i'm david eades. top stories this hour. russia of carrying out an armed invasion as two airports are guarded by unidentified armed men. >>> more than 100 people arrested in europe and the u.s. after the biggest ever crackdown on fake share deals. >>> it is that time again when the noncompetitive world of cinema brings a galaxy of stars. it's an awards ceremony more talked about than the nobel peace prize. the oscars. the climax of the awards season. on sunday we will know who will be the latest toast of tinsel town. first, though, our correspondent peter bose has been for an early walk down hollywood boulevard and has this guy to what we should expect on sunday. >> when the stars arrive at the oscars, this is where the limousines are in one of the most famous intersections, hollywood and hyland. there will be a jam after black car after black car brings some of the biggest stars to the academy awards. this is where the media frenzy starts. the press on this side of the red carpet. the print photographers there, over there t

i'm david eades. an arrest warrant for ukraine's president as the mourning for the dead protesters continues. >>> how to rebuilt a broken country and stave off a split between east and west. >>> i'm tim willcox live in kiev where thousands are gathered again, many clutching flowers to lay in memory of those killed in last week's revolution. >>> also on "gmt", life imprisonment for homosexuals. uganda's president signs a new law despite condemnation. >>> who should control the oil off scotland's coast? the first cabinet north of the border in more than 90 years as the debate over scottish independence intensifies. >>> aaron is here having a look at ukraine in terms of an economic crisis. >> david, it is a mess. a quarter of the debt needs to be repaid in the next 12 months. the question is how if russia turns off the taps, will the eu come to its rescue? >>> hello. welcome to "gmt". it's midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, 2:00 p.m. in kiev where parliament approved an arrest warrant for vi

i'm david eades. the top stories this history.sudan is one of the most dangerous nations on earth in which to give birth according to a new report from a charity save the children. around the world every year a million babies die within the first 24 hours of their life. >>> ukraine's parliament has decided to refer its former president viktor yanukovych to the international criminal court in the hague. they say he was responsible for the deaths of 100 protesters. in ukraine, the hunt is on for the ousted president mr. yanukovych. hasn't been seen since his plane was blocked from taking off on saturday. it is understood he escaped to a stronghold of support for the former president. well, let's go over to daniel sanford. daniel, they seek him there, they seek him there. what's the word there? >> reporter: well, the concrete information remains the same as yesterday. yanukovych's official security detail left him -- he gave the option to leave and they took it. that was the last time that anybody officially saw him. that information

i'm david eades. our top stories, a peace conference called by venezuela's president as protesters threat en to bring down his government. >>> vt president maduro seeks to calm weeks of anger and street violence. is his brief tenure at the top in jeopardy. >>> so bad you can hardly even see it, the smog in beijing hits record levels. >>> also how uganda's drastic new anti-gay laws could cost it dear in the fight against hiv/aids. >>> i'm aaron, in the fancy high society parties, bank statements hidden in magazines. credit suisse bankers trying to attract people to hide billions in swiss bank accounts. >>> it's midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington and an hour on from that, 8:00 in the venezuelan capital of car rack cuss where protesters claim the government is on verge of collapse. there's been weeks of protests with barricades in the streets, 13 people have been killed in clashes with security forces. nicholas maduro was elected last year, a direct successor to hugo chavez who held office since 1

i'm david eades.r ukraine's president as the mourning for the dead protesters continues. >>> how to rebuilt a broken country and stave off a split between east and west. >>> i'm tim willcox live in kiev where thousands are gathered again, many clutching flowers to lay in memory of those killed in last week's revolution. >>> also on

i'm david eades. our top stories.ising tide of tension in ukraine as the crimean peninsula moves center stage for protest and aggression. >>> masked men seized government buildings in the capital, raising the russian flag on ukrainian soil. >>> as russia itself conducts military drills on the border, the acting president tells moscow it must keep its forces in crimea on base. as for the ukraine's ousted president yanukovych, russia is granting protection on russian soil. >>> also, the scene live at the houses of parliament. the three main party leaders here in the uk. the german chancellor angela merkel is just about to make a rare address on the merits of eu membership to boat houses of parliament. we'll bring you her speech live. >>> also in the program, aaron is here. more problems for the flying kangaroo. >> it is just getting tougher for qantas. they bleed more cash. one in seven jobs they have to go. the airline is begging the deposit for more support. we'll take a look at what's crippling the big roo. >> hello.

i'm david eades. our top stories.ension in ukraine as the crimean peninsula moves center stage for protest and aggression. >>> masked men seized government buildings in the capital, raising the russian flag on ukrainian soil. >>> as russia itself conducts military drills on the border, the acting president tells moscow it must keep its forces in crimea on base. as for the ukraine's ousted

i'm david eades. our top stories. who is calling the shots in crimea?g lisp that take control of two key airports. ukraine's interior minister says it is a russian invasion and occupation. kiev will ask moscow to extradite viktor yanukovych. a major crackdown as police in europe and the u.s. carry

i'm david eades. our top story. the polite of one million babies a year. who never make it past their first 24 hours of life. a special report from south sudan where poverty, extreme conditions and conflict are all taking their toll. >> i'm george alagiah. i'm in a maternity ward in south sudan. i'll be asking why this country is one of the most dangerous places on earth for a woman to give birth. >>>

i'm david eades.es, a peace conference called by venezuela's president as protesters threat en to bring down his government. >>> vt president maduro seeks to calm weeks of anger and street violence. is his brief tenure at the top in jeopardy. >>> so bad you can hardly even see it, the smog in beijing hits record levels. >>> also how uganda's drastic new anti-gay laws could cost

ead. >> i don't really care. cuba, david, everybody signe up for health re, but that's one of the worst health systems in the world. the bottom line for obamacare, david, is that it's financed through higher tags taxes and government rationing, pushing a lot of people in medicd, for example. if you go to see cancer specialist your initial visit for an hour and 15 minutes that doctor gets paid $6.50 an hour. what type of doctors do you think you're going to get to treat kansas whir they were paid 1/10 of what a good plumber gets paid? >> that's point. as bad as th enrolling numbers are, in cuba, everybody has health care, and they have awful health care. we don't want that kind of a system. >> reminds me of an old saying in the former soviet union. the health care is free but you can't get any. they pretoned pay us a we pretend to work. so again the panel is absolutely right. the government can makeromises but it means rationing, and you en up getting -- less for more. >> the utopian benefits no one can afford while uninsurin