f gangrene sets in, anything can happen. where is the cure?! at the place we swore never to return! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com . this is bbc america. and now, live from london, "bbc world news". in the middle of a press briefing from kuala lumpur. they are saying a number of reports recently have been inaccurate. the crews's homes have not been searched. the idea that the plane had been tracked for several hours is inaccurate, he said. boeing and rolls-royce are cooperating. and the malaysian authorities are releasing data which would normally be kept confidential.

the last time that the plane gave a package of information about the functioning of the engines was at 1:07 last saturday morning. that came from chief executive of the malaysian airlines system. >> we're talking about sophisticated equipment deployed by the u.s. and china. so to say it's just on our shoulders i think is unfair. because the overwhelming support and unprecedented effort on a multinational level is something very proud about. we need to find the aircraft.

>> (inaudible). >> until we find it, i will never feel we are anywhere forward. >> (inaudible). >> i think you should not make sweeping statements like that. we have had quite a lot of cooperation. we do not want to continue dialogue here. >> is it possible for anyone to turn off the systems -- >> you can turn off the system and it basically will not

transmit anything. >> what we have heard from the minister is without the debris we cannot think we are making progress or finding a way forward. >> (inaudible). >> you get the appropriation from the countries. >> (inaudible). >> the same aircraft? all the assets have indicated -- >> (inaudible). >> there's two years.

we will search on those two areas, yes. i'm afraid that's all i can say. all the assets are all there. i feel for the families. i really do. i can't imagine what they're going through. but if i say anything more and speculate i might be giving them false hope, and that is not responsible. . >> (inaudible).

>> like i said, we are working very closely from the beginning. yes, it is press conference. because there were allegations. so all this information that's coming out, i have to verify on a daily basis. and i promise you i will be here every day to answer to any of your allegations. thailand, indonesia, singapore, and as we expand our search, we may include other countries as well. when the time comes i will reveal it.

>> we did not receive any more information. >> last question before we wrap up this. >> (inaudible). >> only when we identify all members will the police be in a better position to inform the public. they have identified four areas they are looking at. >> thank you.

we will conclude the session for today. >> well, there you've got the latest from kuala lumpur. there you he saw the acting transportation minister on the left of him was the director general of the civil aviation authority, on the right the chief executive of malaysian airline system. it is day six of the search for the passenger jet. it has vanished. the plane has vanished. if anything the mystery over what happened to flight hh-370 is now deepening. the minister came up a statement which rejected several lines of inquiry and several ideas circulating in the global media. he said satellite images showing

debris in the south china see on sunday released by the chinese government were released by mistake. a subsequent search of the area has failed to locate any debris. he also poured water on several theories about what caused the disappearance of the plane with 239 people on board. he rejected any idea that the plane continued for several hours because the engines were working but something else had happened on board. there are no packages received by rolls-royce, the engine makers, which suggests to the chief executive of malaysian airlines, that the aircraft was functioning beyond seven mints past 1:00 in the morning on saturday. the plane was last heard of at 1:31. he also said that the police

have not been searching the homes of any of the crew. that being confirmed by malaysian police. let's go to bbc's jennifer pak who joins me from kuala lumpur international airport. jennifer, a very different mood today not least because the minister was able to come on the stand with a very clear set of data essentially pouring cold water on a number of speculations that were going around feverishly over what might have happened. >> indeed. and most disheartening i'm sure for the families is the fact that the satellite images or the search in the area that came up by the nye cheese government didn't turn out anything. of course there have been many reports over the last week oversightings of debris, ones that looked like the shape of a door, ones that looked like a life raflt. oil slick were tested and found

not to belong to the aircraft. time and time again we're getting reports of possibilities of being able to locate the aircraft. unfortunately the satellite images didn't turn out to be true. it's confusing that the minister didn't actually elaborate why they were released. these are the types of questions that the minister hasn't been answering. and the reason why the malaysian government has been criticized for its in ability to really translate a clear message on what they are trying to do, where they are really focusing their efforts on. at this point in time you have a search mission from the south china sea, to the straits of malacca. it's a vast and wide area. although you have lots of planes and ships and 12 nations, still the search teams need a direction. at this point in time they don't. >> i have a sense of

