being checked out at the moment. at the moment conditions at sea are described as moderate. there are ships on the way, and a naval vessel is heading to that part of the o, and would be able to pick any object out of the sea if they find them. in the time between the image being taken and the boat or planes arriving, the waters moving, any object. the navy vessel will not arrive for a few days.

a commercial ship should arrive in the next few hours. we'll find whether there's another false lead. >> that's andrew thomas in sydney. >> the malaysian authorities are meeting their australian counterpart to discuss the findings. here is what the acting transport minister said earlier. >> you know how huge the area is. >> reporter: how long will it take? >> every lead is a hope. we have been conscious and we are in the process of corroborating information. let me meet the australians now. >> let's go to our correspondent, nicole johnston live in the malaysian capital. has therein about any official rehabilitation to the development? >> no, there hasn't been an official reaction. the statement that you heard was something that journalists got

oust of the acting transport miles per hour, and we expect though that in 2.5 hours we'll have the daily press briefing that we have every day, and that's when we'll hear their response to the findings. we had a brief statement, the malaysians were measured and said they were informed that the two objects had been found, and they don't know whether the two objects are connected to the missing flight. still waiting for an official word from malaysia e a >> the relives of those 239 people will be digesting the information, with or without official reaction from malaysian authorities. >> that's right. a big criticism of a lot of the relatives has been that they were not getting enough information or the right informs, or that the information

has been conflicting. malaysian officials have been under a lot of pressure, we saw it wednesday and the reaction. two chinese women came into the press center, they tried to protest and said they were unhappy with the information they were receiving. security guards took them into the room. they were literally dragged out. officials say they regretted that, they'd investigate and are sending a delegation to china to meet with officials and the relatives of the missing passengers. in terms of their response and how they deal with the families and passengers, that's something that they received a bit of criticism for and have been under pressure to rectify the situation. >> nicole johnston joining us from kuala lumpur. >> also joining us from the

malaysian capital is an aerospace expert. good to have you with us. if i can start off by asking you - there are reports that the australian prime minister called the malaysian prime minister and told him of the probable finding of the plane. are you hearing more about this? >> well, if as far as i'm concerned there was a call made by the australian prime minister to the malaysian prime minister, informing him of the probable location of the aircraft. this is all i have at this moment. >> so probable location of the aircraft, or probable location of these objects that the australian authorities have said that they found. >> sorry, it's the probable election. yes, that's right. >> of the objects. >> so we know that china's satellite image turned out to be

nothing. this finding by australian authorities seems to be more credible, doesn't it? >> yes, ma'am, but the australians who are tapped into the commercial satellites because the commercial satellites have a higher resolution in identifying the object, if it is part of the 777 >> if this is part of that boeing 777, is doesn't necessarily mean that the rest of the plane is nearby though, does it? >> it wouldn't be due to the fact of the conditions and the conditions within the area. we can't tell exactly if the coordinates of the aircraft is located, if it's an aircraft located at that point. >> do you know what the depths of the o here is, and exactly

what the - how the search crew goes about locating anything in this part of the southern indian ocean. >> the depth of the area is 600 to 900km, metres. 6,000 and 9,000 metres, and apparently what they will be awaiting is the nearest ship which could be a commercial ship that will arrive and take proceedings of whatever debris that is found within the location. >> okay, that's aerospace expert joining us from kuala lumpur. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> to other news. seven taliban suicide bombers, backed by gunman, attacked a police station in eastern afghanistan. at least 10 officers and a

civilian have been killed, a journalist was wounded. seven suicide bombers were involved in the attack. it's the latest in the run up to elections. >> the attacks started as a dawn raid at 5:30am. a huge car bomb exploded at the gates of a police headquarters in the center of jalalabad. after that attackers ran into the police station, when the siege began. afghanistan's rapid response unit from the intelligence services to the army were on the scene. this went on for over four hours. the taliban claimed responsibility. the fact that it happened in the center of jillala bad in district one. which is next to the governor's

