why do they want to come to australia. is australia the only alternative? >> in the region, in the asian region, australia is a large, wealthy country that can easily take more immigrants, more refugees, and easily more in particular. i think it's not surprising that we get people coming down from troubled areas where there's war or economic chaos, wanting to come to australia. the numbers are small compared to the rev ge flow in europe or south america and so on. we are talking over a number of years. i think the australian government policy is more motivated by domestic politics. there's more refugees coming to australia by plane and boat, and nobody makes an issue of the refugees coming by plane. >> max lane a lecture our in indonesian politics. >>> a territorial dispute over the south china sea is expected to overshadow a summit in mean war. >> tension between china and vietnam increased since beijing announced it would move a drilling rig into contested waters. in venezuela 16 anti-government protesters have been released. they were among a total of 24

in australia, the average wait for a kidney is four years. in america, it's three to five years, depending on blood type. but now a new australian initiative has raised the transplantation rates here to the highest elf level in a quarter century. >> the key thing we've done, weave picked best practice from around the globe. >> the ceo of the organ and tissue authority, set up to oversee the reform package which went into effect in 2009. the organ and tissue authority has intensified efforts to increase community awareness across australia. >> my name's jessica. >> including public service announcements like this one. >> organ and tissue donation is very important to talk about with your family. that they can give someone the second chance that i got. because giving the gift of life is the greatest gift. >> the australian governmend÷-+p offered specialized new training to some 600 health professionals, they have the difficult role of talking to family members when the opportunity for organ donation arises because a loved one is dying. created

they tried to get to australia two years ago and never made it. she left afghanistan after her home was attacked. >> a bomb attack destroyed my home and killed a cousin and wounded another. >> she teaches english to others while waiting for australia to an accept her. >> i don't want to risk my life again. my life is connected to my family in pakistan. they need me for survive. >> she has to stay in indonesia for years before being accepted in australia. >> my brother is so young and experienced a lot of hardship. i hopefully one day we'll all be together again. >> travelling from pakistan to australia takes month. he arrived in 2012, a time when australia allowed the rev gees to stay. he rents a home. the risks getting here worth taking. >> he's on a protection visa and he can become a citizen. he can't afford to study and looking for work to send money to his mother in pakistan. >> i can tell you the way she talked on the phone, of course, [indiscernible] >> he risked his life to get to australia and for now he's safe. but the situation is not s

now it is australia's turn. the volcano on the indonesian island has been spouting ash into the air. the prevailing weather conditions are blowing the ash clouds toward the australian city of darwin. all domestic flights out of the city have been canceled. it erupted on friday spouting ash three kilometers into the sky. no one is in danger in the immediate vicinity of the volcano. the last inhabitants fled decades ago. but 1400 kilometers away in darwin, australia, the ash is causing more disruption. air traffic authorities suspended almost all flights to and from the city airport. >> the ash has been moving rapidly to the southeast. it has been carried across central australia. that is from the early eruption. there is an ongoing eruption still producing ash affecting

it has benches in australia and indonesia, but it has not been successful. that has already sold about 40% of its stake in tiger air philippines. -- itnow re-ascent seeing is now reassessing its share of tiger air mandala. it is trying to take measures to address that. thanks a lot for that. check the stories making headlines around the world. the korean president visiting the families of the victims of the down fairy. do most of the victims werewned ferr fromy. a single school. killed aftere been passenger train derailed south of mumbai. ofice expect to the number victims to rise. it is not known what caused the accident. on the sports front, 5000 runners have taken part in a race up asia's holliston no thing. -- asia's tallest building. competitors faced 2046 steps to finish line. >> china's slowdown, the crisis in ukraine, and emerging market instability when "asia edge" returns in a tick. thanks for sticking around with us. let's start with ukraine. john has the latest on this. the situation is getting more and more grave. >> odessa is a concern. the app

look ahead tong a the opening and japan, south kor ea and australia, however, only australia is open.s a major construction injuring come -- engineering company. areapan and south korea close. sells. and 11 outlook is fundamentally challenged. they say it'll not increase this. they party had the voting power. keep your eye on that. recently they were awarded 1.1 $6 billion contract to build immigrations and customs which began last month. later in the month, we want to follow the impact. it is simply just accounting. we are not expecting a dramatic change. uys, six sells. i'm looking at thinking. they are the second largest lender by market value. 3.5 billion dollars. what helps it? there is a rise of profit. new zealand unit is also gaining. they modestly boosted the dividend 5%. that is a little bit less than are expecting. they're getting estimates when it comes to the overall profit. ceo wheneard from the he said he has focused on profitability over market share. take a look at this right here. this is what we're focused on. it is a record high. this is on april 29. the expectatio