exasperation. the minister several times, trust me. in the end, he said the plane has van is issued. you get the sense that after:30 last saturday morning they know nothing about what happened. >> indeed. and they're not shy. they do have an idea of where the flight path was. that he was not quite prepared to share that information just yet until they had confirmed that. again, this is where the mixed messages come in. during the press conferences the only chance where officially we are allowed to post questions to the officials to top leadership here in malaysia that we are not able to get any answers from them directly about this.

it is packed with journalists. they are jamming in early, one hour ahead of time. when they answer we often don't get to clarify. day of guesswork for journalists and another day of waiting for the families who had loved ones on board flight 370. >> jennifer, thanks. it must be said there is an awful lot of debris that floats around the ocean from containers to things quite enormous. so it's not just possible bits of aircraft >> angela merkel warned of catastrophic consequences unless russia changes course over crimea. mrs. merkel said if russia refuses to change force, european union leaders were ready to take measures with serious economic impact. they are working on a solution to the crisis, including setting up direct talks kiev and moscow.

>> translator: if russia continues on the course of pursuit the past couple weeks, it wouldn't just be a catastrophe for ukraine. as neighbors of russia, we would also see it as a threat. this wouldn't just change the entire relationship between the european union and russia, but i'm convinced this will harm russia massively, economically we also politically. >> angela merkel speaking in berlin. let's go to bbc's steve evans in berlin. those words, catastrophic consequence, a threat, this is a bleak warning from the chancellor. >> it is. what was significant they didn't use the word sanctions. she did talk about insurance somewhere down the road if russia doesn't de-escalate the situation. she didn't bluntly say we will

impose sanctions if nothing is done. the address the was very somber. she wore black. it was full parliament. it had authority, if you like. it was a major address to the nation. but in the end of it all she refrained from using that word. she did say there would be a cessation of negotiations over visas. >> steve evans, thank you. now, is it time to declare an end to the so-called war on drugs? that's one proposition considered by ministers gathered in vienna. they hope to come up with a joint statement on the narcotic program. nations regard drugs primarily

as a health issue and those who enforce strict penalties for users, dealers. >> reporter: pot, weed, cannabis comes in many names and forms. until recently it's been illegal around the world. in december uruguay became the first country to legalize it. and so did the u.s. state of colorado in january. in the first month alone it collected $2 million in taxes from marijuana businesses. colombian president is prepared to go even further suggesting a global debate about legalizing cocaine. but other countries are keen to condition harsh punishments.

and sanderford has been sentenced to death for allegedly smuggling cocaine to bali. the term "the war on drugs" was first famously used by this man, u.s. president richard nixon in 1971 but decades later, the number of drug users continues to grow. according to the united nations, drug abuse kills more than 200,000 worldwide each year. drug trafficking is a lucrative industry for criminals, worth $320 billion. that means if the global drug trade were a country it will be one of the biggest economies in the world. but the world seems split on how to tackle the problem.

in the meeting some vienna may highlight more differences in opinions than agreements. >> well, let's go to vienna to bethany bell. what are the prospects for a move one way or the other on this critical issue of principal? >> reporter: well, they are going to sign up, we understand through a statement tomorrow, that everybody can sign up to. so people are pushing for more reform say it will be a fairly week statement. we have just heard at the meeting from the international narcotics control board which is pointing out that the drug control measures already in place have worked. they're controlling very, very dangerous substances. they argue that the drug problem will be worse if thoeps sort th

