the prime minister themselves hasn't been able to operate in bangkok. she has spent a lot of time in the north of the country. the government operates in a caretaker mode. they have limited powers and cannot agree or approve, and there's a lot of unrest in the country. thail land is in a political stalemate. last night grenades were thrown at the home of one of the judges of the constitutional court, but really a message that not all is well. we have seen supporters of the government take to the streets and ral ris in wares areas, but they have not done it in bangkok. >> what is going to happen. i believe the electoral commission said there's two possible ways of going forward here. >> yes, the election commission is going to hold meetings as of today. they are expected to set a date for a new election. they are going to be consulting with a different political parties. some suggest that the elections would take place in a few weeks or month. a lot of uncertainty. the red shirts, supporters of the government will hold a rally tomorrow. there's a lot of

opposition supporters are in a park in central bangkok and hoping the person facing corruption chargesl be forced out of office by the courts but the ruling party does not see that as a threat >> she has to stop working, that is the prime minister and senior, that is the prime minister will become acting prime minister so that means the government is still on, the government doesn't dissolve with the prime minister being indicted. >> reporter: the ruling party and supporters say the only way forward is through the ballot box and demonstrated in the north but threatened to mobilize in bangkok and this could mean civil unrest. >> reporter: not that it's effecting the economy thailand has a functioning government and at the moment the caretaker cabinet lost a lot of powers and cannot spend money without court rulings and projects have been put on hold. every so often there is a grenade attack or somebody plants a bomb outside of a courthouse and means little in a country where camps are armed, without a roadmap to get out of the political impasse people feel the real battle lies ahead, ba

. >> in thailand anti-government protesters say they'll reduce the size of rallies in bangkok. demonstrators have been helping to clean graffiti. the protest leaders say they'll focus demonstrations on the park. >> tens of thousands demanded thaksin shinawatra resign. the prime minister says she has no intention of doing so. yingluck shinawatra is being vetted for corruption. she has strong support in the north of the country. zeina khodr spoke to her. >> reporter: a lot of people want thai and's prime minister out of office, here, yingluck shinawatra's rule is not contested. this is her home town. it's her political base. many believe the opposition's demand for her resignation is unconstitutional. yipi yingluck shinawatra says she will not be pushed out of power, but the way out is to hold elections in line with the constitution. >> i hold my power, the position is the election process. >> the people in bangkok do not want to compromise. protesters disrupted elections this month. instead they want on unelected council to reform the system. yingluck shinawatra is being investi

it has been four months since government opponents took to the streets in bangkok. now the red shirts have begun to mobilize in their strongholds. >> we want to collect the people and have to rally and maybe bangkok. >> this is the rural part of thailand, and these people are poor. they are the one who is voted shinawatra in mowe power in 201. now they feel the opposition is trying to keep them from benefiting from state policies. >> for people this is a fight to preserve democracy. they believe the opposition refusal to hold elections is unconstitutional. they want to replace government with an unelected council that will perform the political system. >> back in bangkok the protesters have promised to keep up their anti-government campaign despite their decision to remove roadblocks. instead they plan to camp out at a park. but this decision does not signal an end to the crisis since the opposition hopes the court opposition will remove t them from power. >> we'll continue to occupy the bangkok streets for another three months, but the government doesn't care. they

the plan to continue holding rallies at their base in a park in central bangkok. an eighty eight. the only tool does not mean feat. we will continue to fight until you win a rerun of last month's general election to place and sometimes in thailand on sunday. billy had been canceled due to disruptions by protesters. well let's see how investors are reacting to the political turmoil around the world ninety nine joins us now from and this is as i suppose what's the sentimental and jittery might be a good way to pick astronaut wall street. i was mixed on friday. definitely off their highs of that day still the snp five hundred rose nearly three times of a percent and closed at a new high. i would say it uncertainty over ukraine is driving investors to seek safe haven assets like the yen self i look at how the trading day is unfolding so far in this part of the robots cut seemingly at the tokyo stock exchange healing the morning hosts what you've seen so far the morning. i'm not looking at and i start to trading as investors operates a tab on the developments in ukraine and now here at

