earlier i asked malaysian political analyst kean wong how this situation had arisen.stems entirely at this stage from the huge scandal that we now refer to as the 1mdb wealth fund scandal, and according to the statement that was issued by the 1mdb task force, which consists of— the 1mdb task force, which consists of — including the current and previous anticorru ption of — including the current and previous anticorruption commission chiefs, it has to do with a subsidiary of 1mdb called src. this has to do with allegedly billions of dollars of misplaced money, or a heist that i think most malaysians still find incredible, and find very difficult to forgive, who they see as the main culprit, which is this former prime minister. and so the news over the last few weeks has been shocking. we've seen images of his homes linked to him being raided, expensive handbags, jewellery to the tune of some $270 million billion recovered. so how have people in malaysia in reacting to this? i think a lot of malaysians that i know, certainly across social media, in person, even across t

but many malaysians have been angry in recent years over high level government corruption and the rising cost of living prime minister mahathir has accused his predecessor najib result of steven conduits of millions of dollars on embezzling public funds. this week talked to al-jazeera travels to the malaysian capital to sit down with the man fighting against corruption and for a more united malaysia prime minister mahathir mohamad talks to al-jazeera. or minister thank you very much for talking to al-jazeera he welcomes you stepped aside as prime minister answer. thousand and three after serving for more than three decades in the top shop here in malaysia but you never really left politics you were still very much a dominant figure within the ruling united malays national organization or noise it's known locally and it's actually been the monopoly holder of government since malaysia gained independence in two thousand and sixteen though you resigned from knowing you set up your own party announcing that you would contest the next elections which you eventually ended up winning surprising

but many malaysians have been angry in recent years over high level government corruption and the rising cost of living prime minister mahathir has accused his predecessor najib result of steven conduits of millions of dollars and embezzling public funds. this week talked to al-jazeera travels to the malaysian capital to sit down with the man fighting against corruption and for a more united malaysia prime minister mahathir mohamad talks to al-jazeera. or minister thank you very much for talking to al-jazeera he welcomes you stepped aside as prime minister in two thousand and three office serving for more than two decades in the top job here in malaysia but you never really left politics you were still very much a dominant figure within the ruling united malays national organization or know as it's known locally and it's been the monopoly holder of government since monday. asia gained independence in two thousand and sixteen though you resigned from knowing you set up your own party announcing that you would contest the next elections which are eventually ended up winning surprisingly wh

just like in one thousand nine hundred three the malaysian boeing crash was leveraged against the enemy. a new wave of sanctions hit russia mediately after the tragedy. the united states is imposing new sanctions in key sectors of the russian economy almost a year and three months later the dutch safety board published a report that is itself a flight m.h. seventy crashed because often. i have three well for and or i have the today just outside of the airplane and the best the left side of the cockpit the report didn't blame any specific group or person and estimated a very wide area of three hundred twenty kilometers as a zone from which the missiles fired at the same time the russian producer of boog missiles on wasn't a conducted its own independent investigation. that they speeded me up the fullest uprightly in lieu of the delegates i mean if you like yet the nist is up a school during the experiment they blew up a retired airliner with a bouquet missile and came to the conclusion that the malaysian plane was brought down by the older type of missiles not used by russia anymore but

as been interviewing the current malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad and joins me live from kuala lumpur. when i was the world's oldest head of state he's now back for a second term as prime minister how worried is he about the malaysian economy and endemic corruption in the country. well down remember my head here is the person who's been credited with transforming malaysia when he was prime minister the first time around its entry making gets one of the asian tiger economies we saw a huge rise in the value of the currency massive projects the patrollers twin towers and the creation of or manufacturing of their own car is one of. several other developments in the industries obviously since he's left there has been a lot of corruption that has taken place in fact in his final years there was accusations as well he said that the reason why he's come back into politics is because that corruption has gone so far it's actually threaten the stability of the country and its future and we asked him about some of the accusations that have been leveled against him like interference in the

we can say the malaysian economy is maybe stuttered to say the least in the past few years compared to the heights that you have brought up when you were prime minister and where they have to go according to many fests or said by the coalition i'm not as free to do anything i like because i am bound to carry on what the coalition has decided and the coalition has decided that we will go back to democracy we'll go back to the rule of law so that today i cannot on my own just anybody and during my time ideally in making use of my power to arrest people at random there there must be a cost further afield let's go back to saudi arabia in the gulf malaysia announced it was withdrawing its soldiers from saudi arabia these are the troops that were participating in the saudi led coalition that's been bombarding yemen for almost three years now why did you take the decision to bring back was a little hope to be friendly with all countries not to be but the speed in any war except for peacekeeping. troops had there. believe for training. saudi at war with yemen we don't want to be involved in ot

