c at sea after a fairy film with high school students went down off the coast of south korea. dozens of boats helicopters and divers are scrambling to rescue passengers and crew. armored vehicles carrying russian flags rolled through eastern ukraine one day after russia said he ukraine is on the brink of civil war. boston pays tribute to the victims and survivors of the marathon bombings one year after

the twin blasts that stunned the nation. ♪ >> also coming up this hour, a blockbuster collection of henri matisse gets set to open in london. the world's largest collection ever of the cutout art from the artist's later years. should there be two or three minimum-wage is depending on how old you are? that is what one french businessmen thinks might help tackle high levels of youth unemployment. close to 300 people still lost at sea hours after a ferry filled with high school students went down off the coast of

south korea. boats and divers are scrambling to rescue passengers and crew. >> the ferry was carrying 448 passengers to the holiday island of jeju, including 324 teenagers on a school trip. some were rescued by fetching ishing boats. >> the announcement told us that we should stay still, but the ship was already sinking. there were lots of students who did not get out. >> it was very intense. the ship was tilted at 45 degrees. >> the rescue passengers fought back to drive land, the ferry sank completely. teams of divers are searching for the missing.

>> the president has called for maximum efforts to rescue all the passengers and not to miss any one of them. curry's coast guard's -- korea 's coast guard and emergency management agency are in action. >> it is not yet known what caused the rack. the weather was calm before the accident. >> in northeast nigeria, 100 schoolgirls have been kidnapped by boko haram. sparking a search to track down the attackers. the mass kidnapping in borno state happened when gunmen stormed a girls' secondary school. just hours after a deadly bomb blast on the outskirts of the

capital abuja killed 75. one year since twin bombs exploded at the finish line of the boston marathon, killing three and injuring over 250 more. on tuesday, the city gathered to commemorate that tragedy and pay a module -- and pay homage to those who lost lives. u.s. vice president joe biden and a host of other city officials were there alongside the survivors. thomas waterhouse has the report. >> a trumpet lament fills the hall as the people of austin gathered to remember the day s -- as the people of boston gather to member the day tragedy struck. patrick, along with his wife jessica, lost a leg. >> boston strong -- a simple

phrase with a not so simple meaning. it symbolizes our determination to spread compassion generosity, unity and pride. >> shortly before 3:00 in the afternoon on april 15, last year the first of two bombs went off killing three people and wounding hundreds more. on the same spot on tuesday, as rain clouds opened the stars and stripes were raised. president obama held a private memorial ceremony at the white house. his vice president had these words. >> no memorial, no words, no acts can provide the solace that your hearts and souls still yearn to acquire. you are living proof that america can never, never be defeated. >> in the spirit of this

determination, as many as 36,000 runners will set off on this year's marathon. under tight security in honor of those who lost their lives. >> next to eastern ukraine pro-russian separatists have reportedly taken control of several ukrainian trip carriers. they had moved into eastern ukraine as part of an anti-terror movement to get pro-russian separatists out of public buildings. other reports from the east say to ukrainian officers have been taken hostage. we are covering the crisis and arthur joins us from the eastern city of donetsk. >> armed men who said that they were from an organization entered the building, took

control -- they negotiated with the city council and a spokesman for the city council told us they had agreed that everybody could come to work as normal just with lots of people with big guns in the building. that is what happened. they carried on with a normal meeting. lots of journalists were allowed to film as the city council continued to talk about completely different topics. it was a long scheduled meeting on different issues about donets k life. it was a very strange situation but the spokesman for the city council did admit to us that he was very scared. he also said he did not really know who to believe at the moment. >> what about the rest of the region? >> our colleagues are in kramato

rsk, they told me they sell to ukrainian armored vehicles trying to enter the city. still flying the ukrainian flag. they are being blocked by local residents, preventing them from getting further and the outskirts of kramatorsk. other personnel carriers are flying the russian flag. the new separatist mayor of slavyansk told our colleague that they were from the 25th residentgiment ukrainian soldiers who had changed side. we cannot confirm that. it is not clear whether it is ukrainians who changed sides or vehicles that were taken over by pro-russian sources. it is most likely to be one of those scenarios rather than

actually russian tanks having come in from across the border. >> hall of famer i -- gulliver giving us those updates on ukraine. hopes for a diplomatic solution to the crisis have turned to geneva. four-way talks are set to be held there tomorrow. the u.s. has said it is considering increasing sanctions against moscow. it is unlikely to make any move before those talks. moscow has warned that kiev's military action has brought the country to a new point. >> ukraine is on the brink of civil war. that is the warning from russian leaders as ukrainian forces carry out what they described as an antiterrorist operation against pro-moscow separatists in the east of the country. >> ukraine is on the verge of a civil war. it is horrible.

