and in australia, australia is not the only country that does this anymore. at one point they thought the attorney general will come in and tell the ipss what to do, right? because the ipss were not doing anything. this was a failure, right? and there was a tussle, political tussle at the end of the day the ipss -- australia is a little easier because it's a smaller country. they said, how about we come up with a voluntary code of conduct that will let us deal with the malware threat. and with a little guidance and help and involvement from the attorney general and the australian police, which is roughly equivalent to some of our federal agencies, they came up with a pretty good system. it works pretty well. this will not deal with the advance threat, but it will deal with it, you know, quick. name a country in the world that has the biggest supplier of bot nets used in cyber crime. it's united states. and it's not because we're cyber criminals, it's because we're incompetent in our defenses. the australian model changes that. we're number one. hey, great. th

the couple was diving in australia on the great barrier reef.secution claims he turned off his wife's air supply and watched her sink so he could cash in on what is described as a "modest" life insurance policy. we are told the suspect was an expensed diver but the victim was not. the defense attorneys call her death an "accident." here is how the father responded to the crime a few years ago. >> total injustice. it is ludicrous what we have seen. we believe that gabe watson murdered our daughter. we will continue to believe that. this is not justice. and this is not over. >>shepard: he was right. trace is on the west coast newsroom. what is happening in court? >>trace: the jury selection has been underway and because this is the high profile case it could take the week. the goal of the from session to take the well-known picture and to paint what else happened in the 15 minutes the couple was underwaters. the wife at the bottom of the sea, the husband was seen going to the top of the surface. the prosecution will call the witnesses who say they

under 18 months in australia. that's the murder case, the jurisdiction for the crime was australia. did alabama also get a shot at trying this case? what was the crime committed in alabama. the only crime they could come up with was that this was a conspiracy that he had, gabe watson had to get the insurance money. that was a plot. he was going to get her insurance money and the insurance policy was taken out in alabama so he hatched this plot soon after her wedding, maybe before the wedding. he had plot to kill her for the insurance money. then he traveled to australia where he rips off her mask and drowns her. the problem is the presentation of the insurance motive, the insurance money motive was very weak in the prosecution's case. they didn't nail down, again to use nail, they didn't nail down that he had a financial motive to kill her because there was some question about who the beneficiary of her life insurance would be. >> bill: did he get any money from the life insurance policy. >> the problem is the only beneficiary was tina watson's father not gabe watson her husband. th

this is all about kevin rudd and the future of the labor party, the future of australia. so it's important that as for the numbers we won't know until mid morning on monday. >> that was duncan kennedy in sydney. the syrian government is facing international condemn nation. >> it is because for yet another day the syrian city of homs has come under sustained assault and this time two western journalists were among the victims. american-born marie colvin, a veteran war correspondent, and also the french photo journalist, remi ochlik. they were both killed when the building they were in was she'lled by syrian government forces -- shelled from syrian government forces. we begin our syria coverage. >> today's shelling of homs. relentless, indiscriminant. it's been like this every day for almost three weeks. syria's regime is trying to crush the revolution. district of about a about a ama is holding out but only just. houses have been reduced to rubble. this was the base of the few foreign journalists here. many people died when the building was hit. among them marie colvin, on

now, in australia, some news on the macroeconomic front. in a surprise move, the reserve bank of australia, keeping the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.25%. it was widely expect to cut by a quarterive apoint. the reserve bank says growth in australia is a trend. the u.s. economy looks like it's improving. china's growth is moderating but it is still strong. no reason to cut rates this time around. there had been expected a rate cut. that makes the dollar more attractive still because it's paying higher interest rates. you'll see a big pop in the aussie dollar today, now at a six-month high of 1.08 u.s. cents. >>> the advice to travelers booked to fly with air france over the next two daus is frankly, don't. they are urging passengers to delay their travels at least until friday. the airlines employees including pilots and cabin staff are striking for a second day over their right to carry out industrial action without notice. >>> half of all long haul air france flights are expected to be affected as a result of this kind of industri

