we know angela merkel has spoken.us what she said about the crash and the involvement of the german authorities. >> within the last 15-20 minutes, she made a brief statement expressing her condolences to all involved in the incident and confirmed that her foreign minister and transport minister are en route to the crash site and that she herself will fly there tomorrow to see for herself quite exactly what exactly happened to bring down the airliner as we now know in the dean air of the french alps. the germanwings and lufthansa have both expressed sorrow about what happened, because this air like that, germanwings has never had a fatal incident before. we are await ago news conference we expect to be from its c.e.o., which will be held in the western german city of colon in the next few minutes and clearly at that news conference, he will be looking to allay the concerns of passengers, potential passengers about the safety of his aircraft, about the safety of his airline and clearly also there will be a concern on th

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german chancellor angela merkel reached out to prime minister alexis tsipras on his first visit to berlining office, saying his country belongs in europe and she wanted economy to succeed. chancellor merkel, who gave the primary stray red carpet reception at the chancellery still the client to make any offers of financial aid on behalf of germany, saying those decisions are for the governments of all of greece's 18 partners in the euro area to make. she said she's seeking to build trust with prime minister secrets -- tsipras. coming up at 2:55 p.m., scarlet fu with vizio tech stock warchest -- with the details on the tech stock or chest. and then lee kuan yew's relationship with china and the united states. retailers are still feeling the pinch, with headaches from delayed costs and shipments are lingering. julie hyman is here to explain why it is so expensive for retailers. julie: the delays are continuing. the longer the shipments of various goods and products are delayed, the more expensive it can be to these retailers. we are still talking about 20 ships offshore california that have

german chancellor angela merkel will travel to the site to pay her respects.a few dozen were waiting for the plane to arrive here yesterday at noon. it is thought around 50 were treated by grief counselors and specialists at the airport throughout the day. they stayed overnight in local hotels. they will no doubt receive more counseling today. the cause of the crash is still unknown. a german c -- german wings ceo said that he had hoped the cause would be discovered as the first part of the plane had been recovered. genie: that report from dÜsseldorf. one germantown in particular was touched by the crash, the town of haltern which is mourning the loss of 16 exchange students who were killed in the flight along with their teacher. reporter: shock and grief in haltern, as the small germantown comes to terms with the loss of 18 of his residence in tuesday's put -- tragic plane crash. >> the relatives first heard the news in the media. when the plane didn't land and they were unable to make contact with their friends and classmates by phone, that's when they assum

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german chancellor angela merkel said she wanted their economy to grow. >> reporter: a first visit toermany for the greek prime minister. some media outlets called it a show down in the chancellor's office. but alexis tsipras was received with the usual pomp and circumstance. once inside alexis tsipras spoke of the need to reach agreements on a european level. there was a strong message for his own people. >> the difference is between the two countries bring shadows. the repatriations are not just material, it's ethical. it's not just about greece but for the greek and german people that spilt a lot of blood to deal with naziism. >> angela merkel repeated the message she's given grease for many months. >> we want greece to be strong economically. we want them to have growth and come out of this high unemployment and we certainly want to make sure that this very high youth unemployment can be overcome and structure reforms are necessary for this a solid budget is necessary and a functioning administration is necessary. i think that is clear for both countries. >>> behind all this is th

. >> on the final day of her visit to japan, german chancellor angela merkel went back to the floor and had a look at heavy industry in the country. >> it touched on thorny issues including the ukraine conflict and japan's wartime history. >> this came before the summit that will be hosted i germany in june. >> german chancellor angela merkel was shown one complete's take on gender equality. the mitsubishi factory is hoping to appeal to women with a pink hybrid truck. it is built by an all-female team. the tour wrapped up her to do a -- her two-day tour of japan. the chancellor met some of the women working on the project. she intends to talk about the place of women in the workplace at the g7 summit in germany in june. >> the question of where skilled labor can be found is evident in the changes to the number of applicants. it would be good to see a bigger role given to women in the workforce. >> the german chancellor's trip coincided with the 70th anniversary of the u.s. bombing of tokyo. on the night of march 10 1945, incendiary bombs rained down on the japanese capital turning the c

angela merkel remained form saying there'll be no new money without reforms. >> reporter: a first official visit to germany for the greek prime minister. some called this a showdown in the chancellor's office. alexis tsipras was received with pomp and circumstance. once inside mr alexis tsipras spoke of the need to reach agreements on a european level. however, there was also a strong message for his own people. >> the differences between the two countries bring shadows over us. repatriations are not just material it's an ethical issue. it's not just about greece but for the greek and german people who spilled a lot of blood to deal with naziism. >> for her part angela merkel roped repeated a message. we want greece to have growth coming out of high unemployment and we want to make sure that this high youth unemployment can be overcome and structural reforms are necessary for this solid budgets is necessary, and a functioning glass is necessary. i think that is clear for both countries. >> beyond all this is the reality that german economic strength is helping to keep greek afloat. costing

