captured on august 8th by a north korean naval patrol vessel. the news agency said the boat with a crew of four koreans and three chinese had intruded into north korea's territorial waters. the boat is believed to have been towed to the port of songjin. however, no other details were made available such as how the crew members were captured, their present location or health condition. south korea has called on the north to quickly release the boat and its crew and explain in detail about the incident. >>> a witness has come forward who saw a north korean air force plane crash in northeastern china. the small plane entered chinese air space on tuesday and crashed in lianong province, about 150 kilometers from the north korean border. the pilot reportedly died. the witness told nhk what she saw. photographs of the crash site showed no sign the plane caught fire after it hit the ground. there's speculation it may have been running out of fuel. chinese diplomatic officials say a north korean government car went to the crash site on wednesday. invest

government also announced preauthorized additional sanctions against north korean weapons proliferation. these target five organizations and three individuals freezing their assets and prohibiting transactions with u.s. financial institutions. the u.s. had announced last month that it would impose individual sanctions in response to the alleged north korean sinking of a south korean warship. >>> now we take a look at the latest in business news. here's ines. >> hello. tokyo stocks tumbled on tuesday morning with the nikkei falling below 9,000. the average under the morning was 8,912, down from monday. investors took their cue from an overnight sell-off on wall street. exporters led the retreat on the yen's strength. market players cited a lack of fresh incentives. additional credit-easing measures announced by the bank of japan on monday fell within expectations. to currencies. the yen continues to rise against the dollar on tuesday in tokyo on concerns about the u.s. economic outlook. currently the greenback at quoted at 84.35-39. investors are selling the dollar and gloomy forecasts a

korean couple but thinking sometimes it was one and taking measures as another appreciation of what he was interested in to stabilize not enough going region we had record q what if we leave out the theory of matches hiding in argentina and a nobody i heard a version of the north korean government has the so-called doves and hawks and the fox feeling weakness of their position purposefully saying the ship without giving notice to go into here but that's nonsense i can give you an example imagine the law enforcement officers who go finds out that stalin wants to move into a less an authority to position and he sends a bomber to berlin just for the sake of making a town situation and keeping the post for what it's nonsense that's what they skim chinnis family million that's why they've been licked full wall here who. say that every ruling family has said in the money millions or even billions but millions are now not a great sound like he used to be when in one thousand thirties when nazis were hiding millions for. ample russia sort o. asked to do it was for five million dollars it wa

the north korean leader is reported to be in still held at the moment. there are widespread reports that some preparations for passing power to his third son has begun. reports of a major meeting will be held in september to discuss some of those issues, and it could be this is kim jong il keeping his chinese benefactor's informed of that process. >> this comes as jimmy carter has arrived in north korea in a mission to free someone. >> he arrived yesterday afternoon. he was greeted in john e. yang by senior officials. he is trying to secure the release of a 30-year-old american citizen. -- he was greeted in p'yongyang by senior officials. he is said to be a devout christian concern about north korean human rights, and mr. carter will continue discussions, and some reports suggest the prisoner could leave sometime today. >> at least 50 people have been killed in a series of apparently coordinated bomb attacks. the deadliest killed 19 people. several hit baghdad, including a suicide bombing. >> most of the bombs targeted the police. he drove into a parking

journalists also arrested and detained after crossing the north korean border. north korea is often accused of using detained citizens for diplomatic leverage if you like. it can use these high profile visits by senior statesmen for propaganda value and there will be speculation, of course that that's what's happening here. i think if we do get confirmation that this visit is taking place as reported, the u.s. government will claim that this is purely a private visit for humanitarian purposes. >> thanks so much. people living in south africa's picturesque cape of good hope say they have been overrun with ba boons. the audacious primates are so hungry they break into houses to raid fridges and cupboards. animal rights groups say people should learn to live with them. >> the cape peninsula is picture postcard south africa, surrounded by the atlantic ocean, this is a place for holidays, fun, and relaxation. but something is troubling the people who live here. >> the kids come and do their shopping, buy bread, they take it. >> they become a menace. they're like a ga

