and in other countries too, giving hope to people where cholera still thrives. >> hello and welcome to al jazeera america, i'm dwarlts del walters. niece are the stories we are following for you. chinese response as interesting as the charges themselves. dozens dead after flooding and landslides in the balkans. residents there, have concerns. she's talking and the headlines are writing. the former deert of the new york times is speaking out of -- the form editor of the new york times is speaking out about

being fired. it sounds like an international game of spy versus spy. the u.s. accusing china of spying on american companies saying military men are stealing secrets from a super-correct s y station. lisa stark is in washington. what are the details of the entitlement? >> they are indeed del. the u.s. government has indicted five officers with the chinese military for economic espionage. essentially cyber-hacking into u.s. companies. here is what eric holder the attorney general had to say. >> found five military officers from china aconspired with others to hack into computers in western pennsylvania and

elsewhere in the united states. this is a case alleging economc secrets, and demands an aggressive response. >> now there are six companies that allegedly had their information stolen by the chinese. they are westinghouse electric, al coalcoa, allegheny electric d others. they tracked these cyber-hackers to one unit, of the people's lip ration army, 1961 eight, one office in one building in one city, shanghai. and they say this utters not only u.s. companies but also u.s. workers because when

there's unfair competition u.s. companies can lose business and u.s. workers can lose their jobs. del. >> so lisa, what might come about as a result of these charges? >> well, you mentioned the statement from the chinese government. based on that i don't think a lot is going to come out in regards to these charges. the chinese government has issued a very strongly worded and angry statement today saying it is also the victim of cyber-attacks, saying the indictments today are fabricate ungrounded and absurd. it's calling on the u.s. to withdraw these charges and the chinese government says it is going to stop talking to the u.s. about cyber-security issues. we will see if this ratchets up they further but i would say it would be highly unlikely to see any of these chinese officers here in court in the united states. del. >> lisa stark, thank you very much. (a) the government also

announcing the arrest of 97 people in 16 countries. those arrested are people who developed and distributed a malicious pla malwear. the hackers would then charge the owners ransom to get back into their accounts. hundreds of thousands of computers they say were in in infected. a game of wait and see by the international community. vladimir putin saying he's ordering his 40,000 soldiers stationed on ukraine's borders to go back to their station. rory challenge reports. >> an area of lower military capability, that's because the russian army operates on a condescription basis and those condescriptions operate for a year. that period is about to happen.

so that is one possible reason. another is that peunlt might be looking -- that putin might be looking at the future of ukraine that is shaping up and seeing that his project of federalization for that country is looking more and more likely. it is also possible that the western leaders and their sanctions against russia are starting to bite. and that that is what has made mr. putin think twice. >> well, he was known as the butcher of bosnia. today the government is presenting its case against ratko mladich, accused of ordering the massacre of 8,000 men and boys in srebrenica. , 100,000 people were killed, more than 2 million people were left homeless. >> well, the latest crisis in the balkans is flooding.

the worse to hit that region in decades. thousands have been forced to leave their homes. in serbia, the country's largest power plant now being threaten by rising waters. >> in the air and on the ground the priority is to get to the old and the sick. this is 88-year-old, we meet her after she was rescued by the serbian army. she tells us her house was submerged under a meter and a half of water. she was alone for days without food and drinkin drinking water. this is a massive logical operation. the serbian prime minister said the flooding will cost millions of dollars. this man is a personal trainer from belgrade.

he's here to help rescue those left behind. >> how many people do you think are left? >> we don't know. we are going osee. >> reporter: it's not clear how many people died here. every official that we asked tells us that they have to wait for the waters to recede to see the real damage done. as you can see some of the water is actually pulling back but there are still many house he completely submerged by the flooding and there are still many people who are waiting to be rescued. this man wouldn't give us his name. he says he's seen dead bodies, he's angry at the authorities for not arriving earlier. >> they came too late. we had no warning about what happened. the town is destroyed. it's so sad for us, we have no food and nowhere to live. >> reporter: in bosnia another men as is hiding.

