union bank. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington. i am lora. so great fanfare, russian president vladimir putin moved to and ex-crimea. the white house says it is nothing more than a land grab. the search site of the missing malaysian airliner is now australian. but international politics could be complicating the hunt. and could a 3,000-year-old skeleton hold the key who how cancer developed in humans? we will have that coming up. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america, and also around the globe. with the stroke of a pen and a defiant speech, russia's president vladimir putin paved the way for crimea to once again become part of russia. he said he had no plans to and ex-more of ukraine, today's move drew a swift diplomatic response from america, calling it a land grab. here is our report. >> in the imperial splendor of the palace, a defiant president putin entered to a fanfare. today in the kremlin, a historic piece of power. he was expanding russia's borders for the first time in 70 yea

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington. efforts to defuse the situation in ukraine going into overdrive, but the situation continues in armenia. and in the murder trial involving oscar pistorius, it is said that he tried to fire a gun in a restaurant and tried to shift the blame. and looking to break the cycle of poverty by increasing conversation between parents and kids. welcome to our viewers in america and around the globe. tonight, nato is reviewing the russian response. the kremlin accused nato of returning to the attitudes of the cold war. flurry of diplomatic activity today, and we will get to that in a moment. on the ground in ukraine, pro-russian demonstrators stormed the regional government holding. russia tightened its grip on military facilities. our bbc world news editor has our coverage. ,> it was inside this cafÉ besieged by noisy, pro-russian demonstrators that the u.n. envoy took refuge. the doorway was barred by ukrainian security police. though, as usual, it was not quite clear

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the bbc's tom burridge joins us.'t assume any self-defense forces you see there are actually under moscow's order. >> reporter: that's right, nik. a small group of ukrainians, people demonstrating outside the foreign minister. the russian foreign minister, i actually asked him, would russian or pro russian forces, however you interpret those forces, how you perceive them, would russia withdraw those forces. he said those forces do not take orders from moscow? i think the other interesting point comes from sergei lavrov, a question about whether russia would be open to the idea of an international team to go there to try to resolve the crisis. sergei lavrov said the west and other international partners should be asking the krichlian regional government. russia trying to push that idea that the legitimate authority in crimea is the crimean regional government which was appointed recently and of course is pro russian. >> we can hear you with everyone around you, i should reassure you. an interesting factor along the ib

i'm nik gowing with "bbc world news." our top stories, relatives of chinese passengers on the missing malaysian airliner are forcibly dragged away speaking to journalists. >> reporter: you can see there's a line of police here. they are effectively protecting the chinese relatives who came here to try to speak to journalists, keeping the media away. let's see if we can get through. excuse me, guys, i'd like to speak to the relatives behind me. why not? >> ukraine's prime minister and acting defense minister are on their way to crimea as pro russian activists enter the naval base in sevastopol. >>> south african president jacob zuma under pressure for benefiting for a multimillion dollar upgrade to his personal residence. >>> plus, more than 20 years after the death of hollywood legend marlena deitrich, some of her personal belongings go to auction. >>> hello everyone. there have been emotional scenes at the airport in kuala lumpur in malaysia as frustration boiled over among families of people on board the missing malaysi

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here is the bbc's phil murtha.ked him at the base what is known about this new sighting. >> this is from a new zealand pc aircraft that took off from the pierce air base earlier today. and the crew says, nick, that it spotted about 11 unidentified objects in the new search area. the debris may be connected with flight mh-370. we won't know for sure probably until tomorrow when a ship can go to that location and try to retrieve the debris. so we could be looking at a very significant break through. we could be looking at yet another false lead. but as far as the new zealanders are concerned, they've relayed this information to ships bearing down on the new search area and by this time tomorrow, we should hopefully know one way or another whether this is connected to the investigation that's almost three weeks old now. >> but compared to satellite images taken from, say, 20,000 miles or whatever, this will at least produce images which were maybe taken literally a few hundred feet away by the plane in high resolution

and now, live from london, "bbc world news". >>> hello. i'm nik gowing with "bbc world news". our top stories. ukraine's politically divided crimea region will vote on whether to become part of russia in 10 days from now. kiev says this is unconstitutional. >>> russian troops continue to surround ukraine's military bases in crimea. we're on board one of the ukrainian ships blockaded in. >> reporter: down here is the russian patrol boat. we sneaked on this boat under the noses of the russians. they wouldn't have let us do it if they had seen us, i will tell you. >>> the european union meets in emergency session. they tell russia to respect sovereignty. >> they are still provoking the tension. >>> oscar pistorius in court for day four of his murder trial. the parra olympian defense team starts with an intense cross-examination of witnesses. >>> so, ukraine's interim prime minister is appealing to the eu for support in brussels with another fast moving developments in crimea. it could become part of russia in just 10 days. crimea's regional parliament has just voted to bring forw