what we're expecting here is of course negotiations and again, angela merkel is stressing there needsbe a credible reform list now, which actually dates back -- not dates back but should be toward the list back in december. but what we also are expecting is that we are getting a rather conciliatory tone. that meeting is also meant to restart relations between both nations. remember, just lack week we had an second word historic low point in the relations. the bad cop saying there's no trust left between both nations. so that's all on the table. it's quite a lot of topics for just one hour, and that dinner also taking place behind me in the building in the chancellor in berlin. what we're expecting to get out from the meeting is, of course, more movement from the greek side to come up with a credible reform list to come up with more commitment, also to implement those reforms, but most likely we also will see rather a presentation of a little bit more harmony that should send a positive sign to the markets and also to brussels that negotiations actually can go on in a more amicable way

in touch with the german chancellor angela merkel and other leaders on the incident.just held a brief press conference on this and called it a tragedy on twitter. great joining me now from paris with more on the plane crash. greg, tell us a little bit more about the coordinated response to the plane crash. we just heard from the prime minister who said he is meeting with other leaders in france and in germany on this. tell me about the courtney response. greg: if you have an accident like this where you have a german airline leaving from spain and flying back to germany and crashing in france, all three countries are involved but the bulk of it will fall to the responses from the french and it is difficult to get to the crash site, because it is in rough terrain. it is a mountainous area with ski resorts in the winter and mountain hiking in the summer. it is a rough area and apparently, the site is not reachable by vehicle. we do not have images yet from the site which shows you just how inaccessible it is. french investigators are on their way and will be joined late

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. >>> plus german chancellor angela merkel we're looking at her today.se she says she wants closer high-tech corporation with china after she opened a major business fair in the town of hanover. she was speaking at the cbit fair. this year's theme at cebit is cybersecurity, a particularly hot topic in germany, of course given recent allegations of spying by american secret services. we'll be speaking to a cybersecurity expert on world business report in about 15 minutes' time as well. >>> also the u.s. government has his it debt ceiling again. the temporary suspension that was granted last year expired on sunday, but does that mean a default's in sight or that public workers will not be paid? it's looking likely that it will be used as a political weapon as it was back in 2011 when a standoff between parties led to deep cuts. we'll bring you more in world business report so hope to see you then. >> we will see you then alice. as always, thank you very much. >>> now, talks have begun in switzerland between the u.s. secretary of state john kerry, and iran'

. >> the greek prime minister alexis tsipras has what he described as a good chat with angela merkel in berlin. the big worry is that greece is running out of money. greece could go bankruptcy and one of the first countries to -- or the first country to break out of the european union. breaking out of their press conference a few minutes ago demands by its international lenders. >> translator: our goal should be to make necessary reforms. those that previous governments did not deal with. dealing with tax evasion those who have avoided paying their tax. >> angela merkel was saying, germany is willing to engage in talks about the bailout and ultimately wants greece to be a strong country. >> translator: we want greece to be a strong country economically, we want them to have growth, we also want greece to come out of this high unemployment. and we certainly want to make sure that this very high youth unemployment can be overcome and structural reforms are necessary for this, a solid budget is necessary, and a functioning administration is necessary. i think that's clear for both count

saying that he wants of course reforms but also social spending and angela merkel insisting on that he has to bide by the contracts the previous government has signed so we have to wait and see what that meeting means in terms of improvement and today he's meeting with the vice chancellor and the opposition leaders. with that back to you. >> thank you so much. still to come on worldwide exchange. nigeria government is facing a perfect storm of political and economic uncertainty but will the central bank come to the rescue? we'll preview the upcoming rate decision coming up after the short break. [ male announcer ] ours was the first modern airliner, revolutionary by every standard. and that became our passion. to always build something better airplanes that fly cleaner and farther on less fuel. that redefine comfort and connect the world like never before. after all, you can't turn dreams into airplanes unless your passion for innovation is nonstop. ♪ ♪ >>> nigeria central bank announces the rate decision later this afternoon. policy makers have been under pressure to stem the currency

meeting with angela merkel. been present tsipras to spell out what economic measures greece will make it without those, lenders are unlikely to give greece cash to stay afloat. brendan: the price of oil falling erasing last week plus gains. west texas intermediate trading under $46 a barrel. the oil glut likely to get bigger. saudi arabia pumping crude at close to a record pace come almost 10 million euros a day. -- 10 million barrels a day. tenet healthcare close to buying united surgical partners. united surgical operates 200 facilities. the upsets have not stopped. down to the sweet 16 hit a pair of number two seed flask, wichita state beat kansas. not what your bracket looked like. the first meeting between the schools in 20 years. michigan state beat virginia. next up for the spartans oklahoma in the semifinal. oklahoma still alive, olivia. olivia: still pulling for the sooners. wichita what an upset. brendan: three-pointers. every member of the starting five went into double digits. tom: you are a font of