former malaysian prime minister najib razak has been charged with breach of trust.pur courthouse a few hours ago, after spending the night in a detention centre following his arrest on tuesday on corruption charges. let's go to our asia business correspondent karishma vaswani, who is following the story for us. a massive fall from grace. indeed, andi a massive fall from grace. indeed, and i think this is really underlines the current administration's focus on clamping down on corruption in malaysia. now, it has to be said that at this point, what we do understand is that the former prime minister najib razak has been charged with three cou nts razak has been charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count, we understand, of abuse of power. all of this relating to the subsidiarity, a unit of the state—run investment fund, imdb, which he remembered it set up, ostensibly to develop the malaysian economy in particular, to develop kuala lumpur, the malysian capital, into a financial hub. of course, that never happened, what happened instead was that t

a malaysian judge gave him a five year sentence but he served just seventeen months. according to sources one of the little kings biggest customers lives in indonesia bustling capital. we arrive just of the city is hosting a reptile exhibit. which. despite this being a government sanctioned event it doesn't take long for us to find illegal animals for sale. in the research including tortoises from madagascar. still undercover as a dealer we head for one of the biggest booths. but we sit down for a meeting you know with daniel and you would judge or you know as and how do you know us and all. the people not only does daniel readily admit that to work together but we notice he's also wearing a shirt from madagascar and doesn't go on her so still to still doing our there there then something that surprises even us daniel admits the two thousand and ten shipment of snakes which landed anson in prison was destined for his shock even her hero and hero is my. my friend. if you think i've made you take go. pick your biggest all manly men like they were your snakes. i read abo

the former malaysian prime minister najib razak has been charged with a number of corruption offenses the allegations are in connection to the scandal plagued that state fund one and the b. which he set up while he was in office but the sixty four year old remains the find telling reporters the upcoming trial will be his chance to prove his innocence florence louis reports now from the capital or. not arrived at the poor high court to answer charges of corruption at criminal to trust which carry a maximum twenty year prison sentence. outside his supporters mostly from the political party he wants light to read not just. the month and he's the former prime minister and party leader who's done a lot for malaysians now that he's facing such trying times i've come here to lend my support to him and his family malaysia's former prime minister pleaded not guilty and off to be released on bail set the case against him is a political vendetta. and they are expected this this is what the new government wants if this is a price i have to pay for my twenty four years of service to the nation and

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last week malaysian anti-corruption officials finally seized objects of value from the prime minister wife that are believed to have been bought with some of this cash that they stole. you might have seen this last week when they announced what they actually had found, what he had actually seized when they went to go collect all the loot, all the spoils of the theft the prime minister and his wife had accumulated. you might have seen this. this is from the "new york times." "among the items seized were 12,000 pieces of jewelry worth an estimated $109 million just in the value of their precious metals and gemstones alone. in addition, authorities seized cash worth $29 million in 26 currencies. simply counting the cash took three days for 22 officials using six currency counting machines. anti-corruption officials also seized 423 watches, 234 pairs of sunglasses, 2,'ll 00 pairs of earrings, 2,200 rings, 2,100 bangles, what's a bangle, 1,600 broaches -- i don't see if you see broaches or broaches. 1,400 necklaces. 124 city yaras. think about that for a second. presumably the prime minist

in the book a month and he's the former prime minister and party leader who's done a lot for malaysians now that he's facing such trying times i've come here to lend my support to him and his family malaysia's former prime minister pleaded not guilty and off to be released on bail set the case against him is a political vendetta so you. know i expected this this is what the new government wants if this is the price i have to pay for my twenty four years of service to the nation and its people i'm willing to pay that price but i hope and pray that the court process will be fair and in accordance with the rule of law i believe in my innocence this is the best chance i have to clear my name. the court set bail at two hundred fifty thousand dollars and audit not just to surrender his passport he's accused of using his position as finance minister and prime minister to enrich himself with public funds and transferring ten million dollars into his bank account in two thousand and fourteen and two thousand and fifty prosecutors say the money came from s.r.c. international a former subsidiary o

a five year undercover sting where wildlife officers posed as dealers to lure one a malaysian citizen to america. in court officers testified one promised them he could get anything from anywhere. in the end he pled guilty to forty counts of illegally importing endangered species and was sentenced to almost six years in prison. is or i'm going to market our army. or a reckless you know walker. who doesn't. this man who we'll call x worked with wong for years and describes what drives him is more more. order country. besides the ploughshare madagascar is also home to many other unique species. ninety percent of the country's animals are found nowhere else in the world. an irresistible draw for the lizard king.

