they say the leadership in pyongyang appears to be reacting to the trilateral summit. a ministry spokesperson says the missiles were lunched from a point near sukchon north of the capital pyongyang. he says they traveled about 650 kilometers, then landed in the sea of japan. the spokesperson says the missiles appeared to have been rodong models with a range of up to 1300 kilometers. japan's defense minister said they could pose a security threat. >> translator: the launch angle suggests that these missiles have the range to reach japan's mainland. >> onodera has ordered his staff to gather more information. >>> u.s. president obama is expected to announce a plan to reformed national security agency's surveillance program. obama says the nsa will stop gathering and keeping a huge volume of personal data. he also said the agency will need to seek court approval each time it wants to collect that type of information. >> i'm confident that it allows us to do what is necessary in order to deal with the dangers of the terrorist attack, but does so in a way that addresses som

he says that the supreme people's assembly would be held on april 9th in pyongyang. north korea had parliamentary elections this month. among those chosen was the senior of the guidance department of the ruling workers party. he was involved in the execution of the chair of the national defense commission. he was kim's mentor and uncle. some close to him were not elected. leadership posts will be at next week's assembly to alleviate concerns about the purge. >>> we spoke to a senior research fellow with the korean institute for reunification. we asked about the relations with japan and what kim jong-un hopes to achieve during the supreme people's assembly. >> north korea has been in a situation of diplomatic isolation for nearly 70 years. but clearly since the brutal execution of chang sunk tech december last year, north korea's international image was getting worse. and north korea also has been on the international economic sanctions. and its a relationship with the united states and south korea. not in good situation. so north korea needs to break out the current

my sources say officials in pyongyang had warned north korean fishing and cargo ships in the sea of japan to be on the alert until tuesday it was tuesday the north koreans have not notify any other country. the south korean military has deployed aegis equipped ships in the area to prepare for possible missile launches now mom has started its first national consensus and thirty one meters in yemen officials held an accurate population game that will attract more foreign investment in the big city again donned santa fe kids and going door to door to request the details of families including where they have gleaned in the past the country's population is assumed to be of around sixty million. a total of one point two million census takers will be working nationwide until april content with help from the united nations the state government and social sectors. we are conducting the census to collect accurate data on population and other indicators. i was under military rule when the last consensus was taken in nineteen eighty three. there is also good as close as early as next spring. tens of

pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs were also a focus of discussion. ihara says the japanese side reiterated tokyo's stanz on the abductions. he noted they also launched a protest against north korea's ballistic missile launch last week. japan stressed that the launch violated u.n. security council resolutions and bilateral agreements. he added that another meeting will be arranged through diplomatic channels. >>> south korean military officials say north korea has fired more than 500 projectiles, mainly rockets, and that at least 100 have fallen in the south's territorial waters. the country has responded by firing more than 300 shells in to waters off the north. officials say north korean troops held a drill shortly after noon on monday near a maritime boundary between the two koreas, close to south korean islands, including yeonpyeong. the north fired artillery rounds at the island in 2010, killing four people. military officials moved the residents of the island's yeonpyeong and baengnyeong to safer locations on monday. on sunday the north denounce

no korean shells hit in exchange of fire following pyongyang's announcement it would conduct drills. their shells fell south of a disputed sea boundary. pyongyang also threatened to conduct a fourth nuclear test but seoul says there's no sign of an imminent detonation. >>> torrential rain causing more than just flooding in new england over the weekend. it created a large sinkhole sunday, on a busy road north of boston. the sinkhole left a utility pole standing dangerously close to a six-inch gas line. several homes were temporary evacuated as crews worked to secure the pipe and shut it off. fortunately, no one was hurt and no vehicles were swallowed up. authorities say the road will be closed for a few days there. >>> it has been more than a week since one of the worst mudslides in u.s. heftry. and the death toll continues to climb. right now, there are 21 confirmed dead in the mudslide disaster in oso, washington, according to emergency officials. 15 victims have been identified by the medical examiner, while six are still awaiting identification. also the number of missing has been

authorities in north korea have fired off two more ballistic missiles they say the leadership in pyongyang appears to be reacting to the trilateral summit. the ministry spokesperson says the missiles were launched from a point near search on the north of the capital pyongyang. he says they traveled about six hundred fifty km then landed in the sea of japan the spokesperson says the missiles appear to have bee role models with a ran of up to thirteen hundred kilometersjan'efence minisr said they cld pose a security threat. the launch angle suggests that these missiles have the range to reach japan's mainland the laguna has ordered his staff to gather more information. us president barack obama is expected to announce a plan to reform the national security agency's surveillance program obama said the nsa will stop gathering and keeping the huge volume of personal data. he also said the agency will need to seek court approval each time and wants to collect that type of information. i'm confident that it allows us to do what is necessaryn order to be aware of the dangers of a attack. but does

