>>> the chinese president is in i have lain -- sri lanka for the first visit in decades.e building a port project for sri lanka. the sea route would connect china with europe. he is visiting southeastern nations this week to rally support for the project. >> reporter: the chinese leader is the first chinese president to visit here for 28 years, and it's very much a sign of the warming relations between the to countries. the relationship between the two goes back for hundreds of years, the convention center you see behind me was something that was gifted by the chinese to sri lanka many decades ago. china has got a massive presence here in sri lanka, contributing in a scale of spheres, we have got power projects, infrastructure development, we have got a number of things that china has come in with the investment, as well as the manpower to help sri lanka on its road to recovery and rebuilding since the end of the road. china coming through for this country during the final stages of the conflict in terms of monetary assistance, loans, as well as weaponry, to help the gove

. >>> japan's prime minister has just wrapped up a visit to bangladesh and sri lanka. but the goal of strengthening economic ties and boosting security. >>> japanese managers are having difficulty finding workers so they're coming up with novel ways to get the help they need. >>> tokyo! >> and rising costs and environmental concerns are forcing officials in tokyo to re-examine their plans for the 2020 olympic and paralympic games. >>> prime minister shinzo abe talked to the leaders of bangladesh and sri lanka over the weekend about important issues, including the economy and security. he is now on his way back to japan after his three-day visit to south asia. japan has long been the top donor to the two south asian nations but china is increasingly flexing its economic muscle in the region. so abe is playing catchup. >> reporter: abe's visit to sri lanka on sunday was the first by a japanese prime minister in 24 years. the nation is close to sealing a pact with gentlemayea japan. crude oil is shipped along this route. abe and president paxar agreed to launch government

japanese prime minister shinzo abe visited sri lanka earlier this month. he and president rajapaksa also agreed to work more closely on maritime security. >>> health authorities across asia have been battling outbreaks of dengue fever. the mosquito-borne virus has been spreading in japan for the first time in about 70 years. now, officials in india say they found one way to tackle it using tropical freshwater fish. indian authorities say the number of dengue infections has soared over the last five ye mainly because of rapid urbanization. last year, they confirmed more than 75,000 cases. nearly 170 people died. but scientists have found that fish known as guppies can help prevent the disease from spreading. guppies feed on the larva of mosquitoes and they breed fast. authorities in new deli have been releasing the fish into areas where rainwater accumulates. >> it's very effective. very effective. and we get 100% result. we're not using chemical. it's not harmful to th. >> scientists in cambodia and laos have been studying the technique, and they say their

according to the u.n., sri lanka has the second-highest number of involuntary disappearances. now there's a new commission investigating those cases. we have this report from northern sri lanka. >> reporter: praying for the safe return of a husband and father, this woman is waiting news of her fisherman husband. >> he went out fishing to find food for the children during the last stages of fighting, i heard from others that he was arrested at see by the navy. >> she has not heard from him since, and is struggling to cope with her six children. she has taken her case to the presidential commission on missing persons. the commission appointed in august 2013 has received close to 20,000 complaints, including 5,000 for military families, it's inquiring whether the security forces or tamil tigers violated international law. >> it's difficult to find out details about the missing person, but as human being, you must try our best to find out what happened. and we must go the furthest point that we can. >> reporter: the sri lankan government faced allegations of human rights violation

japanese prime minister shinzo abe sis ted sri lanka earlier this month. he and the president also agreed to work more closely on maritime security. >>> people who follow the markets are keen to know what u.s. central bankers are going to. now we're joined from the business desk. good morning. what can you tell us? >> policy makers meet regularly throughout the year to discuss their next steps. their current meeting could stand out from the rest. now, they have for years been pumping billions of dollars into the economy, also known as quantitative easing, and they've kept interest rates extremely low. analysts expect they'll cut back on their monthly purchases of government bonds by $10 billion, down to $15 billion. that move would likely set the stage for a decision at their next meeting in late october, to end the fed's qe program. in july, the central bankers indicated they would keep interest rates near zero for a considerable period. even after the monetary easing wraps up. they said the reason is the slack labor market. still, some analysts said the

