with regard to bahrain,'s situation is also numerically fruitful for your analysis. if people made frequent reference to 60% of the population being shia and ruled by a sunni government, you have a situation that is even more imbalanced in the case of bahrain. you have the last remaining arab country with a sunni government ruling over a majority shia population. and despite the much renowned report that came out as a result of bahrain's uprising in 2011 in which there was a statement there was no evidence of iranian involvement in those uprisings here is where perception comes in. perception is more powerful than reality. around 3000 bahrainis have been trained in oman, coming straight from secondary school, finance by the shia merchants in bahrain. they go at age 17, 16, 18. they go largely not to tehran, a seminary based shiaism and they return to bahrain. some of those are regarded by the intelligence security services as forming sleeper cells. in other words one day they may be called upon to return the favor of the education and training and leadership developm

they go largely not to tehran, a seminary based shiaism and they return to bahrain.ome of those are regarded by the intelligence security services as forming sleeper cells. in other words, one day they may be called upon to return the favor of the education and training and leadership development that they required as a result of iran. and so when the government speaks about iranian involvement, there is this dimension that does not come out in the media but should help one frame iranian's concern -- bahrain's concerned and the representatives of the government that bahrain should revert to iranian control and influence. this is disturbing to any bar rainy task with security and stability issues. saudi arabia is concern the cost of a significant shia population in the eastern province. there is far less evidence than there has been in the case of bahrain's needs and concerns. saudi arabians have become open in accusing iran of being behind the inspiration of the attacks on the towers in 1996, in which large numbers of americans were killed. this is a brief overview t

they go largely not to tehran, a seminary based shiaism and they return to bahrain. some of those are regarded by the intelligence security services as forming sleeper cells. in other words, one day they may be called upon to return the favor of the education and training and leadership development that they required as a result of iran. and so when the government speaks about iranian involvement, there is this dimension that does not come out in the media but should help one frame iranian's concern -- bahrain's concerned and the representatives of the government that bahrain should revert to iranian control and influence. this is disturbing to any bar -- bahraini task with security and stability issues. saudi arabia is concern the cost of a significant shia population in the eastern province. there is far less evidence than there has been in the case of bahrain's needs and concerns. saudi arabians have become open in accusing iran of being behind the inspiration of the attacks on the towers in 1996, in which large numbers of americans were killed. this is a brief ov

this is the preference for bahrain.that is the location the united states navy 5th fleet in the persian gulf. they bring in yarn and fabric and make it into garments and textiles. you all asked me to modify it, and this is the modified amendment so that the preference is conditional on the labor department certifying that the bahrain is living up to its labor commitment. i think that is a reasonable compromise. now, the reason that this is super important to me, there is a town in florida's panhandle halfway between tallahassee and pensacola named chipley, florida. it is a town of some 1500 people. it has one industry in the town, and it employs 300 people in that little town, and that industry takes this stuffing of comforters that has been produced in bahrain and brings it and makes it into comforters. if we do not continue his trade preference that has been there, that business is going to fold in that little town and lose 300 jobs. that is my plea, mr. chairman. >> i urge colleagues to support the nelson amendment.

oman, bahrain, saudi arabia.nd tom mattair will deal with the united arab emirates country and kuwait. and this is a division of labor here. but first a few statistics so as to keep certain things in perspective. with regard to say, saudi arabia's concerns, saudi arabia is the epicenter of prayer and pilgrimage, of faith and spiritual devotion. for some 1.5 million muslims worldwide. and inasmuch as iran is the leading country with a largely shia orientation on the theological stage, there is inherently implicitly, explicitly, a degree of competition, though neither would express it as i just did. iran is perceived as being on a roll in a run. above the beyond the nuclear agreement in terms of its leaders making reference to iran's unprecedented influence and four arab capitals. this itself would be of concern to a country such as saudi arabia, but also others in the league of arab states. but on the figures there of the 1.5 billion muslims in the world, 2 billion christians 1 billion of those 2 billion being rom

