>> in the newsroom, these are the headlines this hour. ofn begins to dismantle some its nuclear facilities as part of an international agreement, earning sanctions relief. the question hangs over the geneva peace talks for syria. the decision to invite iran has angered western traditions. president of the troubled central african republic is urging christian and muslim militias to lay down their arms.

coming up in the program, a busy update for you. why economic growth has ground to a 14 year low. the un's nuclear watchdog has said that iran has started to dismantle some of its nuclear power plants. the united states and the european union will lift sanctions for six months. >> officials from the atomic energy association says they toe suspect -- suspended

nuclear sites. they have taken measures according to commitments made in the geneva agreement. up enriched uranium fills their side in november. in return, partial trade sanctions had been lifted. western powers accuse iran of developing nuclear energy for military courses -- purposes. israel is not convinced. agreement,s supposedly to go into effect with iran leaves with iran the option to develop nuclear capabilities at will. dangerous.ly

>> the deal said iran must stop enriching uranium and above five percent. worth billions of euros to the country. iaea.n is at the what has iran accomplished? how does it make it harder for them to build a nuclear bomb? first of all, they have to ad to enrich uranium certain purity level and it has disconnected certain centrifuges . means is thathis iran will be less able to enrich uranium further where it could be used to make nuclear weapons.

iran has also agreed to stop .ork on a heavy reactor there have been little details about this facility and concerns from france that it could also be used for a weapon. >> there have been complaints in the past that iran hasn't cooperated with authorities. they aresatisfied doing everything to stay in line with this agreement? they say it will also double the number of infected. make sure they are continuing to comply with the agreement. there are other concerns that they want to address. there are suspicions iran may

have carried out other research nuclear weapons programs. obviously, they want to get to the bottom of that. it is kind of like a confidence building measure. iran wants a civil nuclear so there will be further negotiations for there to be some kind of other agreement didn't lace. at the center of our next story as well. international peace talks for syria are in jeopardy a few days before they begin. the syrian national coalition says iran cannot be part of the peace. they all oppose a red taking part, but russia says the

absence would be an unforgivable mistake. >> the geneva conference needs to put pressure on countries that are exporting terrorism by sending terrorists money and weapons. the terrorist organizations, especially saudi arabia and turkey. and the western countries that provide political cover. this is the most important decision the geneva conference could produce. >> the invitation to a rant appears to

and at least the geneva conditions would be respected, meaning the liberation of more than 200,000 political prisoners. the cease-fire ending the blockade where it is a problem. food, etc.. all of this was not respected. but it is still important to have this conference. isolated political nation should now be a place for failure.

a big success, much more pressures are needed to have the cease-fire before people can start talking to each other. >> thanks very much, indeed. a landslide vote was one to become interim president of the troubled central african republic. she seized power in a coup last month. around 1/5 of the population is displaced by fighting. they're calling on christian and muslim omission -- militias to hand in their weapons. the central african republic's new interim president. the first words addressed to the rival militia men causing havoc across the country. >> as a mother, i wish to call

me or spirits. only a mother will be able to bring together all heard divided sons and daughters. >> having seen off seven other candidates for the job, the first woman elected to the country's presidency. despite threatening to boycott the vote, a spokesman for one of the major christian militias say that they welcome the victory.

to rein in the sectarian violence that has killed thousands. the european union agreed on monday to send 500 troops to assist french and african forces already present on the ground. the eu claiming half $1 billion in humanitarian aid. >> it was agreed, the concept of this operation. they would work to assist existing efforts of the people. >> the forces expected to begin arriving, estonia has offered to send its troops and half a dozen other countries could contribute. >> the president of ukraine has -- the violence in kiev threatens the stability of the entire nation. at least 20 people have been arrested and 100 injured including dozens of police officers. out in the russian city of all the grad ahead of the olympic caucasusrussia's north , they claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings in the city last month.

the headlines this hour, iran has begun to dismantle some of its nuclear facilities as part of an international agreement. billions of dollars of sanction relief in the next six months. the geneva peace talks for syria, the decision to invite iran has angered opposition. the mayor of elected president of the troubled central african republic is urging christian and muslim militias to lay down their arms. time for an update. kate, starting off with the latest twist in the dispute about the expansion of the panama canal? the ongoing stalemate between the authorities of one panama canal and the spanish led consortium. the authority has rejected that move and continued its own informal talks.

