. >> moldovans are voting with their feet for a romanian passport. every day, hundreds apply for one at the romanian consulate. what they need to show us proof of romanian ancestry. people like lily anna. she is already practicing the swearing-in. >> i swear my loyalty to the romanian people in my fatherland, and i pledged to defend the national rights and interest. i'm really excited our country will finally be complete. we are romanians, too, and finally, we have the proof in writing. we will become eu citizens. for us, that means freedom to travel, to express ourselves, and a bright future. >> in the past, russia was the only country that moldovans could travel to without a visa, but now, more than 300,000 have a romanian passport and a work permit in the eu. it is a policy that has been pushed by the romanian president . >> for us, it's about unification with moldova. the question is -- when is it a good time to talk about something like this? i think it is now. who can hinder our national interests? our country's next project -- and we can say t

alexandr kovali will spend the next 19 years, locked in a moldovan prison. saban baran is back home in turkey - and free. the dutch government allowed him out of jail for 1 day: he absconded and never returned. until the rich western countries address the demand for prostitution - rather than profit from it - there will always be men like kovali and baran, and there will always be sex slaves behind these windows. >> >> as pro-russian groups take over more areas in east ukraine, the u.s. president warns vladimir putin there will be consequences. >> hello there, welcome to al jazeera, live from doha. i'm laura kyle. also - spy chief apologises for an espionage scandal involving senior agents. we are live in seoul. >> nigeria's president abuses boko haram

it is interesting to see which team will go up took alot of moldovan seem to think too. officials of the romanian consulate are already estimating around eight hundred thousand passport applications. i'm proud and grateful the naturalization certificate to know i belong to the european union. just the two of them. what brussels is not happy. have you read the news circles is that without any agreements romania has already triggering a stealth eu expansion from the east allowing moldova citizens of backdoor entry into the club the jewish community in france is the largest in europe since the end of one one two the number of in france has risen steadily to more than half a million today. nick d'arcy of them up from the former french colonies to msia morocco and algeria. they warned that anti semitism is on the rise in profits. the thing is actually a last eleven three thousand french immigrated to israel. that's almost twice as many as they used to fall and fernandez could keep rising. the study among in europe says that deceived anti semitism is was only in hungry. the st

he was excluded from russia's latest dimarco and moldovan products such as wind and sausage. like the rest of moldova. like in this vineyard in the south of the country. farmers are scrambling to find other markets. the owner a former ship's captain in the russian navy is angry about the moldovan government policy. she knew was he seeing the huge lines one to my knight in russia. that's where i make money. this investment will be here so now my com send a single call on russia. shashi economically as his oscars because i'm saddled with the times i come so be it in a rush of customers are now drinking wine from latin america the wilderness politicians are ruining my business to someone but no utility. look for him and told your call. one thing's clear. russia has more clout moldova is completely reliant on russian gas and dust debts worth billions the moldovan government is however still holding onto an association agreement with the eu. do you win between iraq and the hankies it is a crisis in ukraine is very dangerous for our country. it was being blackmailed and feel like i

. >> breakthrough investigative documentary series space inc. only on al jazeera america >> moldovan recruiters typically sell them first to local brothels, where they are first forced into sex slavery - then trafficked abroad. we sent anther undercover journalist into two of these clubs to uncover the next stage in the trail. >> posing as the owner of a

moldovan. >>> people here are living much better than in moldova. >> problem offing very popular here. it says he paid back $400 billion of foreign debt. he hosted the most successful olympics in history. and oh yes, he took back crimea. putin's latest move will also prove popular here. he signed a new law relaxing the requirements needed to get a russian passport. you just have to be fluent in russian or live in the foremost soviet union. dave chater, al jazeera, transnistria. >> simon mcgregor wood has more. >> the british chasing sunshine whenever it shines. the platest figures is now that skin cancer is the fifth highest, 40 times higher. 1800 in 1975. that's 17 out of every 100,000. compared with three out of every 100,000 back in the '70s. 2,000 people now die of it ever year. the dramaticki dramatic for milf pale-skinned brits. >> we lay out in the sun for hours and hours. people often got really burnt, very, very burnt. i didn't burn very easily and therefore i probably stayed in the sun longer. to get a teen dan. i was famous -- a deep tan. i was famous because my tan lasted