house shows how serious a breach of security this was. the timing was significant. afghans go to the polls to vote for the president. many people are concerned that security could cause them to be delayed for some time. candidates have to try to campaign in public, pushing for votes in an atmosphere of risk. the taliban said openly they'll target anybody that has anything to do with the elections, including security forces. >> ukraine is preparing to move the soldiers and family on rns. >> pro-russian forces took over the navy base. >> ukraine is to appeal to the u.n. to take necessary measures for the withdrawal of troops from crimea, and prepare

conditions for the relocation of ukrainian troops, bases and subdivisions. >> president obama says the u.s. will not take military action against russia over its take over of crimea. there was an angry exchange of words between the u.s. and russia at a tense session of the united nations. diplomatic editor james bays has more from the u.n. most of the countries around the world believe russia is guilty of a breach of international law, the annexation of crimea, part of another country. >> russia is not embarrassed by this, and its ambassador was not backing down. he sounded triumphant at times. >> yesterday a truly historic ept -- event took place, the reyun iffic aches of crimea. an historic injustice has been rited. >> the ambassador attacked the

comments and said the human rights envoy produced a one-sided report and this had comment about some of his security council colleagues. we have taken note of the reaction of a number of partners who cannot rid themselves of colonial habits of imposing their writ on other people and countries. >> a thief can steal property. that does not confer the ownership on the thief. >> in closing madam president, let me say that what russia has said is wrong as a matter of law, history, policy and dangerous. >> her comments angered ambassador vitaly churkin who asked to speak again. >> it's unacceptable to listen to the instalments addressed to the country.

if the u.s. delegation expect our cooperation, then ambassador powell must understand this. als he left the meeting -- as he left the meeting he added this... >> ban ki-moon is starting a visit to moscow and kiev, his aim to de-escalate the situation. however, event in the region, and the language around the security council table suggest that interpretation is rising. >> coming up on the program - a second opposition leader is arrested in venezuela as the death toll from protests continues to rises. >> victims of landslides are struggling to find shelter.

>> good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. australia says it has found two objects in the southern indian ocean that could be linked to the missing malaysia airlines flight mh370. an aircraft is searching the area with three more arriving later. the australian maritime agency says one of the objects measured 24 metres. >> seven taliban suicide bombers attacked a police station in eastern afghanistan. at least 10 officers and a civilian have been killed in jalalabad. >> and there are reports that ukraine's navy chief has been released by pro-russian forces.

he was detained when the crimean lady's headquarters was overrun on wednesday. >> and in the u.s. more than 100 immigrants have been found a house where they were suspected of being held against their will. 19 men and 15 women were discovered in a property outside of houston texas in filthy conditions. many were dressed in their underwear, to discourage them from escaping. five men have been arrested. >> in venezuela, the opposition mayor of a city that has been the hot bed of anti-government protests have been arrested. police accuse this man of inciting violence. students protested against rising crime, inflation and food shortages. this is the second opposition leader to be arrested since the unrest began. >> a university student has been

killed in the latest round of protests. the 18-year-old was reportedly killed by a gunshot. 29 people have been killed in more than a month of demonstrations. >> while venezuela's national assembly formed a commission to vet the death, opposition parties are refusing to take part, arguing the commission aims to whitewash a human rights violation. this report from caracas. >> this man moved back to his native venezuela from spain, never dreaming he would be attacked. hooded pro government thugs forced him to run. he was shot in the back and landed in hospital. >> translation: these people were armed and had their faces covered. we saved a shell and realised the weapons were the same ones used by the security forces. the incident is one of many

cases. the opposition-led venezuela presented it to the nation's chief prosecutor. >> groups are being armed and with the support of the government, there are 40 cases of torture, but there are a lot of claims that we have received from different people regarding police abuse, torture, cruel treatment. >> president nicolas maduro seen at the furniture of a national guardsman puts all the blame on violent protesters whom he calls rite-winged factionists. >> al jazeera asked the president about charges ever abuses by his supporters and security forces. >> if there is even one case of torture, let them denounce it to me. as head of state i will investigate and punish those

