i'm george alagiah. one of the world's biggest hostage crises unfolding right now in algeria. we will be asking if it is payback for the french military intervention in mali. europeans, japanese, and americans held at the gas facility in the sahara. the algerian government says this islamist militant is behind the raid. jakarta under water. one of asia's biggest capitals brought to a halt as torrential rains caused flooding. >> officials have warned that over the next few days the rain will continue to increase. that could mean floodwaters around jakarta will continue to rise. >> ♪ >> behind closed doors, how russian rulers have enjoyed the treasures of the kremlin. the bpc has exclusive access. -- the bbc. and things just got tougher for boeing. >> the dreamliner is now grounded globally from washington to tokyo. boeing is the world's biggest plane maker. >> its new and in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, 1:00 p.m. in algeria. interest extremists --- islamic extremists are holding dozens of workers host

. >> i am george alagiah. russia has concerns about an israeli airstrike on syria. the french defense minister says he backs the idea of spending -- sending a united nations peacekeeping force to mali. now to an astonishing story -- pitting the free press against the sensors, but not in the way you would expect -- censors, but not in the way you would expect. attacks began when the new york times published a story about the wealth accumulated by the family of chinese premier -- china's premier, wen jiabao. >> if you cast your mind back to october, the "new york times" had this story detailing the wealth accumulated by the family of the premier, wen g about -- wen jiabao, putting it over -- wen jiabao, putting it over a large sum. the new york times =-- "new york times" was not alleging any wrongdoing. their computer started coming under attack. they believe the hackers were trying to find the information, the sources for that story. it does not believe they were able to. the "new york times" says it brought in security consultants which said it had all the hallmarks