indeer is 20 and australia is 19. the growth profit is doing -- >> i want to think about your ceo, he received an annual bonus of $3.4 million last year. that's half of what he earned the year before. in tough times, you think it's right that bankers are earning these sorts of bonuses? >> well, these compensation are subject to very close scrutiny of the board, of the remuneration board and also the close scrutiny of fsa. it passed both hurdles. you think it's okay. >> hoping to cut can annual cost of $3.5 billion to reshape hsbc. what is he planning on doing? >> i think we have already had 19 disposals released $50 billion worth of assets. these disposals also take off a lot of sustainable costs. and we will continue to do that because we have a lot of restructuring costs. the numbers don't look too well. once we have the restructuring costs out of the way and also at the same time we have some of the notable items out of the way, i think we're going to achieve the higher end of the 2.5 to $3.5 billion by the end of

after three decades, a court in australia is set to make a final judgment on whether a dingo was to blame for a baby's death. another big loss by the taxpayers, this time lloyds announces it lost more than $5 billion last year. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm david eades. also coming up in the program -- some people in bolivia traveled for three months to get to this disabled protest. we'll show how it did not go according to plan. also, a choppy end for one brazilian rescue helicopter, which literally fell apart on landing. >> hello. an international conference on syria is expected to call for an immediate cease-fire to allow access to homs and other areas under attack. the friends of syria group brings together foreign ministers, senior officials from around 70 arab and western countries for a meeting in tunisia. syrian opposition leaders are also attending. the former u.n. secretary general, kofi annan, has been appointed special envoy to syria. the latest reports from homs say continued shelling has today killed another five people. >> mounting dismay at the plight of civilians caugh

a court in australia -- taken by a dingo 30 years ago. a court in australia may finally decide the answer, and the london olympics. >> this is newsday. hello again. the bloodshed in syria is showing no signs of ending as the international community prepares to deliver a ceasefire to allow aid into the worst hit areas in the country. activists say dozens have been killed in the violence. in the past few hours the un has appointed its former secretary general kofi and non as a special envoy to syria. >> under fire, nowhere safe from the shelling, even this mosque. and verify video, but the devastation shares its story, and and a british photographer injured yesterday. today he appealed for help on the internet. >> i was wounded. any assistance we can get. government agencies will be welcome. >> the french journalist was also injured and said her broken leg and internal bleeding also needed urgent medical attention. elsewhere, some ventured out for our hurried funeral. a death which apparently left these small boys without a father. as inter

took off, the honeymoon is over. -- just three months after air australia took off, the honeymoon is over. people were stranded when they cancel their flights. >> there is no one to help us or anything. no one is answering the phones. >> this is a disappointment. what can you do? >> the airline could not afford to refuel one of their planes at an airport. they went straight into voluntary administration. >> my concern is not only for the working people caught up in this circumstance but also the passengers who were caught out. i want to say to the administrators that they need to do everything they can to ensure that people who are passengers with this airline get back home. >> air australia was pitched as the airline to rival airlines such as qantas. qantas is offering to fly to the rescue of its customers. >> i will leave tomorrow morning. i will see other friends. they are only there for a couple of days. >> once passengers are dealt with, even as traders will be searching for a buyer. >> this is a growing concern. >> the airline's 300 staff are counting on it. >> charlie chaplin

. >> thousands of passengers have been stranded after the budget airline carrier air australia with a bust on friday. the airline could not afford to refuel one of their flames. >> just three months after the budget airline took off, the honeymoon is over. more than 4000 passengers were left stranded in thailand, honolulu, and around australia when the company canceled all of the flights. >> there is no one to help us or any thing. >> the alarm bells rang when the airline cannot afford to refill one of their planes. they went straight into voluntary administration. >> my concern is not only for the working people caught up in this circumstance but also the passengers that were called up. i want to say to the administrators that they need to do everything they can to ensure people who have been passengers with this airline get back home. >> tehran australia was pitched as the airline to rival qantas. -- air australia was pitched as the airline to rival qantas. qantas is coming to the rescue for its passengers. >> i was only there for a couple of days. >> once passengers are dealt with,

