And are hitting the campaign trail. And the u. S. Congress has convened with republicanss controlling both chambers for the first time in eight years. Indonesian searchers say they found the tail of an airasia passenger jet that disappeared with 162 people on board. They say the section could house the crucial black box flight recorders. Translator i can confirm that weve found the tail. Thats been our main target today. The head of the search and rescue agency said searchers located the wreckage off the coast of kalimantan. Divers were able to identify it from letters written on the side. International teams from the u. S. Australia, and japan have been taking part in the operation. Searchers have only recovered 40 bodies so far. Theyve made it a priority to retrieve the tail and the black boxes inside. They hope these voice and flight data recorders will reveal the cause of the crash. Aviation Authorities Say the plane was flying through Stormy Weather when it disappeared on december
162 people on board. It was heading to singapore. But disappeared from radar screens shortly after the pilot asked for permission to fly at a higher altitude. Divers found the wreckage off kalimantan island. Theyve retrieved 48 bodies. Indonesian transport authorities will analyze date from the flight recorder to pinpoint the cause of the crash. Divers are still trying to retrieve the cockpit voice recorder. Up to 1. 6 Million People marched through paris to mourn the 17 victims of the recent terrorist attacks. They displayed their resolution to unite beyond differences of race and religion in the face of terrorism. The rally began on sunday at the place de la republican eke square need the headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly the site of wednesdays deadly assault. Staff of the magazine relatives of the victims, and people from a variety of political, racial and religious backgrounds joined the rally. They marched for three kilometers. Translator we have to show terrorist
Contains the fourth most populous country in the world and the largest islamic country in the world. They are, in fact, one and the same indonesia. A fragmentary state spread across an archipelago of 13,000 islands, indonesias motto is unity in diversity. Lately, it does not seem so unified. East timor recently broke away. Rebel forces on aceh and irian jaya threaten the same. While most of indonesia is islamic the island of bali is mostly hindu. Is this why radical muslims recently bombed a popular nightclub here . Or it is because the tropical paradise was a mecca for western tourists . In the current war against terrorism, we explore the geographical roots of the tourist economy that crashed after the violent attack in 2002; whether the influx of visitors will threaten the local indigenous culture; and how balis distinct culture fits into the complex diversity of indonesia. These balinese fishermen still use the methods passed down from their grandfathers. But life around them is ch
And in the Business Briefing, the global sell off continues for a second day, as the coronavirus continues to cause headaches for investors. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Countries around the world have been warned to prepare immediately for the further spread of the coronavirus. That warning was given by the World Health Organisation which fears some nations are simply not ready. Several european countries, including austria, croatia and switzerland, have announced their first coronavirus cases. And the first one in latin america has also emerged. Freya cole reports. Italy, the epicentre of europe osma coronavirus outbreak. The highly contagious disease has spread from the northern regions to tuscany and sicily, to its neighbours, austria and switzerland and across the adriatic sea to croatia. Its Rapid Movement
A senior officialfrom the World Health Organization has warned countries around the globe to prepare immediately for the further spread of the coronavirus. Theres particular concern about the number of cases in iran. The Deputy Health minister there, whos been at the forefront of efforts to control the spread of infection, has now tested positive for the virus. Our correspondent Rana Rahimpour from bbc persian has the latest. Here in tehran the authorities spray disinfectant outside the home of a man who has died from the coronavirus. Officially, 16 people have died and 95 are infected, but many believe the real figures to be far higher. On monday, irans Deputy Health minister, here on the left, publicly denied a cover up, while he himself looked unwell. 2a hours later, he took to twitter to reveal he had been diagnosed with the virus. Translation i would like to inform you that i also have got corona. I had fever from yesterday. My primary test results came up positive last night and