this is bbc america. and now, live from london, "bbc world news". hello. i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news". our top stories. australia's deputy prime minister says nothing of significance has yet been found as the search for the missing malaysia airliner continues. russia's upper house of parliament votes to al next crimea. ukraine sign an agreement on close economic and political ties. >> in signing this treaty we will show the entire world that

we are together, that ukraine shares the european values and that we can together be successful. teenage taliban gunmen shoot down nine people in kabul. turkey blocks access to twitter hours after the prime minister threatens to wipe it out. hello. nearly two weeks after the disappearance of flight mh-370 reconnaissance planes are searching for a second day. one has already returned. a specialist u.s. navy jet

poseidon is also on the search. they are checking out visual checks of the area. so far they have found nothing of significance. the australian prime minister said the possible debris may have sunk. that's actually the deputy prime minister who said that in the last hour or so. let's continue to bring you the live coverage from kuaula lumpur. let's listen in. >> it is one asset which is required to identify where the black box is. but to do that we need to narrow the areas of search. we are focusing on the credibility information that was given to us by the australians

who are leading. and if we can narrow that we will be in a better and stronger position to know what sort of equipment -- in fact, i can assure you the chinese authorities are very willing and cooperative. >> (inaudible). >> after your question i thought you were. >> (inaudible). >> i do not discuss the level of

secretary chuck hagel. >> the next question. >> -- some details about kazakhstan. >> can you give us an idea what will be based there, what capabilities they will have and does that mean they are shifting focus in some way from kuala lumpur? >> (inaudible). >> it just shows that we are searching both corridors. in relation to kazakhstan they

say they have no news or confirmation that it was in their airspace. and we are a waiting reply for them as well. until and unless they confirm that, i wouldn't be able to. >> two questions. does a report that the pilot made a phone call from the cockpit just before the flight? could somebody explain what that was. the second thing, you keep talking about narrowing the search corridor but you have not been able to do that so far.

can you be more specific in what your challenges are facing narrowing those corridors. what more can malaysia do and your neighbors do do narrow the corridor. >> the chinese and japanese all working together with all the sophisticated equipment. to have it in our armory. but the support has been overwhelming. that is what i meant. that with the most sophisticated equipment out there in the world and we as a global community cannot narrow it. i don't know who else can. so basically now you have the poseidon, you have the p-3,

satellite focused in some areas. that is what i mean by narrowing the corridor. especially the southern core dorks as you can see, raises its own problems, with the weather, the waves and the depth of the sea. the french airline took two years to find. and that comes into a different realm of search and rescue. >> thank you very much. >> that press conference has just wrapped up. it's been going for just over 30 minutes. our correspondent jonah fischer

is in kuala lumpur. jonah, not a huge amount of information. what struck you? >> reporter: as expected, no real further news about the search. we will hear that from the australian authorities. they are taking the lead in terms of searching for the two. the further scaling up of this multinational operation. we learned that china is seasoneding three of its own planes to begin searching the southern corridor. they will be based out of indonesia. japan are sending two of their p-3 orions to join the american, australian and new zealand planes flying out of there at the moment. defense ministers spoke of this being a long haul. even if the debris is found, locating the black box is going to be, extremely difficult.

and there were responses about when they received this information from inmarsat, the satellite provider which suggested the plane may not be in the south china sea and might indeed be in the indian ocean or across central asia. they went through a detailed timeline stressing they did have to refer much of the information they received to the united states for further analysis and that they did act promptly once it became clear that the evidence from that satellite data pointed to the plane having stayed in the air for seven hours after it disappeared in the radar after the south china sea. that's when they refocused from the south china sea. they took part in from the indian ocean. what we are seeing is those deployment is the the countries that have the sophisticated planes to seven in the indian

ocean coming forward with their planes and ships steadily making their way to the region in the expectation of, in the possibility that they might find these are parts of the plane. then of course there will be a salvage operation and a seven for the black bock recorder. >> joe narcotics thanks very much. theo has been following this story. anything briefly to touch on there that was new that struck you? >> i think it's important to note this search is not just being carried out in the southern indian effort, though that is where most effort is being concentrated. it from from kuala lumpur. it is less likely to have gone that way. there is very powerful military radar in that region. but the fact is we have very little to add today from what happened yesterday. the australian search has been focused on an area of 23,000