i hope everyone responsible for decision-making at the moment, the current authorities, because we cannot consider them legitimate. the ones who came to power after a coup d'état. i hope they will be wise enough not to lead the country into turmoil. >> vladimir putin called on angela merkel and ban ki-moon. ukraine began using force, putin said moscow was still take part in talks in geneva on thursday. that meeting will be the international community's next chance to mediate the crisis. washington is expected to threatened further sanctions. the white house has already given kiev tacit support for its military operation. >> the government is trying to calm the situation in the east. we note the measured approach of

the ukrainian security forces. the use of force is not a preferred option. the ukrainian government has a responsibility to provide law and order. these provocations in eastern ukraine are creating a situation in which the government has to respond. >> the u.s. insists it is not considering sending arms to kiev . the u.n. has said it is not ready to send peacekeepers to the region. ban ki-moon has said he fears the crisis is intensifying. >> should there be one or two or even three levels of minimum wage in france? a u.k. has different rates depending on people's age. below and above 18 years old for example. the main french business lobby proposing a lower minimum wage to tackle high levels of youth unemployment. the government says no. >> should he be paid less just

because he is young? the idea of a lower minimum wage for young people is being discussed. the employee federation is pushing the idea. >> it is better for someone to work, even below the minimum wage temporarily during a transitional period, then to be unemployed. >> the argument is that france needs more flexibility in the workplace. there is currently one the minimum wage of 1,445 euros. almost double the minimum wage in spain and 10% higher than in germany. unions oppose the suggestion, as does the government. >> we oppose a youth min wage. the idea has surfaced over the years it is a bad idea because it would create a lower class of staff. there would be senior staff engineer staff. -- and junior staff.

>> measures in france in 1994 and 2006 tackling youth unemployment were controversial. protests counter the governments to backtrack. >> in london, a blockbuster collection of french master henri matisse getting set to open. the tate modern is hosting the world's largest collection of cutout art from the artist's later years. >> he is perhaps best known for his sculpture his blue nudes and his colorful paintings. henri matisse is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the last century. a giant of modern art. at tate modern, the final chapter of his career. when he put down his brush to pick up his scissors and began carving into color. a series of cutouts was born. >> in the final two years, 1952

until 1954, he is then 83. they are the most prolific of his entire life. he is old not in the best of health and cannot move around very much. he talks about bringing the outside world into the four walls of his studio. all the things that are now beyond his reach he re-creates using colored paper. >> his technique of cutting out painted pieces of paper to create art was considered groundbreaking at the time. some even say it made picasso his rival, jealous. and for the first time ever, 120 of these colorful pieces are being shown together. the snail created in 1953 sits next to the larger parakeet and the mermaid. >> he was very close to the end of his life. there were more things that he wanted to do. he found that the clock was

ticking. he did not have a long time to say what he wanted or do what he wanted. >> the exhibition will run at tate modern until september 7, before it travels to new york. >> you're watching france 24. armored vehicles carrying russian flags have rolled through eastern ukraine. that comes one day after russia says ukraine is on the brink of civil war. close to 300 people are still lost at sea. hours after a ferry went down after that coast of south korea. dozens of boats, helicopters, and divers are scribbling to rescue passengers. boston pays tribute to the victims and survivors of the marathon bombings, one year after the twin attacks that stunned the nation. time to take a look at what the world headlines have been saying around the world.

