of the organization and justin forsyth. for more, we're joined now by three guests. from london, sean o'neill is with us. the chief reporter at "the times" newspaper in london, which broke the story of oxfam and save the children scandals. in miami, florida, we are joined by edwidge danticat, haitian-american novelist. author of a number of books, including "the farming of bones," which won an american book award. danticat's new book is "the art of death: writing the final story." she just returned from haiti. and here we have taina bien aime, executive director of coalition against trafficking in women. we welcome you all to democracy now! let's go to london where this story was exposed by sean o'neill and the team at "the times of london." can you talk about the chronology of what you found out -- of what you found out and when he founded out? >> this story took quite a long time to piece together. i had been working on it for proximally 10 months -- a approximately 10 months. totook quite a long time pursue that person to give me more detail. in october last year, we ran a story about the treatment of oxfam's country director in nige

parties while on a mission in haiti after the nation's devastating twenty ten earthquake the times of london quoted sources saying that male charity workers threw parties of prostitutes all living in a guest house rented by oxfam it's from the british government more all charities that receive u.k. aid they need to tackle sexual misconduct amongst their staff or face having their funding cut oxfam which is based in britain is denying claims of a cover up over the alleged misconduct but his ambassador to the u.k. says he doesn't believe that it is clear it's a corrupt is. the fact that those folks we have to leave the country you know any punishment that would even informing will of a haitian before it is about that it was a cultural and now decide that they did such a crime all there was such a cause now we are wondering how many of those cases are still being happening in haiti we don't know. well that was the ambassador from haiti to the u.k. i'm joined now in the studio by dr urine kalinski he's the head of advocacy and campaigns for oxfam germany i want to give you a chance to respond to

parties well they were on a mission to haiti after the nation's devastating earthquake and the times of london quoted sources saying that male charity workers threw parties with prostitutes while they were living in a guest house rented by oxfam whole thing is prompt the british government to one charities that receive aid that they need to tackle sexual misconduct amongst their staff or have their funding cut oxfam is based in britain and it's denying claims of a cover up over this alleged misconduct but haiti's ambassador to the isn't buying that it is. corruptors. the fact that those folks look to the leave the country you wrote in the punishment without even informing really of a haitian authorities about that it was a coral and now defunct that they did such a crime all there was such a cause now we are wondering how many of those cases are still being helped in haiti we don't know well that was the ambassador from haiti to the u.k. i'm joined now in the studio by dr your own kalinski he's the head of advocacy and campaigns for oxfam germany i want to give you a chance to respond to these

mission in haiti after the nation's service creating a devastating twenty ten earthquake of the times of london as quoted sources saying that male charity workers threw parties with prostitutes while living in a guest house rented by oxfam that prompted the british government to warn all charities receiving u.k. aid money to tackle sexual misconduct among staff or face funding cuts oxfam is based in britain and it denies that it covered up the allegations of misconduct but haiti's ambassador to the u.k. says he doesn't believe that it is. a quarter or two years. the fact that those folks we have to leave the country you know out any punishment without even informing really of a haitian authorities about that it was a court. and now the fact that they did such a crime all there was such a court now we are wondering how many of those cases are still being helped in and haiti we don't know well that was the ambassador from haiti to the u.k. i'm joined now in the studio by dr you're in cholesky he's the head of advocacy and campaigns for oxfam germany i want to give you a chance to respond to these

more in times of london we want to remain transatlantic we also want to become more yorkey and i know that we want to enable europe to carry more weight sin terms of military power so that europe can be more independent and self-reliant and ultimately that includes nato. let's get a quick check now some other stories that have been making news around the world a vigil in parkland florida has paid tribute to the seventeen victims of wednesday's high school shooting many of the people attending called for stricter gun control authorities say that the nineteen year old suspect used a semiautomatic rifle to carry out the second deadliest school shooting in u.s. history just a day after being sworn in in south africa and south african president still run a post has delivered his first state of the nation address he held a new dawn for the country and pledged to root out corruption south africa's ruling a.n.c. party forced from a post his predecessor jacob zuma from office amid a series of corruption scandals. and prominent trump critic and former republican presidential candidate mitt romn