oman, bahrain, saudi arabia. and tom mattair will do with united arab immigrants qatar and kuwait, and this is a division of labor here. .. on the theological stage. there is inherently common implicitly, explicitly a degree of competition though expressed as i just did. her ran -- iran is perceived as being on a roll and a run beyond the nuclear agreement in terms of its leaders making reference to iran's unprecedented influence and full arab capitals. this itself would be of concern to a country such as saudi arabia, but also others in arab states. but on the figures bear, of the 1.5 billion muslims in the world 2 billion christians 1 billion does 2 billion being roman catholics some 200 million months on identify which the shia sect of islam. overall, talking about some 12% of the worlds muslims being shia. this is important to keep in mind when one reads the media and listens to people speak about the threat that her ran posters. 12%, taking on 88%. something is wrong with that picture. so this regime needs t

. >>> a report from amnesty international says four years after the uprising in bahrain, rampant human rights abuses continues despite reforms. the report details several incidents, torture, arbitrary arrest and the pan on protests. bahrain's government has not responded to a request for comment on the report >>> south africa's ruling a.n.c. party are condemning xenophobic attack against shopkeepers. six people have been killed, and migrants forced from their homes. they've been told to get out of southern africa. we have been speaking to some victims. >> reporter: these migrant workers in south africa say they'll do anything to protect themselves and families. >> we are sick and tired of this xenophobia. they kill us lots. we didn't kill maybe one person. >> there has been a wave of fighting twine immigrants and locals. here in durban four people have been killed. thousands fled their homes. gloria is from mozambique. she came to south africa 20 years ago, but the men that chased her and her nine-year-old out of her home insisted that she doesn't belong here. >> translation: they say

. >> my pleasure >>> now, amnesty international says rampant human rights abuses continue in bahrain despite government reforms. the abuses against shia muslim activists and critics of the shia leadership include torture, arbitrary aarrests and a ban on protest. amnesty began a fact-finding process since the crackdown on protesters. bahrain's government has not responded to a request for comment >>> ultimately is calling for more help in rescuing migrants that risk their lives crossing the mediterranean sea into europe. at least 400 are feared drowned after a shipwreck off the coast of libya on monday. the italian coast guard says they managed to save thousands of migrants since friday but the number of people dying en route spiked this year. we'll go live to our correspondent paul brennan in sicily. >> you are in a southern part of italy, where the immigrants try to land. tell us about the scene? >> we moved down here because the problem posed by the migrant situation in southern italy is not a drip drip but a tidal wave of migrants. hundreds arrive every day, augusta, where i'm sta

-backed gulf kingdom of bahrain. despite promises of reforms, amnesty reports rampant abuses including torture, arbitrary detention of human rights activists and excessive force against protesters have continued in bahrain, following a 2011 uprising against the sunni monarchy. the report comes just days before bahrain hosts the formula one grand prix auto race. bahrain is a close ally of the united states, home to the navy's fifth fleet. republican presidential candidate jeb bush has called on congress to confirm the red alledge as attorney general after her nomination has been stall for 160 days. her fate remains on hold as republican seat passage of an anti-trafficking bill, which contains an antiabortion component the democrats have objected to. as said thursday, "i think president have the right to pick their team [captioning made possible by democracy now!] in massachusetts, the parents of an eight-year-old roy killed by the boston marathon bombings have asked the federal government to drop its pursuit of the de

officials in bahrain have arrested a prominence human rights activist. he's accused of using twitter to defame state institutions. sarah: this video posted online is said to show him being detained. he said he would continue his fight for human rights in the gulf kingdom. he is a prominent shiite activist and his family says he had accused sunni muslim authorities of torturing prisoners. he only got out of jail last year after a conviction for organizing illegal protests. bahrain's close ally, saudi arabia, is warning the interfering in the kingdom's crackdown. >> that's on the saudi blogger and activist was put behind bars and sentenced to 1000 lashes for insulting islam. the conviction has sparked outrage across the west. >> he has paid a high price for expressing his opinion. he has already suffered if the of the 1000 lashes he has been sentenced to. his blog calling for a secular labial -- secular, liberal saudi arabia is no longer online, but the texts have been published in book one. amnesty international is calling for his release. they say he is

