hello. i'm nik gowing with becomes world news. our top stories. air-sea search on an unprecedented scale, over 27,000 square miles. still no crew as to what happened to the missing malaysian airline passenger jet nearly five days on. >> each day passes, i fear that the search and rescue becomes just a search, but we will never give up hope. the reenactment in court at the moment oscar pistorius tried to break through the bathroom

door. ukraine's interim government says its military will not use force against russia in crimea. as we mark 25 years of the worldwide web, its inventor calls for protection for users from government surveillance. what happened to flight mh 730 as it disappeared. no one knows. the last civilian contact with the flight was made between malaysia and vietnam. was it trying to return to kuala lumpur? what was it doing? one report from an ail worker says something was seen burning in the sky 300 kilometers off

the coast of vietnam. in the last hour what has emerged. where you saw the position last transponder, what we know is the civil aviation authority had a recording of a plane on its secondary radar up to 1:31 in the morning. that was heading somewhere in that direction. now we've heard from an air force general that to the west of malaysia way up the coast, about the area where there is the double sea in malacca off the coast of malaysia where panang island is, the air force say they discovered an aircraft unidentified 200 nautical miles northwest of there flying in a direction of 295 which is just north of west at an altitude of 37,000 feet. that was at 2:15 in the morning.

no one knows yet if that was mh 370 or not. so that's where we have complications as to what might have happened. there has been a briefing of the missing malaysian airline plane. officials are under mounting criticism. at the briefing the transport minister defended actions saying there was no confusion, no stone left unturned. >> it's only confusion if you it to be seen to be confusion. we made it very clear we've been very consistent in our approach. >> [ inaudible ]. >> yes, in these two areas. we have searched in these areas. >> now you've extended the search to ask the indian government to help you. is that wrong? >> the indian government have come on board as part of this multi-national operation. i think that's something that

should be commended. it is not a small operation that we're looking at. until we find that craft, we'll do whatever it takes to find it. >> the transport minister of malaysia. let's go to kuala lumpur airport to bbc's jennifer pack. it got pretty tense and heated. there were a number of facts that came out, not least, the confusion and lack of information given there were two plots of unidentified aircraft at 1:31 in the morning and another one at 2:15 heading northwest away from panang which is not in the direction of china. >> reporter: indeed. what mall lugs officials have said for a while is military radar records indicated flight 370 had at some point tried to turn back to queue all la lumpur. that means they were heading in the west direction. that's why days ago they decided to expand the search area to the

west side which is the opposite side which they were originally searching, where they last had contact with the plane. so far they haven't come up with anything. as you rightly pointed out, the area is getting bigger and bigger which shows the malaysian officials have no idea where this aircraft is, and the frustration is some of the information is trickling out, sometimes through these press conferences, a lot of journalists because they feel they're not getting enough information through these channels, trying to go in the back door, trying to ask off-the-record briefings. you have civil aviation officials, other people from different government departments giving slightly different counts of it. it's very common in malaysia to have conflicting statements but they're not often called out on it because they have control of the main media. they're not used to have to answer and self-correct

themselves. in that press conference, a slight defiance from the acting transport minister saying they have been extremely consistent in their information. to their credit they do say a part of the reason they are not fully telling everybody all the information they have on hand is because they want to protect the families themselves, the fact that if they're releasing information when they're not 100% sure, they say this could be damaging to family members who might have some hope. day five, up until now, officials say they have not been able to locate any sign of wreckage as of yet. >> yen fer, there was another point which was difficult to hear when the chief executive of malaysian airlines was put under enormous pressure about an airworthiness directive which came from the americans last november about the boeing 777. can you just help us with what was said in the briefing about that question about the airworthiness of the air frame of a 777?