. >>> kevin rudd has resigned as australia's foreign minister. he made the announcement as a hastily convened press conference in washington. he told them he would not be involved in a, quote, stealth attack on a prime minister. there had been speculation that rudd was trying to challenge julia gillard for leadership amid reports she was getting ready to sack him. that's it for headlines. i'm zain verjee, and world business today starts now. >>> good morning from cnn london. i'm charles hobson. >> and good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i'm pauline chu. this is "world business today." here are the top stories we're following. >>> greece gets its bailout, but now comes the hard part. lawmakers have just days to deliver on promised reforms that are already running into determined opposition. >>> and a chinese company is trying to stop shipments of apple's ipad into and out of china. pro view says the ipad trademark belongs to them. the world stock markets have had more than 24 hours to absorb a greek debt deal. we've seen a pretty muted response to

. >> thousands of passengers have been stranded after the budget airline carrier air australia with a bust on friday. they could not afford to refuel one of their planes and they immediately grounded the rest of their fleet. >> just three months after tehran australia took off, the honeymoon is over. -- just three months after air australia took off, the honeymoon is over. customers were stranded. >> no one is here to help us. >> we tried calling, no one is answering. >> what can you do? >> the alarm bells rang when the airline could not afford to refuel one of their planes in thailand. the company went straight into voluntary administration. >> my immediate concern today is not only for the working people caught up in this circumstance but also the passengers who were caught up. i want to say to the administrators that they need to do everything they can to ensure that people who have been passengers with this airline get back home. >> tehran australia was pitched as the carrier to rival airlines like qantas when it launched in november of last year. today, it was qantas offering to

in australia it is shaking up to be a weekend of fears campaigning for the governing labor party as a showdown between prime minister julia gillard and her predecessor and rival kevin rudd comes to a head. ballots will be held monday. kevin rudd abruptly resigned as foreign minister. he says the labor party will lose the next election unless he is returned to the top job -- labour party >> things have to change. it is no secret that our government has a lot of work to do if it is to regain confidence of the australian people. rightly or wrongly, julia has lost the trust of the australian people, and starting on monday i want to start restoring that trust. >> kevin rudd. in response, australian prime minister julia gillard told a news conference that a leader should be chosen on strength of character. >> the choice the nation faces and my parliamentary colleagues face on monday is a choice as to who has got the character, the temperament, the strength to deliver on behalf of the australian people. this is not celebrity big brother. it is about working out who can lead the nation, who h

. >> is with great sadness that i announce that i will resign as australia's minister. i am sad because i love this job. i am totally dedicated to the work that we are doing in australia's name around the world. i believe that we have achieved many good results for australia. >> they're predicting asia now taking place next week. this announcement came while he was in washington that the middle of the night. the man behind the mecca of blood controversy has been released on bail. a judge has ruled that he is not a flight risk and must remain in come custody. he told reporters that he is looking for to return home to his family. he is facing multiple operative word would charges. an extradition is scheduled for august. south >>mark: welcome back. opening day on wall street. the dow briefly touched the 13,000 market few times during the day yesterday. the dow jones industrial average doubling from the low point under the 6500 market the middle of 2009 ended now flirting once again with 13,000. we will bring you the numbers on wall street drop morning. >>mark: tonight will

tina's father fought to have watson charged with murder in australia. gabe watson did plead guilty to negligent manslaughter. >> the manslaughter standard he pled guilty to is an obscure australian law. which says if you undertake a dangerous activity with someone, you have a significant responsibility to make sure that they're safe. not that he killed her. but he didn't do enough to save her. >> reporter: after spending 18 months behind bars in australia, watson returned home. only to face murder charges again. >> shows that the defendant caused her death by drowning. the defendant acted intentionally in causing that death. >> reporter: australian journalist and seasoned diver, peter patrick, has been following the case for years. he says there is evidence gabe's story of what happened could be true. that tina could have panicked on this deep and difficult dive. >> she shouldn't have been diving in that depth of water for her first dive. this is her very first time she'd been diving in the ocean. and she chose what's really a fairly significant diving