. >>> a report from amnesty international says four years after the up rising in bahrain rampant humanes continue despite government reforms. the report details numerous abuses against peaceful activists and government pretty icriticsincluding torture arbitrary arrests and a ban of frosts. amnesty began a fact finding mission in to the 2011 up pricing following a brutal government crack town on protesters. bahrain has since cite addison ombudsman to investigate claims of police miss conduct but amnesty says more must be done. >>> japan says the number of fighter jets it has deployed to intercept foreign age mainly from russia and chinas has surged meanwhile the u.s. is ending air and navel equipment to the philippines among china's recognize may go inrecognizereclamation. marga or teague a reports from beijing. >> reporter: 71-year-old has been a radio enthusiast his whole life he likes that it connect him to the rest of the world and that radio fans are bound by an honor code. one of his biggest triumphs setting up a transmitter with an international group of thing thoughtenthusiasts

i was able to sign the bahrain agreement and negotiate the oman agreement. we got them to end their boycotts with israel. so we know that tpa is an appropriate place for this because it's happened before. i was also involved in applying pressure to saudi arabia when they entered the world trade organization. as you probably know, saudi arabia granted most favored nation status to all member states as required to under the w.t.o. including israel, which was difficult for them at the time but the right thing to do. so look, today there are new challenges posed. senator carden mentioned the eu is one of our concerns. unfortunately, some of the european allies are engaged in this. banks from sweden, denmark and the letnetherlands from die vestvested from israel. the israel government needs to deal with gaza. there is a threat to boycott meat dairy and poultry products from certain areas in israel depending on how the products are labeled. i'm happy that reports were included in the customs bill. i know you mr. chairman, have a strong interest in this. this is ne

. ♪ one weekend, myself, some friends, and all our girl friends flew over to bahrain for a very, veryic weekend. i ended up meeting two people in the bar. a tall german gentleman, and a slightly rotund dutch person. during a conversation, they asked where i had come from. saudi arabia. and the subject of alcohol of course came up. >> you managed to get a drinks. >> as a matter of fact, i actually make rather a lot of wine. there is a bit of a silence for a minute. they kind of looked at each other. and they said. >> would you be interested in distributing whiskey? >> and of course, i asked them. i said -- how much? they said, about 400, 500 cases at a time. a bottle of whiskey would be in the region of about 200 u.s. dollars. i would make around 20,000 u.s. dollars per load. it was made clear to me, don't forget, this is our money. how would i get your money back to you, gentlemen? >> that's not a problem. >> i had made a success of selling wine in saudi arabia. why not sell the real mccoy? >> then, gentlemen, i have a toast, to whiskey. >> to whiskey. i realized that this was into a

we have an important partnership in bahrain. in fact we have the location there of the united states fifth league correct? >> that is correct, senator. >> and what is iran doing with regard to the bahrain government right now which is the sunni government as i understand it. they are also trying to destabilize that government which that would, in my view, threaten our interests there. >> correct. we see the same reach through the shia population which increases sectarian tension and serves as a destabilizing effect. >> which obviously bahrain is a different country than yemen but a similar playbook in a different country is it not? >> it is a similar approach. >> a similar approach but obviously they are very different countries? >> yes, ma'am. >> but i think we need to be clear here what iran's activities have been. and as a look at your testimony, one of the things you pointed out, general austin is that the iran routinely continued in maligning activities through support to proxy actors such as lebanese hezbollah and hamas wh

we have an important partnership in bahrain do we not? in fact, we have the location there of the united states fifth lead, is that correct? >> that is correct. >> what is iran doing with regard to the bahrain government which is a sunni government. as i understand it they are also trying to destabilize that government, which would, of course, in my view, threaten our interests there? >> correct, senator we see the same reach through the shia population, which increases sectarian tension and serves as a destabilizing effect. >> which you know obviously bahrain is a different country than yemen, but it's a similar playbook in a different country. is it not? >> it's a similar approach. >> similar approach but, obviously, they're very different countries? >> yes, ma'am. >> but i think you need to be clear here what iran's activities have been and as i look at your testimony, one of the things you pointed out, general austin, that the iran routinely engages in the line activity through the iranian threat network, iran is also engaging in mali