south korean government sources told nhk that north korean leader kim jong-il has likely visited china on a special train. the details of his visit and the purpose have not been disclosed. kim also visited china in may this year. at the time he exchanged views with chinese leaders on the resumption of the six-party talks on his country's nuclear development. now, once again, south korean government sources have told nhk that north korean leader kim jong-il has likely visited china on a special train. we don't know the details of his visit, and the purpose have not been disclosed. kim also visited china in may this year. at that time he exchanged views with chinese leaders on the resumption of the six-party talks on his country's nuclear development. more on that story as details come in. >>> now, the former secretary-general of japan's main ruling democratic party ichiro ozawa has decided to run in the party's leadership election next month. he'll be running against prime minister naoto kan. ozawa conveyed his decision to former prime minister yukio hatoyama when they met on thursday m

korean regime is bad and dangerous but not so biased to lead to a war from. russia held its own investigation into the case is going to change the situation somehow. in my opinion the results won't influence the situation much unfortunately or just objectively in the opinion of the us europe and japan both russia and china are countries which are in a way protecting north korea from stricter sanctions so we can draw our conclusions from these results and in other countries they will take note of them but they won't play a big role but what can the results actually lead to even if the security council gathers again to discuss the issue they will once again accept a resolution that there is no direct and unquestionable evidence of that some will consider our opinion the majority of course won't people in the us and south korea think that it was the north but thinking something is one thing and taking measures is another. who could be interested in destabilizing the region. if we leave out the theory of nasties hiding in argentina the nobody i heard a version th

korean regime is bad and dangerous but not so biased as to lead to a war that will go to a point that they have. held its own investigation into the case is it going to change the situation somehow. get a more thing i thought when i put it in my opinion the results one influence the situation might unfortunately are just objective way in the opinion of the us europe and japan both russia and china are countries which are in a way of protecting north korea from strict sanctions so we can draw our conclusion from these results and other countries will take note of them but they won't play a big role but what can the results actually lead to even of the security council gathers again to discuss the issue they will once again accept the resolution that are no direct or unquestionable evidence of that some will consider paying and the majority of course will not public opinion in the u.s. and south korea thinks that it was the work of the north korea but thinking sometimes is one and taking measures is another. who could be interested in destabilizing the region we had to hit you if we lea

international commission investigation and blames north korea why is that. the one you made. with loving in part for her what the reason was that expires at the moment they found no parts of debris of the two peter which could definitely show there had been a meet in the north korea there was just one letter but there was an objective proof is just like in court any doubts are interpreted in favor of the accused i personally do not understand why north korea should have sunk the ship it was from an example of terrorists including al qaida we know that every terror act is usually announced world why but as we know there were no celebrations in north korea related to the sinking of the south korean ship on the contrary they deny doing it then why should they have done this so they did not admit anything it worked on one hand and on the other it would not have helped to reduce the number of the south korean fleet but they have enough ships is there a threat of war coming from south korea or god i don't think so it is room and set of i think who will gain from it i can see how no

china has confirmed the north korean leader has held talks. when he was there, and armored train carriage was seen going back into north korean, fuelling expectations kim jong il was seeking support for his younger son. still to come, the new invention being called one of the most important life-saving discoveries of recent times. he is a french climber, known as spider-man, and he has been arrested after scaling a 57- story building in australia. he was arrested when he climbed the building in sydney without any safety equipment. he has called some of the talk -- climbed some of the tallest buildings. his climbing is aimed at raising awareness of climate change. >> he calls himself the real spider-man. this is no movie. those special effects are needed here. he takes to the building without safety equipment -- just his bare hands and a bag of how compounder to dry his sweaty palms. such as sun soon draws attention below. >> it is kind of scary. i would not do it myself. >> it is pretty extraordinary stuff. the fact he is climbing without any

the sinking of a gunship allegedly by a north korean torpedo attack in march. >>> in japan, competition of 3-d is heating up. blu-ray is compatible with 3-d televisions. sony said that they will make blu-ray disk software and then release movies and concerts filmed by it is group companies in 3-d. recent data suggests that the market is slowing down and they are focusing on what the u.n. central bank district will do next. a former bank of japan policy board member is here. >> will the federal reserve bank appears to move towards quantitate tif easing, what is your assessment of this and what impact will this have on the economy of the united states? >> i think the u.s. fed has already shifted their policy from credit easing quantitate tif easing because in the past the fed has insisted that the size of the fed balance sheet was just the result of acquiring a securities from traveled markets and the size of the balance sheet itself didn't mean much. but i think earlier this month the fed made public that the size of fed balance sheet, that's a matter that is important and on top of it t

