>> as the weather clears over the south indian ocean, the search for the malaysian flight 317 resumes. the jetliner is thought to have crashed 18 days ago. meanwhile anxious family members are meeting today with officials. obama makes his first ever visit to the eu headquarters in brussels, including top european officials cementing the russian takeover of crimea. you might call it cheese diplomacy. the chinese president kicks off his trip to france in the

gastronomic capital, marking 50 years of diplomatic relations. first, a search for flight 370, back underway after being put on to badr a day due weather. the malaysian airliner is thought to have crashed 18 days ago now. thousands of miles off course in the indian ocean. recovery of the wreckage could be the key as to how and why it went so far off course. the battery for the black box on board the plane has just two weeks left before it runs out. charlotte hopkins has the latest on the search. >> one dozen aircraft from five different nations took off in perth on wednesday morning, continuing the search for the malaysian jet. it has been 18 days since it disappeared from radar screens.

positions on the plane five hours after it vanished, it came down in the southern indian ocean. this still leaves a huge area to be searched. >> this is an extremely remote part of the world. 3500 meters deep. 2500 kilometers from perth. it is a massive logistical exercise. >> why it is so far off route is a mystery. the key to solving the mystery may be underwater. unmanned submarine is being sent to search the ocean floor for the black box flight recorder. this,hing beats uncovering unprecedented accuracy. to cover every bit of the seas surface with sensors, like sonar. >> but time is running out.

in it fordata signals 30 days after touching water. there is less than 30 days before the batteries run out, making the search infinitely harder. membershile, the family , for them the prolonged search is taking its toll. malaysiag they accuse of delays and deception. some of the family members are meeting with officials today to try and get more information. our malaysian correspondent has more. >> malaysian authorities are very much trying to explain what happened to the plane to the family members here who are waiting in beijing. explain the data and the evidence that they have in a simple way. the ongoing search may have an ongoing impact on relations

between china and malaysia. dozens of family members yesterday marched to the embassy, protesting what they said was a looming of the investigation by authorities and corruption by the government. also have aould long-term impact on the opinions of the average chinese in malaysia. 70% say they no longer want to travel to malaysia for business or vacation. >> other world news for you now, barack obama is in brussels today for his first ever visit to the headquarters of the european union. they are meeting with top officials, it is now being dominated by the crisis in ukraine. >> they were hoping that this summit could revitalize trade agreements. that i think ukraine will take

center stage. in a leak she told the european union where to go. that is the american and european union stance on the ukraine. how far are they willing to go? as you know in brussels, there is still not much advertisement in going further on the table. no time for barack obama to take a beer on his visit. the ground in crimea, the russian flag is flying over all military facilities now. tuesday, russian troops stormed the last naval vessel still flying the ukrainian flag. thousands of ukrainian soldiers have been ordered to leave the region with their families. catherine has the details.

crimea.ng farewell to troops piled into buses heading back to the mainland. the pullout continues after the key of government ordered all sorters to lee -- all soldiers to leave the region. ground,tood their offering no armed resistance, refusing to surrender to russian forces. neither politicians nor the authorities. we serve the people around us and to value us. we don't want anything else. >> ukrainian troops have accused the top brass of mishandling the standoff. >> we hope that we will be told something about our future. so far no one has given us accurate information. strong.it was he haveents say that turned out to welcome back the have ---- key as -- you

has turned out to welcome back the troops. >> they are true heroes and we really respect them. >> ukrainian troops in crimea were issued in all tomato by russian forces today, allegedly to the moscow or leave. so far only one third of the 18,800 servicemen stationed on the black sea peninsula have decided to return to kiev. the chinese president is in france for a three-day visit. today he is sitting down with the french president. it is a key meeting for friend. the country has been slow on investing. he and his wife are being given the vip treatment today. estate dinner at a concert in verse i. but all eyes will be on the

business deals that are expected to be announced. >> when he touched down it was not just the red carpet that awaited, but a showcase of the palaces finest wines. both countries are eager to boost economic ties. france has attracted only one percent of chinese foreign investment. tuesday there will be assigning by a chinese carmaker, ceiling the stake. biggest is the investment ever made by a chinese company in france today. eager to bolster flagging growth and the high unemployment at home, the french president is looking to make up for lost time . turning to experts to make up the 40 billion euros. hoped that the trip will go somewhere towards changing that. also on the menu are

several deals in the nuclear, agriculture, and aviation sector. when the chinese middle class grows on foreign goods. what trip would be complete without wine? thanhinese drink more wine anyone else in the world. if terrorists are eased, it could help to clinch the thirsts of both countries. >> west africa is on high alert over the deadly ebola virus. doctors and health officials in three west african countries are investigating suspected cases. 59 people are already thought to have died from the virus. there are more suspected cases now in sierra leone. the death toll from the mudslide in washington state is up to 24.

