the bank of australia, bank of japan ecb -- everybody. [laughter] yvonne: people do go through currency wars and they can make it more competitive. as far as exports, have you seen the matching numbers? i do not think so. khiem do: because of that everybody is hoping by lower the currency, a bit more competitive. and a bit out of the game. not so much a winning but i want to be in the game. i do not know if i win the game but i want to be in. angie: you call it currency wars and we are engaging in right now. khiem do: a soft one. the u.s. has not screened and shouted yet. it may be beijing accord, who knows yet. at the two federal banks is the u.s. and china. really. big economies and they are holding fire. they have not screened and shouted -- screamed and shouted yet. david: we have a chart that shows you and would call the bloomberg chart. what it measures is a few years ago, zhou xiaochun said to their other measures you look at which are lending and these three. this shows growth is at 3.7%, roughly what the u.s. is turning out. are

tremendous friend of australia. and china, the most important and largest trading partner. the decision easier for the australia government when britain decided to join in and the treasurer said he believes the united states will eventually sign up. it will take a bit of time. he makes a point that the u.s. pledgedn back to ab has and many ways, the united states has a simple choice. get on board or get left out. shery ahn: paul allen in sydney. coming up next -- calling for a cap. a chairman defends limits on iron ore. we hear exclusively from andrew forced on why australia's national -- national interest. ♪ david: the stories making headlines. nuclear talks in iran resume this morning. each side saying the other must make tough choices. the end of the month is the deadline. may go towards the relationship. israel has expressed concern saying its concerns that it confirms all of its worst fears. singapore has been an emotional farewell. a state funeral general world leaders. the crowds gathered in a heavy rain. t

>> human australia? -- you mean australia? >> a no, not australia but 17. >> they are -- >> china, the slow down in china in australia being impacted. i look at some of the macau casino revenue and plunging. what you see in china? >> consumer spending is way down. massive investment boom, 20%-30% in investment and that has come to a shuddering halt. capacity and the chinese economy as there is in a lot of emerging markets. when you turn the tap off and capital spending, it will trickle down. >> back of the envelope stuff. if you were to make an investment would you like -- >> the development still at the right point. >> nick lyster ceo. thank you for joining us this morning. here is the chart we will focus on. dollar/ye versus toyota price. take a close at how closely linked those two things have been over the past couple of years but why do i bring it up? we will head to the geneva auto show is free to toyota -- and speak to toyota. ♪ >> welcome back. stocks higher across much of europe. let's bring you up to speed with som

it will be soon for australia or india. we'll be thrive in both countries as the semi-final of the cricket world cup builds to a dramatic climax. if they can't win the cricket world cup, how about australia winning the football version? they shock the champions, germany. and fit for the grid. alonzo is cleared to race at the formula one grand prix. >>> palpitations sweaty palms, cricket is at the very heart of both these nations. but who will win this emotional classic semi-final. australia, the hosts, or india, the defending champions? hello, this is "sport today." the last semi-final of the cricket world cup is coming to a dramatic conclusion in sydney. india is chasing 359, australia made 358. mitchell johnson, the baller made a quick and very handy, 27 off 13 balls. india started like australia, very well indeed but how are they getting on? we have a man inside the ground for us. it's lee james. lee, how are india doing on that run chase? >> well, you can have a listen you can hear it's gone very quiet here. it tells yo

australia has done a lot to tighten legislation. i'm not sure that i can agree that it's an easy place. i think there's lots of problems in relation to relationship between the various muslim communities in australia and the australian community in itself. we've got a number of social issues with social harmony. >> australia is regarded as many as a pretty successful of multi-culturalism. it is puzzling why so many disgruntled citizens are trying to get to syria and rock to fight with isis. i say so many because it is a similar number two those leaving america when you consider the population in this country. the numbers are extraordinary. how to explain that? >> it's hard to know exactly -- there's many reasons why people are attracted to the islamic state. we've seen a range of -- if i can use the word -- profiles or reason for people joining islamic state. in a sense we've got to separate those who have gone across for humanitarian reasons or those that feel unjust with the way muslims have been treated around the world if you wa

australia defeating cohost new zealand. we are 30 minutes away from the open of trading in japan and south korea. you are watching "first up". growth worries. here china's concerns that the slowdown has gone too far. releasing a. grief finalizes -- grief finalizes reforms that could get them a $3 billion helping hand. and singapore says goodbye to lee kuan yew. stocks area, where extending losses. 1% down. the aussie dollar is that 77 u.s. cents. also seeingnd, losses. the first trading day of the week. new zealand dollars spot is at 75 u.s. cents. it is continuing its weakening phase. we are also counting down to the open in japan and korea, less than half an hour. in japan, this was the view friday. 1% down. chicago futures are pointing to a higher open for japan today. weakening,right now 119.26. over to australia now, finalizing its plans to join china back asian infrastructure investment bank. paul allen is in sydney. is this a done deal? itorter: it seems that pretty much is. australia is ready to sign a memorandum. t

