i hear a news correspondent was in brussels city's toughest os is clearly targeted at russia's actions in crime and the planned referendum. but given the strategic importance of the region to mosque to the question is whether the threat of future financial sanctions would be enough to convince mr picked him to change course. james training. your use. brussels i don't know lucy ukraine has also been one of the main issues here in the midfield but the european open upon his holding of congress and among the participants in some of the european response was to promote the contest the tonic which was one of many eastern political leaders who urged the european union to take stronger action on ukraine the prime minister of the country during the intermission to whom the instability could spread throughout the region sentiment shared by tortoise for presents. you know that they were then mixed in you they have the same plan for the gaels but bridges and apparently have the simple as for presents that nobody sees it or an accidental and decide anything like that the bureau. i do remember back

on friday the gigantic only to resurface in the russian city of brussels long gone. in a press conference he insisted that he was still the rightful president of ukraine. in the most recent development armed aggression military units occupied strategic locations across the crimea on saturday. that is a provocation for the new leadership inil kenya keep a close eye on all of those about to eat and keep you updated but for now plummeting as just another internationally is that europe is gearing up for alexis to the european parliament today the center left grouping kicked off its campaign at a conference in rome by naming german social democrat martin schulz as its weekend of it special is currently president of the european parliament the center left wins a majority of seats overall in the eu polls he could become the next head of the european commission the news executive body the first guest to drum up interest among bus. true it's already has one of the top jobs in bras. as president of the european parliament is regularly called on european lawmakers to be proacti

brussels next hour. >> we will also be joined by the talk about vladimir putin's reputation. much more coming ahead. ♪ >> good morning everyone. we say good morning to you from new york city. nd adam johnson, we are looking at ukraine. european union leaders are meeting at this moment. we will go to brussels in a moment. futures up three. dow futures up 25. we are looking at european growth. the bank of england out with their news. we will have that at: 45 this morning. very important. also, big news for everyone listening in america. capitulate and go back to 1600. let's go to the morning brief. >> 1600 is what you got. >> yeah. i took it six times. >> i like it. all right. morning brief. second quarterts profits and missed estimates. counts overe to dis the holidays. deutsche telekom says a sale of t-mobile is less likely. atthe u k, home prices grew an accelerated rate in february. it was the highest in almost five years. tb capital is canceling its forum next month. >> i think it is a big deal. of beginning of a tea leaf business tensions. abouty are all headlines what is happening with secretary kerry. >> back stories. >> unintended consequences. things being canceled.

rochelle is scheduled to attend the meetings in june and the resort city of eight thirty. the made in brussels around the same time without question president biden you to attend. in most of the sheet in a set of points. emergency meeting of the g seven was held on the frontlines of the nuclear security summit. u s president barak obama told the meeting seeking united action by the group dance russia. the us and europe for largest economy japan and canada russia without it between nineteen ninety eight. then he came to me the show was scheduled to hold an annual summit of the g eight in june in sochi the strength of the just completed winter olympics and paralympics. when you wash it next issue. write me at the g seven suspended preparations for the summit. some readers there's a consolation. we should be clear there's no baby g eight summit this year in russia. and the view from the band wants it to the crimea the vehicle the tip of the team's inaugural all. they need to read it to intensify as tensions with russia escalate the situation. he also decided not to abandon hope to find japanese p

carry ethan's justice minister says that the eu he didn't intend to meet in brussels to discuss the crisis in ukraine. easton city of donetsk placement at the regional headquarters and report the unrest seventy five the broad brush and augustus was the captaincy to the nearby city of saplings yet. the populations of all the more divided. ben is made and great skies with tom and i presently do it uses the central american nation of men and with the same time not that i did not have a place that meeting to discuss the ongoing and it's cold and social crisis in iran. i'm going to thank acts. i'm already pretty nuts topped with some news just in the crimea and vice president has told russian news agency that has gotten to hold a referendum on the region's state asked the question is reportedly getting to obstacles when the crying and should remain part of ukraine all when the rate should join a rucksack instead of into life as it is to prop up since it is standing by him since our opponents the capital of crime and drama. this referendum is untidy and scheduled for the sixteenth of march. see possible. wanted to put