guilty with all the weight of law. >> this is not a government that represses. >> such assurances have not convinced the opposition to take part in a truth commission, controlled by the ruling party. >> pressures are continuing here, which is ground zero. the protests are peaceful and for now the national guard is letting them take place. but while it may be calm here, clashes, arrests and killings continue in several parts of the country, certain to intensify the battle over who is most to blame for the violence. interest rates in the united states are likely to go up a little faster than expected. janet yellen, who is in charge of the u.s. central bank hinted they could start to rise next year. janet yellen announced she is cutting back on quantitative easing - the buying of government bonds by the central

bank to release more money into the economy. >> osama bin laden's son-in-law told a u.s. court about a meeting with the al qaeda founder hours after the september 11th attacks. he denies playing a role in plotting against the united states. we have this report from new york. >> the opinions on the stand surprised many. he denied the u.s. government's charge that he knew of al qaeda plots to kill americans whilst acting as their spokesman. the u.s. government's case rests on audio and video tapes of the kuwaiti priest's speeches. in the after math of the attacks of 2007. he said he was speaking on behalf of muslims, not al qaeda, when he said "god has ordered us to terrorize the ippified else."

he met with osama bin laden hours after the attack and warned osama bin laden that the u.s. would not rest until he was killed and overthrown the taliban government. >> i think what you heard was an imam, a teacher who travelled to afghanistan for begin purposes, who got caught up in a - in the cross-hairs of history, explained what he did and why, and left, and ended up in prison in iran forever. attorneys are stale trying to introduce testimony from the self-proclaimed master mind of september 11th. the judge is yet to decide on their latest motion. closing arguments are scheduled for monday. >> at least two egyptian soldiers have been killed in an absolute out of fighters.

the interior ministry said the armed men were from groups based in the sinai, and happened when police raided a bomb and weapons store. six fighters were killed, eight have been arrested. >> special forces control the area, and every entrance to the storage place. there were six people inside, two army officers were happy the operation went smoothy and successful. they were killed when they appeared and started firing. >> two people, including a 13-year-old boy were killed across the country. up to 40 demonstrators were injured. they were marching in support of former president mohamed morsi, ousted in july last year. >> egypt's interim president promised it spare no effort to secure the release of an al jazeera journalist held in a cairo prison.

he pledged it in a letter to peter greste's parents. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr are accused of having links with a terrorist organization and spreading false news. abdullah al-shami, from the al jazeera arabic channel has been in custody for six months. al jazeera rejects all charges. the next court appearance is on the 24th of march. >> thousand of people who fled their homes in south sudan because of fighting have another threat to deal with. heavy rains are hitting part of the country and with little or no sanitation, the refugees are at risk of malaria, cholera and other waterborne diseases. >> if we put the children in tents, the water intrs. there's no solution. the situation here is as you can see, more than this. bad things happen here, the children are sick.

god is generous. >> flooding and land slides in barr undy has swept away homes and cut off electricity. government officials are struggling to look after people. we have this report from barr undy's capital. >> this woman is getting second hand clothes for herself and children. the house was destroyed by floods and mudslides. heavily rain killed 70 people in recent mud slide. the rain has not let up. people in this camp are safe from the mudslides, but the conditions are not ideal. >> nine children sleep in a tent. it is cold, wet and not comfortable. the children get sick. aid workers say more than 12,000

people have been affected. >> this is how families live. sometimes they have to cook in the tents, and they don't know when they'll be act go home, because it's still raining. >> the homes that were destroyed are in the poorer areas. they are made of mud bricks, which are no match for rain and landslides. not much is left of the place he calls home. >> of course, we are fearing that whenever we see rain, at the houses, other houses will be destroyed. they are on a plane. this is one of the poorest countries in the world, that is still recovering from civil war. government officials say the latest disaster set the country

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