the first one is coming from sri lanka. a tram pulls up. the guy in the white trouser and green shirt pulls off the license plate of the van. he decided he is going to have a fight. starts punching him. hopefully the situation has calmed down. the guy decides to come back with a stick and attack the guy again. of course, people start jumping in. they are trying to break up this fight. no idea what's going on here. one of the samaritans then takes it in the head from the same stick. then he attacks while he's on the floor. what really started this whole argument is the victim was working at this gas station. they pulled the van up. it was too far forward to pump the gas. all he did was suggest they move the van back. >> he was going to pump their gas for them and instead they beat him up. >> he decided to fight these guys. they had an accident and crashed. >> the second video from china. two guys here have an obviously terrified woman up against her car. these two men are claiming they paid for this private reserved parking space. she parked

. >>> here is a video from sri lanka. it's just so crazy because these wild elephants are acting like unofficial toll booths and will not let cars come through unless they offer the elephant some kind of tasty treat. you probably think, well, they're cars. why can't the cars drive around them? watch. are you kidding me? >> he just backed that ass up in front of the car. >> he seriously did. backed up. won't let these people through unless they offer him a toll. >> the cool thing is this elephant lets the car come in the other direction because is hud bis are furthuddies are dow. he is responsible for this side of the road. >> it's a shakedown. i'm afraid these elephants are going to get so bold that they have to be moved. >> or someone will get injured or they' forg their own food. >> and they get it from every single car? >> yes. >> you see them get something from every car, including the car we are riding in. they say they offered the elephant a giant watermelon to pass. >> this is seriously mind-blowing. >> this is som

the first one from sri lanka. you see a group of people walking through the street, according to reports. those are basically canvassers, supporters of a local candidate. as these folks are canvassing and trying to drum up support for the candidate they support, watch what happens. >> that's horrible. >> that hummer vehicle, that suv just drives through the crowd of people at full speed, injuring 24 people who were taken to the hospital. one person died from their injuries once they arrived at the hospital. the candidate was part of this crowd. the candidate also injured. he only suffered minor injuries. >> that didn't look like an accident. >> was it intentional? >> there is a lot of debate about this online. many people do believe that this was not an accident. the driver fled the scene after this incident happened. has since turned himself in to police, but many people believe that this was a conspiracy, that someone was trying to harm this political candidate. >> the car certainly didn't seem to slow down. it

its area of dominance and he pledged to help sri lanka build more ports there, so that's an area of contention for india and the indian prime minister was just in japan where the public -- where it was very much on public display so a lot of geopolitical issues there as well. but both leaders right now at least showing that they can work together and put their differences aside and work towards in areas where there can be mutual cooperation. >> we shall see once this meeting concludes and we see if there is a trade deal to announce. how good is this so-called bromance? we will soon see. sump nima udas joining us live from new delhi. great to see you, thanks. >>> ukraine's president will meet with his u.s. counterpart and address a joint session of congress later thursday. petro poroshenko appeared before canada's parliament in ottawa, one day after signing a landmark partnership agreement with the european union. he thanked lawmakers for their support as ukraine copes with pro-russian unrest in the east and asked for more loans free of trade and intelligence sharing. >>> all right,

investigators narrowed the area, but it's still the size of sri lanka. family and friends met to mark six months since the plane's disappearance. 154 passengers on the flight were chinese. the chief commissioner of the australian transport safety bureau joins us from canberra. good to have you with us. first of all, has any progress been made in the last six months. it seems like, you know, the search is open-ended almost? . no, there has been progress. we have known for a considerable period of time that the aircraft will be found close to a long arc in the indian ocean where we know it ran out of fuel. what we have been doing since then is three things - to analyse the limited data from satellite communications and other sources. to see where on the arc we should concentrate the search. we've been mapping the ocean floor so the search could be carried out safely, and we have a good range of maps along the ark. we have finished analysis work and have three state of the art vessels searching the ocean floor carefully for traces of the aircraft. >> the se