these pictures here show the north korean leader's motorcade. you cannot be certain. the south -- the north korean leader is being joined by his son, largely believed to be his political heir. france has kept on a supporting roma men, women, and children from temporary camps. that is despite criticism from the european union and the vatican. they were put on flights to romania. the camp closures are part of a wider move against crime. he was facing fraud charges. he has fled to northern cyprus 17 years ago. the fugitive is back in britain and about to go to court over the collapse of his company. he is here to clear his name. >> back in britain after 17 years evading justice. the last time he used a british airport was to fly away secretly in a private jet and a state historic. the collapse of a business empire and 66 fraud charges. his wife had a car waiting for them. for now, he has a trip home organize. he has explained why he has finally come back. he believes he will finally get a fair trial. >> i am here. i have come voluntarily. the conditions are correct. i ho

and perilous peninsular it will some north koreans now dodge the findings of a u.s. led report that blames pyongyang for singing a southern warship in march find out why in a few minutes time on o.c. . this week the u.s. either to set a seven billion dollars to its war chest approved by congress after two months of delays it comes as the whistle blowing web site a wiki leaks published seventy five thousand classified american documents on the obgyn war with some suggesting the killing of hundreds of civilians has been covered up the pentagon is investigating this source of the leak and the soldier has been charged with releasing classified video of a military operation the white house says the leaks threaten national security and has also to weaken leaks to stop posting secret material but the organization is founder and editor in chief ben a song says they tried to cooperate with the u.s. administration but received no response. if you seriously to see whether that is true we did hold back people doing thousand reports for for that because they had this sort of clas

korea leader. -- the true state and health of the reportedly-a rain north korean leader. there is another reason mr. carter has agreed to come in person. the former president is a rare voice in u.s. political circles, urging -- urging direct dialogue with the old enemy. bbc news, seoul. >> the former khmer rouge president and chief sentenced to 35 years in prison for crimes against humanity has injured the appeals process. he admitted to torturing thousands, but he has argued the tribunal he faced was set up to try it the senior khmer rouge leaders. he says he's does not fall into that category. prosecutors are calling for a longer sentence. eight children were hit by a train in south africa. the children were between eight and 11 and on their way to school when the driver drove around. four children are being treated in hospital. police in britain are investigating the murder of a man who worked for the spy agency mi-6. detectives said that garrett that williams could have been destroyed -- could have been killed -- gareth williams could happen this -- could have been ki

, as well as a claim that the north korean football players on their return to the country were subjected to a six-hour criticism session on a stage in front of 400 people. it is not yet known how or whether north korea will respond, but one thing we can say at this point is the evidence of the allegations appears to be slim. the claims first surfaced in a radio news report, citing an unidentified chinese businessman, said to have links with senior north korean officials. >>> hackles were raised today in georgia as russia announced it has deployed surface to air missiles to a breakaway region. they claimed independence in 2008, the georgia still considers it part of its territory. efforts to promote patriotism in georgia have taken on new urgency recently. we went to a holiday camp for young georgians and found it had a picture out at edge. -- it had a patriotic edge. >> in this youth camp in western georgia, it's time to wave the national flag. there is no greater honor. it is a popular uniform, not just for the exercise class. the youngsters will learn about georgian national dances and

. >>> the families of three japanese nationals who were abducted by north korean agents exactly 32 years ago have repeated their call for the rescue of their loved ones. on august 12, 1978, north korean agents kidnapped shuchichi ichikawa and rumiko matsz u moto from a beach in southwestern japan. on the same day agents also abducted miyoshi soga and her daughter hitomi on sado island in the sea of japan. north korea returned hitomi eight years ago but the fate of the other abductees remains unknown. more than ten family members of the missing made an appeal on thursday for an early rescue. matsumoto's brother ter you aky asked passers-by not to forget about the abductions. >>> in colombia's capital bogota, a car bomb wounded at least nine people. investigative authorities suspect the bombing may have been carried out by an anti-government group. a huge amount of explosives went off in a car parked near a radio station early thursday morning. the blast shattered most of the windows of the 12-story radio station and other nearby buildings. terrorist attacks in colombian cities have sharpl