president obama sent his condolences from his trip. working ineen difficult and dangerous conditions to find anyone left alive. >> mounting fear for those still missing after the weekend's giant mudslide in washington state. >> you have to have hope, no matter what. >> scores of people still remain officially unaccounted for as heavy rain caused the vast landslide near this rural town. one of the people who would normally have been at home, this navy commit -- navy commander. clings to the possibility that his son is still alive. rescue teams have been working in difficult conditions through through the mud. officials described it as

quicksand. >> the magnitude and the force is amazing. isis not just the cars, it the buildings. carpeting, photo albums, vehicles and boats. wood piles, all of these things. it is just a slow, slow process. >> the local fire chief said that no more survivors will -- pulled since tuesday, her death toll is expected to rise. >> in venezuela three and four generals have been arrested for an uprising against the government. following the arrest of several prominent politicians in the last week. two months of unrest in venezuela show no sign of letting up. france is preparing for the second round of municipal elections this weekend. candidates are spending the in between week making last-minute alliances to try to stop

officials made in the first round by the national front. that strategy could see some socialist candidates out of the raced. , representatives have followed party instructions . they are instead pushing a republican front, an alternative to the national front. a collective decision that we marked over and thought long and hard about. i am pulling out of the election and i hope the vote will go well. >> turning the electorate over to the right wing department, with seconds in the southern city. in the center for the vote, serious and confident

on the second round. >> i am going to make the voters pay. they are going to punish the so-called right wing. tuesday, all alliances signed and submitted for the next round of voting. strategies block the rise of the national front. advised to report any candidate against the constituency. canvassing with the green party, couldorations like this hold it a few constituencies. the national front has also been seeking partners.

some candidates have joined with , whereas the parties against these types of alliances. representatives fighting with the national front. >> you are watching "france 24." do not forget that for the latest you can check out our website on any stories that we are covering here. we have continuing coverage of the crisis in ukraine. and president barack obama's visit. russia is unlikely to leave crimea. do stay with us. >> munich has sewn up the bundesliga, with seven games left to play.

hand to put them one goal up. theirvely cross coming in , 11 minutes from time, champions for the 23rd time. to win the german championship is still very special. it was again amazing. we have other goals, you know? we want to keep defending her title. this is why we focus now on the quarterfinals. >> their english premier league arsenal, three points away after winning. he points in the manchester derby three, spying on chelsea with two games in hand.

>> i think that we play very well. also in the defending. >> i take responsibility for the team. we came up against a good side. we came out of the game and a good form ourselves. i think we have conceded early and i do not think that tonight was in any way a lack of effort. maybe just in some areas. >> they will continue their quest for the first spanish league title in 18 years tonight in grenada. a better head-to-head record,

keeping players fresh will be the key down the stretch. >> at this point of the competition, the players have played. >> they are rotating in various games. be able to manipulate expectations in order to compete. >> despite their position at the top, they were still in the title race. barcelona, the favorite to win. just two games, three games out, it might be another thing.

>> they still have the champions league to worry about and are facing barcelona and quarterfinals. >> andy murray is through to the quarterfinals. succeeding as his your system will best in just under 75 minutes. just like joe convention the last eight. coming through a tough opening set on her way to the semi , winning themi last three clashes between these wimbledon champions, the opening set is what she won, 75, hampered by an error count in the second set, taking full advantage of closing out the match against serena williams.

cycling in the second stage of the two or, catalonia, once again set up for the spring, rather flat. majority of the flat stage was dominated by a breakaway from team europe car. of 43-year-old stayed clear skp's. eventually the her lick effort came to naught. hoping to follow up his wind from the opening day, blind-siding the rest of the group on monday. the world to her was just ahead of italy's. turning the usual standing on the second, it all changed when they headed into the mountains on wednesday.

>> welcome to today's web news. we will be taking a look at some of the stories making the headlines. coming up on today's show, reactions to the malaysia airlines crash. selfies for cancer. and a time lapse of a pregnancy. >> i don't know what to say, what to think. i feel so lost, so tired. posted by the daughter of the chief steward on the malaysian airline flight after officials had announced that the airliner had indeed crashed. emotions were high as the passenger and crew had their worst fears confirmed.

messages of condolence were received under a twitter #. sadness, tinged with anger. the tragic conclusion was handled very badly indeed by some. the airline helped families by text message, excepting beyond a reasonable doubt that there were no survivors. they airline was accused of breaking the news in a disrespectful way. many are taking to a microblogging platform, accusing the authorities of deliberately concealing the truth about the flight. similar thoughts were shared with previous conflicting familiess as the agonize for 17 days.

the story has fascinated web users. the case, as you can see, has generated some 4 million tweets. created in the hours that followed the first report of the missing aircraft, things must have been pretty busy on the platform. 2 million people were coming satellite imagery for clues in the first week of the investigation. the no makeup selfie craze has swept the united kingdom, raising 2 billion pounds for cancer research according to the british charity. the viral trend began last week when countless social networkers began posting their barefaced

victors under the no makeup selfie #. charitable organizations followed suit, with employees doing the same and a text code for donating to cancer awareness and research. some have criticized the no makeup selfie, claiming it has little to do with fighting cancer and more to do with narcissism. despite the backlash, hundreds of users have joined the movement, posting frank notes and pledging money to cancer groups and charities. also contributing to this explosion of selfies, turning the concept on its head, pictures of people covered in makeup. this social media campaign has raised several million british pounds in just a few days, providing a great boost for charities and researchers, who

also posted selfies thanking donors. where the united states and european union threaten russia with fresh sanctions, activists have social networks calling for a boycott of russian products. heavily targeted with people being urged to switch to finished brands, ukrainian women have responded to crimea with a campaign to deny sex to russian men. >> as part of its eighth birthday celebration last friday, twitter produced the first tool to let users see the other users first ever tweet. you just have to type in the name of the account and hit

enter. barack obama made his twitter debut in april of 2007. tom fletcher, from the bid it -- british band, mcfly, took a photo of his wife every day throughout their pregnancy. was toe that it celebrate the arrival of their son's birth. ♪

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