we have had investors selling off malaysian stocks.have had the benchmark index near a six-month low. there are definitely market implications. there's more to come. it is a story that keeps on giving. we thought we put a lid on that last year but it has come back. editor,n news desk shannon adam. for hist, i sat down first interview since he was on the job in january. we will bring you our exclusive interview. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ manus: it has just gone: -- gone 9:46 here in dubai. very happy independence day. the dollar slipping every so slightly. if you're having apple pie, candy corn, these are the kinds of things we understand that are part of the celebration. there has been a heatwave over new york. we take a broad survey of all american foods here at bloomberg. dollar is strong as a pancake. they say they will restructure their operations to make itself more agile. i spoke to the ceo. it was his first television ceo -- television interview since taking over the top job. >> money taken a stage further. we are inves

charges against involving the corruption scandal surrounding the state investment fund one and and malaysian public. saying about all this and as we've been reporting this this is something that had been coming for some time. that's right but you're getting a really quite varied and quite mixed reaction today at port called mostly supporters a lot of them were saying that they're here to show his support and really to say thank you because he was ultimately former prime minister malaysia and he was also the former leader of the political party known as a party that really was the strongest party that was part of the alliance that ruled malaysia since independence that was really in charge of this country for more than sixty years but at the same time there was a lot of people who have expressed delight in the fact that these charges are finally taking place because a lot of people many people believe that he had a hand in stopping the investigations that started earlier this year and it's only with the new government in place now that these investigations i have been able to move forward so

the question many malaysians are -- ng it is whether or not he will also go in. being affected by this. can they expect a fair shake in the justice system? absolutely. i think the fact that the government has waited five weeks thatve lowered indicates their moving forward judiciously. they have got that the evidence and i think it would not vote unless the evidence was quite strong. i think of motivations themselves are divided. sympathy andtook the political base. there will be people who will see this trial in very different sets of ways. i think it will be unprecedented in the sense that this will be a trial that will be played out in public with many people being able to see what is happening. complicated. the issues involved multiple subsidiaries and different actors. i think you're going to see post in theave any general elections. they will have a dramatic television event as they watch this unfold. david: does this affect the financial position of the government at all russian mark -- at all? i think it sends a message that the government is serious about

two months after a shock malaysian feat for president -- former malaysian president is under arrest, he could be charged on wednesday. president he's being questioned over the disappearance of billions in a fund set up under his administration. hundreds of millions ended up in a bank account leaked to him but he denies wrongdoing. failure to reach a brexit deal would be disastrous for british industry, especially for mpanies that relie on that u.k. businesses have the right to voice concerns. airbus and b.m.w. warned they might pull investment from britain if brexit means barriers to trade with the e.u. england will face sweden in the world cup quarterfinals after eliminating colombia on penalties. the match finished 1-1 after extra time before the goal keeper became the shootout hero. it's england's first knockout win at a world cup for 12 years. the swedes advanced by beating their opponent 1-0. global news on air and on twitter on tictoc. i'm jessica summer, this is bloomberg. yvonne: thank you. some news on trade the last couple of hours. the trump administration allowing z.t.e.

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to do aside from the corruption there is a more dangerous issue which is foreign interference in malaysian politics for promising a jeep claim that the money that was in his accounts we're talking about. six hundred and eighty one million dollars was a gift from saudi arabia to help in his election campaign now either he's telling the truth in saudi arabia has effectively been interfering in malaysian politics by funding somebodies campaign or he's lying on the money you were stolen but he's using saudi arabia to try and cover his tracks would also mean that saudi arabia is interfering in malaysian politics or domestic affairs. we are disappointed in that. as not denying that the money was given by saudi. at one time he claims one but person and then he leaves so deal and all that but he has no proof of these so we can accuse saudi arabia unless of course there is proof that as in fake i miss him polity. aside from the case of one m.t.b. in the corruption scandal that's been plaguing malaysia we also spoke to the prime minister about another very interesting topic which is his relationship