the times of london, "the sun" one of the most read newspaper in the english speaking world, he has ae part to play in brit inneish media. he has been one of the most influential in british media, whether through brexit, thatcher, the blair dealings mr. murdoch is part of the scenery, british, australian, american he covers a lot of ground. let's fate it shgface it, comca probably the biggest media company that the british never heard of i tell you what you can bet your bottom dollar that the british politicians will be jumping on this today the brexit politicians they'll say it's a vet of cote f confidence because comcast said they will keep the headquarters in west london -- not where i would choose to live" but they said we'll keep our headquarters there as well. so it's a great sign of confidence in post -- or during brexit, which i guarantee you brexit politicians will be jumping over today >> steve, thank you very much for that insight great to hear from you this morning. steve sedgwick from london one other quick point which i will add on this the quality of the sky settop box

in britain, the charity oxfam is facing a crisis after an investigation by the "times of london" revealed oxfam tried to cover up sex crimes by senior aid workers in haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake. the reports accuse oxfam's senior aid worke -- including the country director -- of turning oxfam's rented house into a makeshift brothel, including with sex workers who may have been under 18 years old. senior members of oxfam are meeting with british government officials today amidst warnings the charity could lose its government funding. this is haiti ambassador to the u.k., bocchit edmond. cover-upclear it is a of the fact those folks were allod to leave the country without any punishment, without even informing haitian authorities about that. it was a cover up. and now the fact that they did such a crime or there was such a cover-up, now we're wondering how many of those cases are still happening in haiti? we don't know. amy: in news from the korean peninsula, north korea's leader kim jong-un has invited south korean president moon jae-in to visit the north korean capital pyon

british charity oxfam has been hit with dozens more misconduct allegations in the days since "the times of london" revealed oxfam tried to cover up sex crimes by senior aid workers in haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake. on monday, oxfam released its own internal report into the sex scandal in which oxfam senior aid workers, including the country director for prostitutes at oxfam properties then tried to cover it up. prostitution is illegal in haiti, but oxfam refused to report the activity of its aid workers to haitian police. oxfam's internal report also includes claims that three oxfam staff members physically threatened a witness during the charity's internal investigation. haiti has threatened to expel oxfam from the country. this is haiti's external cooperation minister, aviol fleurant. >> i am investigation into launch the function and role nongovernmental organizations regarding sexual crimes and abuse. the state will be keeping a vigilant eye on the actions of humanitarian workers. as required by the president of the republic, there will be new rules of cooperation and government

oxfam employees were dismissed or their resignations accepted as a result of oxfam's own internal investigation. but the london "times" also reporting that some of those employees went on to continue to work for other aid organizations in other countries. those other aid organizations not knowing what had happened in haiti. not knowing about that oxfam investigation. oxfam releasing a statement about that, saying that they had not provided those employees with references. but acknowledging that they could have done more to prevent those employees from being able to work in the aid sector. george? >> and those employees could have gotten references from other people. not the official oxfam reference, but, you know, references from others to go on to other aid organizations. a serious report there, erin, thank you for explaining the details. and we'll, of course, stay in touch with you on it. you're watching cnn "newsroom." still ahead the u.s. president seems to dismiss accusations of domestic violence against two former white house staffers. well, as mere allegations. we'll have that story ahead for you. plus the dip

