. >> the latest talks on the iran nuclear deal have wrapped up in the swiss city of lausanne . u.s. secretary of state john kerry and his iranian counterpart spent hours with experts from both countries. head to brussels to continue negotiations with foreign ministers. james bays, closer to the deadline, how much closer are we to getting a deal or the framework of a deal? >> well, they're pretty optimistic. let me first tell you barbara about where we are in all this. because you hear iran talks and you've heard that story so many times. you have heard a deadline. you've heard that story so many times. they've extended the deadline quite a few times. we've heard there's not too many option to extend it again. all the pressure on these talks people criticizing them, whether it be the u.s. congress, the saudis or the israelis, they're really trying very hard because they think this might be the last chance. the framework deal is supposed to be at the end of this month the main part of the details and the technical deals done by the end of june. very important time. the iranian delegat

secretary of state john kerry is in the swiss city of lausanne to meet with his iranian counterparts, trying to reach a deal on how to limit iran's nuclear program by the march 31 deadline. >> nigeria's prosecute good luck jonathan and his opposition signed a peace accord encouraging non-violent voting. ballot papers and result sheets are on their way to the polling stations across the country. the vote is expected to be the closest race since the return of democratic rule in 1999. >> oil is one of the major issues in the election. the niger delta is where almost all of the nigeria's oil comes from and it provides more than three quarters of the government's revenue. the niger delta region is one of the countries poorest. >> they know a what they are doing is illegal but they don't care. young unemployed men steal crude oil from pipelines then refine it in the creek of the niger delta. they say this lucrative resource belongs to the community not the nigerian government or oil company. >> they are eating our money. who owns it? that is what happened. we look for how you to get part of

>> the swiss city of basel, on the river rhine. plenty of up market watch shops here, but right now they're firmly focused on the global market. here at basel world, there's no escaping that some luxury brands are seeing their sales slip. and that's because the fastest growing economies have been slowing. so the brands have having to change their strategies. >> there has been a slowdown particularly in the asian markets. as a matter of fact, we are still operating at a pretty high level of business. in order to make our watches still affordable in europe we are looking at offering models at affordable prices. and this is one of the measures we have taken. >> for me passion is the kind of watches. this is an automatic movement. it's self-winding. >> the market's high-end mechanical watches is being revitalized by new lower priced designs. designs. >> normally more expensive watches, and that's quite interesting, because, a brand that has its sort of positioning and brand personality and you have to be careful you don't lose that cac

secretary of state john kerry is in the swiss city to meet with his iranian counterpart.ying to reach a deal on how to limit iran's nuclear program by the mar 31st deadline. >>> the operation in yemen comes a day after houthis made new grounds. they managed to take control of the air base from forces loyal to president saleh. the hewthies also seized the airport sunday in ta'izz north of aden then moved south adjacent to aden. a spokesman for the houthis in yemen says despite the air strikes, they will not back down. >> translator: the aim of this aggression is to dent the resolve of the yemeni people and push them from their demands. however, these attack cannot dent our resolve. we are capable of standing up to this aggression. we will not call for outside intervention we are not seeking for support of iran or any other force. we are confident of the will of our people. >> we're joined by a professor of middle east history at qatar university. is this going to succeed in containing the houthis or will arab countries find themselves in a much bigger bloodier battle? >> w

now joining negotiators in the the swiss city, and working toward as preliminary agreement to restrict iran's nuclear program. in exchange, they will deliver relief from crippling sanctions. several sticking points remain. diplomatic editor joins us now live. and we are in the people stretch, james it looks as though it will go right down to the wire, what are you hearing over there? is there a sense of optimism. >> i think it is possible, but i think it is possible we will go past that deadline that's certainly what both sides are preparing us for. for the first time, the u.s. state department has said that if necessary they will go past m they are now talking of extending for a matter of hours. they consider the ted line to be artificial, they will go on whatever time. iranian asked them if they would then consider staying here beyond then, and for the rest of this week, and he said we will stay here as long as and necessary. so it looks like we are in for a very long and tense period of negotiations. the russian foreign minister joined the negotiations in the last couple of hours. h