square kilometers. it's the same difference from perth as yesterday. a little bit to the north. a smaller area being searched today than was searched yesterday. yesterday's search was hampered by bad weather and by fog. >> we did hear from the australian deputy prime minister that the debris that was spotted on the satellite pictures of course could have sunk. is it the technology to find it if it sunk? >> once it sunk you have very little alternative. you have to use submersibles to find it. that can be an absolute nightmare. what the planes are looking for at the moment is debris that might be floating or just underneath the surface of the water. >> do we know if the plane had sunk into this part of the ocean, would parts of the plane still be floating? do we even know that fact? >> it's entire possible that they would be. we are two weeks, if the plane

did go down in this area, occurred. the chances of debris still floating after two weeks, every day the chance has become less. if you had a wing of the aircraft, that was empty of fuel it would be kept floating. >> why are we seeing pictures of people literally just using their eyes? we are hearing about the chinese and the americans sending these high-tech ships, et cetera. why still just a visual check in that case? >> high-tech equipment can tell you there's something there. it can't tell you what that item is. if you pick up a large piece of debris on your anomaly detector you need to find out what it is. the sophisticated equipment can tell you it's there, not what it is. >> in terms of satellites, how

far information do they give you? >> they can tell you there is a large object. it tells what size the debris detected was. they didn't say whether or not that was the remains of a sea container. but it could simply say there was something there worth looking at. they can't tell you what it was. fragments of an aircraft are not easily identified. >> you hear the chinese and the u.s. going over there. >> there is a certain amount of cooperation going on. you're right, there are sensitivities. this is military technology we're talking about. they won't necessarily be saying how they are getting the information they're getting. but if they found anything, that something is worth looking at. >> at search headquarters in

perth in southern australia. jonathan, what information do you have? >> reporter: well, we're watching the planes come and go from this base. not in large numbers. only a small number of aircraft that can cover the distance. we're talking 2,500 kilometers before they get into the area where they think there may be something to find which would have the equipment to be ale to spot it and get a sense of what it is. it's been the p-3 orion aircraft. they were developed by the states. they still have sophisticated sensing equipment, both sonar and radar. we have seen them come back here. australians have had three of them out there today on these very, very long trips. the pilots and crew looking pretty tired. they have a long-range jet they're putting out with a different kind of sur advance equipment. and the americans have sent out their most sophisticated plane, poseidon.

but they can't do much more than that. the journey is so long out of this area where they think it's worth looking. each time they go and scan these scenes where the debris that they think might have been on the satellite pictures could have moved. if they don't find it then, they mark it off and move to another. we have seen it expand further and further southeast we believe follow the currents as they cover more and more areas in the hope they find whatever it was the satellite pictures show. australian officials are stressing two things. one, you have to be cautious. there's very little to go on yet. the other is they do believe it is worth this. they have enough to suggest that the plane did go down here. they have to keep searching. the pilot says they are still determined. they still think there's a good khpbs they will find something, especially since the visibility has improved.

>> can you carry ships to the areas so planes can search for longer? we kaep hearing of the limitations of the search because of fuel and flying time. >> well, there are only certain sorts for that. but the kind of aircraft they are using here don't take off from aircraft carriers. they are large plane. you know, they are challenged by the sheer remoteness of where they think the plane went down. we're finding the limits of technology. very few are suited to this task. a lot of those aircraft operating in this part of the world are down here. australians have three. p-3 had to go and be serviced because of the number of flights the past two weeks. the results are frankly very limited. most of the aircraft that tack off just aren't suitable.

>> jonathan head in perth, thanks very much. we will keep you updated on that, but we will move on to the rest of the day's news now. russia is expected to complete the process of annexing crimea by the end of the day as president putin formally signs a new treaty into law. russia ruled out imposing its own sanctions in retaliation of those by the u.s. and the eu. but it hasn't stopped with a gas bill for $11 billion. richard galpin is in moscow for us. rfp richard, we heard a number of lines coming out of the kremlin today. just bring us up to date. >> reporter: the russian president vladimir putin said at least for the time being they will hold off on retaliating for sanctions imposed by the united states yesterday. he said sanctions against the americans would not happen now. this was as a result of a

meeting with his security council this morning. the key words are for the moment. we don't know what they will do in the future. we are, i think, beginning to see the impact of the two rounds of sanctions imposed by both the u.s. and the european union on the russian economy. the stock market plunging again 3% today. and then these credit ratings agencies, s&p downgrading their outlook from stable to negative. we have to bear in mind the germ ambience here. it is weak. growth slowed down the past 12 months. and the sanctions, if they were to be ratcheted up even more, could tip the economy into

