the image showing buddha wearing headphones to promote a bar. we have more. >> all three men have been found guilty of insulting religion and sentenced to two years plus hard labor in prison. they were given another six months for operating a bar outside licensed hours. their offense had been to put up a poster on facebook using an image of buddha in psychedelic colors. when the bar owner realized this caused offense and outrage, he took it down and issued an apology. that wasn't enough. buddhist monks organized protests outside the bar and the men were detained and charged. human rights activists say there are several things that worry them about the verdict. it points to a lack of free speech in myanmar. they worry the provision used to convict the men may be interpreted so widely it could criminalize any discourse on religion. it points to the rising influence of a group of hard lined baddist monks. it was pressure from these two groups who call themselves 969 that the authorities brought the action against the men. these groups have also bee

it was a picture of buddha surrounded by psychedelic colors promoting a cheap drinks night. it offended hard line buddhists here. they went to the police. the police closed the bar down and decided to prosecute the three men. they have all been sent back to prison today. the new zealander involved came out in a typical, understated way saying he was disappointed about the verdict. that's an understatement. him and his family are upset about the two and a half year sentence. they apologized said it was a mistake and they didn't intend to offend anyone. the best thing they can hope for is sometime in the months ahead, there's a deal reached, the government steps in and says okay you have served your time we will release you from prison deport you quietly, you have done enough time here. >>> now, eight agencies say conditions in vanuatu are among the worst they have faced. food and supplies are needed. it left much of the nation ininhabitable. 11 confirmed deaths. there's growing concern about the populated islands, many still inaccessible. our correspondent gave us this op upd

and the severe punishment for a bar manager and two staff who have been convicted of insulting buddha this wrecked building is one of three that make up the page primary school, until last week, 160 small children studies here. that building is totally wrecked and this roof has almost totally peeled away. perhaps the island hardest hit, by the cyclone. we flew down on a small propeller plane with eight seats with only those sorts of small planes can get in here at the moment waxer is really feed redirect examination the big military planes with aid onboard. the priorities are the roads. the shelters foods and medicines and and the tents at the immediate response, they are really needed. >> believe it or not this school is one of the least damaged buildings. many are standing totally flattened and on the road we came across a family sitting in the ruins of their home. trying to salvage some timber. this house i called it isn't 95, i called my wife, we have to move out now. i don't know. i just see the house moving up and down, my heart was sinking and -- we have to move this school bui

an image of buddha for a drinks promotion. lawrence lee reports. guilty over insubstituting religion. their offense using an image of buddha with headphones for an on line flier to promote drinks at the bar. it was withdrawn shortly and angie issues. but the men have been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. >> pretty disappointed actually. >> the accuse redirect examination quickly whisks away. the mother of one of the defendants directs her anger at one of the monks. the action was brought again the three men after some monks complained about the flier. >> i want to talk about our religion. it is someone insults religion should we accept it? is it right. >> human rights grouped accused the authoritying of bows to pressure from radical groups. there are some who point to this verdict as an example of the rising influence of a group of hard line buddhists morks. and the concern is that these views are allowed to gain more prominence it could deepen the religious conflict. since 2012, violence related to religious tensions particularly between buddhi

an image of buddha with head phones.he poster was withdrawn shortly off it was posted last december and an apology issued but the men have been sentenced to two and a half years in prison. >> pretty disappointed actually. >> reporter: the accused are quickly whisked away in a police van. the mother of one of the defendants directs her anger at one of the monks. the action was brought against the men after summon ks complained about the flyer. >> translator: if someone insults religion, should we accept it? is it right? >> reporter: human rights groups accuse the authorities of bowing to pressure from radical buddhist groups. there are some who point to this as an exampling of a rising influence of a hard line group of monks. and the concern is it could deepen a religious conflict. since 2012, violence related to religious tensions in myanmar, particularly between buddhists and muslims has killed more than 200 people. and displaced 10s of thousands more. last year a group of monks proposed a set of laws which they say aim

