the airline aeroflot admits it is critically low on de-icing fluid. the major medvedev has ordered top prosecutors to review operations. australia's prime minister has warned that flooding in the northeast part of the country could get worse after entire towns were cut off. soldiers had to evacuate hundreds of people by air. heavy rains from a tropical cyclone have left vast tracts of greenland -- of queensland underwater. water levels should rise further in the coming days. >> water as far as the eye can see. large parts of the state queensland look like a huge lake. settlements have been evacuated, with many residents lifted out by helicopter. no one can say how long they will have to live in emergency accommodations. >> today's flood waters are likely to remain high for a long time. in some cases, that might be measured by weeks rather than days. >> the flooding will also affect the economy. the australian prime minister promised immediate help. >> we will not know until floodwaters receded the total amount of damage done. but what this does mean i

many blamed russia's flagship airline, aeroflot, for the chaos. >> we've been waiting here since early morning and not a single plane has left. they are always postponed. they are cheating us. there is no information in the book office and not at the information desk. on tv they say that our airline flies. it is a sheer lie. >> reporter: there were also reports that some people charged ticket counters and beat up aeroflot workers. russian president dmitry medvedev has now ordered an investigation into the airport delays. in india, the government declared a nationwide terror alert amid threats of a new year's eve attack. officials ordered more police patrols and ramped up security in the financial capital of mumbai. the city of ahmedabad was also affected, along with the resort area of goa. the home ministry said the threats are coming from the same pakistani-based group behind the 2008 attacks in mumbai. the nato death toll in afghanistan reached 700 today when two more soldiers were killed in the south. that's up nearly 200 from 2009, and it makes this the war's deadliest year. meanwh

lukoil that shared with six percent telecom a real snuff finish one point seven percent higher and aeroflot shares of jobless point three percent on news of the stakes. the russian markets began the week strongly after last one is rally on the back of the successful world cup bid but slowed by midway mainly due to profit taking john herself from citibank russia recaps this week. the mice exchange for the most part this week is flat because i think the incredible enthusiasm we saw last friday last friday is trading after the after russia won the world cup bid for twenty eight team a lot of died out throughout the week this profit taking cetera so the only real one of the main events this week was with x five finally announcing the acquisition of paper that acquisition looked to be done a pretty much. your average market valuations it doesn't look like they got into a bidding war with wal-mart that was good for x five but as a whole the market was basically flat on the weak to the u.s. now regulate is a phrase in the us there's an unnamed investors it was shares in russian jew screw down just

russia's flag carrier aeroflot has increased its order for sukhoi superjet and now wants to buy forty of the short haul planes ten more than previously announced analysts connect the decision with italian carrier alitalia which announced last week it was dropping in order to play in favor of a brazilian rival super had planned to start delivery of the super jets two years ago but the day has been repeatedly pushed back. as the business to join us in fifteen minutes from. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations are on the day. wealthy british style. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy. for a no holds barred the global financial headlines. is a report. in india in the movie. the gateway hotel the brand imperial trying to tell us to. close the. road to the colonel was a photo treat. from our studios. with a russian lawmakers are set to consider the new arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington after it's approved by the u.s. congress the leader

in other news russian businessman alexander lebedev is planning to sell around four percent of aeroflot shirts according to interfax quoting his financial sources the deal will be worth up to one hundred ten million dollars if liberty of sells the forty four million shares in russian national and current shares all to be sold through a private placement organized by u.b.s. analysts believe the main reason for the sale is to generate finances to liberate its troubled national reserve bank which is seen capital outflows off to a number of state inspections. closure update for this hour you can always find more on our website. business. culture is that so much to me recently maybe it was never a real history lesson. in what does. it mean to be insane or sick to seriously consider. we. special old french and accents recruitment. ready for. kicking off what. became their brother. well the premisses place. her place. in a free flight. us . us just. please. more news today violence is once again flared up if these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada if operation

the airline aeroflot admits it is critically low on de-icing fluid. the major medvedev has ordered top prosecutors to review operations. australia's prime minister has warned that flooding in the northeast part of the country could get worse after entire towns were cut off. soldiers had to evacuate hundreds of people by air. heavy rains from a tropical cyclone have left vast tracts of greenland -- of queensland underwater. water levels should rise further in the coming days. >> water as far as the eye can see. large parts of the state of queensland look like a huge lake. settlements have been evacuated, with many residents lifted out by helicopter. no one can say how long they will have to live in emergency accommodations. >> today's flood waters are likely to remain high for a long time. in some cases, that might be measured by weeks rather than days. >> the flooding will also affect the economy. the australian prime minister promised immediate help. >> we will not know until floodwaters receded the total amount of damage done. but what this does mea

even russia's national carrier, aeroflot, stopped using it a after a series of crashes. >> the number of accidents in russia have risen and fallen over time. but russia is in the process of rebuilding their civil aviation system. and it's a long process. >> reporter: authorities have now launched an investigation to find out why the engine failed. for "good morning america," lama hasan, abc news, london. >>> back here at home, tailgating before a rivalry game between usc and ucla turned ugly last night. 2 people were stabbed and 2 police officers injured in a brawl involving about 50 people in the rose bowl parking lot. three men were arrested. one on suspicion of attempted murder. >>> and speaking of football, college football's national championship game is all set. the number one team in the country, oregon, beat oregon state, 27-20, to finish its season undefeated. and second-ranked auburn, blew out south carolina, 56-17. the ducks and the tigers play in the national title game on january 10th. the five other major bowl games will be announced tonight. >>> and finally, an amazing

even russia's national carrier, aeroflot, stopped using it after a series of crashes. >> the number of accidents in russia have risen and fallen over time. but russia is in the process of rebuilding their civil aviation system. and it's a long process. >> reporter: authorities have now launched an investigation to find out why the engines failed. lama hasan, abc news, london. >>> we have some hopeful news this morning in the battle against multiple sclerosis. researchers have found a way to get stem cells to reverse the nerve damage that plagues m.s. sufferers. current treatments can only slow the decline. next they hope to develop a drug to trigger that biological switch. the mu ults. >> reporter: the new results were successful in lab rats. they set the stage for clinical trials in humans. >>> it may be the single biggest symbol of the 1980s. and now michael jackson's glove has gone to the highest bidder. the single glittering glove worn by the king of pop during the "bad" tour went for $330,000 in an auction over the weekend in l.a. a jacket signed by jackson brought in $96,000. and