the british antarctic survey has captured the first footage of an iceberg four times the size of londonhich broke away from the continent's ice sheet last year. british scientists are setting out on a voyage to study the seabed ecosystem exposed. before sunlight starts to affect it, t researchers will try to uncover secrets of a marine ford that was locked away thousands of years. they hope to learn more about the effect of global warming on the antarctic. rrour science coespondent victoria gill has alerted tales. thvictoria -- aldetails. victoria:n the new perspective a wave of floating ice. iceberg is 150 kilomete long, 50 kilometerse ide, and willout 150 meters deep. u will be able to see th first 20 meters above the water and everything else underneath. the trillion-ton iceberg is gradually drifting away from the antarcc continent and into the sea, and it is these ice-filled waters and the sea flows beneath them that scientists are eager to explore. in this vessel, a team has suended three weeks studying marine life locked away here for millennia. -- theyibed it described its a trea

london. what more can you tell us? >> george, hello. this report has finally been made public by oxfam after it was widely reported during its initial leak to the times newspaper of london. now as you touched on, we can see some more of the details about the very specific allegations that oxfam was investigating at the time against its staff in haiti following the horrendous earthquake that took place there back in 2010. oxfam says it is now releasing this report, making it public, although it has redacted certain names and details have been blacked out. releasing this report now in order to be as transparent as possible and to essentially overcome the great breach of trust it hass says has occurred. as you touched on there, one of the very interesting details. in addition to the fact that yes, it was investigating the use of prostitutes by its staff locally, it says three of those suspects that were under investigation became aware of the investigation as it was under way because an investigation document was leaked to somebody. they then physically threatened an intimidated an oxfam staff member. one of the witnesses in the ongoing investigation. that charge, i

the first pictures of an iceberg, which has broken away from the antarctic ice sheet — its four times the size of londonr the slopestyle final was touch and go as to whether it would go ahead, but it did. fuller had a nasty fall to finish 70. usa's marinakis becomes only the third woman to land a triple axel at the winter olympics, helping her country to team silver. canada won gold. and there was double delight for germany's la rochelle maja, her second gold of the games coming in the biathlon, ten kilometre pursuit today. i will be back with more on those stories after half past. kensington palace has announced more details of the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle at windsor castle. the service, in st george's chapel, will begin at midday on may the 19th, avoiding a clash with the fa cup final. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. they are said to be closely involved in the arrangements for their wedding, which is now a little less than 1a weeks away. as already announced, it will take place in the historic setting of st george's chapel within windsor castle on saturday 19th of ma

of time and this is another failure. we are that length of time and this is anotherfailure. we are heading that length of time and this is another failure. we are heading for direct rule from london that has to be resisted at all costs. those of us here who don't support the dup can't have them calling the shots over aggreko —— for the british government to make decisions here in northern ireland. how much is your party, the sdlp, been involved in these because the asians? this negotiation has been held in private, in secret between the dup and sinn fein. they will not let the public know what is going on. now we have failure. once again, the public have failure. once again, the public have been let down. the health services in crisis, an economy that is failing and we are left by the government again. you fear that direct rule from london is coming. do you think the dublin government should have some involvement in running northern ireland? the good friday agreement is underpinned by the idea that both communities here, both nationalities you have to be respected. the idea that we could have the dup and the tory party running northern ireland is against all of those agreements.

and very early on tuesday morning, it will be a truly mild, eight or 9 degrees, for the time of year that is. in londont the weather looks like on tuesday, lots of sunshine from the tip of cornwall, through wales, much of the midlands. read through the rest of the country in the north. then from hull to norwich, possibly to london, thatis hull to norwich, possibly to london, that is why we still have that weather front possibly bringing outbreaks of rain. look what happens tuesday night, the wind shifts direction and bolster the crowd back in again. this dying weather front into england. so first thing wednesday morning it might be fairly cloudy across england, so not too much frost, but where the skies are clear on wednesday in the north that could well be frosty. now the weather on wednesday. the cold air coming out of scandinavia, central pa rt coming out of scandinavia, central part of europe, and this will be a theme that will keep for a few days. frosty on wednesday, right through europe. paris, frankfurt, warsaw and beyond. a lot of cold air will be heading our way beyond. a lot of cold air will