the salaries are moldovan. europe is not for us. >> the hawks find plenty to feed on. that's not the case for in 93-year-old woman begging. she didn't want money, she wanted food. she couldn't reach the shop, her daughter left her alone. despair and poverty on the doorstep of the european union? >> now, the region technically breakaway from moldova and 1990, it's not recognised as an autonomous territory. it has 1500 troops stationed there. we focus on the next move in the crisis. for up to the minute information, al jazeera. crews searching for malaysia airlines flight mh370 have detected signals that would be consistent with the black boxes. they first detected the sounds on saturday, lost them for a few day. the next step is to use the reacquired signals to direct a small submarine to look for debris. we'll get the latest on the arch from jay raulins, our aviation analyst and break down the cost of the unprecedented search effort. >> there has been a fatal shooting at a u.s. naval base. marines standing guard. shot and killed a fellow marine with a service rife. off

in 111 catofsky street we immediate lydia, an 86-year-old grandmother and the moldovan care taker. pensioners here gets a special supplement from the kremlin. they call thepotenka. >> translator: of course i miss the soviet times. it was great. we worked, we earned enough money. today it's a mess. >> reporter: the kremlin also provides cut price gas to transnitsria. >> we hope the kremlin will recognize our independence. causing trouble for us. >> in the nearby village of tomolka, made up in equal portions of ethnic russians ukrainians and moll doa moldova. lessons are held in both russian and moll doe vann. moldovan. >> i joined one barbecue to sound out their opinions. >> ukrainians say wherever russia enters things get worse. but it's quite the opposite. people are living much better here than in moldova. >> president putin's cheefnlgtps achievements are very plan here. he hosted the most successful olympics in history and oh yes, he took back crimea. putin's latest move will also progressive popular here. relaxing requirements to get a russian passport. you just have to be flue

met a bulgarian who teaches art in the local school where lessons are held in both russian and mol moldovan. >> the banks of the river were filled with people enjoying a holiday barbecue. i joined one family to sound out their opinions. >> ukrainians say wherever russia enters things get worse. it's quite the opposite. people are living much better than here than moldova. >> approving very popular here it says he paid back $400 billion of foreign debt. he hosted the most successful olympics in history and oh yes, he took back crimea. putin's laterrest move will also prove popular here. he signed a new law relaxing the requirements needed to get a russian passport. you have to be fluent in russian or live in the foremost soviet union. are equating last week's ferry disaster to murder. latest update, stayed media is reporting 87 bodies recovered so far. harry fawcett has more. >> the man in the cross hairs of public age are like no one else in south korea. these regions from 2010 shows the captain on the helm of another ferry on another route. >> just so long as you follow the direction i bel

russia, implies a russian claim of the entire belt across southern ukraine which would .each to the moldovan border really carving up and taking up half the state. we don't know whether this is what putin has in mind. whether he just wants to weaken the government that it cannot rule. it cannot restore its authority anywhere. range of possible scenarios that people can imagine as his endgame is very wide now. just nibbling away at the ukrainian ending up in war. >> the president on this multination tour, the chinese that hein some course is pursuing a policy of containment. with is not that he's worried that the united states or its european allies are trying to contain him, he is convinced -- any rational tell you this -- that the united states want to unseat him. it's always about the cia. >> george soros, the pope. he sees lots of enemies out there. since the orange revolution in ukraine in 2004 when the pro-russian candidate was defeated by a pro-western candidate, putin has argued that western policy is designed to dictate who rules in one country . he is convinced that the american eff

the prices here are as high as in the west but the salaries are moldovan.urope is not for us. >> reporter: this 93-year-old woman begging by the side of the road. she didn't want our money. she wanted food. she couldn't reach the village shop. her daughter had left her alone. despair and poverty on the door step of the european union. al jazeera, moldova. >> more people have been deported from the united states under president obama than any other president. some of those who left the country insist they are u.s. citizens, and america is the only home they have ever known. from tucson, arizona, our correspondent has this exclusive report on one man's fight to stay. >> i don't have nobody. >> reporter: he is caught in an endless cycle. he gets deported, crosses back and lands in jail. he insists he's an u.s. city. once small smuggl smuggleers br. >> get out of here, she said, i'll kill you. >> reporter: the u.s. government could not prove that he is not a citizen. he can't convince them that he is. this is his father's arizona state birth certificate. usuall

