An uneasy calm has descended on hong kong airport, after pro democracy protestors severely disrupted flights for a second day. There were angry confrontations just before midnight between Security Forces and demonstrators staging a sit in. Protestors used barricades to stop police forcing their way into the building. As of wednesday, Hong Kongs Airport Authority says its obtained an interim injunction to restrain people from unlawfully and wilfully obstructing operations. Our correspondentjonathan head was at the airport and sent this this was the day a self styled Democracy Movement came close to mob violence. Fearful of infiltrators, the protesters seized individuals they believed were undercover chinese officers. With emotions so raw it was hard to restrain them. For a second day they had occupied the airport and shut it down. Luggage trolleys rammed together to make effective barricades. Thousands filled the departure hall, mingling with bewildered passengers whose flights were no
Tough questions for Credit Suisse today after a senate board accused the bank for helping americans evade millions in taxes. Helping hide as as it is from the government. So far the government has learned of 228 account holders. Credit suisse agreed to pay a fine for violating u. S. Securities laws. Mike viqueira on capitol hill, there were sharp exchanges in that Senate Banking Sub Committee hearing room today. Reporter youre absolutely right because that Investigative Committee of the United States senate spent a lot of years looking into the swiss banks, sending billions of dollars into secret accounts to try to aprovide paying taxes here in u. S. It appears certain suisse bankers have nothingjames bond has nothing on suisse bankers. Reporter its the stuff of countless spy novels by some senators say its all too real. As much as 12 billion hidden away in suisse bank accounts. All secret, none of it legal, none of it taxed. Top officials of Credit Suisse, called before a senate panel
The Prime Minister of ukraine this week. And a new test that will determine if a person will develop alzheimers disease. For a third day a Multi National effort is unway to find that Malaysian Airlines flight that disappeared without a trace. Heres what we know about the search concerning the beijingbound play. No confirmed wreckage has been found and they have not ruled out the possibility that the plane may have been hijacked. Authorities are talking with owners of travel agencies in thailand. They want to know more about the stolen passports that were used by passengers on board that flight. We have more from koal kuala lu. Reporter with no definitive physical evidence there is still no answers what happened to Malaysian Airlines flight 370 from malaysia to beijing. Its an unprecedented aircraft mystery, as you can put it. It mystifies, and we are increasing our efforts to do what we have to do. Malaysia airlines are helping us. Many are helping us. All the experts around the world
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a vote to become speaker of the us house of representatives. but his concessions to hold out could have repercussions around the world. and the rest of an alleged cartel leader in mexico, turns a city into a war zone, leaving a trail of destruction and dozens dead. mexico deploy hundreds of police and military to reign in the violence. ah, a michael. ok, welcome. iran has executed. 2 more men involved in anti government, protests state media said the 2 were hanged in the early morning. it said they had been convicted of killing a security official. their execution follows that of 2 other men hanged last month . amnesty international had described the trials as a sham, designed to intimidate protesters. for more on the story, we are joined now by journalists and middle east expert gilda. so he b, whose long been covering the protests in iran, killed up. what do we know about the men who were executed today? ah, one was mama, matey cat at cat, and he is a was 22 years old. he w