or in the swiss city diplomatic editor james bade says there were signs of progress. is that thumbs up an indication of protests. they were certainly intense. meetings between the u.s. delegation led by secretary kerry, and the iranian side lasting almost five hours. he left mr zarif made upbeat comments. cameras had been kept a long way away. we could make out his words. finally we are getting something. mr zarif was whisked by motorcades by a plane to brussels, the diplomacy is under way at a hectic pace. >> i'm happy, my hard work is paying off. putting the u.s. center on bilateral relationship and more generally in an unprecedented face. now he's in the home stretch, we are in the 11th hour and he more than anyone with the exception of president obama wants to seal the deal. >> the foreign minister returns for talks in the coming days. but the iranian delegation is due to meet at the end of the week. it's a deadline at the end of this month, time to get a deal is tight >>> the u.s. government has uncovered dozens of priceless artefacts sold illegally in the united

secretary of state john kerry is in the swiss city of lucien to meet with his iranian counterpart, trying to reach a deal on how to deliver iran's nuclear program by march 31st deadline. a report that one of the pilots of the crashed germanwings jet was locked out of the cockpit when it went down. 153 died when the airbus crashed in the french alps on sues >>> the top story - the saudi ambassador to the u.s. chose to make the announcement saying his country launched action reluctantly. >> the military launched operations in yemen. the objective is to defend the legitimate government of abd-rabbu mansour hadi from the takeover attempts by the houthi militias in yemen. the use of force is the last resort and it's with great reluctance that we took the step along with our partners in the g.c.c. countries and outside of the g.c.c. countries. we have 10 countries participating in the operations to prevent yemen falling at the hands of the houthis. we have tried to mediate the situation in yemen. we have put forward the g.c.c. initiative. and worked on establishing the national dialogue in yeme

john kerry and counterpart hoped to broker a deal by next week and james has this update from the swiss city reporter: the intense diplomacy goes on in the hotel behind me, 7 delegations in there, the meetings start at breakfast time and are going on until late night. of course the main player of u.s. and iranians john kerry and the iranian foreign minister have been meeting several times again and they say they are making progress and it's interesting it's the europeans who have a problem suggesting a deal is not yet good enough and it's worth remembering that back in november 2013 it was the french that had a problem with the interim deal which was finally agreed. it seems to be the french again who have a problem. the u.s. and iranians talking about ten years for iran photo be under scrutiny and have inspections and they want it longer, 15 or as many as 25 years. >>> to yemen now where the nation's president hadi was forced to flee after two jets launched air strikes on palace and heavy fighting at the city international airport and we have this report. >> reporter: in many ways this is a

al jazeera's james bays has this report from the swiss city of lausanne where the foreign ministers are meeting. >> these talks are in a crucial phase. last week and the last three days it was the secretary of state and the iranian foreign minister who were negotiating. now other foreign ministers have arrived or on their way. the foreign minister from france, known to be a hawk in these negotiations. >> iran absolutely has a right for civilian power power four civilian purposes purposes. right now the answer is no. what is important is the content of the agreement but they also insist on the transparency of the mechanism as well as controls so any agreement made is respected. >> germany's foreign minister has also arrived. the u.k. russia, and china are expected here during the weekend for what are expected to be intense discussions. in one session between the u.s. secretary of state john kerry and iran foreign minister zarif both joke that talks could go into all hours of the day. >> evening night midnight the morning. >> among the iranian delegation there seems to be growing confiden

secretary of state john kerry is in the swiss city of lausanne to meet his iranian counterpart, and they are trying to reach a deal by tuesday's deadline to limit the nuclear programme. the framework set to lay out ways to reduce the capability yip. negotiations to finalise a deal have been going on for weeks. much of the negotiations about the deal's technical details. we explain what is at stake here. >> a nuclear deal with iran focussing on the number of sentry fuges that it can have. these are the main nuclear facilities. on the ground at fordo near the city of gaum. the international atomic energy agency estimates iran has around 20,000 centrifuges. 10,000 are operational. the deal intuifications it to around 6 -- introduces it to around 6,000. if iran agrees it could build more. >> it's not difficult to hide these plants. they don't require huge installations. at the same time or the past six years since negotiations were going on, they have already built up quite a stockpile, and more than what they need to bargain them. >> centrifuges are important. iran can potentially amass eno