brussels. before this came up, the city was already on lockdown for the president's first visit there. we'll keep you posted on this developing story. back to you. >> thanks. 5:0. >>> they're calling it the white coat effect. why doctors may be the ones raising the blood pressure in their own patients. >>> ahead, new information about a tax scam that could cost you this year. what the irs wants you to be listening for. >>> cold and windy conditions as you step out this morning. look at the cherry blossoms there. not ready it bud yet. we'll see the strongest wind gusts. ♪ [ wellington ] multimillion-dollar athletes can afford almost anything. ♪ but what they really want... welcome back, sir. [ wellington ] ...is what they never stop loving. ♪ [ whistles ] [ wellington ] mcdonald's dollar menu at breakfast. with options like the sausage mcmuffin and the mccafé coffee, they can pick their favorites and share the wealth. there's something for everyone to love at mcdonald's. ♪ >>> welcome back. if you feel nervous going to the doctor, you're not alone. a new study out of england looked at t

rochelle is scheduled to attend the meetings in june and the resort city of eight thirty. the made in brussels around the same time

. >> and from crisis continuing to arise in brussels, this is the latest from the managing director at citi, tina, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> after an awful lot has happened in a short period of time, i wonder now if we'll enter a phase where a lot doesn't happen because clearly russia can take its time. >> right, there's no rush to act. and i think for that reason markets will also have a pause and see what happens. we tend to imagine there's some kind of a chess game going on when it's probably more like billiards. >> yeah, how is your billiards? it depends on how big the size of the pockets are. and what is russia? there's two things, what is russia now way up? >> well, i think russia can keep its options open, right? it's had a strong result in the crimean referendum contested as it was. it's still got troops in crimea which have a legal the right be there, plus the troops mast on the you crepan border. meanwhile, there are a number of meetings happening, but one of the challenges for russia is going to be what does it do with crimea, right? because there have been other c

cities and lands. ideal as a manager from oz today for two terms as anti brussels during midday. it ensures top boss during morning rush hour it can take as long as an hour and a huff. tuesday night's part of his office the use of growth of two pro bike i did in context. and when he passed over the deployment we have an enormous mobility problem cool on its getting harder and harder to get the employees especially the ones from flanders to come into the office here in brussels in it and none come close to pull me into this does this area and to stokes results in its plans to expand this has been in the works for years to commit to progress. they beat the traffic has also been on the increase with chuck's in seeing their waste to the ports of and where and brought it down. it's becoming clear that expansion unknown is not the answer concepts are trying to control the urges the weekends. single use our traffic problems can no longer be sold by building new roads at the possibilities are limited and too expensive. the only real solution is to motivate people to take other means of t

entourage forty five vehicles and three cargo planes now brussels has introduced unprecedented safety measures raising the security level in the city from three to four maximum points the whole block around mr obama's whole tel will be closed for traffic and pedestrians three hundred fifty police and military personnel have been deployed and also thirty armored vehicles as well to a score to the u.s. leader while all the sewer hatches along his route have been sealed shut usually a normal use some of course brussels around five hundred thousand euros but this particular visit is costing over twenty times more than that but it's not only european taxpayers will have to cough up the cash back obama is officially the most traveling president in the history of the country and this is a latest e.u. tour alone it's costing u.s. taxpayers around six and a half million dollars. so big spending some but elsewhere in europe it's a very different take later in the program we report on the human cost and this budget cuts in greece. is my state. saudi arabia adds fuel to the fire in syria coding for more given to the rebels despite internationa

from twenty eight member states met in brussels the eastbourne posse chief issued a statement as saying that his actions violate international law. catherine ashton city officials will review times. if the russians don't win friends call us at some new mandates that was cautious about putting more pressure on russia. fearing the situation could escalate ambassadors from the nato countries and getting together for an emergency meeting. representatives from all twenty eight member countries will take part just days after another meeting on the crisis those from poland's requested these topics. the nato treaty says the party's focus on together whenever one of them feels their security is threatened this time now for delays in and business news the week i itch and i could more easily thing that talking about this situation in ukraine leaders of the west are threatening sanctions against russia and quits the ukraine's are wondering about financial support. yes and actually japan might be able to help that they are by discussing it right now. in fact the finance chiefs of japan in the us there are also working on a plan to help ukraine and calm financial m