for a long time in australia adoption was a dirty word.ent governments had to apologise to a stolen generation of aboriginal children taken from their parents and quarter of a million people who as babies were forcibly adopted because their birth parents were unmarried. an international agreement, the hague convention, overseas into country adaption, but some are concerned that not all countries are signatories. >> essentially the wrong children may be stream lined. children that have been experienced trafficking and trafficked into country adoption strament. children separated from their families, but are not genuine orphans. >> australia's government thinks its safeguards will be enough. >> reporter: there are thousands of australian couples straight to adopt and thousands of children in need of homes. australia government is edging forward, but is only too aware of the risks. >>> the murder trial of south african athlete oscar pistorius has resumed. his defense team are calling witnesses after a two week break. oscar pistorius denies de

australia's government is edging forward but only too aware of the risks.ew thomas, al jazeera. >> now in the new world symphony opened it's doors a few years ago its goal was to train young musicians. but they've done so much more to bring music to the masses. we have reports that music comes to those who might otherwise not have archons to learn. >> reporter: if you want to meet the stars of tomorrow, these are some of the most gifted young musicians on the planet. hand picked, these musicians will spend the next few years refining their skills before joining orchestras and ensembles. this does not mean that this is for those wealthy. the talented musicians aren't just restricted to the inside of this multi-million dollar facility. >> when he's not studying the clarinet, brad is teaching in one of miami's poorest neighborhoods. >> to me it's a reminder of how important it is for musicians to give back not only your community, but really everyone because that's what it's all about. we're about sharing something with people. >> music programs in state funde

she worries about her youngest brother who made it to australia by boat. >> my brother in australia is still so young, and he has experienced so much hardship. if i ever reach australia, i will work and pay for his education. hopefully, one day, we will all be together again. >> reporter: traveling from pakistan to australia qua took arsalan months. across asia and eventually on a boat to australia's christmas island, he arrived in 2012, a time when australia still allowed refugees who came by boat to stay. . >> he rents a room at a house in this suburb of melbourne. he says the risks of getting here were worth taking. >> we put the lives in the palm of our hand. >> arsalan is on a protection visa, meaning in times, he can become an australian citizen. he cannot afford to study. he is working for money to send to his mother in pakistan. >> i can tell you the way she talked on the phone, of course i am going to because.... >> he risked his life to get to australia, and for now, at least, is safe. the situation not shared by husband family scattered thousands of kilometers apart. charles

she worries about her youngest brother who made it to australia by a boat. >> my brother in australia is young. he reached such hardship. hopefully one way we'll be together again. >> travelling from pakistan to australia took months. from a boat to australia's christmas island, he arrived in 2012, a time when australia allowed refugees who came by boat to stay. he rented a room in a house and says the risks of getting here were worth taking. >> we put our lives in the palm of the hand. >> he is on a protection visa, he can become an australian citizen. we cannot afford to study and is looking to work to send money to his mother in pakistan. i can tell you, the way she talks on the phone, she said - it helps me. >> he risked his life to get to australia, and for now at least is safe. the situation not shared by his family. scattered thousands apart. >>> michael bachelard is the inton eastern correspondent for the australian newspaper "my age of anxiety: frea, hope, dread and the search for peace of mind" and told us how -- europe "the age", and told us how migran migrants can be cover

have a look at australia's sovereign debt rating, australia's overall settled books, they are quite healthywith that in mind, the government will be treading very carefully not to dampen the economic recovery that is in play as the reserve bank has been cutting rates and building the services industry on the east coast of australia start to wrap up their pace of growth. >> it strikes me as a case of managing expectations. what is the readthrough for equities? >> the readthrough for equities will meantight budget that the reserve bank of australia will be able to maintain interest rates at 2.5% for a little bit longer. it removes some of the urgency behind the reserve bank. that is only positive for equities. assuming there is not any large or flight to certain corporate sectors, which i think is very unlikely, then i think the fallout will be lower interest rates for a little bit longer, which is positive for equities, positive for the dividend names, positive for the financials and services businesses on the australian market. there has been much speculation that it will deal with -- specu