the request for a special meeting came from the united states after pyongyang test fired two medium range ballistic missiles into the scene. on wednesday deputy u s state department spokeswoman marie harp said washington is already in talks with other members of the un security council and its allies and partners to take appropriate measures against the north for its latest provocation. a trip to the korean government estimate. and we've been clear that the sanctions diplomatic isolation and economic isolation of clinical isolation that will all continue as long as they count. she went on to emphasize the us takes canyons latest military posturing seriously since it clearly violates un security council resolutions. that means anything from any ballistic missile launch it in a related move us congress will also consider north korea sanctions legislation and many representative ed white chairman of the house foreign affairs committee nbl to stand tall as he addressed a congressional hearing on north korea's human rights abuses. rice said his committee will do all i can to hold the north kor

local media outlets in seoul say pyongyang is likely to reject the offer and instead need to counter proposal for working level talks the other uninstall costs were being shifted to discuss suggests the resumption of course to the north's mount condemn resort and the lifting of economic sanctions on north korea experts say pyongyang is likely to respond to seoul's proposal after joint military exercises between seoul and washington and on thursday. he was the night and eats. so there may be trying to keep the inter korean relations warm for the sake of family re unions but it is also keeping close watch over north korea's recent provocation seoul's defence ministry lashed out at countdown for its rocket launch on tuesday a move that said violating un resolutions the defence ministry correspondent him and then reports. south korea's defense ministry said wednesday that the previous day's rocket launchers were a politician of us to katie calls for resolutions. as the north did not notify any one of the defendant events and the missiles jeopa airliner flying to north korean airspace. th

pyongyang warned of intentions of conducting a firing drill. but the f-15s and marines from the south started scrambling to fire back. >>> plenty of elections to ponder including in france where french president hollande will be delivering a tv address today. his ruling socialist party suffered heavy losses in local elections as the country's 2013 deficits reported a 4.3% gdp which missed government targets. stefan has more in paris, what were the results of these elections? how well did the national front do? >> ross, there are two newspapers here, this is the front page of the left wing paper, la punition, the punishment for president hollande. and this one is making the headlines on this election, bleu is the color of the national party that got 47% of the votes compared to 47% for the left wing and 8.7% for the extreme right party national. in the end, it managed to get control of 12 cities. it is not that much for the scale of the country, but the best political result for the extreme right party. now what does it mean for francois holland

has called on pyongyang to stop provocative actions. have read casualties in syria -- heavy casualties in syria for rebels crossing the turkish borders. a number of civilians were killed. the clashes took place in the coastal region that has been a stronghold for president bashar al-assad. authorities have accused turkey of assisting the rebels. the attack was part of a drive by islamist fighters to open a route to the mediterranean sea. .ports news now a chance to secure the title in record quicktime. reigning champions needed results elsewhere to go their way but did their bit with a 2-0 win. the hosts made them work for it. only goals in the last two minutes -- last 10 minutes sealed the points. the next round of matches is midweek. hanover, the men one 3-0. wonthird-place royal blues 3-1. as the battle for europa league spots intensifies, a late draw salvaged at home. nearing the final whistle, they are showing they are still a force to be reckoned with as they head into a 3-0 win. going, a while to get but three goals in 12 first-h

the report concludes pyongyang has been making increased use of those circumvention techniques.he disappearance of the malaysia airlines plane is unlikely to have been a terror attack, according to interpol. the secretary general of interpol held a press conference in which he released the image of two iranians who are traveling with a stolen passport on the missing airline. the image shows the two men boarding it -- the plane at the same time. the secretary-general of menrpol said the two traveled on the iranian passport and then switched to the stolen passports on their way out of: four -- kuala lumpur. >> the more information we get we are inclined to this inclined to conclude it was not a terror incident. and the information recently about the 19-year-old who wanted to travel to frankfurt, germany, in order to be with his mother. it is part of a human smuggling issue and not part of a terrorist issue. ask for more on the investigation and the search -- >> from more of the investigation of the search for the wreckage of the plane that has been missing for days we can speak ou

we will continue to ensure a strong and effective deterrence posture so that pyongyang never misjudges our role, our commitment or our capability to respond as an alliance. i'm extremely proud of our joint force and their families serving in the republic of korea. i sincerely appreciate your continued support for them and for our crucial alliance. thank you and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much, general. let's try seven minutes for our first round. admiral, let me start with you. as you noted in your written testimony, china's declaration in november of an air defense east fication zone in the china sea immediately raised tensions. while the declaration of that identification zone is not -- has not affected u.s. military operations in the area, there is a concern that china is attempting to change the status by taking these incremental steps to assert territorial claims. so let me start by asking you this question. is china's declaration of that identification zone changed the status quo between china and japan with regard to their respective claims to this caucu