>> reporter: unfortunately i was in the back of the room and i wasn't able to hear because everybody was trying to shout out their questions whether they had microphones or not. but what the gist of it really is they were asking about the safety of that aircraft. malaysia airlines for a very long time has been saying the airplane was inspected, passed routine checks and was safe to fly. also, we know the two pilots on the aircraft are experienced. one of the pilot has a career spanning three decades. that is where we stand in terms of that. malaysia airlines says they are doing everything to check, of course, the civil aviation department themselves are also checking whether there could possibly be mechanical failures. the question was whether they had been warned before, that perhaps there was something wrong with the aircraft. that's an answer that the official didn't quite fully answer. the bbc's jennifer pak at

kuala lumpur international airport. a full-scale model of the math room in which oscar pistorius's girlfriend was shot dead has been reconstructed. he says her death was an accident, he mistook her for an intruder. let's go to the bbc's no, ma'am sew ma sake co-. what has emerged with the analyst from the colonel from the forensic department? >> we heard from the forensic department who told the court that it appears oscar pistorius may have been on his stumped when he tried to break the door open with liss cricket bat. that is showing an inconsistency when it comes to the statement he gave to police when he was applying for bail last year. he told the court that when he shot through the door and then realized he had shot his girlfriend, he went back to his

bedroom to put on his prosthetic legs and tried to kick the girl open. then failing that, he went back to fetch a cricket bat after he had shot her. under cross examination we have been able to hear the colonel from the forensic expert indicates there was shooting first, then the cricket bat. basically oscar pistorius shot the door first and then tried to open the door using the cricket bat, and that part of the evidence seems to be consistent with what oscar pistorius gave the police when he was applying for bail. >> what kind of impression is being left by what the forensic colonel is revealing, whether oscar pistorius was on his stumps or actually standing up? >> reporter: well, it reveals the contradictions.

in his affidavit he said when he was using the cricket bat to try to break down the door, he had put on his prosthetic legs. but that is different to what the forensic analyst told the court because he was asked to demonstrate -- the forensic analyst was on his knees in court and he barbed the door with a cricket bat. then it was measured that shows that that would be consistent in terms of the markings on the doorks would be consistent with someone who had been on their stumps and not their prosthetic legs. >> thanks for the latest. you can see the video of the forensic colonel giving that demonstration in court. to ukraine where the acting president has ruled out taking any military action against russian forces. ukraine only has 6,000 combat ready troops. meanwhile, the organization for security and cooperation europe says sunday's referendum over

whether crimea should join russia is illegal. the bbc's christian fraser reports from the main city in crimea. >> a fashion stylist, 30 years old, one of the many faces of the protest. she's one of seven ukrainian activists abducted in crimea since the weekend. she went missing at a check point on the northern border where she crossed from ukraine with four friends. a witness said they were beaten and marched away. her friend maria has traveled from kiev to find her. she went to the border to investigate. >> i saw a militaristic base with fires, special caves -- in crimea we have caves in the hills, and maybe they're inside. i don't know. >> reporter: alexandra was

finally released with four others after three days of interrogation. ukrainians say they're being treated like the enemy in their own country. it's rare to see protests, and those who came knew the risks. >> every time when i come here -- -- >> the public space for ukrainians to demonstrate or show any support for the new government in kiev. it's a very simple choice. either you're with us or you're a fascist. >> the swastika is hated in russia, the mark of a painful history. it served moscow well to cast the revolution in the same mold. it opens the door to dangerous ideals. in recent days the synagogue has

been spray painted with the swastika. death to the jews read the graffiti. >> in all democratic countries the sign is not under the law. it should be forbidden to use the swastika for any circumstances in the western world. >> reporter: on sunday, this rabbi will pack his bags and move his family to ukraine. there will be many who follow. right now the only flights out go via moscow. in the new crimea, it's the only acceptable choice. christian fraser, bbc news. in the last few minutes the first deputy prime minister of crimea has just said on television -- on russian television that, quote, crimea will soon take ownership of ukrainian state companies on its territory. sweet ten's foreign minister carl bildt joined me here and asked him if it's accepted that