will free school girls as the government faces a growing tide of criticism and happy families and australias to make adoption easier. ♪ and there have been reports of shooting at the site of friday's landslide in afghanistan and 15 trucks arrived with supplies, up to 4,000 people are homeless and in desperate need of help. matt is from the international organization for migration, he was turned back from there this morning. >> reporter: we attempted to reach the distribution site which is just outside the village. we returned back at the entrance due to reports of fighting and shooting. we really don't have too many details of what is going on but we were advised for our safety to turn back. and the number of the aid trucks that were in the site yesterday have been moved down the road as well. >> the situation is calm but there are concerns that aid may not reach the people who need it most. we have the report from the scene of the disaster. >> reporter: he is 15 years old but has already lost so much. his mother along with his two sisters, two brothers are buried somewhere in this mountain

he says australia's last government overspent and australia is on track for a $42 billion budget deficithis financial year. so despite preelection promises, there are going to be income tax rises for the very rich, for those who live in houses facing the sea like those. there will be increases in tax on fuel and there will be charges visiting the doctor. there will be cuts to health and education and to publically finded broadcasting. those who receive a pension from the government will also see that rise bylaws than had been planned and significantly. the age at which people will become eligible to get a pension will rise from 65 to 70 for anyone born after 1966. >> for most people who have this job could probably go on a lot longer really. but then, of course it's hard to get jobs. business people would rather have the young ones. >> those australians, currently young would see any payments they get from the government cut. anyone under 30 unemployed will see their payments go down. >> prefer to wait until 65 and i don't want to pay more taxes. it's not good at all really. >> reporter:

they cause a huge amount of problems for local wild life in australia.d cause a similar set of problems for the wild life in madagascar. they've got a unique set of animals there. bird, plants, mammals, things you don't find anywhere else. if these guys that are slightly venomous or toxic, animals try to eat them and drop dead. they spread disease. >> you talk about the journey, but how did this critter glet there? >> they think it might have hitchhiked on a shipping container. these toads have formed. they're hearty and can survive long journeys at sea. once open, they can hop out of the container and go about their business. that's possible. they could have been introduced on purpose. the most likely root is from the ship. >> madagascar suffered political turmoil in recent years. are authorities able to deal with this effectively? >> this is interesting. scientists have put in a call for action in the journal. they say the government and conservationists need to act now. we have to actually we move the toads from madagascar. this is not an easy task. t

australia women's champion, crashed out so far.n't pla have a game plan. >> looking to add to the australian title she won just this year, number 2 seed lee na has been dealt a bad curve. >> it's not about technique, i lose the match. can i training, i can how to working again but today i think most reply important thing is in my mind. >> it was a most successful outing for ann anna ivanovich. a scrap there between wimbledon champ andy murray. >> it was tricky conditions out there, so it wasn't you know easy to play great tennis or very exciting tense is. so you just had to just play a sort of solid high percentage game, that was enough for today, i'm definitely excited to be back here playing. >> while last year answer fienls, fiefd seed cruised past dushman igor sedling. >>> game 4 of the western conference. fiebles finals, thunder point guard scored, in 105 to 92 written. san antonio game 5 is on thursday. >> defensively man i try to come in personally with the deferencive mindset of helping my team win. kevin and those guys got

we know that the chinese delegation, the malaysian delegation are in sydney, australia now.al briefings earlier in the day and first thing local time in australia they'll sit down with the australian experts so china, malaysia and australia sitting at the table discussing the next phase of the search which we know will involve private contractors with different types of technology to search the southern indian ocean for any sign of the missing plane. the bluefin 21 contract is extended to the end of this month, costing the united states about $40,000 a day, a is everyone that will be time consuming, could take up to a year and could cost up to $60 million. the meetings will be figuring out what technology they're going to use, where they're going to deploy it as they continue searching. >> you cannot help thinking about the families. we are 58 days in with nothing. what are we hearing from them at this point? >> well a lot of the families i think reality is really starting to set in, that even though we don't have a single piece of this plane, some of them are starting to sa