it's the culmination of weeks of investigation into malaysia's former prime minister and the malaysians watched in fascination as police conducted raids on properties linked in the. falling out with they said with millions of dollars in cash boxes of luxury handbags high end watches and jewelry it was all mounting evidence of what could be one of the country's biggest corruption scandals. that structure called a complicated and complex conception across so many countries it would seem to be like. a way to actually siphon no money from from the government fund funding rego's is so if you get what you know one what is more like a scam with. the case focuses on how ten point six million dollars from estate investment entity s.r.c. and it up in the jeeves personal account it's part of a wider investigation into the abuse and misuse of the one m. d. the state fund that was started by najib soon after he became prime minister in two thousand and nine. and twenty fifteen the public learned that four billion dollars had gone missing from the fund and nearly seven hundred million dollars alleged

it's the culmination of weeks of investigation into malaysia's former prime minister and the malaysians watched in fascination as police conducted raids on properties linked to najib reza falling out with they said with millions of dollars in cash boxes of luxury handbags high end watches and jewelry it is all mounting evidence of what could be one of the country's biggest corruption scandals because when you look at the structure all the complicated and complex transactions across so many countries it would seem to be like. a way to actually siphon no money from from government fund funding. if you could put it in a one way is more like a scam. the case focuses on how ten point six million dollars from estate investment entity s.r.c ended up in the jeeves personal account it's part of a wider investigation into the abuse and misuse of the one m.d.c. state fund that was started by najib soon after he became prime minister in two thousand and nine. and twenty fifteen the public learned that four billion dollars had gone missing from the fund and nearly seven hundred million dollars alleg

any of the first thing the malaysian government released the safety investigation report on monday but investigators have not been able to find out why the aircraft diverted from its flight path the report says the change in course was unlikely to have been caused by a system failure we cannot establish a craft for by any one. but we also cannot exclude the possibility that there is an unlawful interference by the party a search by the australian malaysian and chinese government has failed to locate the plane a second search carried out by a u.s. based exploration firm which ended this year has also been unable to pinpoint a location the plane is thought to be somewhere in the southern indian ocean scattered pieces of debris from m h three seventy have washed ashore on african beaches and indian ocean islands but no bodies have ever been recovered the malaysian government has said it's open to resuming a search if there's credible evidence of the plane's location florence italy al-jazeera. a resilient government commission has recommended easing restrictions on the use of pesticides to

a malaysian judge gave him a five year sentence but he served just seventeen months. according to sources one of the liberal kings biggest customers lives in indonesia bustling capital. we arrive just of the city is hosting a reptile exhibit. which. despite this being a government sanctioned event it doesn't take long for us to find illegal animals for sale. yet to reach including tortoises from madagascar. still undercover as a dealer we head for one of the biggest booths. but we sit down for a meeting you know with daniel and you would judge or you know as and how you know us and all. of you not only does daniel readily admit that to work together but we notice he's also wearing a shirt from madagascar and doesn't go on her so i still do still doing our there there then something that surprises even us daniel admits the two thousand and ten shipment of snakes which landed anson in prison was destined for his shock even her hero. yeah he's my. wife playing. if you think i pay you if they go. pick your biggest all manly men like they were your snakes. i read about tha

here's the head of the malaysian investigation.ause of anomalies in the mechanical system. we have carried out similar to sessions to determine how the aircraft turned back. and we can confirm that the term back was made not under autopilot, it was done and a manual control. that turn occured a few minutes after take off from here, kuala lumpur airport, on 8 march 2014. the flight was headed for beijing, with 239 people on board. since then, debris from the plane has been found as far away as reunion where part of a wing washed ashore injuly 2015. other bits of debris were found in south africa, zanzibar and madagascar, but the majority of the plane has never been recovered. karishma vaswani has been through this new report. a leading investigator in the report has also said there is no evidence to support the remote takeover theory. there had been a theory at one point saying that the plane had been hijacked by external parties through technology, according to investigators in the press conference today there is no evidence to sup