doing right, it's just good business, union bank. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is "bbc world news america" reporting from washington. north and south korea trade hundreds of rounds of live artillery fire as tensions rise on the peninsula once again. the u.n. warns the impact of climate change is severe and irreversible. threatening economies and food supplies around the globe. and playing the patient. actors giving doctors a chance to brush up on their bedside manners. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. today tensions rose once again between north and south korea as the country's exchange live artillery fire over their disputed western seaboard. the standoff coincides with the largest joint military exercise between america and south korea in two decades. the bbc's rupert winfield hayes is one of the few journalist with those troops and sent this report from poe hang. >> on the coast of south korea today, invasion. thankfully these south korea marines are invading their own country. and no one is shooting back. but the biggest wa

>> and now, "bbc world news merica." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from london, i'm kathy kay. the news for family members on board flight 370 were dreading. official word the plane crashed into the ocean. and flight e of mh-370 ended in the southern indian ocean. >> trying to isolate vladimir putin. president obama leads discussions how to punish moscow for actions in the ukraine. and remembering the great escape. 70 years ago a world of world war ii soldiers tried to dig their way to freedom. now they're being honored. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. today came the announcement many were dreading. malaysia's prime minister said flight 370 did crash into the southern indian ocean and no one survived. the declaration was made possible because of new satellite information from the u.k. tonight we will have full coverage and start with alice in koala lume you are. a warning, his report contains flash photography. >> it was a moment the world was expecting but the families of those on board fligh

>> now "bbc world news america. >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington. there may have been a handshake, but there is no deal between the u.s. and russia on how to handle the crisis in ukraine. the malaysia airlines flight went missing, theories expand, and so does the area they are searching. breaking into music is never easy. just imagine trying to do it from iran. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. a common vision. that is how russia's foreign minister summed up the split over how to deal with the crisis in ukraine. comments came after a six-hour meeting. two days before a referendum in crimea, where people will decide if they should remain in ukraine or join russia. correspondent bridget kendall reports. >> an intensive six hours of thes in the sunshine of u.s. ambassador's london garden. narrowing of the gap over ukraine's future. the region could either break away from ukraine or even opt to join russia. in the west, they say that would be illegal and a violation of ukraine's sovereignty. u.s. secretary of s

i'm nik gowing with "bbc world news." our top stories, new satellite images in the search for missing flight mh 3 70. malaysia's transport minister says they show more than 120 objects in the area of the indian ocean. >> some objects were a meeter in length, others as much as 23 meters in length. some of the objects appear to be bright, possibly indicating solid material. >>> the search for debris resumes as the weather improves. australia's prime minister commits to solve the riddle of the plane's disappearance. >> reporter: in perth the search has intensified and has been going on all day tore the missing plane. >>> president obama starts his visit to belgium with a trip to the world war ii cemetery. >>> why these lions have been killed by a copenhagen zoo. >>> hello everyone. the air and sea search for the missing malaysian airliner has resumed after bad weather forced it to be abandoned for a day. a french satellite has provided new possible evidence of debris. two hours ago malaysia's transport minister showed some o

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america."eporting from washington, i'm jane o'brien. in crimea, russian troops big -- dig in, trying to stake their claim on russian areas of the ukraine where tensions are running high. and in the trial of oscar pistorious, his ex-girlfriend takes the stand to testify. and it was in southern england where world war i soldiers prepared for the trench warfare they would face. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. tonight there are increasing signs that russia's grip on crimea is getting tighter. for the second day in a row a group of unarmed international observers has been denied access, and there has been a tense standoff tonight at a ukrainian miss rielle base, with ro -- missile base pro-russian forces outside. >> the road into crimea -- a few days ago this was part of ukraine. now it's part of wrush -- russia and you can be arrested for him -- filming here, so we have to do it secretly. russian troops are everywhere. this is the kind of thing the ob

