False statements to import cause into the United States into corn is the highest ranking person to be charged in the case. Well for more we can speak to our financial correspondent yens quarter tracking this story for us on a wall street ends what further details do we know at this stage. Well what were hearing is that actually the charges were already filed in march but not publicized before and now this thursday and the indictment alleges that march inventor call specifically approved the efforts to mislead regulators about the faults of falsified emissions claims what specifically for what consequences that will have for my two winterkorn remains to be seen as far as we know he is in germany and the German Government will not extradite him but theres so far the latest theres also a statement out from the folks saying that they will continue to cooperate with us regulators right now yen zem figured me for sounding a little bit cynical but was this really any kind of surprise. In one
battles between police and protesters. egyptians took to the streets on thursday upset at how police handled or they say mishandled the football riot that left 79 dead a day earlier two people were killed in suez on thursday. u.n. diplomats have come up with a new security council resolution on syria and how to deal with them. it draws specific language russia doesn t like including references to sanctions and military intervention. i m manesha monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. hello and welcome to world business today. happy friday to all of you. i m nina dos santos at cnn london. and i m andrew stevens at cnn hong kong. the top stories this february the 3rd, friday, it s megamerger in the making. xstra tchlt at and glencore. bentley rolls out a vehicle worth around $200,000. and it s nearly super bowl sunday where the halftime ainvestment rts can cost as much as a movie. the mining group xstrata are in talks to merge with glencore. the
one area includes the capital, mogadishu where an estimated 100,000 people have come looking for aid. the u.n. says nearly half the country is suffering from malnutrition. egypt s ailing former president will next appear in court august 15th as his trial opened. hosni mubarak denied charges of corruption and playing role in the death of more than 800 anti-government demonstrators. the trial of his rmer interior minister is scheduled to get under way at this hour. in eastern australia, a teenage girl is safe but police don t know who strapped a fake bomb around her neck. police say 18-year-old madeline pulver went ten hours after a masked intruder came into her home in sydney. those are the headlines from cnn, the world news leader, i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today. the top stories this