this is bbc america. and now, live from london, "bbc world news". hello. i'm nik gowing with "bbc world news". our top stories. angry relatives of chinese passengers of flight mh-370 clash with police outside the malaysian embassy in beijing. >> reporter: they broke through the police lines and they are now marching through the streets of beijing to get to the malaysian embassy to demand the answers they say they deserve. meanwhile, the search for the missing airliner in the southern indian ocean suspended for 24 hours because of bad

weather. 14 dead, more than a dozen missing in the united states. text messages between oscar pistorius and reeva steenkamp in the trial in south africa for the murder of his girlfriend. >> and disappearing sounds. the challenge to record and save them before they're lost forever. hello, everyone. bad weather and rough seas in the southern indian ocean have forced authorities to suspend for 24 hours. within the last few minutes, malaysian explained how a new analysis of satellite data concluded that the plane crashed into the sea in a remote part of

the southern indian ocean. the search area has been narrowed from 2 million nautical square miles. a ship is on the way to look for the black box recorder, but it's not due to arrive until april 3rd. . relatives of the many chinese passengers on board staged angry demonstrations. they used malaysia of trying to delay, distort, and hide the truth. celia told me more about the protests she witnessed. >> reporter: it was a shocking day. a rare street protest. i was at the hotel when all of a sudden family members came streaming out of the hotel doors carrying large banners. they proceeded to get on buses. they were blocked by a thin line

of chinese police. there was a scuffle between some of the family members and police. the family members simply streamed off the buses and walked to the embassy themselves along the roads. they spent two hours outside the malaysian embassy chanting and shouting. they seem to have come to some sort of agreement that the media was kept far back from the embassy. it was difficult to tell. they were bussed back here to the hotel. they were demanding more information, information they feel they deserve. >> we have just been hearing from malaysia's transportation minister in kuala lumpur. he gave details on how the search would now be moving forward. >> the search is focused on the southern corridor in an area

covering 469,407 square nautical miles. and this is against 2.24 million square nautical miles announced the 18th of march. we are currently working to further narrow down the search area, and to gather information from satellite surveillance. and other surveillance radar data, increasing air and surface assets, and increasing the number of subject matter experts. to help the multinational search operation. six chinese ships are currently in the search area. they are expected to arrive in the vicinity of mh-370, last

known position by tomorrow morning. it includes the'sbreaker ship. the american ping locator can help find the black box is en route and will arrive tomorrow. it is due to dock in perth the 28th of march. ladies and gentlemen, the new analysis shared with investigation has focused efforts on the southern part of the southern corridor.

it was released out of commitment to openness and respect for the relatives, two principals which have guided us in our investigations. thank you. the acting transportation minister of malaysia. as the search and rescue operations continue, questions continue to swirl about who could have flown the boeing 777 into the middle of the southern indian ocean. malaysian airlines ceo spoke exclusively to alice in kuala lumpur. >> tell us about the pilot and the co-pilot. >> based on records they have been quite exemplary. the pilot cap has 18,000 hours.

there's no record or anything which is out of order i call it. >> did he fly your plane into the ocean? >> we don't know. >> is there any evidence, anything that is being held back. >> there is nothing really. we are cooperating fully with the investigating team. and we must realize that the investigation team has included teams from other nations. an american team is here. a british team is here as well. >> that's not the family's say, of course. you're dealing with the families, i understand. >> our primary role in this

tragedy is really to ensure we really take care of the family of those on board. and i think we have gone beyond normal responses. >> i think they would say you haven't gone far enough. their response has been angry and it's been targeted at you. >> i think it's unfair. i think we have done all we can within our means to help them. the only thing to realize in an incident like this, normally in any tragedy there's always some evidence in place. we have not had any evidence until maybe last night. >> so you're 100% sure your plane is lost? >> based on the evidence provided to us, yes. >> what do you say to the families who say, no, you're hiding something. our loved ones are still alive? >> i think there is a high degree of certainty provided by

the aaib to basically conclude this particular evidence. >> but yet there's no physical evidence, no wreckage. >> there's no wreckage. but i know the search team are working hard to locate the satellite evidence right now. there is some sighting by aircraft as well. they have to go out and find these pieces. >> do you personally feel responsible enough to resign over this. >> you will make that decision. >> later. we have things to do now. >> the chief executive of malaysian airlines speaking with alastair. mr. wang is a representative of

some families. he did not give his first name. >> if you make a conclusion with no exact evidence, just from analysis from the satellite data, why do you make that conclusion? why do you make the conclusions that nobody is alive? that none of them survived? i don't believe that. if you make those conclusions you must have some answers. we want to know why. i think the ambassador do not respect all of the relatives. >> well, another relative is tom wood. his brother phillip was one of the 239 people on board. she spoke to bbc carolyn quinn. >> i was at work. and i got a text taking i'm so sorry. it seemed to definitive.