that's because almost 21% of schools in the north—east are under—performing. that's three times the proportion of londone a grade lower in every gcse than children who are better off. how are you finding the communications time on a wednesday? businesses were today asked to follow the lead of barclays who have more than 500 northern apprentices. why? to retain talent in places like teesside. i think it was an opportunity that i was quite surprised to find that i didn't have to move away for because i think my kind of preconception was — you would probably have to move to have a really good career. the government says it has stepped up by increasing investment, but they're also pleading for patience. this has to be a long—term project. it's about creating a strategic plan for the north of england, which over a long period will close all of those health, wealth and productivity gaps. we're going to do more division. george osborne says the equation is simple — more government cash, plus more business investment, equals £100 billion of new money by 2050 and for families in the north it matters that the mat

. >>> "the times of london" also has a story about alcohol.ng by the country's health minister. the minister said claims that wine could be beneficial and increase life expectancy are incorrect. she added wine is bad for health -- is not as bad for health, rather, as beer, whiskey, or vodka. after protests she acknowledged that wine is important to french culture. >>> "usa today" reports on hidden details revealed under an iconic picasso painting from his blue period. the 1902 masterpiece known as "the crouching woman" was painted on top of another painting by unknown artists. scientists used advanced imaging technology to reveal the second painting. picasso turned mountains into the original into part of the figure shown in his painting. >>> and the "minneapolis star-tribune" reports lucky charms' newest marshmallow is a unicorn. >> no! >> that's cool. first time in a decade general mills is adding a permanent new shape to the cereal. the unicorn with purple and blue highlights faces -- replaces, rather, the yellow hourglass. the company says

the first pictures have been released of an iceberg, which has broken away from the antarctic ice sheet, and its four times the size of londonm of the continent, hidden for more than 100,000 years. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has the details. a new perspective on a 6000 square kilometre swathe of floating ice. so the iceberg is 150 kilometres long, 50 kilometres wide, and will be about 150 metres deep. you will be able to see the first 20—30 metres above the water, and everything else is underneath. the trillion tonne a—68 iceberg is gradually drifting away from the antarctic continent and into the sea. it's these ice—filled waters and the sea floor beneath them that scientists are now to explore. in the british antarctic survey vessel, the james clark ross, a team will spend three weeks studying the marine life that has been locked away here for millennia. they've described it as a treacherous but urgent mission. there are likely to be new species discovered, as researchers seek out the creatures that make their home beneath the vast ice sheet. we have no idea what living underneath these huge ice shelves. we as

whole load of engine data and using machine learning techniques to understand and be able to calculate what the nox emissions would be. this comes at an important time for the streets of londonll to try and combat how much pollution the once—named big smoke produces, and cars, said to be responsible for a quarter of global energy—related carbon emissions, are the target. last october, the mayor of london sadiq khan brought in a new charge meaning more—polluting vehicles now have to pay twice the amount to drive in central london. this means cars registered before 2006 orfall below the minimum carbon emissions star gets now have to pay £10 to drive into that congestion zone, and that's on top of the £11.50 already in place. what tantalum say is that this piece of tech could be a fairer system for drivers. i always think... my daughter, when she was growing up, had to go to great 0rmond street hospital on a number of occasions, it was a number of repeat visits, and it was right in the centre of london and we had to drive. there was no alternative solution that we could have taken. i think people who behave like that should have the opportunity for paying less. tantalum think t

that's because almost 21% of schools in the north—east are under—performing. that's three times the proportion of london than children who are better off. how are you finding the communications time on a wednesday? businesses were today asked to follow the lead of barclays who have more than 500 northern apprentices. why? to retain talent in places like teesside. i think it was an opportunity that i was quite surprised to find that i didn't have to move away for because i think my kind of preconception was — you would probably have to move to have a really good career. the government says it has stepped up by increasing investment, but they're also pleading for patience. this has to be a long—term project. it's about creating a strategic plan for the north of england, which over a long period will close all of those health, wealth and productivity gaps. we're going to do more division. george osborne says the equation is simple — more government cash, plus more business investment, equals £100 billion of new money by 2050 and for families in the north it matters that the maths adds up. well, joining me