the lead author addressed pyongyang at the human rights council on monday. >> allow humanitarian assistancen accordance with humanitarian rights and principles. en gauge in dialogue, exposing the whereabouts of those abducted from japan, from the republic of korea and other countries. >> it's not just about abductions. the international commission of inquiry says north korea has a system of mass repress, torture, execution and rape to control its people. >> the democratic people's republic of korea condemned the process and denied human rights abuses. >> as we stated those human rites abuses mentioned in the report have totally nothing to do with dprk, our people are happy with pride and honour that they have one of the best systems in the world for promotion and protection of human rites. >> however, in 2012 north korea admitted to kidnapping 13 japanese nationals in the 1970s, and '80s. revving the case to the international criminal court may be a way to get action. to do so requires approval from the united nations security council. one of the permanent members, china, say the u.n.'s fin

seoul and washington have urged pyongyang to stop what they call provocative actions. to the west bank where three palestinians have been killed and at least 14 injured in a refugee camp as israeli troops carried a rage to capture a militant. palestinian officials say the troops surrounded hamza abu el-heija's house in the jenin camp and killed him after he opened fire on them. the israeli soldier then killed two more people after they were attacked by an armed mob. an israeli spokesman called him a ticking bomb who was wanted for attacks against israeli civilians. the killings end the violence that is complicating peace efforts. on a very different news, sports news. the tension is turning to the battle to avoid relegation. and in the friday evening matchup, freiburg took a big step with a 3-1 win over drem men. -- bremen. >> they got the message. in the 15th minute, mayhem in front of the brem men goal. bremen goal. >> a short while later, the victory was showed up. bremen substituted and put the visitors on the board but it was too little too late. freiburg celebrat

note that the capital pyongyang. they traveled about six hundred and fifty km and then landed in the sea of japan. what could be applied the same type of missile from the keypad on base in two thousand six and two thousand and nine. the project thousand kitchen had the no dong missiles are capable of traveling up to thirteen hundred kilometers within range of most of japan the missiles were fired from the more vile launcher the first time to launch from a site in the west. did she. it felt like a fiery show off the north of the machinery to the surprise attacks. japanese defense minister yesterday on to have speculated about that tiny although soon as she did there must've been some intense behind the launches of things to happen though so here's where anything was done tonight. the japanese government says it has received no reports of damage to aircraft or ships. u s and its south korean military forces were monitoring the movements of the ball by lunch and they said the launch is protected by the ground and ship t

ministry officials say the missiles were launched from a point north of the capital pyongyang. if the current six hundred and fifty km and now into the sea of japan. they say the missiles appeared to be a medium range model called the no dong and lifting so i'm trying to find out more about the launches and what the north koreans are trying to do. pentagon officials confirmed the launch. they said the north koreans should stop provocative acts and work to improve ties with their neighbors. japanese defense mistakenly or the debt has ordered his staff in self defense with this amount to continue to gather information. an insurgent attack at an election commission office in the afghan capital kabul. i plan to find people that he intended to set off explosives twice at the entrance to the office and stoned and died on tuesday exchanged gunfire with the security forces for about four hours. police say the victims include two election officials and one candidate for provincial council i can tell that he issued a statement to claim responsibility for the attack the group declared ear

of last year, the council unanimously adopted a resolution further tightening sanctions against pyongyang. china, the north's ally, also backed the resolution. attention is focused on whether the security council can again agree on a unified response. >>> south korean peculiar park kuhn nay is calling for better communication among east asian nations on nuclear security and the environment. park went to berlin for talks with chancellor angela merkel after attending a security summit in the hague. >> translator: there are friction among east asian nations over territory and perceptions of history, but it is impossible to sever these nations' deep economic ties. >> park called for multilateral forums to discuss matters of mutual concern such as the environment and nuclear security. merkel said germans are ready to share their experience for the peaceful reunification of the korean peninsula. now the latest business stories from ron madison. >> japanese consumers and business executives are getting ready for a rise in the consumption tax. the rate will rise on tuesday to 8% from the current

afterward the council unanimously adopted a resolution to step up sanctions against pyongyang. china is traditionally regarded as an ally of north korea but china's representative supported the resolution. >>> let's now get the latest business stories from ron madison. >>> all right. well people in japan are getting out their wallets and going on a spending spree. they're racing to beat a consumption tax hike that takes effect in april, and their splurge has lifted retail sales for february to its third highest level. economy ministry officials say sales by supermarkets, car zealers and other retailers neared $107 billion. that's up 3.6% in yen terms from a year earlier. the officials say consumers have mostly been buying up big ticket items like cars, home appliances, furniture and jewelry. but they say shoppers are now stocking up on daily necessities such as tissue paper, and detergents, as well. political leaders here in japan are worried that retail sales will decline after the consumption tax goes up next week. prime minister shinzo abe has instructed his cabinet minister

pyongyang hopes to resolve the situation and relations improve. >> still to come - business or signs - japan awaits a key ruling on whaling in the antarctic. >> and the abuse of domestic staff in britain is under the spotlight. stay with us. >> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. pakistan's former president pervez musharraf has been charged with treason, he pleaded not guilty is said the case against him was politically motivated. south korea returned fire after a shell from a north korean artillery exercise landed in its waters. >> turkey's ruling party won a resounding victory in local elections. recep tayyip erdogan's party got nearly half the vote. >> the u.n. is warning of mass extinctions and food shortages within the century if global warming continues as it is. >> in its comprehensive report, water supply is a key issue, with flooding likely in some regions and frequent drought in others. especially serial and fish stocks. there'll be an increase in mosquito and water borne diseases and death and illness from heatwave and poor nutrition. oceans are like