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you're with "bbc world news" with me make gowing. malaysia's traps port minister dismisses reports that suggest the missing aircraft engines may have continued to operate for several hours after contact was lost with the airliner last saturday morning. german chancellor angela merkel warns of catastrophic processes. what problems barcelona

settled some unhappy fans by knocking out manchester city. >> and the knock-out blow. andy murray is moping around after defeat at indian wells. downtown miami. the heat and brooklyn played a thriller in the nba. that's all coming up in 30 minutes's time. let's get to business. aaron is joining me. >> absolutely. big focus. thanks very much. hello there. new figures indicate that china's industrial average rose 8.6% in january and february. retail sales, it's a key measure of consumer spending increased 12% from the year before the figures less than what the experts were expecting. it comes as the national people of congress closes after 10

days. of course up 230 years of double digit growth lifted millions out of poverty. it means to change cac and rebalance its economy. the question, it may have the desire, but can it do it? we will talk about it shortly on "world business report". how about this, somewhat connected. panasonic says it will pay employee working in china a premium to compensate them for the country's high pollution. employees sent overseas typically receive hardship pay increase but panasonic is the first firm to pay more due to china's pollution problems. in early as last month pollution monitors showed particle readings 15 times the daily

maximum recommended by the world health organization. i'll have more on that one on "gmt" in a couple hours's time. unemployment in australia, a 10-year high of 6% as the mining boom continues to unwind. but there was an unexpected note in the job numbers from the bureau of statistics. full-time employment went up by 80,500 in february. it all adds to a mixed picture. it is in its 23rd year of growth, expansion. the economy is stuck in low gear. i had an expert in the studio to talk about that. he knows his stuff about australia.

follow me on twitter. tweet me. i'll tweet you back. @bbcaaron. >> thank you very much, indeed, aaron. israeli military planes bombarded the gaza strip. a spokesman said 29 sites were targeted. one cause power strikesed across gaza. the palestinian president was called on israel to end what he described as military escalation. i asked if this is a return to the conflict of 2012. >> this round started on tuesday. it started with what israelis say was the launch of mortar.

and three op actives inside gaza. yesterday it was a huge barrage of rockets, up to 100. 60 of them landed inside israel. and 40 inside gaza. >> what's the issue which meant essentially they are going back to war when there was a meeting between egypt and turkey? >> it comes in a tense moment for hamas examine for gaza when they are being pressured by the egyptians and they are having severe economic difficulties. we will have to monster and see how. because what we have been hearing from israeli military officials. if the rocket firing stops this playerup will be over. there are reports today there are more firing of rockets. some indeed landed inside israel. >> it was literally having some kind of at least way of existing

between israel and gaza. some kind of travel backwards and forwards. have there been any normalization of any kind in the last few months? >> no. that has not been the case. in fact, hamas has been pressured not just by israel by also by egypt. and hundreds of talents they have been use to go smuggle goods. >> they have been accused of backing militants in the sinai peninsu peninsula. >> what does firing rockets at israel achieve if they are under this sort of pressure? >> if they are seen as confronting the the israelis it might relieve the image of they are fighters and they would think maybe egypt would back up

a little bit. >> the latest problems in gaza. and what happened over flight hm-370. within with the last half hour the malaysian transport minister said these images are nothing to do with the incident. there's still no trace of the plane. in his words, the plane has vanished. stay with us. life with crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is a daily game of "what if's". what if my abdominal pain and cramps come back? what if the plane gets delayed? what if i can't hide my symptoms? what if?

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s the national peoples congress comes to an end, factory, retail numbers all add to the worries over china slowing down. an unexpected jump in hiring in australia. but it is still a mixed picture

for the mining rich economy. hello, everybody. i'm aaron. welcome to the program. it is a fascinating and exciting snapshot. all the latest in the world of business examine money. we'll talk about australia. in fact, talk to an expert by some of the numbers and what's going on with that. first, changing times in khaoch or is it? chinas national peoples congress has come to a close. the leaders of the second biggest economy want to overhaul china's financial system. in a work report presented at the start of the mpc, they unveiled key proposals for reform, including a measure to ensure bank deposits.