brussels. ♪ ♪ >>> hello and bell to him al jazerra america i am morgan radford live in new york city.al from president obama to russia pred hav vladimir put, his plea has fallen on deaf ears, putin said it's merely to secure safety. setting the stage for potential conflicts. since russia has veto power any security action appears unlikely. the u.s. is calling on u.n. to send observers to ukraine while nato is set to hold an emergency meeting in brussels on monday. president obama called putin and spoke for 90 minutes about a political solution, but so far russia is not budging. jennifer glasse is in the crimean capital where the russian forces are. >> reporter: the crimean president asked for help and he's getting it. here it crimea, at least, it's welcome news to many. jubilation in the crimean capital the russians are coming. as moscow endorsed the use of force, ethnic russians too being to streets like her sport being the russian flag. >> translator: they are our protectors, there will be no military crashes just here to guarantee our safety. >> reporter: we kneeing the statue of v

brussels. eye. i. the to show you which is unified the arab world. hundreds of palestinians in the west bank city of queued up for that jones to compete in the crimea time and showed her all i do each contestant was given opportunities to impress the five member panel of lebanese judge is to add to the west bank with french gospels is the first time this year has come to the palestinian terror treats one of the tide pools is twenty three road to rent our house late. everyone has a colby and i want to change was that people might take implied in such programs. it is nothing wrong with that in the nation open beaches dreams and hopes. the top the winner of last year's contest was mohammed south young with the singer from the gaza strip refugee camp the wind from hardship to hear it. i've been on it. he barely made it the rotations lost it. he had to leave with gaza's hamas rulers to let him leave pride egyptian border guards. i was lucky to be offered a place by famine palestinian authority had the best accounts of winning speaking to reporters he said he was optimistic about his people's feet in t

brussels e.u. taxpayers for the ten million euro security julia level in the city should be in the u.k. she is melted islam gets a foothold in the british legal system absent. what other media turns a blind eye to you get on r.t. . the u.s. president says there's no return to the cold war but pushes for russia's deep isolation over reunification with crime a move obama says is worse than america's intervention in iraq. people each time we have a new generation to fight another war. experts lay bad double standards in obama's speech with his comments that big nation shouldn't bully small ones particularly raising eyebrows. the international monetary fund agrees to a multi-billion dollar emergency loan from ukraine but some of the harshest austerity conditions the u.n. has ever demanded. the u.s. sanctions drive holds cooperation with russia on backing the looming illegal drug industry in afghanistan the problem moscow believes washington is responsible for. the italian region of sardinia follows the nato in a push to break away from rome we look at the rise of separatist movements across

at the top of the aisle with laura city eight years present barack obama at a major speech in brussels says we must meet the right deals with strength and conviction. this can be directed at russia. earlier obama voicing concern about calling military budgets among some meal options chinese president. welcome to paris with open arms deals that include a shot in the arm for struggling french car maker peugeot and the purchase of airbus planes more objects and twenty indian ocean. rescuers hope these different from the missing malaysia airlines eye. all up. welcome back if you just joining us this is the full spent yesterday working at barack obama is the europe that it's the first time ever that he's been to brussels since he became the u s president to busy couple of days as we've been saying it will look add a bit more closely now as he heads to rome with us from washington bruce stokes of the pew research center here in the studio on the ground shipping rates for nevada gazette said was that gorbachev. a spokesperson for receipt of artificial oregon's an academic bill of the party of

share of the market between western europe's two most important cities, london and paris, and also, of course, most of the market to brusselseat that there is competition coming in because that is going to start to deliver a better value one hopes for travelers. very interesting to note it's not just doich ban. would you believe everyone thought air links between london and paris were declining, at the end of this month easyjet, the second busiest airline in europe is starting paris from gatwick to paris. that's the second airport in london. they're going to be charging fares of well under $100 return. as rail travelers will know, that's about the best you'll get between london and paris. easyjet thinks there's quite a market there already. what eurostar hasn't done is achieve the numbers that when the channel tunnel was first talked about, over 20 million passengers a year were anticipated. they didn't build in the rise of the low cost airlines and we've never had the kichbld of services beyond brussels and paris that travelers want. we are hopefully going to get trains to am der dam soon. >> the boss of eurostar saying he

cities in eastern ukraine. >> richard, in moscow, thanks very much indeed. let's turn to chris morris in brussels. we have heard the tough taking talking from lavrov, hague even. give us some of the more. what are the level of efforts and where are they going to deal with this, get people talking? >> it's appropriately if you like the statements between the russian and ukrainian sides. in a way that's europe's primary concern at the moment. that russia and ukraine are talking at each other and not to each other, which is why germany, france, the uk all support the idea of some mediation effort. they said crisis, diplomacy is not a weakness. in other words, there are things that diplomacy can do even when things are looking pretty desperate. so he is suggesting, for example, some kind of fact-finding mediation mission led by the organization for security and cooperation in europe. the u.n. has also been mentioned as playing a possible role. so that would just be a first step to try to get the two sides to talk to each other. the new government in kiev and the russian to see if anything can be sorte