it was a practice that went on in australia. this senate committee is saying it was a scandal, and they have called upon the government to apologize to them. it's an awful story. stories about people being drugged, sedated, coerced into handing over their babies and told they were selfish and aum kinds of horror stories that had taken place. this, over 20,30, and 40 years. and i think it's different in terms of the indigenous issue. this was something that took place 30 or 40 years ago and ended in the 1970's when laws were introduced to protect young, unmarried mothers. it doesn't have the same resident nance it would have had in those days, and morality was different. young women were sent away and some were told to go to different states. but they were treated with incredible sensetivety, brutality in some cases. many women have given evidence, and their stories are harrowing. some told their babies had died and such things. now they say it should be addressed with a national apology by the government. >> just want to take yo

that's next time on "right this minute." >>> a river boat trip in australia.ere's the entertainment. >> look at how freaking close you can get to these things. >> we've got the story behind the great croc adventure. >>> wake up, wake up. it's the 1st of the month. >> he is the unlikely tv weather man. >> there's some oh old folks watching going, what is he saying? >> we'll tell you what he's saying and how he got the job, coming up. >>> this is in china,t a supermarket. >> they whole train of shopping -- what? >> you keep watching this and you're thinking, like, what? how many shopping carts could you possibly have that evidently they were bringing them all in from -- >> i don't know, the parking lot? >> beth, i know when you got to work today, you sat here and counted how many exactly. so how many shopping carts are in this video? >> there are 14,712. >> wow. >> that's a lot of people that shop here. >> yeah, they're popular. business is good in harbin, china. >> i've got to say, it's pretty weird. it looks like it's actually working. so far no problems. no o

tense moments in australia when a stroller rolls on to train tracks. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with a santorum surge. despite back to back wins in florida and nevada, new poll numbers have gop front runner mitt romney suddenly taking rival rick santorum seriously ahead of primaries and caucuses today in colorado, missouri, and minnesota. brian mooar is in washington with the details on this. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. rick santorum is hoping to change the dynamics of this race in a single day and emerge this evening as the conservative choice. if this isn't judgment day for the santorum campaign, it is certainly close. he's running out of time and money. but he's hoping for a strong showing if not a win in minnesota and in missouri, where newt gingrich is not on the ballot and ron paul is hunting for other votes in the caucus states. santorum is hoping for a head to head co

> it began with a honeymoon scuba diving trip in australia.th this woman suffocating beneath the surface. her husband is back in the u.s. to face justice. tonight, was this a tragic accident or murder at sea? ♪ what started as a whisper every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. there's an insurance company that does that, too. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? [ technician ] are you busy? management jt sent over these new technical manuals. they need you to translate them into portuguese. by tomorrow. [ male announcer ] ducati knows it's better for xerox to manage their global publications. so they can focus on building amazinbikes. with xerox, you're read for real business. >> shepard: kill the bride in the ocean. that's the allegation the murder trial of the suspected honeymoon killer now underway in the state of alabama more than eight years after prosecutors say he he drowned his own wife as they were scuba diving off australia. take a look at this picture from 2003. investigators say it shows

the highest courts in australia determined he did nothing intentional to cause her death. and get help at the surface. >> so, essentially what you are all saying that kind of inexperienced thing worked and time served should apply? >> right, but a bad dave buddy? and he is supposed to be experienced and what he does is go up instead of down. that does not make a lot of sense to me. but i am bit troubled that he pled guilty to negligence, pled guilty to manslaughter, and the jury heard about that. you know, many people would say, myself included being a former prosecution, i don't know if i want that information in there or need the information, because on appeal, if he is convicted, we are going to hear about the fact that this extremely prejudicial information came in. i don't think they need it. he left her at the bottom of the ocean. >> this is what troubles me about the whole thing and a lot of people are going to say he is a creepy guy, and evidence that came in today that would spoerd that. >> i'm going to play that in a second. >> but this is a 23-page decision from