lots of focus in the press on the election in algeria. >> starting off in algeria let's take a look at some papers. algeria holding its breath even though results are pretty much a foregone conclusion. it seems like the president is most probably going to be reelected for the fourth term. you can see his main rival, ali benflis. he has vowed to hold peaceful protests. he has warned any potential fraudsters to actually avoid voting fraud. he says he has an army of 60,000 observers who will be making sure there is no voting fraud. abdelaziz bouteflika is drawing criticism for running for the fourth term despite his poor

health and promises that he would not run. a cartoon where you can see bo uteflika headed for a fourth term in a wheelchair. a similar cartoon where you can see bouteflika behind his desk appearing to be asleep. somebody is saying "call it a caretaker government." >> the press in france has been focusing on this. >> the result has been in a locked down in advance, being kept by men in the shadows. advisers to bouteflika have been pulling the strings. chief among them has been bouteflika's brother. he has a very interesting portrait.

he has earned the nickname "mr. commission." bouteflika's rivals accuse him of being at the head of a political financial mafia running the country. >> let's stay in france with the right-leaning daily "le figaro," lashing out against francois hollande. >> imagine what would happen if the 2012 presidential race were held today, two years after hollande's presidency. they say he would not actually make it to the second round. the second round would be between sarkozy and the leader of the far right party. what is the point of this surreal trip back to the future? not very clear,, "le figaro" warns the president against listening to voices telling him to come back to the left.

friends lalonde has faced criticism for turning his back on socialist values. >> in italy, interesting news out of that country. sylvia berlusconi being sentenced to a year of community service. >> i pulled out an article -- a court in milan has decided that berlusconi will serve a year-long sentence through part-time community service for tax fraud. four hours a week. you can see a photo of the elderly home in "the guardian." it is near milan. "the guardian points out that berlusconi is not the only politician or celebrity sentenced to community service. they have a list of other people like chris brown naomi campbell, boy george. a lot of the press is having a field day about this. 11 papers are saying --

berlusconi will be heading out with people his own age. >> interesting to see what he gets up to over there. finally, a word for marathon lovers. >> these days, the trend is not to run a marathon in london or paris or tokyo. it is to run a marathon in pyongyang, north korea. it opened the marathon to foreign athletes for the first time on sunday, april 13. 225 foreign runners from 27 countries took part in the event. they said it was a really unique experience. they particularly enjoyed the enthusiasm of the 42,000 people that cheered them on at the finishing line at kim il sung stadium. you can sign up for next year's marathon, it will cost a couple thousand dollars but is sure to be unique. >> thank you for that look at today's press. speaking of sports, explaining

why cristiano ronaldo will miss tonight's final between rail madrid and barcelona. first, news from the french football league. >> booking the place in the french cup final. stunning fans, they take the lead up to three minutes. before camilla krissy a cushion after the restart. the hosts win 3-2. the other semifinal takes place this evening monaco is currently second in the overwhelmingly favor after their 6-0 demolition. they are currently lingering forth from the bottom. they were impressive 2-0 winners in the last round.

claudio ranieri said i am sure they will play without any pressure. they are a team with great players who are very fast, very powerful. there is no doubt it will be a classic. on the verge of a second straight title monaco's only hope of silverware this season. they have not won it since 1991 and their last final was four years ago. wednesday's match is very important. we have had to wait a very long time to lift of the french cup once again. monaco has not played in the final for so many years now. the french cup is an important objective for the club and also for us, the players. monaco is the favorites but

there wishing a rematch with their breton neighbors. they beat them five years ago in the final, their only cup triumph. in spain, real madrid coach is concerned reynolda will miss the copa del rey final against barcelona. he scored 45 goals this season and has failed to recover from a leg injury earlier this month. real have only lost one of their 10 games without reynaldo. he said we are losing a player of the amazing quality but the team has reacted very well. his medical leave might even motivate players more. the matches we have played without him have been really good. we have run faster and cap together even more. barcelona, meanwhile, going through something of a mini crisis. having been dumped out of the champions league by atletico

madrid. a a defeat at grenada. personally, i am not saying the rest of the dressing room feels the same, but you cannot look at the defeats of barcelona in the champions league and in the liga . this is a different match for them and for us. anything can happen in a final. despite the problems, barca winners of the cup 26 times have beaten real twice this season. martino said we have enjoyed winning the last two clasicos. to win is a special sensation, but none of the two we have won give us civil war.

tomorrow is about winning a competition. it is difficult -- it is different. questions asked of leaned on messi. dismissing reports the argentine star is a happy. in tennis, novak djokovic with a demolition. jo-wilfried tsongag