>> well, in the media certainly one of the more press prestigious nptsnewspapers tomorrow angela merkel and francois hollande will be having talks and this will be an issue that will be raised. francois hollande is one of the fishes leaders to speak about this tragedy -- first leaders to speak about this tragedy. there will be an element there up for discussion which will be part of the talks that will take place in the buildings behind me. also we know that on april the 17th there will be a national memorial to be held in the that cancan a r -- the cathedral the chancellor angela merkel will there be as part of the memorial to remember the 149 innocent victims of flight 9525, which we now know mr. lubitz who at some point in his life was suicidal, we now know that he decided to take his life and the 149 other people. >> dominic kane with the latest from berlin, dominic, thank you. still much more to come on the program including fighting for life. terminally ill patients fight for the right to determine their death and solar power to remote villages. >> on al jazeera america ali velshi

. >>> now the greek prime minister alexis tsipras has met with the german chancellor angela merkel. for more talks on a greek bailout extension. tsipras warned that greece will not be able to meet its interim debt payments without help. merkel has indicated she wants the greek economy to grow. john siropolous has the story. >> a potential showdown in the chancellor's office. but alexis tsipras was met with the usual pomp and circumstance. the need to reach an agreement on a european level however there was a strong message for his own people. >> the differences between our two countries bring shadows over us. the greek and injury man people who spilled a lot of blood in order to deal with naziism during that period of time. >> for her time, angela merkel repeated the message she has given greece for many, many months. >> we want greece to have a strong country economically, we want them to have strong growth we also want greece to come out of high unemployment and we certainly want to make sure this high youth unemployment can be overcome and structural reforms are necessary a solid

later german chancellor angela merkel expressed her distress. >> translation: today's new assist a blow to relatives of the victims. in the dark days we think of them. >> reporter: nightfall in the ans brings freezing temperatures. this is after they had shaken the aviation industry and some airlines are changing safety procedures to make sure that two crew members are in the cock bit at all times, a rule that could have saved the flight and its passengers. >> another town struggling to comprehend the loss of life is montabaur where the co-pilot lived. >> i'm standing outside the house of the parents of the co-pilot of flight 49525. andres lubitz, the 28-year-old described by people in this town as a decent young man, a man who liked jogging was into pop music and a member of the local plying club. many express shock and disbelieve that someone considered to be a normal young man could be responsible for that attack. angela merkel spoke of her ties belief that such a thing could happen touching a vain about the way the spent has been perceived that everyone who has seen what happened sa

let's remember, this is the first official visit by the greek prime minister to germany to meet angela merkel. he had met with leaders in brussels with where they talked long into the night about greece's debt crisis and the money they need. they did get a little bit more money, a little bit more time. there is a sense that this meeting was not going to be a meeting with there will be some complete ground resolution getting to know you session which the two can do, as you say, behind closed doors. >> now the perception of this is one country which is refusing in many ways to honor its debt. a lot of greek people don't like that. the other perception is that this is a a hard-hearted germany that is refusing to look after another member of the european union's club. it's very difficult to get objective views on who stands where. >> there have been in the last few weeks the growing sense that the german people are becomeing less happy to give money to greece. some want greece to fall out of the eurozone. some say that well look, greece is now technically insolvent and everyone should recognize t

angela merkel says the e.u.ill consider more sanctions against russia if there is a violation of the cease-fire in ukraine. she met with ukraine's president in berlin today. petro poroshenko accuses rebels of violating the truce saying forces were attacked a dozen times last night alone. on a different note, who can knock off the wildcats? according to the oddsmakers in vegas, wisconsin has the best shot. the wildcats would only be a 5.5 favorite compared to do. kentucky is going for the first undefeated season since indiana pulled it off in 1976. it is the annual interactive festival with the top minds of technology in austin, texas. this year, the social media app is getting a lot of attention and so are protests over the highly anticipated robot by google. our technology reporter is there covering it for us. going to the food trucks with the startup geeks. >> i may texas gal, so i'm glad to be here. cory: how is the barbecue? >> great. cory: they are trying to glom onto the microbrews, music and have acute --

angela merkel says she wants greece to grow in order to overcome high unemployment. stichesstiptiontsipras is in berlin for talks with merkel. karim wade. has been convicted of corruption in senegal. >> fight against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula despite not having a military presence in the country the white house says it can still handle any security concerns there. kimberly halkett. in washington, d.c. how can it maintain without a military presence there? >> it is obviously going to be a clalg. we should point out -- challenge. we should point out that the white house spokesman says they will continue some of the operations they have been. significantly impaired due to the fact that there was a withdrawal up to 100 special operations forces this happen. they were very critical in helping with intelligence gathering, and u.s. embassy staff being evacuated from yemen. there are challenges security relationship in yemen that has been taking place for years. drone strikes targeting aqap or al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. it has targeted successfully in the u.s.

