. >>> and a warping that sri lanka's elephants are under -- warning that sri lanka's elephants are under threat from illegal poaching. >>> well, there has been celebrations in the united states and afghanistan after a landmark prisoner swap. an american soldier held by the taliban for nearly five years has been freed in exchange for five of its leaders hold at guantanamo. they are on their way to qatar, which helped to broker the deal. more on that in a moment. first this report. >> reporter: this is the deal the taliban have long been pushing for. after almost five years in captivity, sergeant bowe bergdahl was reportedly handed to a farce of special operations soldiers in eastern afghanistan. in exchange five taliban proper at guantanamo bay will be sent to qatar, subject to security restrbdss, including -- restrictions, including a ban on travel. they are senior officials of the taliban government, that held power before the u.s. invasion. >> i want to go home. the afghanistan mn in our prisons, they want to go home too. >> during his captivity, bowe bergdahl could be seep in video ta

find out why the london anti sexual violence summit chose to ignore all cases of abuse in sri lanka. look it was terrible they are looking very hard to take a. long look at that back with the earthquake there's no. place. to. look at the polls. train's prime ministers ordered the government to prepare for a holton gas supplies this coming monday care was no more than four billion dollars in debt and has just one day left to pay at least after of what it owes if that deadline is not met russia will start only delivering gas that's been paid for up front earlier talk to r.t. correspondent really about this ongoing deadlock. so are these latest gas price talks of collapse we seem to be back to square one who's holding it up is ukraine or is it russia was the picture all depends on who you ask for example ukraine says that russia's price is too high and moscow says that gives demands are simply absurd so let's have a look at the facts first starters ukraine admittedly owes billions of dollars to russia and gals but has actually moved the deadline for payment back four times and now it's

the un special envoy angelina jolie britain's been selling millions of dollars worth of weapons to sri lanka which has long been on the radar of human rights organizations civil war there ended in two thousand and nine which the sri lankan government accused of war crimes but even now rape and extrajudicial killings continue after he returns to discuss this with human rights advocate bianca jagger and artie's going underground which you can watch online but i did some research and found reports about how the u.k. sent weapons that probably were used in the mass killing of the tamil at the end of the war and even before and he does believe that between seven hundred fifty to seventy thousand innocent civilians were killed among the turmel and it is a real persecution of the tamil even today and why is the u.k. government silent and of course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country and because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and then you sell w

i'm carolin roth. >> and i'm sri jegarajah. >> shire rejects a series of offers sending shares sharply higher in london. >>> are we getting closer to an agreement on alstom? the bid has been sweetened to $11.2 billion euros in additional cash on the table. >>> shares rise as lloyd's sends off more than expected.. the spot is slipping below the offer price. >>> and we are joined by tele-nor's ceo live later on in the program. >> announcer: you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> hello, everyone. you're watching "worldwide exchange." >> good morning to you, carolin. it's the end of the week. we made it through. >> yes, we did. we've got the speculation about shrine that's sending markets higher. and we're still hoping for a miracle after yesterday's defeat. >> down, but not out. >> let's show you what's coming up on today's show. we have a jam-packed show for you. business success is putting cold, hard cash in their pockets. we look at how the region is giving a boost to scandin

that report from sri lanka. >>> good to have you with us. a u.s. soldier is being flown to a hospital in germany. sergeant bowe bergdahl was freed after five years in exchange for five detainees in guantanamo bay. >> i've been in afghanistan from may 3rd, 2009... >> this is the deal the taliban has been pushing for. sergeant bowe bergdahl reportedly handed to a force of u.s. special operations forces in eastern afghanistan by a 19-strong contight. in exchange five prisoners will be september to qatar and be subjected to security restrictions, including a ban on travel. >> i want to go home. you know, the afghanistan men in our prisons, they want to go home too. >> during his captivity bowe could be seen in video tapes. this prisoner swap has been discussed since 2011 but never came to anything. a white house official said weeks ago a new opportunity arose. >> in the roz garden, the president said u.s. safety would not be compromised. >> we worked for years o achieve the goal and we were able to thank the emir of qatar for his leadership in helping

ignores sri lanka's violations because it fueled the civil war by selling millions of dollars worth of weapons to that country. but i did some research and found reports about how the u.k. send weapons that probably were used in the mass killing of the tamil at the end of the war and even before and it is believed the between seven between fifty to seventy thousand innocent civilians were killed among the turmel and it is a real persecution of the tamil even today and why is the u.k. government silent and of course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country and because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and then you sell weapons to this government. which. is like the mood of just two days into the world cup and the tournament is already thrown a few surprises no more so than the smashing victory the netherlands against world champions spain be didn't want but it's not just the football on the pitch that's provided muta time and there are plenty of