secretary of state john kerry and his iranian counterpart have held days of tough negotiations in the swiss citythat's where our diplomatic editor james bayes is joining us from now. james, why have the talks been adjourned? >> reporter: as you say, six days of intense negotiations, and just a few hours ago, we were hearing there were initial plans to get all of the foreign ministers to join secretary of state john kerry, and iranian foreign minister zarif. and then that changed. >> we're recessing the talks. >> and when will you rejoin? >> we'll be back next week? >> here? >> we made a lot of progress. >> reporter: so why the change? well, i think there were a number of reasons. they have been making some progress here but there are still gaps between both sides and i think they want to take stock of the situation. and secretary of state john kerry had to leave anyway on sunday to be back in washington, d.c. to meet the afghan president. another factor in all of this is there seems to be some divisions between the international community negotiating with iran the p5-plus-1, france taking a part

first we go to jacky rowland who is in the swiss city where those nuclear talks took place.acky no deal yet with iran but john kerry very keen to reassure the gulf countries about any potential deal. why is that? >> reporter: it's because they are concerned that any deal would leave iran with part of its nuclear infrastructure, and they are also concerned about the limited duration of a deal. they are worried about what would happen after the period of the accord was over. would iran then be in a position to start enriching uranium? would in fact this accord this deal possibly give iran a grace period that would even be to its advantages. these countries in the gulf are concerned about anything that could increase iran's position in the power balance within the region. the secretary of state has been seeking to say that wouldn't be the case any deal that would make it more unlikely for iran to get a nuclear weapon has to be a good deal for the neighbors in the region. and any agreement would have clear verification measures intusive access to the facilities. >> jacky rowland

. >>> talks resumed on iran's nuclear program in the swiss city.urs left before that end of day deadline for an agreement. foreign ministers from six world powers are pressing the iranians to stop developing nuclear weapons. lavrov said he would rejoin the talks after leaving yesterday. he said a deal was dealable. >> reporter: two sides try to reach a deal that could be more sensitive or difficult. on the one hand six foreign ministers wanting to curve iran's ability to build a nuclear weapon. iran wants an end to the sanctions that hit the economy so hard. involved in negotiations the u.s., china, britain, france, germany and russia to reach an agreement by tuesday. >> we are here because we believe a deal can be done. it's in everybody's interest that a deal does get done. it has to be a deal that puts the bomb beyond iran's reach. there can't be compromise about that. if we are going to get this done. iran has to take a deep breath and make decisions to ensure the lines can be met. >> reporter: monday night, there were a number of hurdles remai

the latest of nuclear talks has wrapped up up in the swiss city of lausanne. and a pair of french police officers have gone on trial over the death of two teenagers 10 years adding. electelectrocuted in 2005 while hiding from police in a power substation. well on sunday the u.s. secretary of state was talking about syria. he said that president bashar al-assad should be included in any negotiations to try to end the conflict. assad has since acknowledged kerry's comments but says he's still waiting for concrete action from washington. >> translator: we are still listening to the comments and we have to wait for the action he and then we will decide. -- actions and then we will decide. we have had no alternative but to defend our country. any international change if genuine that come out are sounding positive. >> well for more of this to the reaction of john kerry's comments is rosalind jordan. roz do you think he meant to say what he did? did he say too much maybe? >> well barbara, when you take a look at what secretary of state john kerry said in a televised

secretary of state john kerry in the swiss city. major powers which include germany and the united states are seeking to reach an historic framework agreement by the end of this month, just four days away. it is hope this will lay the foundation for a full nuclear deal. let's go to our diplomatic editor james bayes. it would be a surprise if they didn't discuss what was happening in yemen, given the association when that country and iran. have you any idea what ground they covered? >> reporter: well certainly they have had discussions. the formal negotiations here very strictly limited to iran's nuclear deal because the clock is very much ticking towards the end of the month when they are supposed to try to get that framework deal. that's the deadline. when you have people as important as this talking as much as they are, and staying in the same hotel, of course on the sideline they are talking about owe issues. and iran's foreign minister when he took a break and went for a walk on the like side confirmed to me that yes, yemen is b