thank you. >> that was the german chancellor angela merkel talking about that plane that went down germanwings the passengers believed to be from germany. you heard ms. merkel say many many passengers were from germany. also on board spanish passengers and also turkish. i want to rejoin karl penhaul. he's at the barcelona airport where this plane took off from. families are starting to arrive. tell us about that karl. >> reporter: hi carol. yes, it's a moment passes more and more family members are arriving at a crisis center that has been set up at taermerminal 2. as we speak another two ladies have gone through the gate heading towards the kroo is siscrisis center. family members of people on board. we know there were gem mans on board, spaniards on board as well. they haven't given us a full list of passengers or the nationalities that were on board. we're expecting some kind of press release from them in literally the next few moments. so far no further confirmation either of why that german wings flight may have left around half an hour late from barcelona's terminal 2 airport. it was due

later the german chancellor angela merkel expressed her success. today's news is a blow to the relatives of the victims. in the dark days we think of them. recovery teams will resume their work at sun rise. this disaster shook the aviation industry, and some airlines are changing procedures to make sure that two crew members are in the cockpit at all times, a rule that could have saved flight 9525 and its passengers >>> the home of the co-pilot was searched by investigators, trying to find clues as to why he may have crashed the plane. officers were seen carrying evidence out of andreias lubitz home. and police searched his flat in dusseldorf. he joined germanwings after completing his flight course. he had flown 630 hours compared to the flight captain's 6,000 hours. dominik cane has more. >> reporter: i'm standing outside the parents house of andreas lubitz who has been described as a decent young man, a man who liked jogging, into pop music, a member of the flying club and etch there and many in this community expressed shock and disbelief that

reporter: alexis tsipras said angela merkel had little concrete to offer but put on a brave front. this was a meeting designed to bridge the rift between germany and greece. tsipras had complained of being snubbed by berlin before. here, the onus was on what the cheat of countries had in common. -- what the two countries had in common. >> germany has a close and friendly relationship with greece and the greek people. there are plenty of people living in germany who have a greek background. reporter: tsipras played along by sounding his readiness to implement reforms to the greek economy. he also sought to tone down recent rhetoric on war reparations. >> that is not a material issue for us and it is not one related to the current crisis and the need to find a quick solution to it. it is a bilateral issue and first and foremost, an ethical one. reporter: earlier demonstrations in front of merkel's chancellery had done their best to smooth those bilateral relations. they called for an end to greek-german bickering. that message seems to have reached the two leaders even if seems like

francois hollande will be meeting angela merkel chancellor of germany in berlin obviously to talk about this issue and many others. francois hollande was the first leader to talk about these fatalities. and we know also there will be a memorial to be held in germany in clone germany the base for germanwings on april the 17th. the chancellor angela merkel and the minister joaquim gauk will be in attendance for the victims of those on the plane when he plunged the plane into the alps. >> two bombings that killed 79, who were watching the football world cup final in 2010. police in campala said she was attacked by two men following her on a motorcycle as she was traveling home. and protests have erupted following the death of the secular blowinger in blogger in blashed bangladesh. third is on the run the attack follows the killing of a prominent atheist writer last month.. >>> there's been an attack at the entrance gate of the u.s. national security agency. two men in a vehicle were shot by guards and at least one of them has been killed after they tried to ram into the gates. the attacker

>>angela merkel: the reform progress will be assessed by the three institutions and in the eurogroup will decide. naomi: a spokesperson for the greek government said they had discussed reforms in general but not detail. the meeting was overshadowed by concerns that greece could run out of liquidity in a couple of weeks. presenting a new list of reforms to unlock the next round of loans, which is as it will do by monday at the latest step according to the german press more taxes for the very rich and freezing privatizations, retirement at 67 years old, and further measures to fight corruption and tax evasion. the premise or acknowledged some responses -- the prime minister acknowledged responsibly for some of the crisis. prime minister tsipras: it would be far too easy to say that all of our problems are caused by foreigners. yes, there were some internal problems. naomi: meanwhile, the european central bank says it is ready to start accepting greek bonds again as collateral for lending once a deal is in sight. molly: now they spend most of their time high up in australia's native gum