-- www.vitac.com >>> this is bbc america and now from london, "bbc world news.." >> i'm nick gowan. the search for the malaysian airlines moves north. >>> and as the grim search for bodies continues amid the debris from the washington mudslide, a mother of one victim talks about her grief. >> i don't need a body to know. >> to get closure? >> no, i don't. >> turkey's government blocks access to youtube after a recording of senior officials discussing possible military action in syria is uploaded. >>> and we take a tour of mars without leaving earth. the scientists recreate the red planet. find out why. >>> hello, everyone. the search for the missing malaysian airliner has shifted focus once again. it left kuala lumpur in malaysia 21 days ago heading for beijing. first analysis of satellite communication suggested it flew south down this trajectory on an arc into the southern indian ocean. first searching of western australia was in this area as suggested by that analysis. satellites did show objects of interest here, but no confirmed connection to the airliner. now it's thought the

i'm nik gowing with "bbc world news." our top stories, relatives of chinese passengers on the missing malaysian airliner forcibly dragged away while speaking to journalists. >>> ukraine's deputy prime minister and acting defense minister are on their way to crimea as pro russian activists enter ukraine's naval base. >>> jacob zuma in the spotlight, a controversial report that public money was used to fund upgrades to his home is released. >>> more than 20 years after the death of hollywood legend march layne nah deitrich some of her personal belongings are up for auction. >>> hello everyone. day 12 since malaysian airlines flight mh370 disappeared with the aircraft and 239 passengers, still not found. two relative ps of chinese passengers on the airliner were forcibly dragged away speaking to journalists at a media center in kuala lumpur. the two brought a long white banner in words in chinese characters saying we protest against the malaysian government for hiding the truth and for wasting time in finding the passengers.

>> and now, "bbc world news." this is "bbc world news america." planes see pieces of debris that could be from flight 370 and switch to a new search area. allegations of abuse in egypt. people tell the bbc they have been tortured after being detained by police. theaters opening in around the world but not in belize. we will tell you why some countries are boycotting the film. >> ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. ships are on their way to the part of the southern indian ocean where investigators now 370 likely-- flight crashed. the search was shifted north of the original area. planes have spotted what could be debris from the wreckage. we have this report from beijing. >> 21 days and still nothing. today, the search shifted 700 miles north based on new calculations about how far the flight could have flown. >> this continuing analysis indicates the plane was traveling faster than previously estimated resulting in increased fuel usage and reducing the possible distance it traveled south into the ind

collin patterson, bbc news. >> stay with us here on "bbc world news." still to come, amazing pictures from houston, texas. how this construction worker trapped in blames, there he is on the far right, survived when the building collapsed. check it out. i can't believe your mom has a mom cave! today i have new campbell's chunky spicy chicken quesadilla soup. she gives me chunky before every game. i'm very souperstitious. haha, that's a good one! haha! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. >>> coming up in sport today with me, john watd son, buying munich. they remain on course for the treble. from a winning team to a losing one. manchester united beaten again at the hands of rival manchester city. this guy is cruising. rafael nadal eases into the quarterfinals of the miami open. more on that in 30 minutes. >>> let's now pick up on the missing plane and the press briefing from malaysia's transport minister. live now to bbc's paul adams. the detail coming in about the 122 pieces of debris. what did we learn from the minister? >>

>> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is "bbc world news america." the mystery of malaysia airlines flight 370. three days after disappearing, the plane is still missing and there are questions about the passports of two passengers on board. fleeing the crisis in syria. at least three years after the conflict started, refugees are still pouring across the border. is trying to help children with autism communicate . it is just one way technology and teachers are teaming up. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. tonight, the search continues for a missing malaysia airlines plane that disappeared three days ago with 239 people on board. a total of 40 ships and 34 aircraft from nine different countries are taking part in trying to find that airplane's whereabouts. at the same time, questions are being raised about two men who boarded the plane was stolen passports. from beijing, we start our coverage. >> for three days, they have been scouring the ocean. still nothing. flight 370 has simply vanished. dozens of

i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news". our top stories. malaysia says it is sharing biometric details of passports with china and america. a new blood test in america could predict the yon set of alzheimer's. >>> a deal with iran could be reached in months. how a robot is helping to teach young children with autism. >>> hello. the search for a missing malaysia airlines jet is continuing into its third day. well, this is a picture of the plane on an earlier flight. but a couple of days ago, 239 people were on board the plane en route from beijing to kuala lumpa. an earlier possible sighting of a life raft has proved to be unfounded. the malaysian government is sharing intelligence with the americans and chinese after two pass worts were stolen to board the flight. jennifer, we had a news conference earlier in malaysia. a couple of new details. the government saying they are sharing biometrics and visual information with other governments. the search seems to have very little new detail to add. >> indeed, they have. but what we have gotten i