the median of one of canada's crusades cost that balance and a calling station and pyongyang university can be pointedly cus its bountiful and mitre ten today. the seven hundred comments and that's including camel be announced at thirty eight n out is reported to have topped ninety percent the new legislature is expected to convene next month. it appears national budgets and dumping condition positions. election is seen as a sign that mostly just want to strengthen the campaign by accelerating leadership changes. korea cnn tv has shown the nations he said taking is a young assistant to a polling station to vote in sunday's parliamentary election kristen took carson to put him down as a young assistant village and accompanied him as an example to help the central committee of the korean lankans conti corinne center tv shows images of the young woman before but this was the first tying your stream media officially reported monday expats eighteen seventies inspected to have a sister company hymnal frequency on the official and tt's in the attack as a way to promote overall. this is seen as

korea fired what appeared to be to mid range road on the ballistic missiles from a site north of pyongyang on wednesday. they each clue about six hundred and fifty km before falling into the ocean. security council resolutions down the country from developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missile technology. member nations are expected to considering issuing a statement condemning the launches. north has fired a series of rockets and short range missiles over the past month. analysts say the security council of deans the latest launches an even greater threat requiring a concerted response blizzard is having an effect on eastern canada. our meteorologist second mori has more on that site. the silly season winter storms affecting the east coast of canada over the m one to canada we seem to his are conditioned to think that ben has produced about twenty five centimeters of snow over the northeastern us until wednesday. now wasn't that will likely move away by your friday button next to spend in super eight in line to take the same area. now the system is the second section of the us with sno

alongside the red cross talks, he's expected to hold unofficial discussions with his counterpart from pyongyang. japan has been pressing the north to reopen investigations into the japanese nationals it abducted. government officials say north korean agents kidnapped at least 17 of its citizens in the 1970s and '80s. five of them were returned in 2002. japan has maintained that the rest of the abductees must be returned. but north korea has so far refused to comply. and prime minister shinzo abe's cabinet has placed a high priority on the abductions issue. >> translator: the basic stance of the japanese government is to aim for a comprehensive settlement with the north on various issues. including the abductions, and its nuclear and missile programs. this administration has a particularly strong will to resolve the abductions issue. >> reporter: north korea agreed to japan's request to allow the parents of one abductee to meet in a neutral country with a granddaughter they only became aware of in 2002. some japanese officials now say north korea may be moving towards a more positive outlook. ta

korean residents in japan it said as the liaison office for north korean residents in japan and pyongyang. the real estate investment company money that the holdings was the second highest bid for the property in a auction last october it was put up for sale to pay off the debts of the field the credit union affiliated with the association. good to see colin came after it rejected the highest bidder mongolia days of our limited liability company. the court said a certificate of france admitted that appears to be a color copy and it doesn't bear the official seal of the mongolian government. i waited for my tobacco holdings says the managers want to acquire the property as an investment. and as you move them into tiny task of the association to vacate the land and the building did the pro killing any organization has refused to comment stuck what is expected to issue a formal decision on the winning bid and i'm much twenty four. i do. is really ended celestine negotiators fourteen on a peace deal has seen the gas between them grow wider and wider. in john kerry's urging them to put aside t

and pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs. u.s. state department spokesperson jen psaki says the united states supports japan's efforts to resolve outstanding issues with north korea in a transparent manner. officials from the u.s., japan and south korea have been working together to coordinate their policy on the north's nuclear program. >>> iranian leaders appear to be living up to their side of an agreement on their nuclear program. the head of the international atomic energy agency says they're reducing stockpiles of enriched uranium as planned. he addressed a meeting in vienna of the agency's board of governors. he was reporting on the status of an agreement last year between negotiators from iran and six world powers. the iranians agreed to curb their nuclear program in return for a limited easing of sanctions. the deal requires them to dilute some of their stockpile of enriched uranium to make it less suitable for nuclear weapons. amarah credited the iranians for taking a positive step forward but he urged them to clear up s

north korea has carried out six such tests in recent weeks seoul and washington that perth pyongyang to stop what they call provocative actions the heavy casualties in northeastern syria as rebels attacked the crossing of the turkish border. as many as thirty four people were killed including a number of civilians. the clashes took place in the coastal region of the pack yet which has been a stronghold for president was shot on sight authorities have accused turkey of assisting the rebels. the attack was part of a drive by islamist fighters to open a route to the mediterranean sea. sport is now owned by a munich have a chance to secure the bundesliga title in record quicktime the reigning champions needed results elsewhere to go their way but did their bit with a two nil win against mines. bruce mines made them work for it though and only goal from boston's five starred in the mail gets it in the last ten minutes sealed the points for the bavarian. to dortmund one too though not to prolong interest in celtic league until the next round of matches in midweek. you can call me and one t