it has been four months since government opponents took to the streets in bangkok.he red shirts mobilized in their strong hold. >> we want to collect the people. and rally. more from province to province, and maybe, in the end, bangkok. >> this is the rural part of thailand, and these people are poor. they are the ones who voted yingluck shinawatra into power in 2011. now they feel the opposition is industrying to prevent them benefitting from state policies. >> for people here, this is a fight to preserve democracy, and they believe holding elections is constitutional. they want to replace yingluck shinawatra's government with a council to reform the political system. >> in bangkok the protesters promised to keep up the anti-government campaign despite a decision to remove roadblocks. they plan to camp out at a park. since the opposition hopes a court investigation would remove the caretaker prime minister from power. >> we can continue occupying bangkok's streets for three or four months, but the government doesn't care. they ran away for survival. they don't care

opposition now have a symbolic site in a park in central bangkok. they are now hoping will be forced out of office by the courts be uh the ruling party doesn't see that as a threat. >> the prime minister, the deputy senior prime minister will become acting prime minister, so that means the government is still on, the government doesn't absolve with the prime minister being indicted. expensive than manys places. and most of that should pay for road improvements. despite the community, they are in a first state and not getting any better. the state that come up with a tax to fund improvements rush the efficient or worse. and with more fuel efficient cars people are filling up. which will change the way motorists are taxed. >> oregon's idea is that motorists will be charged for every kilometer we travel, not very much, somewhere in the region of one to 2 cents. there will be a small device in every car, which will detail how far people are traveling. >> people worry this will be another part of lives tracked by the government. >> way don't look at it a

. >> thailand's government lifted a state of emergency in and around bangkok. the 60 day rule was lived in the run-up to february's general location. several protest camps von closed. >> thailand's caretaker government said it lifted the emergency law because the security situation improved, and anti-government protesters are no longer on the streets. in no way does this suggest the political crisis is obvious. protesters are camped out in a park in bangkok, saying that they will not leave until the government leaves office and are relying on the courts to push the prime minister yingluck shinawatra to resign. she's facing a number of legal challenges. the situation is precarious. the economy has to be kept afloat. businessmen commine that the tourists are not arriving in large numbers. the occupancy rate is below average. you don't see many tourists in the street because many have imposed advisories. they hope that it will improve thailand's image. but the next few weeks could see more unrest. we see a number of security incidents here and there, like explosiv

he's a prominent figure in the community, two hours outside of bangkok. there's some within the buddhist hierarchy who want him disrobed and removed from the monk hood. one feels his actions are against the religions foundations. >> i think he's guilty of creating disharmony. people need to live not for fighting and killing. >> buddhist leaders have serious issues with a monk taking money for his movement. he has not been back to his monastery or a temple. it's difficult for any religious fighting to take action against the monk. >> every day we enjoy learning. nothing is to big. there are challenges waiting for us >> as thailand works on its challenge, the buddhist leadership facing a challenge, keeping its monks in a role they see as property. >> syrian forces are continuing their assault on one of the last rebel strong holds near the border with lebanon. abood is north of the capital. forces loyal to bashar al-assad are said to be carrying out an aerial bombardment of the reenon. small cracks have been discovered on the wings of dream liner jets in pro

anti government protesters on park on the streets in bangkok after keeping a low profile for several weeks. they are supporters to join in the israeli this coming weekend. this treatment meant was apparently the energized by last week's constitutional court ruling that number five last month's general election. a thousand protesters led by far my deputy prime ministers to talk text and marched in bangkok's business district on monday. they plan to go to the same with the medium. on saturday to test the political records tapes and two pm marks every team does. more support. i think what the courts. she needed march is returned to the streets after thailand's constitutional court ruled on friday that the general election held on every second was in the night because voting did not take place on the same day across the country. protesters. each constituency is in southern thailand. it dates from the district mr to seek instructions on election day forcing nearly twenty percent of the constituencies dickinson. when you actually take place. thailand's political divide up its anti governme

johansson to rule in bangkok and small protesting this has been on the decline in recent weeks but that still remain continue to be mind you not step down and the influence of for profit. ousted prime minister and it seems no one should go. matsumoto has a story. i miss that has been using a wheelchair since she fell while getting out of a car on saturday. she announced the move at a cabinet meeting in auckland park tum province on tuesday many encouraged me to lift the state of emergency to rebuild confidence in the economy and boost tourism the cabinet has agreed to impose the internal security act instead the internal security act replaces the state of emergency is not as harsh but it will now also it is to impose copies and restrict people's activities in the cleared of sixteen tasting galvanized nc in bangkok and surrounding areas in late january. at that time in hindsight government demonstrators were all too high major intersections in the capital in the lead up to parliamentary elections on their daddy's hat. protest is he soon found the intersections are you dismount. i think i