ukraine has lost crimea to russia? >> in legal terms we will would accept the annexation of a piece of territory by ukraine by russia, never accepted or recognized by the outside world. if you look at pure military power terms, yes, russia is in command of crimea, in the process of stealing it from ukraine. whether they formally incorporate it into russia or not remains to be seen. >> do you have any leverage to stop that from happening? >> short, very limited leverage. long term i think we have a lot of leverage. what will happen if russia does this? it's the first time for a very long time that we've seen in europe the grabbing and dismembering another state by military force. if that happens by russia and they go all the way, russia -- our entire relationship with russia over time across the boofrd will be in danger. at the end of the day, russia is far more dependent upon us than

we are dependent upon russia. >> we can go back to where you were last thursday. we have video of of you in done yes, siring, primarily the russian eastern mining town oovps. what was the impression you have there given that there does appear to be a shift towards the russian area of command? >> well, the industrial and economic heart of ukraine, not really russian, but russian-speaking ukrainian i would call them there, as distinct from the russians in crimea. they have a separate identity, no question about that, but a separate identity within ukraine. they have their issues, primarily social and economic. there's an element of dissatisfaction with kiev. but no wish whatsoever to take part in any scheme to dismember ukraine. >> president putin seems to have different ambitions. >> he seems to have different ambitions. it looks like, there are lots of signs of it, that some people are intent of stirring up trouble in the region, creating

some pretext for some political intervention in order to go for probably some sort of federalization of ukraine with far reaching consequences or in order to influence and be able to have leverage on ukraine as a whole. >> sweden's foreign minister carl bildt. you're with "bbc world news" with me, nik gowing. nine people arrested for a meat clever attack on a prominent hong kong journalist and editor. ♪ with the highly capable gx, lx and rx. dare to be spontaneous, during the command performance sales event. ♪ get great offers on your favorite lexus models, now through march 31st. this is the pursuit of perfection. [ woman ] thanks. the dealership reviews on cars.com made it easy, but... [ man ] we thought it might be a little more tense. you miss the drama? yeah.

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stabbing of the former editor of a respected hong kong newspaper. kevin lau was attacked with a meat clever on a hong kong street two weeks ago. police say the motive for the attack is still unclear. two of the suspects do have links to an organized crime syndicate. let's go to the bbc's juliana lu who joins me. it's late night there, juliana. what has been emerging about these arrests? >> reporter: the police commissioner gave a press conference at headquarters just a short while ago explaining a total of nine people have been arrested in connection with this crime. two of them were actually arrested across the border in the province of gong joe. there they remain in the custody of officials. hong kong and china, it is one country, but the two sides don't have a rendition agreement or treaty of any kind. hong kong officials said several times they're trying to get

these two men back here to face questioning and face the legal system as well. these arrests happened in the last week. today hong kong police arrested another seven people locally suspected of helping to plan the attack. as you say, no motive has been given. police say they're continuing to investigate the case. >> quickly, juliana. what has been the impact of this very brutal attack, using a meat clever on the editor, the impact on journalism and those in the media? >> reporter: that's right. of course, this is the most prominent attack of its kind, certainly in the last few years, but by no means is it the only attack of its kind. many media workers say that the press in hong kong is under attack, but just about a week ago, thousands of people came out onto the streets to march from government headquarters to

police headquarters right behind me. they may be afraid but they will continue to publish and to investigate. nik? >> the bbc's juliana liu outside police headquarters in hong kong. let's move on with aaron with joins me from the business. >> we'll talk about the global airline industry. demand is up, but so is the price of fuel, this coming from the international air transport association. it is their outlook. they say global airlines, the industry on a whole is on track for increased profitability this year, all thanks to increased demand from passengers and air cargo, but the group have revised overall profit downwards with airlines set to make a billion dollars less than had earlier been forecast. it's higher oil prices which have pushed up the cost of fuel. more on that later on. ukrainian prime minister arson any yatsenyuk is arriving in washington today. he's going to meet this man right here, president barack obama. he's called on western nations

to defend ukraine against russia, a nation he says is armed to the teethd and has nuclear weapons. president obama will show support for the new ukrainian leader. there's questions about what can the u.s. and western allies do to help the near bankrupt country. the red carpet laid, the winners chosen. all that's left is for the guests to arrive for the british academy games awards. yes, they've got one. it's the oskars basically for computer games. what massive industry it has become. it's now worth more than hollywood. comedian gamer o'brien is hosting the event. no expense has been spared in flying the good and the great in the industry to celebrate. we'll have more on that on gmt, talking to an expert about it all in over an hour's time. you can follow me on twitter. tweet me, i'll tweet you back.

