anti-government protests in haiti. king abdullah was buryied in. saudi arabia s new monarch king salman has called for solidarity among muslims. digdignitries gather. just after they arrived in riyadh they gathered for a simple funeral. other international leaders have also passed on their respects in a statement u.s. president barack obama said as a leader he was always candid and had the courage of his convictions. one of those convictions was his steadfast and passionate belief in the importance of the u.s.-saudi relationship as a force for stability and security in the middle east and beyond. he s a real loss to the middle east. a real loss for all the peace in the middle east. he was an experienced leader and a wise king. the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon said he was a driving force behind the arab peace initiative, king abdullah left a legacy that can still point the way towards peace in the middle east. he had a foreign policy that was far more dynamic a
the civilized world will not cower in the face of this vie glens and weapons in the air the record 23,478 of firearms found in luggage most of them were loaded. this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i m stephanie sy in for tony harris. world leaders converged on the saudi capitol to pay their respects to the royal family. king salman promises to ton his brother s policies. many arrive to pay their respects to a leader seemed by many as a reformer. among them, the prime minister of egypt. just after they arrived for riyadh they attended a simple funeral lasting less than an hour. other international leaders have also passed on their respects, and in a statement u.s. president barack obama said as a leader he was always candid and had the courage of his convictions. one of those convictions was his steadfast and passionate believe in the importance of the u.s.-saudi relationship as a force of stability and security in the middle east and beyond. and a simila
a most talked about art gallery in australia. if you think that is strange a madonna montage and a machine that defecates. the man behind the museum. well, starting in greece, where voting s underway in a snap general election that could change the direction of the country sharply. left wing syriza party says it will end austerity if it wins. a country in flux for next few years. let s hear from barnaby phillips. it s a tour of athens by foot but these people haven t come to see ancient ruins but instead modern buildings in derelict condition. unemployed and worried he ll soon lose his apartment. not only the people in the street in the bins or in the paper box to sleep. i am homeless also because i own very many rents to of my house so i live in fear that every day they knock ton door and say go out. some parts of ancient athens doesn t tell the whole story of the greek crisis. many young entrepreneurs have been busy sitting is up new business setting up new busine
storm. two of the world s biggest airlines have cancelled their flights in and out of the iraqi capital because a plane was shot at and hit. emirates airlines took the action after a plane was hit by a spray of bullets are air flights into ben gurion airplane and the flight over creufn that was shutukraine that was shot down. imran khan,imran khan, you had to be near to the baghdad airport. let me take you through the geography of the baghdad airport. intense woodland, that s where we expect the sniper was based. it was on the area disclosest to where the woodland is, where the marsh lands are. we have seen aircraft fire from that area, that is a difficult part of the area to control it backs onto anbar province. we are seeing somebody possibly within the perimeter. now the investigation is taking place right now but what we are seeing is this house of cards effect one airline has cancelled, one has nearly decided as well. nobody wants to take the risk of mh-17 flying into
institutional bonds, everything up for grabs driving optimism. driving that hunger for risk. that is how stocks are opening higher. we got better and is china. the purchasing managers index in terms of manufacturing, not falling as much. it was all about the ecb yesterday. that is what happens to the euro . 1.113 at the moment versus the dollar. down almost 2%. so big moves when it comes to currency. thanks for marriott draghi. big moves in oil. sad news on the back of the death of the king of saudi arabia. he lived to a grand old age. how it is trading on the day. up pops up 2%. questions about whether his brother will continue with his predecessor s policies. also, will they keep their oil minister? big questions but oil markets are getting a boost on the back of the saudi arabia s king abdulla s passing. this is about ecb returning. borrowing costs driving down. italy down. 1.46% italy is looking to borrow on the 10-year. spain able to access the market at 1.3%. germany st