. >>> also later on in about an hour's time we'll be going to the swiss city of basel, where thousands of the world's watchmakers, sellers, and enthusiasts are all gathered for the annual basel world watch fair. a luxury swiss watch, of course high on the shopping list for growing ranks of wealthy and middle class people across the globe. switzerland exported about 28 million watches last year. but times really are getting tougher. slowdown in china, of course and the surge in the value of the swiss franc makes them a whole lot more expensive. more in about an hour. >> nice watches. jamie, thanks very much. >>> myanmar's president says the country's reform process is now irreversible. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, thein sein said there would be no backsliding and the country would continue towards greater democracy. our correspondent, jonah fisher spoke to the president and first asked him if there was any scenario whereby the army would take back full control. >> translator: let me say that there will be no backsliding. our reform process is going step by step. we are now go

secretary of state john kerry and counterpart held days of tough negotiations in the swiss city wherematic james base joins us live from there and barack obama has been reaching out to iranians as well on this issue, what has he been saying? >> yes, his message for now talks about the iran new year holiday and saying this is the best opportunity in decades to try and have a new relationship between iran and the rest of the world. we had some response from the iran side on twitter and the iran prime minister tweeted iran made their choice with dignity and high time for u.s. and allies to choose pressure or agreement. and by pressure he is referring i think to one of the sticking points going on in the talks right now which is the whole issue of sanctions. in fact, the talks started again in the last few moments with secretary of state john kerry and with other dignitaries discussing this among other issues. i think for the international community the idea of literally all the sanctions as part of this deal is not a good one because they want pressure on iran in case iran was to renig o

well, that meeting was held in the swiss city of geneva. both men are there addressing the u.n.ights council. now let's talk to imogen. just look at the frosty look on both of the two men's faces. do we know what they've talked about? >> well they talked about ukraine, where we know there are great many differences between washington and moscow. and they talked about ukraine in the context of the latest devastating report from the united nations, in excess of 6,000 people dead, hundreds of thousands, the u.n. said cowering in basements without food or water being shelled mercilessly. the u.n. says. so, of course, when sergey lavrov and john kerry got up to talk to the u.n. human rights council, these were speeches in public. they then gave their public accounts of ukraine. and as you will hear and see now, what they chose to focus on was rather different. we'll start with what sergey lavrov had to say. >> translator: the grave humanitarian situation in the donbass should be given the highest priority. to ensure the fundamental rights of its people the ukrainian government must i

swiss guards gave him. switzerland has a long history of providing strong and loyal warriors to foreign powers. the city'samous lion monument recalls the heroism of more swiss mercenaries. the mighty lion rests his paws on a french shield. tears stream down his cheeks. the broken-off end of a spear is slowly killing the noble beast. the sad lion is a memorial to over 700 swiss mercenaries who were killed, defending marie antoinette and louis xvi during the french revolution. the people of luzern take full advantage of their delightful river with a variety of cafes and restaurants along its banks. this evening, we're enjoying the setting as much as the food. i'm having the local pork. my producer, simon, is having eel, fresh from the river. with a picturesque setting like this, the dining experience makes for a wonderful memory. support for the new asian bank grow around the world. they have received pledges from 44 nations to become founding members ahead of tuesday's deadline, but they're still waiting to hear if two key holdouts, japan and the u.s. will sign on. the asian infrastructure investment bank

city. i'm randall pinkston, in for tony harris. crash in the swiss alps, the search for why a jetliner slammed into a mountain, a class of graders wrung the dead. and afghanistan, president obama is slow withdrawing the forces and israel denies spying on the iranian nuclear negotiations. members of congress talk about the talks.

