>>> i'm monita rajpal. here are the headlines. the most wanted man in france is still holed up at his home in toulouse surrounded by hundreds of police officers. the standoff between the shooting suspect and french authorities is in the second day and there's no end in sight yet. we're monitoring developments in toulouse. we're joined live with the latest. diana, we're going into almost hour 29 for the standoff to be where it is at this point. are there any developments? >> reporter: monita, we've just heard from the interior ministry something which you could read in certain ways, i suppose. two gunshots were fired at 2:00 a.m. in the morning. so about seven hours ago now. they don't know why and since then they haven't heard anything. they haven't heard any kind of communication with the suspect holed up inside the house. he had said earlier in discussions with police that he had wanted to die with his weapons in his hand. interior ministry has said consistently that their priority is to get him out alive. we hope that he's aliv

i'm monita rajpal. here are the headlines at this hour. syria is blaming car bombists for an attack on saturday. today, activists reported three, large explosions and heavy gunfire in and around the capital, damascus. >>> the killing to 15 afghan civilians say there's evidence that more than one shooter was involved in the massacre. they think that robert bales should be tried under afghan law. >>> there's been an outpooring of support for muamba. he suffered a cardiac arrest during a match on saturday. doctors say he will remain under anesthesia for 24 hours. those are the headlines from cnn. i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. >>> good morning. from cnn london, i'm nina dos santos. >> and a good afternoon, from cnn hong kong. top stories for monday, march 19th. the head of the imf hails china's economic progress. but also that now is the time to do more. >>> was it cutting debt or risking a recession? >>> and it's a country that's abolished slavery only 30 years ago. but forced labor remains a fact of life. >>> le

i'm monita rajpal. 19 are dead and more than 140 injured after air string of explosions in several iraqi cities. one went off in kirkuk. no one claimed responsibility but one senior official describes them as coordinated. meanwhile, today is the ninth anniversary of the american invasion of iraq in 2003. >>> thousands have gathered in paris to mourn the deaths of three young students and a teacher at a jewish school in toulouse. israeli officials say all four bodies will be flown to israel for burial. a gunman shot and killed three french soldiers of north african descent in two separate attacks and the shootings are connected, they say. >>> opposition sources are saying that 14 people have been killed this tuesday following clashes in the syrian capital on monday. rebels attacked a neighborhood home to some of the regime's inner circle after 34 were killed nationwide. those are the headlines. i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. >>> good morning, i'm nina dos santos from london.

. >>> hello, i'm monita rajpal at cnn london. here are the headlines this hour. vladimir putin won more than 64% of the vote in sunday's presidential election. his closest opponent scored 17% of the vote. that means there won't be a runoff. opposition leaders have accused mr. putin supporters of rigging the vote in some polling places. they are calling protesters to take to the streets later today. >>> the syrian opposition says government forces are attacking cities of dara and homs. opposition groups say there have been executions and that the bodies of dozens of civilians have been found in a district near homs. >>> president obama will be meeting with benjamin netanyahu on sunday. he told the biggest pro-israel lobby group that he is prepared to use force. he said america's diplomat pressure on iran will continue. those are the headlines from cnn, the world's news leader, i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. >>> good morning from cnn london, i'm charles hodson. >> and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. welcome

i'm monita rajpal. this is quite graphic. activists say at least 45 women and children were rounded up by syrian soldiers and executed. some were reportedly stabbed to death and burned. syrian state tv says the killings were carried out by armed terrorists. cnn cannot independently confirm the authenticity of the video nor can we confirm reports by activists or government. >>> u.s. officials say the american soldier who allegedly shot and killed 16 afghan civilians was acting alone. the unidentified staff sergeant turn himself in after the shootings. officials have not said whether he had mental health issues or what his motive may have been. meanwhile, the taliban have issued a statement vowing to take revenge against, quote, american invaders and savage murders. >>> security officials and medical sources say israel launched a new round of air strikes in gaza early on monday. they claim at least 30 people were injured. at least 18 people have been killed in israeli air strikes since friday. israel says

