is trying to recute fighters in the southern philippines. he is warning that i.s.i.l. can take advantage of frustrations felt by filipino muslims >> now after the passage, we are concerned that they can capitalise on this and because the sent metropolitan of the people in the area is now very strong, the frustration after the passage. they can capitalise on that and that is what we are trying to work >>> staying in the philippines, thousands of displaced people on the southern island were slowing returning to their homes. recent fighting there has threatened a fragile truce between . >> reporter: life is getting back to near normal as the troubled part of this country will allow. neighbors returned to their home. they come to inspect the damage and the mess and like this woman with a family to support collecting possessions. >> translation: my only concern is getting back into the house. we have a tyre repair business and it is the only source of income we have. i have seven children and i'm afraid for their future. >> reporter: she won't be moving back in yet. what wa

they were on a tug group with thousands of tons of coal from indonesia towards the southern philippines. it isn't clear when the vessel was hijacked, but its owner received a ransom call on saturday. >> translator: i need to point out that the current priority is the safety of the ten indonesia >> notorious for kidnapping tourists and demanding large ransom payments. it is time now for a check of the weather. people are experiencing a warm sunny morning. good news for those waiting for the cherry trees to fully blossom. a big deal for fans of the pink flowers. robert speta joins us with the latest. >> as far as the forecast concerned, it's a big deal as well. when is the best time to get out there. really, this week, at least in the toek i don'kyo area, we're t full blooms. temperatures on the rise, at least for the time being. one of the main reasons for that, you could see our trough passing off towards the north. that's going bring some rain showers, maybe even some thunderstorms, tohoko region. for the most part, all of the areas have started to see the blossoms start to bloom out h

they're saying they're trying to recruit fighters in southern philippines. >> now after the passage of the vpl, we are concerned that they can capitalise on this and gaus the sentiment of the people in the area is now very strong. the frustration after the main passage of the law. they can capitalise on that and that is what we're treeing to work on >>> thousands of people in philippines are slowing returning to their homes. a fragile truce between the government and separatists. our correspondent travelled to speak to those affected by violence. >> reporter: life is getting back to near normal as this part of the area will allow. neighbors returned to their homes for the first time since an attack two weeks before. they come to inspect the damage and the mess, and like this woman, with a family to support, she quickly collected clothes and possessions. >> translation: my only concern is getting back into the house. we have a tire repair business and it's the only source of income. i have seven children and i'm afraid for their future. >> reporter: but she won't be moving back in yet.

capitalise on that and that is what we are trying to work >>> staying in the philippines, thousands of displaced people on the southern island are slowly returning to their homes. a fragile truce between the government and separatists is in danger. our correspondent speaks to those affected by the violence. >> reporter: life is getting back to as near normal as this troubled part will allow. neighbors return to their homes for the first time since an attack two weeks before. they come to inspect the damage and the mess. and like this man with a family to support, clengting localities of-- collecting lots of items. >> translation: i have seven children and i'm really afraid for their future. >> reporter: she won't be moving back in yet. what was once a bust meddling a community is now deserted. the philippine military says the local armed group which launched the attack has allegiance to i.s.i.l. it points to grasp ee tea and propaganda material the fighters left behind as proof. also abandoned a makeshift workshop for improvised bombs. many were killed in the fighting. >> translation: most residents are traumatised, e

philippines and give cause to potential investors to reconsider their future plans. >>> the editor of a prominent chinese newspaper has resigned. the two protests against media sensor ship. he worked for the southernetropolis daily. he posted his resignation on line. >>> we are going to talk about unicorns now because for many of us, a single-horned is something from childhood fairy tables and bedside stories. >> a creature extinct did once r roam the earth. scientists believe he became ex tick about 350,000 years ago. but according to the journal of applied science, they may have survived until 29,000 years ago meaning he would havelaw lived a long time. >> cuba is a small country with a disproportionately number of outstanding athletes thanks largely to government support. looking at that from havan a. >> reporter: you can tell by the way they walk and carry themselves that these are no ordinary students and that this is no ordinary school. ♪ >> down the hall, some of the older peoples are putting on a special performance in honor of their visiting british patron, sir david pang. >> when i first came here, it was 20 years ago. i wanted to do everything i can to help. >> every year, more than 50,