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seemed like a crazy idea at the time. >> on its 25th birthday, the web is playing on sir tim's mind. governments or businesses are trying to control it. it's being used for eavesdropping on a massive scale. >> the web itself should be something you and i should use to communicate and just feel that you and i are communicating without either somebody stopping us, somebody blocking us or the feeling that we know somebody is looking over our shoulder. so the people of the world have to be constantly looking out for it. are we going to continue on the road and just allow the government to do more and more and more control, more and more surveillance? or are we going to set up something like a magna carta for the worldwide web and say actually it's so much a part of our lives that it becomes on a level of human rights? >> regardless of its pitfalls, it's hard to imagine life without the worldwide web. sir tim told me it might have

been called something completely different. >> all kind of names for it. something like mine of information, the information mine which would have been t.i.m. >> what did that stand for. >> the information mine. so worldwide web -- global was something important. web -- mathematically web is a mesh. they give the impression you can connect anything to anything. www sort of didn't exactly trip off the tongue particularly for a lot of people in other countries. people complained about it. on the other hand, i reserved the letter w, and the www certainly nobody else would use. >> www tim berners-lee.

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i'm nik gowing with "bbc world news." our top stories, an air-sea search on an unprecedented scale, but still no clue as to what happened to the missing malaysia airlines passenger jet after nearly five days. >> each time that passes i fear that the search and rescue becomes just a search, but we will never give up hope. reenactment in court of the moment oscar pistorius tried to break through the toilet door

with a cricket bat where his girlfriend was shot. ukraine's interim government says its military will not use force against russia in crimea. the family of injured formula one racing driver michael schumacher says he has been showing encouraging signs of recovery. hello everyone. what did happen to flight mh370 nearly five days after it dip peered on route to beijing with 239 people on board, no one knows what happened after it left kuala lumpur. there are 42 ships and 39 aircraft searching massive areas of the south china sea and across here. this is what happened.

what they believe happened is that at least the plane was moving in that direction. the civil aviation a authority say they have a track of a plane up until 1:30 on saturday morning somewhere in this area. the air force have said within the last couple of hours that they have a position up here northwest of the island of pe nang about 250 nautical miles up there which is on a flight route 295 heading in that direction at 37,000 feet of a plane -- that was at 2:15 in the morning. they can't say which plane it is, but they've been looking back at their records. officials are under mounting criticism for conflicting and confusing evidence, information and apparent a chaotic search. in a briefing the transport minister defended their actions saying no stone has been left unturned.

>> it's only confusion if you want it to be seen as confusion. we've been very clear that we've been very consistent -- >> [ inaudible ]. >> yes, in these two areas. >> it looks like you have now extended the search to ask the indian government to help you. >> the indian government have come on board as part of this multinational operation. i think it's something that should be commended. this is not a small operation that we're looking at. until we find that craft, we'll do whatever it takes to find it. >> so what else was revealed -- particularly the heat and the passion that came out, alleged confusion in quekuala lumpur. jennifer pak was at the press conference. a high degree of heat and almost anger emerging about conflicting words which had come from those on the stand.