brussels. correspondent in the crimea. alexander, it has been a tense situation there. tell us what is going on. >> some interesting developments going on here. presumably, russian soldiers took over control of key sites in the city. now there are reports that those men have started to pull out of the city center, and the pro-russian militia has taken over the control. i have been to the parliamentary building behind me. i have not seen any armed men and there. i have only seen members of the pro-russian militia. the government has issued a statement in the evening saying that everything is now under control, that the situation is stable, and there are reports that the airspace over crimea is not closed anymore, at least, according to official sources. the airport has started to work again. >> who is in control of the militia groups in the crimea? the suspicion is that moscow is orchestrating a takeover. here iswe can say from is in the hands of the pro-russian forces because, as i told you, they have taken the control of the city a few hours ago. it i talked to a spokesperson of the ukrainian armed forces here. unitsd me that some large of ukrainian armed forces has been surrounded by armed men ldmanding that th

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. >> brussel sprouts have become a trendy vegetable in cool cities.you were saying, marianne. >> the food companies market deliberately to low income minority areas. they look at it as a market and it's an under served market. they put a lot of money into making sure that their products are there, available and are explained to those communities as being something that's cool, sexy, and totally appropriate. >> yeah. isn't that the battle. we're talking of an issue of health and to some degree racial justice and we have a battle between the power ever very sophisticated madison avenue marketing versus government regulated information. i want to put up a 2006 usda report on this issue that found a majority of consumers report using nutrition labels when buying food. use has combined including the nutrition facts panel, information about calories, fat, cholesterol and sodium. for those with no education beyond high school. >> when we talk about how childhood obesity decreased among white children and not among children of color, part of the whole picture

cities in that region, which the ukrainians say by the supporters of russia. >> henry, thank you so much. >> let's get up-to-date with the situation in brussels where european union foreign ministers are meeting. they have entered the building. what have they been saying? the foreign ministers have been meeting for about half an hour now. we expect them to freeze the assets of a number of russian officials and ban those officials from traveling within the european union. they were meeting a number of those foreign ministers before they all gathered for a friends of ukraine group meeting, a breakfast this morning. that is where he spoke with seven of the foreign ministers. you get the distinct impression from them that none of them are quite ready to impose economic sanctions against russia just as part ofone target this asset freezing leaders of russian business. let's have a listen to one of them. >> if things develop, i would not exclude that they could be expanded. statesstand that other have relatively different opinions on this. so far, the first is going to be officials from government rather than from businesses. the list the foreign ministers are wo

>> especially the major cities where you get domestic and international investors looking to buy out property. looking looking for a secure investment. paris, berlin, brusselseas to look out for. >> chris, thanks for now. >>> now, the people of greece are celebrating 185 years since independence from the turkish empire. many people from greece opted to move abroad in their hunt for work. many set their sights on turkey. we have this report from istanbul. turkish air linings flies to 100 countries with an annual growth of 20%. its success is attracting pilots from all over the world, especially from greece. >> as you know in my country there is a recession. it has a serious affect on aviation also. >> so my previous company couldn't sustain an acceptable level. i had to make a decision to leave my country. i have to raise my family here in istanbul. >> more and more greeks will leave the country to go abroad. istanbul is one of the most popular destinations for these people. almost 1,000 greeks have come to settle in the city. it is not only the booming turkish economy that attracts these people. the family play a part in their decision too. >> my grandmothe

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brussels e.u. taxpayers put a ten million euro security billion level in the city should be in the u.k.she is melts because islam gets a foothold in the british legal system action full support of the media turns a blind eye to you gets on r.t. . i'm already. doing that. now right and. the international monetary fund agrees to a multi-billion dollar emergency loan for ukraine with some of the harshest the sturdy conditions the lender has ever demanded. obama says no to the cold war but orders troops to europe in a speech hailing ukraine's violent uprising dismissing crimea as worthless. the u.s. holds cooperation with russia in stemming the global flow of drugs from afghanistan but stays quiet on cooperation areas that it can't deal with. and as the italian island of sardinia considers asking rome to sell it to switzerland we bring you a note of the secessionists groundswell sowing discord within the european union.