it's making the work that's happening in australia so important right now. we have a team of experts, an international team going over all the data, once again, to make sure they are looking in the right place. this is a who's who list of top aviation experts from australia, united kingdom, the united states, boeing will be there. all this work happening behind closed doors. we do not expect constant updates. we know the work they are doing will define what happens next in the search for this plane over the next up to 12 months, how the $60 million are going to be spent, where they are going to deploy assets. >> when you think of the area they are searching, a poll says 46% of all those questioned don't believe the plane is in that area. they are going to have to search a huge amount of ocean. is it possible or is it -- is it going to be impossible? what are they thinking? >> reporter: it's possible that it's going to take a lot of time t. bluefin-21 getting reconditioning and software upgrades completed 18 missions and only searched 154 square miles. it was

take for example australia. the elite contracted men earn a base salary of between 400 and $96,000, and $1.9 million. they pocket a match fee of $13,000. australia world champion women cricketers were given a pay rise. their base sally varies from $4600 to the $49,000. they receive tour payments of $234 per day. other countries such as india, sri lanka and south africa don't make the salaries of their cricketers public. it's known they earn less than women in australia and women. with the earnings and visibility of women's cricket there's plans to launch a 20 twenty20 in singapore. earlier i spoke with former australian all-rounder, lisa scatler. she's one the people behind the league. >> there's a lot of work behind it. being a past player to start a business, there's a lot of information, meetings that need to take place. the main thing for us is we need to get out the message that the game is growing. a lot of people are watching it. there hasn't seem to be a lot of content and we want to provide that. if we

australia has some of the highest rates. but rising is a number of people with low vitamin d. 4 million australians, a quarter of adults had a mild vitamin d deficiency. clair is taking part in a study to work out how much is the right amount. clair has osteoperosis, weak bones. the reason her levels of vitamin d needed to help the body store calcium are lower than it should be. i was careful about how much sun i was getting because i didn't want to the risk skin cancer later in life. i can see when i'm in the sun, my skin gets pink, and i don't like the way that it looks after i'm exposed to the sun. also the premature aging is important to kills my age. i was careful with it. >> what researchers are trying to find out is how many people like clair are vitamin d deficient and what issues it can cause. >> what most are aware of is osteoporosis, rickets, soft bones, and association with poor muscle health, diabetes, infection, cardiovascular disease. hopefully we can achieve vitamin d levels helpfully without putting them at

australia suffered a tremendous loss today. the greatest motor racing driver this country produced and one of its greatest ever sportspersons. he really did stumble across motor racing. he was in sydney, and he was building a speedway car with one of his friends, who was supposed to drive the car. after a series of crashes the friend's wife persuaded him to give it away and jack thought "i might give the driving a go. that's how, on the dirt on the speedway track of sydney, brisbane and australia, jack's career started. >> he went on to win the world title for the third time in 1966 for the car that he designed, built, drove. how unprecedented was that? >> he did. he won the title first in 1959. and 1960. and then in "66 he won it for a third time, in a car that he designed, and with an engine that was actually built in australia using an old block, built by repco. that has never ever been done before, and while you say never say never, it will probably never ever be repeated in the future. >> i know that you knew him personall

they'll gather in australia's capital to map out just what they know and what they still need to knowing jet so they can find it. will ripley live in kuala lumpur with more on this meeting. really evaluating every piece of evidence, every big, outstanding question, and trying to reboot this investigation, will. >> reporter: yeah, reboot is a great way to put it, because you know, it's tuesday evening right now in canberra, australia. wednesday morning these meetings begin, and we're going to see two things happening, basically, simultaneously. we're going to see the team of experts, some of whom were right here in kuala lumpur in the initial days and weeks after the plane disappeared. they're going to be in canberra going over the data, as you said, scouring over all of the information that's been collected thus far. obviously, more than eight weeks in, they now know more than they did even when they did their initial calculations based on the satellite handshakes. then when they detected those possible pings under water. they're going to be looking at all of that just to be sure that