this is bought back in the box after protesting the major intersections in bangkok which they had occupied for months. but concerns remain that political uncertainties could seriously affect the economy. you do. she was struggling with. he told its citizens to whom and in increasing the opponents of entropy. she will come. good news indeed so don't open til tuesday. from boeing the world. business executives of major firms and a labor union leaders in japan have been locked in annual wage negotiations for weeks and now somewhat there seemed to be getting much of what they have asked for. it would give the scheme pays something they haven't experienced figures that others aren't as lucky. he was dressed as a number of points on the latest developments. on wednesday morning. lately union of teachers got to get sarah to find a final read so it's both the negotiations. a hole on a mini meat company has approval for the federal response has been so walker has announced. he's here to try many statues ave has been the swing of business leaders to brazenly cheese. i barely got it as just did as th

streets of bangkok the fifth straight day on friday on the eve of what they call a major rally. they have to mobilize half a million people. police say three to fifty thousand is more my thing. not as good a shot in the bottom a week ago when the constitutional court said italy's general election is in damage. the court said the team did not take place on the same day across the country. it never seems far away on thursday night two grenades were thrown at the office of thailand's national anti corruption commission. every province police discovered grenades rifles and other weapons near the office no one was injured the anti corruption body is investigating and not for failing to stop corruption and huge losses in the government's price subsidy scheme. the scheme helped propel you into power if found guilty of negligence the prime minister could be impeached by the upper house and suspended from office immediately tuesday to submit her depends on monday. by the anti government supporters the company's east it won the majority of the supporters have protested the poppies. it sti

as in bangkok. the movement that is to nuke off the streets those coaches who wanted to we were able to constant balance unimpeded. but even those who could that when optimistic it would count this election is unlikely to get a result the sometime. if it all. i don't believe that the solid play and this year my right the company. i'm here to exercise my rights in order to keep the country people. uncle. along the coast to the hobby looks like a country torn apart by political divisions. this children's fashion assess and holidaymakers relax on the beach. that these elections and that was that the resulting the crisis in the sense of instability in bangkok is reverberating throughout the country. tony cheng rail on the coast the beast and time. eleven people have been killed by doe man who does think that colic in a busy shopping i read in the center of the pockets on the count of islam upon get ike is likely to shut up any prospect of meaningful peace negotiations which a ton of time. police say go

al jazeera, bangkok. >> i'm jonathan betz with a check on other news around the country. oklahoma halted two execution scheduled for later this month. the state has not been able to find the drugs it needs for lethal injections. oklahoma court moved the executions to next month to give prison officials more time. >>> in seattle a news helicopter crashed on the street today. it tried to take off near the space needle. the driver is badly burned and in critical condition. federal agents are trying to figure out what caused that crash. >>> jurors in new york will not hear testimony from accused terrorist, osama bin laden's son-in-law, sulaiman abu ghaith. the judge ruled against this because the two men were not in contact while in al-qaeda. >>> general motors ceo has apologized for the deaths rela related to recalled cars. mary barra named a new safety director. she stopped short saying the automaker would compensate victims' families. 2 million cars from recalled after 12 people were killed. >>> president obama presented 24 medals of honor for bravery the government has ov

we have reports now from bangkok. >> reporter: bangkok is no longer shut down. protest sites have been opened but not opening the way to political reconciliation. they decided it dismantlally sites and ease the hardship in thailand's capitol. weeks of protest against the prime minister shinawatra hurt the economy. >> it's not over. protesters have moved to the center of bangkok. people here feel they are >> people want thailand's political system reformed. that's why they're demanding that a council temporarily runs the country. opposition leaders are now relying on intervention by the courts to do just that. >> the government has created a lot of other problems, facing an investigation on their involvement in the corruption. >> reporter: shinawatra does not face just legal challenges. protesters have prevented her from working from her office. she spent the last week in her political stronghold in the north of the county to rally her supporters. but thailand's political institutions are not on her side. >> they are not alone. they have a group of advisers, and