and lewis hamilton dominates qualifying for the bahrain grand prix will it car him him in the race on sunday. details coming up. let's return to iraq where 90,000 fled fighting in anbar. they are trying to get into baghdad. many are not allowed in. talk us though the fighting omar salah. >> sources in ramadi say the u.s.-led coalition is carrying out air strikes on a number of i.s.i.l. positions to the north and north-east of ramadi sources. inside they say the city is almost deserted. the g.s.t. has sent two regiments backed by iraqi police forces. they say the humanitarian situation is deteriorating. people are fleeing in masses. there's no water, no electricity. the u.n. says the situation is dramatics, and they are concerned about the safety of the people there. >> why some of them stopped from entering baghdad? well we have been hearing that for the last couple of days. then we find out that checkpoints run by iraqi army and intelligence for the police and for the military say they demand any incoming family to bring a sponsor from baghdad. and that's why we have seen a lot of lo

bahrain and united arab emirates in 2008 and in the 1950s it began building a reactor in demona. just last week, jordan signed an agreement with russia. >> it's taken years of research and negotiations to get to this point. jordan and russia have signed and agreement word $10 billion setting the legal basis for building jordan's first nuclear power plant. nuclear firm will build a plant operational by 2022. over the last few years energy poor jordan has sunk in departments. turmoil in egypt has cut off its supply of chief natural gas and the conflict in iraq has done the same for oil shipments there there. jordan spent billions of dollars generating electricity each year. now government believes nuclear is the way to go. >> the fact that it has been breeding and losing on an average of $3 billion u.s. every year. so nuclear power is definitely one of the solutions to graduate from total dependency on oil and gas. >> reporter: but there is widespread opposition to building a nuclear power plant here not only from civilians and environmentalists who are concerned about the plant's

the futbol confederation has a president from bahrain and it was announced in an afc conference in bahrain fifa president who praised his remarkable sense of organization and diplomacy, that as presidential rival prince of jordan decided not to challenge him for the job and there was another important thing by the ifc and saying kuwait on the seat on the fifa committee and on the international olympic committee and a possible fifa presidential candidate of the future. almost a year since the fifa world cup in brazil and the game is having problems and the teams have until the end of thursday to publish financial results and expected to highlight the team would be essentially bankrupt if they operated as businesses and with the economy and recession and sponsors with joint funding the issue is expected to get worse. now zimbabwe confirmed they will go against pakistan, the first test nation in years and play two 2020 between the 22 and 31st of may and no team visited pakistan since the attack in 2009 2009 six people were injured when the bus was targeted by gunman and pakistan playing bangl

the iranians do not feel restrained in their influence in yemen, saudi arabia bahrain and eastern saudi arabia. >> what impact could another major power have? >> that is something the saudi's, egyptians and saudi arabians will have to address. will they inject ground forces into the battle? not just air support. you have pakistani, inattention, and saudi forces joining on the ground. you have battlelines in the regional war beginning to emerge. >> and increasingly toxic mix. thank you for joining me. hundreds of flights to and from france has been canceled as air traffic controllers hold a two-day strike over working conditions. half the flights were canceled in and out of the country. taiwan is rationing water supplies for more than one million households. it is tackling its worst drought in years. reduced rainfall has left water levels and reservoirs below capacity. you are watching "bbc world news america". still to come, using social media to search for loved ones. in mexico, the painstaking process is being held by reaching out online. -- is being helped by reaching out online. rus

there is far less evidence than there has been in the case of bahrain's needs and concerns. saudi arabians have become open in accusing iran of being behind the inspiration of the attacks on the towers in 1996, in which large numbers of americans were killed. this is a brief overview to begin the discussion, by showing there is no unanimity of all of iran's neighbors. it differs from one to the next. now we have the pleasure of listening to ambassador seyed hossein mousavian. thank you. seyed hossein mousavian: good morning, everyone. iran -- they both consider the deals agreed in switzerland as a win-win deal. to my understanding there is five reasons why iranians would consider a win for iran. number one is that the deal contains respect for iranian nuclear technology including enrichment. number two is ultimately the sanctions would be lifted, even graduate. number three is that ultimately the iranian nuclear would be normalized. and number four is that ultimately the nuclear would be removed from chapter seven united nations security council and all resolutions would be

