earlier in the day the thai government decided to extend emergency rule in the province, bangkok, and two other provinces through early january. sporadic bombings have undermined the stability of the nation, even after a large scale antigovernment protest ended in may. the protesters had occupied downtown bangkok for two months. >>> a japanese research team has discovered one of the world's largest hydro thermal fields off the southern islands of okinawa. rich metal and mineral deposits are often found near fields of this type. the research vessel chikyu or earth began exploring the seabed 180 kilometers northwest of nago city in september. the hydro thermal fie lies 200 meters bel the seabed and its super heated fluid has a temperature of more than 250 degrees celsius. the field is one of the largest of the 350 identified so far worldwide. it has a radius of 10 kilometers and is 100 meters deep. the discovery has raised interest among researchers as gold and silver reserves and other mineral deposits are often found in the vicinity of such sites. >> translator: finding the seabed riv

the protesters had occupied downtown bangkok for two months. >>> north korean state media reported on tuesday that kim jong un has observed a military drill accompanying the country's leader kim jong il. the leader's third son was recently chosen to succeed his father. this was the first report of an inspection activity by kim jong un since he was appointed vice chairman of the central military commission of the ruling korean workers' party last week. korean central television said kim jong il was accompanied by ten other senior officials. they included his younger sister, kim kyong hui, and her husband, jang song thaek, who are thought to have been picked as kim jong un's guardians. the younger kim's participation in observing this military event is seen as the start of preparations for him to succeed his father, who has prioritized the role of the military in north korean politics. now, kim jong un is also likely to attend a military parade expected to be held on october 10th to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of the korean workers' party. >>> international donors have ple

to face trial on terrorism related charges and hearing is expected to begin in bangkok on october the fifth artesian thomas has been following the recent development. the united states has been trying to get adventure boot and have him extradited to the united states for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for booth to be extradited and so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in those states on the charges that he was indicted for the boot would be receiving or life imprisonment however has a backup plan because this is an international crime an international courts are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering the things at this moment in time because of the high court ruled that victor boot should be extradited to the un

the us must be postponed it was wanted in the us on terrorism related charges he's been in jail in bangkok since march two thousand and eight thomas has more details for us this hour hi sean it looks like there is still no end in sight in this case what happens next well at this point i mean it is unclear what happens exactly next how the united states has been trying to get victor boot and have him extradited to the united states for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for brooke to be extradited so it looked like everything was set for united states if convicted in these states on the charges that he was indicted for the boot would be receiving life imprisonment however as a backup plan because this is an international crime an international court or what have you. it's kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's t

to face trial on terrorism related charges and you hearings expected to begin in bangkok on october the fifth thomas has been following recent developments for us the united states has been trying to get add victor boot and have him extradited to the united states for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for boot to be extradited and so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in those states on the charges that he was indicted for the boot would be receiving a life imprisonment however has a back up plan because this is an international crime and international courts are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering of things at this moment in time because the high court ruled that victor boot should be extradited to the united stat

george washington and a port in the type or near bangkok right now and it is probably there standing by to take the trouble to await the boots case is being looked into while there's a u.s. aircraft carrier anchored right beside it but time i don't know if this was done deliberately to pressurize the thai court but i think that fact alone leaves you asking questions what's certain is that america is desperate to get its hands on the man played call the merchant of death but many question the reasons behind the intense pressure some believe influential officials in washington want him in jail to justify the millions of dollars of taxpayers' money that went into seven years of the chase stand and do the seemingly elaborate sting operation that landed the russian businessman in a tight courtroom move slowly or a lot can you throughout the week who receive the part of his education in america has previously spoken about of the injustice that would occur if the extradition takes place everything i was taught about justice many years ago in new york seems to be totally forgotten by the ame

to face trial on terrorism related charges and you'll hear it's expected to begin in bangkok on october the fifth thomas has been following the latest recent developments. the united states has been trying to get add victor boot and have him extradited to the united states for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for boot to be extradited so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in the states on the charges that he was indicted for victor boot would be receiving life imprisonment however has a back up plan because this is an international crime and international courts are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor the u.s. filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering of things at this moment in time because the high court ruled that victor boot should be extradited to the u

news agency here in bangkok takes us through the case. america's attempts to get its hands on an alleged russian arms dealer victor boot stalled again on monday criminal courts rejected those requests to draw up and second set of charges against the jailed businessman prisoner waiting extradition to the united states monday's hearing was hampered by security related changes in the schedule long closed door meetings of the panel of judges m.b. absence of the russian interpreter whom the court's administrative office simply forgot storing light on tuesday liberal judges will decide on the second extradition request for a legal status based on charges of money laundering and fraud without hearing any witnesses from either side but they say without the witness testimony it is not going to be a lengthy second trial was arrested in thailand in bangkok in march two thousand and eight in a us news on this sting operation problems criminal court initially cleared all charges but enormous this year the appeal court reversed of the ruling paving the