ignore sri lanka's violations because it fueled civil war by selling it millions of dollars worth of weapons to the country but i did some research on this. group who is about how the u.k. send weapons that probably wouldn't use in the mass killing of the time at the end of the war and even before and he does believe that between seven hundred fifty to seventy thousand innocent civilians were killed. among the turmoil and it is a real persecution of the time even today and why is the u.k. government silent and of course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country and because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and these weapons to this government. so just three days into the future world cup and the tournaments already throw up a few surprises none more so than the huge victory of the netherlands against world champions spain rushing them five to one in fans of england in italy or watching the game currently between their teams with italy in the le

it is a must for anyone keeping an elephant in sri lanka. the animal played on important role in this country. in terms of a panellingent. >> with the number of animals in captivity dwindling, some need to replace them. >> there was a shortage. those that owned animals are without animals. we asked the minister to come up with the programme to protect the tradition. this group of owners marched to the department for their request. elephants have been part of culture for centuries. replacing animals like this behind me is difficult. they want authorities to give them a solution. environmentalists warn that taming wild elephants is a smack. they say allowing it would encourage racket ears to capture elephants at will. >> activists show me copies of permits and licences which they say will be forged to capture elephants from the wild. this is found in the juppingle. abandoned when villagers heard its cry and raised the alarm. this mother had gunshot injuries and died a few days her calf could not be found. environmentalists say the scale of ele

christians and muslims in sri lanka say they are being attacked by radical buddhist groups. stay with us. when you run a business, you can't settle for slow. that's why i always choose the fastest intern. the fastest printer. the fastest lunch. turkey club. the fastest pencil sharpener. the fastest elevator. the fastest speed dial. the fastest office plant. so why wouldn't i choose the fastest wifi? i would. switch to comcast business internet and get the fastest wifi included. comcast business. built for business. >>> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories. sunni rebels in iraq scored another victory and they control the north-western city of tal afa, rebel fighters have taken mosul, tikrit and tal afa. al-shabab has been blamed for an attack on a coastal town of pecka tony, leaving 48 dead. witnesses say they attacked hotels, banks, government offices and set fire to buildings. ukraine has run out of the time to pay the gas bill of $2 billion to russia. the deadline was at 6 o'clock g.m. t. kiev faces having its gas supply cut off. >> the pakistani army says 120 fight

ignores sri lanka's violations because it fuelled the civil war by selling millions of dollars worth of weapons to the country. but i did some research and i found reports about how the u.k. send weapons that probably where in use in the mass killing of the terminal at the end of the war and even before and it is believed the between seven hundred fifty to seventy thousand innocent civilians were killed among the turmel and it is a real persecution of the tamil even today and why is the u.k. government silent and of course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country and because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and then you sell weapons to this government. talking to the international the big names talk to us the next live news update coming up in just about thirty four minutes time got some great programs lined up after the break it's the kaiser report if you're watching us internationally if watching us in the u.k. is going underground. there's

. >> and i'm sri. these are your headlines from around the world. >> a dovish janet yellen gives markets a boost. giving no new indications of possible rate hikes, despite rising inflation. >>> and general electric is expected to sweeten its bid for al strom. the ceo makes its third trip to paris to meet with the government. >>> joe biden fires a shot to moscow saying the u.s. may -- for russia for the continues violence in ukraine. but russia's most powerful man tells cnbc he will continue to collaborate with the u.s. despite sanctions. >> we will continue to work to demonstrate our efficiency to be both beneficial to russian and american companies. >>> and from the pitch to the palace, prince phillipe ready to take the throne as spain's new king after the 2-0 defeat against chile. >>>. >>> you are look at live pictures from spain where prince phillipe is about to enjoy his coronation as the new king of spain. so a happy day for spain, but a sad day in many other respects. they were crushed out of the

