thick layer of peat lies over the area of sumatra a. it is hard to extinguish. >> translator: once a fire is alight on peat, putting it out is hard without a certain amount of rain. human effort alone isn't enough. >> reporter: but the farmers alone are not to blame. developers are burning to make space for palm plantations. experts say indonesia needs to look for more fire measures that addresses the action of land developers if it wants to keep clear the air for years to come. reporting for nhk world, indonesia. >>> we head to the united states where there are currently more than 2 million people in prison. the annual price tag, some $74 billion. but an increasing number of states are having difficulties covering the cost, so they're coming up with ways to make prisoners pay their own way. nhk world reports. >> just want to make sure my information is correct. >> reporter: at first glance, this appears to be a typical call center, but outside the window is a barbed wire fence. everyone is wearing orange work clothes. this is a state-r

. -- sumatra province. >> and activist has made a passionate plea at the united nations.the this mark kirk 16th birthday. she called on world leaders to provide free schooling for all children. >> reading the secretary- general, she arrived as tht the united nations. was given theai sort of reception normally accorded to a world leader. in some ways, that is what she may now have become. a global advocate for the youth of the world i'm making this remarkable speech. a struggle against illiteracy, poverty, and terrorism. books and our our pens. they are our most powerful weapons. one child, one teacher. one book, one pen. can change the world. education is the only solution. education first. x bold words but also a personal message of forgiveness. shot man the left .ide of my four head they shot my friends, too. they thought that the bullet would silence us. but they failed. i want education for the sons and daughters of the taliban and all the terrorists and extremists. i do not even hatett would silence us. but they failed. i want education for the sons and daughters of

they forced their way out of a jail in northern sumatra. their offices on fire and it seems to have been triggered by a blackout which left prisoners without water. a russian lawyer who died in police custody has been convicted of tax evasion. after arrested in 2008 exposing corruption and russia. supporters say that he was tortured and that has put him at the center of a dispute between russia and the u.s.. was a landmark verdict. the first time a russian or soviet court brought about a prosecution against a dead man. he cannot defend himself. he died more than three years ago. he was put on trial anyway. he was found guilty but the case is expected to be dropped by the state due to his death. >> he was an advisor to hermitage capital, once the biggest equities fund, he uncovered the largest tax fraud in russian history. this was involving top officials. he soon found himself behind bars. , ands abused, tortured held in squalid conditions. he died just days before the expiration of the one-year limit to be held without trial. he was 37. ev

while the inmates were protesting power cuts and water shortages at the prison in medan in north sumatrabout 1,000 police and military officers have been deployed to search for the prisoners. there are nearly 2,600 convicts in the prison, more than double the facility's capacity. >>> a man enraged by a dispute involving taxes threw fire bombs inside a city hall in western japan. at least five people were injured. the attack occurred when a man threw two fire bombs over the counter of the taxation department. about 600 people were inside the building at the time. the 63-year-old man was arrested just after the incident. police say he was arguing with an official. city authorities had confiscated his apartment because he failed to pay his property tax. >> translator: this is very shocking. why did this happen? >> firefighters extinguished the blaze after about one hour. five people were taken to the hospital after inhaling smoke. >>> executives at a power company in western japan have filed applications to restart their reactors. the units must pass stricter safety checks put in place in r

there are no more than 100 sumatra rhinos left on the planet and only two on this continent.an to have 6-year-old harapan mate with his sister. they prefer to avoid inbreeding to maximize genetic diversity as mika is staring me down. but the species is too close to extinction to wait for a better situation. i don't have a good segue so you can take it away. >> a lot of news this morning. there is a lot of news coming up on "morning joe." you are looking at live pictures. we'll get them up for you from st. mary's hospital in london where the duchess of cambridge is in the early stages of labor. the royal baby watch is on. we'll get a live report. also break down what the royal family means to the british economy and especially this moment in history. >>> also, more reaction to president obama's impromptu comments entree von maon trayvo martin. and we're going to ask eugene robinson if he stands by his column explaining why president obama is the wrong person to discuss race. he joins us in just a moment. in and later, congressman steve cohen joins the set following the surpris