the swiss solar powered plane took off from the indian city this morning. plane will then fly further east by china and mayanmar. he is the cofounder and ceo and pilot. he joins us live from the cockpit of the plane somewhere above india. good morning to you andre. thank you so much for joining us. this is an amazing journey you're attempting. how is it going so far? >> we are having some difficulty this morning to leave in india but everything is getting back on track and it's really incredible that more i fly the more i produce. now they are full they will be full when a arrive tonight in india. >> when you fly across the pacific and atlantic you will have to fly for days at a time. how long can the plane keep going without landing? >> you know what it is amazing to see now that the plane can fly almost forever. it can fly a week it can fly a month nonstop as long as it gets the possibility to recharge it's batteries. so it's completely sustainable in terms of energy. now the major question of course is to see how can we make the pilot sustainable as well

swiss alps. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, the governor of the third biggest city resigns saying security forces loyal to the houthis rebels aren't following his orders. thousands of people from their homes a live report from southern chili. and poking fun of bangladesh politics. a cynical voice to the people. ♪ ♪ hello, 150 people are feared dead after an aburr 320 passenger jet crashed. it was flying from barcelona. it took about half an hour later than scheduled that oceanian:01 gmt. by 9:45 the plane had reached it's cruising altitude of 38,000 feet. but a minute later it suddenly started losing altitude off the southern coast and nose dived for eight minutes. shortly after that the plane crashed near the town in the french alps. and in the last few minutes it's been confirmed that one of the planes black box has been recovered. in the southern french alp as rescue operation is now underway. the emergency services pooling their resources. but this is difficult to reign, and the weather is cloudy. in these mountains they have located the crash site. but retrieving the bodies of all those onboard could take days.

city. i'm randall pinkston, in for tony harris. crash in the swiss alps, the search for why a jetliner slammed into a mountain, a class of graders wrung the dead. and afghanistan, president obama is slow withdrawing the forces and israel denies spying on the iranian nuclear negotiations. members of congress talk about the talks. search and rescue efforts in the swiss alps have stopped for the night. and crews will try to get the remains of the 150 people on the plane shattered in the swiss alps. it had been traveling from barcelona to dÜsseldorf when it crashed. one of the black boxes has been recovered. and france said that the plane never sent a distress signal. the plane declared an emergency when they lost radio contact and the plane started nosediving. tonight, the victims, 16 high school students and two teachers were onboard. we begin our coverage with jackie roland, reporting from southern france. >> in a remote alpine valley, the shattered debris of the flight is strewn across the hillside. nobody could have survived a crash like this, and i

a meeting in the swiss state of lisan and have until the end of the month to finalise the agreement. >> there has been intense fighting near the eastern ukranian city. despite a fragile ceasefire, between ukrainian drops and pro-russian separatists. shelling and machine-gun fire has been held. it is strategically important because it's home to the main chemical plant >>> thousands in crimea have gathered to celebrate a year since the region was annexed by russia. people voted to become russian citizens in the referendum following the seizure. despite being condemned by the u.s. and criticised by the u.n. they say they have no regrets. >> reporter: crimea celebrations may be stage managed, but are felt by the region's majority of ethnic russians. in the home of the black sea fleet. the administrative center - the mood is jubilant. >> we are very glad. we doubted a little in the beginning. now we are sure. we have sentiments about joining russia. >> i lived here for 25 years. during the period we didn't see anything good. now with russia life is easier. you feel free. i realise my plans. russia is a big state with a big future and powerful potential.