. >>> chinese president is in sri lanka for the first visit by a chinese leader in almost 30 years.hana is widely considered to be the most policely stable african nation, but it is battling a ailing economy. from the capitol, here is our report. >> reporter: daniel has been in business for 22 years. he and his wife import clothing and shoes from turkey and china. he makes his money in local currency, but has to pay for his goods in u.s. dollars. the city depreciated by about 40% against the dollar in the first eight months of this year. and it has had a huge impact on his business. >> it has affected me dearly. for 10,000, and now i'm taking 9,000 for the same 10,000 dollars. so you can imagine. >> reporter: and people are so frustrated that they have even taken to the streets in protest. everywhere you go, people are talking about the rising cost of living. fuel has gone up more than 50% so far this year, and the cost of basic goods is also rocketing. in this market, business is down. the market women say people just aren't spending. >> it's really [ inaudible ] because when they

. >> these students in sri lanka are on their way to a special library. what makes it special would be surprising to us -- it has books! >> room to read is an organization that is opening schools and libraries across the developing world for the poorest of the poor -- hundreds of schools, thousands of libraries so that every child everywhere is no longer denied an education because they were born in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> john wood is an amazing guy. he used to be a big executive at microsoft until he went on vacation in nepal. that's when he saw the desperate need for books and libraries. he changed the course of his own life to change the lives of children all over the world. >> when i was growing up in pennsylvania, we had actually a bookmobile that came to our town. and we think of this kind of as a "nepalese yak-mobile." we've got our yak loaded with books, and we're about to head off to go to a secondary school here to deliver about 500 books to help them start their first library. >> when john arrives with his "yak-mobile," just look

flight 215 is now arriving from sri lanka... patience. we've waited two years.e can wait a few more minutes. [cheers and applause] thank you so much.

and plays a very dill kate role between india and sri lanka given the tamil population. so disarray for very important state here in india at the moment. >> but for 18 years from start to finish, why? we're talking about tactical delays. whether that adjournments, changes in legal proceedings, changes in people hearing the case effectively causing delays that amount to 18 years. but we also we should mention the reaction was applications across party lines, not that it has taken 18 years, but look, justice has been done in the end, and india's court system is working, and that to them is significant enough. >> we'll leave it there. thank you very much. >> police in hong kong clear protesters, this is hours after students broke into the compound. we have reports from hong kong. >> in this deeply divided city they've been drawing up the political lines as well. police are in stand off as both sides seem to be settling down for a long siege. the protest is outside of the government head can quarters a headquarters. the political parties backing this civil disobedience campa

chinese president is in p sri lanka for the first visit in almost 30 years. china is building a $1.4 billion port project. dubbed the maritime road beijing, has ever taken india to become the largest investor in the country. the most politically stable african nation, but it is batting an ailing economy. the leaders are in talks with the fund to stop the slide of it's currentsy, which is effecting local businesses. but he has to pay for his goods in u.s. dollars. the city depreciated by about 40% against the dollar in the first eight months of this year. and it's had a urge hoo impact on the business. they have even taken to the streets in protest. everywhere you go people are talking about the rising cost of living. few have come up more than 50% so far this year. the market is down. the market say people just aren't spreading. >> it is really -- because the plan maybe one or two -- when it comes to the price. >> the country imports far more than it exports. so it is a massive demand for u.s. dollars. the government also has a huge public sector wage bill. t

al jazeera, kila nochi, northern sri lanka. >> acquitted of violating protest laws. they were arrested during a rally in january which overthrew egyptian president hosne mubarak. demonstrating without authorization and engaging in violent act last month. >>> well al jazeera is continuing to demand the release of its three journalists imprisoned in egypt. mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste have now been detained for 274 days. they are wrongly accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. mohamed and peter were sentenced to seven years in jail. baher got an extra three years for having a spent but on him which he picked up at a protest. they are appealing against their convictions. >>> now italy is the new home for hundreds of young people who have been rescued from the mediterranean sea. the unaccompanied migrants sailed in small boats from north africa searching for abetter future and some of them have found a home with italian families, others fail to integrate and run away. on our latest on escape routes, kim vanel reports from the italian city of c