this government we for that one of the events you sexual violence chose to ignore cases of abuse in sri lanka. find out what traits of being prepared for the telling the world cup as you report for your strike from the action just a couple of stories what after this quick break. this is the media leave us so we leave the media. are the same motions your. father your party there's a bill. for shoes that no one is asking with to get that you deserve answers from. politics. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world talks of the r.p. interviews intriguing story for you to. see arabic to find out more visit arabic. hello again ukraine's prime minister the government to prepare for a holding gas supplies come monday is more than four billion dollars in debt right now and it's just got two days left to pay at least half of what it owes if that deadline isn't met russia will start to only deliver gas that's been paid for up front that i spoke to our correspondent really good about this ongoing deadlock. so are these latest gas price tal

talks to us to find out why the anti sexual violence chose to ignore all cases of abuse in sri lanka. to refugees fleeing the crisis the army won't let the country we spoke to some of the ukrainian families then split by the conflict just a few of the stories straight ahead. debating american foreign policy is there one any more traditionally the political left and right and clearly different positions on how washington should exert power in the world today it appears everyone in the establishment is a hawk. dramas the truth be ignored. stories others refuse to notice. foods change the world right. through pictures of today's you know. from around the globe. forty minutes past midnight here in moscow now ukraine's prime minister has ordered the government to prepare for a halt in gas supplies this coming monday kiev is more than four billion dollars in debt right now it's just days left to to pay at least half of what it owes if the deadline is not met russia will start only delivering gas that's been paid for up front and talk to r.t. correspondent really about the deadlock. so are t

. >> and i'm sri jegarajah. these are your headlines from around the world. >> a global market spooks investors. tensions in iraq drag wall street lower. >>> u.s. secretary of state says iraq's future will be secured in the next several days as iraq begins forming a new government. >>> activity leads to a jump in oil supplies. >>> gdf falls to the bottom of the market. trader say the sale rose 1.5 billion euros. >> announcer: you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> a warm welcome, again, to today's "worldwide exchange." some interesting news in the market yesterday. sell-off in the u.s. market. >> wall street. >> can we call .7% a sell-off? >> what i found surprising was that the markets didn't react to the robust economic data as it was in the back with mirrors, lagging indicator, oil remains the big headline risk. >> maybe they did react to the data, sri. maybe we're back to good news is bad news as far as the fed is concerned. supporting consumer housing dat

money as some attacking the he said right weapon of force britain keep quiet about to be seized in sri lanka to whom they sold millions of dollars worth of. also beat the russian paint is giving the grandmasters a run for their money these brothers free but you saw spineless words with pinpoint accuracy confounding even the experts we join him in berlin after the break. we'll talk about language as well but i will only react to situations i have read the reports for. the pollution you know i will leave that to the state department to comment on your latter point. to carry out a cause are you talking no god. no more weasel words. when you need a direct question be prepared for a change when you when you should be ready for a. freedom of speech and a little different to cross. dramas that can't be ignored. stories others refuse to notice. places change the world lights now. full picture. from around the globe. look. again welcome back now britain may lose some of its independence over its nuclear deterrent is it steps up collaboration with the us over warheads is another step in the alre

violence still use there as a torture method against suspected criminals civilians also at risk in sri lanka according to un survey every ninety minutes a woman is raped there every day up to five children are also abused and there is little punishment for the guilty as most go free artie's option or aton see host of going underground spoke with human rights advocate bianca jagger she's convinced it ignores for long as violations because aid fueled the civil war when it sold millions of dollars worth of weapons to the country. but i did some research and found reports about how the u.k. send weapons that probably were used in the mass killing of the terminal at the end of the war and even before and it is believed the between seven between fifty to seventy thousand innocent civilians were killed among the turmoil and it is a real persecution of the tamil even today and why is the u.k. government silent and of course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country and because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about y

and of course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and then you sell weapons to this government. and just two days into the world cup and the tournaments has already thrown up a few surprises now more so than the smashing victory of the netherlands against world champions spain beating them five one but it's not just the football on the pitch that's providing entertainment there are plenty of other treats on the sidelines too as graham phillips has been finding out. the prime minister to speak specially constructed on the edge of the city but for this local two thousand seat now stretches over several they can get of course a big screen for the play service every day to tens of thousands of. kids to the atmosphere. to be speaking to some of the signs see all the people in the front is here this come two thousand and fourteen is it possible the silly place and. you know it's a spaceship was made so he