.+ >> moving to some other news -- german chancellor angela merkel has said japan must face up to its wartime past will stop >> she was speaking in tokyo as the country prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of its defeat in the second world war. regional tensions over japan's were time past have risen under the current prime minister who is viewed as a nationalist. >> angela merkel is visiting japan ahead of the summit in germany in june. >> on the first day of her versus two -- her visit to japan, she was amused as she was greeted asimo the robot. japan and germany are close trading partners in science and industry, being two of the largest economies in the world. at a joint conference, merkel and her counterpart said the two countries had a long history together. >> we're facing many challenges together -- for example, the fight against terrorism and islamic state. >>abe praised merkel's efforts in the ukraine crisis and said he could not see russia making a return to the group of eight countries in the near future. merkel also addressed other issues, including the fukushima nuclear

kishida was referring to comments made by german chancellor angela merkel. she met with japanese prime minister shinzo abe on monday in tokyo. merkel said she was not in a position to advise japan on post-war reconciliation. then she explained germany's efforts to openly face the history of the holocaust. kishida said he understands that merkel also cited gestures by france toward germany after the war. he said she stressed the importance of neighboring countries reaching out. >> translator: japan and germany differ in terms of what happened during the war, under what circumstances they engaged in post-war settlements, and which countries they have as neighbors. it's inappropriate to simply compare the two nations. >> kishida said members of abe's cabinet share their predecessor's view that japan caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many countries, particularly in asia. >>> people in tokyo are marking the 70th anniversary of a massive u.s. air raid during world war ii. about 100,000 people died in the attack. prince and princess akishino at

the prime minister of greece's meeting with angela merkel today .ond discussion in five days between the german chancellor. its european neighbors are not sold on the greek reform plan. greece must a more than $1.5 billion in salaries and pensions by the end of the weekend it is running out of cash fast. in some of the favorite teams we will watch the sweet 16 games like us, on the sidelines. the latest ncaa upset victims. the shockers shocked kansas by winning by 13. they get to play notre dame next. the spartans will play oklahoma in the east regional. kentucky still the odds on favorite. those are the top headlines to we're 30 minutes from the start of trade care we want to count you down with the open of the top 10 headlines before the bell. joe weisenthal and also julie hyman joining me this morning. our senior markets correspondent third we start with number 10 and a passing of singapore passes by minister. he died at 91. his first elected -- he was the first elected prime minister of singapore. we saw the prime minister of japan. they all too

it seems angela merkel may be seeking to calm us a little bit. edmund, thank you so much. next, back to that topic of brussels. eu leaders will mark back to belgium. we are live in brussels and athens when "on the move" returns. ♪ anna:. welcome back. i'm anna edwards. european leaders meet today in brussels. greece and ukraine are in focus. let's bring in joe and marcus bensasson in athens for a look at the story. first in brussels, joan satan joins us. our more sanctions against russia from the table? >> that is a question we are going to see about today. eu leaders are gathering in brussels in a few hours. they are still far apart on whether or not to extend the sanctions. the countries in the east generally there is a block that wants to extend them. other countries in the south and west would rather leave things the way they are and see if the cease-fire holds in eastern ukraine. they are looking to see if that takes hold and russia abides by it. they are willing to give a little more time and make sure that happens before making a decision on sanctions. anna: a littl

german chancellor angela merkel, and the president will be in attendance to mark the memorial for the 149 innocent victims that andreas lubitz took to their deaths on the day he plunged that aircraft in sainz. -- seyne-les-alpes >>> a stolen vehicle rammed a main gate and inside two men were dressed as women. police shot and killed one, after he failed to follow instructions to leave the premises. the other was hospitalized as was an n.s.a. police officer. the fbi is investigating but does not suspect a political motive. >> changes were coming to the restoration and freedom account. critics say the law can be used to discriminate against gays and lesbians. republicans in the state say they are working to fix that. >> reporter: hoping to end the controversy own indiana's freed am restoration bill state's republican leaders came out to say the law does not discriminate against gays and lesbians. >> people are reacting differently to this law. we didn't see it coming and we need to clarify that the law does not discriminate for anyone. >> some believe it can be clarified. >> we are prepa

our angela merkel and poroshenko on the same page what comes to dealing with the crisis? >> they appear to be at the press conference today, but it took them some time to get there. the talks were extended by one hour and both sides described the discussions as intensive. basically, if there are some differences at least in new wants they pertain both to skepticism about the degree to which the cease-fire is working and also the degree to which additional pressure should be placed on russia going into the talks over the weekend the president told german media that he thinks that it is not working, however at the press conference it look like the chancellor had persuaded him to at least stay with it for a while because he said in fact that there was no alternative. the chancellor, for her part admitted that there were big gaps particularly with regards to the degree in which it can be confirmed that pro-russian separatists have been with drawing heavy weaponry as promised and she said that there is a lot of work to be done, but she also affirmed that for now minsk to is th

