>> to our top story, the pakistani prime minister has weighed into the outcry over the stoning to death of a woman by her family. he has described the killing as being totally unacceptable. she was three months pregnant and stoned by relative serious because she had married against their wishes. >> bloodstains marked the spot where she was stoned to death. was five woman, who

months pregnant, was waiting to enter the court with her husband when 30 men attacked her. her lawyer witnessed the killing. >> they attacked and killed her and injured her husband. her father was arrested and the police are investigating the matter. they had married against the wishes of her family and broken off a planned arranged wedding with her cousin. the 25 euros testified she had married of her own free will. >> she married the man she lo ved. caseouple was here for the in the high court. the family stone her to death. we arrested a few of them. others are being investigated. here, hasband, seen accused police officers of doing

nothing to stop the assault. a claim denied by the authorities. commission says 869 women died in so-called honor killings last year. the u.n. urged pakistan to take measures to stop the practice. >> for more on the story, i am joined by a south asus special list in washington. specialist in washington. there are hundreds of so-called honor killings each year. what makes this one different? >> it is the fact it happened in inopen area in a public area front of a courthouse of all things. usually these honor killings where an remote areas lot of people do not see them. in this case it happened literally in the middle of the

cultural capital where it was easy for the media and tv cameras to report on it. so if there is any silver lining, it is a corbel tragedy, but a lot of people will know about it and will be more outraged because it was in the open in the spotlight. >> will the prime minister's comments have an impact? >> i hope so. unfortunately the pattern in pakistan is that there will be a galvanizing event like this that arouses outrage and there is condemnation from very high places, and including high-level officials and yet unfortunately nothing happens until the same thing happens again another time. unfortunately, i am not optimistic, although i hope because sharif came out quickly and strongly, that will have

some kind of effect. >> thank you for that. teenaged girls found hanging from a tree in the indian state had been gang raped. men have been held over the murders of the young women. three officers have been suspended for not pursuing the cases when they were initially reported missing. other news now, a top ukrainian general was killed when pro-russian rebels shot down a military helicopter. kiev says the rebels used in antiaircraft system. soviets have seen fighting between separatists and troops. the helicopter was hit during heavy fighting after it had dropped off troops at a military base. for more in the story, let's go

to speak to -- then, what has been reaction to this chopper being shot down? this is theall, second most deadly incident since the ukrainian army launched what it calls the exit phase of its antiterrorist organization a few weeks ago. there was another deadly incident in late may which actually was more deadly in terms of the numbers of people killed. this latest shooting of the helicopter is in some ways worse because of the loss of a general who was on board. for the trainer national guard, someone with a lot of experience training troops and a long career that started in the soviet military and somebody who's expertise the army needs quite a lot because that operation is in trouble in

the east. that is a heavy blow. in terms of the reactions we the act -- the acting president said we will eradicate terrorists backed by russia. pretty much the same statement as we have heard, perhaps sharper rhetoric, but no kind of plan to deal with the problems the ukrainian army is facing in the east. i was at parliament and i heard an mp late into the defense minister saying why are these helicopters circling over dangerous places without protection? they can't fly back or stop being shot down by the surface to air missiles, which allegedly come from russia. and also why our troops being sent to combat without equipment?

like body armor. the defense minister did not have a clear answer. he said the operation will continue as long as it takes. know how long that is. the president is in a difficult position. >> the president has been keeping a low profile. i get the impression he does not want to give the impression there are two administrations working in parallel. he is sort of letting the acting on the operation and he will take the flak, so to speak, for the various setbacks in the east. meanwhile, he seems to be focusing on diplomacy. he is burnishing his credentials as a pro-western figure.

