Reporter im live in preor thes you pretoria giving you the latest in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. Also, president obama promises air strikes in syria for the first time, as he steps up the fight against Islamic State militants. We will hunt down terrorists that threaten our country, wherever they are. That means i will not hesitate to take action against isil in syria as well as iraq. And an environmental success story. U. N. Scientists say the earths protective ozone layer is starting to recover. Its midday here in london, 7 00 a. M. In washington, 1 00 p. M. In pretoria, where the judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial has ruled out any verdict of murder. Thokozile masipa said the prosecution failed to prove that pistorius killed his girlfriend deliberately after an argument, but she also rejected the defenses argument that the athlete lacked criminal capacity. The judge said she was satisfied the accused could distinguish between right and wrong. The South African olympic sprinter
Acting defense minister are on their way to crimea as pro russian activists enter the naval base in sevastopol. South african president jacob zuma under pressure for benefiting for a multimillion dollar upgrade to his personal residence. Plus, more than 20 years after the death of hollywood legend Marlena Deitrich, some of her personal belongings go to auction. Hello everyone. There have been emotional scenes at the airport in kuala lumpur in malaysia as frustration boiled over among families of people on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. At least two people thought to be relatives of passengers were bundled away when they complained about the lack of information. 12 days after the plane disappeared, theres still no sign of the missing aircraft. 26 countries are involved in the search operation covering two giant arcs to the north and south of the planes last known location. The bbcs jonah fisher is at the media center where that confrontation happened. A warning, his report c
Protestors in thailand. Demonstrators try to force their way into the compound. A match made in heaven, but now its all over. Absolutely. They were said to create the worlds Biggest Advertising Agency is. After months of trying they failed to tie the knot. Were asking if these two failed, what are chances the american pfizer will get its hands on Britains Astrazeneca . Hello. It is midday here in london, 5 00 a. M. Washington, 3 00 p. M. In crimea where president putin has arrived after attending russias annual victory day parade in red square. It marks the day triumph in 1945 ending the patriotic war that caused 27 million russian lives. Earlier he took the absolute in moscow as 11,000 troops marched by as well as a marine unit flying a flag. This report by our worldmdmdy the russian leader didnt mention these directly but his message seemed to have a modern says resonance. It is a day of national triumph, of peoples pride, a day of sorrow and eternal memory. Its a holiday when an all
Heres accounts of the night he shot his girlfriend. Do you understand the charges, mr. Pistorius . I do. I do, my lady. How do you plead . Not guilty, my lady. Reporter live in pretoria. Ill be bringing you all the latest developments from the trial. Plus, seven oscars and seventh heaven for gravity, the biggest winner at the academy awards. Also in the program, aaron is here having a look at the in stability in ukraine and the affects thats having on the global economy. It is mayhem, david. Markets are down. Russias ruble slumped to lows. And with a quarter of all of europes guests coming from russia to ukraine, we will look at the impact if the taps are turned off. Hello. Its midday here in london, 7 00 a. M. In washington, 1 00 p. M. In kiev. Capital of ukraine. A country, its own Prime Minister says is on the brink of disaster. There are calls for International Observers to be sent in to monitor what is an extremely notable standoff where ukrainian and Russian Forces have come face
Strikes on gaza as hamas fires rockets as far away as tel aviv. Well be asking the Israeli Government how they plan to end the cycle of violence. Aaron joins us, talking about whether or not we can remain anonymous on the internet. That is the current belief. Like, can we post comments anonymously on the internet . Yes, we can. But today a ruling by the European Court of human rights could change all of that. In fact, it could change the way we use the internet forever. It is midday in london, 7 00 a. M. In washington and 8 00 a. M. In rio where the Brazilian Football Team are waking up to these kind of headlines, catastrophic, embarrassing, a historic humiliation. In case you havent caught up, they were roundly thrashed by germany 71, the biggest ever defeat in a world cup semifinal. Around the world, football fans watched, frankly with astonishment as germany broke record after record. Devastating for football fans and brazil, of course, they were in tears. German fans completely thr