it urges pyongyang to abolish political prison camps and immediately return all people abducted by north korean agents. the document asks the security council to take steps to punish north koreans responsible for crimes against humanity. it also calls for new sanctions against them. the report is based on a one-year investigation. it concludes that systematic and widespread human rights violations are still taking place in north korea. the u.n. special committee reports as abductions of foreign nationals and political prison camps constitute crimes against humanity under international law. a u.s. state department spokesperson has expressed support for the draft resolution. >> we look forward to supporting a strong human rights council north korea resolution that pursues actions that lay the groundwork to hold north korea accountable for its continuing and systematic violation of human rights. >> the u.n. human rights council plans to vote on the draft resolution next week. >>> the council has also adopted a report on china. it suggests more than 250 ways in which the country could improv

so the planes north korea but pyongyang has always denied any role. north korea are set to resume high level talks in beijing at the end of the month. as a best of friends who work together in class folks in the tetons enhanced cooperation between the us and russia is the life and well in space taken up the last expedition thirty nine fourteen with like tintin is steven swanson please come on guys on the school itself and quiet engine is running out to me and dusted off the bike unknown in kazakhstan ignition. and we have a look lift off the team's points in the lead up to my in alexander's ports on the streets to eventually rendezvous with the international space station to boost the maps to head back to six the separation of studies from its two still went as planned. however make the problem is the thrust of course the threesome to ski the shed to fearing the nave is delaying the arrival of the space station until thursday. us president barrack obama writes in brussels on wednesday the last time he met with eu president says that the launch of nego

south korean officials say pyongyang launched 25 short range rockets. the missiles went about 45 miles off north korea's eastern shore before crashing into the sea of japan. it is an apparent continuation of protests against ongoing joint u.s./south korean military drills. the state department says it is aware of the launch and monitoring the developments. >>> in venezuela, renewed anger at the government is boiling over. demonstrators clashed with police over the weekend in some of the most violent protests to date. anti-government activists took their message to the streets beginning last month. activists say they're fed up with a rise in violent crime and shortages of basic needs like flour and cooking oil. so far more than two dozen people have died in the protests. >>> and we are following breaking news this morning. the pentagon says u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s seized control of commercial tanker morning glory. the operation happened late sunday southeast of cyprus in international waters. morning glory is a stateless vessel seized earlier this month by t

pyongyang's display comes amid rising tension over ongoing military exercises between south korea andsay saturday's massive pileup on interstate 25 will take days to unravel. one woman was killed and 30 people were hospitalized when a heavy midday dump of snow led to the 104-vehicle crash. >>> and tomorrow's mardi gras or fat tuesday, that means carnival in rio de janeiro is in full swing. rio's elite sam bah school is going head to head for the city's top prize. elaborate costumes, headpieces and over the top dances. >>> residents of key west certainly don't mike tooting their own horn. in this case, tooting their conch shells to the tune of ymca. the occasion here, the 52nd a e annual conch blowing contest. they made sounds that would impress you. the winner, a colorado resident took home the crown, 20 years after his dad achieved the same feat. keeping it in the family there. colorado, you know, who knew? go out and get your conch shell. >> maybe dad passed it down to him. sitting on his colorado front porch practicing. >> the legacy. got to love it. thanks. >>> time for a look ahe

has employed sophisticated methods to get around international sanctions to make missiles it says pyongyang has used commercially available parts and smuggled weapons with help from companies in other countries. un officials believe the north is still developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. they see debris from iraq at the north launched in december two thousand and twelve contain parts that are readily available in the us britain and elsewhere. panel members believe the north bought items that were not embargo. the report also refers to a north korean freighter that was detained in the panama canal last july a huge cache of soviet made missile related parts and weapons was found aboard the report says the cargo was cleverly hidden and that companies in countries including china and russia help the ship's operators security council members say they'll call for more effective enforcement of sanctions. aye. the head of china's central bank as announced its intention or his intention for the country is the deposit interest rates to be liberalized within one to two years. kevin airsh

pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs are also a focus of discussion he said the japanese side reiterated taco stands on the abductions he noted that they also lodged a protest against north korea's ballistic missile launch last week japan stressed that the laws are violated un security council resolutions and bilateral agreements how to add that that another meeting will be arranged through diplomatic channels. we headed to north korean expert to analyze the results of high level of japan north korea government talks to me and also is an associate professor and psychiatry university. this man. the two women. north korea has maintained that the construction issue is already sold. the teton pass it this time is going to discuss the issues sincerely it had agreed to talk further. i think the north conceded to some degree you will. i made a book on a north korea's ultimate goal is to hold direct talks to improve its relations with the us all. the northern and have dialogue with japan and south korea. as a way to talk with washington. relation to the us japan and south korea people who don't