and now our david piper is live for us in bangkok. david, this is significant at very least. >> yes, that's right. we haven't had any firm leads like this for a long, long time. a lot of rumors, a lot of searching, but nothing like this. and the malaysian authorities, they're saying, they can confirm there has been a new lead. but they're being very, very cautious at this time. saying they want to have it verified. the australians are trying to verify it at this time. they have a plane flying over. we understand bad visibility. more planes are going and also ships. we understand they're also asking for help already. we know that there's nine chinese ships west of sumatra, the indonesian island. i believe perhaps some of them will be steaming towards australia now. back to you. >> david, is it your sense -- we've spoke to a number of different pilots and former officials from the faa and the ntsb, but from all that we knew of this jet, the fuel that it contained, the weight that it was carrying, to be able to reach this area, would hav

reporting from bangkok. >> bangkok is no longer shut down. opening roads to traffic but not opening the way to political reconciliation. the opposition decided to dismantle rally sites, weeks of treat protests against care taker prime minister yingluck shinshintshinawatra. people have been killed. >> the opposition says its goal hasn't changed. people here want thailand's political system unwound. caretaker prime minister from office, opposition leaders are now relying on intervention by the courts to do just that. >> only part of this government's problem, the government's created a lot of other problems, like for example, the problem with the rice farmers, facing an investigation on her involvement with the corruption. >> yingluck has been prevented from working from her office. she spent the last week from her political stronghold in the north of the country to rally her supporters. but there are those who believe the powerful institutions are not on her side and have put their weight behind the protest movement. >> he had a group of those

david piper live in bangkok. thank you, dave. jamie? >> for all those families waiting for news about those loved ones, that weather could definitely slow down the process and the search for the missing jetliner. they're seeing wave swells and cloud cover and when all would hamper the search for the object that's now been spotted by satellite in the southern indian ocean. we're keeping on eye on the conditions. rick, a lot of people can't figure out, once they see the image, why does it take so long for them to get to it and tell exactly what it is? >> a few things, one of which is that you've got a flight that's about 1700 miles from perth, australia to get to that spot. they also don't get the image immediately. these satellite images are taken, it takes them some time to analyze it and to see it. by the way, satellites aren't always recording all spots. satellites are orbiting around the earth so you have to wait for it to pass around the earth and you have to get enough of these satellites focused on that spot which is what we could

anti government protesters in thailand are back on the streets of bangkok. after keeping a low profile for several weeks to her supporters to join a mass rally this coming weekend this treatment and was apparently re energized by last week's constitutional court ruling that knowledge by last week's general are rather last month's general election. several thousand protesters led by former deputy prime ministers to continue to find much to bangkok's business district on monday. for what they think the major rally on saturday to press for political reforms. ten ten people in the march and the day this week to drum up more support. i think what the court's ruling. he says isn't she beautiful the school record much is written into the streets after thailand's constitutional court ruled on friday that the general election held on that very second it was in balance because voting did not take place on the same day across the country at the dam that has to stop voting taking place in twenty eight constituencies in southern thailand. joachim candidates for my histor

hazy conditions in bangkok with 35 degrees. the same goes for manila on tuesday. all right, across the americas we have been talking about very bad weather for the northwestern u.s., and western canada, over the past several days. well, we have another system coming in from the pacific. but this time it's going to be producing heavy rainfall for the southern parts of california. this is quite good news for you, because this one, has been dealing with lack of precipitation over the past several weeks. winter conditions for the northern areas. meanwhile, mid winterlike conditions are still affecting most of the mid parts of the u.s., looking like blustery, and snowy for the high plains. we're expecting about 50 centimeters of snow to fall in to the next 24 hours. with gusts of about 80 kilometers per hour. similar story over the northeastern corner of the u.s., and eastern canada. the canadian maritimes with blizzard conditions to continue throughout your monday. temperatures for the coastal areas, not too bad. in fact 16 degrees for you, springlike conditions for w

this the situation in thailand remains unstable the justices still occupying the pumpkin scent of bangkok and may suffer times the protein again. i hear a report says north korea has employed sophisticated methods to get around international sanctions to make this house it says karen and as he's come in. the available pots and smuggled weapons but help from companies in other countries. un officials beneath the north is still developing a nuclear weapons and ballistic and the cells the cd tree from our rock and the north launched in december twenty twelve campaign on sand and eating and they double in the us britain and elsewhere the memphis beneath the north on i tunes that were not in bomb damage. for those of a festering north st st and that was detained in the pandemic and around last july. the huge cache of silk it made me something a bit parts in the weapons was found aboard. if one says the cargo was cleverly hidden and companies in countries including china and russia helped the ships operate as security council in the same bill calls for more effective enforcement of sanctions of