land mines from the war in the early 1990s. the fear is, the floodwaters are washing away what may be unexploded boobie traps. capacity at nikola tesla power plant have already been cut. total shut down would black out most of the country. for now it's stopped raining but the worry is there could be another flood surge from the drenna river in bosnia. the ground is already saturated. people here are wronged will all that water go? nasony ashiri, al jazeera, bosnia. boko haram is holding hundreds of school girls hostage. the attack on a busy street

happened in a predominantly christian neighborhood, came just hours after nigeria's president joined forces with national leaders are promising are. >> personal mandate to rid libya of religious backed militias. >> the libyan government insists that it is still controlling the capitol tripoli as well as benghazi. it did show regularments to protect the outskirts of tripoli as well as other areas within the capitol. this also applies to the eastern city of benghazi. now a source close to the head of the general national congress gave orders to the forces that

are called the shield of libya. that force is made of former rebels, they are stationed in the center as well as western libya. so you have a sense that the government is taking these incidents and the forces, the attacking forces who are loyal to retired general, very seriously. what this crisis highlights is that libya is very chaotic. the government is very weak. you have deep political divisions within the general national congress as well as the government is very weak. it lacks the military abilities to rein in powerful militia groups that are acting are with impunity. they say this is the beginning of wider divisions that could lead libya to civil war.

25-year-oldgrad student convicted two weeks ago of assaulting a new york city police officer back in 2012. mcmillan elbowed the officer in the face but says it was a reflex when the officer grabbed her from behind, grabbing her breast. mcmillan and her supporters say she is a victim of sexual discrimination. tourists are staying home from thailand. >> these tour buses should be filled with chinese tourists seeing the sights of thailand. unrest in the country is putting a heavy cost on the tourism industry. estimates of $3 billion this year with a drop of a million tourist are riervels. arrivals many. those are this company's buses

sitting i'd many. >> for chinese tourists, the drop is 50%. on average we receive about 1,000 tourists per month. this month we had only two to 500. the impact on this political crisis is much more than a downturn in the number of tourists landing here. it's hitting thailand's biggest companies and financial outlook. the operator ais is worried about spending less on services. their confidence in the future is down. some predict the country will fall into a technical recession later in the year. once it marks two consecutive quarters of negative growth. >> i think things will get woshes, not -- worse, not better. could well carry over into next

year. >> reporter: one reason for that: since the government's not operating normally the board of investment has not met for months, holding up millions of economic dollars. the ones who directly live off consumer and tourist spending confidence. >> i can survive. but what about people who earn minimum wage? like drivers, and traditional masseurs. i don't know. it's never been this bad. >> with renenew arenewed and ind frustration, scott heidler, al jazeera, ba bangkok. >> this is the via rica, one of the most beautiful and active volcanoes in the world.

early warning system could save hundreds of thousands of lives. lives.

>> in seoul, south korea, an explosion at a subway station injured at least ten people. officials believe an electrical problem led to the blast. all the injuries are minor. negligence following last month's deadly ferry disaster. south korea's president said she would dismantle her coast guard because of that disaster. she accepted full responsibility for the government's handling of the disaster. >> south korea's president cried openly as she addressed the nation, for the first time she assumed direct responsibility for the loss of more than 300 lives, so many of them schoolchildren. >> i apologize to the nation for the pain and suffering that everyone felt.

as the president, i should be responsible for the safety of the people. >> this was also a speech designed to set out her plans, promised in the aftermath of the disaster to reform her nation. the first target was the coast guard. criticized for helping the captain and crew to safety but not doing enough to get to those trapped in their cabins. the entire service will be disbanded. a new national safety agency will take over the coast guard's role. ending a bureaucratic mafia where officials get curby retirement jobs in the industries they say undermining safety. in seoul more than a month on from the accident, people still add their personal tributes to the victims and consider the president's response. >> translator: i think her apology is too late. and it's not the right time to break up the coast guard. >> reporter: personal distress

was laid bare in this speech but she has a fight on her hands to recover her presidency. her approval has fallen from the low 60s to the low 40s. >> because of the significance of the issue and shock that ordinary people face, there is political momentum. that she can take advantage of. though it's cries i but i think this is opportunity for her to take critical action he. >> president park now begins a trip to the united arab emirates, the nuclear industry still reeling from a safety scandal linked to corruption. harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. chinese ship will reach depths of more than 23,000 feet and that unmanned u.s. navy submersible went down 15,000