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a malaysian judge gave him a five year sentence but he served just seventeen months. according to sources one of the liberal kings biggest customers lives in indonesia bustling capital. we arrive just of the city is hosting a reptile exhibit. which. despite this being a government sanctioned event it doesn't take long for us to find illegal animals for sale. here in the. including tortoises from madagascar. still undercover as a dealer we head for one of the biggest booths. but we sit down for a meeting you know with daniel and you would judge or you know as and how you know us and all. of you not only does daniel readily admit that to work together but we notice he's also wearing a shirt from madagascar and doesn't go on her so still to still doing our there there then that's something that surprises even us daniel admits the two thousand and ten shipment of snakes which landed anson in prison was destined for his shock even her hero. yeah he's my. i think. if you think maybe you take go. pick your biggest or manny meaning like they were your snakes there are i read

that report coming after a four-year investigation by the malaysian government into what really happened. what caused the flight to crash. that report points to criminal third party interference, but largely exonerates the two pilots of any blame. they did say for the first time that the flight's sudden change of course, the turning off of communications equipment had to have been done by somebody, by a a human, by a person. this supposedly new finding has been slammed by a a former royal australian air force pilot. australiaa has played a central role in trying to find the wreckage. in this article for the australian, it is written, i quote, any airline pilot with half a brain would know if a plane doesn't reach its programmed destination, it's due to human intervention. hically's it's nothing new. he calls it a cover-up and cold-blooded murder. kwlare: here in france the massachusetts crone government has been at issue over the benalla affair. >> a that's right. he was macron's bodyguard seen manhandling a protester back in may in a video. last week macron told his detractors if they a

the malaysian government has published its latest report into the disappearance of mh370.ith 239 people on board in 2014 when it was en route to beijing. an official search only endedin beijing. an official search only ended in may. a malaysian official in charge of the investigation told reporters that it is still not known what caused the plaintiffs appear, but he did say after the last medication with the ground it deviated from the flight path and a series of turns. translation: from our analysis, we can conclude that mh370 had turned back, and we can also confirm that it was not because ofan also confirm that it was not because of an anomalous mechanical system. we have determined how the aircraft turned back, and we can confirm it was not made through autopilot but through manual control. in russia, six prison staff have been detained after footage six prison staff have been detained afterfootage emerged six prison staff have been detained after footage emerged showing the brutal and prolonged beating of an inmate by guards. the recording from one of the mandatory ca

malaysian police say there was nothing unusual with this once they investigated equipment. his safety record is set -- safety record said to have been near perfect. new erafolding in zimbabwe, where voters have gone to the polls in the first general election since robert mugabe was forced to step down last year after almost 40 years in power.on lines wereas people cast their ballots. the main oppospiion parties to defeat zanu-pf, and it is predicted to be a tight contest. our africa editor fergal keane ports from the capital, harare. fergal: just a year ago they sham, a democracy was a rigged exercise to keep a tyrant in power. today felt likeomething very different. african laughter and the high hopes of long-suffering people. >> i would like to be employed. lii woul clinics for medicine. i would like people to go to school. more schools, more clinics, more jobs for everyone. >> this day i'm very hopeful for a new zimbabwe and very happy to make a change . my decision is being considered for a better zimbabwe. i'm happy and hol. fergal: it was peaceful across zimbabwe. in

formal malaysian prime minister najib razak is going to be spending the night here at the headquarters of the anti corruption agency now he was arrested on tuesday afternoon and will be brought to court on wednesday morning where he will be charged is not yet known what the charges against him will be but they could include criminal breach of trust corruption abuse of power and even obstruction of justice now not just had been questioned for two days in may by anti corruption officials in relation to a company known as s r c international it's alleged that he had received ten million dollars deposited into his personal bank account from this company a form a subsidiary of the scandal ridden state investment fund one m d b now s.r.c. international was then put on to the finance ministry of which not chip was in charge because when he was prime minister of this country he was also its finance minister and the amount of ten million dollars it's a really is ready just the tip of the iceberg when compared to the four and a half billion dollars that not jim and his associates to have misappr

former wife for possession of endangered animals after several years of delays in the courts that malaysian. director of that company pled guilty to possession and willingly agreed to pay a fine of ten thousand u.s. dollars plus of the prosecution however dropped the charges against and ones former wife so the film did have some impact but of course not the kind of impact that's needed and where do things stand and malaysia now stephen where does that figure and global wildlife trafficking malaysia still remains a key transit hub for even legal wildlife being trafficked the way it works we understand is that poachers there are poaching wildlife from africa or other parts of asia are shipping it through malaysia as well as other countries in southeast asia on to destination points in terms of places where buyers are are acquiring this so malaysia still remains a problem country there has been a lot of work done by the un and others to train customs officers here and to create more of a diligence if you will to keep tabs on customs officers so that they aren't on the take however that is a ch