>>> this is bbc america. and now, live from london, "bbc world news". >> hello. live from pretoria at the trial of the olympic and paralympic champion oscar pistorius accused of murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. >> how do you plead? >> not guilty, my lady. >> hello. i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news". russia tightens its military control of the crimea region despite diplomatic pressure to end its intervention. >>> "12 years a slave" won best film while "gravity" picked up seven. >>> hello and welcome to "bbc world news". we're going to go live to my colleague in pretoria now for the latest on the trial of oscar pistorius, which has just broken up for lunch. let's find out what's been happening in the last hour or so. karen? >> reporter: well, h i pretoria it is raining and raining. people are gathered under umbrellas and shelters like we are. the appetite for this trial is absolutely huge. journalists taking shelter but they have been out hours for oscar pistorius to arrive at court. he did so just before the scheduled opening of the court, 10:00

daniel sanford, bbc news, simferopol. >>> with me is alexei from the bbc's ukrainian affairs analyst. about troop buildups on both sides. we have been getting reports from the ukrainian and russian side of more activity today. >> the latest we hear from the ukrainian defense ministry is in their calculation, 60,000 russian troops on the border with ukraine and crimea, which is not a huge increase. we are also hearing reports of troop movement, armor towards the russian border. 20,000 on top of that to the national guard. there isn't any de-escalation whatsoever. politically it looks a little bit different. i think the russian foreign minister has just come out with a proposal how to absorb the crisis. there are several points about a contract group, about ukraine being given the non -- welsh basically, neutral status, not member of any military blocks. that should be enshrined by the council and to change the constitution to give the russian language the status of state language, to do a referendum. so quite an interesting thing. it come as a last minute thing. >> so is your sense tha

>>> this is bbc america. and now, live from london, "bbc world news". >>> hello. i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news". our top stories. russian soldiers at airport in crimea fired warning shots as troops marched towards the base. >> reporter: i'm standing between the russian front line and the ukrainians who came up the road. the russians are sitting in their armored vehicles with machine guns on tomorrow. >> the russian president vladimir putin said it was seized by arms an and anti-constitutional coup. >>> in other news, the pistorius trial resumes day two of the cross-examination of a key witness. >> reporter: live from pretoria bringing you all the developments from inside the high court where the second witness has just begun giving evidence. >>> hello. a tense military standoff continues in crimea as the west tries to work out how best to respond to the russian military takeover. now to ben brown in sevastopol. >> reporter: hello and to "bbc world news" for me ben brown in crimea where the tension has just ratcheted up another notch because warning sh

union bank. > now, "bbc world news." >> this is "bbc world news america" reporting from washington. satellite images sought two objects that could be debris from the missing malaysian airliner. the seven is on in the southern indian ocean. exchanging sanctions over ukraine mere minutes after president obama put more penalties on russia, moscow retaliated on american officials. we speak to one of them. the drugs that are killing america. the bbc goes undercover in chicago to see how easy and how cheap it is to buy heroin. >> anything can be likened to a weapon of mass destruction on a family, on a community, on ociety, it's heroin. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe in what is being called the best lead so far, the australian government said today that satellites have spotted two large objects in the southern indian ocean that could be from the missing malaysian plane. search planes are now scouring the area that is 1,500 miles off australia's coast. our correspondent reports from perth in western australia. >> this is the latest lead

>> and now, "bbc world news." "bbc world news america >> this london. i am katty kay. others wait for answers. been the worst two weeks of my life. i have gone through a light, but it could not be worse than this. >> 176 people are missing after a mudslide in washington state. emergency crews are hunting for survivors. and could a signature be a thing of the past? one exhibition celebrates the way that people have made their mark on history. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. relatives of those on board protested over the handling of the disappearance of the airplane. family members say the government tried to delayed, just toward, and hide the truth -- distort, and hide the truth. this person has defended his company's actions. grief turning to anger on the streets of beijing. frome show of protests families of those lost on the missing flight. through,n't let me you're not chinese, this woman says, bursting toward the embassy. the focus of their anger. says,t want the truth, he but news the plane had crashed is not the truths