sharanjit leyl here in london, of course you can get leyl here in london, of course you ca n get lots leyl here in london, of course you can get lots more on our website as well. timemjaun, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: manchester united remembers the busby babes — 60 years after the munich disaster. bayern dish out a thrashing to reach the semis of the german cup for the ninth time in a row. and the swans are singing. swansea dish out a thrashing in the fa cup. at 3:04pm on february 6th 1958, manchester united's plane home, crashed in munich after failing to reach take off speed due to slush on the runway. 60 years on today, the club's stars of past and present stood silent as the clock ticked to the same minute at old trafford — marking the disaster that killed 23 people.

the first pictures have been released of an iceberg, which has broken away from the antarctic ice sheet, and its four times the size of londoned thousand years. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has the details. a new perspective on a 6,000 square kilometre swathe of floating ice. so the iceberg is 150 kilometres long, 50 kilometres wide, and will be about 150 metres deep. you will be able to see the first 20—30 metres above the water, and everything else is underneath. the trillion—tonne, a—68 iceberg is gradually drifting away from the antarctic continent and into the sea. it's these ice—filled waters and the sea floor beneath them that scientists are now eager to explore. in the british antarctic survey vessel, the james clark ross, a team will spend three weeks studying the marine life that has been locked away here for millennia. they've described it as a treacherous but urgent mission. there are likely to be new species discovered, as researchers seek out the creatures that make their home beneath the vast ice sheet. we have no idea what's living underneath these huge ice shelves. we assume it is animals that are

in light of the investigation from "the london times," more oxfam employees have come forward. she issued a statement that reads in part, as a direct result of the stories in "the times," staff members come forward how staff was recruited and vetted in this case. we will examine these in more detail to make sure we strengthen the safeguarding, recruitme recruitment, vetting and staff management procedures that were put into place after 2011. >> the context, the background here, certainly important. explain to our viewers why this is coming to light right now. >> yeah. this is part of the issue that british authorities, government authorities, authorities in haiti have with this story. it's the fact they're learning about what happened on the ground in haiti 2010, 2011, in the wake of that horrific earthquake. they're learning about it from "the london times," which had an access to internal document from oxfam, the product of an investigation into the misconduct of seven employees, including the country director for haiti at the time. that internal oxfam investigation found that

says seven of its employees were either dismissed, or fired, in the wake of its own internal investigation. but now, the london "timesis reporting that some of those employees actually went on to work with other aid organizations in other countries, and those aid organizations were not made aware by oxfam of this internal investigation. >> and those details, erin, important here, because given the allegations here, some agencies may have taken different steps. had they known those critical details, there's a lot, certainly, to look into with this, it also leads to that age-old question, the cover-up, which is worse, the cover-up or the crime? how has oxfam responded to these accusations? >> well, oxfam certainly not excusing the employees' behavior. but it is denying that a cover-up took place. take a listen to what the oxfam ceo had to say. >> well, i think at the time oxfam took serious and immediate action, and it was open, oxfam was actually pro-active in going to the british public, the department for international development, and the charity commission, to explain that there had been serious misconduct, and we

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london. benedict, your in fronont of the ecuadorian embassy. what can you tell us? will be at 2:00 p.m. london time, an hour later in france, that we will find out if this british judge says julian assange is free to walk out of this ecuadorian embassy where he has been holed up for over five years. there is no clarity on what he will do if the judge does rule he can walk free. his defense has been, the swedish charges of rape and sexual allegations against him, in sweden, have now been dropped, so why keep him in there? the warrant serves no purpose. but the crown prosecution here, because he jumped bail, and because the british authorities in the e.u. have to respect a european arrest warrant, and he didn't jump bail to evade the british justice system that was going to extradite him, finally, after all his legal appeals through the british judiciary system -- basically, they say this should stand. he should not be rewarded for the fact he has almost taken advantage of hiding away from british and swedish justice. for.o play his team are saying it is because of health problems. he has a bad tooth