it seemed so certain. i'm glad we had the beginning of some closure. we're sad. we're sad. but they haven't found anything, so it's a little maddening. do you understand? >> i can understand that. >> somebody is saying everything is certain, no survivors. we say how do you know that? they say, well, we used a software program. well, that's great. but i would kind of like to see some wreckage or a black box before people say things like that. you start to believe it's completely over. it's like being on a roller coaster. >> sarah, his girlfriend, was talking about the fact that she still felt he was alive. is that how you have been feeling throughout these terrible two weeks? >> well, i felt like he was. and i know it's hard for

everybody to be. i just spoke to some other people. everybody had me convinced that it was over. and as i watched the news, i'm not seeing any proof. i'm really not seeing any proof. i'm willing to accept that my brother is dead and that no one survived. i'll be able to accept that. but at the same time i just wish people would measure their worth a little more before saying things like that. >> what do you mean by that? >> well, people are using the terms we're absolutely certain the plane crashed, and yet when you go to ask questions, they haven't found any wreckage. they haven't found anything. how can you be 100% certain if you don't have anything recovered? >> i imagine, and goodness, to put myself in the position or to mantle what you're going through, i would think it would

still feel rather like a dream. does it still feel like that? >> i have thought i wish i would wake up and it would all have been a nightmare. it's a tragedy. it's a mystery. it's frustrating and sad. you name it. >> tom wood, whose brother phillip is still missing on the malaysian airliner. we will be live in kuala lump tkus tkusur. witnesses say a wall of mud swept down a mountain above the town of oso north of seattle devastating everything in its path. rescuers have been working since saturday using lasers and imaging. >> everything is gone. the houses are gone! >> are there any injuries? >> yes.

>> a frantic call moments after this hillside gave way, crushing people and homes below. rescue teams are working day and night. but the conditions are dangerous as they search a tangled and waterlogged area of muck and debris. >> this is rescue. we're looking for live victims. we're not spending a whole lot of time. it has to be quick and thorough. but we're trying to move through and make sure there's nobody in those areas. >> reporter: officials believe the mudslide was triggered by heavy rain. the fact that it was on a saturday left many vulnerable. >> people are homeworking on their homes. so it hit at the wrong time. >> reporter: and then the desperate wait for news. >> i want to know where my husband is. you know, i just need to know.

any updates. >> reporter: in washington, politicians observed a moment of silence. and president obama has declared an emergency and ordered federal aid to help with the local response effort. meanwhile, for this family there's been some good news. their pet dog was found alive. but for many more, the painful wait continues. with more rain forecast the next few days, even the authorities say the task ahead is bleak and grim. 700 supporters of the former egyptian president mohamed morsi have gone on trial in connections with last year's demonstrations. among them the movement's spiritual leader. the court pronounced death sentences for 500 supporters after a trial lasting just two

days. they were convicted on charges including murder and attacks on property. orla, this is an extraordinary series of cases. what is the outlook and prospect for this case? >> reporter: well, i should say, nik, we are outside courthouse. that is the location of yesterday's very controversial hearing. the same judge and the same courthouse is once again today hearing another mass trial against suspected members of the band muslim brotherhood. yesterday we had almost 530 men being sentenced to hang on only the second day of their trial. the first hearing of that case was only last saturday. that lasted merely an hour. of course that verdict was widely condemned by human rights activists in egypt and abroad. and concern was suppressed in

london and washington. today we have a separate case, although related it's connected to violence that took place last august after security forces killed several hundred islamist protesters in cairo. most of the defendants are being tried. they are not in court. of the 680 so in this case only 62 are present inside the court. there is another key missing element today. and that is the defense lawyers. they are boycotting the procedures in protest at the conduct of yesterday's case. the defense lawyers have been milling around outside. the judge inside decided to go ahead without them. he has been listening to witnesses. he has apparently also been questioning the defendants even though their own legal team is not present. one local lawyer with 20 years experience has told me he's never seen anything like it. he said this was completely unprecedented. >> orla, thank you very much

indeed for joining us live from southern egypt from outside the courthouse. stay with us on "bbc world news". more to come, more evidence from a police cell phone expert. 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. the expedia app helps you save with mobile-exclusive deals download the expedia app text expedia to 75309 expedia, find yours i can't believe your mom has a mom cave! today i have new campbell's chunky spicy chicken quesadilla soup.