trade representative we did a work with bahrain and oman and i was able to sign the bahrain agreement and negotiate the le mans agreement and we got them to end their boycott with israel. we know that it is an appropriate place because we have seen it happen before. i was also involved in applying pressure to saudi arabia when they got involved. it granted most-favored-nation status to all member states including israel which is something that was difficult at the time, but the right thing to do. today there are new challenges posed. the eu is one of our concerns and unfortunately some of our european allies are engaged in this. denmark and the largest pension fund in the netherlands have all divested. denmark has threatened sanctions against israel unless they take certain actions with regard to gaza. there is a threat within the eu to boycott certain meat and dairy depending on how those products are labeled. i am pleased that some provisions requiring reports on other cities work included in the customs bill. i know that you have a strong interest in this issue but this minute is n

united states had engaged iran in nuclear negotiations as well as negotiations about the future of the bahrain or future of yemen or future of iraq, imagine then what the saudis and other arab countries would accept. that the u.s. is already rewarding iran as a major regional power. i think they have to go step by step. we've had 35 years of mutual animosity of iran and the united states, and i don't think we're going to be able to become friends. but what we can become rather than strategic enemies, we can become strategic rivals at first, develop mechanism to resolve differences and eventually over a period of five to ten years i can see a much brighter future. >> joining us from florida genevieve with me in washington. thanks. >> thank you. >> the deadline came and went in switzerland and the talks are not over. but don't pop the champagne corks yet, still hanging over the obama administration, a delicate phase of the negotiations while iran pushes mightily to get out from under sanctions that are already in place. risks still remain for the president here at home. that's still ahead on "in

including gulf nations bahrain, kuwait katter and u.a.e. and jordan sudan, egypt and morocco, and the united states is stepping up its roll by supplying intelligence and speeding the flow of arms to the alliance. saudi arabia asked its ally pakistan to help by providing combat troops warships and fighter jets. this sparked a debate in the parliament with the opposition united against intervention. the iranian foreign minister zarif is in pakistan this week and says iran and pakistan should cooperate to solve the crisis in yemen. hashem ahelbarra has more. >> reporter: war planes strike houthi positions in the capital sanaa. the building near a tv channel owned by the houthis was hit. the saudi-led coalition stepped up the campaign preventing houthi fighters from capturing the port city of aden. street battles show no signs of stopping forces loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi are trying to repel a push by the houthi fighters to control the city. the houthis, backed by army units loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh hold t

you find in bahrain. it is the most dangerous part of it.we should never have entered into these negotiations. [applause] the international sanctions and combination with u.s. electoral sanctions have a devastating effect on iran, and the choice of them is clear, you can have nuclear ambitions or you can have an economy but you cannot have both. it was having a real strain on them and threatening the regime's instability, and that is why they came to the table. they knew that this president wanted the deal worse than they did. john kerry wanted this deal worse than they did. what we have been ill to do is basically disrupt the entire international sanctions regime. china and russia -- the russians have already sold antiaircraft weapons. the chinese are going to build reactors. bring those international sanctions is going to be difficult. here's the last truth. we may have to decide at some point what is worse, what is worse? a military strike against iran or nuclear armed iran? i will say this, i don't want there to be military force, but nu

cheese steak chain tony luke's is also expanding beyond pennsylvania, to florida, california, and even bahrainilly pretzel factory and rita's italian ice are also expanding in a very big way. indianna damage control mode for the religious freedom law. state tourism agencies rolling out campaigns will emphasize everyone is welcome in the state. there were concerns that indianna's law would allow discrimination against gays. few convention organizers, and performers have canceled events, some state and local governments have banned travel to indianna. the state has revised some of the language in the law calming the uproar. >>> los angeles dodgers will set a record on their opening day today with 270 million-dollar payroll. that includes astounding almost $44 million. the players were not even on the team any more. mlb average salary also setting a record this year at $4.2 million. up more than 6%. the yankees are second on the top spenders list, boston, comes in at third with 175 million-dollar payroll. and philadelphia is ninth on the list with a 135 million-dollar payroll. ukee erika that 4 m