germany held at home by australia. they took the eighth equalizer to prevent a defeat for the world champions. bendtner would score a hat trick against the united states. >>> he insulted the french nation and was heavily criticized for it. he said he had no intention of leaving. >> i wouldn't have come to france if i didn't like it and i wouldn't have signed a new contract and played this long if i didn't like it. all the things being said is just to drag me down. i'm happy at the top. >> golf is back in the olympic games after a 112-year absence it's finally cleared the last legal hurdle. a brazilian judge has rejected a second attempt to halt construction on the olympic golf course. many are unhappy that it's being watered during rio's current drought. >>> less than 500 days until rio 2016. organizers are insistent that today's building sites will be next year's impressive venues for the games. but there is a halt ahead for one of the main olympic venues. >> idyllic from above but up close it tells a different story,

this is in australia. it's called hungry jack's. he wants a hamburger made by somebody specific. >> good. that will ensure you get a nice heaping, helping of spit in your food. >> yeah. >> what's wrong with the guy making a burger? >> everything. >> don't they have a sign we have the right to refuse service to anyone? refuse service. >> they didn't have to serve this guy because one of the customers said, dude, time for you to go. >> [ bleep ]. >> [ bleep ]. >> [ bleep ] really. >> all right. >> [ bleep ]. what? >> [ bleep ]. >> the rebels are a motorcycle gang. this guy, this is what his response to that is. >> vroom. >> good for this guy standing up for people in general. this guy needs some help. >> smack in the head just like he got. >> he got a leg smack i the head. he was arrested and charged with disorderly behavior. in queensland it was a basic case of road rage. they're in a church parking lot. >> what? >> the person who recorded it said they saw the driver of the blue car break out the back window of that silver car and st

most foreigners and australia prime minister is revolted by the prospect of the execution. >>> australia has been trying to prevent this a sign that the executions are imminent. a set back for supporters, including australia senior politicians. >> we think the two australians deserve to be punished but not executed. that's the position. right now millions of australians are feeling sick in their guts at the prospect of execution of these two. the men's families applied pressure trying to coerce indonesia into showing mercy. >> everyone makes mistakes. over the last 10 years, andrew chan and myuran sukamaran have been on tv to show they have changed for the better. they were caught running a drug gang known as the bali nine. others had their death sentences revoked. on the two ring leaders, indonesia is not budgeting. >> we are not trigger happy. we do it for a big reason. >> reporter: the main reason according to the independent president is that drugs destroy people's lives. he's enforcing some of the toughest drug lords in the world. this is the second time a group of people are put to

positive jobs data from australia. that boosted the australian s&p to 5,850. the underwheming performance on wall street. shanghai up 1%. hong kong rose .75%. >>> japanese executives continue to feel upbeat about the economy. business sentiment among large companies rose for the third straight quarter. the index was lower in the previous quarter. officials at the finance ministry released the results of the survey. the index for large firms came in at just under two. down from five. the index gauge is the difference with respondents who expect business to improve and those who see it worsening. officials say the positive index is due to manufacturer appetite for investment. that boosted machinery and production line robots. sentiment in the steel and transportation industries fell because of higher import material costs. >>> executives at hitachi are finding success in the overseas railway business. they struck a deal to provide cars to a dutch transportation firm. the order from the company is worth more than $575 million. hitachi will build carriages and pro

australia why will be a test for us as we prepare for our qualifying match. they are unbelievable sports men who never slack off or give up. >> less than 500 days to go now until rio 2016, organizers are insisting that today's building sites will be next year's impressive venues. but troubled waters may still lie ahead for one of the main olympic sites. >> this is in rio de janeiro. ideal from above but sources tell us a different story. pollution and toxic run off more than visible and in 500 days it will be hosting olympic sailing events. >> we expect and trust to have the bay and it's waters ready to host athletes from the entire world, and these waters will be equal for everybody. >> at this shopping center in rio, fish caught by divers have been put on display to raise awareness to the environmental issues at the base of the problem. officials promised to clean up 80%, but the city admits that this goal is no longer achievable. >> it's obvious that it is the responsibility of all of us, all of us meaning the government, society has also it's part. i thin

first off, a check of the markets and asia and australia, a selloff in australia following last friday's close in africa after concerns. a slowdown nonetheless. higher.ractionally -- dollar/aussie holding. 15 points away from 2000 korean won. onto this story. as a nation of vanuatu -- as the ofion of -- the nation vanuatu declared an emergency. we are joined by a resident, adam. what is it like for you now? are -- as i you, we speak to you, we are driving. petro station has just three opened and that is good news. opened and three that is good news. ago that it hour was open. that service station going back. the second one has come alive which is good news. that, down to [indiscernible] see is debris on the left and debris on the right. everything flattened. one of the resort islands down here, the hideaway. looking straight at it. it really is [indiscernible] a world away from where we it would go. among what is the mood residents? are people scrambling out so find out news of loved ones? ie, that is theg problem. vanuatu is a country of 80 plus islands. 60 of them, people living on the