compete before it malfunctioned last week. the jet with 239 on board disappeared last month. school kids in coleman, 31 31 -- from colombia. are in the town of fondacian. 239 miles from bogota. authorities are trying to determine the cause. the driver who has managed to escape has been arrested. if you fear disasters, chile is not place for you. there's a new study out that indicates chile could be the worst place in the entire western hemisphere to dodge mother nature. as lucia newman reports, it is time create an early warning

system. >> reporter: chile's ash clouds circled the hemisphere at least five times. monitors volatile volcanos on yellow alert. >> we are monitoring 43 of the most active volcanoes with cameras, thermal and seismic sensors, so chile can have first rate information to put an early warning system on motion. >> reporter: but of all active volcanoes, one poses the biggest danger. we go see the via rica. it's long overdue for eruption.

a few kilometers away are puccon they even ski off the slope you see behind me. but in the case of a major eruption in the worst case scenario everything within a 30 kilometer distance from here which in summer means 100,000 people, could be destroyed within minutes. landslides pose the greatsest extent. >> millions of cubic meters. that flow down the volcano at up to 100 kilometers per hour. dragging bowrldz, rocks, volcanic -- boulders rocks and volcanic sand.

77-year-old lusmilla cantana who raises sheep on the foothills of the volcano was just a child at the time. >> the earth earthquakes kill people like flies, the volcano took everything, houses were tossed in the area. >> like so many, she believes that since it happened so lock ago, there's nothing to worry about now. a false sense of security say experts who insist it's not a matter of if, but when the via rica will show its fury again. which means these modern details will hip. the sea of fish carcass he in marina del rey.

>> it was like a hitchcock ploif. about 5:00, six o'clock in the evening. >> caused by heated waters depriving the fish from oxygen. at&t and directv. >> high technical help of. .

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are your headlines at this hour. russia's president vladimir putin says he's ordering russian troops to pull back from ukraine's border. but no troop movements yet. 40,000 soldiers are deployed near the borders with ukraine.

serbia and bosnia, flooding, more than 40 people are now believed to be dead. millions have been affected. u.s. is accusing china of spying on american countries. the justice department charging that some officers in the chinese military were cyber-spying, stealing are trade secrets. at&t announcing to buy district directv for $48.5 billion. emergencying two companies would make it the second biggest cable provider in the country. the deal is not done until the fc signs off. jill abramson the former editor of the new york times is speaking up. she gave the commencement address today, are as for her

part, abramson poked fun at herself giving a speech on bouncing back. >> sure, losing a job you love hurts but the work i reveered, journalist that holds powerful institutions and people accountable is what makes our democracy so resilient. this is work i will remain very much a part of. my only reluctance in showing up today was that the small media circus following me would detract attention away from you, the fabulous class of 2014. >> dean vaqua is taking over abrams post, he is the first african american to hold that post. >> i'm dave warren. quick look at your national forecast. dry but not as hot here in the southwest. almost up to 70° in los angeles but really heating up across the

southwest especially the southern plains. very dry there. that is big concern there today. area of low pressure developing. wind coming out of the southwest and will continue to gust. new mexico, texas, heating up to over 100°. creates a high fire danger, so dry and windy. a little further north you have rain over the next 24 hours, rain will push up to the great lakes. no rain where we need it in the southwest and there plains. still dry but just a little bit cooler across the northeast. here it is, dry humidity or low relative humidity, less than 10% for a number of hours across texas, new mexico, are and the gulf, heavy rains and storms are in the forecast but not until thursday and friday then flooding could be a problem. but right now, it's just the fire danger. any fires that start will spread rapidly because it is just so

dry and windy. tomorrow, temperatures climbing up to 100 in wichita, lubbock texas, almost there in dallas. here is that rain, few strong storms will continue east but moving out of the area, maybe some flooding and poor drainage in that area. warming up across texas. staying dry temperatures by tomorrow morning in the lows of about 45° in albany. 53 in philadelphia, washington, d.c. is up near 60° so eventually we'll start warming up just been unseasonably cool throughout most of the northeast. del. >> thank you very much, dave. finally we leave you with michael jackson live from beyond the grave. are what you are looking at is a hologram. are he or it showed off its signature moves alongside more

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