. >>> a strong earthquake shook part of indonesia 6.1 with an epicenter on the western tip of sumatra island. 10 people were hurt, 17 homes damaged. one witness says at least two homes were flattened. today earthquake struck in the same area where a large earthquake triggered the devastating tsunami in 2004 after christmas. so far no tsunami warnings. >>> president obama and former president george w. bush made an appearance today together in africa to pay tribute to the victims of the 1998 embassy bombing in tanzania then shook hands with survivors of the attack. relatives of those that were killed. president and mrs. obama are now flying home. >>> new this morning india turned down an asylum request from former national security contractor edward snowden who is seeking asylum now in more than 20 countries. he is believed to be holed up at an airport in moscow. overnight he dropped his bid for asylum there in russia. >> there have been high level discussions with the russians about trying to find a solution. >> russian president vladimir putin says he won't send snowden back to the u

a six point one magnitude earthquake has hit the island of sumatra in northeastern indonesia killing at least twenty two rescuers believe many others are still trapped under debris in indonesia is located in one of the most seismically active regions in the world it was a quake measuring nine point one off the sumatran coast back in two thousand and four caused a massive tsunami which killed more than two hundred thousand people around the indian ocean indonesia though ultimately bearing the brunt. well thank you for joining us here in. moscow today after a very short break our exclusive interview with iran's outgoing president mahmoud ahmadinejad's. wealthy british style.

a six point one magnitude earthquake has hit the island of sumatra in northeastern indonesia killing at least twenty two people rescuers believe many others are still trapped under debris indonesia is located in one of the most seismically active regions in the world a quake measuring nine point one off the somali coast in two thousand and four of course that caused a tsunami which killed more than two hundred thousand people around the indian ocean with indonesia bearing the brunt. well with the ongoing turmoil in egypt up ahead for you crosstalk now looking at the gyptian on me is it poised to stage a military coup in the capital the argument with crosstalk is next. i would rather i asked questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on r.t. question more. this is not a surprise to me that we've got problems and one time during a time of budget cuts we spend one hundred and fifty million dollars each year to imprison one hundred sixty six people did most become a symbol around the world fo

in sumatra, there is a modern part. there is an island in the southeastern part. there are many others. >> many other places. we should go to indonesia more often. we need to take the first break on our program. when we come back, we will continue this conversation with mr. ahmed syafri, the representative of the indonesian economic and trade office in taipei. i will see you in a few minutes. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back to the second segment of today's program on "taiwan outlook." i am your host, ahmed syafri. we continue -- i am your host, wu ray-kuo. we continue our conversation with mr. ahmed syafri. we're talking about the joint development project for the morotai island. the memo was signed in december of last year. what would be some of the recommendations you would make to investors from taiwan and visitors from taiwan interested in the project? >> the recommendation i want to offer them is to come to morotai personally, see for yourself. see the island is for tile. the ocean resources are rich. the coral reef, is a place for diving. what is also important is

and the capital of north sumatra, the largest city where the third-largest city in indonesia, about thee of perhaps chicago, the army recruited in 1965 its civilian death squad members from the ranks of movie theater gangsters . these men were gangsters, they were part of a mafia that was running all sorts of criminal protection rackets, smuggling, prostitution rings, and so forth, but they were using it as a base of operations, movie theaters. they were selling movie theater tickets on the black market as a small side source of income, and they loved the movies. because they were hanging out in them, they developed a culture around the movies, ahold used gang culture around the movies, and at the time, the head of the american motion pictures association of indonesia named bill palmer was believed by ordinary indonesians to have been involved in plotting a coup to overthrow the president of indonesia. sukarno. outside oflla jakarta in which they found a memorandum which may or may not have been a forgery, signed by the british ambassador gilchrist -- again, could've been a forgery -- b

the island of sumatra in northeastern in the knees year has been hit by a six point one magnitude earthquake killing at least twenty four people rescuers believe many others are still trapped on the day bring in these here is located in one of the most seismically active regions on earth quake measuring nine point one of the sumatran coast in two thousand and four triggered a tsunami which killed more than two hundred thousand people around the indian ocean indonesia bearing the brunt. just a few minutes we'll be looking at the aftermath of the worst oil spill in history in the gulf of mexico and then in half an hour be back with those developments in egypt and other news. with these two. wealthy british style. sometimes that's right sometimes. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cons or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report. this is not a surprise to me that we've got problems in guantanamo during a time of budget cuts we spend one hundred and fifty million dollars each year to imprison one hundred

it struck off the island of sumatra. reports of damage or injuries, but indonesia is recovering from a quake 6.1 that killed people and injured others. >>> the zimmerman trial, the mothers of both martin and zimmerman listened to the same 911 tape of someone screaming for help. [ tape played ] >> after screaming and yelling do you recognize that? >> yes. >> and who do you recognize that to be ma'am? >> trayvon benjamin martin. >>> as the defense presented its case george zimmerman's mother testified that she recognized the screams as her son. >> do you know whose voice that was screaming in the background? >> yes, sir. >> whose voice was that? >> my son george. >> he could rest his case next week. he is expected to call several of the state's witnesses back to the stand. >> today and tomorrow, new england patriot fans can turn in their aaron hernandez jersies for new once. a week after the former tight end for murder they're encouraging people to return the jersey to any other player on the team. others are cashing in on