>> malaysia identifies one of the stolen passport users on for the malaysian airlines plane that went missing this weekend. he is reportedly not from malaysia. is just breakthrough what happened to the 239 people on board. new diplomatic maneuvering on ukraine. they are not against western proposals on the standoff. i'm you has the right to succeed. a referendum on the breakaway is

to be held next week. and the conflict in syria is now entering its fourth year. a new shock video from -- shows that more people in the west are meant to ask. thank you for joining us. withalaysian airline plane 239 people on board has been missing now for over two days. so far, there is still no clear sign as to what exactly happened. this morning, rescue helicopters went to investigate a yellow object that looks like a life draft. that turned out to be draft -- trash covered in moss. an oil slick is not convincing plane. the only slight breakthrough has come from the identification of one of the passengers who is traveling on what turned out to be a stolen passport. not many details on that person, except that he is not from malaysia.

about two thirds of the passengers on board the flight are chinese. our beijing correspondent has more on reaction there. >> frustrations and anger are growing amongst family members and passengers. they even signed a position demanding answers from the airline, demanding transparency and information on what happened. the chinese government also says that it is pressuring malaysia to step up the search and find more details on what happened. find some sort of debris or answers that might be of help. waitingd ones are desperately in beijing. some of the family members we have spoken with are losing hope. others remain optimistic that somewhere, somehow, there could be survivors. in beijing --

ukraine to them ousted president is set to make a statement tomorrow from south russia. rallies broke out across to crane on sunday. crimea is gearing up for a referendum on whether they should join russia. thousands flocked to the streets to mark the bicentennial of the -- they were marked by violence. the ukrainian activists attacked an anti-russian group with whips. we have that story. asit is a battle of flags division steepening ukraine. the ukrainian emblem is brought down as the rush holt -- rus sian's is hoisted. the russians have the left say. we were aging --staging a demonstration. this crowd attacks her and beat up my son.

and the attack was just the beginning. the pro-russian demonstrators broke through a police barricade and took over the local government building. here in this square, the yellow and blue of the ukrainian flag was nowhere to be seen. >> we are rallying here today to protect the future of our children. our language and freedom of thought. we are closer to russia. we are trying to move closer to them. dividedow, it is nation as rival rallies were held across the port city on sunday. raised-russian's here the flag while the ukrainian protesters remembered the country's greatest poet. it is here that tempers flared again. the ukrainians were attacked with whips by pro-russian activists.

diplomatic efforts to, crisis have edged forward. moscow will consider western proposals for talks. they continue to insist that crimea has a right to breakaway. >> a dozen syrian known were held hostage since september. they have finally been freed. >> a long-awaited handoff, infused with suspense. 30 greek orthodox nuns were released on monday. their three-month ordeal came to an end in the early hours of the morning. exhausted by the nine-hour journey, one of them was carried to the porter crossing. fatigue seem to be there only complaints. >> we're very pleased that we have returned in good health. thank god. we would like to thank everyone that helped us to return. >> the nuns and their helpers were taken hostage in the syrian town in december, by a group believed to be islamist. their kiss mapping --kidnapping

raised fears that their community had become a rebel target. the nuns were released as part of a deal brokered for the release of 138 prisoners. the three year conflict has seen very few successful prisoner swaps. the war has been going on for three years now. they say that the children marking that date has gone viral. it shows one second the beach dan let the girl, portray but it would be like for british children if civil war was happening in the u.k. charlotte hawkins explains. wednesday,n my must the face of this young english girl has been watched more than 20 million times the world over. the video tells the story of a carefree childhood turned upside down. bombings, evacuations, the reality of war in syria, brought to life in london.