it shows buddha on the ground surrounded by psychedelic colors and wearing headphones. it was posted on facebook as part of a cheap drinks promotion . journalists are not allowed in burmese court, but inside the sweaty courtroom and unforgiving verdict was delivered. the three men were guilty of insulting buddhism and sentenced to 2.5 years of hard labor. >> pretty disappointed actually. is more than the maximum sentence. >> do have a message to people who believe that you offended them? >> i can only sam sorry so many times. it has nothing to do with me. >> relatives of the burmese men were not happy, either. in court they put the blame for posting the picture on mr. blackwood. >> philip admitted he was the one who did it. he didn't show it, just posted it on his own. >> mr. blackwood's best chance of getting out of jail on an appeal rests with government intervention. his friends and family are hoping that in the coming months he will be quietly released and deported from myanmar. bbc news. katty: tomorrow marks 50 years since the first ever spacewalk. russia complete

a new zealand bar manager and two of his staff get two years hard labor in myanmar for insulting buddhaand we'll get a glimpse at the high-tech future from a show in germany. >> today on "the stream". >> i'm here at south by southwest where the latest innovations in technology are making a huge splash. get a glimpse into the future on "the stream". >> "the stream". today, at 1:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. ♪ >>> reminder of the top stories here on aljooz. israelis have spent the day voting in an election expected to be a close race between prime minister benjamin netenyahu party, and center left alliance zionist union. >>> syrian forces have been accused of using deadly chlorine gas killing women and children. at least six people were killed in an attack in idlib province. >>> and rescue workers have started to reach vanuatu's remote islands that damaged by a cyclone. >>> let's return to the israeli elections to jerusalem and speak to a political correspondent for the radio news network, voice of israel. thanks for being with us. i wanted to start off with benjamin netenyahu s

. >> this may look like an ordinary buddha statue, but this thousand year old work of art is hiding a secret -- a secret so special that hungary's national history museum has devoted an entire exhibit to this unique religious relic. >> the buddha statue belongs to a dutch private collector, and when he bought it, he had no idea what was hiding inside. he lent it to a museum for an exhibit, and they put it under a ct machine, x-rated, and discovered the statue hides a mommy of a monk. the monk probably lived around 1000 years ago in china. experts and he committed self mummification with a special diet of seeds and poisonous plants before he ended his life while meditating in a pit. experts stressed the complex ritual was not suicide. >> basically, not everyone was allowed to try this. only buddhist masters who reached a very high level could do this with a permit. their own reason was to reach a certain level, to reach nirvana this way. >> some 200 years after his death, the mummy was committed to the golden shell now on display. visitors to the hunt gary and capital can view the exhi

jigme continues her compassionate work to set her little buddhas on a road to an independent and happyife. ♪ >> last time on "everyday edisons," we did some cooking outside with inventor al contarino's unique grill. after testing his theory of convection, our design department further improved the door and drawer features, making the grill even more marketable. on this episode, we turn up the heat on something new, a sponge you can put in your microwave that creates not just steam but a clean so clean you may not have ever seen.

here is a buddha head. >> almost didn't make it. >> yeah. almost didn't make it what happened?they were transports and they hit a pot hole and the head bounced under another float and was destroyed. that's --. >> poor buddha. >> you -- they were able to repair it and it'll be part of tonight's big show. >> these sorts of emergencies they are just part of the deal. >> part of the deal. got to roll with it. >> yeah. stay with us. we will be right back. ♪ since 1971, what's made us different has made us great. we invented low-fares and made sure bags fly free. and now our bold new look puts our heart front and center for everyone to see. others follow the pack. we'll follow our heart. because at southwest bold is in our blood. ♪ >>> the ntsb is now trying to figure out what led to the vintage world war ii plane piloted by harrison ford to crash earlier this week the star was flying a single engine plane alone on thursday when he crash landed on a golf course in v eric nice after having engine trouble. he was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. ford's publicist

translator: there are only a dozen such buddha statues with clear records in china.y precious. it's very rare to see a statue from such a early date. >> reporter: it was part of a museum in budapest. it was remained earlier this month. translator: the statue belongs to a dutch private collector. when he bought it he had no idea what was hiding inside. >> reporter: the dutch collector gave a statement saying he purchased the buddha statutue i 1996 from another collector. he's willing to give it back if it's proven to originate from the village. researchers are awaiting dna results in hopes of tracing the mummy's roots. >> we'll take you now to france. there is a remembrance ceremony that's taking place for the victims of the germanwings plane crash. the event is happening in the cathedral. 150 people were killed in the crash in the french alps. 150 candles are being placed there. these are sons and daughters, mothers and fathers. and they came from all around the world. at least eight countries. according to germanwings. thank you for joining us. for u.s. viewers new