recession, which would be very, very serious indeed for the kreml kremlin. >> any reaction that the eu has signed the deal with ukraine. it's an unelected, very new government there. and talking about moldova and georgia, the former soviet republics. is that seen as antagonistic, the timing of it? >> it's only just happened in brussels. there hasn't been any reaction that i'm aware of so far. but you have to think that this is exactly what russia does not want ukraine to do. the whole motivation behind what russia has been involved in in ukraine is to have a couple pliant government in kiev, not one which moves towards europe and least of all one which would potentially sign up to nato. so the fact that this has gone ahead and that is kiev, ukraine has signed up to the political

part of an association agreement, not the trade part, which is quite significant. i think it is going to be a serious irritant to the kremlin. >> richard galpin in moscow, many thanks. stay with us here on "bbc world news". much more to come. baron of the build-out. you need a permit... to be this awesome. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. and only national is ranked highest in car rental customer satisfaction by j.d. power. (aaron) purrrfect. (vo) meee-ow, business pro. meee-ow. go national. go like a pro. i can't believe your mom has a mom cave! today i have new campbell's chunky spicy chicken quesadilla soup. she gives me chunky before every game. i'm very souperstitious.

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union and crimea signed on closer tied. "sport today" is coming up for you in half an hour. this is what we're currently working on. the old lady in red boots. juventus make it through to the last eight in the europa league thanks to the pirlo strike. 2020 world cup opens the big boys to the froi as india and pakistan do battle. and scott sweeps the leaderboard at the arnold palmer invitational. >> reported took to blocking hplz to say that a complete shutdown of social media platforms was unacceptable. well, james reynolds has been following the story in istanbul as some are finding ways around

the twitter ban. >> reporter: anybody who is technologically savi enough to get on twitter in the first place is technologically savi enough to work their way around this ban. i have received dozens of suggestions in recent hours about how to avoid the ban. they are very, very simple to activate. the ban is not effective because everyone on twitter has simply gone around it. >> just sum up where he is, why he is falling back on these steps. >> everyone and his government say there have been alleged recordings which may even be faked recordings. they say several times to take those recordings down from the blogging site. they say they had to block twitter. the prime minister, though,

stepping back, may have he's still in a strong position because of one point. his con stitch went seu, his coalition, the one that brought him to power are not twitter users. he might still think he has his co constituency with them. the missing plane on the line from perth is a local journalist who was one of those on board the search aircraft off the coast of western australia, the chief reporter for "the sunday times." what happened when you went out on that search? what was it like? what could you see? >> yeah. basically, got back late last night. it was a 10-hour flight. literally five hours straight out to the search area there was

absolutely nothing to see except miles and miles of indian ocean. literally couldn't see a thing besides the sky and the ocean. we got out. they're going to help out in the seven area. literally a few minutes of action it was time to turn the plane around for a long flight back home. >> they dropped down these tran responders. what do they do exactly? >> they send information back to the australian authorities coordinating the search. basically they have a gigantic area the sixth of australia at the moment that is the search area. they're trying to narro it down to find a much smaller area where the aircraft can search with the help of finding wreckage. >> just in 10 seconds, what does

the ocean look like there? because the waves can be huge, can't they? >> this is very raw. it is the southern indian ocean. there is nothing to the west until africa. nothing south until antarctica. there are miles and miles of nothing. >> okay. trevor, we'll have to leave it there. thanks very much indeed. we're out of time. this is "bbc world news". ng youn need not be so difficult. get a load of this bad boy. sweet! this snap spreader system from scotts makes caring for your lawn snap-crackin' simple, guaranteed. just take the handy, no-mess bag, then snap, lock, and go. it's a new day for lawn care, feedings never been so easy. to see a demo of the snap spreader, go to scotts.com. feed your lawn. feed it! to see a demo of the snap spreader, go to scotts.com. "stubborn love" by the lumineers did you i did. email? so what did you think of the house? did you see the school ratings? oh, you're right. hey babe, i got to go. bye daddy! have a good day at school, ok?