the month he's the former prime minister and party leader who's done a lot for malaysians now that he's facing such trying times i've come here to lend my support to him and his family malaysia's former prime minister pleaded not guilty and off to be released on bail set the case against him is a political vendetta. and they are expected this this is what the new government wants if this is a price i have to pay for my twenty four years of service to the nation and its people i'm willing to pay that price but i hope and pray that the court process will be fair and in accordance with the rule of law i believe in my innocence this is the best chance i have to clear my name. the court set bail at two hundred fifty thousand dollars and ordered not just to surrender his passport he's accused of using his position as finance minister and prime minister to enrich himself with public funds and transferring ten million dollars into his bank account in two thousand and fourteen and two thousand and fifty prosecutors say the money came from s.r.c. international a former subsidiary of the state inv

the former malaysian prime minister, najib razak, has been charged with criminal breach of trust andourt in a kuala lumpur. the charges are connected to billions of dollars that went missing from a government—controlled fund when he was in power. najib razak has denied embezzling funds. the 64—year—old former prime minister was arrested at his home on tuesday. the president—elect of mexico is to invite the pope to help bring peace to the country. at least 200,000 people have died in drug—related crime over the past decade. andres manuel lopez obrador was speaking just after his first meeting with the outgoing president, enrique pena nieto, since sunday's election. ajudge in brazil has sentenced the tycoon eike batista to 30 years in jail. thejudge said batista had paid $16 million in bribes to a former governor of rio state to secure lucrative contracts. he rejects the allegations. the uk business lobby group the insitute of directors has released a survey of nearly 800 business leaders, claiming the majority want post—brexit customs arrangements that avoid the need for new customs p

nearly 300rs ago people were killed when a russian system shuts down a malaysian airlines flight. russia has not only downed the commercial airliner, it supports murders and in -- supports the murders of our enemies in afghanistan. it supports meddling in elections. they crossed another line when they poisoned two individuals on allied soil in a cram -- and it -- in a chemical attack. toe introduced legislation allow the state department to consider russia as state-sponsored terror. what does it say about the state of our government that we stand here and reassure europe that we are their friends? >> i think it is important for friends to hear from our friends. i think it is important for europeans to know how the senate that have worked to maintain world peace and to have some process that we can enter into trade agreements and other things. i just think it was important for our friends and allies to hear from us. are you concerned about that? there were reports that there was a senate trial. how would you handle that? >> i'm not going to address a hypothetical like that. i think

now new look malaysian government's getting ready to officially begin work in kuala lumpur after thesixty one year rule of the same political group was born brought to an end in may elections a short while ago the swearing in fair ceremony was held for ninety new members of parliament interrupted by a temporary walk out of the opposition the new government is led by prime minister mahathir mohamad who switched parties to lead a campaign against majeed razzak razzak is now facing corruption charges over the disappearance of billions of dollars from a national development firm floor so he has more from kuala lumpur. the first session of parliament more than two months optimal asians voted in a new government has seen quite a dramatic opening all but a handful of opposition m.p.'s staged a walkout before they were even sworn in they wanted to protest against the government's nomination of the speaker of the lower house they said procedure had not been followed and have asked for a fourteen day postponement of this parliament session that since walks back in but have indicated that this

a malaysian investigative team hijack no longer suspect the pilots of wrong-doing. >> i'm very relieved and happy story. >> only three confirmed pieces no bodies and no answers for vanish >> we are no closer figuring out notice a second private under water the newly elected prime minister said a searchll resume nbc bay area news. has passed away in his he was 82. he spent his career as a powerf lawmaker on capitol hill. the flags flied half-staff as oaklan mourned the loss. he is remembered as a fiery after congress, he returned to oaklan to serve one term as mayor. >> he steered the city through the slaying of floor officers. >> although the federal building is named after him, she will him. former president clinton took to twitte learning of his philos and he championed behind >>> new at 11:00, kids in san famili in the school gym. >> william said his stepdaughte kelly struggled when they were >> knowing tha you have a pla >> principal of buena vista her students are homeless >> we're had students approach by with us, meaning at school. >> the principal and elected night. $700,0 is bu