two heading for australia and two in the area. >> this is the second time that australia has been simultaneously impacted by double cyclones. it's amazeing to see the amount of tropical activity taking place, as well as the country of australia here. so let's look at what we have taking place. i want to take note this the strongest storm. tropical cyclone pam. you can see four tropical cyclones as we speak. owen nathan pam rotateing in counterclockwise direction. this is nathan. 95-kilometer-per-hour sustained winds. it's more the rainfall potential as the storm churns around the northern parts of queensland. interesting to note the great barrier reef is just offshore. heavy rainfall can have a very negative impact on the great barrier reef. and we tropical cyclone owen. not a major populated area here but lots of rain anticipated as it heads towards perth later this weekend. this is the big one, tropical cyclone pam, and port villa has the potential to see extreme storm surge and strong winds. this is equivalent to a strong category 4 atlantic hurricane. if this stays on the east side of the is

you're not going to want to miss our adventure to australia. >>> we all know australia is famously home to super-cuddly creatures. did you know that many of the world's most dangerous animals live there too? abc's john donvan finds out what else is lurking down under. >> reporter: the series has this to say about australia's wildlife. it is not all kangaroos and koalas and ding goes. all right, there are a lot of koalas in it making this weird male koala mating sound. and with the information that only one out of three koalas actually get to consummate, any given year. kangaroos, who knew there is a special tree-climbing kangaroo variety. the lumholz. whose front legs are the long ones and has the rare kangaroo ability to walk backwards. australia has a lot of poisonous snakes. the ten most lethal on the planet. this one the eastern brown snake, can stop a human heart with one bite into the skin. otherwise, australia is an amazingly gentle environment for awkwardly put together and relatively defenseless creatures like the platypus. which was once considered a hoax animal with a bill li

australia has a lot of poisonous snakes. the ten most lethal on the planet. this one the eastern brown snake, can stop a human heart with one bite into the skin. otherwise, australia is an amazingly gentle environment for awkwardly put together and relatively defenseless creatures like the platypus. which was once considered a hoax animal with a bill like a duck and a tail like a beaver and poison-tipped feet. weird. but wonderful. also wonderful, this bird. the liar bird. it can imitate any sound. really, any sound. budgies. they like to hang together. they work so hard all day that they drink water equal to more than 5% of their own body weight daily. the laughing kookaburra. some size diversity now. this thing, the pigmy glider, is about the length of a piece of gum. but look at this bat. the flying fox bat. those are three-foot swings that can move these animals along at 30 miles an hour. now some sit around all day guys. the central bearded dragon whose color changes over the hours of the day to keep his body temperature steady. and the thorny devil. the

australia posting 328 for seven. india may have fansied their chances of chasing the targeting down. conditions were in their favor a 76 run opening stand no fear. australia a little nervous india eventually dismissed for 233, australia powered into the final, looking for their fifth world cup crown. al jazeera. >> fans are coming to terms with the defeat. >> we heard personal stories of businesses allowing employees to watch the match at work just so that they could continue to be productive. we also heard of personal stories of students who took the day off school to watch their super heroes take on australia in one of the biggest matches in a long team. markets like this that are usually seething with traffic and people of all kinds and activity have ground to a halt. there is absolutely not much going on. roads that are usually choked with traffic are an absolute breeze to drive on and we anticipate that they will be perhaps for some days as india perhaps comes to the realization that it's loft the semifinal of t

. >> australia prime minister says he's revolted as indonesia have two australians facing the firing squad. >>> a rescue mission is underway at a mine in eastern ukraine, where there has been an explosion. it has happened at the dokor coal mine in the doesn't bass area of doesn't esque. according to reuters, 30 are dead, and dozens are trapped below ground. let's speak to john hendon en route to the scope. what have you heard about this john. >> we are hearing conflicting reports. one person has been killed so far. we are seeing another report where up to seven people have been killed. there are a number of people - i'm sorry, 30 people. there are a number of people trapped here as many as 70 people trapped in that mine. it's been difficult for rescue authorities, first they have to release poisonous gas before they enter it. it could be time before we know the time. because of the conflict it's difficult for medical authorities and medical workers to get there, and to have the correct equipment to treat people. what we have here is fluid in terms of the number of people killed and t