city of shenzhen on wednesday during the two day meeting the two sides are expected to discuss pyongyang's return of the remains of japanese nationals from the end of world war two. a topic that follows up on a previous round of talks earlier this month. the more tension lies over an informal meeting between a foreign ministry officials from the two sides japan will likely demand an investigation into korea's north korea's abduction of japanese citizens in the nineteen seventies and eighties. sharon meanwhile is expected to ask tokyo to ease sanctions on the regime north korea and japan reopened da last two weeks ago for the very first time in more and then when you are president packer has not mince words over her drive to work the regulation in recent days going as far as to describe red tape as a lump of cancer but is everyone on board with her idea. well she sent to find out on thursday during a discussion and business leaders and government officials to school this time have to detox. the ministerial level meeting concerning the regulations that president pumpkin and down to preside o

are you the un has more on some strong words aimed directly at the united states by pyongyang's deputy master to the us. missed me and half point the finger squarely at the united states with the filth resumption of the six party talks which are aimed at ending the north's nuclear weapons program speaking at a news conference at the united nations on monday coming and deputy un ambassador rebuild it to the u s with his country's nuclear program as a political bargaining chip as among its us is containing the pivot points against the dprk. united states should be noted. no the fact that. additional missions continued to be taken. by the dprk didn't bother to demonstrate the problem. all set for the fans if they did it. he stuck to us was to blame for the stalled six party talks of sight refusal to meet without preconditions the six party talks which involve china japan russia at the usp of the two koreas are aimed at disarming north korea of its nuclear weapons the talks have been stalled since late two thousand eight hundred and has been making a push in recent months to restart the ta

looking fewer and fewer the direction he does have one country can count on north korea's leaders in pyongyang a recently opened an exhibit of photos showing the reclusive dictatorships close ties with russia the exhibition entitled history project marks the sixty fifth anniversary of the first official visit to the former sydney union in nineteen forty nine. eritrea joins a small club which includes venezuela syria in afghanistan in recognizing a recent referendum in premium over joining russia the referendum which moscow claims cast by twenty seven percent is considered the legal and legitimate much of the world including all members of the g seven group of wealthy coming weeks the eye. it is european parliament elections. this document is a manifestation of the board of deputies of british jeeps custom engineering united kingdom is the site number of key aspirations for the jewish community for witches hats to the polls in may. use relationship with israel religious freedoms anti semitism in conducting extremism of the holocaust issues dollars for focus points. wish you could eat together s

cox said the communist regime in pyongyang abandoned its nuclear program. south korea was to paint off a wide ranging cooperation in the south could help with things like humanitarian aid in building infrastructure she said. even humble kind and now more than ever. salad and north korea must intensify their interaction and cooperation. what we need is not one offer promotional events. but the kind of interaction and cooperation in evil ordinary south koreans and north koreans to recover their sense of common identity as they help each other and eating. the south korean president described to me as a good example to follow it. well will it work as an example for more on that we're joined in the studio by our asia expert going to accomplish good to have you with us welcome for seoul south korean president said she'd like to establish a high level panel to quote prepare for reunification how gross it is. most of the unrealistic to be frank the school money will be established and cheese it has to report to her personally be the president. because she wants to

as a permanent member of the security council china has the power to veto any resolution against pyongyang in other news the pentagon says that us special forces have taken control of a tanker that had been in crude oil import bill by rebels in the eastern league end of the operation took place in international waters south east of cyprus at the request of the cypriots and libyan governments in north queensland should have departed from the port and bouncy drop is being held by rebels seeking autonomy from tripoli. diane has denied responsibility for the tanker although there was more of islands in the venezuelan capital caracas on sunday as anti government protests continued national guns mufti was a protest is from a deceased lamp. but this has responded by throwing role is and ankle bones. several were arrested at least twenty eight people being killed and hundreds injured the demonstrations began in february. the demonstrators are demanding that socialist president economic who resigned as the country struggles with crime inflation and food shortages strong was quite rattled northern c

abductions of japanese nationals minor is courageous in the nineteen seventies and eighties and pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs us state department spokesperson jim said keyes says the united states supports japan's efforts to resolve outstanding issues with north korea in a transparent manner. officials from the us japan and south korea have been working together to court in aid their policy on the north's nuclear program. a team of japanese engineers has tested a system that is intended to reduce the swaying of skyscrapers during powerful earthquakes. it consists of a massive pendulum that will counteract any movement in the building caused by a quake many buildings in tokyo and osaka should slowly and quietly during the two thousand and eleven earthquake. even though the epicenter was hundreds of kilometers away. the swaying stop the elevators and damage the walls and ceilings engineers have been studying ways to reinforce high rise buildings again this long period the ground of motion they tested the new system that's been installed on the roof of the research facility near tok