we have a report from bangkok, thailand. what is the latest for these families, are they getting any information, david? >> reporter: for all of us there seems to be more questions than answers to what happened to that malaysian airlines jet. there has been a search in the south china sea, ships, planes, but they haven't found any trace of it again. malaysian officials now say radar signals show the plane may have tried to turn back to malaysia before it vanished. the crew didn't, though, notify ground control about any change of course. the international search is now looking in a broader area of the gulf of thailand to take into account the airline may have turned back. the viet namese military said yesterday their aircraft had seen two oil slicks and could be from the fuel tanks of the plane. the boeing 777 went missing early saturday time from cule kuala lumpur, two hours into the flight, they lost contact. vietnam has said the plane didn't enter its airspace. there were 239 passengers and crew on board, including three

so far, they have avoided rallies in bangkok, but haven't ruled that out. both sides want to avoid more confrontation. a political deal may be the only way to prevent that. >> to egypt now where thousands of anti coo protestors are out on the streets for a third straight day. at least one person has been killed in these protests. we report. >> this is an anti coup rally in the district south of cairo. it's been echoed also here. protestors raised the four finger symbol and chanted anti-government slogans. a coalition of anti coup groups with ties to the muslim brother hood movement, on top have its lift of demands, justice for protestors killed by security forces after the coup against mohamed morsi, a return to what the group calls constitutional legitimacy and reactivation of the democratic process, which the coalition believes to have been aborted by the military since the coup. the military-backed government dissolved the muslim brotherhood movement and declared it a terrorist organization. supporters of movement have vowed to reverse that decision and

that wraps up i wanted to turn up on furniture giant bangkok afghan intelligence officials have accused their pakistani counterparts of being a multitude of deadly attack on a hotel in kabul. nine people including four foreigners were shot dead by taliban militants. officials said the attackers hit pistols and issues defined as hotel's security and called the raid sophisticated. he also said a number of foreigners take photos of key facilities inside the hotel before the attack. pakistan's foreign ministry cause the claims disturbing and denies any involvement analysts say the dispute could damage relations between the two nations and hinder the restoration of peace in afghanistan protesters in taiwan are standing firm and their stance against the trade pact with china signed last june preston one show has refused to speak with them but now he says he will welcome them to talks. demonstrators have occupied the legislature building in taipei for over a week mon released a statement on tuesday saying he will invite student representatives to the presidential office the protesters told rep

saying a malaysian airlines flight and age three seventy floating in the indian ocean had to dig us in bangkok as the story australian military patrol plane is now in the area where satellites spotted the objects. the us new zealand have also sent military patrol planes to look for wreckage. many countries involved in the search are hurrying to identify the objects the world's tokyo nonfiction reports from canberra leading australian prime minister tony abbott has told parliament about new clues in the ongoing search for the missing plane in the southern indian ocean the australian maritime psyche authority has received information. christ on satellite imagery of all jake's possibly realize that the search. following specialist analysis of the satellite imagery to possible all objects are light into the search have been identified. until yesterday said syria was two thousand two hundred and sixty km southwest of perth which is around this area according to the satellite information. the search area has shifted to south east around this area the australian maritime safety authority released to

some of what's in and talk and sign into law in bangkok. you do. still struggling with he told its citizens to whom and to increasing the opponents. it repeats the shoot will come good news indeed so don't open til tuesday. from going the world needs. u s and european voice at the un security council i've expressed their strong concern over a referendum on the future of crimea presidents of the economists for will decide on sunday if they want to split from ukraine and become part of russia. members of the security council met to discuss crimea for the fist time in ten days. as the russians form a majority in the republican russian forces are in control there each. crane actually be i next night or shy to be very serious and each would have a little tough consequences on the international or nations i think what we have seen is a growing isolation of russia increased pressure on russia to step back from the brink engage in dundalk. many ambassadors say the referendum as a violation of international law ukraine's interim prime minister maurice any y

and that will wrap up our planet and the time i checked the acts that one in bangkok two struggling with. he told its citizens to whom and to proceed. creepy. she will come. don't tell them to complete. the world. so when prosecutors have indicted thirty officials from a dozen international companies for price fixing. they are suspected of or reading bids for the construction and maintenance of subway lines in sao paolo. new united include a former official from the sea of japan officials from siemens of germany and omar da of canada prosecutors said on tuesday that the officials allegedly ran all kinds cartel between nineteen ninety eight in two thousand and eight. their beers for subway contracts totaled about one point one six billion dollars reportedly causing a corporation that order the works to lose some three hundred seventy million dollars. the court has yet to decide whether to try it the officials but local media say they could be sentenced to prison terms of two to fifteen years if convicted bt says it has been informed of the charges against its former official in brazil the