australia economy, the wonder down under was the envy of the world. some say it still is, but not the new prime minister. he says the last government overspent and australia is on track for a $42 billion deficit this financial year. despite re-election promises, there'll be income tax for the rich, those living in houses facing the sea like those. increases in tax on fuel, and charges of visiting the doctor, cuts to health, education and publicly funded broadcasting. those that receive a pension interest the government will see it rise by less than had been planned and significantly the age at which people will be eligible to get a pension will rise from 65 to 70, for anyone born after 1996. >> for most people with desk jobs, they can probably go on a lot longer, really. then, of course, it's hard to get jobs, or the business people would rather have the young ones. >> the australians currently youngly get payments from a government cut. anyone under 30 will see their payments go down. >> i don't want to pay more tax. no good at all really, is it. >>

we believe people in territory waters or land in the territory of australia as a 1951 signaturer, theyve a responsibility to allow them in the process. >> reporter: australia is strugglinstruggling with the inf asylum seekers. they have long reached capacity, so asylum seekers allowed to live in communities, but some are so desperate that they ask to be put in detention. nohe left afghanistan but now is threatened to indonesia. >> i decided to go to the detention center because my money has run out and the abuse and behavior of the people here. they throw stones at us. i am not feeling safe here. >> these people here are desperate. most of the asylum seekers have no way afford an and--no way forward and no way back. with money running out, some are willing to be locked up behind bars. since indonesia has not signed a convention for refugees, asylum seekers here are considered illegal immigrants. they are locked up. for thousands of others there is no space. this man from afghanistan said that the officials rejected him. >> we went to the detention center to ask for help, but without an

but in australia their use has been banned in some states.andrew thomas reports. >> vivian cent had no warning his home was about to be raided. the half dozen officials that showed up in black suv suddenly stormed in. >> it was like i was in a tv show, it just happened. they were tipping my hoax upside down. >> they were looking for e-cigarettes. originally to stop the sale of cigarettes to children about nothing can l resemble a cigarette. his business was shut down. around the world, e-cigarette use is growing fast. boutiques in france, shops like this in sydney. they say it helps them quit tobacco but you keep on smoking cigarettes, and you smoke e-cigarettes as well. so you dual-use. and that is not a good thing. because many people who do that might otherwise quit altogether. >> this week though, 50 health professionals wrote to the world health organization urging it not oact too fast against these cigarettes which they call a significant innovation. that letter may be written too late. the e-cigarette industry may be shut down just as

australia insists it is saving lives. >> unhcr has a disagreement with australia.e believe that if people enter the territorial waters or land in the territory of australia as a 1951 convention signaturor and of its protocol '66 protocol, they have a responsibility for dis'em barkation and allowing people into the asylum seekers process. >> immigration detention interests long reached capacity, so asylum seekers are allowed to live in communities. many are so desperate they ask to be put in detention. they include people who left the violence in afghanistan, but is threatened in indonesia. >> translation: i had this idea to go to the detention center because all my money has run out, and because of the growing abuse behaviour by people here. they ask and when i go on the street they throw stone at us. i'm not feeling safe here. >> these people here are straight. most of the asylum seekers here and in indonesia see no way forward and no way back. some of them are willing to be locked up behind bars. >> since indonesia has not signed a convention for refugees, asylum

c-span: what year did you leave australia? >> guest: i left in 1960. c-span: and since that time, you've been president of smith college for 10 years? >> guest: yes. c-span: why did you leave that? >> guest: oh, well, i--i had a--an agreement with my husband, was jointly arrived at, that every 10 years, the other person would get to say where you lived. and that way, nobody's career would be primary and the other one's secondary, nor would we have to have a commuting marriage. so the first 10 years of our married life was spent in canada, and then he said, 'i'll go wherever you want to go.' we spent 10 years at smith. and then it was his turn again. we went to--to live in boston, and i started teaching part-time at mit. but i really wanted to spend that time getting back my old writing style. i used to write a lot when i was an undergraduate at the university of sydney. i stopped when i got to harvard and did a phd. i started writing for other historians and i began to write short articles and very scholarly academic prose. then i became a university a

across asia and on a boat to australia christmas island, he arrived in 2012, a time when australia system allowed refugees who came by boat to stay. he represents a room in aous in this suburb of melbourne and says the risks of getting here were worth taking. >> we put our life in the palm of the hand. >> it is on an application visa meaning that in time he can become an australian citizen. he cannot afford to study and is looking for work. >> i don't want to lose my mum. the way she talks on the phone of course i'm nervous. >> he risked his life to get to australia and for now at least is safe. a situation not shared by his family scattered thousands of kilometres apart. >>> it's estimated the 0% of those fleeing the -- 90% of those flees violence do so. >> uruguay is putting laws into effect as to how marnal is grown and consumed. users can by up to 40 grams at a pharmacy. they must be permanent residents over the age of 18. >>> india has one of the worst pollution, competing with china. people in the city are trying to find better ways to get around. government officials debate if this