. >> and i'm sri jegarajah. here are your headlines from around the world. >> barclay's shares dropping to an 18-month low after the british general accuses the bank of deceiving its clients. >>> and a deal to buy frank russe russell. speaking first to cnbc, the ceo will justify the takeover. >> this is an opportunity to become the world's number two player in the old index business. >>> mark carney is expected to unveil a host of measures to reign in lending now. >>> and the latest ifo report forecast as growth stateside contracts more than expected. this as the two national teams prepare to face off in today's highly anticipated world cup match. >> you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >> hello. hello, everybody. welcome. welcome to today's show. to today's "worldwide exchange." i've never worked with you in the flesh. >> there's a first time for everything. this is lovely. >> i know. how long are you in london for? >> i'm jetting off back to asia later on toni

security staff were also attacked. >>> sri lanka where violence began. shops were burned and mosques attacked. muslims make up 10% of sri lanka's population. >>> christians have been targeted by hard linist groups. we have reports from colombo. >> one of the prisoners told me not to film the faces of people in congregation. they're afraid after attacks on what they describe buddhist nationalist groups. preaching for the assembly of god here since 1997. he shows the video of the attack on his church earlier this year. >> they broke down the gate and destroyed all windows and they set fire to all the religious books. >> the assembly of god was started in the u.s. a hundred years ago. with 166 followers it's the largest pentecostal denomination in the world. we went to see the monk who led the attack. >> these people go into villages saying buddha is a liar. they destroy buddhism. >> it's not just the evangelical christian community who are being targeted. >> tension is still apparent in this neighborhood of colombo. we tried to go down to the mosque but we

of course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country and because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and then you sell weapons to this government. some three days into the future world cup the tournament has already thrown up a few surprises none more so than the huge upset victory of the netherlands against world champions spain trouncing them five to one and the game between elite in italy has wrapped up with italians coming up on top to no one but it's not just football on the pitch that's providing entertainment there's plenty of other distractions on the sidelines graham phillips reports. specially constructed only and you can see it doesn't look this is it now it stretches over several like bit of course the big screen is that every day tens of thousands of. kids are going to be the atmosphere. you can see some of these signs. here in this country and it. was simply. this and you know it's been said she was going to drop you know the bigge

sri? >> stephane, thank you for that. >>> still to come on the show, food and fuel prices send india's wholesale inflation to a five-month high. we'll the go to mumbai for full market reaction. >>> welcome back. japan plans to offer a one-stop service for business start-ups in hopes of attracting more foreign investment. akiko has this story live from tokyo. >> yes, at the proposed one-stop centers it will be official to file all the paperwork to start a business including applying for electric and gas services and credit cards. the service will also be available in english and will be located in special deregulation zones including tokyo and other large cities. currently japanese paperwork is starting a business involving going to add min straytive offices and can take two to three weeks. the new initiative hopes to shorten the process to half the time to compete with rivals such as singapore to accept online applications in a few days and in south korea where it takes ten days. the plan

sri has all the details out of singapore. sri? >> hi, ross. that's right.came from china data over the weekend on sunday. these are factory activity numbers. the pmi had a five-month high. so the markets like that, even though the greater china markets are shutting the boating, but the week highs for the index going up 300 points. so knocking on the door of 15,000. they have to say, because the great china markets were out today, volume has been thinner on the ground. you can argue this is conviction buy. nevertheless, i'll say this. the china data will inform the move and the trading direction this week. we have the hsbc's official pmi. their own set of factory data is coming out later this week. so we are looking for cooperation there. if we don't get it, it could undermine the gains we have seen today. ross, that's where we stand. back to you. >>> thank you for that, sri. good stuff. that's the latest out of asia. >>> the spanish prime minister has announced that key juan carlos is going to abdicate with prince felipe taking over the thrown. juan carlos

you just heard sri kumar give his view. what is yours? us. >> how does your internet speed compared to others? the latest findings in our single best chart, next. ♪ not amajority, celebration for the spanish football team, this is the coronation of philippe -- felipe at the royal palace of madrid built in the early 18th century on territory taken in the ninth century. there gazing upon a palace with 3400 rooms. the pageantry and the celebration as the spaniards celebrate their new king. this is "bloomberg surveillance." you morning to all of worldwide, i am tom keene with scarlet fu and adam johnson. mr. johnson has our top headlines. he will not do them in spanish. >> the u.s. distancing itself from iraq's embattled prime minister maliki. the obama administration is pressing for political change that could lend a growing urgency by sunnis. ukraine's president is trying to build support for unilateral cease-fire. poroshenko says pro-russian rebels will be given a limited window to lay down their weapons and says those who have it committe