arrested on the sixteenth of february for secretly spreading bible tract near the buddhist temple in pyongyang north korea's state news agency has said the government expelled the missionary because of its consideration for his own each defectors from north korea have said that the distribution of bibles answer to prayer services to the announcement of the book and or execution. shorts wife said news of her husband's roos had been an answer to prayer. late. calls to prayer appreciative of all the support to me and joan of course when his team throughout the world it's been an amazing time as i reached its hair and strains people i haven't heard from for years i and family the theme wonderfully supportive. so they do theory thankful. she's not the first piece of the ski team each other for nine north korea can it be an american ice cream descent was arrested in november two thousand twelve and has yet to be freed to forty five the old man granted china based company that provides tours to north korea. he was arrested and sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor and the cancellation of a visit l

pyongyang's text of children repeat. it was a storage company fourth anniversary of the sinking of the south korean ship. still uses its neighbor opened to new topic and forty six. free venezuelan air force generals has been arrested. welcome to overthrow the governments according to president nixon during the suspects are accused of having ties with the opposition will report to tickle fight to the office is doing tons of good weeks and two government protests over the country's financial problems. left at least two more people died. such teams discovered more what these boats touching the scene of a mudslide in washington state's twenty four people who think the new bedside up more than one hundred and seventy remain unaccounted for. the search been ongoing for four days a week the landslide remains a danger to her students marines of greeks who found themselves out to walk since the start of the financial crisis. many families the harsh reality of having little money is highlighted by the children more more parents ar

families separated by the korean war seoul's unification ministry said friday it sent a message to pyongyang saying that humanitarian issues such as family were unions have always been dealt with by the red cross. a noted the north had agreed at their previous meeting to hold further rounds of red cross times to discuss such issues can have rejected the offer for talks on wednesday saying the proper atmosphere has not been created. seoul says the issue of family re union should not be linked to political or military tensions. this diplomatic efforts to pressure japan to take responsibility for its wartime atrocities may be paying dividends. japan said it has no plans to make changes to its official apology to korean victims that asserted the compensation was already settled back in nineteen sixty five that i can report japan's ambassador to the un in geneva to cause she'll contents in tokyo. contrary to earlier suggestions has never spoken of revealing the nineteen ninety three tunnel statement in which the chief cabinet secretary your take on i'll apologize to the victims of japan's slavery

abducted at the age of thirteen back in nineteen seventy seven to be trained as a north korean spy pyongyang has long claimed that she killed herself in nineteen ninety four to wish tokyo projects as a baseless claim. the north has a fiercely admitted to adopting thirteen japanese citizens from nineteen seventy seven to nineteen eighty three. but hundreds more are believed to have been kidnapped. there etc look at international stories making headlines around the world. i'll see you back here tomorrow night there is rising speculation that korea's export driven economy may have reached the limits of its ability to induce growth and the local economy as the nation's outstanding performance on the trip front did little to boost the livelihoods of many working class families experts say the world's twelveth largest economy is being held back by sluggish domestic consumption and soaring household debt. for more on the apparent trend and how the government plans to resolve the pending problem for kenji and joins us now in the studio can welcome. that's what statistics are gaining some weight to t

the missles may have been launched from a sight just north of the country's capital city pyongyang. a southern military official says the missles later came down in the water off north korea's east coast. the launches happened hours after the u-s. japan and south korea met in the netherlands to discuss north korea. there's some speculation that this missle launch is a response to annaul miliatry drills held by the u-s and south korea. a chicago attorney is taking the first steps toward what could be a multi-million dollar lawsuit against maylasia arilines and boeing. the attorney asked an illinois state judge to order malaysia airlines and boeing to provide information about the airline's batteries and fire and oxygen systems. the attorney also asked for records related to plane's the fuselage. the filing appears to be the first move toward litigation from the u-s stemming from the march 8th disappearance. the attorney's client is the father of a flight 370 passenger. another lawsuit is being filed in illinios.,. this one's about a train derailment at chicago's o'hare international

last week pun ya pyongyang launched and u.s. condemned the launches. >>> amid so much hope.he man was plucked by debris by one good samaritan. check it out pulling the 5 month old boy from the rubble. he was driving along the road escaped the slide in seconds. he jumped out of the car to help risking his life and ignoring police orders to take back. that baby little duke is in serious condition but doctors say he is improving. his mother who broke her leg is expected to be okay. >> amazing story. >> 21 people were confirmed dead after the deadly mud slide. heavy rain, cold temperatures and wasist high mud. >> dominique is joining us live from arlington, washington. are they putting a strain on the search crews? >> search crews suffering from exposure from the heavy rain and the winds and the cold we had over the weekend. it has been extremely tough. that is where a lot of the local people involved in the search came as they looked for family of loved ones and friends. they are going to start row indicating the throughs today. the rain has eased some what particularly over su

respond to pyongyang? >> and we'll hear from the man behind the controversial cia talking points. law makers want answers. >> the fact of the memo and talking points is important. many believe there was political influence in the talking points. we need to make sure that that is not true. legs, for crossing. ♪ et...splashing. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you're trying to manage your ra, now may be the time to ask about xeljanz xeljanz (tofacitinib) is a small pill, not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz is an ra medicine that can enter cells and disrupt jak pathways, thought to play a role in the inflammation that comes with ra. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections andancers have happened in patients taking xeljanz. don't start xeljanz if youe any kind of infection, unless ok with your doctor. tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts and higher liver