more than one and a half billion dollars, the authority wants the consortium to complete it at bidding price. they threatened to shut down the project if the demands weren't met. they doubled the canal capacity and already sees about five percent pass the waters. from boats to cars. france has posted some disappointing sales figures for 2013, down nearly five percent compared with the previous year. with the motorks group to raise some urgently needed capital. the third straight year, it posted a drop in sales. the french carmaker once again.

it has also been losing ground to lower-cost rivals. the family has been forced to venture into new territory. they have agreed to give up some of its stake in return for a cash injection. >> avenue we have been saying for a while, we are in negotiations. business, our trade this is still in progress. to go deal is expected through in two stages. first, the french state will acquire 14% of shares dropping for allion euros each matching stake.

a sale will be held for the rest of the funding. persian becoming opossum most important market. they'll to have production capacity for one million vehicles in china by 2015. the french government says it will do everything to ensure persia remains a french carmaker. 7.5%, but not an increase on 2012. the gdp expansion still exceeds that of japan and europe. decreasing dependence on exports. the short term stagnation, will be worth it.

>> the economy slowdown in 2013 is not just a huge plus for the long-term growth, but also signals confidence by the government that both country and party can withstand challenges of the policy shift. chinese data sent asian markets into the red this month. was also partly weighed down by disappointing figures from deutsche bank which reported a surprise pretax loss of one billion euros in the fourth quarter. a very rough monday as well seeing shares down 11%. --ding on wall street today let's move on to some of the other business news now. the european commission is expected to take legal action supportingmany for

the proposal to remove coolant from new cars. cooling agent is 1000 times more potent than carbon dioxide, environmentalists warn. making a dent in the unemployed figures, it shows no signs of picking up. the crisis could continue until 2018. said they watch last year and urged governments to focus on later markets and less on austerity. a computer contractor working for a company to produce credit

scores leaked data of 20 million people. has been taken into custody. the online giant has patented anticipatory shipping, getting a product on clay before customers finalize the purchase. it is based on previous orders and wish lists. it is just the latest move from amazon that seems to come from the future which is a fleet of automated delivery drones. back to you, laura. >> people clicking and sharing in the last 24 hours. welcome to the day's web news

where we'll be taking a look at the stories making online headlines. show, ap on today's protest against internet censorship in turkey. a bmx champion crosses a bridge in an unusual way. on saturday, turkish police dispersed antigovernment protesters with water cannons and tear gas in support of #donttouchmyinternet. andreds gathered to denounce bill that could increase internet censorship. it would step up surveillance and allow websites to be blocked without court decision in the case of an invasion of privacy. it was judged oppressive by the protesters and the government is

embroiled in a financial scandal. sought being questioned about part of a corrupt investigation, concealed in boxes at the home of a former ministers son. ms. used by opponents that demand the government's resignation and fear the new internet law in a country where they are under close scrutiny. platform andthe daily web which lists the blocked web addresses. same-sex marriage is a hashtag they are using to poke fun of da vid sylvester.

are aaims that the floods result of divine retribution because of the latest change. identifies it as a source of all their problems ironically. american film stars on social networks, currently. usedss jennifer lawrence #lawrencing to scoff at the dress she wore. a practice, which, we see published on twitter, consists of emulating a contortionist by taking itself he in a confined space wacko washing machine or fridge.

an idea quickly copied by dozens of net users that decided to publish snaps. they show men, women, and babies squeezing themselves and the suitcases, shelves, and an activity that can be pursued a loan or with friends. requires no particular picture, just a creativity. >> i have decided to let the internet use the name of my daughter. desai created by canadian future dad where net users can suggest

and vote for a name. 4000 suggestions have been made. many were disregarded immediately, several like havehu and all-spark received hundreds of thousands of votes. going for a drive seems to be at the top of a dog's list. they wished to illustrate this phenomenon with a series of pictures entitled "dogs in cars." it is in a rather original way that bmx star matt olson chose street bridgeeven in fort worth, texas. he decided to ride across the

bridges arches, a somewhat crazy exploit that net users can see.