a summit tackling the use of rape as a weapon of war seems hoes britain keep quiet about abuses in sri lanka it sold millions of dollars worth of bombs also meet the russian the painter giving a grandmaster as a run for their money his brother is reproduce arts finest works with pinpoint accuracy counting even yes we joined him in berlin after the break. we'll talk about language as well but i will only react to situations i have read the reports so i'm like. no i will leave that to the state department to comment on your latter point. secure a car is on the job. no. thank you no more. when you need a direct question be prepared for a change when you. get ready for a. critical speech. and the freedom to. dramas that come to be ignored. stories others refused to notice. faces change the world writes never. sold pictures of today's events. on demand from around the globe. up to. fifty. welcome back you're watching our theatre national britain may lose some of its independence over its nuclear the turned as it steps up collaboration with the u.s. over war has its another stab in the alrea

>> thanks, sri.was saying, china's sector expanding in june for the first time in six months, according to an early survey. flash pmi rose to 50.8, pushing into new territory. joining us is the global economist at wells fargo security. jay, thank you for joining us. your take on the china pmi stats overnight? >> yes, so, overall, i'd say it's encouraging to see this starting to rebound. it hit a low a few months ago, and our expectation would be that china would start to stabilize. i think we're starting to see some of that right now. keep in mind, china's never going to grow 10% again, you know, but 7%, 7.5% will take them. >> i can't help but feel a disconnect between the 7.5% growth for china and what's happening on the micro level and lack of growth drivers, particularly investment, in the regional level in particular. do you get any sense of that? >> well, keep in mind, the income growth in china's actually been pretty strong over the last few years. and so, you know, we tend to think of china b

the last place you would expect religious violence to break out, but that's exactly what happened in sri lanka. the guy has a helmet on and bar in his hand. he's smashing up the place. he's not the only one. you see other men inside the pharmacy with their faces covered in masks, and they are kicking in glass cases, broken window, and in the back of the store, customers are trying to get out, and they are mixed in with the bad guys in the place, and they -- >> woah! >> they set the place on fire, they fire bomb the place. somebody's on fire. the fire goes out, but several people were injured in the incident, but this is not the only incident like this in sri lanka. the muslim minority have been targeted by buddhists that have been embarked by a monk making a speech, and violence has broken out, and dozens of homes and shops set on fire, two mosques have been set on fire, and now this religious minority is afraid. they have lived side by side for years. >> wait, the people coming in, setting the place on fire and destroying it are buddhists who have a problem with the muslim owners of the

we find out why the london anti-sexual violence summit chose to ignore cases of abuse in sri lanka. and find out what's been prepared for fans attending the world cup as we report for you straight from the action that's coming up later in the program to stay tuned. there's a media leave us so we leave the media. by the see bush and see your. play your party there's a bill. for shoes that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all politics. r t. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on all t.v. reporting from the world talks of the ip interview intriguing story are you. trying. to find out more visit our big. dog called. welcome back here what you heard here in the national of britain is increasing its collaboration with the us when it comes to nuclear weaponry raising fears it could lose its deterrent independence and the two countries already work very closely sharing intelligence and exchanging prisoners but as boy boy reports such far reaching cooperation might not be benefiting britain's. america and britain already

sri jegarajah joins us out of singapore. sri, take it away. >> hi there. i want to update you with breaking news we're getting across the wires, both reuters and dow jones reporting. a group tasked with securing the karachi airport has come under fire in the last hour or so. we don't know whether the main airport is under attack as well. remember, though, that these headlines are coming just a day after militants stormed pakistan's largest commercial airport that's in karachi, early on this week. we'll leave that aside for you and bring you more detail when we get it. elsewhere, one of the gain serz the shanghai composite. the markets seemed to like targeted stimulus. so a cut in the triple r for some banks, that's going a long way to restore confidence in the markets as well. remember, we got inflation numbers earller on today, too, for the month of may. they were hotter than expected. but it looks as though it's going to be one off for the month of may. the low base effects in the prior months and the uptick in food prices. expect to see moderation and t

al jazeera, karanella, sri lanka. >> time from robin. can't wait. >> it's been action paxed day so far. tennis to start and roger federer is on court aiming to blank a place at the french. cruising in the second. a tie break to level the match and a break-up in the third. the winner of this match will face 2010 french open sem e finalist berdyc. he will secure his spot over american isner. . >> of course, i am confident if you win in four matches, then you feel good. >> that's my case. whoever will win, i am going to try to do -- try to do my best and play good tennis. >> a managed win spanned two days and 22 games in the deciding set. it had been suspended because of bad light on saturday but 7th seed won 12-10 to set up a meeting with modesko. he completed victory in his thioate round match beating in straight sets. in the women's column, navardo has booked her place in the quarterfina quarterfinals, a straight sets winn winner. the canadian brushed aside 6-1, 6-2 to reach the last 80 over 20. the youngest player left in the draw. some