. >> reporter: a meeting with sri lanka could await, and the gloves will be off for their first group malaysia. >>> that is all of the sport for you, sammy. >> thanks so much, jo. >>> a new exhibition opening in london is looking at the golden age of chinese history. it's the first exhibition of its kind. >> reporter: hear the world ming, and you probably think of this. but the latest exhibition at the british museum is out to prove that the ming dynasty is more than that. all is part of what is being called ming bling. >> it that's golden age, the spanish ambassador in 1420 describes goods from china as being the finist ever made. you can't imagine how glorious this world would have looked in the early 15th century. >> reporter: its founder and his 26 sons ruled in regional courts, some over areas the size of a european country. this was all about being bigger, better, making buildings grander, but also traveling further, and so this exhibition aims to show china's relationship with the rest of the world. because china then like now was a global superpower. there were a million soldi

appeared to be taking a lot of interest over the last one decade over the growing chinese investment in sri lankadia has looked upon these factors with a lot of caution. it has tried to sort of come up with something which is of neutral interest with both countries. of course the problem of growing indian trade deficit although china remains a trading partner. that needs to be looked upon by the government in delhi. of course the chinese president landed in mr. modi's home state on his birthday. it is of a lot of significance. >> very interesting how this is conducted. today is modi's 64th birthday. there was a picture of him being tweeted asking blessings from his mother. that was trending in india. it's a traditional hindu greeting of course. it's quite a personal start to this trip. modi has made it plain his admiration the way the chinese have improved internal affairs. >> that's true. mr. modi was the chief minister of the province and made four to five visits to china in search of investment. he's promised chinese investors of giving them special economic zones throughout the country and of

the sweeping influence of china from a region called the stripping of pearls in the maldives and sri lanka all the way through to central asia to countries like turge ebbingize tan. >> people have been killed after a fight in elab ra prison. adam raney has this report. >> reporter: riot police guarding the bolivian prison that has seen two riots in less than a week. these are some of the weapons found in a search of the cells. inmates and their families say the elab ra prison outside the central city is rife with abuse. often at the hands of police. >> translation: they simply abuse and humiliate us to obtain moneys, per fumes, everything we have. everything that we have earnt through sacrifices. we will not allow the return of police until all our money taken from the cells are returned. >> reporter: reports say the inmates are trying to block investigations into the killing of four prisoners in a riot on sunday. 11 were injured in the fighting. the riot started with a fight between two groups of prisoners, after a part on sunday. some of the injured were relatives of the inmates, who wer

some of the guys have been playing cricket for a year, coming up against teams such as sri lanka.have been playing for entire life. it's a big hill to climb. >> a meeting could await if south korea head to the quarter files, ready for a group match against south malaysia. >> there are few sports me or women who transcend their sports in boxing or tiger woods. two examples. kelly slater falls into the category, when it comes to suck. the 42-year-old is an 11-time world champion, a move helping the american win a second-round heat. >> amazing recovery. more on the website. check out aljazeera.com/sport. that's the sport for now. >> a new exhibition opening in london is looking at a golden age in chinese history. gathering artefacts across the world. many have never been seen. >> hear the word, and you probably think it's this. the blue and white elegant vases of 15th century china. the latest exhibition is out to prove that the ming dynasty is more than that, gold, gems and detail and intricate designs. all part of miping bling. it's a golden age. the spanish ambassador in 1420 desc

china's growing influence in pakistan and sri lanka irks india.rea both seem to agree on, boosting bilateral trade which currently stands at $65 billion. at a summit this year for leaders of emerging economies, chinese president said if china and india speak in one voice, the whole world will listen. if the two countries join hand in hand, the world will watch closely. beijing is expected to pledge billions of dollars investing in industrial parks and helping india modernize its railways. this comes just weeks after japan promised to invest $35 billion during the indian prime minister's high profile visit, where apparent warmth between the two leaders was on display. >> coming in the wake of his visit with japan. the visit of australia, and vietnam. i think in that context it's sending the right message to china. india's open for business, but don't take advantage of us. >> officials on all sides say, international relations need not be a zero sum gain. he appears to be taking that to heart. embracing friends and foes alike. cnn, new deli. >>> a f