expanding into middle east and canada, cheese steak maker tony luke's has 22 stores including one in bahrain, and they want to keep ongoing, and open more stores. a lot of the support for the expansion comes with help from philly born transplants, looking for a taste of home. great to see that. >> no place like home, even when you're not home. i love it, love it. our time now 4:50. indianna is in damage control mode following the approval of its religious freedom law. >> money watch's wendy gillette joins us from the new york stock exchange. what's the latest thon situation? good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, ukee, erika the state's tourism agencies are now rolling out campaigns that will emphasize that everyone is welcome in indianna. there were concerns that indianna's law would allow discrimination against gays. a few convention organizers and performers have canceled events, and some state and local government have banned travel to indianna. the state has revised some of the language in the law calming the uproar but the vice president of the group visit indy says he has been

there's iranian influence in lebanon, syria iraq, yemen bahrain. this is the truth.this weapon is just the most dangerous part of it. our president should never have entered into these negotiations. [applause] the international sanctions with u.s. unilateral sanctions are having a devastating impact, and the choice is clear. you can have bigger ambitions or an economy, but you can't have both. the strain was threatening the regime stability, and that's why the decided to come to the table, but they knew that when they sit down that this president wanted to deal worse than they did. john kerry wanted this deal worse than they did. now we've been able to disrupt the entire international sanctions regime. china and russia are all in. the chinese are saying they will build reactors. now all we have is the opportunity to impose unilateral sanctions. here's the last hard truth. we may have to decide what is worse, a military strike against iran or new care armed iran. i don't want to to be war, but a nuclear iran is an unacceptable risks for the region and the world. [appl

what is happening in bahrain what is happening in lebanon what is happening in iraq, what is happening in yemen. ballistic missiles are not part of the deal. this is a very narrow document. this solves a very narrow question. and again, i am for improving relations, but it has to be done in the right way. excuse me. dr. harb: i just urge you to read a recent piece on why we are talking about iran, what are the reasons basically behind this push towards iran, iran iran. i urge you to read the report on that. mr. pratt: there is a fundamental question here with regards to getting a copy of the deal. somebody asked where can we get a copy of the framework between u.s. and iran? >> the white house website. >> the middle eastern policy -- has it on its website. dr. sullivan: you can also find different interpretations, which is part of the problem here. there are cultural differences linguistic differences, and also political differences across the country which is changing the way this is interpreted. it is far from clear. maybe it was important to make it unclear to see what happens. mr.

what's happening in bahrain what's happening in saudi arabia what's happening in lebanon, what's happening in iraq what's happening in yemen. this is not part of the deal. ballistic missiles are not part of the deal. this is a very narrow document. this solves a very narrow question. and again, i am for improving relations, but it has to be done in the right way. excuse me. >> [inaudible] i just urge you to read dr. anthony's latest piece on what -- why are we talking about iran, why is, what are the reasons basically behind this push towards iran iran, iran. so i urge you to read his report on that. >> there's a fundamental question here with regard to actually getting a copy of the deal. somebody asked where can we get a copy of the framework between the u.s. and iran. where is it published? >> the white house web site. >> oh, the web site? >> yeah. >> the middle east policy council has it on its web site. >> you can also find the iranian interpretation and the french interpretations which are somewhat different than the white house interpretation which is part of problem here. >> yeah.

we've got enough here don't you referring to the fact that there are two races in the middle east, bahrain and abu dhabi. third victory in the first three race he, hamilton's team mate nico rossburg, third. leading rossburg by 27 points. >>> a player is dead, head injury after colliding with a team mate while trying to take a catch for the east bengal team. suffered a heart attack and died a few hours later. captain of the bengal, short listed for india under 19 team. earlier this year australian batsman phil hughes died after a test match in sydney. >> he had a severe traumatic brain injury which gives rise to swelling of the brain which can compromise his respiration and cardiac activity any time. for that reason he was kept in the icu to see any immediate change and take appropriate measures. unfortunately, his cardiac arrest occurred and we took all appropriate measures even we put in a pacemaker for his heart to work but he unfortunately succumbed to his severe brain injury because other systems in the body are also governed by the brain they did not work properly and we could not sav