german chancellor angela merkel was keen to downplay any expert -- explanations. >> many of you will be looking very attentively toward the sideline talks with the greek prime minister. i would like to say, do not ask any solution or expect a breakthrough. that is not the format today. decisions will be reached in the eurogroup and will stay that way, too. >> also, the transatlantic trade deal with the u.n. and u.s. trade security. but once again, all eyes are on greece. >> the summit has been underway for a few hours now. that is where our car -- our correspondent is standing by. the chancellany possibility of a break drawn greek debt. what do you hear? >> not everybody is so pessimistic on it. we do not visual confirmation but everyone is thing that the french president hollande before the meeting told alexis tsipras that they have to find a resolution today. we know there will not be a formal decision about that today, because it is up to the eurogroup. but what they have to do because time is really running out is [inaudible] knows where this is heading. apparently the greek prim

the chancellor angela merkel and the president will be in attendance to mark the memorial for the 149 innocent victims that andreas lubitz took to their deaths on the day he plunged that aircraft into seyne-les-alpes >>> still to come... [ gunfire ] ..~ opposition fighters in syria celebrate the capture of the city of idlib. a setback for israel's former prime minister ehud olmert. >>>the top stories op al jazeera - at least 40 people have been killed in yemen after a strike on a displaced person's camp. it is unclear who carried out the strike. a saudi-led coalition has been tart houthis for -- targeting houthis positions for six nights. >> secretary of state john kerry told al jazeera that foreign ministers are working hard to reach a deal with iran. negotiators have been holding the last full day of talks out of tuesday's deadline. the talks followed more than a decade of tense negotiations about the nuclear programme. in 2003 the international atomic energy agency called on iran to iranian enrichment. talks with the u.k., france and jeremy led to the 2004 paris agreement under whi

. >> the french president hollande chancellor angela merkel. they received updates on recovery efforts and spoke with members of the severino team. >> our shots are with the german victims and those from other countries. this is truly a tragedy. our visit here as underscored the magnitude of it. >> crews are working around the clock. hundreds of police officers and firefighters are also on the scene. the weather has improved, but working conditions remain arduous nonetheless. debris is spread across several hectres. those who visit the site are astounded at how little is left. >> it is surprising that an entire plane disintegrated. it is really in pieces. we can't identify anything. >> it's a feeling of despair thinking of the victims. it is really sad. >> the recovery effort is now focused on finding the aircrafts flight data recorder. it may hold the key to unraveling events prior to the cash. the cockpit voice recorder was recovered on tuesday. it contains conversations between the pilots and noises in the cockpit. the recorder was heavily d

. >> i have spoken to the german chancellor angela merkel and asked for her opinion and advice aboutto liase further. i have spoken to the legal representation and informed of events. i am sorry that everyone else is for this tragic accident and we shall do whatever we can to help the family and we will also give as much help as we can to other people. thank you very much for your help. >> all right so that was the spanish prime minister. he was just saying there that he'd spoken to the german chancellor angela merkel on how best to lyase about the crash. if you've just joined al jazeera, let me remind you about the events surrounding this crash. it happened in southern france. we know that the french transport minister confirmed there were no survivors onboard this germanwings plane. germanwings is the low cost subsidiary of lufthansa a german airline and so germanwings was operating this flight from barcelona to the city of dÜsseldorf. we know that flight 9525 went down in the southern french alps in the provence region. we know that it rapidly lost height from 38,000 feed to 60,80

angela merkel.t's a wonderful gesture they're there. >> you have the three there because obviously the plane departed from spain more than 50 passengers on board. 50 of the dead were from spain so that's why lacroix is there. it was going to dusseldorf in germany. many of the germans are dead. that's why angela merkel is there. it was flying over the french alps. there were french citizens there so francois hollande is there. it's called the state of occurrence and it is the french that have the business the bea of france that do the investigation. >> so they'll be the primary investigating arm of this crash, right? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> because we now know that two americans died and you would think the ntsb would get involved in the investigation. >> every country under aikoa 13 to give you its full title, every country that has passengers is allowed to take part. they will see documents. it might be that the ntsb has an accredited representative. there will be avionics on board that came