a move to allow issuing bonds. that's debt. and trade more freely. the question is can china rebalance its economy? let's find out. i the mayor chan andre joining us from paris. some of those things that have been mentioned, allowing trade more freely, is that the change needed to set this in motion? >> yes. i think what is key is for the chinese to find the right

balance between deleveraging the countries and keeping growth. they need to navigate between the two extremes. look at the stock markets. the fact that they have not reacted shows they seem to have found the right balance. i would characterize that as making budget and business reforms business as usual. >> yes, china has had huge growth the past couple decades, but it's come at a huge cost. how much growth is beijing prepared to give up to make these changes? >> we should not forget 7% of growth this year is much more than 10% five or six years ago. we should keep in mind that the

volume of chinese growth representing 40% of global growth. what i want to say here is that the chinese leader have probably some kind of buffer to adjust the growth downwards without hurting job creations, which is obviously one of their prime targets. >> it is. short and sweet from you. no doubt we will speak to you very soon again. change your surname to smith. it would be much easier. i'm joking. a major impact on commodity prices which saw large selloffs this week. yesterday, the price of copper hit a four-year low. a high from which you make of course of steel. prices fell 20%.

what does it really mean? >> if you're building an office, ships, cars, are refrigerators you will need iron ore. this week prices fell to an 18-month low. there are fears that the downward spiral could continue. with predictions of iron ore tumbling. that's because demand for steal in china, the world's biggest consumer has slowed. and stockpiles have increased. mining bosses say they have panicked. they expect good prices and profits in the year ahead. so consumers don't expect cheaper cars or cookers any time soon. it's the cost of manufacturing that may go down a little at least temporarily. the shareholders of the world's

biggest mining firms have taken a hit in recent days. >> okay. home to giant mining corporations is australia which is fair to say, struggling to deal with the unwinding of the whole mining boom. there has been unexpected notes in the latest job today. it showed last month saw strong growth in the number of full-time jobs in february. it just adds to the mixed picture australia. growing for 23 years. the economy is stuck in low gear. optimism has waned in recent weeks. good to see you. i know you just got back from oz. me too, in fact.

i find it fascinating. the only g20 to miss, didn't go into recession. house prices are up. it seems somebody forget the aussie population this. >> yes. i would suggest growth is starting to slow down a bit. but -- and there is a but -- the they need to rebalance their economy. but in slightly the opposite way. it's too reliant. you're seeing a slowdown in china. there have been massive job

losses. >> just to paint a clear picture. australia, for all these years, we have been relying on. we dig it out of the ground on china, or india perhaps. they slow down. we get whacked. doesn't it show us it is rebounding. >> it is but very slowly. i think to a certain extent there is a cost of living crisis in terms of -- if you look at electricity the last few years, they have gone up 200%. average wanes in australia probably haven't kept pace with some of the cost of living. as a result, you're seeing a a little bit of pinch on retail spending. it needs to adjust a little bit more k can ohl's and woolworth's

announced 20,000 jobs to be added the next few years. that's a good thing. the thing you touched upon is the australian dollar is too high and pinching export creativity. look at the wine industry and tourism. >> and the car industry, which pretty much all folded up. we have to wrap it up. thank you very much. "sport today" many canning up next. see you soon. bye-bye. [ salesman ] congrats on the new car. [ woman ] thanks. the dealership reviews on cars.com made it easy, but... [ man ] we thought it might be a little more tense.

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hello. this is "sport today" on the bbc. coming up on the show, what problems barcelona settle some of their unhappy fans by knocking out manchester city in the champions league. >> the knockout blow to make andy murray -- well, he's moping again. and we go to downtown miami. the heat and brooklyn played a thriller in the nba. hello. thanks for joining us. what a fine messi. yes, barcelona's lionel scored. but manchester city knocked out. they were beaten 4-1 on aggregate s. city showed far more enterprise in the first leg. but they were missing several good opportunities throughout the match.