>>> you're with bbc worrell news with me nik gowing.ne's interim prime minister says withdraw troops and start supporting separatists. >>> ukraine will present in the sochi winter games. many foreign dignitaries are already boycotting in protest. >>> breaking news just coming from malaysia. a court overturned the acquittal of ibrahim on charges of sod my. he has been sentenced to five years in jail. lawyers for the former deputy prime minister said he will appeal. he has always denied the charges. he claimed politically motivated. he hoped to contest local elections next month. >>> china's annual legislative session is under way. security is tight. as martin patience reports, it is a system rife with abuse. >> reporter: on this narrow beijing alleyway and you see victims of china's corrupt system. these are petitioners clutching at catalog of complaints, accusations and grievance. and they flock to beijing to appeal to china's rulers. >> as you can see here, this is a scene of utter desperation. people come from across china have lost a

>> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is a special edition of "bbc world news america." reporting live from the vatican. i'm cat a.k.a.. president obama holds his first meeting with pope francis. new satellite images show 300 objects in the southern indian of -- ocean. and this coral is in danger from carbon emissions. it we will dive into the ocean to find out how a solution is changing seawater. behind me, the vatican. president obama met pope francis for the first time. it is what white house officials described as awe-inspiring. and following the meeting at the vatican, mr. obama met italy's political leader. >> he announced himself an admirer of pope francis. when the pope speaks, the american president says it carries enormous weight. >> wonderful to meet you. thank you, sir. >> when the two men met, president obama said it was a great honor. i am a great admirer. thank you for receiving me. but even in the early handshakes, the pope appeared more reserved than the american president. they spoke for almost an hour, gifts exchanged including seeds from the white hou

union bank. >> and now, bbc world news america. >> this is bbc world news america. reporting from washington, i'm katty kay. slapping russia with sanctions just a day after a vote to split crimea and the ukraine is fueling the crisis. the latest images of the crew. these newly released security footage doesn't solve the mystery for us. and new evidence about the big bang, thanks to this telescope. there are fresh clues to how we all got here. welcome to our viewers on public television in america, and elsewhere around the globe. russian president vladimir putin has recognized crimea as a sovereign, independent country. his announcement came just hours after the u.s. and the european union announced tensions against any russian officials who backed crimea as breakaway. that in a moment. but first, this report in the crummy and capital. -- the crimean capital. inunder a statue of lenin the center of the crimean capital, they were still celebrating yesterday's referendum. a breakaway vote from ukraine to join russia. in the crimean parliament, the first stage was to de

>> and now, "bbc world news americs." >> this is "bbc world news america." day six of the search for the missing malaysian plane, and it is still a mystery. we are with the local air force as they hunt for clues. click the malaysian military has to put up every lead it can. it feels like they are now grasping at straws. >> he's just 39 years old, and he's at the center of a global crisis. ukraine's new prime minister appeals to the united nations to protect his country. and he's known as the people's pope. one year after taking over, pope francis has made a big impression on the catholic church and beyond. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. we've each day, the mystery surrounding what happened to malaysian airlines flight 370's early dissent six days after it went missing with 239 people on board. the white house says the search may be extended to the indian ocean. >> today, i got to see for myself how the malaysian air force is searching for flight mh370. for six hours, we flew back and forth. the endless blue

>> and now, "bbc world news america." "bbc world news america." a satellite finds more than 100 pieces of debris that could be from like 370. malaysian officials call it "the most credible lead we have." president obama caused the crisis in ukraine a moment of testing and vows that america will not waver. and the bbc is among the first to see these masterpieces thought to be looted by the not cease -- looted by the nazis. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. satellite images have spotted 122 objects in the southern indian ocean. malaysian authorities are calling it the most credible lead yet in the operation to flaunt -- find flight 370, but the area they are searching remains huge. time is running out to find the black box that could shed light on what happened to the aircraft. we have this report from west australia. >> another day scouring the ocean. another day with nothing found. 12 lanes from six different countries crisscrossed the search zone. >> we will be there tomorrow to do it all again. >>

joao this is bbc america now live from london, bbc news. >> world news. we're live in kuala lumpur. we are live with news about the airplane with 239 people on board. so far they still have no idea of where it is and what happened to it. >> correct, this particular aircraft. when we look at it, it proved that there is a possibility that it aircraft turned back, but we are not sure whether it is the same. that signal that comes up on the radar screen that shows it's a turn back, we calibrate with the radar of this and to a certain extent we saw something too so it raised the possibility so yet we are not sure. if it turn back, you know, the speed of the aircraft and so on, if it goes there and there is no response by sending some there, just in case i have got to do something. i protected my minister, sir, this is what i think. i would like it 49er form a search which is already in the we west. it went through the night and where we suspected the aircraft would be and the next morning at first light we said you scour the area, do you see anything? no. it is a possibility and the slig