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is a ratejor event cut in australia to a record low. the press conference has the data.ne readings and cpr it is very weak. and economists are pointing to what could be a rate cut. and this is the crucial moment for that. before the figure at the moment. will take a look at the hong kong efforts to quell the property market. >> in hong kong, you are joining us for the segment over the weekend. it is a wave of global easing with a rate cut. we are one hour away from the opening of trading here. let's see how investors react and you are watching first up. >> getting the party started and cutting rates to boost growth. investors break out the moves. the big short. china eases restrictions and allows a by foreign investors. the market shares from apple. good morning to you. the wind of interest rate cuts. a surge across asia. and japan and korea. we are just a few points away from the mark. is thethe big movements plunge after the surprise resignation. let's get over to paul allen. brooks was expected to quit. the announcement came earlier

manchester and get into australia. thanks very much. >>> well, the team defied an australian court ruling to deny this man a practice ride in melbourne ahead of the season-opening grand prix. he won the initial take in a subsequent appeal after arguing he was promised a seat by them this season. his lawyers launched a contempt of court action which will be heard on saturday. the team is in limbo, he's taking the focus off the real action on the track. nick pair rot has our report? >> reporter: they are accused of taking themselves too seriously. mercedes can afford to have a laugh. like last season offered none on the track. streets ahead of the rest around albert park, nico was comfortablyhamilton. given the poll position here last year they should be harder to separate in qualifying. there's funny business going on down at pit lane. but it's nothing to laugh about. while the cars were on the track, the team had representatives in the supreme courts of victoria fighting a ruling that last season's reserve driver shoul

australia says the two men have reformed and should be given a second chance. it's implied indonesia's position will have serious repercussions. >> i have been saying again and again that this is contrary to indonesia's national interests and contrary to indonesia's best values. >> reporter: indonesia says this hasn't been an easy decision. >> we do it for a very big reason. i am sad to see the situation, but i have to say this is the very best and very sad situation. >> reporter: showing off the loot from a recent drugs raid authorities here want to show that they are serious about cracking down on this illegal trade. the president declared a drug emergency. >>> looks like bad news for investment bankers. >> kind of a common theme of banks coming back to good old traditional banking. let me explain. the world bank of scotland is aiming to cut as many as 14,000 jobs from the investment banking department. the paper says that the bank is planning on cutting as many as 80% of the jobs in the 18,000 strong investment banking unit. this is more than likely taking p

now here is more. >> reporter: australia has been trying to prevent this. it's a sign the executions are imminent and a significant setback for their supporters and australia's prime minister. >> we than these two australians deserve to be punished but certainly don't deserve to be executed. that is our position and right now millions of australians are feeling sick in their guts at the prospect of execution for these two. >> everybody makes mistake they did something stupid. they don't deserve to die. >> reporter: their families have also applied pressure trying to coerce indonesia in to showing mercy. but the president is stick to go his no-tolerance approach. saying drugs destroy lives in indonesia and will keep enforcing some of the toughest drug laws in the world. this is the second time a group of people are to be put to death since he what immaterial in to power. a face and brazilian are already on the island, ghana nigeria as well as indonesia's sit ends are facing execution. for nearly a year they have been on tv to show that they have changed for

is budgeted for this between australia and malaysia. now, it can't continue forever. the search will continue even if it's on an occasional basis. and i'm confident that some day, somebody will find something. >> are they looking in the right place? >> i don't think so. but that's a gut feeling. that's my instinct as a pilot who's flown around the world. and i've actually flown through that area that they're searching on our helicopter and i don't like the chances of finding anything in those waters. but my instinct tells me it's not even in that area. >> and why not, exactly? they would say, i guess, that they've traced as much information as they can to pinpoint roughly where it's going to be. i mean where else should they be looking? >> you know, the mathematician, the rocket scientists out there in london have made calculations that are significantly above my level of mathematical skill, and they've come up with these conclusions. but themselves have said that there's no guarantee that they're 100% correct. look the reality is that years ago, when aircraft went mi

then hit western australia by friday afternoon local time. so a lot of things are happening across the southern hemisphere. and then across europe we have a very low pressure -- a very slow-moving low pressure system across the eastern mediterranean countries. and this one will likely produce thunderstorms and a risk of hail across the south of the balkan peninsula, and this low over turkey will move across this area and help towards the middle east. a low pressure system is moving into the western parts of the scandinavian peninsula and a new storm is moving into the british isles. very blustery conditions especially over the north of the uk. temperatures at 11 degrees in london average temperatures for you in berlin with the high of 9 degrees. and still quite warm across the east. 13 for the high in kiev with partly sunny skies on wednesday. here's the extended forecast. >>> and that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm keikichi hanada. on behalf of our team, thank you for staying with us. copter crash in argentina that left 7 french p

the dollar in australia there were -- in australia clearly reacting. the u.s. dollar stronger, and this after the u.s. jobs data on friday. down it goes. u.s. jobs were quite strong, and aussie is weaker in comparison to that as well. australian dollar, look at the performance this year. reacting.lian dollar that shows you the impact. the topix, the stock market reacting divergent to the yen. this is marginally unchanged, however the yen is stronger this year even asked stocks rise. in this case, you can see dollar-yen is stronger. 120.65 is the current price on that. dollar-yen reacting to gdp figures on japan, and also the aussie dollar reacting to the u.s. jobs out on friday. that is the fx stories driving the markets this morning. angie: the luxury fashion market continues to shift from west to east. the italian label making a comeback this week with a show in milan after being saved by chinese money. >> malan is a long way from her roots. the designer and onto burner has built -- an entrepreneur has built a successful fashion company in china that has annu