arrived in brussels for a state visit to belgium the festival via chinese head of state to the country in twenty seven years. he plans to visit the headquarters of the european union in the city. belgium is the last leg of cheese for nation european trip for belgium he visited the netherlands prawns and gemini and attended the third nuclear security summit in the high during the visit to germany the chinese president said ties with the country will benefit from that time is for the reform and opening up that he believes that cooperation will bring about good results. he was addressing the reception and dusseldorf attended by business representatives from both countries. president she said economic and trade times acted as the driving force for elections he said china needed german quality and the gemini needed china's market and its creative development. the president plays the business representatives for their contributions to china's growing with germany and the eu. he said he expected more from an optimizing by natural trade stock is expanding this gut full cooperation. strengthening innovation using dog onto its own trade friction and shouldering more social responsibili

brussels. an airline pilot has been convicted of two counts of abusive sexual contact for groping a 14-year-old girl while he was a passenger on a flight from detroit to salt lake city. michael was found guilty by a jury after a three-day trial. the girl told investigators she woke up from a nap on a delta airlines flight and found pascel groping her. he could face up to five years in prison. >>> coming up tonight, showers on and off this weekend, but it is never too soon to look ahead >>> a 7-year-old connecticut boy is taking action against drivers. speeding in his neighborhood. little isaiah says he got scared seeing cars go flying by as he and other children waited for the school bus. so the boy sent a handwritten letter to his local police department and they took his complaint very seriously. >> every morning when i wait for my bus, cars speed. >> after looking at the letter, we had concern for his safety based on the complaint of the high speed traffic and the bus stop. >> waterford police say they will be monitoring drivers and isaiah's neighborhood monday morning and handing out tickets to speeding drivers. isaiah says he is also concerned about people who

brussels. in tech, a rare interview with the guy who helped make online shopping easier. in design, turning junk into jams. we hear from the architect to high new york city's very popular and successful highline. and company, from peach to peppermint, the lab that captures all the flavors that you fans are -- fancy. we will introduce you to a course with 17 lamborghinis. see what i did? i flip that around. let's start out with janet yellen's press conference. many investors did not seem to be buying what she was selling. here are some of the highlights. >> the fomc continues to see sufficient underlying strength in the economy to support ongoing krugman in the labor market. the fomc will continue assessing incoming data carefully to ensure the policy is consistent with obtaining the longer run objectives of the fomc of maximum employment and inflation of 2%. in short, the larger the shortfall of employment or inflation from the respective objectives set by the fomc, and the longer any such shortfall is expected to persist, the longer the target federal funds rate is likely to remain in the present range. >> and here's what she had to say about what everyon

i love the patrols and don't ship for barack obama or brussels you tex play is that the ten million euros security bill your level in the city should read in the u.k. is melting this is the it's a foothold in the british legal system actually. one of the media turns a blind alley to you get. you know the bank of england caused a stir when in the middle of last week that money is created not by the government or some for banks printing money but by private banks issuing loans debt i owe you as i go to lloyds today and borrow one hundred sixty million pounds in order to buy a one bedroom flat in mayfair wall hundred sixty million new pounds are treated out of thin debt. battering the home social network that puts turkey in the same category as north career china or iran all considered knowledge democratic countries by western standards mr braun has panicked so much about the corruption allegations that his visit to the everything including running that men into it took it way up the corruption scandal . well come to that xan siberian. what are the places you never go to. fun. things you'd never do. experience you'll never agai

city council. the parliament called for a referendum on march 16th, where crimea citizens will vote on whether to a prove parliament's move or stay with ukraine. travelling in brussels the ukrainian prime minister blasted the decision as illegitimate, as did european leaders. in washington president obama c condemed the move as illegal. >> the referendum would violate the ukrainian constitution and international law. discussion about the future of y ukraine must include the legitimate government. >> for more to sevastopol and jennifer glasse. what is the response to the crimean parliament and the sevastopol city council's vote to join the russian federation? >> well it's welcomed by many pro russians who want to see closer ties with russia. it's unclear how it will be administered. the sevastopol council need the decision. in an extraordinary session of the council, the vote, they say, is in compliance with ukrainian laugh and ukrainian constitution. it seems the parliament and the sevastopol city council are trying to kind of prelode opinion before the referendum on march 16th. it was supposed to be on march 30th. they are trying to speed things up. create facts on