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they have made spectacular viewing and reading for people here in australia, seeing australia's richestman, a casino mogul. he has gone effectively toe to toe on the footpath of australia's most iconic footpath with his best friend and best man at his wedding, the ceo of channel nine. they're still friends despite this. what happened was, mr. packer sent a text message. a channel nine van parked outside. mr. kendall says that was not the case. they meant to thrash out the issue in person. like all good australian males, he settled in age old-fashioned. that is what really brought it about. a spectacular media frenzy which soon followed. >> so he believe there is a camera crew trying to catch them out with miranda kerr? been denyingrr has such things. in terms of soap opera and theater, it has been dominating everything. of course, the fallout of this, there was no miranda kerr on sunday. it would've added more fuel to the fire. that he has to fall back of his board. james packer has a number of high-profile deals across asia. greatest look to have the ceos of your biggest companies goin

if australia bans them other countries may effectively follow.al jazeera, darwin. >> a new police investigative unit has been set up in new york to tackle mobile phone theft. a new campaign is calling for a security feature that would allow users to lock out criminals from operating the device. kristin saloomy reports. >> she was very charismatic. she was very funny, and she would always have some had had a layerous story about what happened to her. . >> she talked about her sister who had a passion for life. she was killed for a common crime. she was targeted for thei her iphone. >> we know now there were two teenagers looking to commit a robbery. they saw her talking on the phone and she was talking to my mom. my mom heard a gasp and then the phone went dead. >> reporter: according to the federal communication 40% of robberies in major cities involve cell phones. more than 3 million devices were stolen in the united states last year alone. >> annie and her family have joined forces with law enforcement to convince smart phone makers and carrier

promises to free over 200 school girls as the government faces growing criticism and happy families and australias to make adoption easier. ♪ but we open in the democratic republic of congo where the biggest rape trial in the country's history is waiting for victims, 130 women say they were raped by government soldiers and waiting to find out if the men will be convicted or not in a special military court. and, malcolm web is at the town of the center of the allegations. >> this woman says when she was 16 rebels abducted her and kept her prisoner six months raping her repeatedly and when she escaped she was pregnant. in november 2012 a few months after giving birth things got even worse. >> translator: we heard that government soldiers were coming and were looting, 17 of them came into where we were hiding, there were 14 of us and they raped all of us, after they finished one of them took my baby boy, i found him the next day but later he died. >> reporter: she is dozens of women who say they were raped in the same time in the same town east of the democratic republic of congo and soldiers retrea

they are in kuala lumpur and now in australia.turer, all these minds in one room going over every piece of data they have gathered thus far to figure out if they still believe if their calculations, educated guess places this plane in this area off western australia. it's important work they are doing, not only because of the fact we are looking at an investment of 12 months and $60 million bringing in technology from all over the world, private companies. it's so critical for the families of the 239 people living in a state of painful limbo, not knowing where their loved ones are right now, two months later. it's impossible to fathom. nobody thought we would be here at this point. >> i agree. thanks so much. appreciate it, will. time to bury the blue dress. just cut it up into pieces. get rid of it. monica lewinsky on the record about her affair with former president, bill clinton and the lessons she's learned since. >>> straight ahead, the white house on lockdown. a man accused of following president obama's daughters. we are le

specifically, there is a trilateral meeting happening in australia between malaysia, china and australia. they're going to be mapping out a blueprint for the months that lie ahead, this search that could take up to a year and cost $60 million. listen to what the acting transport minister here in malaysia has to say about it. >> we are responsible in our approach and going forward with that lead. we also have to understand the emotions of the family. now, in the event that we do spend money, which is going to be expensive, getting more vessels out there, it's going to take time, which is going to affect the operations of our present search in the area that we have identified. and thirdly, it's going to impact on the emotional roller coaster of the families of the passengers. that is something that we take into consideration when we put assets into confirming or disproving what has been announced by that particular company. >> reporter: hishammuddin bin hussein there joined by the australian search chief, angus houston, and a new public figure in this from france, the lead investigator for