it's only march but a good year for australia sports. word cricket champions and also the football chance of asia after victory in the asian cup also on home turf in january. compare that to the sense of national dismay after the miserable medal tally in the 2012 olympics. it's all very different now for a country that takes its sport very seriously. >> there's a world cup that set new standards for the one world gain. 64 balls it took him. hitting a record four consecutive centuries with 22 max mums. he had the best bowling season again, taking 7-33 against a pretty dismal england team. >> the egyptian football league resumed after a seven week hiatus. games were halted after fans died during clashes with police. people were crushed at a stampede in february after police fired tear gas at a stadium in cairo. games are now going ahead without fans in attendance. it's the third time in four seasons the league have been suspended. >> 14 time grand slam champion nadal knocked out in the third round of the miami masters. the second seed beat

australia captain was enjoying his last international with 74 ones. he was out with a target in sight. it meant a speech ovation. victory by seven wickets with over 100 bowls to spare. >> i think i made it very clear that it was going to be skill not emotion that won us the world cup. a lot of the things i've said have actually been for myself. i'm saying it out loud so i can hear it myself. i think that's one of the main things i've been saying, skill over emotion will win the world cup for us. >> australia's fifth world cup triumph, the first time in front of their own fans. they are kings of 50 over cricket. al jazeera. >> in formula one the former world champion upstage the the current one. after a dominant season, the front row in the circuit was a familiar one. defending champion hamilton starting from pole position, but right behind him was the four time world champion who hadn't tasted victory since 2013. after a smooth start the first twist came after four laps when he spun off the track. from the resulting safety period mercedes pulled their

of australia spying on the family. the prime minister tony abbot saying regardless of how people may feel about the impending execution he warnings that anger must not impede and undermine what is a crucial relationship. >> all right. reporting from sydney as options continue to be him for these two australians approaching the death penalty there in indonesia. thanks. >>> still to come on "cnn newsroom," a federal probe finds widespread discrimination against african-americans in the u.s. city of ferguson, missouri. we explore the root of the tensions between police and the community there. >>> plus, the feds raid dozens of apartments in california which neighbors say were filled with pregnant women. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle see how much you could save. [ male announcer ] you wouldn't leave your car unprotected. but a lot of us leave our identities unprotected. nearly half a million cars were stolen in 2012, but for every car stolen 34 people had their identities stolen. ide

australia only recently withdrew forces fighting in afghanistan. there is little public appetite for the country to become embroiled in another war. bbc news sydney. >>> the egyptian court suspended the upcoming election following a supreme court ruling. it deemed laws the vote was unconstitutional. they are working on amending the law. the vote takes place beginning march 22nd. >>> an agent who spied on british intelligence spoke to bbc for the first time. the individual who goes by the name of aman dean is believed to have worked on the cover eight years. he's going public now to confront jihadists. we have more. >> reporter: in the fight against terrorists and the most valuable sources are agents who risk their lives going under cover. their stories are rarely told in public. he doesn't use his real anytime. he risked his life for british intelligence. born in saudi arabia he went to afghanistan in the '90s where he swore loyalty to osama bin laden. he began informing, not just in afghanistan, but britain. at one point, attending the same meetin

warner quickly showed australia was still in control. australia captain michael clarke was enjoying his one day international with 74 ones. he was out with the target in site. and the faultless smith deserved the winning runs victory by 7 victims with 100 balls to spare. >> i think through the whole world cup i made it clear that it was going to be skill not emotion that won us the world cup. i think a lot of things i said in press conference has been for myself. i'm saying it out loud so i can hear it myself. i think that's probably one of the main things skill over emotional winning the world cup. >> reporter: australia fifth world cup triumph, the first time in front of their own fans. they are kings of 50-over crick >>> there was more disappointment for new zealand on sunday. this time in the rugby 7s world series. fiji going on to reclaim the hong kong 7s title. fiji racing to a 21-12 lead. despite resistance in the second, they ran out 53-19 winners for their first trophy in four years. fiji move above new zealand. south africa lea

for more, we joined via -- to alex mathieson joining us from australia. can you talk about what has happened in vanuatu and for people who have never heard of this pacific island nation, talk about where it is. >> vanuatu is a country made up of 65 inhabited islands in the said pacific ocean, probably about three hours flying time directly east of the east coast of australia. it is a very remote place. 45,000 to 50,000 people is the estimate of population. total population is about 260,000 with the outer islands. it is a small country, spread out over a large space. it has major religious to go issues at the best of times in terms of trying to get people and supplies out to those islands. obviously, with this massive cyclone, those logistical challenges are massive now in trying to organize and getting supplies to people outside of the port. inside, the propagation is been badly affected. communications are affected. we are seeing 80% to 90% of buildings damaged. in the poorer areas, we're seeing massive destruction to homes. and we're seen significant da