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bayern munich clinch the bundesliga. and they face their noisy neighbors at old trafford. and that's all coming up in 30 minutes's time. let's go to south africa and pretoria at the trial of oscar pistorius. it's continuing on its 15th day. the police cell phone expert is giving testimony. let's go to milton who joins me outside the courthouse. what more has emerged? >> nik, today captain muller is under investigation from senior council barry roux, main

stakingly going through 90% of messages describing a loving relationship. the defense here, nik, is trying to reverse the damage caused yelled by the messages that were read out, which included one from reeva saying to oscar pistorius just before valentine's day, you scare me. that is what barry roux is trying to achieve today. he was saying over 90% of the messages they have exchanged between the two of them as a couple were those of a loving relationship. and he describes how they call each other, bubba, boo, my angel. a video was taken from one where they were shopping. they had a little exchange. they had a little kiss from the shop from the cc camera. he is keen to reverse the damage from yesterday's evidence. >> quickly, milton, what about

the prospect for pistorius himself to appear in the witness box? >> yes, there is a lot of talk that oscar pistorius may be taking the stand towards the end of this week. it's not certain, but we know there may be other evidence against him. so we will see when they call him probably towards the end of this week, nik. >> thank you very much, milton. milton nkozi outside the courthouse in pretoria. more on the missing malaysian airlines flight. let's go to lucy williamson in kuala lumpur. it is now clear it's a search operation and it's going to be a very long search operation. >> reporter: that's right. the news coming through is if

you thought the operation until now was tkeufrbgs it's about to get more complex, longer and challenging. not just because the weather has gotten worse and may remain so for a couple of days, but the time window for finding objects easily and finding the objects that have already been found in the ocean is shrinking and getting harder every day. >> what about the malaysian involvement. ultimately this is about coordination in australia of a large number of aircraft. ships from china as well. >> that's right. we heard from the transport minister there some of the details about the new information that's shaping that information. the area being searched shrunk right now. it was 2.2 square million nautical miles. still a vast area but the resources are being concentrated in that area. and the reason for that is this

new technique that's been used. the transport minister was explaining a little bit more about how that works. if you know the ground speed of an aircraft, you can measure the difference between the signal you expect and the signal you get. with that information, you can plot where on that arc it might be. they said they haven't done that. it was very clear that the aircraft had flown in the southern corridor and estimating the ground speed they worked out where it would have ended its journey. >> all right. lucy, thank you for that update after that briefing from the transport minister of kuala lumpur. leaders are going into a second day of talks in the hague over russia's actions over crimea. the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov is attending meetings on the fringe of the

meeting to do with other issues. he described the exclusion of russia from the g-7, g-8 as no great tragedy. i asked what kind of role therefore sergei lavrov has at these meetings. >> reporter: actually, the reason sergei lavrov was here in the hague was this, the nuclear summit where 53 heads of state were due to be discussing nuclear terrorism. this has been overshadowed by events of the ukraine. what we have seen effectively amounts to the international communities, isolation, formalization from the russia to the top table. in june, russia was supposed to be hosting g-8 leaders in russia. that has been canceled. the g-7 leaders will meet in brussels. how much of an impact will this

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the crimea crisis takes its toll. investigators are expected to take $70 billion out of the country. a nation of renters shines up the property ladder. a boom in home ownership in germany.