is the tell enough to explain why he believes the north korean threat is blown out of proportion well that's come your way in just a few moments. yes . said i got a big rise in north korea you said it was prepared to give a military response over the south korean and u.s. naval exercises in the yellow sea why do you think the reaction was so aggressive. this falls into the line of behavior that is generally described as aggressive a general aggressive stance north korea has been threatening to spill seas of blood destroying imperius and their marionettes for several decades i wouldn't overestimate the actual threat if we look at it from a historical perspective it has become a subject for jokes remember the late fifty's joke about the one thousand two hundred fifteen serious chinese warning so they've issued warnings but nothing followed i think they could not have kept silent in their current position and they couldn't have approved of the maneuvers they had to say something now what did they say they threaten but nothing specific happened so would the us impose new sanctions against

north koreans to promote reforms to make the continent more market oriented they try to encourage north korea to be more open to the world and they're very much against north korea having nuclear weapons but they do say chinese that the reason most korea wants to have nuclear weapons is because america doesn't profit most most korea puts pressure on north korea and the bush for example was very warlike against north korea the chinese way of dealing with this issue is to see to the table and try to solve issues in a peaceful way and chinese say that america should recognize north korea as a. independent country they don't have diplomatic relations so far and america should start political and economic relations with north korea and as a result most korea will stop change and this is the basic position of china in the basic position of the purpose of both china and russia now to bring those parties again at the table and continue negotiations it's not me talking about russia and china other two countries culp racing or rather competing today i would say that where corporate and work are p

successor kim john however chinese and north korean officials are not confirming the trip the purpose of his visit is not known but it's speculated that bilateral trade kim jong il succession and north korea's nuclear program are the main issues to be discussed it comes as former u.s. president jimmy carter is in pyongyang trying to secure the release of a u.s. citizen currently jailed there. in fresh clashes have erupted in east jerusalem with palestinians throwing stones at israeli police and setting cars on fire tensions have been high in the neighborhood over a settlement plan palestinians don't want to see any more construction on the territory they see the sight of your state the fate of east jerusalem is to figure in israeli palestinian peace talks set to resume next to me. watch what you eat america's fast food culture is not just a threat to waistlines but also national security the genetically modified food that makes up a lark. portion of america's diet is thought to be a main suspect in the country's battle with obesity john hafitz reports. among all developed countries am

successor however chinese and north korean officials are not confirming the trip the purpose of his visit is not known but it's speculated that bilateral trade kim myong john rather ill succession. and north korea's nuclear program are the main issues to be just cost this comes as former u.s. president jimmy carter is in pyongyang trying to secure the release of a u.s. citizen currently in jail there. but despite cast discrimination being illegal in india many face harassment and hostility on a daily basis because of their social status those choosing to tie the knot with a member of a different caste can find themselves rejected by both their community and family but authorities current thing reports more and more young people are trying to break with tradition. prakash have upset their families born into different castes they were expected to marry one of their own but they have broken what is considered a taboo. american intercoms marriage is considered a sin here our society wants to continue its traditions that people have been following for centuries her family has a much high

carter flew to the north korean capital to secure the pardon. the north korean leader granted carter's request immediately. >> a is 652 will be back with more it did a few minutes with a total of look at this in detail brigid the solidities would fairly clear that is 50 degrees right now we're looking at some detail for high as 74 this afternoon that we accord to lose that 10 degrees is going to be much cooler by tomorrow. will be on nbc we will carry dateline nbc that will be on 8:00 p.m. it will be followed up with the kron4 evening news at 10:00 p.m. wwe smackdown will move to saturday at 7:00 p.m. and dr.phil can be seen friday back. "summer's best" sales event. a fantastic opportunity to get a great offer on an all new cadillac srx luxury collection crossover... ..with a bose premium sound system. and an ultra-view sunroof designed to let more summer time in. summer brings out the best in all of us, so now's the perfect time to get behind the wheel of a new cadillac. hurry in for great lease or purchase offers on an all new srx during cadil

korean regime but i definitely know that it's very archaic and more dangerous it's sort of a mixture of the middle ages with a pseudo marxist slogan and this regime is dangerous for the entire world and in my opinion that's the regime we should take for all kinds of sanctions against makes dangerous to threaten them with weapons because we cannot predict their reaction and they also have a several million strong army which can cross the border and this may lead to any number of consequences as an empire mauna kea power which could collapse at any moment or the world economy is slowly recovering in a sleigh due to the economic growth in asia and especially in china how big do you think is the genes for all politics today the third of the work i want to find is said to be the locomotive for the world economy this is why there are a lot of things that depend on china we should give the chinese credit for having created over the last few decades a powerful economy that in addition to everything else is just around the corner from where we are politically i think the chinese are aimed at