australia's concern is over half will be blue and supporting their opponents. how much does home advantage count, defender matthews responded to the team. >> cricket world cup like football world cup is the pinnacle of the game. it's a huge opportunity for the national team to play on home soil in front of supporters. i think us boys we sort of dreamed of holding that trophy up amongst our friends and family. that's the opportunity that awaits them as well. i wish them all the best. >> can australia's footballers inspire the cricketers. 1 thing for sure whoever sits in these seats will be feisty and noisy. those who can keep a cool head will surely be key in this match. >> one of the greatest ever to don the green and gold sean warner has been aiding preparations ahead of the semifinal by india and michael clarke has been impressed how india progressed with the last four. >> i said at the start of this tournament i thought india was one of the toughest teams to beat. one main reason because they've been doing it so long played so much cricket in australia and w

a group of eight men and one woman who aintended to smuggle heroin back to australia. authorities did not stop them at the gate. arrested in indonesia, they were charged an convicted in 2005. most received between 20 years and life. the two ringleaders were sentenced to death. despite evidence the two are reformed that's been no clemency. their families who are preparing to say good bye, remain hopeful of a last-minute reprieve. >> i hope something will happen. >> reporter: six other foreigners will also face the firing squad alongside these men. linda kinkade, cnn. >>> the numbers out show america's heroin problem keeps getting worse. according to new data heroin related deaths have quadrupled in the united states since 2000. much of the increase happened after 2010. the report from the centers for disease control shows the midwest experienced the biggest jump in drug overdose deaths and men overdosed nearly four times as often as women did. >>> we want to give you an update on the so-called maternity tourism raid u.s. officials conducted in california. authorities ha

we saw this die mem la in europe australia, the u.s. and even canada after the last attacks. so this is one of the very -- let's say most serious legal challenge for tunisia post revolution. we are applying the new constitution. we are trying to apply it by the law. >>> to libya now where the tripoli based government is blaming its rival for holding up peace talks. it says forces loyal to the underrecognized government in tobruk targeted tripoli's only working airport to stop negotiators from traveling to the u.n.-brokered talks. our correspondent joins us from rabat where the talks are supposed to be taking place. hashem, when are we expecting these talks to officially begin? >> reporter: well we know now that the tripoli based delegation has finally managed to takeoff from the airport, and that they are expected to be here in the moroccan capitol here in rabat in two hours. so basically the united states says it is expecting talks to resume later in the evening. the united nations special representative is going to talk to a delegation from tobruk and then a delegation from

then steve smith for australia with an inning of 65. he added yea nine, which shamed watson to take the aussie to the brink, watson finishing on basin on 68, as maxwell saw the cohost soar to the line. australia winning by six wickets. >> every win gives you momentum and gives you confidence and this all certainly is the same. i think obviously india's a completely different opposition to pakistan, they have different strengths. also different weaknesses, as well, so we he need to assess them. >> we are really going well at one stage but after 2023, that's been the trend, we are getting starts, but we are not converting that. >> australia will take on india in sydney. >> real madrid to face athletic co-in the champions league quarter finals in a repeat of last season's final. the athletico real -- italian champions play monaco, the first legs will be played on the 14th and 15th of april. the return match is a week later. >> football's good morning body fifa announced compensation so players to be released for the next world cup. it foll

to places like australia canada germany and switzerland. oxfam says poland, russia, spain and the united kingdom need to offer more openings and the charity says gulf countries like saudi arabia, qatar and uae could help more syrians seeking asylum by reactions visa restrictions. >> if you would like to know more about the people affect by the war in syria and meet some of them. head to our special online interactive documentary life on hold. over a million syrians have flooded to lebanon where they now make up a quarter of the population. >>> negotiators in switzerland are trying to reach ideal on iran's nuclear program before tuesday's deadline. they will hold talks with the iranian foreign minister on monday. sources say eye iran is refuse to go budge on some key issues, including continuing its advanced nuclear research. it's also asking for sanctions to be lifted sooner than proposed. >>> now, the european union foreign policy chief says they are edging ever closer to an agreement. >> as you know, we have never been so close to a deal.