>> reporter: indeed. the mall lugs officials have set up a central area where they're giving out information. they're supposed to be giving up to date information. unfortunately the type of information that is trickling out is sometimes incomplete. sometimes they don't clarify as much or at the same time maybe different officials are having some conflicting statements. but here is where the confusion lies. when the plane took off from queue all la lumpur, it loeft contact they believe between malaysia and vietnam. that's where they were searching initially in the south china sea. then they expanded over to west side. they had military radar records that suggested the plane may have tried to turn back. if it tried to turn back, it must have been heading towards west. but they're not entirely sure. so they say if there is a possibility, they will widen out the search to the straits of

malacca. the head of the armed forces has denied reports that the plane veered so far west that it actually went into the straits of malacca. that's where the point of contention is and that's why people are so frustrated because they're not getting enough information. a lot of officials, when questions come up, they say they're looking into it, they'll look to confirm it, they're not ruling out any possibilities. these are the types of answers, which goes to show malaysian officials have no idea where the plane is located which makes it more difficult to determine just what happened. this wait for concrete information is extremely excruciating for the family members who had loved ones on board flight 370. >> looking for details, jennifer, is there consistency, we had five senior officials including the minister, head of the air force, head of the civil aviation authority and the chief executive of malaysian airlines? do they have the same facts at

their fingertips? >> reporter: i think they do have the same facts. what they're really not saying is exactly which direction they are leaning towards. that's where the journalists are trying to press them on. it's not in the nature of mall laigs officials to try to give a hint or directive to journalists simply because they're used to the control over the local media. the mainstream media are all directly or indirectly linked to the governing coalition for more than five decades. when they say i will give you the information when we are ready, we won't rule out any possibility, oftentimes they're not challenged on this. the fact that they're giving daily press conferences, sometimes more than one once a day is unprecedented for malaysian officials. of course, this is an unusual situation that they themselves have said that's why they're seeking outside help. they have 12 nations helping them sending aircraft as well as ships as well as military intelligence to help them resolve this case.

in terms of how the information is trickling out, it has proveen to be very frustrating for journalists. you can imagine it must be even worse for the family members. >> gentlemen indeed. jennifer pak, thank you for the update following the briefing, a rather heated briefing. let's go to south africa where a full-scale model of the bathroom in which oscar pistorius's girlfriend was shot dead has been reconstructed in the south african courtroom. the paralympian is standing trial for the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he says her death is an accident, he mistook her for an intruder. >> reporter: we heard from the forensic department ice colonel told the court it appears that os score pistorius may have been on his dumps when he tried to

break down the door with the cricket bat. that is showing an inconsistency when it comes to the story he was giving police while applying for bail. he said after realizing he shot his girlfriend, he went back to his bed to put on his prosthetic legs and tried to kick the door open. failing that, he went back to his bedroom to fetch the cricket bat. what under cross examination we have been able to hear the colonel from the forensic expert saying, he indicates there was shooting first, then the cricket bat. basically oscar pistorius shot the door first and then tried to open the door using the cricket bat and that part of the evidence seems to be consistent with what oscar pistorius gave the police when he was applying for bail. >> what kind of impression is being left by what the forensic

colonel is revealing whether oscar pistorius was on his stumps or actually standing up? >> reporter: it reveals the contradictions regarding the bail statement that oscar pistorius put through. in his affidavit he said when he was using the cricket bat to try and break down the doorks he had put on his prosthetic legs. but that is different to what the forensic analyst told the court because he was asked to demonstrate. the forensic analyst was on his knees in court and barbed the door with a cricket bat. it was measured that shows that would be consistent in terms of the markings on the door, would be consistent with someone who had been on their stumps and not their prosthetic legs. to ukraine where the acting president has ruled out taking military action against russian forces in crimea. ukraine only has 6,000

combat-ready troops. oleg sander turchynov says they must not leave the border exposed. sunday's referendum over whether crimea should be approved is illegal they say. the administrative center of crimea with this report. >> reporter: a fashion stylist, 30 years old, one of the many faces of the protest. she's one of seven ukrainian activists abducted in crimea since the weekend. her friend went to the border to investigate. >> i saw a militaristic base with fires -- with special caves. in crimea we have caves in the

hills, and maybe they are inside. >> reporter: alexandra was finally released with four others after three days of interrogation. the ukrainians say they're being treated like the enemy in their own country. it's rare to see protests like the one here, and those who came knew the risks. >> every time when i come here, of course i feel some danger now. here ukrainians are in danger. >> reporter: the public space for ukrainians to demonstrate or show any support for the new government in kiev is severely restricted. in the eyes of those who back the russian takeover of crimea, it's a simple choice. either you're with us or you're a fascist. the swastika is hated in russia. it's the mark of a painful history and it served moscow