question about the military, i have to tell you, whether it was the tsunami, and i went to phuket and sri lankad it was the military that put the tourniquet on what would have been a very big loss of life. these troops will be focused on the mission. there's always the possibility of getting sick, but they will be taking every precaution to fulfill the mission which is now a big gaping hole that's not being met in liberia as well as the other two countries most affected. >> i think one of the things george w. bush did was in east africa, it really did the job of stopping hiv over there. this is another case where we, in a bipartisan way, i'm glad we had both of you guys on tonight. this is one time where america can be the good guys, and in your case, certainly pro life. >>> up next, "duck dynasty's" phil robertson strikes again. this man is ridiculous. this is "hardball," a place for politics. [ male announcer] surprise -- you're having triplets. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ c

the sapphire comes from sri lanka and is 164 carats.the largest and fullest purple sapphire in the world. this ant on my shoulder. why did i make it? it's because i know that the ant can lift up something 100 times more than its own weight. i have been working on different kinds of metals and i could not find a metal that could do the same thing as the ant. in china, more than a thousand years ago, there was a story called the butterfly lovers. today in china, the butterflies have become a symbol of love. but no matter what gemstones you use, it is very difficult to convey the colors of the butterflies. so i used the wings of the butterfly for my butterfly broach. the technology, the craftmanship, the knowledge left to us from our ancestors have become our foundation today. i hope my pieces can also become another kind of education for our next generations. >> his lovely designs. we're going to leave you with those beautiful shots of venice this hour, as the photographers are camped out waiting for some more pictures for the final phase

e moves on, doesn't >> he will be in sri lanka and india.ipation but cause on the heels of modi's trip. comment about a shift in attitude which people thought was a swipe at the chinese at a time when everyone thought he is also having [indiscernible] we are going to have to see how that visits ago. the chinese will do a lot of money india's away. looking to spend a minor money building -- spend a lot of money building up the rail system. >> and out lie in the area and it was seen as a snub. >> hume supposed to go into pakistan. in the area and it seen as a snub. and he was supposed to go into pakistan. i think the deals will go on a button that will be cautious. >> asian markets are down. the first slow down in china. will be speaking with a guest from ubs. ♪ >> you are watching "on the move ." pacific markets are generally on the way down. our next guest predicted the growth would be shy of target. she is from ubs and joins us from a single thank you for joining us. let's start with a disappointing data. how does it impact the markets? >>

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i've seen the sea level rise in bangladesh killing hundreds of thousands of people, sri lanka and even what's happening in new zealand and the pacific islands and my granddaughter was born just recently in new york city and she was lucky to get to the downtown medical center because it was completely under water before she was born. seeing the science in the public information i studied the history of science never in the history of science has there been such a consensus. they did back to galileo but there's never been a consensus like that. why are we still struggling to bring coal under control. it's terrible we have to make this testimony and you have to wage the battle. raise the bar and keep on raising the bar. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> i would like to invite dean hubbard and jeff hine please. >> if we burn all fossil fuel -- >> will you please introduce resulting spell your name for the reporter? by name is jeffrey hayman. doctor james hansen predicts that if we burn all fossil fuels, we could cause our planet to become not only ice free but human free. i imagined th

casino built in sidney in the harbor across from the opera house, but he's building a casino in s sri lankailippines, and so many opportunities globally. when i walk -- look, what casinos are selling are adrenaline in the same way i do with people walking in the theater and same with ben's book. >> yeah, he's got it going too. the market cap of his stock doubled, and he's got 30% or something. >> tell mim to come to atlantic city. we need help. >> yeah, we need help in atlantic city. next time you are here, it won't be -- it's three hours difference, so won't be as hard on you. >> no, i'm okay. >> you're good? haven't been to bed yet? >> no, i just got home, just got home. >> i believe it. i believe it. great. we got to run, thanks for finally coming on. >> better thanni waking up -- >> this is the only way i can see you, i guess it's the best way. >> check out seven wonders, it's a great book. >> we will, see you. >> thank, guys. >> when we come back, a check on the market, and later, joe and andrew spend time together, male bonding perhaps. we have highlights of the bromance ahead. "squaw