aircraft carrier arrived in bangkok for the first time ever she says it's no coincidence only wasn't a very unstable picture it's quite possible the extradite him and just look him up on some aircraft carrier and force him to give whatever testimony the u.s. wants him to give i think he'll go as far as it takes to get it and i'm sure everyone understands their plane to france to do it these days starting with chemical sense psychological pressure. and goodman is a publisher specializing in investigative writing. to boot is stuck in a high stakes game and these are lucky to get a fair trial in the u.s. . i think the thailand tiger government is kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place obviously they're being played in as just pieces in an international game between russia and america. but they don't want to seem as if they were pressured by america even though they have been. there waiting for this whole thing to play out all the way through the courts and on course it was america's own fault for adding keeping extra charges on one sleeve the original charges were deemed by the t

where he's wanted on terrorism related charges any better head of the news agency here in bangkok takes us through the case. america's attempts to get its hands on an alleged russian arms dealer victor boot stalled again on monday criminal courts rejected a request to draw up and second set of charges against the jailed businessman prisoner waiting extradition to the united states monday's hearing was hampered by security related changes in the schedule long closed door meetings of the panel of judges and the absence of the russian interpreter whom the courts administered to office simply forgot to invite on tuesday liberal judges will decide on the second extradition request a reasonable stance based on charges of money laundering and fraud without hearing any witnesses from either side but they say without the witness testimony it is not going to be a lengthy second trial return was arrested in thailand in bangkok in march two thousand and eight in a us news on this sting operation problems criminal court initially cleared all charges but enormous this year the appeal court reversed o

aircraft carrier arrived in bangkok where he's currently being held she says it's no coincidence he was with the unstable it's quite possible they're like sudan team just woke up on some craft carrier and force him to give whatever testimony the u.s. wants him to give i think. to get it and i'm sure everyone understands they're playing to fleece to do. well earlier today a thai court cleared the way for hoots possible extradition when it dismissed new charges of money laundering and fraud against him these charges have delayed a decision taken in august to hand him over to the u.s. where he's accused of terrorism and supplying arms to colombian rebels allegations denies the so-called motif of doubt was arrested in march two thousand and eight in bangkok in an american led sting operation. goodman is a publisher specializing in investigative writing he believes victor boot is stuck in a high stakes game and is unlikely to get a fair trial in the u.s. . i think the thailand tiger government is kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place obviously they're being played in as just pieces i

to face trial on terrorism related charges and you'll hear is expected to begin in bangkok on october the fifth marty sean thomas has been following the recent developments. the united states has been trying to get adventure boot and have him extradited to the united states for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for booth to be extradited so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in those states on the charges that he was indicted for the boot would be receiving a life imprisonment however has a back up plan because this is an international crime an international courts are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering the things at this moment in time because of the high court ruled that the victor boot should be extradited to

to face trial on terrorism related charges and you hearings are expected to begin in bangkok on october the fifth thomas has been following recent developments the united states has been trying to get add victor boot and have him extradited to the united states for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for boot to be extradited and so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in the united states on the charges that he was indicted for telling the truth would be receiving a life imprisonment however has a back up plan because this is an international crime and international courts are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering the things at this moment in time because of the high court ruled that a victor boot should be extradited t

and face trial on terrorism related charges and hearing is expected to begin in bangkok on october fifth artie's sean thomas has been following developments. the united states has been trying to get add victor boot and have him extradited to the united states for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for boot to be extradited and so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in those states on the charges that he was indicted for victor boot would be receiving a life imprisonment however has a back up plan because this is an international crime and international courts are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering the things at this moment in time because the high court ruled that a victor boot should be extradited to the united stat

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and face trial on terrorism related charges and you hearing is expected to begin in bangkok on october fifth artesian thomas is following developments. the united states has been trying to get add victor boot and have him extradited to the united states for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for boot to be extradited and so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in those states on the charges that he was indicted for victor boot would be receiving a life imprisonment however has a back up plan because this is an international crime an international courts are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering the things at this moment in time because the high court ruled that a victor boot should be extradited to the united states as

and face trial on terrorism related charges a new hearing is expected to begin in bangkok on october fifth or two sean thomas is following developments. the united states has been trying to get add victor boot and have him extradited to the united states for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for booth to be extradited and so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in the united states on the charges that he was indicted for that are both would be receiving a life imprisonment however has a back up plan because this is an international crime and international courts are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering of things at this moment in time because of the high court ruled that victor boot should be extradited to the unit