i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. >>> good morning, from cnn london, i'm nina dos santos. this is "world business today" and these are the top stories this thursday. >>> leaders of the brics nation stand united. >>> nigeria's finance minister hopes to prove the emerging economies are ready to take the lead. she tells cnn why she's the ideal candidate to run the world bank. >>> also on the show, a general strike grips spain a day before the government announces a new round of austerity measures. >>> so these are some of the world's fastest-growing major economies these days, brazil, russia, india, china and now south africa, often grouped together under the brics. their aim is to try and strengthen this particular group as a whole trading bloc to try and increase their influence on the world stage. the move makes the brics matter. these are countries that together make up 40% of the total world economy, that's equivalent to gdp worth about $80.5 trillion. almost half of all of t

i'm monita rajpal at cnn london. violence is taking place in syria as the government waits to see whether they'll act on the acceptance of a u.s. peace plan. violence in homs. and three peace keeping troops killed in the city of rostan. it includes demands to stop fighting, delivery of humanitarian aid, and freeing of arbitrarily detained people. >>> pope benedict is expected to preside over crowds today in havana. he's on his last leg of his visit to cuba. before saying mass, he'll speak to cuban president raul castro. his brother fidel has requested a meeting as well. >>> a key part of the health care reform law may be in jeopardy. the u.s. supreme court expressed different views on whether the government can require individuals to buy health insurance or face a penalty. today is the third and final day of the hearings. a ruling is expected in june. those are the top stories from cnn. i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. >>> good morning. from cnn london, i'm nina del santos. >> and a very go

. >>> i'm monita rajpal at cnn london. our breaking news this morning, a police raid following sunday's killings at a jewish school in toulouse, france. we'll bring you "world business today" right after this bulletin. let's bring you the latest that we know. police have a house surrounded in the southwestern city of toulouse. they are trying to arrest a suspect in the shooting deaths of seven people in three separate attacks in just over a week. the latest shooting was on monday when three children and a teenager were kill at a nearby jewish school. police say negotiations are still under way with the suspect in this hour's long standoff. diana magnay joins us from toulouse with the latest. this standoff has been going on for three hours now at the very least. is there a sense they're making any headway? >> reporter: well, we've just heard from the mayor, actually, who's been talking to police right outside the house, just up the road from this residential neighborhood, just a few kilometers from that jewish school. the s

i'm monita rajpal. u.n. special enjoy, kofi annan arrived in china speaking with the premier as he plans to end the bloodshed in shirr ya. annan traveled to moscow and they retowed condemnation on descent but both have voiced consent for annan's position. >>> h ochoms appears to be unde attack. cnn cannot confirm the authenticity of this. opposition activists say at least 5 the people were kill add cross syria monday and another 12 were killed this tuesday. >>> more than 50 world leaders gathered in seoul, south korea to discover nuclear weapons casting a shadow on the summit is north korea's plan to launch what it calls a peaceful satellite next month despite pressure, north korean state media says pyongyang will not abandon the launch. i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. >>> good morning from cnn london, i'm nina dos santos. >> and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. welcome to "world business today." the top stories this tuesday, march 27th. >> the u.s. sign

i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. >>> good morning from cnn london, i'm charles hodson. >> and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. welcome to "world business today." the top stories this day. challenging china, the u.s. prepares to mount a fresh trade case against beijing's restrictions on rare earth exports. >>> going against boeing. u.s.'s sold subsidies were unfair but it still claims victory over the eu. >> and tensions rise in silicon valley as yahoo! sues facebook over a series of alleged infringements. >>> we start with the markets. cautious buying across equity markets tonight. investors look forward to guidance from the u.s. fed chief ben bernanke. the central bank is holding rates and monetary policy steady as the u.s. federal reserve is expect to do as well. charles, how is it looking in the european markets? they just opened, haven't they? >> yes, here we are paris cac currant, straight up there, up by 0.75%. just to have a look at the dax, up abo

. >>> hello, i'm monita rajpal at cnn london. here are the headlines this hour. huge explosions in the syrian town have marked the first anniversary of the syrian uprising this thursday. activists say government forces have taken control of the rebel stronghold. saudi arabia and italy have suspended their embassy operations in damascus, and special u.n. and arab league envoy kofi annan is due to brief the u.n. security council on friday. >>> the u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians in kandahar on sunday has been transferred to kuwait. the pentagon says it's because there isn't a proper long-term detention facility in afghanistan. about 200 people are taking part in the peaceful protest against the killings in a neighboring province. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta is on his second day of his visit to afghanistan. around the time he was scheduled to arrive, an afghan national stole a vehicle and drove it on to the runway. the car crashed into a ditch. the driver later died. nato says panetta was never in danger. >>> myanmar state television broa