qatar bahrain kenya and describing what the framework deal would be, and reassuring them that their security concerns are obviously not going to be sacrificed in this deal. at the same time, it is public opinion. a poll taken just this week, just before the announcement from lausanne, showed that 49% of the u.s. public favors the talks but 63% don't believe that iran will follow through they question whether it will follow through and the congressional campaign at that level is really being waged in the media but within two weeks the senate foreign relations committee will have before it a bill which would declare that the u.s. congress has the right to review any kind of final settlement final agreement technical agreement, which is supposedly supposed to be finalized by the end of june. and it can be an up or down vote. then the president presumably would have a difficult time sustaining the campaign if there is a deal by then. you can see there are quite a few challenges for the white house, and they're meeting behind-the-scenes getting off the record briefings just to show how many safeg

hamilton won last year' bahrain grand prix after starting second on the grid. >> i feel very happy to come in to the weekend. that was the target to try to master this track and get it into a car that i'm very comfortable with. that's generally how the weekend has gone. the lapse were pretty good. i'm really grateful, obviously to have this which i can really attack the corners. last year he wasn't comfortable with the car so this is a great fitting. >> chelsea could wrap up the english premier league title. just one goal separated the two giants of english football, and that was scored in the first half. chelsea needs to the beat arsenal next week, and they could then win the title against leicester in 11 days time. >>> the final between arsenal and reading is heading to a thrilling finish. with just nine minutes from the restart, mccleary equalized for reading pushing for extra time. where it's 2-1. >>> no. spain barcelona has lifted themselves five points clear of real madrid. they were playing ma valencia who is sitting fourth in the league. >>> real madrid are looking to capture,

the iranians think we will get the saudis on the other side if they couldn't get them in bahrain. i think, and perhaps others know more, we are headed for some sort of diplomatic negotiation. at some point when the saudis have flexed their muscles enough and they decide that they can come up with another president, perhaps. what do you think? mr. kupchan: no. yemen is trying to figure out what the iranians are giving. in my conversation with the iranians, they don't care that much. they just take guns, money maybe a few -- but it is not a major priority. it pales compared to iraq and syria. iran could recede on that and the saudis could have their own way, and this will pass. i don't think it's a threat to the agreement at all. >> although the importance to iran might be minimal, due you think the saudis view it as something that is more of a threat than might be reflected? mr. kupchan: absolutely. the saudis have extreme tentacles out as to what is a threat from iran. if the hot water goes off, the iranians did it. it is my view the saudis have their way with yemen. i don't think

ensures better trade negotiators will continue just like they did with bahrain and amman. a watered-down version of the amendment doesn't make this a principle negotiating objective and therefore it wouldn't be enough. aipac is written a letter today quote would help the committee will support the amendment and not dilute its language. it is essential this bill and the principle negotiating objectives for a trade negotiators which of course is the point of this amendment. again on the 30th anniversary of our first agreement with israel i would hope we would come together stand with israel in the face of threats by the romney battlefield or the negotiating table and i would urge my colleagues to support this amendment. >> a few senator. i support this amendment and i hope we can pass it on a recorded vote. we will turn to the ranking member. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. colleagues that will be brief and i want to commend senator cardin and senator portman for this effort. as the son of parents who fled nazi germany in the 30s not all family got out. we lost -- lost

group h features bahrain and north korea. and the four runners up will advance to the final run of qualifying. >> it would be disappointing to get the results of the last world cup. it's a very young team. that's why all these games eight international games. >> with less than 18 months to go there are heightened concerns about water athletes. thousands of dead fish were found washed up on the banks of the lake which will host rowing and canoeing events. they're investigating the cause. it's the second venue under scrutiny. >> area' rowing and you start to feel six and nauseous. so you must go and rest. in terms of rowing the dead fish get in the way because they block the oars. >> the french open in may and the world's top players will have a bigger price on this year an increase of more than $3.2 million. but the players who will benefit most with an increase of 20% are those who are knocked out before the quarterfinals. djokovic has never won. the 2011 women's champion lead won't benefit from the increased prized money now