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conference on trade and development disclosed its report at a news conference in bangkok, thailand on thursday. many people in developing nations do not have access to land line telephones, but the report says that in about 50 african and asian countries, the number of mobile phone subscribers has jumped more than 25 times over the past nine years. the report attributes the surge to the cheap price. bhutan is another example. rural villages there still lack land lines, but mobile phone use is increasing. this has led to less produce waste and more income for farmers. they can now talk with customers about the types of agricultural products and the amount that is needed before shipping. >>> and now we take a look at the latest in business news. here's ines matsuyama. >> thank you very much, catherine. hello. >>> the u.s. trade deficit with china rose to a record high of more than $28 billion in august. the commerce department said on thursday that the trade gap rose 8.2% from july. the overall u.s. trade deficit stood at $46.3 billion in august, up 8.8% from the previous month. the u.s

she is a communication art student at a university in bangkok. in her spare time the young beauty says she likes to meditate, work with children and the elderly, and help flood victims. she also enjoys classical thai dance. she has already won many beauty contes contests, including one earlier this year. >>> hi there. i'm miwa gardner with the world weather outlook. let's begin with our typhoon megi here, still making an impact in the south china sea. it is looking to head between taiwan and fujian province bringing winds of around 120 kilometer per hour near the center, but we could have stronger ones. so it is weakening. when it was a strong system earlier in the week. now it is going to be bringing more rain over the next 24 hours. keep in mind, places like taiwan, areas have seen over 1,000 millimeters since wednesday. so, of course, any additional moisture is really going to enhance any risk problems with flooding and mud slides. now, across the rest of east asia, we're going to see wet weather conditions also in southern japan. amami island

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aircraft carrier arrived in bangkok where he is currently being held he says it's no coincidence when he was and was already unstable but it's quite possible there likes to dine him and just look him up on some aircraft carrier and force him to give whatever testimony the u.s. once you give i think they'll go as far as to get it and i'm sure everyone understands they're playing to face to do these days starting to mingle since psychological pressure. well earlier today a thai court cleared the way for boots possible extradition when it dismissed new charges of money laundering and fraud against him these charges had to lay decision taken in august to hand him over to the u.s. where he's accused of terrorism and supplying arms to colombian rebels allegations who do not use the so-called merchant of death was arrested in march two thousand and eight in bangkok in an american led sting operation. well kind goodman is a publisher specializing in investigative writing he believes victor boot is stuck in a high stakes game and is unlikely to get a fair trial in the u.s. i think the thailand

george washington in a port in a type or near bangkok right now and it is probably there standing by to take the trouble to weigh the boots case is being looked into while there's a u.s. aircraft carrier anchored right beside it but time i don't know if this was done deliberately to pressurize the thai court but i think that fact alone leaves you asking questions what certainly is that america is desperate to get its hands on the man they call the merchant of death but many question the reasons behind the intense pressure some believe influential officials in washington want him in jail to justify the millions of dollars of taxpayers' money that went into seven years of of the chase hand and to the seemingly elaborate sting operation that landed the russian businessman in a thai courtroom much smaller a lot can you throughout the week who receive the part of his education in america has previously spoken about of the injustice that would occur if the extradition takes place everything i was taught about justice many years ago in new york seems to be totally forgotten by the american

george washington in a port in a type boards near bangkok right now and it is probably there standing by to take that tribute away. boots case is being looked into while there's a u.s. aircraft carrier anchored right beside the time i don't know if this was done deliberately to pressurize the thai court but i think that fact alone leaves you asking questions what's certain is that america is desperate to get its hands on the man they call the merchant of death but many question the reasons behind the intense pressure some believe influential officials in washington want him in jail to justify the millions of dollars of taxpayers' money that went into seventy years of of the turbo chase hand into the seemingly elaborate sting operation that landed the russian businessman in a thai courtroom much smaller a lot can you throughout the week who receive the part of his education in america has previously spoken about the injustice that would occur if the extradition takes place everything i was taught about justice many years ago in new york seems to be totally forgotten by the american sid