he wants to sign an association deal with the european union as soon as possible after his inauguration, which we heard would have been on june 7. and he is cultivating the u.s. president and is due to meet him in poland in a few days' time. he seems to be focused on diplomacy. focusing on this extremely troubled military operation in eastern ukraine. >> thank you. talks between russia, ukraine, and the european commission will go ahead on friday. time is running out to avert a threat from moscow to cut off supplies. ukraine is the transit nation for about half of the gas russia sells to the eu. people, energy

euros, and 2 trillion the economic union brings together russia, can't extend, and belarus. ago, it two decades comes into force at the beginning of next year. today's meeting is without any exaggeration of unique importance. have alsosidents expressed interest in membership, but the meeting was missing a crucial guest -- ukraine's new government has pulled out, setting sites and joining the european union. >> i am sure that sooner or later they leadership will figure out where their happiness lies. >> following russia's annexation of crimea, hillary clinton

joined the voices accusing vladimir putin of trying to rebuild the soviet union. he denies the claims, yet even the cofounder is wary of moscow. >> the union is economic and does not touch on questions of independence or the political sovereignty in the integration. is looking say putin to forge a new union with the united states or china. central asian states are reluctant to enter into a new alliance with moscow for fear of undermining their economies. >> in other news, former has won the over moment victory in the egyptian presidential elections. he gained more than 93% of the vote. however, turnout is expected to be at about 46% given some

secular groups have boycotted the poll. waiting for the final results of the presidential ballot. but supporters have already taken to the streets to celebrate. the general has obtained more than 90% of the vote according to results. 2011e birthplace of the revolution, the egyptians spoke of a new year for the country. wear, wet where we were on the road to destruction and thank god we were sent el-sisi. dangere was anxiety and before. soon the situation will be, again. thanks to god, and because of sisi. he is a patriotic man. day ofite an additional polling, the election did not attract huge numbers.

44% was below the 2012 participation rate which brought mohamed morsi to power. boycotted thes ballot as did a number of liberal views -- youths. for nonegoing to vote of them. none of them can be the president for this country. is from the military. we do not want any military. >> i refuse to participate because the results will not represent the will of the egyptian people. >> the muslim brotherhood described it as a new phase in the army takeover of egypt. the military has been cracking down on morsi supporters. egyptians were killed and 15,000 arrested. goodluck jonathan has vowed to wage a total war against the

islamist group boko haram. has been waging a bloody insurgency to create an islamic state in northern nigeria. were raided in the northeast on wednesday. france 24 has more. we are getting from local military sources in the northeast of the country is that this attack was carried out on 7:00 a.m. inning, three villages close to the border with cameroon. we are hearing them boko haram militants drove into the village on armored vehicles and that they threw petrol bombs into and as they fled, they shot and killed. about 35 putting at dead, although witnesses say there may be more than that.

this despite authority saying the outbreak had been contained. in people have died of ebola west africa since the outbreak was reported in march. authorities said the outbreak had been contained. for the first time in a month, the capital has reported two new cases of the virus and one death. officials are trying to prevent an epidemic. it is an international travel hub. >> certain members of families had escaped our control. they increased the number of focal points of infection and reignited it in certain areas. virus washe identified, the world health organization has 281 cases

including 185 deaths in guinea. his firstne had outbreak of the disease with 16 cases. mourners have been urged not to touch the body of the dead. >> the fact this is the first time this is happening works against us. understand how this epidemic can keep going on for a long time. this is the first-ever outbreak of ebola in west africa, which has a 90% fatality rate and is one of the more challenging they have seen since the virus was discovered 40 years ago. >> time now for a look of the business news. marcus carlton is here. we are asking whether apple got cooler. got cooler. after weeks of speculation apple is interested in the company

beats. now we have become printed -- confirmation they are buying beads for $3 billion. it is known for headphones but it may be its music streaming service that is attracting the electronics giant. is known for its founder, the rapper dr. dre. josh has more. >> apple's biggest ever acquisition, a company specializing in headphones and a music streaming service. some say the headphones are lacking in quality, but there is no denying their popular. that could be down to the name behind the company, dr. dre. they may be focused on the streaming service rather than headphones, but what many hope apple -- is what apple hopes to get is dre's cool. a certain cachet, whether to young folks or

