Russia fails to reach an agreement with china over gas sales as his trip wraps up. But putin assures he has support over ukraine just days ahead of elections. A leading president ial candidate tells cnbc his country is not ready for a union with europe. Youre watching worldwide exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. Good morning, everyone. Yes, youre watching worldwide exchange, Ross Westgate and julia chatterley are out today. Lets get back to one of our top stories. The deal is not done an a blow to president putin, china wont reach an agreement to import natural gas from russia during his visit this week. The trip had been hailed as a key test, a sign of russian ties with russian leader calling china a reliable friend and russias leading trade partner. If seened, the deal could be worth 400 billion over 30 years. Meanwhile, the white house has, again, reiterated it sees no need to sign russian troop withdrawal from the ukrainian boarder. Countering claims from v
Revolution, ill reported on what has changed. Im in london, the french president speaks about the economy but its his private life everyone is interested in. And the plan to get 400,000 syrian children in to school in lebanon. Egyptians are cueing up to vote on a new constitution in what could be a decisive moment for the future of the country. For critics its all about extending the power of the armed forces. There has been violence in some cities, at it people have been killed in protests. Al jazeeras Charles Stratford has the latest. Reporter the queue at a polling station. They will being asked to approve a new constitution, one that would undo many of the rules brought in under president Mohammed Morsi, changes that would give the elite more power over every day life, some say. The military will be charged with appointing the defense minister for the next two terms, several articles give the president more power. The police too will be empowered with the creation of a new council
Abducting and marrying a teenager for ten years. Its the battle for the big mac. Fast food workers say they deserve higher wages. Theyre expected to approve a 9. 5 million pay pact for the boss of the food giant. Hello. It is midday here in london. 7 00 a. M. Washington, 6 00 p. M. Bangkok where two days after imposing martial law, the army has carried out a coup. In the statement broadcast, the countrys army chief general announced the military had seized power to restore stability and power after six months of deadlock and turmoil. Following two days of meetings between the countrys rival political leaders that failed to make progress. Martial law was declared by the military on tuesday. They insisted then this was not a coup just necessary to peace and order. Theres been 18 successful or attempted in thailand since 1932. With me the bbc World Services editor michael. History is repeating itself in 2006 when the army took over when shinawatra was in power. Indeed. It dates back to ei
The key to it again the stars and is the day with a large scale military parade in moscow as russia as marking the sixty ninth anniversary of its victory over germany in World War Two and ask how can every year the parade is how the red square in moscow russian president. Like napoleon made a speech ahead of the term rates praising the veterans in the world or to you and calling them a nine a d and sorrow into them and hide. He also said rememberance have been held across the nation to commemorate the death in war th and this years Event Features sixteen the ninth and helicopters but the one hundred and forty nine military depots and over eleven thousand troops making of her brave the largest show of precious millet spray my friends called. And in the end of what clark. Russia has had a military parade at moscows red square on ninth every year apart from four years in the early nineteen nineties. Its a class of soviet union. Want to pray would talk earlier to a crisp on top barnum us d
Fighters inside its borders. And all the world cup news including Mario Balotelli making headlines as italy beats england at the world cup. Iraqi soldiers appear to be holding back in advance of sunni muslim fighters north of the capital baghdad. According to media reports, Government Troops re took two downs. Fighters control the key cities of tikrit and mosul. The army has been joined by a flood of volunteers after a call to arms from a top cleric. Rebel fighters have taken a number of towns. A sunni fighter continues offensives in iraq. The video shows them celebrating the capture of mosul. Its a secondlargest city, taken on tuesday. The reuters newsagency shows courthouse and Police Station set fire to after prisoners released. The United States is beefing up its naval presence in the gulf. The george h. W. Bush is moving from the northern arabian sea and two vessels equipped with guided missiles. Imran khan is in baghdad. Fighting is going on, there has been heavy clashes in cal a