evenings like these some people discover that they have more in common than the thought of the phillips al-jazeera london. time for a quick recap of the top stories here now to syria investigators in russia say they're looking at all possible causes as the hunt for clues begins into why a plane crashed soon after takeoff from an airport in moscow all seventy one people on board were killed. in a wreck criticism of israel u.s. president donald trump has questioned its commitment to peace with the palestinians in an interview with an israeli newspaper he says israel settlements in the occupied west bank are complicating the peace process north korea's olympic delegation has left seoul as the south korean government considers an offer of a summit in pyongyang the group which included the powerful sister of north korean leader kim jong il and its visit joining the south korean president moon j n at a concert on saturday she extended a rare invitation to president moon to visit the north. the british foreign secretary has. to allow the u.n. to supervise the return of ranger refugees always johnson made the playoff

states have established a high—level group of independent figures to look at the way the commonwealth is governed. it will meet for the first time today in londonlle 0bama have been unveiled at washington's national gallery, and immediately went viral online, and it wasn't all complimentary. while mr 0bama said that his was "pretty sharp", social media was soon awash with jokes about him being stuck in a hedgerow. he said the portrait of his wife captured her "hotness", although many reacted to say it looks nothing like her. it's an honour that the gallery gives to past presidents, but let's just say that these were in stark contrast to the more traditional presidential portrait. they are, aren't they? its time they we re they are, aren't they? its time they were brought up—to—date? they are, aren't they? its time they were brought up-to-date? it's always interesting seeing portraits because when you know someone really well, it's always interesting seeing a portrait of them. you don't necessarily agree with the artist. is that the official unveiling? 0h, it's so amazing! it's never really good getting a port had done. it's a bit like you get t

time for the papers. good night. with me are martin bentham, home affairs editor for the london evening standard, and times columnistjenni russell. many ofs take a look. the telegraph leads with the ongoing scandal surrounding oxfam — with claims of abuse in charity shops involving staff, as well as overseas aid workers. the i takes up the same story on its front page — focusing on the resignation of oxfam's deputy chief executive. that story features in the guardian too — which also has big picture of british snowboarder aimee fuller, falling victim of the gusty winds at the winter olympics in pyeongchang. the metro carries a photo of one of the survivors of the grand canyon helicopter crash — in which three people were killed. the express focuses on a report which says that drugs used to treat arthritis might also cut the risk of dementia. the financial times' top story is barclays' ongoing legal battle over alleged cash injections from qatari investors. and the mirror leads on apparent visits made by meghan markle to the victims and survivors of the grenfell tower fire — with the paper dubbing her as the ‘new people's princess'. so ou

time right now and making lots of money. we would expect that. a lot of them are listed in london00 and lot of them are listed in london on the ftse100 and a lot of them are very attractive to pension fund managers. some of the dividends are quite substantial, so that is attractive. to a large extent, they are reflecting the fact that world economic growth is good. demand for basic commodities will be higher when there is more economic activity. everyone has been telling us, the global economy is set for a good year in 2018. i have been reading quite a lot of people are saying, actually, we are not going to get that smooth round we have had for the last 18 months and things will be more volatile, even though we have the gross. there is often a mismatch between economic growth and stock market performance. that's move stock market performance. that's m ove u pwa rd stock market performance. that's move upward trajectory we had was exceptional. markets are usually much more volatile. it lasted a long time. it lasted an incredibly long time. it lasted an incredibly long time. it last