interested parties that make that particular brand and its offerings more appealing to apple than perhaps pandora and spotify would be. >> it paid over $3 billion to buy the company, three times as other plants -- buyouts. once all-powerful itunes software is losing ground to streaming services. that, apple has nothing. they will not be able to attract people to buy their high-priced hardware. they need to move strategically. givingppears to involve dr. dre full-time positions at apple. dr. dre will focus on his music as a priority and will work for apple when they need him. staying in the united states, the american economy took a bigger hit from harsh winter

weather during the first quarter than expected. figures show the u.s. economy shrank by one percent between january and march. it is significantly slower than a previous prediction for the first quarter and is a turnaround for the last three months of 2013 when the u.s. economy powered ahead with a growth rate of 2.6% on an annualized basis. much of it was attributed to the strength of the severe winter weather that hit the united states. atmrs. build up inventories a slower pace and it was the worst performance for the u.s. for the first three months of 2011. innomists expect a rebound 2014. that is the reason for u.s. investors to brush these figures aside. lets take a look at how they are doing, over in the united states, the american markets are in positive territory with the

remaining minutes this thursday. a number of americans applying for jobless benefits dropped to 300,000. in europe, the ftse 100 was up at the close. 40 losing some steam, only marginally. not too bad. doeuropean investors, they seem to be taking a step back, mario draghi has signaled the central bank will take action to boost the eurozone economy. are questions on how far the bank will go. former member of the ecb's executive council. let's listen. >> i expect in the june meeting there will be a meeting about

cutting interest rates, especially trying to encourage the financing to go to the private sector, small and medium enterprises. other measures will increase the liquidity. talking to meaghi earlier. a few other stories, officials are pushing b&c paragraph to paint -- pnc para ibaka -- pnb paribas. accusedch bank has been of helping clients of aid u.s. sanctions against iran and other countries. if confirmed, it would be one of the biggest penalties imposed on a single bank. argentina has reached an agreement to pay back $10 billion worth of debt. is to regain credibility. the country has been unable to borrow money since 2001 when it

defaulted on debt to the tune of 100 billion dollars. argentina will pay back $9.7 billion over five years. america, goldin has struck a deal that may put the mining project between argentina and chile back on track. it is billed as a first step. the project has been met with suspendednd work was at the mine last year. the project has cost more than $5 billion. news forhe business now. i will be back again in about one hour with more headlines. >> thank you. time to take a look at what has been making a buzz on the internet. we're going to start with the dress code campaign in iran. welcome to today's web news

where we look at some of the stories making headlines. up, the freedoms of the rainy and wilson -- women have been facing a backlash. residents in brazil hope -- jumping daredevil takes us along for the ride. iranianlthy freedoms of women movement which has seen thousands of women posting pictures online of themselves with their hair uncovered is facing a backlash. men are taking to this facebook page looking fun at the initiative wearing sheets and scarves on their heads or around their body. the original campaign has been ridiculed, but has prompted more radical reaction.

rival groups have been set up including the real freedom of iranian women page where some remind women it is compulsory to wear the hijab, and others threatening those who do not wear the islamic veil. an article on a website of businessweek magazine claims some web users are trying to identify these women. and it has been started to expose women who have appeared online without their hijab. hundreds of people took part in test saying the women should be arrested. those online and on the street , continues and have the support 378,000 web users from all over the world. reconstruction of historic

brazil has been temporarily halted by protesters who oppose an ongoing initiative to reshape the city. the news has been greeted with relief on social media where activists have been campaigning for some months. opponents of the real estate development project, which would see the landmarks hold down, have been coordinating online. locals have been posting under hashtags tolita urge authorities to protect the city's heritage. be mayor has garnered 12,000 signatures. the documents announces the real estate project describing it as

an ecological aberration and calls for it be stopped immediately. although many have taken to the web to voice our petition, protesters have also taken to the streets to protect the famous warehouses. as he can see from this footage, there has been a number of rallies near the proposed construction sites. and with demolition put on hold, it seems the campaigning has paid off. an anonymous twitter user has been posting under the hidden followers tong free cash around san francisco. he sent clues last week and interest has exploded with residents hunting for it envelopes containing 20 or $100 bills. they have been shared online and a number of lucky social

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