australia walked out with pakistan in front of a packed crowd. the opener sent two out quickly. as josh hasselwood celebrated with 4 wickets. once again pakistan captain tried to rescue the inning. [ cheers ] >> reporter: but after adding 73 with the third wicket he was caught off the bowling of glen maxwell. pakistan eventually all out for 213 with just one ball left. [ cheers ] >> reporter: australia's chase got off to a horrendous start. aaron finch dismissed after a plum lbw. the captain then gone for 8. [ cheers ] >> reporter: but then steve smith has an inning of 65. [ cheers ] >> reporter: he added 89 with shane watson to take the aussies to the brink of victory. watson finishing unbeaten on 68 as maxwell saw the co-host over the line. [ cheers ] >> reporter: australia, winning by 6 wickets. [ cheers ] >> every win gives you momentum and gives you confidence. and this will certainly be exactly the same. i think obviously india are a completely different opposition to pakistan. they have different strengths and weaknesses as well. >> after 2023 it was -- suddenly we just k

next up is cohost australia. ireland are out. >> west indies into the last day after their win against the united arab emirates. they chased down a win by six wickets. >> some days he has good days, sometimes bad days. his fitness is key going into the quarter final. i'm sure he'll be up for it. >> they'll need him for the quarter finals to win the unbeaten cohosts new zealand. south africa gets the quarter final underway. india plays bangladesh and australia versus pakistan. >> chelsea having six points clear after drawing 1-1 with south hampton. saw the hampton keeping their hopes of european qualification alive with an equalizer. manchester united looking to hit back after beaten by arsenal. united about to kick off. >> what i've seen this week in how they react i'm very pleased. i wish that the reaction, and i hope that it can be shouldered. >> the united states, football or soccer as known there has argue glee never been more popular. the national teams gave yet another boost to the popularity of the domesti

which i noticed both in australia and japan. the security that i had was the same that prime minister of each of those countries had. foreign ministers, defense ministers in those countries didn't have the security that i had and the only other embassy that had that level of security was the israeli for the same reason. they're people who want to do harm to israelis. >> they want you safe on their watch. thank you, ambassador schieffer. appreciate your special insight on this. and i want to get to anna warren. she has more. what can you tell us anna? >> reporter: yeah, breen nahianna. a local media station in japan, a cnn affiliate is reporting that a 52-year-old man from okinowa has been arrested he has admitted to police he made three phone calls to the u.s. embassy here in tokyo. 28,000 u.s. marines are stationed. we should stress these three calls were made this month. the death threats were made in february. and we understand from these reports that police are also investigating 30 phone calls made to the u.s. embassy here

that is actually crazy. >> also crazy, is this video here this happened in australia australia, where in a liquor store. we captured this surveillance video. this is after the store had actually closed. watch what this opportunist does when the door was unfortunately left unlocked. when he notices nobody's watching jumps over the counter, grabs an entire case of cigarettes and walks out. apparently also with alcohol. some time later, he and another guy came back do do the exact same thing. they ended up losing $15,000. >> what? >> this is because they forgot to lock the door when they closed up at night in. >> you get a clear look at the first guy. >> that's why police released the video. they're hoping somebody recognizes him and calls the cops. >> little bub the famous cat is back but this time little bub has a guest and the first time they've ever met. see what happens when the two internet stars unite. >>> a trip to the barber shop becomes a terrifying prank when -- >> guy wearing a mask start demanding money. >> the fake heist that definitely cuts them deep. >> this is prank gold

australia is sending emergency response teams. they need that help in a hurry. another cyclone is scheduled to hit in the next few days. bryan webb, cbs news, new york. >> it's located 1200 miles north of brisbane, australia. >>> here is a rain finally behind us? let's go over to meteorologist allison ray. hey, there. >> good evening. we did see a lot of rain earlier this morning. we dried out for the afternoon. we have another round come through during the early evening hours. it is all pushing out. what's left over for tonight? just a few stray sprinkles. through the mountains you might see showers into the overnight hours. watch out for patchy, dense fog. this won't last all evening. the winds will pick up and make it go away. if you're making late night runs on the road you will see the patchy dense fog. once the winds pick up, really after midnight, that fog will go away and we are gearing up for a very breezy sunday. the winds really are going to become quite gusty until after the sunday comes up, but you see them picking up through the mountains. we'll se

. >> four years ago australia economy was the envy of the world, but has its economic bubble burst. plus no sign of relief. mike grants arriving in greece are being given indefinite detention. in sport it's called the richest fight in history boxing's two biggest names come face-to-face ahead of their highly anticipated showdown. >> in iraq, government forces are now fighting in the center of tikrit booked by shia militia and sunni tribesman they are trying to recapture the city from islamic state of iraq and the levant. iraq's government now controls several suburbs plus the military hospital. the battle is seen as a dress rehearsal for an assault on mosul, iraq's second largest city held by isil since last summer. >> in libya isil claims responsibility for an attack in tripoli, the latest violence in a country facing political chaos, which the united nations is currently trying to mediate. al jazeera reports from the capitol in morocco holding talks between the two rival governments. are they likely to be able to reach any sort of deal there? >> well, there are concerns voiced by