australia, china, malaysia. they're going to take the lead.r it. >> malaysian authorities. you worked with malaysia on various counterterrorism issues. they arrested 11 suspected terrorists. they insist this roundup has nothing to do with the disappearance of malaysia flight 370. what's your analysis? >> what i've learned about that case is it's been ongoing for more than a year. so it precedes the event of the plane going missing on march 8th. it's in an uniter area of malaysia. and the malaysians have been working with the fbi on this case. gesh again, it's a year-long case they were working on. >> it doesn't look, at least as of now, as if it has any connection at all to the disappearance the flight? >> no, other than the terror groups constantly make the threats of all the things they're going to do. so they have to take a look at it. the group was under very strong surveillance for this year. but it's not like they were out free to go do anything. >> is there any indication any of these alleged terrorists are boasting they had a role in t

australia insists it's safing lives. >> they have a agreement with australia. we believe if people enter the territory y'all waters at the 1951 they have a responsibility to -- for disem bar indication and to allow people into the asylum process. >> indonesia is struggling with the influx of asylum centers. they are allowed to live in communities. many have become so desperate that they ask to be put in detention. they include people like mutasa who left the violence in afghanistan but now is threatened in indonesia. >> translator: i decided to go to the detention center because my money has run out and because of the growing abuse behavior by people here. >> when we work on the streets, they thrown stones with. >> these people are desperate. most of the asylum seekers here have no way forward and no way back. with tolerance decreasing and money running out, some are willing to be locked up behind bars. they have not signed a convention for refugees, asylum seekers here are considered illegal immigrants t nearly 2000 of them are locked up. is for thousands of o

between our las vegas episode and our australia episode. >> jimmy: australia. >> and we, you know, werports together. and people have this sort of visceral reaction that we don't get when we're on our own. >> jimmy: speak for yourself. i get a pretty visceral reaction. >> main thing. people think we are a couple. they're confused. i am pretty much just like mitch. and eric is like a straight version of cam. >> jimmy: yes. >> kind of looks like him a little bit. >> yeah. >> what's funny, when we travel with ty burrell, we'll be together and people will come up to ty and hand ty the camera and say, will you get a picture with -- >> jimmy: really? >> they don't recognize ty at all. jesse is like a lighthouse on the side of the ocean. with his red beard and red hair going "mitchell from modern family!" you see him from a mile away. >> eric's favorite thing he likes to do. in a crowded place. we'll walk in together. he goes, hey, i'm the redheaded guy from "modern family" and run away. >> jimmy: very considerate. >> yeah, yeah. people wonder where lily is. like, she's not really ours. it's

this is at a convenience store from in australia. you soo he this guy walks up, places ai coke on the counter and then walks around, manages to get to the back and sprays the attendants with gasoline in the face and starts demanding money. as you can see, very quickly is able to grab the cash drawer, rips it away from the wall and the counter, runs out the door. watch this. the guy has the gall to come back and actually grab the coke he had put on the counter in the first place. >> he didn't? >> what's the point of the little window that the attendants got if somebody can walk right around it. you feel bad for the guy. >> he just got away with a coke and about 140 u.s. dollars. >> terrified that poor clerk. >> hey, everybody. we have got an ipad minito give away coming up in just a little bit. >> to answer you are going to need the buzz word and a twitter account. it is ease why i to create. >> you have to be at least 18 years old and a u.s. resident to enter. that buzz word is coming up. >> hang tight. the rtm ipad giveaway is comin

australia politicians and police say people are right to be scared of bikie gangs. rules like this are part of it. they allege that members are behind organised crime, drug dealing, extortion and murder. >> hi, thank you for letting us come along. bikkies are hitting back. normally secretive, they want to talk. they are not criminals, merely enthusiasts, they say, and now they are the victims. >> they are select ty as to who we talk to -- sective as to who we talk to and let in. bikies are selective, including 15 years in prison where any crime which in the eyes of the police is gang related. this is taking place in new south wales. in the neighbouring state it would be illegal. the new laws would ban more than two club members in the same place at the same time. australians are quick to condemn other countries to human rights abuses. what they are doing to us now is not much different. if we haven't committed acrime, why can't we associate. a lawyer leading a challenge brought similar laws. legal cases take months. >> the government indicated that if the laws were