well to cast the revolution in the same mold, but it opens the door to dangerous ideals. in recent days the synagogue here has been spray painted with the swastika. death to the jews read the graffiti. >> in all democratic countries, the sign is not under the law. i mean it should be forbidden to use the swastika by any circumstances in the western world. >> on sunday, day of the referendum, rabbi will pack his bags and move to ukraine. right now the only flights out go via moscow. in the new crimea, it's the only acceptable choice. christian fraser, bbc news. the tension in ukraine is felt directly in neighboring poland, a member of nato. u.s. fighter jets are now deployed for military exercises. our yup correspondent chris morris reports from an air base in central poland.

>> reporter: polish f16s on the move, sending a clear signal here, we are on our guard. with ukraine on everyone's mind, poland's president is paying a visit. events over our eastern border, the president says, should encourage us to make the right decisions to ensure our security. listening in the front row, american air force personnel, and there will be more to come. it's carefully calibrated symbolism because for many people in eastern europe, tensions in ukraine are a little close to home. the polish president is meeting polish air crews here. but over the next few days, 12 american f16s and 300 personnel are moving to this base, sending a message of solidarity to nato allies in eastern europe which

lie close to ukraine and russia. and, of course, a message to moscow. >> we're trying to reassure the regional partners we have in the nato alliance that the u.s. is here to stay, we appreciate the nato support we garner from around the world and we're here to train with polish air force to promote enter operability. >> reporter: there's concern about what's happening across the border in ukraine. >> yes, in general the entire region is concerned. >> reporter: further reassurance from nato, reconnaissance planes like this monitoring the ukrainian border. it's all about the mutual guarantee of security. >> i think the security is in this part of region is really a factor. so if we are safe, everybody will be safe. >> borders in poland have been changed by force within living

memory. times have changed, but events in ukraine strike a sensitive note here. chris morris, bbc news, poland. you're with "bbc world news," still to come -- >> thousands of mourners gather in istanbul for the funeral of a teenage boy who died after being hit by a teargas canister fired by police during protests last year. and cramps come back? and cramps come back? what if the plane gets delayed? what if i can't hide my symptoms? what if? but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? what if the underlying cause of your symptoms is damaging inflammation? for help getting the answers you need, talk to your doctor and visit crohnsandcolitisinfo.com to get your complimentary q&a book, with information from experts on your condition.

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to turkey now where thousands of people have gathered in istanbul for the funeral of a 15-year-old turkish boy who died as a result of injuries sustained during last year's protests. berkin elvan died yesterday. he had been in a coma for nine months after being hit in the head with a teargas minister. his death sparked more protests in turkey overnight. let's go to bbc's turkish reporter, saline grit. what is the atmosphere in istanbul among those mourning for him. >> reporter: we were at the funeral and there were thousands of people gathered there. the mood is full of grief, anger, frustration, frustration with the government, frustration that no one has been charged with being culpable of berkin elvan's injury that led to his death yesterday. there was an investigation about

several police officers, but nothing came out of that. and people ask for justice. many young people were gathered there as well amongst those thousands of people, and they were chanting berkin elvan is immortal. they were giving references to gezi park protests, the anti-government protests that took place last summer. they would make references to the other young people who lost their lives during those protests, and they will say all of these people are immortal. i spoke to one of the protesters there. he was quite angry and upset, and i asked why. he said asking even that question makes me angry. this was a 15-year-old boy who lost his life, and justice has not yet prevailed. and of course we are angry, of course we're frustrated. >> saline, what about the political contests, in many ways the politics, particularly

around the prime minister, mr. erdogan have changed considerably. >> reporter: yes, there are serious allegations of corruption surrounding the prime minister. the prime minister says these allegations are false and this is actually an attempt, like a coup attempt to over throw the government by what he calls parallel state which refers to a sect, an islamic sect of followers of fa actual la gulam, an islamic scholar living in the u.s. in pennsylvania. in december these corruption allegations were first surfaced. so every now and then -- not every day, but every now and then there are leaked tapes with