. >> bahrain first in the latest round of the formula one world championship. this is halfway through the race. they completed 26 of 57 lamps. hamilton started from pole position and leads just ahead of his teammate. hamilton is going for his third win from just four races this season. >> f.h.a. final with the lead after half an hour at womennably but six minutes later, belgian international striker made it 1-1. just after the break villa with the lead, which they still hold with just seconds remaining. 2-1 the latest there. >> the winners face the holders arsenal. mccleary equalized to go into extra time. sanchez had the last word, sending arsenal through. >> i can jest tell you liverpool have been beaten by aston villa so arsenal will play as to know villa in the cup final. >> the current champions beast west ham. >> in spain a 400th career goal scored to maintain the two-point lead. suarez scored the opener, but with real madrid and athletico wing. klopp announced wednesday that he would be leaving the club after seven years in charge during which time he le

. >> louis hamilton wins the bahrain grand prix. >> south africa's zulu king condemned a wave of anti immigrant attacks describing them as vile. he has been blamed for stoking unrest after saying foreigners were responsible for africa's high crime rate. >> appeal for calm in durbin, he denies accusations that he told migrants to leave and said the comments were taken out of context. at least seven have been killed in violence. >> dozens of fled their homes fearing violence in africa. we visited one. >> this is one of two camps for workers that want to leave the country, that are too afraid to be here longer as these attacks continue. there are over 1,000 people here from countries like malawi, mozambique, democratic republic of congo and more come every day. we're expecting potentially a couple of buses to arrive today. the government has sent buses to collect some of these people. they are desperate to leave. we've spoken to guys here who describe having been beaten, having had all their possessions stole understand an are very sad to obviously leave a country that has up until now s

he never started at pole in bahrain. hamilton has won two of the three races so far.osberg in china. hamilton was accused of driving too slowly while leading with the aim of allowing others to catch up and overtake rosberg. >>> leicester could be about to move off the bottom of the table. we're 2-0 up now and swanl swansea will replace them at the bottom. chelsea are seven points clear of the top and in the next hour have a crucial home game against third-place manchester united. >> the safest option is to win 11 points, which we cannot do in two matches but we can do in seven. that's the safest option. we need 11 points, and we'll go for them. we change nothing. >> we can play pressure on cheltenham's shoulders that's true and then you never know, you see it in previous premier league seasons. it's always possible. >> arsenal getting ready to face reading in the semifinal of the fa cup in wembley. this is their 10th in the last 18 seasons. because of that man arson wenger wenger. >> we have to be ready for the day. they are going to be super motivate: it is a special

the next race is in bahrain in a week's time. >> on saturday, areplacement bike with just three minutes left of qualifying time. he was looking to improve on a disappointing 15th place in the season opening race in qatar. >> there was a near miss for competitors in the classic cycle race. they raced over a barrel, the train was approaching. one cyclist was clipped by the barrier. the other riders were held back in my the >> the ottawa senators beat the philadelphia flyers 3-1. the senators and penguins victories mean boston misses out on the postseason place. >> round one of the playoffs starts wednesday in the east, the penguins start against the metropolitan division winners. the islanders lost to columbus. home ice advantage stadiums to the washington captain also. montreal won the atlantic division so will start at home. first time opponents will be winners versus winnipeg. join minnesota on the vote. it's the national predators versus the chicago blackhawks. >> hundreds of runners have been allowed to compete in the northern korean marathon. many runners registered with travel comp

the next race in bahrain in a week's time. >>> there was a near risk for competitors in a paris race. they raced over a railroad crossing while a barrier was coming down and a train approaching. one of the cyclists were clipped by the barrier. police held back the field. the race won by a man who won both classics since shaun kelly in 1986 >>> hundreds of foreign runners have been allowed to compete in the north korean marathon for the second time. locals packed to pyongyang to see the start of the race. an annual part of celebrations for kim il-sun grandfather of kim jong un. the race is now formally recognised by the international athletics federation. >>> indian tennis player and partner twice came out of retirement and are the new world doubles number one. they won in miami and indian wells recently. they beat casey dell aqua and her partner. hingis was called up to play doubt for the swiss federation cup team for the first time in 17 years. >> it's great to see her again. >> though i feel old. i remember when she started out. >> me too. >> thank you. >> that is it from the newsho