. >> angela merkel in berlin, it's feared that greece is runging out of money. renegotiating the terms of the greek incredible bailout. ease the humanitarian crisis says there will be no more money without reforms. al jazeera's john vob lust siropolous. first that 2.3 billion. the eu saying you got to bring in reforms to get this money. alexis tsipras saying, we will make these reforms these arethe reforms rather than bringing them in before they get the money. >> well, it's the game of chicken continued but now not between finance ministers but at the highest level. greece has been given as you know to the end of april to not only specify the reforms but to begin to carry them out and show thattists moving in the direction that its european are countries dictate. both sides are trying to gain advantage from the shortage of money. the greeks are trying to say we need to raise more. europeans are trying to say you need to pass reforms now and you know what they are. at the moment because this is now gone to the highest level all hopes are on this summit meeting i

bring them new opportunities. >>> prime minister shinzo abe is meeting with german chancellor angela merkel to discuss issues of mutual concern. this is the first time in seven years that merkel has visited japan. japanese government sources say abe wants to confirm the two countries will continue to play an active role in contributing to global peace and stability. they say abe use merkel's efforts to force dialogue resolving the conflict in eastern ukraine. scattered fighting between pro-russian separatists and government forces continues in the region despite a cease-fire that has been in place since mid-february. abe wants to promote talks with germany in dealing with russia and extending support for ukraine. he's likely to suggest that pressure on russia is necessary, and that sanctions alone aren't enough. also expected to be on the agenda is china's increased maritime activity in the east and south china sea. abe wants the g-7 nations to address the situation together. >>> and speaking before her meeting with prime minister abe, merkel said that it is important to face up to history

he'll bring the german chancellor angela merkel and the prime minister from spain. it would seem that the largest numbers, if you like contingents of nationalities on the plane were in fact spanish and german. since, of course the plane was flying between barcelona, and dusseldorf. we understand there's a number of turkish nationals on the flight as well. they'll come to the village to see how the search operation is going. during the course of the day we are expecting family members of the victims of the crash to arrive in the village. local people are doing everything they can to be prepared to receive them. >> jacky rowland there. thank you very much >>> let's go to germany, the town of halltern where the 16 students and two teachers came from. dominik cane is there. clearly this is not only a school but a community in mourning. >> mourning and in shock. nothing sums up the feeling at the school better than the placard behind me. yesterday we were many today we are alone. and the sense of shock in haltern is mirrored in the newspapers were germany. 150 dead air b

it comes at a time when francis hollande will meet german chancellor angela merkel in berlin to talkut this mission. francis hollande was the first world leader to talk about the disaster confirming there were fatalities on the day of the accident on tuesday of last week. we know also that there'll be a memorial in cologne, the city that is the base for germanwings, on april 17th. the german chancellor angela merkel and the president of germany will be in attendance to mark the memorial for the 149 innocent victims that andreas lubitz took to their deaths on the day he plunged the aircraft into seyne-les-alpes. >> the syrian government sent a top military commander to recapture the city of idlib, a coalition of factions took the city over the weekend. al jazeera went to see what has become of idlib since the take over. thousands are leaving >>> people aren't waiting to find out what is coming next. until last week their city was thought to be one of the safer places in syria, because it was under government control. but the army lost idlib to these me linked to al qaeda. >> we fought

. >> reporter: the greek prime minister alexis tsipras met german chancellor angela merkel in berlinens is running out of money and won't meet debt payments without germany's help and merkel remained firm no new money without sufficient reforms and dominick cane is in berlin. >> reporter: first visit to germany for greek prime minister and some outlets called this protennel show down in the chancellor's office but alexis tsipras was received with the usual pump and circumstance. once inside alexis tsipras spoke of need to reach agreement on european level however there was also a strong message for his own people. >> translator: the difference is between our two countries brings shadows over us and not just material thing, it's an ethical issue, it's not just about greece it's to the greek and german people who spilled a lot of blood in order to deal with naziism during that period of time. >> reporter: angela merkel repeated what she has given greece for many months. >> translator: we want greece to be strong economically and want them to have growth we also want to come out of the

quite a lively discussion for we had angela merkel.nd she seemed to indicate that some willingness to give -- to really help greece make their payments get over the finish line. this is crucial, if it is unpopular in germany here is what she said. she said what i am doing doesn't rely on the polls which are very quite a bit but will greece be able to fulfill the expectations that we all have? one more note on mr. sievers and he talked about having a third bailout package in june but those talks would start in june and back of the what the news merkel is referring to. francine: thank you. athens to nilkos, what is the latest on the cash situation? nikos: it is tight, they have run out of cash. they are using some government sectors and it is like universities, hospitals to pay pensions and salaries. this is not the first time this is happening but it seems to be more severe than ever it we do not know exactly when the buffers will be depleted of but a matter of weeks and not months. francine: what are the chances of greece turning to ru

angela merkel made it clear that legally and politically these issues are resolved.ut there were many testy questions here. and clearly it doesn't help the spirit of the discussions, but there hasn't been any talk about the substance. that needs to happen in order to provide any sort of aid, which means that greece is pretty much on its own. i would think that greece is walking with open arms into its default here but it doesn't know what it wants to do when it does default. so all of this talk is not ultimately helpful. >> and the fact that there hasn't been progress or substance does that have to do with the fact that the greek prime minister really doesn't have the backing of his people to make the cuts that germany is asking for? >> not really. the greek population would like to stay in the euro and there were agreements in place obviously with the previous governments. at the very least a sincere effort should be taken, where at this stage they are only talking on large pictures not made any concrete proposals that are even worth negotiating. so it's all about p