red shirt movement as it threatened to mobilize and that i'm gonna take the fight to to dictate to bangkok. if that happens and i mean before this. a decision was announced the government's budget. woodside said that they challenge the court in place and had no authority to intervene the opposition democrat party. do you like to teach contest this election as a form of protest i've already said that they also will not contest any new election bank debt wanted election to be held at this point they want political reforms to be put in place now in the meantime she taught at amazed and somewhat with a caretaker government within the limited powers the summer the first reaction is to be seen on social media from a number of people in a sled this development was that come in so saying such things as disgusting and shameful. someone has said that its destruction in just a few areas and the teapot and national election it's a dark day for democracy and perhaps most sinister of all these comments when peaceful options are taken away from people what remains for them my soccer skills and smarts and

so far they have avoided rallies in bangkok but haven't ruled it out.h sides they they want to avoid more confrontation. a political deal may be the only way to prevent that. al jazerra, bangkok. >>> now 6.7 magnitude earthquake has struck off india's islands. the u.s. geological service reported that the quake hit a relatively shallow depth of 10-kilometers. it was centered about 110-kilometers southeast of the islands that lie between india and thailand. >>> as japan prepares to begin nuclear power generation again, there is increased focus on the long-term problem what to do with the nuclear waste. the government wants to find an underground disposal site. but campaigners say japan is not a safe place to bury highly radioactive materials. ferry reportmaterials. harry reports from an underground research facility. >> reporter: japan's northern most island is home for some of its most beauty. in winter a snow-clad wonder lands complete with reindeer and a controversial nuke al research facility. inside we take the lift with staff of japan's atomic ener

living in bangkok politicians from across china are an ageing for the start of the national people's congress the country's top leaders will begin on wednesday laying down their plans for the year ahead. issues on the agenda include tackling corruption. the gap between rich and four and concerns about the environment. and through all of this china's economy continues to grow present she's thinking and his administration are expected to introduce more of forms with the goal of achieving long term stability all this week. we're bringing you an insight and analysis with their special series china road to reform nhk world's rajah prada is covering the story in beijing this was a year meeting is so important in china that people in this country categorize it as its own season in the political season. and bc spokesperson for again spoke to reporters ahead of the opening session she talked about cars than she should team's determination to tackle bureaucratic corruption instead they'll be zero tolerance for corrupt officials and anyone found guilty must be harshly punished. dismissed worrie

and yes the mass protests to bring in bangkok to a standstill didn't really have any real effect minor inconvenience but not enough to bring down a government they weathered the storm that you say that the big joker was will the army stepped in because also be on the top brass at least the poet to be inside of the anti government protests that they made it clear they went in. insisted today that segues the focus now is on the judicial true if you like to win seats in the government by these means said yes the tribe is willing to die by the constitutional court about the interest to sustain the constitutional court has also said it is witty have to deliberate on whether the elections which is still taking place there should be declared void wright said this week at a crime in itself also pass to answer an accusation from the anti corruption commission that she behaved improperly either the running of the rice subsidy scheme which gives money to farmers have i not to mention she's also not that that the families of two protesters who died in anti government protests have also applied to

he is still a prominent figure in this community two hours outside of bangkok. but there are some outside of the buddhist national hire am hy who want him disrobed and moved from the monkhood. >> i think he's guilty of creating this harmony. for people to be able to live in harmony. >> reporter: there are some who have issues with the monk taking money for his movement. he has not been back to his monastery or his temple so it's been difficult for them to take action against the monk. >> every day we enjoy moving, nothing is too big. there are always challenges. >> as thailand works on its huge divide, they keep monks in a role. >> still to come venezuelaens remember those killed in recent clashes as the government comes under fire for its treatment of protesters. it is considered to be one of the most liberal countries in the middle east, but women in lebanon say they need greater protection up the law. amid champions of asian cricket. we have more coming up on the news hour. lockerbie. only one man was convicted of the attack >> the major difficulty for the pr