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russian stocks plummet. credit ratings agency as the russian parliament approves the annexation of crimea. the next episode in the star wars franchise will be filmed in the uk, offering more tax breaks for filming in the country. hello and welcome to "world

business report". i'm maryam moshiri. first we go to russia. the main stock market has fallen 3% in the first hours of trading as investors respond to the mosts and countermoves for crimea. this all follows a tightening of sanctions against russia on thursday by the eu and the u.s., including u.s. sanctions against 20 russians all with close tie toss president putin. and this morning two international credit ratings agencies, fitch and standard & poor's downgraded, citing the potential impact of the sanctions. they explained the different ways sanctions have an impact on russia economy. >> when the financial sanctions is probably the most effective. they could basically enforce

regulatory environment. it's a little bit more rigorous. that would close off global financial markets to russian banks and corporates and they are highly dependent at the moment for that. there is a lot of refinancing that needs to be done. >> the international monetary fund extended talks with ukraine saying significant progress has been made. the imft arrived three weeks ago to discuss the economic situation and a possible bailout program. they desperately need cash to cover expenses and avert a debt default. she described the conditions likely to be attached to such a bailout. >> well, the conditions that the imf is likely to insist upon is floating the ukrainian currency, cutting government spending and cutting government subsidies in the energy sector.

it was in ukraine and they concluded not enough progress had been made in the economy. as the political crisis has heightened, they said they have been able to act quickly in crisis situations. although the economy is in dire straits and desperately needs financing, the markets are hedging their bets that the cold war style politics will win out and the bailout will be imminent. >> during the budget this week he enforced 25% tax breaks for the uk film industry and reassured these were long-term measures supported by the european union. a day later lucas films confirmed it will start filming star wars in britain. in 2013, they received $1.5 billion of investment as foreign film companies boosted the bottom line. why is the uk such an attractive

filming location. with me is ian smith. very good to talk to you. thank you for coming in to see us. you have produced many a famous film including "the fifth element" and "seven years in tibet". what makes this so attractive to foreign film investors. >> we have a tradition in excellence that goes back a long way. what has recently happened in the last two decades, we have maintained our skills, maund our infrastructure to be able to compete internationally. so the uk offer is a very good one. the down side has been the economy in this country is expensive. so increasingly we have had to compete with low cost economies or bigger economies. >> so it is pricier to film but still attractive to foreign film companies. >> most would want to film in

the uk because they know they are safe. we deliver what we say we are. and the quality of work is high. it has been that the bottom line is that a little bit more expensive. so the intervention by the chancellor is extremely important. >> i want to ask you about the. they have announced 25% tax breaks for the uk film industry. is this going far enough, do you think? because there has been, over the last few years, a bit of disappointment at the level of government support. >> well, the government is supporting the export of goods and services. and where we do need some help and we're looking at this as we speak, is the whole issue of the indigenous industry. british made productions. the culture and the creativity of britain if you would like. we need to sustain that and export that more. i mean it's a little bit like we have one very strong leg in

investment into production facilities and skills. not so strong for local productions. >> so good to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. >> you're welcome. now, water is a vital part of life here on planet earth. without it, humans will die within a few days. and that's the case for plants. but much of it is also fatal. just this year, droughts have hit regions around the world, hitting key agricultural zones responsible for producing many of our everyday foods. as severe weather moves in, orange juice, coffee, and rice are hit hardest. let's hear from our correspondents around the world, starting in india. >> reporter: india is the world's largest producer of rice. i'm standing what n what is normally a paddy field.

but hail storms have destroyed rice crops in four states in india. this has led to millions of dollars of losses for farmers. historically, the price is more competitive than that of thailand and vietnam. but that could change if the government is forced to introduce a minimum export price f. that happens, the price of the staple food will rise across the world. >> coffee. the morning pick me up. soon it could be costing you more. for producers, 40% of the world's coffee. growing regions have been facing the worst drought in four decades with half of the arabica coffee beans destroyed. they are facing the worst deficit in five years. your average cup of coffee could go up by 60 cents in the u.s.