the former malaysians prime minister is expected to be charged in the next few hours following the lossf billions of dollars from the investment fund imdb. england are through to the world cup quarter finals for the first time since 2006. they beat colombia 4—3 on penalties. they'll face sweden on saturday at the samara arena. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the best art helps us to see and feel in new ways. it can challenge and provoke. my guest today has made it his mission to test the boundaries of what we think of as art. michael rakowitz uses sculpture, installation and site specific experience to transmit a vision which reflects his iraqi—jewish heritage and preoccu pations, which range from war to family to food. he's won plaudits around the world. what does his work tell us about the state we're in? michael rakowitz, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen, thanks for having me. it's a great pleasure to have you. it seems to me, in your work, there is a duality. you are an american kid, stroke america

well i think over the past two months or so since the malaysian election where by now jim result was sort of forced out of office i think he's supporters his number of supporters is indeed dwindling i think they are likely to stay you cramer for him saying for example the presumption of innocence until proven guilty should still hold in malaysia namely former british colony which to practice the british common law system biting this sort of sort of call for him to be released and so on is very hard to come by nowadays when you were working for the g. during that time when you that doesn't one thousand and eleven was there any evidence of any of this sort of behavior but at home i knew off because i was somebody who was very technical toward unquote namely he likes to read a lot of graphs a lot of charts to see how the country's economy was growing and so on but of cause as the ele geisha now come out. apparently another side to it but unfortunately i well fortunately i was not privy to that side of his dealings yeah i would say definitely fortunately right now is how do you think bil

former malaysian prime minister najib razak has been charged with a number of corruption offenses the allegations are in connection to the scandal plagued state fund and d.b. which he set out while he was in office florence louis reports from the capital. not arrived at the quality or high court to want to charges of corruption at privet open to trust which carry a maximum twenty year prison sentence. outside his supporters mostly from the political party who wants light talked to three notches. month and he's the former prime minister and party leader who's done a lot for malaysians now that he's facing such trying times i've come here to lend my support to him and his family relations former prime minister pleaded not guilty and off to be released on bail set the case against him is a political vendetta they. are expected this this. is what the new government wants if this is a price i have to pay for my twenty four years of service to the nation and its people i'm willing to pay that price but i hope and pray that the court process will be fair and in accordance with the rule of la

malaysian budget ally and asia has ordered passenger jets was thirty billion dollars from your. manufacturer abas the first delivery of one hundred eighty three thirty neil long war planes is expected to arrive towards the end of next year. wants to use some of the aircraft to break into the european market the fleet will allow the island to take up to take on longer nonstop routes to the continent it's likely to kick off with the service to london. for the financial crisis has hit greece hard and after years of a steady many small businesses have collapsed but small companies can also nimble and can react quickly to a changing economic environment one traditional family business found a way not only to survive but to thrive in the crisis bringing up plenty of new orders quite literally. the gallon oculus family has been making bells for over two hundred years the last remaining bell making business in greece is run by christophe and thomas now in their fifty's when the financial crisis struck the two brothers refused to give up a trade that their forefathers began in the eighte

a malaysian judge gave him a five year sentence but he served just seventeen months. according to sources one of the liberal kings biggest customers lives in indonesia bustling capital. we arrive just of the city is hosting a reptile exhibit. despite this being a government sanctioned event it doesn't take long for us to find illegal animals for sale. yet in the research including tortoises from madagascar. still undercover as a dealer we head for one of the biggest booths. but we sit down for a meeting you know with daniel and you would judge or you know as a how do you know it's a. long time. not only does daniel readily admit the to work together but we notice he's also wearing a shirt from madagascar and doesn't go on her so still to still doing our there there then something that surprises even us daniel admits the two thousand and ten shipment of snakes which landed anson in prison was destined for his shock even hero. hero yeah he's my. my friend. if you think i pay you if they go. pick your biggest or man you mean like they were your snakes. i read about that

the new malaysian government is getting ready to officially begin working poor after a sixty one year rule of the same political party came to an end in elections in may throw slowly has more from kuala lumpur. the first session of parliament more than two months optimal asians voted in and new government has seen quite a dramatic opening all but a handful of opposition m.p.'s staged a walkout before they were even sworn in they wanted to protest against the government's nomination of the speaker of the lower house they said procedure had not been followed and have asked for a fourteen day postponement of this parliament session the since walked back in but have indicated that this may be the subject of a legal action now the government's choice or candidate for speaker is significant he is a retired judge well regarded in legal circles and is not active in politics quite a refreshing departure from his pretty criticise that there's also a lot of hope riding on this new government they've promised greater transparency in the way they govern this country as one of the first steps nine