central defense was, again, a persistent headache for city. and messi took advantage of a mistake to put barca 1-0 up. city thought they should have had a penalty. and pablo zabaleta received a yellow for arguing about it. dani alves. >> the this increases the confidence we have in ourselves and what we are trying to achieve. facing opposition we were up in the last 16 at the champions league wasn't just about qualifying but how we qualified. that is given the strength we still have yet to come. sadly in the league it is not

our results anymore. >> paris-saint germain through to the last eight after winning the other tie against bayer leverkusen. lavezzi got the winner. the french champions 4-0 up from the first leg. so eased to the quarterfinals 6-1 on aggregate. >> translator: we didn't play that well, to be honest. i expected well from my team. we've got to move on. we have a big game against st. etienne. you're up against clubs with superior qualities and assets. of course they have experience. we have to guard against that. >> andy murray said his form isn't good enough after he was knocked out of the masters. he won the first set. the scot unable to handle the

raw power of ryanic. >> i think the most important thing is my serve. and the beauty of that is nobody can effect me. the ball is in my hand and i toss it up and i serve when i want to. and the most important thing is about controlling the center of the court. stepping up. when i get ahead in the pointsing staying ahead. closing certain situations. keeping the pressure on him. obviously there's going to be certain parts of the match that i will have to play a little bit more and make him play. >> have a look at what happened.

the not i was missing wasn't one shot in particular. missed a lot of backhands, a few easy forehand passes as well. so all the shots deserted me. >> they are comfortable through. but kevin anderson has knocked out the australian open. the swiss was beaten in three sets. the first player through to the semifinals on the women's at indian wells. a straight set win over the australian. and radwanska had a three-set

victory over serbia's jankovic. winning in miami had been impossible in six years. it made this win all the more special. the heat started strong. dwyane wade adding to his 22-point points off the bench. lebron james unusually out of sorts. there were some regal moments. then was so tight. they were ahead by one point. and livingston last second charge to win the game. chest pumps all around. chicago are the only other team to have beaten the heat twice this season. the five-time nba champion kobe bryant expected to miss the rest of the season. no more bite from him. he's needing a long recovery

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among them a buy graph cal film on napoleon. or megalopolis set in new york. now a story behind the ambitious efforts to adapt to science fiction best seller turned into a movie in the 1970s. frank has put together an account of man with a great ambition. french-chilean made a movie on the detailed 9'65 thriller sci-i "dune." >> it is the the most exciting and fantastical. it had pink floyd, mick jagger.

it is incredible with him behind the camera. it's an incredible thing. to me it's the greatest of all film projects. >> for me "dune "will be becoming of a god. >> we introduce mostly the core people of the store, which is alejandro and his producer michel. the artists that worked on the film. chris foss. we have a small number of on the film which personally i prefer because i'm not a big fan of documentaries where there's a cast of 40 people and you don't know who is speaking anymore and everyone comes on for 10-second byte. i prefer that, at least for this story anyway, that you get to know the people.

>> three years later came the surreal "the holy mountain." of course those films were completed. his version of "dune" was not. >> they never actually got to set. they did the casting, hiring of everybody. they worked for years to draw out everything. they story boarded the entire film, 3,000 images. maybe that's what was meant to be. they put knit a book, printed up a handful of copes to deliver it to the film studios in hollywood. that's when it met his demise because the film studios didn't believe in it. maybe the project was supposed to end with the book. the ideas came out of the book and started to infect the world to a certain extent to inspire other films. >> among the other members with

artistic links was "alien" and "played runner." the studios didn't understand all his body of work. >> as much as they loved the project and looked at it said this is incredible and fantastic, we don't get your director. because his films were -- they were not studio films. >> i wanted to make something free where it would open the mind. >> the director sees this documentary as inspiring people not to get up. his experience could have been devastating but points out that the filmmaker just picked himself up and continued. he didn't let "dune" get him down. >> could be fantastic, huh?

>> bbc.com/talkingmovies. hello. i'm nik gowing with "bbc world news". the mystery of the missing malaysian airlines deepens again. after claims these chinese satellite images, malaysia says they are inaccurate and they were released mistakenly. one theory that the plane may have flown for four hours after its last known contact have been rejected by the authorities who have been defending their role. >> other focus has been on finding the aircraft.