city. the president meets with the pope. hans nichols has followed the president from the hague to brussels.and every moment, ukraine is front and center. i saw a gentle but real market reaction. what is the back story on the set of russian troops wrapped around the ukrainian border? well, what markets are looking for here is a little bit of intelligence. they wish they had the satellite maps the pentagon has. there was a report yesterday that show the troop buildup was just a little bit stronger and a little more pronounced than it rigorously thought. that, along with a pretty dour speech by president obama, seen to rattle markets a little bit. different viewy on the speech. i heard a president vowing not to use military force over ukraine or crimea. he said it three or four times. >> what is the state of nato? in the newspapers, i would suggest a real debate is it nato alone or nato led by the united states? which is it? >> there's not that much of a difference. the other countries don't have the assets, which is why president obama was chiding and prodding his nato allies to spend more. t

brussels has gone to unprecedented security measures. the whole block around the serb armies hotel has been closed for traffic and pedestrians we've raised the security level in the city to three out of four maximum points also they have deployed throughout fifty police and military personnel who are usually a normal e.u. summit course brussels around five hundred thousand euros than this particular one costs over twenty times that amount but it's not only european taxpayers who have to cough up this cash back obama is officially the most traveling american leader in the history of the country and is this latest e.u. visit or e.u. tour alone it's costing u.s. taxpayers around six and a half million u.s. dollars. as you go to washington is spending its own millions to keep the president comfortable america's leader is getting around on arguably the most expensive air force one today it costs almost two hundred thirty thousand dollars per hour according to estimates and the study by the national taxpayers union foundation of the show is a twenty seven percent hike compared to last c.m. and that's just one play now the secret service protecting obama usually starts secur

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brussels check member of the european common read or re check in here and studious she's a former member of the duma natalia. now its mainstay of the russian institute for democracy and cooperation city big old who teaches at the prestigious french political science institutes to all school and journalist. catherine field. catherine. very briefly what what you are reading on flattening of putin and why he's speaking out. the first time now. he had to speak count off to ms in moscow is still a month ago monday. this does not cut most of the values of the mill was losing badly. he was in need shade that he was in control. i think the new nokia is how he started the korean and chinese attacks have not been the kremlin. he has no fear in some ways quite cold here this week on the toe. q is being. safin has been soft there is very interesting what he says about former prison to cut it. that he is since he just dropped and left undone. and you don't even know he did still make the point that the fed the trendy fest agreement with the agreement and designs that is the one that should be standing not the subsequent to the government is in place and now. it's very hard to read annotation mont

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entering its offices in this siberian city of arms and one irish pub in central russia is perhaps a saying the us leader from popping in for a pendant. well brussels has slapped more restrictions on moscow as well and at the same time secured closer ties with the new leadership in clear signing a political agreement with ukraine many award sanctions against russia will backfire germany's minister of finance said piling up restrictions could become a burden to the walls economy the true editorial writer of the independent newspaper married to jeff ski says if the e.u. goes too far with pushing moscow it may somehow was damage than russia itself been a lot of arguments in europe especially that if you impose sanctions on russia there are sanctions which really need a lot which would say to reduce or even stop receiving energy from russia the damage to europe is actually greater than it is to russia so there's a delicate balance to be made here. back in kiev source of frustration is growing with the self appointed leadership of ukraine the new government came to power in the aftermath of the bloody coup promising radical changes but you crazy interim

brussels. more international news in brief now here on our intentions have once again fired up on the green the peninsula off to pyongyang test fired two missiles into the city the u.s. on its ally south korea who will hold a joint military drills in the area of the north to show restraint missiles have a range of more than five hundred kilometers enough to hit any target south of the border. yemeni officials say at least four al qaeda linked militants have been killed in two separate u.s. drone attacks in the country yes strikes came just hours after radical fighters reportedly gunned down several yemeni soldiers yemen is one of the few countries where the u.s. admits to the use of assassin drones the controversial practice is called scores of civilian deaths that. are coming up next here not a the report on the oppression of a certain minority in my own moderates in breaking this. small protest of around a few hundred or up to after the sentencing of eight protesters who were convicted of instigating riots and russia's famous below square around a year ago this incident like basically any incident russia is being blown completely out of proportion oh how c