image of buddha with headphones on line to promote drinks at a bar. the poster was withdrawn shortly after posted last december, and an apology issued, but the men have been sentenced to two and a half years in prison. >> pretty disappointed, actually. >> the accused are quickly whisked away in a police van. the mother of one of the defendants directs anger at the monks. some mounts complained about the flier leading to the action. >> i want to talk about our religion. if someone insults religion, should we accept it? is it right. >> authorities are accused of bowing to pressure from radical buddhist groups. >> some point to the verdict as the ricing influence of buddhist monks. the concern is this could deepen the religious conflict. >> since 2012, violence related to religious tensions in myanmar, particularly between buddhists and muslims has killed more than 200 people and displaced tens of thousand us more. last year, a group of monks proposed a set of laws which they say aims to protect race and religion. the bills which are being debated in par

this is part of a world team from bivian province once home to afghanistan's giant buddha statues.ing lived through 30 years of war, he says his passion for preserving cultural artifacts has never wavered. >> when the russians came we moved all of the myselfem pieces to the king's house. then during civil war, the staff couldn't even get to the museum and the third tragtee was after 2001. everyone knows what happened then. . >> what happened was, the taliban blew up ancient statues of buddha. the largest was over 50 meters high. >> the taliban still controls large parts of the country side. so the threat is to afghanistan's cultural history hasn't gone away. the museum is so concerned that it doesn't allow cameras into its storerooms. it doesn't want the taliban finding out what pieces it has in the buddhist period. the museum has over 40,000 pieces to catalogue. it's taken almost five years to get 90% of is it done. it's mohammed raze's job to photograph them all. >> the artifacts aren't kept in proper conditions. the storeroom doesn't have a humid fire. we need more sophisticated

. >> what happened, the taliban blew up ancient statues of buddha. the largest was 50 meters high. the taliban control large parts of the countryside so the cultural history has not gone away. in fact, the museum is so concerned that it doesn't allow cameras into its store room. it doesn't want the taliban finding out what pieces it has from the buttest buddhist period. it has 50,000 pieces cataloged it's taken five years to get it done and it's his job to photograph them all. >> the artifacts are not kept in proper conditions. the store room does not have a humidifier. >> they're restoreing the wooden carverings, wiping away the grime, it's skilled work. yet the conservationists are missing basic car pen try tools and the device to hold the panels in place but right now what they need more than anything is some electricity. >> egypt has carried out the first execution. hang nored for an incident where children were thrown from a building. the execution comes after a month after the high court held up the sentence. an egyptian media said that a police officer has been killed by a r

. >> three men who used a psychedelic image of buddha wearing headphones to promote their bar have been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for their advertisement. the men were arrested in december after posting the depiction on facebook. international human rights groups condemn the verdict, they say it's an assault on freedom of expression and called for their release. about 90% of myanmar citizens are buddhists. monks are not allowed to drink alcohol or listen to music. the case comes as myanmar grapples with a surge of religious nationalism, including violence against muslims. government officials in myanmar have resumed talks to try to end a bitter civil war that's lasted half a century. they're sitting down face to face with ethnic minority groups to work toward peace. >> representatives for 16 major groups met for the first time in six months with military and government leaders. >> we are determined to realize a cease-fire across the country in this round of talks. if hatred and distrust between ethnic groups deepens, resolution of the conflict will become even more dif

. >> the taliban blew up ancient statues of buddha. the largest was over 50-meters high. >> the taliban still coal large of the countryside so threat to afghanistan's cultural history has not been away. the museum is so concerned that it does not allow cameras into the store room because it does not want the taliban to know what they have from the buddhist period. >> the museum has over 40,000 pieces to catalog. it has taken almost five years to get 90% of it done. and it's mohammed rafa's job to photograph them all. >> the artifacts are not kept in proper conditions. the store room does not have a humidifyier. we need more sophisticated equipment and help. >> these men are pain takingly restore wooden carvings wiping away the grime from intricate en engravings, it's skilled work yet they're missing car penry tools and the device to hold the pieces in place. but right now what they need moore than anything is some electricity. nicole johnston, al jazeera, kabul. >> the negotiations over the further of iran's nuclear program are enterin