australia, malaysia and china meet and make new plans for the next phase. we'll have the latest next. >>> mayhem in a key ukrainian city. militants attack a police station and set dozens of prisoners free. protesters take to the streets with sticks and clubs, promising to defend their city, but can the government do anything to bring this country together again? we are live in ukraine with what's happening on the ground this morning. >>> heading for the next phase. nearly two months after flight 370 disappeared, australia, malaysia, china now starting to plan for a wider search of the indian ocean, but what can they find? we're live with details of what could be many months, many more months under water. >>> we'll get them out. the new pledge this morning after hundreds of girls are captured by extremists and held hostage. now, as thousands rally around the world, the u.s. is promising more help. we're live with what's happening right now this morning to get them free. that is such an important story. >> it really is. >> welcome back to "early start," every

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australia politicians and police say people are right to be scared of bikie gangs.hey say the gangs are criminal enterprises. brawls like this are part of it, alleging that they are behind org faced crime aring drug dealing, extortion and murder. >> reporter: hi, harry, great to meet you. >> but bikies are hitting back. normally secretive, they want to talk. they are not criminals, merely motorbike enthusiasts, and they are the victims. >> we are selective as to who we talk to and let in to our club. >> bikies are fighting new laws that infringe on civil rights, including 15 years in prison for any crime which, in the eyes of the police, is gang related. this meeting is taking place in the state of new south wales. in the neighbouring state of queensland it would be illegal, because the new laws ban more than two club members being in the same place at the same time. >> australians are quick to condemn other countries for human rights abuses. what they are doing to us now is not much different. isn't much different at all. if we haven't committed a crime, why can't

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wendy, malaysia, australia, and chinese officials are going to meet early next week in australia about the next steps in this search. >> all right. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you very much. >>> a subway crash in south accident, many of them as they jumped off the trains onto the tracks. most of the injuries were not serious. >>> overnight firefighters got the upper hand on a wildfire burning east of los angeles. the fire is now more than 50% contained and is no longer helded toward residential areas. there has been no damage to property or injuries. >> this morning the bulk of a slow-moving persistent storm that drenched an area from the southeast to new england is finally clearing out, but some wet weather remains and more flooding is still a possibility. alexis christoforous reports from hard hit new york. >> reporter: high floodwaters in philadelphia turned a city bus into a submarine. three people had to be rescued. firefighters used small boats to ferry stranded residents and pets from a flooded apartment building. 24 hours of nonstop rain forced residents in manville, ne

. >> australia, luxembourg, 14.21 in luxe omburg. korea, $3.90 an hour, hungary, $2.20 an hour. >> that's hard to put that in to context. >> there's places where there's no such thing as a minimum wage, aren't there? >> yes. >> i'm sure there are. anyway, just a couple of examples there. we're talking about pass words before. we were talking about passwords in the make-up room before we began. in the latest news, a data breach, big data breach. this is like almost target-like in some ways. ebay announcing it was hit by a hacker three months ago. 145 million user records were accessed which would make it one of the biggest data breaches in history. they told users to change their passwords but a story in today's

. >> here is another incident that happened in australia. a woman is filling up her gas tank in australia. one of the guys sits in the driver's seat. another guy starts walking away from it as the woman realizes that she is being robbed in broad day light. they are acting like she isn't even there. we are going to steal her stuff and ignore her. >> according to police, the driver ended up crashing into a bus stop and collided into a four-wheel-drive. police are still looking for the perpetrators. how many times have you said hey look there is a giant rusty medal tower in the middle of the woods? >> you are not an in sane person inside. they have climbed it. yeah, they are high up. doing stuff like this, now the wind is blowing. they are doing like hand standing. that one alone is impressive. what is this guy doing? >> he is crawling down with the tips of his finfingers. he is holding on with his right giving a thumbs up. they are going to like switch positions. right? >> look at this. this dude is doing a bridge on top of that thing. you can

data this morning really disappointing imperative in australia, for example, building approvals unexpectedly dropping. what we have overall, stocks declining, bolling's quiet low web holidays in japan, south korea and thailand not helping. >> the violence in ukraine continues. the government in kiev admitting there is essentially now a civil war going on in the country. how big a risk is this for the west?