>> the fruits and vegetables that feed america. the vast majority is grown here in california. the golden state is one of the leading producers of food. but the drought, which is devastating and the worst for more than a century has a huge impact on the farmers and the production of these crops. it means for the consumer prices will continue to soar. as california moves into its long, hot summer with little chance of any rain, the impact of the drought could only get worse. >> of course all eyes on russia. all eyes on ukraine. i have the index here. one of the main russian markets. the russian market here is down just over 2.5%. a lot of worry about russia, its

future and the tightening of sanctions and the closest will mean for the russian economy going forward. the rest of europe, though, is doing rather well. in terms of the asian markets, it's been a mixed picture. that's it for me and the team. thanks for watching. bye-bye. it's a growing trend in business: do more with less with less energy. hp is helping ups do just that. soon, the world's most intelligent servers, designed by hp, will give ups over twice the performance, using forty percent less energy. multiply that across over a thousand locations, and they'll provide the same benefit to the environment as over 60,000 trees. that's a trend we can all get behind. until you're sure you do. bartender: thanks, captain obvious.

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this is "sport today". coming up for you, the old lady in red boots. pirlo strikes. juventus make it through to the last eight in the europa league. the 2020 world cup welcomes the big boy to the fray as india and pakistan prepare to do battle. scott sweeps the the leaderboard with a record 62 at the arnold palmer invitational. hello. so juventus made it through to the quarter files of the europa league and are clear favorites to win outright.

the old lady, juventus, saw fiorentina in their last 16 tie. they are still on target for a final at home in turin after andre pirlo scored the only goal of the game against fiorentina. it means the side are through to the last eight thanks to a 2-1 aggregate win. they are the only italian side left in european competition. sevila beat their fierce rivals 4-3 on penalties, real betis. after half an hour of extra time, couldn't separate the sides. it came down with a spot kick with betis missing the penalty. so sevilla go through.

benfica soar off tottenham hotspur. two goals in a minute gave the spurs some hope. but a late penalty saw them through. the match with basel was delayed after crowd trouble. in the end, basel won 2-1 on the night. and the night on aggregate. >> belline known simply by his last name was 83. he died at his home in sao paulo. >> reporter: he was immortalized by the gesture of lifting the world cup right over his head. he was the first athlete to do that.

there is at bellini statue. >> okay. . cricket. rivals kick start the super 10 stage owe friday in bangladesh. two sides in group two. west indies and australia. that will be a tough group to get out of. >> it's always good to know the expectations of the people, the fans around the world. we want to have a good showing. it is always important that you want to do well in this game so you can get the momentum right. and i think, you know, we are looking forward with this game.

hopefully the boys will do the best. >> growing up used to watch some of the last generation people. there were plenty of things happening on the field. we used to enjoy it as kids. i'm glad that doesn't happen anymore. when you talk about promoting cricket, i think more often than not it is in the right sport. >> ire land can still make the group stage. they kept their hopes alive with a five wicket win overnighted arab emirates. the win lifted the rate over ireland, who are currently playing the netherlands. if ireland win, they will go through. they are currently 174 for three of 19 overs.

the cincinnati reds chap is okay. according to his doctor he's a very lucky guy. you'll see why. keep our eyes on the pitcher and the ball. we will see it again in a minute. but chapman was smashed in the face by the ball. awful scenes in the spring training game versus kansas city. the game was eventually called off. he has undergone surgery to repair facial fractures of a day getting struck in the face by that ball. by that line drive. it was traveling over 100 miles per hour. the team doctor said a nickel plate will be inserted in the broken bone around his cheek. but he will be fit to play again incredibly in around about two months's time. >> adam scott equalled the course record of 10 under par in florida to lead the arnold

palmer invitational after the opening round on thursday. the australian shot a 62. two birdies and one bogey. he was watched on by this man, arnold palmer who i happen to know is not a fan of those things, those broom putters. it helped scott tie the course record. ishikawa is in second. he turned up at bay hill not feeling too good. >> takes your mind off the expectations of lower. slows you down. almost takes your mind off what's going on. i played a lot feeling like this. sometimes it works in your favor just by lower the expectation a little bit. having no feeling. just more interested in feeling better than playing golf.

>> this man just keeps on going. hewitt has recorded his 600th career win over a three-set victory over haas at the miami open. he's 33 now. you still recognize him? why? because his back to front baseball cap, of course. he's in a blue shirt. a little later he had time to change and he still loves winning. 6-3, 6-3 the result in that game. not so good, though, for one of his counterparts. you can see tomic beaten 6-0, 6-1. the fastest in atp tour history. it didn't take very long at all. 28 minutes and 20 seconds. not much longer than this bulletin. that for you was "sport today". (vo) you are a business pro.

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hello. i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news". our top stories. the prime minister says nothing of significance has been found as the search for the missing malaysian airliner. voting for the annexation of crimea. it comes as