is worried that pyongyang is trying to make a uranium-based another worry?make a sophisticated miniaturized device that could be placed on a ballistic missile and delivered to a target. and that is the fundamental worry if north korea has and can develop a nuclear warhead and put it on the front end of a missile that changes the entire security calculus in the region. wolf? >> certainly does. all right, barbara, thank you very much. very disturbing situation. >>> just ahead a "situation room" special report with all of today's developments in the mystery of flight 370. a husband of one of the flight attendants talks about a question he dreads getting from their children. ♪ [ male announcer ] when fixed income experts... ♪ ...work with equity experts... ♪ ...who work with regional experts... ♪ ...who work with portfolio management experts, that's when expertise happens. mfs. because there is no expertise without collaboration. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from ge

there are conflicting reports its previously sailed under a north korean flag but officials in pyongyangady cut ties with the ship. why did the president order this, well, military act here? >> well, shepard, because the three armed libyans who stole the oil tanker had it anchored in the mediterranean sea and were trying to sell 243,000 barrels of oil on the open market. libyan is part of opec and there are rules who is allowed to sell libyan oil and these gunmen were not allowed to. the secretary of of -- the following statement was issued: no one was hurt when u.s. forces at the request of both the lib yap and cyprus government boarded and took control of the commercial tanker, stateless vessel, seized by libyans. the libbans are now detained onboard the vessel and well be handed over to the libyan government. the seal team launched from the uss roosevelt. the oil company had been flagged to north korea but the north koreans say it was not their vessel. >> if you're the sailors where do you take it? >> 25 u.s. sailors from the uss stout are onboard, and they are part of the uss george

pyongyang has not commented on the reported launch. they previously only fired short range missiles to protest military drills by the u-s and south korea. president obama got a little ahead of himself during the nuclear security summit in the netherlands. during a speech, he said he looked forward to hosting the next summit in his hometown.. which is chicago. but later he mentioned having it in washington. the white house now says the next summit will be in the u-s, two years from now, but the host city has not been picked yet. a few secret service agents reportedly had too much fun during the president's trip. c-n-n reports three agents were sent home after one passed out in a hotel hallway after a night of drinking. the other agents who were punished went out drinking with him. the secret service has had stricter rules after agents were brought prostitutes to a hotel in colombia two years ago. the boston marathon now has a newly painted finish line, and fresh pavement. but the traditional repainting took on a more somber tone this ye

and tensions have once again flared up on the korean peninsula to pyongyang test fired two missiles into the sea the u.s. and its ally south korea holding joint military drills in the area of the north to show restraint and myself have a range of more than five hundred kilometers enough to hit any targets south of the border. yemeni officials say at least four al qaeda linked militants have been killed in two separate u.s. drone attacks in the country yes strikes came just hours after radical fighters reportedly gunned down several yemeni soldiers yemen is one of the few countries where the u.s. admits to the use. the controversial practice has called scores of civilian deaths that. a special report on the often thin line between video game violence and its effects on reality. so they say certainly in the markets. are up. oil is really up markets are down down gas down. well. next episode. we're going to talk about the greater geo economic context of why the world is so. we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence whether start or runs on by the military industrial com

speaker, he raises a very important issue and as you know, our embassy in pyongyang continues to engage critically with the north korean regime and tries to ensure there are many opportunities for dialogue as possible, including information coming into the country. the bbc world service is of course operation editorially and managerially independent. at end of last year they decided following a review they couldn't continue to offer effective and affordable korean language service that. of course is a matter for the bbc world service itself. >> mr. speaker, victoria ligetts died after gps missed several chances to spot her cancer. but she and 20,000 other patient the there who are desperately trying to get an appointment are also victims only of the deputy prime minister's shameless, spineless capitulation to the tories on the nhs. >> mr. speaker, as i pointed out earlier, he might not know this but it was his party that wasted quarter of a billion pound of taxpayers money on sweetheart deals in the private sector to undermined the nhs on tariffs the nhs could not meet on operation that

each return is celebrated in pyongyang with a press conference.t of kim guang ho and his family 18 months ago. mr. kim told them defectors like him who escape to south korea were the victims of human rights activists conspiring against the north korean state. except a few months later he came back to the south. the authorities here welcoming him a second time. mr. kim was hauled in front of this court behind me and asked to explain his erratic behavior. his lawyer cited financial difficulties in the north. other reports suggested he may have feared for his safety. either way the court was unamused and gave him a three-year jail sentence. in a letter sent from his prison cell, mr. kim told us he'd been forced to take part in the press conference and that he was appealing his sentence. at the heavenly dream school the students have moved on to a class in barista skills, part of a plan to steer them towards jobs that don't require high levels of english, i.t. or social skills. life may be tough for defectors in the south, but the vast majority choose