very serious allegations of corruption surrounding the prime minister personally, and his family personally as well, and people are talking about these things. people are frustrated about these things and that is actually seen on the street as well. when people chant, they chant thief as well which is quite extraordinary to explain the mood on the street. i have to say that istanbul governor has called for restraint. he says they have ordered the police to be attentive during the funeral today. as we speak, thousands of people are marching towards southern istanbul because the funeral is over. there are reports that there is police presence in the center of istanbul. we are hearing there might be clashes taking place. yesterday was really intense.

>> thank you very much, saline, for that update. here on "bbc world news." the family of the injured former formula one racing driver michael schumacher says he's been showing small but encouraging signs of improvement. he's been in a coma since discovering a head injury? a skiing accident last december. let's go to hugh skoef fold in paris. he remains in the university hospital there. what's emerging. >> reporter: this is a statement issued by the family and his spokeswom spokeswoman, with the renewed interest with the approach of the start of the new season. it's clear nothing dramatic has happened. there's guarded hope on the part of his family and the spokeswoman that he can pull through. the statement says we are and

remain hopeful that he will wake up because there are these small signs of encourage. we've spoken to a doctor who is close to the case and he says what probably is happening is he is given small stimuli in the form of family members in his room talking to him, favorite pieces of music. it might be physical stimuli on his limbs, for example. probably what's happening is there are very small signs of reactivity. it could be his heart rate going up or maybe a twitch of his eyebrows on his hands. there are signs of hope and allow the family and all the families to keep the faith. it's, of course, been a pretty depressing few weeks for the family and for all who hold him in esteem, because he hasn't come out of his coma even though they've been trying to wake him up gently.

but they do hold the home he will come out eventually. the doctors are saying that even though 11 weeks have passed and he hasn't come out of the coma, that doesn't mean a full recovery is out of the question. it could still happen. >> the bbc's hugh scoffield in ferris. thank you for that update. now to a man who spent nearly three decades on death row in an american jail has walked free. glenn ford was convicted for killing a juror. a judge overturned his conviction when new information showed he was not at the murder scene when the crime took place. >> reporter: he's no longer a dead man walking. he's past his prime. those years were spent behind bars waiting for his death warrant to be signed. >> i feel good. >> do you harbor any resentment? >> yes, i was locked up almost

30 years for something i didn't do. >> reporter: he was sentenced to death at the age of 34, accused of robbing and murdering a jeweler for whom he had done some casual work. ford had cooperated with the investigation from the start, but the defense team say his trial was severely flawed. prosecutors rejected potential black jurors and his lawyers say evidence showing his innocence was suppressed. it took the all-white jury three hours to convict him. it would take louisiana's justice system three decades to put it right. prosecutors say new evidence shows ford wasn't even present at the murder seen. questioned as to why it took so long to come to light remains to be answered. >> 30 years of my life, it's not all of it. i can't go back and do anything. i should be doing when i was 35, 38, 40, stuff like that. my son when i left was a baby. now they're grown men with babies. >> reporter: he may finally have

found his freedom. justice is still a long way off. to hong kong where chinese police have arrested nine men in connection with the stabbing of a former editor. kevin lau was attacked with a meat clever two weeks ago. two suspects have links to organized crime and a big syndicate there. the bbc's juliana liu was at police headquarters for the briefing. >> reporter: two weeks ago police promised a thorough investigation. today they've announced a total of nine people have been arrested in connection with the crime, two of them arrested in south china. those two men suspected of physically carrying out the attack. they're now in custody with main land chinese authorities and hong kong officials are seeking the have them returned to face legal action in hong kong. locally another seven men have

been arrested, suspected of helping to plan the attack. no motive for the assault has been given and the investigation still continues. that's it. juliana liu in hong kong. i'm nik gowing. keep up to date with what's happening with mh 370. what location? under the sea or on land. stay with us here on "bbc world news." newfound knowledge! seed your lawn. seed it!

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