a very warm welcome to you. this is "world business report" with me alice baxter. we'll have a look at the greek economy. but first this hour russia says it expects investors to move up to $70 billion worth of u.s. assets out of the first three months of this year. it's the clearest sign yet that investors are nervous. rising in tphraeugsz inside russia where the economy grew by 1.3% last year rather. earlier we spoke to intelligence who said the resilience of russia's economy has been undermined. >> economic sanctions against individual sectors saying mining or gas production are not necessarily needed in terms of

economic growth or performance in general. all are further investment into the economy. and we have seen in three months russia going from the emerging markets that was most resilient and from the effects of what was expected to be the largest effect on emerging markets. and that was the u.s. to the most vulnerable of the markets now. >> now let's be fair to germany. the economic powerhouse of europe has long been the home of renters in the city but change is in the air. the eurozone's financial crisis is holding something of a new era. the renter's lease is being

swapped for homeowners. property becomes the best investment in town. why the change in study? change me now to answer that question is ig index in the city of of london for us. what sparked this among german home buyers? >> we are seeing a fundamental shift in the post crisis environment. we know they are low around the world. to actually find a real return on investments. also, look in germany there's a greater version. the housing market is a natural destination for people looking for a return. >> stemming from the low base

rate out of the ecb. but the more cautious banks have been fairly cautious about giving out mortgages looking for guarantees. have they become less stringent? >> they may start to look at the expanding market as another area to diversify into and take advantage of that. that's why they have been allowing germans to be a home owning culture. it's a real shift in the nation. >> germany isn't alone as being the european countries being known for renters and buyers. paris, for example, is one. will we see it spread towards other european cities? >> especially the major cities where you get domestic and international investors looking to buy out property.

looking looking for a secure investment. paris, berlin, brussels, are areas to look out for. >> chris, thanks for now. now, the people of greece are celebrating 185 years since independence from the turkish empire. many people from greece opted to move abroad in their hunt for work. many set their sights on turkey. we have this report from istanbul. turkish air linings flies to 100 countries with an annual growth of 20%. its success is attracting pilots from all over the world, especially from greece. >> as you know in my country there is a recession.

it has a serious affect on aviation also. >> so my previous company couldn't sustain an acceptable level. i had to make a decision to leave my country. i have to raise my family here in istanbul. >> more and more greeks will leave the country to go abroad. istanbul is one of the most popular destinations for these people. almost 1,000 greeks have come to settle in the city. it is not only the booming turkish economy that attracts these people. the family play a part in their decision too. >> my grandmother was from istanbul. two years ago i lost my job in athens. he was a secretary in a big company. we make buildings. and i thought that it was a very big opportunity for me to leave

from my athens and come and live to istanbul. >> turkish-greek council say there are greeks working in almost every sector. >> there are many doctors working in private sector hospitals in turkey. in banking sectors. and also greeks are coming to open restaurants, bars, and even the musicians of greece come here and play. >> they pull out to celebrate an ancient tradition. >> there are much more students. you can find scholarships. you can easily find a job.

>> the number of greeks living in turkey is set to increase. bbc news, istanbul. two weeks ago imf officials went to assess the country's financial needs and reportedly discussed with ukrainian authorities in exchange for an emergency loan program. up to 35 billion u.s. dollars will be needed this year in order to avoid default. the uk associated british boards are to invest $310 million, $511 million in uk wind turbine factories creating 1,000 jobs. it will now double previous plans to invest in the uk. let's see how european markets

are doing today. and they have been edging higher for the most part on tuesday, mirroring that late recovery we saw on wall street. that's it across the region. for me and wbt, buy for now.

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bayern munich clinch the bundesliga in record time. they are already thinking about retaining the champions league. derby day. bayern's next opponents manchester united face their noisy neighbors at old trafford. and crunch time. the west indies need to beat host bangladesh to stand a chance at the 2020 world cup. welcome to the program. the record bundesliga title success if they win at berlin on tuesday. even with manchester united looming in the champions league, 19th consecutive league victory will give the 24th german league title with a record seven matches left. bayern already thinking ahead to that clash as they become the

first team to defend the title. >> it is an honor to go to old trafford. for me it's an honor. one of the best teams in the world. we know that in premier league they didn't make a good season. it is a competition. normally in this competition play the emotions and the feelings. 90 minutes. i'm pretty sure rooney and his teammates are going to make the best effort as possible to beat us. >> what a day it has been already for pep guardiola.

they will clinch the german league in record time. they could be the first to retain the champions league. having inherited a team that were already domestic in european champions, how hard a task did he really have it? he was coach at barcelona. and i put that question to him earlier. >> there are cultural differences, language differences, a level of pressure. it is extraordinarily high. it is more common for that to be finger pointing and controversy at bayern munich. schweinsteiger. javi martinez. there's a lot less for pep guardiola.