. >> protests in bangkok. >> hundreds marched. no violence ensued. voting was held in some provinces. >> egypt's post hosni mubarak government continues to change of the the interim president swore in the cabinet, the new line-up including 20 minorities, among them defence minister abdul fatah al-sisi. he is widely expected to run for president when elections are held in summer. >> south african oscar pistorius heads to trial. the palestine is charged with killing his girlfriend in their home. if convicted he could face 25 years in prison . nick named the blade runner because of his prosthetic legs he says it was accidental, and he faces further charges for possession of ammunition. >> the l.a. dodgers had a rookie, joc pederson is hoping to do the same. he has skill and the confidence as well thanks to the support of family. >> i'm pretty talented and blessed that i have the ability - i mean, i can hopefully make the game fun to watch. >> joc pederson may not be a household name, but he has the makings of being a star from the los angeles dodgers. h

same day nationwide voting was canceled at nearly twenty percent of electoral districts including bangkok due to disruptions by anti government demonstrators protesters are still demanding what's resignation and say they will obstruct any new election. no date has been set for the new poll. it is also unclear whether the largest opposition democratic party which boycotted the peppery cole will take part japan the european union are calling on the united nations to take action against north korea and is responsible for human rights abuses in the country. mccaw came in response to a piece to show you when a report presented to the council on monday. an inquiry from north korea was guilty of widespread systematic abuses of human rights including abductions of foreign nationals and running political prison camps. the report says they constitute crimes against humanity under international law. japan and the use of knitted a draft resolution urging come in to abolish the prison camps and immediately returned all of the cheese. it asked the un security council to take steps to ensure north korea

the government says a state of emergency in bangkok could be extended until protests end completely.a's highest court has delayed ruling on whether to hear the catholic church's bid to call god ala. last october a lower court ruled in favor of the government saying that non-muslims are not allowed to use the word ala. >>> china has lifted spending to $132 billion. that promise as well as others to tackle corruption and keep the economy growing have been announced as parliament opened its session. >> reporter: opening this parliamentary session, china's leaders seem determined to develop a kind of military machine that would fit the world's second biggest economy. it was announced military spending would increase by 12% despite the current national drive to save money. >> translator: last year we made solid progress in strength owning national defense. this has increased our military capacity. >> reporter: the extra budget will be used to modernize china's armed forces, raise living standards among service personnel, and develop more capabilities to fight what the government calls ter

through what is called the asia underground railroad kim reached bangkok a year and a half ago. spoke to her in the safe house. >> since i moved to thailand, looking back from the outside i realised the degree of dictatorship and a lack of human rights. in 15 years he's helped more than 1,000 find new counties. . >> translation: i'm focussed on success because of the large number of lives at state. i have seen people killed. i was gaoled for eight months in china and sent to north korea. the korean name means two become one. his hope is for a reunited yoira. >> according to human rights watch thailand is the safest place for defectors from north korea. the majority pass through here, thanks to an unofficial agreement between thailand and south korea. once they are charged with illegal entry, they are turned over to seen officials. >> kim entered illegally but doesn't want to go to south korea. she applied for asylum. it was a year ago. >> translation: i heard so much about nee jps getting asylum, but in reality it's words, nothing is done. there's no action, and i'm stuck here.

david piper is streaming live from bangkok, thailand with the latest. >> more sightings of those objects floating in the southern indian ocean. no confirmation that debris from the missing plane. the chinese aircraft which reported the sightings said the objects are red, white and orange. china reporting none of the objects came from the missing plane. china has two ships in the search area with more on the way. more bad weather is forecast though. the location has changed after satellite data suggests that the plane had been traveling faster, thus burning more fuel. the new location near perth allows planes to search longer over the zone. earlier in the week, authorities said the new data showed there was no chance of anybody surviving as the plane must have run out of fuel and crashed in the indian ocean. today though, the acting transport minister seemed to contradict that by suggesting there was still hope. >> they said no matter how remote, hope against hope, please we will continue to find survivors. i said that from the beginning. no matter how remote, i'm always hoping against ho

. >> let's go to david streaming live from bangkok, thailand. david, what's the latest? >> yes, a fresh lead in the search for this missing plane. france now says its satellites have spotted objects floating in the southern indian ocean. there's no images of such because the french foreign ministry says the satellites actually used radar to find those objects. meanwhile, the search has stopped now for the day in the southern indian ocean. planes from australia and the u.s. were involved in today's operation, as well as a ship of the australian navy, but they didn't find anything. visibility was poor early on because of fog but improved during the day. they have been making a four-hour journey to the search area which is 1,500 miles southwest. the massive search area has now been split into two to help aid the search. now, much of the focus today has been on a large object spotted by chinese satellite. spotted 75 miles from where an australian satellite spotted two large objects last sunday. and a small commercial aircraft reported yesterday seeing some small objects floa