down from the storms in australia for the next two days. or latest business news coming up next hour with kareen. hello and welcome to our business update the south thanks for joining me cold weather sweeping across europe has revealed a weakness in its gas supply meanwhile the spot market has shot up to its highest level since two thousand and six however according to step in c.e.o. there's no surprise gas in the system and in effect the market is an illusion spoke of energy analyst maria billow explains why that's the case. the question about the sports markets is a very tricky one let's remember this story two or three years ago when konami crisis happened the. consumption dropped down but according to do long term contracts european companies had to buy the same amount of gas which were contrived in order not to pay penalties but they really consumed less than they buy and they tried to sold this. market in order to earn something instead of paper and this. helped to develop to support markets but today we have another situation we have

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the crime was committed in in australia. the reason alabama had jurisdiction is he wanted to get the insurance before he even left alabama. the truth of that was really lacking. >> he didn't let it in. >> the group before the jury as a matter of law allowed it to because the plotting of dave watson to get the insurance there was not even proof he was the beneficiary of the policy. there was proof that the beneficiary was actually tina thomas's moms. her mom. the bride's mom not her husband. the insurance policy motive the only thing that happened in alabama the plot in its own mind to kill her and collect the insurance. once you don't have the insurance policy you don't have that. >> the 11 are included. >> it could be manslaughter or homicide. >> when he was interviewed the judge said based on your conjecture he spoke to the issue of the crime itself not only the insurance policy but he said it was pure spec ration and he had the duty of a judge if there's no legally sufficient evidence supporting that charge to dismiss it.

our australia correspondent, duncan kennedy, has this. >> 31 years after her daughter disappeared, lindy chamberlain was back in a courtroom, but this time to present new evidence to a coroner about dingos who she's always blamed for causing her family's misery. azaria chamberlain was nine weeks old when she vanished. the family was camping when mrs. chamberlain claimed she saw a dingo snatch the baby from their tent. azaria's body was never found n. 1982, lindy chamberlain was jailed for her murder. it was only when azaria's jacket turned up in a dingo's den four years later mrs. chamberlain was released. but rumors persisted over her involvement, so lindy and her former husband, michael, are at this new hearing to present

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>> fairlyl lyly unusual conside the death happened in australia. say this amounts to double jeopardy, but it's two different sovereign jurisdictions and the crimes charged have different elements. he served time for involuntary manslaughter in australia which amounted to an allegation that he didn't rescue her. he failed in the duty to rescue. here he's charged with intentional killing. >> part of this, too, is whether the prosecution's case has been undermined. a key point is why. you don't have to prove motive but everybody wants to know. he wasn't the beneficiary of the life insurance policy. it seems to be something that undermines the case. >> the argument is what he knew at the time. he didn't know he was not the beneficiary at the time is what the accusation will be. this is a death for pecuniary gain. basically he did it for the money. that's the argument with the prosecution. this defendant hatched a plot to kill his wife here in the united states and the state of alabama. that plot came to fruition in australia. >> is it something the def

no shortage of drama from australia. does it really matter who wins and what is this really going to mean for the investment appetite into australia, the aud, the markets there? >> interesting question. i mean, australia, i think, will continue to do well because it's joined at the hip with the chinese economy and the chinese economy is just coming out of that inflation fighting mode and hopefully once they replate the economy that will be good for australian imports despite the strong australian dollar which, for instance, has hit. but the point is julia gillard, her term as prime minister, has coincided with a drop in the popularity of the leadership party and this election is all about that. the labor party back benches are desperate it shall. >> who is the real winner there? i'm wondering, regardless whether julia fwil ard or kevin rudd wins, maybe the real winner is abbott who may come out from behind, be able to clinch an early election since the public is just completely disenfranchised with this tit for tat move.