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george washington in a port in a type or it's near bangkok right now and it is probably there standing by to take with her but away the boots case is being looked into while there's a u.s. aircraft carrier anchored right beside it but time by don't know if this was done deliberately to pressurize the thai court but i think that fact alone leaves you asking questions what certainly is that america is desperate to get its hands on the man they call the merchant of death but many question the reasons behind the intense pressure some believe influential officials in washington want him in jail to justify the millions of dollars of taxpayers' money that went into seven years of the tributes che's hand and to the seemingly elaborate sting operation that landed the russian businessman in a thai courtroom woops lawyer a lot can you throughout the week who receive the part of his education in america has previously spoken about the injustice that would occur if the extradition takes place everything i was taught about justice many years ago in new york seems to be totally forgotten by the ameri

we assess what the future holds for the alleged gun runner a victor boot who's banged up in bangkok and why his family fears for his life also . the problem with the games are supposed to show that he's a rival who has a world class city in this new although there is no peace with the city slums no wonder then that the administration feels that these boards will help with the best of the city. and we'll look at what's ahead and behind a fake facelift the indian capital received before the arrival of the commonwealth games. anger is growing in europe about a new washington data sharing demands and what they call a move to stop potential terrorists from entering the u.s. to requirements include fingerprints d.n.a. samples and cross border payments data considered by many as private and sansa to travelers from countries refusing to share the information will have to apply for a visa to enter of us however some e.u. states like austria and germany have already agreed to hand over the personal data of its citizens in june the e.u. and the united states signed a so-called swift deal giving am

for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for booth to be extradited and so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in those states on the charges that he was indicted for which are both would be receiving a life imprisonment however has a back up plan because this is an international crime an international courts are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering of things at this moment in time because of the high court ruled that the victor boot should be extradited to the united states asked if those second charges could then be dropped so that they could expedite the process however a court ruled that those charges cannot be dropped because they are now part of the court system in thailand right now so it's a waiting game what we do k

george washington and a port in a type or near bangkok right now and it is probably there standing by to take that tribute away. boots case is being looked into while there's a u.s. aircraft carrier anchored right beside it but time i don't know if this was done deliberately to pressurize the thai court but i think that fact alone leaves you asking questions what certainly is that america is desperate to get its hands on the man they call the merchant of death but many question the reasons behind the intense pressure some believe influential officials in washington want him in jail to justify the millions of dollars of taxpayers' money that went into seven years of the tributes che's hand and to the seemingly elaborate sting operation that landed the russian businessman in a thai courtroom move slowly or a lot can you throughout the week who receive the part of his education in america has previously spoken about of the injustices that would occur if the extradition takes place everything i was taught about justice many years ago in new york seems to be totally forgotten by the americ

allegations montes the so-called merchant of death was arrested in march two thousand and eight in bangkok in an american led sting goodman a publisher specializing in investigative writing believes victor boot is stuck in a high stakes game and is a likely to get a fair trial in the us. i think the thailand government is kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place obviously they're being played in as just pieces in an international game between russia and america but they don't want to seem as if they were pressured by america even though they have been so i think they're waiting for this whole thing to play out all the way through the courts and of course it was america's own fault for adding heaping extra charges on once they had the original charges were deemed by the thai court to be political the nature and there wasn't even a minimal amount of evidence to convict due to anything but america has promised thailand fighter jets and cheap oil if the decision goes their way if he's extradited to america and stands trial in america itself i think then everything will be in public but pr

central moscow this is archie with me and use to now way it's six pm in the russian capital nine pm in bangkok thailand where relatives of russian businessman viktor boot who is wanted by the u.s. for alleged arms smuggling say they fear for his life but it's wife believes washington is planning to force her husband to give the testimony they need if he's extradited to america. it's quite possible they're like sudan team just woke up in some areas and few seem to give would have a testimony of the u.s. once you give i think we'll go as far as it takes to get it and i'm sure everyone understands they're playing to fleece to do these days. well in their time boots legal team now has thirty days to appeal the latest criminal court decision earlier on tuesday it cleared the way for the businessman's possible extradition after dismissing new claims of money laundering and fraud against him those charges delayed a decision taken in august to hand him over to the u.s. where he's accused of terrorism and supplying arms to colombian rebels those are allegations he denies the so-called merchant of death

of bangkok bureau chief you have many details. as a type. clears the way for victor woods possible extradition to the united states of america his relatives and lawyers fear for his life boats wife believes that washington is planning to force a confession out of him i don't believe that it's quite possible the likes to dine him and just look him up on some aircraft carrier and force him to give whatever testimony the us wants him to give i think he'll go as far as it takes to get it and i'm sure everyone understands there are plenty of ways to do these days starting with chemical sense psychological pressure and we know that there is an american aircraft carrier the u.s.s. george washington in a port in a type or near bangkok right now and it is probably there standing by to take the trouble to weigh the boots case is being looked into while there's a u.s. aircraft carrier anchored right beside the time i don't know if this was done deliberately to pressurize the thai court but i think that fact alone leaves you asking questions what certai