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we report from bangkok. >> the opposition has its own unofficial force. they say these men are protecting anti-government protestors on the streets of thailand's capitol. the police force says it has evidence the so called protest guards along with some protestors are armed and it's not just that. the force said members of the army are involved in the opposition campaign. >> three navy seals arrested for having weapons. we also confiscated 98 weapons, 60 explosive devices. this is a peaceful rally. >> police say protestors fought back with arms when troops tried to clear protests sites. the opposition denies this and insists the movement is peaceful and accuses the police of being a tool of the government. >> the opposition views the army differently. its welcomed the deployment around the park where protestors have now regrouped. the army said it is here to protect the people. trough testers have been attacked by unidentified armed men. >> the army denies accusations that it is taking sides in the global conflict. it explained that the notify seals who w

and they were fed a celebratory buffet of pineapples and carrots all arranged on the table north of bangkok. alsolephant keepers apologize to the elephants for any past wrongdoing they may have done. >> moving to the quarterfinals of the champions league. the french champions had done the hard work in the first leg winning 4-0. equalize seven minutes later. >> yes, we really wanted to win tonight. everything was certainly not perfect, particularly in the first half. we did not play very well but we won the game, that is the important thing. we can focus on the quarterfinals. >> feeling sorry that he did not get anything from this game. and we showed character and show that we can defend much better than what we have done in the past you games. very proud of the team. barcelona through to the quarterfinals for the seventh year running after beating manchester city. breaking the deadlock after the hour. that was game over. equalize through the 89th minute with a consolation goal. it 2-1 withez made an aggregate win. a boost for barcelona who lost two of the three previous games. >> winning st

of thousands of antigovernment protesters have marked -- marched through the thai capital bangkok. it comes a day before a crucial vote to elect a new senate heard in california, a magnitude five earthquake has shaken los angeles. the epicenter was 30 kilometers southeast of downtown. damage was minor and there have been no reports of injuries. dozens of same-sex couples across england and wales have tied the knot after a historic law legalizing gay marriage came into force. took their vows just as the clock struck midnight. where hoffenheim bayern munich's winning streak. bys was held at home last-place braunschweig. goals pasthree freiburg. burton -- asusberg. schalke entered the match in fighting spirit, determined to won second place in the championship. they netted the first goal seamlessly in the 16th minute. the second half kicked off in similar style, 29 minutes into play. side up 2-0.ome their final hopes were dashed when the referee disallowed a header. the final score was 2-0. schalke is on course for champions league qualification. >> it leaves the bundesliga table look

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streaming live from bangkok, thailand with the very latest. david? >> reporter: hi, eric. yes. as you said, the search operation has become massive, covering large areas of land and sea. 25 nations are involved. but investigators seem to have found? clues as to where the plane has gone. they say from looking at satellite datate plane flew on either a northern or southern arc for several hours after it turned away from its original route to beijing. the area that it covers is colossal as far as kazakhstan to the north and deep into the indian ocean to the south. u.s. and indian ships and planes are taking the lead to search the plane in the sea and they're also look at the possibility it managed to reach land in one of 11 countries. >> malaysian officials are requesting support from these countries as well as others. this support includes general satellite data, radar playbook, both primary and secondary, provisions for ground, sea, and aerial search, and assets as appropriate. >> reporter: the malaysian government has said there's a high degree of certainty that somebody switch

david piper streaming live from bangkok, thailand, with the latest. david? >> hi, gregg, yes the investigation is focused on the passengers and crew of the plane now. and malaysian police have been searching the home of the pilot today, so far, no word if they found anything. now this all comes after a dramatic news conference in which malaysia's prime minister revealed investigators believe the plane was deliberately diverted. he says somebody in the cockpit switched off the main tracking devices. >> we can say with a high degree of certainty that the aircraft communications addressing and reporting system was disabled just before the aircraft reached the east coast of the peninsula malaysia. >> he added shortly afterwards, the aircraft's transponder was switched off and confirmed the plane was tracked to the west and that satellite data now indicates it could have flown for up to seven hours after they lost contact with it. now despite somebody turning off the plane's tracking system, satellite communications with the plane continued in the form of pings,

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