a guru from india, bhagwan sri rajneesh started the farming compound in 1981. two years and $30 million the 64,000-acre organic farming and meditation compound had its own post office, school, hospital, and shopping mall with housing for over 1,000 followers. >> there were doctors and lawyers and accountants who've given up everything to drive tractors and plant potatoes and have, you know, daily chants. >> in 1982 the rajneeshis took over the nearby town of antelope and with it the majority of seats on the city council and school board, which horrified long-time residents of the small town. before the outbreak the rajneeshis had set their sights on control of the larger town of the dalles and had put up their own slate of candidates running in the november election. in the absence of a scientific explanation some thought the rajneeshis might have intentionally poisoned the community in some way. >> so there was suspicion, but there was no evidence. >> why would they do this? and the other thought was maybe it was somebody, some hothead trying to incriminate th

it is a must for anyone keeping an elephant in sri lanka. the animals play a role in this buddhist country. especially if terms of a pageant. with a number of animals in captivity gipd limbing, some want a way to replace them. >> there's a shortage of them. those who have formed animals without animals. you ask the minister to come up with a programme to protect this tradition. >> this group of owners marched to the department with their income. >> elephants have been part of culture and tradition. replacing animals is difficult, and want authorities to give them a solution. environmentalists warn that taming wild elephants is a mistake. they say that allowing it would encouraging racket ears to encourage them at will. >> activists say they have been forged to accommodate baby elephants captured from the wild. this footage and photographs show a calf abandoned. when villages heard cries and raised the alarm. the mother had gunshot injuries, and died a few days after footage was recorded. the calf could not be found. environmentalists say the

he sent this report. >> it's a mini sri lanka in the beati beating heart of the city.he alley ways. people here don't have much money. they volume their way of life. from the ethnic minority watches the world go by. now 65, she was born in the same two room house which now shelters her large family. she's unhappy as it's been earmarked for demolition. >> translator: i don't want to go. i want to stay in slave island, she says. many nearby houses have been demolished. >> after decades of war, the government wants to rival singapore. it plans to liberate these lands for commercial purposes. as a result in recent months, entire streets of traditional houses have been flattened resulting in this. >> luxury high-rise hotels have come up like these already mushrooming in the city. on slave island, here the modest flat of people evicted from slave island like he and his family displaced years ago. he says it's nice old maybes have moved here. they have no payment for their old house. only a small sum towards rent. some human rights campaigners say people are unwillingly force

. >> well, let's talk about sri lanka. it is struggling to stop the illegal elephant trade. dozens of baby elephants are kidd naps. environmentalists -- kidnapped every year. we report on how sri lankan culture is partially to blame for the problem. >> a getle giant -- gentle giant. a familiar sight in this village. her openers have a permit and licence -- owners have an appointment and a licence, a must for keeping animals in sri lanka. they play a role, especially in temple pageants. with the numbers in captivity defined lipping, some owners -- dwindling, some owners want a way to replace them. there's a shortage of domesticated elephants. those that onned them for yearn -- owned them for generations are without animals. >> reporter: this group of owners marched to the wildlife department. >> elephants have been part of tradition for centuries. replacing animals like this is difficult. they want authorities to give them a solution. environmentalists warn that taming wild elephants is a make. they say allowing it would encourage racket ears to encourage it at will. activist

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i'm julia chatterley. >> and i'm sri jegarajah. minister saying he will touch corporation taxes to less than 30%. >> mark carney tells u.s. lawmakers uk interest raises will be gradual. he expects stronger growth in the second half, but admits recently wage data has been softer than expected. >> wage data was softer than our expectations and adds to a run of hard data around wages -- actual data around wages that has been softer than we had expected. >>> shares of swiss agri giant syngenta jumped higher on word that monsanto offered a $40 billion bid for the firm. >>> and a july deadline is set for new leadership in baghdad. >>> just tuning in, thanks for joining us here on "worldwide exchange." a quick look at the u.s. futures ahead of the market open. losing a bit of ground over the next hour or so. the dow jones lower by 45 points and the nasdaq lower. both the dow and the s&p snapping a six-day rally, ending slightly lower. not much to talk about in low volumes in yesterday's trading session. plenty of data. housing, consumer c