incident at the houses of parliament in london there's a heavy police presence there visible outside the building apparently the parliament current of course in recess this time we're so father thought he's in london unable to immediately give any extra information but they said they would provide it up thanks shortly if we get hold of that in the next half hour we'll update you as well to dot com of course for all our stories twenty four seventh's flows kevin always saying thanks for watching out international we always appreciate it having a good afternoon. tell us stein is getting international recognition with the help of israel at least in the world of zoos. to listen to you like you know. this is my cousin he is going to study hall meeting. john tells. me the only palestinians who gets the most help from his jerusalem counterparts i don't think there's some of those who were under the vision. only could get it. and the result of this lady is. i don't know if you can compete in the doesn't she look the more. don't piss off. everybody i'm stephen bob taft hollywood guy expects. proud american first of all i'm just george bush and r.v.'s to say this is my

time. as bombs rain down on eastern ghouta for a fourth consecutive day syria accuses the u.s. led coalition of war crimes for attacking its fighters. i know i maryam namazie you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up a show of force at a time of apparent unity north korea stages a massive military parade on the eve of south korea's and picks. we speak to the family of a palestinian man being sued by the israeli army for damage to the jeep that killed him. i'm done in the far north of argentina where ten thousand people have been evacuated because the flooding roads are impassable communities cut off this is as far as we can get. a top story syria's government has attacked the u.s. led coalition for a rare as strike on pro assad forces branding it a war crime and a new effort to support terrorism a military source within the coalitions at the strikes and there is zero province killed about one hundred pro assad fight has who are attacking the syrian democratic forces as a briefing a short while ago a spokesman for the pentagon defended the coalition's actions. our forces have the inherent right to self defense. we are not looking for conflict with the regime any action that takes awa

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you can see that exclusive interview with the bank of latvia governor at 1:30 this afternoon london timere focused on the riga story, but let's say with it -- stay with easy be more generally. and outside crisis imitating from one of the smallest member states. latvia remains the hot topic. will shed additional light on how close the central bank is to unwinding its bond purchase program. this is a backward looking set and won't feature the reference to latvia because that situation has developed since. i guess to still with us. when you look at the european growth story and the strength you see in european growth, i was looking at one chart that suggested we seen the fastest growth in eight years. >> thanks to the -- germany and regarding the widening of the program of assets from the ecb, once again come the same story for the federal reserve. it should be [indiscernible] do you think the ecb is behind the curve? christophe: essentially behind the curve, but they have no choice at the time being. because inflation is still below , there is no choice for central banks. they have to be b

of blood at this time. oh i maryam namazie in london harry headlines on al-jazeera. is claiming it was behind the downing of a russian jet over a live province in syria russia's defense ministry has confirmed the plane's pilot managed to eject himself but was killed in a subsequent ground fight russian and syrian government planes have been targeting rebel fighters since december with more than thirty killed on saturday alone the u.n. says some one hundred thousand civilians have been displaced by the violence well in other developments in the country the syrian government has denied allegations that it used chemical weapons against civilians in rebel held eastern ghouta the u.s. made the accusations after a suspected attack on thursday but syrian authorities have responded by calling them lies without evidence of volunteer rescue group the white helmet says three people were killed in the attack with many more injured we're now in italy six african migrants have been injured with one in a life threatening condition in what police say appears to have been a racially m

of it as people did setting the stage for a serious debate. up front at this time on al-jazeera. oh i maryam namazie in london here the headlines on al-jazeera despite growing condemnation syrian government bombs continue to rain down on the rebel health district of eastern damascus nearly three hundred people have been killed since sunday and many fear a major ground offensive is next al-jazeera other reports. there is no frontline in eastern huta. oh residential neighborhoods have become battlegrounds the syrian government under to allies are bombing the besieged rebel enclave into submission. look the suburb of damascus is under attack well her car was. going well we heard a plane overhead the myside landed people were torn into pieces i was with my nephew and we were both injured what i heard was the sound of an ambulance and i found myself here hundreds killed hundreds more injured the united nations says makeshift hospitals are being hit some are now out of service there is a humanitarian crisis and there is nowhere to hide. there is no safe place i tried to convince my parents to say in the first floor