we have more. >> reporter: australia has been trying to prevent this. it's a sign the executions are eminent. a significant setback for the supporters which include australia senior politicians. >> we think the two australians deserve to be punished. they certainly don't deserve to be executed. that is the position and now millions of australians are feeling sick in their guts. >> the men's families have applied pressure trying to coerce indonesia into showing mercy. >> everyone makes a mistake, they did something stupid. they don't deserve to die. >> andrew chan and sukumaran have been on tv to show they have changed for the better. they were caught running a drug gang known as bali nine. others have had their death sentences revoked. on the two ring leaderers, inton yeeshia is not bubbling. >> we are not trigger happy, we do it for a good reason. >> the main reason is drugs destroy people's lies. he is enforcing some of the toughest drug laws in the world. this is the second time a group of people are put to death since he came to power. citizens from

australia's koala population is dwindling, sodas hoping that the drum -- so they are hoping that the drones can help. molly: you are watching "france 24." ♪ reporter: spanish prosecutors have requested a prison sentence of more than two years for barcelona president -- and seven years for tax evasion. they are also calling for a fine of over 22 million you euros for club mismanagement. concealing the real cost of name eymar's signing. the annual meeting for congress will meet today, though they will represent the 54 member nations, the 79-year-old is refusing to play part in a television debate with rivals in vienna as he comes face-to-face with some of his harshest critics. >> he has made it clear he is not complaining because he does not need to, so he will speak at the beginning of the congress as the fee for president, and that is how it is. now, sky and bbc have proposed this tv debate which is going to be a good thing. from what i have read, three were in favor, the fourth was against, so it will not take place. well everyone can again make its own judgment about it. reporter

. >> it works in australia, though. >> australia is a different political system than we do -- >> they talk differently. >> australians are very fun people. they're much like southerners -- they're much like southerners. >> absolutely. >> you know, voting is speech to me. >> she's blushing. she's blushing. what does that mean? >> you know a night here or there over the years. [ laughter ] >> voting is speech and if you make it mandatory it is no longer free. that goes against everything we believe in. >> i wonder why he didn't like compare to nazi germany or soviet russia. i think mandatory voting there. >> austria had mandatory voting and then little things like wars reversed it. >> right. >> you know listen, i think the president for a guy that is supposed to be an expert in constitutional law doesn't understand the notion of liberty. >> he is not an expert. >> what did i say, ben? supposed to be. okay? that was his chops. allegedly. allegedly. doesn't know the notion of liberty which gives me a right not to vote if i don't want to. my rights are protected by the constitution, life,

little seems to be changing >>> australia are taking on sri lanka at the contribute world cup. jo has the latest. and what a lack of snow means for this fox race. stay with us. >>> welcome back. 40 years ago this weekend hawaiians launch a replica that their ancestors use to sale around the ocean. they use it to replicate young people about culture. we have this report. [ singing ] >> reporter: march 8th, 1975 a double canoe begins her maiden voi age from the hawaiian island. the 19-meter canoe is named after the brightest star in the sky. volunteers with the pol nearby voyage society -- polynearbyian society built the canoe. one of the last known people to understand stars, moon ocean swirls taught the crew to sale like their ancestors did. >> it's simpler to navigate without instruments. the whole sky is a compass. you just look around you to find your bearings. >> reporter: last may this canoe and her sister can see began a 3-year journey with 85 stops. the trip means to care for the planet earth and covers 46,000 nautical miles, and stops in 46 countries. >> we know that ed

over the way australia seeks asylum seekers. it comes as a united nations report is being published, accusing the australian government of violating the rights of asylum seekers to be free from torture. asylum seekers who arrive in australia by boat are transferred to papua new guinea for assessment and resettlement. >>> afghanistan is one of the most challenging places in the world to be a woman. and despite some improvements in recent years, many still struggle to find work. but in the northern city one woman is helping to break down barriers. she is working in the very male world of taxi driving. as jonathan biel reports. >> reporter: like most woman in afghanistan, sarah does the housework. like many, she also looks after her ailing mother as well as the kids. though sara's single she's the breadwinner for 15 relatives. and that's where the similarities end. a quick check of the oil, a wash of the windscreen and she's ready to go. sara's a woman in a man's world. >> translator: people need to understand that a woman can go t

richard umbers, formerly of australia post. joined meyer last year as chief information officer. bernie brooks departing the stage says he still believes there's plenty left in the department store models. meyer shares currently down 11.9%, rish. >> from german inflation to u.s. gdp, we'll get a head start to the week ahead. "trending business" returns in a couple minutes. ♪ >> the stories making headlines around the world. greece says it wants more talks on debt repayments but insists it won't renege on what it owes to the imf. it faces $1.7 billion of payment this month. last week, athens won a four month extension to its loan agreement and pledged a series of budget reforms which must be finalized by april. greece won't be given anymore money until those reforms are accepted by its creditors. >> the imf payments, of course, we're going to prioritize. we're not going to be the first country not to meet our obligations to the imf. we shall squeeze blood out of the stone if we need to do this on our own. the other payments are in a different league and we shall have to determin