in daily snapshots over the course of the year. -- campaign slogan just because it is not happening here, does not mean it is not happening. a similar approach in this other campaign video from oslo. without knowing they are being filmed, passersby help a young boy without a coat. now this --they prepare to do the same for a syrian. shocking people into action is the only option now for ngos. after three years of civil war, more than one million syrian children are growing up in refugee camps. >> many of them have been traumatized by violence. they need support. we are not able to provide it at the level required. >> the latest images from syria -- a girl of actuated from her home after a bombing. last thursday, very real

evidence of a conflict which has cost the lives of more than 11,000 children. in south africa, there has been more drama as the murdered trial of oscar pistorius. he is accused of shooting dead his girlfriend on valentine's day last year. a pathologist gave some graphic testimony of the autopsy, citing the multiple bullet wounds. pistorious admits he shops. -- shot. he was so overwhelmed that he threw up in the courtroom. he has said that he killed his girlfriend, but he mistakenly thought she was an intruder. >> that's come back to france. will he or won't he is the big question when it comes to nicholas sarkozy. people want to know if he's going to run for president. we have more. >> private conversations lakes. mobile phones tapped by judges.

suspicions of influence peddling. it has been a bad week for nicholas sarkozy. the unp supporters are divided. >> this does not prevent him from returning in two or three years for the next election. it is time to change his image. >> it clouds the picture. it is too bad. >> speculation has been building about whether he would run again. he has made public appearances with his wife. and met with the german chancellor, while delivering a speech in berlin. >> i have no intention on ending my voluntary period of withdrawal from politics. >> for the moment, sarkozy is playing his cards close to his chest. others have no doubts about his intentions and say it is too soon to count him out. >> what is important to understand is that sarkozy has often been thought to be politically of one affair or

another. you should be very careful with this kind of forecast. the truth is that nicholas sarkozy, unlike others, defend himself. he defends himself very well. >> his supporter say there's nothing standing in the way of the former president. >> the french are not stupid. they see this frightening pursuit over suspicions that are ridiculous. i do not think that his future is going to be influenced by this. >> the political and legal soap continues. they will rule on his request to suppress secret recordings made by his former adviser. do not go away. >> in france, they moved --

[indiscernible] they remind a points clear. monaco beat their opponent. was the hero over the weekend. his goal against freiburg strengthened their grip on second place. ball into the path. the captain unleashed a fine curling effort over the goalkeeper. the first goal in almost two years. they proved to be the match winner. now rugby. in england, they secure their first triple crown in 11 years after defeating wales. the english took the trophy after beating three nation rivals. 35 minutes in, danny state of the line for the first of two tries.

another slick move from the english backs. dive over in the corner to help them register their third win in four. next week's final clash will be against italy. the final straits of the opening stage of the paris-nice cycling race -- christopher made it clear of the pel upon. -- peloton. the pack real-time back in. he was eventually followed up. they crash delayed writers. it came down to a sprint between several writers. the day belonged to the frenchman. he put his head down in the final 200 meters and send it -- fended off his rivals.

the final race of the regular world cup season saw felix taking victory. he also has pole position in the overall slalom title. .59 seconds ahead of his teammate. he had placed fifth in his olympics run. the by athletes are also in action. in slovenia, there was a victory for bjorn in the 15 kilometer. he did not have a great olympics, but he has made up for it here. he is amongst the contenders to produce some great shooting in windy conditions. he had a perfect 20. the five west minutes -- last

minutes -- they both missed. russian was dropped and 500 meters to go. he opened to the burners to collect his 10th world cup victory. he increased his lead over spencer in the cup standings. to the final day of the world indoor athletics championships in poland. grabbed thelete metal with a win in the long jump final. that came in the fourth round after two unconvincing leaps in the second round. she defeated the british jumper, who failed to qualify with a personal best of six meters and 81. she said but i wanted to achieve with consistency and i had a desire to be the best.

i wanted to push my limits. i am thrilled to be able to make the jump that allowed me to be now crowned the world champion. mo of the united states won the 60 meter hurdles. they were on top of the medal count with 8 medals. it was his first senior global metal. 00-- medla. legarde went one better than his previous count. the united states and a new world indoor record as they stormed to victory in the men's four by four meter relay. clemens and kim butler and kelvin smith set a mark, shaving 7/10 off of their record. great britain finished a distant second with jamaica

and bronze. sebastian has won the rally at mexico to return to the top of the world rally championships. he began the day with just over a minute, to move further ahead for the went on stage 19. he cap his weekend in style with victory on the closing power stage to claim three bonus points. ñúpwqcxcccwgg99ññwçça7gucñpgswg