purchased by his wife and that randy is also buddhist and powell had previously given him a small buddha figure as a gift. she then asked if the dinner invitation came after she said she worked all weekend at the office. he said you should have called me, my wife was out of town. >> she said it was for a future dinner. but in a recorded deposition she was unsure of that point. when it came to points about nazry, she showed details that she should not be punished for the affair she wanted to continue working with him and felt they could have a professional relationship. >> told judge harold that they would like to introduce a financial motive for the lawsuit. her husband, buddy fletcher was in financial difficulties when she filed the suit in 2012. his hedge fund went bankrupt and he was accused of civil fraud. >> the judge said he was caught off guard by the perkins request but would rule on it by 7:30 this evening. reporting from san francisco, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >>> a lot happening in that trial. thank you, mark. >>> happening now more problems with the port of oakland.

. >> what happened was, the taliban blew up ancient statues of buddha, the largest over 50 meters high. >> the taliban controls large parts of the countryside. the threat to afghanistan's cultural history hasn't gone away. in fact, the museum is so concerned that it doesn't allow cameras into the storerooms. it doesn't want the taliban finding out what pieces it has in the from the buddhist period. the museum has over 40,000 pieces to catalogue. it's taken almost five years to get 90% of it done. it's mohammed raz's job to photograph them all. >> the artifacts, the storeroom doesn't have a humid fire. we need more sophisticated equipment and help. >> these men are painstaking lee restoring islamic wooden carvings wiping away the grime from intricate engravings. it's skilled work. the conservationists are missing basic carpentry tools and a device to hold the panels in place. right now, what they may need more than anything is some electricity. anything ol' johnston kabul. >> officials being held in malaysia on the eve of sunday's first anniversary of the disappear answer of mh 370. the

tom:. -- buddha.rgeous. eric does our photos. olivia: in ethiopia, tom this is what your dental x-rays look like. the oldest human fossil ever was discovered on a hillside. it is predicted to be 2.8 million years old. that is 400,000 years older than a previously held record. the fossil contains a job on and five teeth. this is before candy. tom: 30-40 years ago. olivia: who? tom: the guy that really got this going in the modern age. the fossils. olivia: can we have a sound effect for that? what are you talking about? tom: come on. everyone knows lewis b. leeky. olivia: i cannot believe those teeth still exist. that is amazing. if you have ever heard of lewis b. leeky please tweet me. you can also answer our twitter question of the day. do you think that the american century is over? this is "bloomberg surveillance." stay with us. stop talking about teeth. ♪ tom: good morning everyone. that is not "the hunger games." that is new york city. [laughter] it is snowy. it is march. a rod got a hit yesterday

. >> reporter: what happened was the taliban blew up statues of buddha. the taliban controls large parts of the countryside. the threat to cultural history has not gone away. the history doesn't allow cameras into the storeroom, doesn't want the taliban finding out what piece it is has. the museum has 40,000 pieces it cata hog. it's taken years to get it done. it's this man's job to photograph them all. >> translation: the storeroom doesn't have a humidifier. we need equipment and hep. >> these me are restoring wooden carvings. wiping away the crime. skilled work. the conservationist missing car penery tools and devices to hold the cameras in place. what they need is electricity. >>> according to the palestinian authority, more than a third of married women are victims of domestic violence. now, a report on why many women are afraid to pick out. >> reporter: this is nadya, a victim of domestic violence that lasted 13 years. first at the hands of her ex-husbands and then the hands of her brother. one day my ex-husband bought a pipe did hit me in front of m

