We coffer the sports as the season gets underway in australia. Ill tell you how new engines cause big problems and a new generation of drivers top the podium in melbourne. Its a vote that could change the Political Landscape and russias relationship with the rest of the International Community. The people of crimea are deciding whether to join russia or stay with ukraine but with more autonomy. Voters have the choice of answering either yes or no to the following two questions, are you in favor of the reunification of crimea with russia as part of the Russian Federation or are you in favor of restoring the 1992 constitution and the status of crimea as part of ukraine. Supporting the second option would grant crimea more autonomy within ukraine. Aljazeeras jacki roland joins us live. We are seven hours into this polling. What has turnout been like . Well, about half of eligible voters have apparently cast their ballots now, according to the election, the Referendum Commission here in cr
Thats the Prime Minister of malaysia confirming what many have already been speculating about the missing malaysian airliner. And three years of fighting in a devastated syria. We look back on a very grim anniversary. The count counsel in ukraine has begun and tomorrow crimeans will cast their votes on whether they want to rejoin russia. There have been clashes in the east. The ukrainian president saying the russian kremlin is to blame as rallies of protest before and against the action in crimea. The focus is on the United Nations where john terrett joins us live. They have just voted a referendum upholding the ukraine sovereignty, and what is the affect and will it have an affect on the referendum tomorrow. Reporter nuclear weapontheyg to get the you niece to abstain. Onthey were seeking to get the chinese to abstain. 13 members of the Council Voting in favor of the stronglyworded resolution, the chinese abstaining and leaving russia isolated on the International Stage wielding their
The immigration of the mon a monarchs. Few are taking flight. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im Morgan Radford, live from new york city. The next chapter of the ukraines political crisis is unfolding. Polls of opening in the black sea peninsula, crimea. They are voting whether to join russia or become more independent of ukraine. The e. U. And u. S. Called the vote illegal. Lets go to Jennifer Glasse in the crimean city of sevastopol. 1. 5 Million People are eligible to vo. How eligible to vote. How is ut turn out so far . This is a heavily ethnic russian city. Its its own region, and will count its own votes and announce its own results. Crimea we are up in central crimea this morning, and despite rain here, snow up in central crimea where it was freezing this morning. People were coming out in large numbers. Not everyone is going to vote here. Its a divided country. The crimean tat tars are boycotting the vote. Ethnic ukrainians feel they dont have a stake. Theres two q
The u. S. And European Union moved to impose sanctions on some russian officials after residents voted to leave ukraine and join russia. The u. S. And e. Usaid the vote is illegal and wont recognize the outcome. President obama said the announced sanctions could be just the beginning. International community will continue to stand together to oppose any violationsimpose any violations. And it will only deepen russian isolation and take a toll on the russian economy. Mike viqueira, president obama went further than the original sanctions issuing an executive order today. Reporter listen to what the president just said in that sound bite that he said. Further intervention in ukraine, he didnt say crimea. There is concern about those military exercises within russia just over ukraines border, what russias designs on eastern ukraine. Thats part of what the president had to say. But after the vote. After the referendum the president made good on his threat of consequences for those involved
Showing campers what not to do on your trip to the great outdoors. Today is decision day in ukraine, and the votes are in. Election Officials Say most people in crimea voted to breakaway from ukraine and join the russian federation. Its the highest voter turp out they have seen. In u. S. , they have denied the referendum. Nick schifrin joins us from the crimean capital simferepol. What have you seen today . The results are coming in literally as we speak. The election commissioners are speaking to the press. They announced over 80 of crimea voted. We believe according to initial reports about the exit polls, over 90 of the peninsula voted to join russia. I must say we were out in four or five different polling sayings and we didnt see an until peace of evidence that exit pollsters were there working. We should take the numbers with a grain of salt. Bottom line is they have decided to join russia. How concerned are people across ukraine that these polls are not legitimate and do not ref