sri has the wrap out of singapore. sri? >> very good morning once again, ross.all street overnight. that's affected sentiment which as you can see is quite negative. losses seem to be contained below 1%, so it's not capitulation. if you look at the greater china market and the aussie's benchmark, the s&p/asx 200. we had a better-than-expected quarterly gdp for the first three months, they're somewhere backward looking. the market concern right now is about the iron ore market. we've seen capitulation in that market, price is well below $100. no surprises. the banks were weaker. that brought the broader index down. as far as the greater china markets, it was the property counters that led the downturn on the shanghai composite on the hsi, on the hang seng as well. remember, this is interesting. because the hsbc pmi factory activity earlier on this week showed us that the pace of manufacturing activity yes, a a four-month high. the external demand was better, having said that, domestic demand is quite sluggish and it's been blamed on the weakness still in the prop

and of course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and then you sell weapons to this government. and i look at more of the world news now and security has been stepped up across afghanistan during voting in the second round of the presidential election the taliban had issued further threats to disrupt polling last saturday presidential front runner abdullah dollars scathed an assassination attempt what a suicide bomber attacked his convoy in the capital kabul. iran's president says the country has reached agreements with international mediators for it to restart enriching uranium and that the west will lift some sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear program the deal is expected to be finalized before the twenty eighth of june last november world powers in iran reached a temporary agreement under which iran's uranium enrichment program was limited in exchange for partial easing of sanctions. no

in war zones like syria congo and others but the conference has turned a blind eye to violations in sri lanka where the experts estimate thousands were raped during almost thirty years of civil war human rights groups say sexual violation is still being used there is a torture method against suspect criminals but civilians are also at risk control and could too according to a un survey every ninety minutes one woman suffers a rape every day up to five children are abused and there's little or no punishment for the guilty mosco free art is going underground host as she returns you spoke to human rights advocate bianca jagger she's convinced the u.k. ignored violations because it was fueling the war by selling millions of dollars worth of weapons to the country. but i did some research and found reports about how the u.k. sent weapons that probably were used in the mass killing of the terminal at the end of the war and even before and it is believed that between seven between fifty to seventy thousand innocent civilians were killed among the tamil and it is a real persecution of the tamil

. >> and i'm sri. these are your headlines from around the world. >> bank of england minutes identity in the next half an hour could show the first explicit call for a rate hike despite that weekly inflation reading. meanwhile, janet yellen has to contend with the spike higher in cpi. >>> and the iranian president says he will not hesitate to protect religious holy sites in iraq. >>> gazprom stays and gas supply in europe remains stable despite the sxloeg explosion on the pipeline. >>> and shares in profit of the website rally towards the lower end of its range. the flotation values the company at nearly a billion pounds. >> announcer: you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> a warm welcome, again, to "worldwide exchange." let's get straight to our story this morning. security forces claim iraq's largest oil refinery is under attack. sunni mill at that points have launched an offensive involving machine gunfire and mortars. workers have been evacuated

we'll check on the markets now with sri. >> hi, karen.the japanese foreign markets with the nikkei finishing the day in positive territory. so we are positive for the month and quarter but down by almost 7% if you look back across the year so far. so it really seemed to be a session of window dressing for a better expression. and we have industrial production data so the market didn't really react to that. i took it largely in stride. it was not the brazilian number with the tax hike, but that number will come tomorrow with the japan business confidence numbers. we'll get an idea of how japan inc. is dealing with the sales tax hike. and the data will be front and center this week. we have payrolls on thursday. but over here, the china data is critical tomorrow. we get the official pmi number. and the manufacturing activity, we are looking at a fairly good read there of a six-month high. so if it comes in within expectations, that should give more filler to the asian stock market. on wednesday we get the time number from hsbc. so we are lo

sri is standing by in singapore. sri, a big question as i suppose, how big of a slump are we going to see in the japanese second quart her? >> that's the big question, carolin. and there will be one, that's what a lot of the economists are saying in the second quarter. there will be a contraction short-lived but we'll see a pickup in the third quarter. as for reaction in the market, there's more risk taking now with rotation going on into the growth sensitive stocks and away from the defensives. elsewhere, the shanghai market, that finished flat at the settlement at 2,030. the big story now is going to be related to the data. at the end of the week on friday, we get industrial production and retail sales. will those numbers tell us that the world's second largest economy is stabilizing? so the markets in greater china are in a holding pattern until we get those numbers. elsewhere, one of the top performers is the indian market marching on to higher numbers after a joint session of parliament laying out the road map f

