[ inaudible ] will deliver his statement. diplomatic logistical and technical efforts continue in the search for mh370. as we intents sanctify search and rescue operations the overall emphasis remains the same, using all available means to narrow the search areas in both corridors. in the northern corridor, in response to diplomatic notes, with he can conif irm that china, india, pakistan, myanmar, laos, courage stand and kazhakstan have verbally informed search and rescue operations analysis, there have been no sightings of the aircraft on their radar. with respect to the southern corridor, today two chinese aleutian il-76 will arrive in
looking at the same tlobt. object there. it s interesting we are waiting four days for higher resolution images. we ve all seen the images that the australians released. they weren t clear at all. so depend on what the chinese have got, how far is that going to advance what we already know? it s interesting, just today, the chinese arrived here here with two il-76 aircraft, these are old optical planes. and they are used primarily, according to the australians for visual searches on that area. that s really so important in this part of the search. we know there are or at least there were objects out there but to actually identify what they are. that s why we ve got a lot more eyes on. we ve got the ships coming on as well. the australians are already there.
jumbos had been grounded due to a mid-air engine explosion three weeks ago and the problem was traced to an oil leak, but, qantas officials say they are 100% sure, the a-380 is ready to fly again and to prove their point, the plane s first flight out of sydney, today, included the airline s ceo. a day filled with protests over budget cuts and a whole slew of santas, as we go around the world in 80 seconds. julie: ireland: thousands rallying in the streets of dublin, protesting against the country s planned budget cuts, and, tax hikes. julie: this is the first major demonstration, since last week s negotiations with the european union. discussing a possible 85 billion euro bailout, critics saying the country could see interest rates climbing, as high as 6.7%. italy: the capital city of rome, also, seeing heavy protests, over government cuts, the country s
and it is believed, there are a number of casualties on the ground. dominic denatali is live in islamabad. reporter: this was a russian cargo plane that had touched down in karachi to recruel on its way to sudan, all crewmembers were russian and, yes, all were kid alled, witnes described the engine on the right wing bursting into flame shortly after take-off, 1:45 a.m. local time and came down in a neighborhood, and, some of which were under construction with workers, still on the site. there is no official confirmation how many on the ground casualties there may be. the plane an il-76 hit and electricity tower and caused the massive blaze that you see and, pakistan is often called the epicenter of terrorism, where al qaeda and the taliban have sanctuary, the question is, could it be yet another attempt