. >> what happened was the taliban blew up ancient statues of buddha. largest over 50 meters high. >> the taliban controls large parts of the countryside. the threat to afghanistan's cultural history hasn't gone away. if doesn't allow cameras into the storeroom. it doesn't want the taliban finding out what pieces it has from the buddhist period. >> the museum has over 40,000 pieces to catalogue. it's taken almost five years to get 90% of it done. it's mohammed raze's job to photograph them all. >> the artifacts aren't kept in proper conditions. the storeroom doesn't have a humid fire. we need more sophisticated equipment. >> thins men are pangs takingly restoring carveings wiping away the grime from intricate engravings. it's skilled work. the conserveationists are missing carpentry tools and a device to hold the panels in place. what they may need more than anything is some electricity. nicole johnston al jazeera, kabul. >>>. >> according to the malstenian authority, more than a third of married women victims of domestic violence. a report from meth le

their offense, using a picture of buddha wearing head phones. fen have been sentenced to two and a half years in prison. >> we are pretty disappointed actually. >> reporter: the accused are quickly whisked away in a police van. the mother of one of the defendants directs her anger at one of the monks. the action was brought against the three men after summon ks complained about the flyer. >> translator: i want to talk about our religion if someone insults religion should we accept it? >> reporter: there are some who point to this verdict as an example of the rising influence of a group of hard line buddhist monks. and the concern is if these views are allowed to gain more prominence in myanmar, it could deepen the religious conflict. since 2012 violence related to religious tensions in myanmar particularly between buddhists and muslims have killed more than 200 people and displaced thousands more. last year a group of monks proposed a set of laws which they say aims to protect race and religion. the bill would among other things restrict interfa

all of the stuff i loved best seemed to have been taken from the buddha about who i knew nothing.rlie: did you call him and ask if he read the book? dan: we do not have that kind of relationship. the buddhists, unlike eckhart tolle, has a really practical suggestion for dealing with the voice in the head and it is meditation. i did not want to do it. i thought it was for hippies and freaks and weirdos and people into cat stevens. that is what i thought. people who use the word "namaste" without any irony. i thought it was completely ridiculous. charlie: do you know any of them? dan: i grew up with them. [laughter] my parents were hippies. they made me go to yoga class when i was five years old. and this was kind of like pre-yoga, early adopters and not in a good way. the yoga teacher made me take my jeans off and do the stretches in my tighty whities, in front of all of the other kids, so it gave me a negative attitude about all things new agey. i found out there is an enormous amount of science that suggests that meditation can lower your blood pressure, boost your immune system,

he's turned to meditation and the wisdom of buddha. >> i am not a buddhist.really helpful. >> reporter: he also sent us this video of him and his kids dancing to the song "shake it off." ah, the wisdom of taylor swift. ♪ shake it off shake it off ♪ >> reporter: how long are you going to be made to pay for a mistake? >> i don't know. i do know that when you watch it for the first time -- i don't know how you live with yourself and work here. -- it feels like it just happened. >> reporter: it's always going to be there. >> you can't take it down. >>> next, supervisor hell. >> you put me on hold and never came back! >> when occupational hazards returns. every new recipe. because it's cats who know best what cats like to eat. up today, new friskies 7. we're trying seven cat-favorite flavors all in one dish. now for the moment of truth. yep, looks like it's time to share what our cats love, with your cats. new friskies 7. for cats. by cats. ifyou may be muddlingble withrough allergies.nger... try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than c

reading and realized all the stuff i love best about eckhart toly seemed to have been taken from buddha >> rose: did you call him up and say i read that book? >> no. the buddhists unlike eckhart tolly have a practical suggestion fog dealing with the voice in the head and that's meditation. i didn't want to do it. i thought it was for hippies and people into cat stephens and i thought it was completely ridiculous. >> rose: do you know any of those. >> i grew up with a lot of them. my parents were hippies and made me go to yoga class when i was five years old and this is kind of like pre-yoga. they were early adopters and not in a good way. the yoga teacher made me take my jeans off and do the stretches in front of my tighty whities in front of all the other kids so that gave me an impression about all things new agey and spiritual. then i found medication can lower blood pressure boost immune system and rewire the key parts of your brain that have to do with focus, compassion basic well being and then i decided to do it. and the other thing i learned -- >> rose: how long did it take you

while the figures of jesus buddha and moses were busy snorting cocaine, looking at pornographic magazines and -- and it was just so brilliant and so profound in so many ways. i would say it is a higher version of "charlie hebdo," just with a greater degree of genius. >> on this weekend's "newsmakers," just as bob goodlatte -- our guest is bob goodlatte. >> it is a legitimate question to ask if his president will carry outlaws. you have grave misgivings -- carried out laws. you have grave misgivings but we think that the -- we have misgivings but we think that they should have the tools to show that the border is being enforced with illegal immigration. and then we can address legal immigration reform and certainly we will always have before us the necessity of determining what to do about the status of people who are not awfully here. -- lawful easier. -- lawfully here. they are different groups of people. all of that needs to be addressed but the first thing that has to be done is to regain the trust of the american people that in these difficult times when we are concerned about terrori