prices are as high as in the west, but the salaries are moldovan.n was begging by the side of the road. she wanted food. she couldn't reach the village shop, her daughter left her alone. dispaper and poverty on the doorstep of the european union. >>> north korea has reelected kim june unas leader. the election was predetermined with north koreans given -- >>> two of the world's biggest economies are going head to head to break a stalemate over a crucial trade deal. the u.s. wants to sell more food products to japan. the prime minister has vowed to protect for local producers. negotiators are hoping for a deal by the time president obama visits in two weeks. >>> six japanese banks have filed a lawsuit against the camera maker olympus. it relates to an accounting scale back in 2011. three executives were given suspended jail terms for their involvement. >>> human rights groups in kenya are accusing the authorities of singling out somali refugees. one of the camps is home to half a million refugees. others have been told to go to another camp, but the

russia" implies a russian claim of the entire belt across southern ukraine, which would reach to the moldovan border, really carving out, taking half the state. now, we don't know whether this is what putin has in mind, whether he just wants to so weaken the government that it cannot rule, cannot revive the economy, can't restore its authority anywhere. the range of possible scenarios that people can imagine as putin's end game, that's very wide, now, and it starts with just fiblin nibbling away at ean ukraine and ends up in war. >> charlie: does this make any difference, the president in asia now and on his multi-nation tour that chinese believe in some course that he is pursuing a policy of containment? a long way of saying that. >> the problem with putin is not that he's worried that the united states or its european allies are trying to contain him. he seems to be convinced -- any russian will tell you this -- that the united states want to unseat him. >> charlie: oh. he's talking about the c.i.a. did this and that. >> and the pope -- he sees lots of enemies out there. but since the orang

moldovan efforts to cozy up to the ooh much as the ukraine did is threatening the survival. >> richard falkenrath will join us for the entire 7:00 hour. >> banks are getting ready to report their first-quarter earnings number and citigroup will miss a key possible -- profitability target after the fed rejected a plan to return cash to show holders. this was return for tangible equity. this is not a headline number. it is a way for investors to compare the profitability of one bank to another. a big deal for michael corbett, the ceo. >> he is a credibility ceo. he came in to correct the mistakes on the likes of vikram pandit, for example, or even before him, sandy weil. and the first 15 months under mr. corbat went well and then they uncovered a $40 million fraud and then they failed a stress test for the second time in three years. >> each bank are you most focused on? >> i think you have to look at the two banks reporting first. wells fargo, because it is emblematic of how to run a bank will. you could argue that an quibble with certain things. maybe too large a share of the u.s. mort

. >> i had the moldovan prime minister on "market makers."ans can quite literally squeeze moldova dry. >> is that going to happen? >> there is a russian speaking breakaway province in moldova. that is a potential frontline issue. >> this is an important issue. >> i want to bring in my morning must-read. it is from thomas friedman of "the new york times." he says putin does not strike me as a chess player. he says, if we are going to play , we need to be serious. if not, we need to tell the ukrainians to cut the best deal with russia now. >> that is maybe what we should have done in syria. if we are not going to ratchet the sanctions, we should tell them to cut a better deal. if we are not going to go and surprise -- provide significant aid, maybe they should. check more into the foreign policy? >> we do not have the rest of the teammates read that germany -- they are not on the ice with you. helima and i were talking off-camera, putin knows all this. the sanctions we are working around not even viable. the germans are not going to do them. >>

those other nationalities that surround russia, and you mentioned many of them such as ukraine, moldovansians etc., i think he wants determinate influence over those countries whether they are part of pressure or not. i think he can live with them being outside, but he wants his people or his influence decisive in those places. and in the third thing is russian influence in the world whether it is dealing with iran or in the middle east, syria and so on. so expanding in all of these three directions but he will do it where he is able. where there is pushback, resistance the costs are too high that he can calibrate. so i would not say that we will see a soviet union fully reconstituted, but he will be probing in these areas to see what the worldwide allow him. i want to make a special point about estonia, latvia, and lithuania. these are countries that we never recognize as being incorporated into the soviet union for a 50-year period and they became independent again in the early 1990's. their members of nato, members of the european union. we are obligated to defend them through a treaty