. >>> the greek frame minister has met the german chancellor, angela merkel, in his first official visithe warned ago athens is running out of money and won't be able to meet debt repayments without germany's helpful merkel remained firm there will be no new money without sufficient reforms. dot anything kane reports from berlin. >> reporter: a first official visit to germany for the greek prime minister. some media outlets here had called this a potential showdown in the chancellor's office. but he was received with the usual pomp and circumstance. once inside he spoke of a need to reach agreement on a european level. however, there was also a strong message for his own people. >> translator: the differences between our two countries bring shadows over us. the reparations are not just a material thing it's an ethical issue. it's not just about grease, it's for the greek and german people who spilled a lot of blood in order to deal with nas iism nayism during that period. >> reporter: for her part angela merkel repeated the message she has given greece for many, many months. >> translato

alexis tsipras and angela merkel they meet in berlin as greece struggles to meet imminent debt paymentsd the end of an era. we're going to take a look at the economic legacy of the founding father of singapore, lee lee kuan yew. hello, everybody. back from holidays and raring to go. let's go take a fascinating and exciting look at all the latest in the world of business and money. and let's start with the great prime minister alexis tsipras, is meeting the german chancellor angela merkel in berlin today, of course amid melting concerns that greece is running out of money. the two countries have been at odds over the newly elected government's efforts to renegotiate the terms, of course of its international bailout. the "financial times" reports that mr. tsipras had warned miss merkel that they cannot meet new debt payments without new aid. but germany is digging in its heels and said that there would be no new money without reforms. let's get more. so there is many mr. tsipras' first visit, actually on german soil, since he became prime minister. is this just another round of discussion

alexis will be going to berlin on monday for further talks with angela merkel and the talk behind the scenes is if there is ultimately a break through perhaps it comes at that meeting. i hope if there is going to be the break through it means he has gone on with the full fresh set of reforms in the immediate short-term we need to watch out because greece has a 350 million euro repayment to the imf today and not to mention a 1.6 billion euro t-bill to finance. clock still ticking on greece and ball in their court to come up with the reforms. back to you. >> there's also one other story bubble agoway in brussels at the moment. david cameron is getting it done in the u.k. election and hoping it feeds back to the voters over here. >> absolutely. we were talking yesterday wilfred about the fact that when he came here yesterday he turned a question about greece into a comment about how the u.k. was in a similar position five years ago to the u.k. and look how far we have come. well today never mind talking about a potential greek exit. he was talking about a u.k. exit and his referendum. po

alexis tsipras made the comment to angela merkel. -- in response to angela merkel. ll meet merkel in berlin later today for more talks. hong kong is hosting the might and money conference, bringing together the leading players and top investors from across the region. china continuing to slow. joining us is fortescue metals representative. how would you describe the mood at this conference compared to previous ones? >> the conference has been a little at the start. all of us recognize it is cyclical business. when prices are down it's an opportunity to make sure we are ready for the upturns. rishaad: iron ore's collapse has worsened. it has been one of the biggest stories. why are some of the players flooding the market? are they cutting their noses to spite their faces? nev: it certainly would seem so. i think the dynamics of all the commodity industries are the same. if we see overinvestment resulting in overproduction that's not in the best interest of anyone in the industry. we have completed all are capital, and we are just spending maintenance capital now. i th

angela merkel says not to expect any breakthrough at all. european leaders want greece to come up with a plan to reform its economy before it receives any additional emergency loans. greek officials agreed to a framework. key economic figures out today. the philadelphia fed factory index came up short. leading economic indicators rose in february. the rise reflects high stock prices and an increase in building permits. the .2% increase is well short of the average. that is a look at the top stories we are following at this hour. janet yellen indicated yesterday that there is no rush to raise interest rates and the pace of tightening will be slower than previously anticipated. cheap fixed income strategist at -- joins me from philadelphia. welcome back to "bottom line." the door is now open for the fed it to move on interest rates. how flexible will cherry ellen and her colleagues be -- will chair yellen in her colleagues be? -- and her colleagues be? >> it all hinges on inflation at this juncture. the jobs market are running pretty hot. a pr