while the figures of jesus buddha and moses were busy snorting cocaine, looking at pornographic magazines and -- and it was just so brilliant and so profound in so many ways. i would say it is a higher version of "charlie hebdo," just with a greater degree of genius. >> on this weekend's newsmakers our guest is bob goodlatte of virginia, he talks about funding for the common security department of the ongoing debate over president obama's executive order on immigration. >> it is a legitimate question to ask will this present carry out new laws? we have grave misgivings about that but we also believe that there are many improvements to the law that whether it is this president or the next, they should have those tools to really show that the border of our country and the interior is being properly enforced with regard to illegal immigration and then, we can address legal immigration reform and certainly, we will always have before us the necessity of determining what to do about the status of people who are not lawfully here. obviously, there are many ideas about that and there are many pe

to episode of south park which revolves around mohammad in a bear suit while the figures of jesus buddha and moses were busy snorting cocaine, look at pornographic magazines and it is just so brilliant and so profound in so many ways. and i would say it's her version of "charlie hebdo," just with a greater degree of genius. >> i want to thank everybody and invite alan act up. thanks to everybody for interesting and lively discussion. [applause] >> senator barbara mikulski says she will not seek reelection to a sixth term. the 78 year-old maryland democrat made the announcement today in baltimore. she is the longest serving pope and in congress and the republicans took over since she chaired the appropriations committee. she tells reporters that she'll still have two years in her current term. she says she hasn't written the last chapter in her career. senate democratic leader harry reid tweeted at his reaction this one thing i came to the senate with the barbara mikulski and i have had no better time -- no better friend than barbara mikulski. the house and senate return to capitol hill t

according to the buddhist scriptures win the buddha passed away the king deity added the following:quote in permanent are all component things, they are prized and cease, that is their nature. a come into being and passed away. we should not attach to the world's say the buddhists, to things in the world because all things are temporary and they will soon pass away. all suffering, say the buddhists comes from the attachment. if i could only detached from my daughter may be i would feel better. to my mind is one of the profound contradictions of human existence that we long for immortality. indeed fervently believe that something must be unchanging and permanent when all the evidence and nature argues against that. either i and delusional or nature is in complete. either i am being emotional end vein in my wish for eternal life for myself and my daughter or there is some realm of immortality that exists outside of nature. as a false alternative, the need to have a talk with myself and get over it. after all, there are other things that i yearn for that are either not true or not good for

we've seen this in afghanistan where the taliban famously destroyed stunning buddha.was a mets saj they were also sending to the world. look how little we regard what you hold auz important. >> what can be done? the fact is i know that archaeologists are quickly trying to take pictures on their cell phones. they're calling for air strikes. >> unfortunately, not a lot. we've not been able to do anything when tens of thousands of people have been butchered by isis. it's unlikely we can do anything to save these things. so save the memories is the best thing we can hope for. >> chris, over to you. >>> all right. thank you very much. hillary clinton is staying silent so far about the controversy over her e-mails, but the talk is getting louder and louder around her. even friendly democrats saying she should talk. we'll get into it. [ male announcer ] after john huntsman was diagnosed with cancer, he founded huntsman cancer institute. to fight cancer in new and different ways like combining 300 years of family histories with health records to treat, predict and in many cas

according to the buddhist scriptures win the buddha passed away the king deity added the following:quote in permanent are all component things, they are prized and cease, that is their nature. a come into being and passed away. we should not attach to the world's say the buddhists, to things in the world because all things are temporary and they will soon pass away. all suffering, say the buddhists comes from the attachment. if i could only detached from my daughter may be i would feel better. to my mind is one of the profound contradictions of human existence that we long for immortality. indeed fervently believe that something must be unchanging and permanent when all the evidence and nature argues against that. either i and delusional or nature is in complete. either i am being emotional end vein in my wish for eternal life for myself and my daughter or there is some realm of immortality that exists outside of nature. as a false alternative, the need to have a talk with myself and get over it. after all, there are other things that i yearn for that are either not true or not good for