it's for achieving something i know to be extremely difficult. it is hard to convince them. pep guardiola has managed that. >> derby day as they host manchester city in the english premier league. defeat for united receive their hopes for playing european football. city lie third in the table, 12 points clear of their arrivals. but david moyes say they are closer to the front as it looks. >> we want to try to perform better. there's no doubt about that. as i mentioned earlier, we don't go to any difference saying this

isn't the one. we want to win them all. but i think it would be important for us to show the level of what we've got. and i think we're not as far away as many people would have us. we're still in there fighting. >> it's difficult. it is difficult to analyze. >> david beckham has unveiled plans for 25,000 seat stadium some miami for the mls franchise that he plans to own. he has been planning the project since he retired from the game last year. there could be opposition from some in the sunshine state.

the man says he has not encountered any problems so far. >> the ideas and the team's ideas to create something special, something that actually is going to be part of the history of this great city. and i think that's one of the reasons why i wanted to bring the team here. because it is already a vibrant city. but i can see the growth. i can see the excitement. i can see people really want to be here. nothing has been a struggle so far. everybody has welcomed us with open arms. >> defending champions west indies have a chance to redeem themselves against host bangladesh. >> so a little bit of a surprise to see the west indies beaten with such easy by india. we didn't see the fireworks projected from their style such as chris gail and dwayne bravo. however, they still have three

games to go. two against australia and pakistan and the next up against bangladesh. they still have a bit of work to do. the coach believes there's still a great chance of regaining the trophy. >> everybody wants to knock you off the pedestal. all the other nine teams want it. we have to want it just as much if not more than more if we're going to retain it. we have had a good series of games coming in. everybody is full of confidence. i don't think we will let that game last night bend our confidence too much. we want what we need to do to get through the series. a win would help us retain the confidence we have coming in. >> okay. well, we talked early about bayern munich's incredible record in football. how about this. one in the nba. philadelphia 76ers moved a step

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located on the southern tip of manhattan, chinatown is one of new york's best known neighbors. hundreds of thousands of migrants flocked here for

centuries, hoping to build a new life for themselves. this part of new york has been influenced by chinese culture many years. but things are changing. a recent report has thrown up a real concern over the future of chinatown in new york, showing a population decrease of 7% since 1990. much of the blame falls on the recent relaxation. many chinese migrants simply priced out. and also big declines in traditional businesses and tourism. what has happened to chinatown in new york? >> chinatown has gone through a transition al cycle like many other growths that preceded us. we are trying to adjust the best

we can. >> do you see less tourists come in. >> yes. . after the tragedies of september 11th, this was part of the frozen zone. and it basically pushes -- it pushed the industry over the cliff. it was already teetering. the industry was not competitive in terms of the worldwide market. and so that dispersed a lot of our workers to the other burrows. >> a number of businesses in chinatown point to the tragedies of 9/11 as a turning point for the area with some companies never recovering. they have won a tea parlor over 60 years. their proximity to the world trade center saw a big decline in business. but he's been working hard the past few years to make the restaurant relevant for modern

chinatown. >> when i took over three years ago it was rebuilding the brand. and i took over from scratch again. >> how do you keep up with the times? >> if i think how did this come back, it was through facebook. >> so if you hadn't been on social media -- >> it would have been a different game. >> for many staying in manhattan is finally not an option. so where are chinese business and residents now? what about new arrivals? well, according to the latest american census flushing and queens has seen a 93% increase in chinese residents during the 10 years to 2010, whilst manhattan's chinatown population

was decreasing. packed full of traditional restaurants and small businesses, could the promise of authentic food and traditional goods be enough to attempt tourists to leave manhattan and head into queens. >> where is queens? i don't know. >> i have never heard about chinatown in queens. but i would be interested. whilst the challenges remain great, they insist residents and businesses alike will fight to keep this part alive. >> what's the future of chinatown? >> i have no doubt. i'm an optimist. i have no doubt chinatown will be here for a long, long time. the question is really the degree and the success, the vibrancy of it. and that's something that we are taking very seriously.

>> we are focused on the southern part of the southern corridor in an area covering some 469,407 square nautical miles. >> angry relatives of