. >> it's been more than five years since the sri lanka victory over the tamil tigers. we have reports from the north city where thousand thousands thousands are prevented from going back home. >> reporter: human rights groups say the militarizatio militarization of tamil area means for thousands of people still can't return to their homes. a man breaks down in tears when i ask him how he copes. it is so difficult, he says. fighting for the family to flee their home in 1990. >> i'm 63 years old. i can't even walk any more. we had our own house and land. life is very difficult. >> reporter: the military are now developing the area in an army. >> we thought they would allow us back to our lands. but they never did. >> reporter: council say 9,000 people were displaced by the military. they say that's an only. only 400 owned land in the first place. a council member shows me maps that is under army control. >> the army has ignored our request for land to be returned and continue to use it for military purposes, generating income, building hotels and recreational areas. >> t

. >>> sri lanka is struggling to stop the legal elephant trade. dozens of baby elephants are being kidnapped, and it is threatening the koulentry's el -- country's elephant population. sri lanka's culture is partly to blame. >>> a gentle giant. a familiar site. her openers have a permit and a loans a must for anyone keeping an elephant in sri lanka. the animals play an important role in this country, especially in panelling ents. with the number of animals in captivity defined lipping, some owners want a way to replace them. >> there's a severe shortage of domesticated elephants. those that owned animals for generations. we asked the minister to come up with a programme to protect the tradition. >> reporter: the group of openers marched to the wildlife depp. elephants have been part of the culture and tradition. replacing animals like this behind me is difficult and want authorities to give them a solutionful environmentalists warn that taming wild elephants is a mistake, saying that allowing it would encourage racket ears to take them at will. >>

police in sri lanka have arrested eight suspects they say were involved in purely anti-muslim riots. the riots started on june 15th in the resort area. four were killed. thailand's military junta says elections will be held around october. the army commander who led the coup plans to lead a political coup. >>> a vigilantee leader in mexico has been arrested for carrying an unauthorised weapon. he's a leader of the one of the self-defence groups battling drug gangs in the state. he's taking over the nights temp lar cartel. the government banned civilian troops. >> reporter: jose is a found are of the movement, charismatic and well-known figures of it. when the government told the vigilantes to stand down and deputize some of the members of the movement, he just wouldn't take part in it. he said the fight was not over, the vigilantes were needed to fight. earlier here on friday we saw video of him, on local media site. the police and military was saying they were unable to do that and the government was corrupt and not trustworthy enough - if the government can't do it, the people have

. >>> so as we've mentioned now there has been trouble in sri lanka. fighting started after a rally by the right wing buddhist group. where curfews are now being imposed about. the justice minister is accusing his own government of failing to protect muslims from buddhis buddhist. >>> they say the situation has deteriorate over the past few years. >> there are small groups who are disturbing the peace. you know, there has been for approximately two years there has been a very, very i would say horrible campaign by three groups. they are all ithey are continuing with what is similar to what is happening to muslims in myanmar. >> attacks in tienanmen square where pav five people have been killed. >> slipping out of the port in pen yang. this boat brings provisions. >> for vietnam, being a weaker country it's very hard to challenge china. >> flanked by two guard ships this is as close as china allows anyone to get to its controversial rig. still boats engage in maritime dance with its counterparts. >> the vietnamese coast guard show evidence of its vessel

the event featured products from kenya, sri lanka, china, and of course japan. this man is president of tokyo-based tea supplier. his company has more than a century of history. he brought a range of premium green teas that his company produces with growers across japan. dobashi has been working with one of the growers for something new on the u.s. market. they're producing flavored green teas with subtle sents such as plum, kelp, and shiso. one blend is particularly unusual. this one has a chocolate banana flavor. dobashi says they may be experimenting with unorthodox flavors, but they're careful to keep the deep, rich taste of the tea. >> the banana chocolate was surprisingly good. it's a nice balance. it's not overwhelming, too strong. >> reporter: dobashi says he received many inquiries about the flavored blends, and he's feeling confident. >> translator: sales of green tea are rising in the u.s. we see this as a major opportunity to expand our customer base. >> reporter: the healthy brew is finding new fans in the u.s., and that's great news for the growers