union bank. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america" reporting from washington. i am katty kay. russian troops smashed their way into crimea as moscow says it may rethink its stance on iran. family members of those missing on the malaysian airliner are getting desperate. somewhere forcibly removed after trying to talk to the press. ♪ marlena dietrich wowed the crowds and some of her prized possessions are up for sale. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. this is the most serious security crisis since the end of the cold war, that is how the u.n. secretary general is describing the you came. his comments came after hundreds of troops and militias stormed the naval headquarters. from kiev, chris morris has the latest. grand ceremony in the kremlin, today the business of taking territory bit by bit. at the main gate of the naval headquarters, men in uniform, troops and volunteers, barged their way in. ukrainian sailors tried to stand their ground. one flag is taken down and another goes up. ukrainian servicemen can

>> and now, bbc world news america. >> this is bbc world news america reporting from washington, i'm katty kay. -- russia tightens his grip on crimea. tells moscowma it's on the wrong side of history as sanctions against russia. pistoriusial of oscar gets underway in south africa with the first witness saying she heard one curdling screams from the former olympians house will stop >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. russia insists its troops will remain in ukraine until in their words come of the political situation has been normalized. there were reports earlier that ukrainian forces in crimea had been given until tomorrow morning to surrender -- surrender to the russians. russia has dismissed the idea of an ultimatum. we start our coverage from the strategic port of sevastopol. >> the crimea and the russian occupation -- a place of tension and sudden anger. outside the main sevastopol maple base, crowds have gathered. then a lone woman, nervous but determine dares to hold up the yellow and blue colors of ukraine. she is attacked and taken

>> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the hunt for debris from that missing malaysian jetliner came up empty-handed again today, almost two weeks after it vanished from radar. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. as rescue teams keep scouring the indian ocean by air and by sea for the plane, miles o'brien looks into the effort to get literally millions of people to join in the search. >> this search for the malaysian airliner is just the latest manifestation of a powerful mix of space, computer and mobile technology coupled with social networking and a plain old human desire to help others in need.

>> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is bbc world news america. just 10lans a vote in days to separate from ukraine , drawingrussia criticism from world leaders. >> the first referendum on the future of crimea will violate the ukrainian constitution and violate international law. >> one of moammar gadhafi's suns is returning to libya to face justice. in tripoli it is a cause for celebration. rise and shine. we are capturing some of the biggest cities at dawn. it's something you won't want to miss. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. in just 10 days time, crimea's parliament says the region will be voting on whether to break away from ukraine and join russia. . decision has been announced ukraine's interim president says this violates the country's constitution. president obama insisted it would be against international law. john simpson reports. is a furnace tonight. in the predominantly pro-russian area the city is surrounded by demonstrators gleefully celebrating the decision to join the russian federat

. >>> this is bbc america. and now, live from london, "bbc world news". >>> in the middle of a press briefing from kuala lumpur. they are saying a number of reports recently have been inaccurate. the crews's homes have not been searched. the idea that the plane had been tracked for several hours is inaccurate, he said. boeing and rolls-royce are cooperating. and the malaysian authorities are releasing data which would normally be kept confidential. the last time that the plane gave a package of information about the functioning of the engines was at 1:07 last saturday morning. that came from chief executive of the malaysian airlines system. >> we're talking about sophisticated equipment deployed by the u.s. and china. so to say it's just on our shoulders i think is unfair. because the overwhelming support and unprecedented effort on a multinational level is something very proud about. we need to find the aircraft. >> (inaudible). >> until we find it, i will never feel we are anywhere forward. >> (inaudible). >>

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>>> this is bbc america. and now, live from london, "bbc world news". >>> hello. i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news". our top stories. prime minister mid yesterday 6th becomes the most senior russian prime minister to visit crimea. this coming in as troops are withdrawing from ukraine's borders. a danger to our food supplies. a panel on climate change say rising temperatures pose an ever rising threat. >>> and the first army chief to face such a prosecution. musharraf is charged with trea so n. hello. russia's prime minister medvedev is in crimea at the head of an economic delegation of russian vice premiers. it come as the defense ministry says the build justify of russian troops has begun to ease in recent days. while he is the most senior russian politician to travel to the region since moscow seized it from ukraine. the follows secretary of state john kerry and sergei lavrov. well, let's go to daniel sandford. what has mr. medvedev been saying in the last few moments. >> he has announced it will become a special economic zone. a ministry will be set up

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