city. they led the shiite militias to back out in protest. >>> two former credit swiss bankers awarded jaile to help hide billions of dollars in assets. prosecutors recommended probation for the two men. >>> and italy's high court is expected to issue a verdict in the appeal of former american exchange student amanda knox and her italian ex-boyfriend. the two were convicted of murder in 2009 and then acquitted on appeals in 2011. but that acquittal was thrown out leading to today's decision. >>> starting april 10th, pint appointments for sampling the apple watch will run 15 minutes for those interested in the $10,000 and up additions to get a half hour to see how it looks and fits. you can schedule an appointment for the luxury watch even if you have no intention of buying them. let's go back to "squawk alley." >>> samsung and morpheus are a few of the tech companies investing in the future of reality. richard marks direct's playstation's role for sony. richard, good to see you. >> great to see you. >> tech radar calls this the answer to every gamer's dream. what is so different about the n

city. while you have a chance to raise money, to be successful, you know, to buy real estate in the south of france or in switzerland, swiss cetera. but if something happened between you and putin or you or the governor, you could be in jail. it's very easy. >> reporter: dismantled -- >> yes. police raiders, they are going to organize every central block of business. what we see throughout the world. this is an opportunity for you to do something, right? >> reporter: right. >> and this is your independence. russia strongly defers if you reach, you are slave. if you are reach, you are very much dependent. >> reporter: right. >> i want to tell a lot of -- guys whom i knew, right? they look at me and says you are much freer than all of our team. nevertheless what kind of money raise under your care? because it's difficult to press you and to touch. while this is their choice. guys prefer to raise money and to be quiet and tell -- this is a country of corruption. and i explain. corruption exists everywhere, including the states, right? and even in scandinavia countries. for putin, this is a system, this is not a problem. you d

city. you have a chance to raise money to be successful, you know, to buy real estate in the south of france or in switzerland to open swissg happened between you or putin ore r or you and the governor, you would be in jail. it's very easy. >> and your company is dishand ld. >> the company will disappear. >> jam might il might be a bett option. ivan watson is live in moscow. hugh is this playing out where you are on the street? does people this it's at all possible a crime, a random crime or do they think the kremlin is involved here? >> reporter: well, i think some people are quick to blame the kremlin or at least the atmosphere of intolerance that the media has created saying that might have contributed to the brazen assassination. on sunday there was a march in honor of boris nemtsov that went through central moscow and there were perhaps tens of thousands of people who marched in memory of this man. but that is -- when you think about it in a city of so many millions, it's a relatively small number. in fact i've seen somebody compare tight the outpouring of more than a million people estimated in paris after the attack

matter if you are in city, while you have a chance to raise money to be successful, you know, to buy real estate in the south of france or in switzerland, to open accounts in swissra, but if something happens between you and putin or you and the governor you will be in jail. it's very easy. >> and they dismantle your -- >> your company will disappear. police raiders, they will block your business. >> these are not -- this is not a subtle warning. it's pretty blunt, often, you know -- in cities in america generally when you had a -- the big man like a mayor daly or if you crossed the wrong people bad things would happen, but you could never directly say that one thing caused the other. here there's really no question. no one's being particularly shy about it. there is definitely a message if you mess with us this -- bad things are going to happen to you. >> yeah. everybody understands that. everybody understands everything in this country. and there is a choice for business people and the owners of this restaurant, right? the choice is to be wealthy and to be -- you must be loyal in this point of view or if you want to independent, forget about business, forget a

swiss and his mother was south african black. and he was an illegal child when he was born. he has an interesting story. >> bill, thank you. >> john, thank you so much. >> the museum in new york cityis considered a jewel. critics say ruin it. the most controversial part of the plan getting rid of a garden that many say is itself a work of art. >> how do you respond to all the critics who are accusing of you destroying a beautiful work by an english landscape architect? >> what i find is that a lot of people just don't have the record straight. i try to give the facts. i'm happy to have this opportunity to talk about the history. >> ian is an executive director of the frick museum. he has been criticized for what he says is a necessary renovation to the frick. >> we have spatial needs to continue provide as beautiful an experience as we wish. >> the frick is on famous fifth avenue a private mansion built a century ago by this man industrialist henry clay frick who spent hundreds of millions of dollars to buy and house his enormous art collection. >> he had a large gallery the largest gallery to show works of art in new york. >> he gave al jazeera a private tour. >> we call this the