george washington and a port in a type or near bangkok right now and it is probably there standing by to take that tribute away. boots case is being looked into while there's a u.s. aircraft carrier anchored right beside it but time i don't know if this was done deliberately to pressurize the thai court but i think that fact alone leaves you asking questions what's certain is that america is desperate to get its hands on the man they call the merchant of death but many question the reasons behind the intense pressure some believe influential officials in washington want him in jail to justify the millions of dollars of taxpayers' money that went into seven years of the tributes che's hand and to the seemingly elaborate sting operation that landed the russian businessman in a tight courtroom move slowly or a lot can you throughout the week who receive the part of his education in america has previously spoken about the injustice that would occur if the extradition takes place everything i was taught about justice many years ago in new york seems to be totally forgotten by the american

for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for boot to be extradited and so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in those states on the charges that he was indicted for who would be receiving life imprisonment however has a back up plan because this is an international crime an international courts are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering of things at this moment in time because the high court ruled that victor boot should be extradited to the united states asked if those second charges could then be dropped so that they could expedite the process however a court ruled that those charges cannot be dropped because they are now part of the court system in thailand right now so it's a waiting game what we do know is that the the d

george washington in a poor in a tie ports near bangkok right now and it is probably there standing by to take that tribute to the way the boots case is being looked into while there's a u.s. aircraft carrier anchored right beside it but time i don't know if this was done deliberately to pressurize the thai court but i think that fact alone leaves you asking questions what certainly is that america is desperate to get its hands on the man they call the merchant of death but many question the reasons behind the intense pressure some believe influential officials in washington want him in jail to justify the millions of dollars of taxpayers' money that went into seven years of of the tributes che's hand and to the seemingly elaborate sting operation that the russian businessman in a tight courtroom a lot can you throughout the week who receive the part of his education in america has. spoken about the legal justice that would occur if the extradition takes place everything i was taught about justice many years ago in new york seems to be totally forgotten by the american side in this cas

for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for booth to be extradited and so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in the states on the charges that he was indicted for victor boot would be receiving a life imprisonment however has a back up plan because this is an international crime and international courts are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering the things at this moment in time because the high court ruled that victor boot should be extradited to the united states asked if those second charges could then be dropped so that they could expedite the process however a court ruled that those charges cannot be dropped because they are now part of the court system in thailand right now so it's a waiting game and what we do know is

for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for boot to be extradited and so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in these states on the charges that he was indicted for who would be receiving a life imprisonment however has a back up plan because this is an international crime and international courts are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering the things at this moment in time because the high court ruled that a victor boot should be extradited to the united states asked if those second charges could then be dropped so that they could expedite the process however a court ruled that those charges cannot be dropped because they are now part of the court system in thailand right now so it's a waiting game and what we do know is that

for quite some time in fact since two thousand and eight in march when he was arrested in a hotel in bangkok and in fact in august august twentieth of this year the high court in thailand said that it was possible for boot to be extradited so it looked like everything was set for the united states if convicted in those states on the charges that he was indicted for victor boot would be receiving a life imprisonment however has a back up plan because this is an international crime an international court are where have you is kind of a political chess game as a backup plan just in case the high court did not rule in the united states favor us filed extra charges and it's those extra charges that are hampering the things at this moment in time because of the high court ruled that victor boot should be extradited to the united states asked if those second charges could then be dropped so that they could expedite the process however a court ruled that those charges cannot be dropped because they are now part of the court system in thailand right now so it's a waiting game and what we do know is t

look at how temperatures will be heading into saturday. 21 in tokyo. 23 in seoul. 27 in taipei. 34 in bangkok. along we go to north america, more windy weather across the northeast of the united states and heading into canada. but that system should be moving away. generally calm picture across the southeast of the united states, down across mexico. a lot of that wet, wintry weather we had across the intermountain west will be fizzling on out. that said, there could be a few isolated storms. some of them quite rough across parts of the dakotas, down into kansas as well as nebraska. west coast, you're also dealing with very gusty, windy and wet conditions as we head into the weekend. certainly going to see some rain in vancouver on friday. 17 in seattle. a bit cloudy now. 26 in chicago. sunny through new york, washington and atlanta. finally, let's look at europe today. more wind and rain for parts of portugal, as well as spain, although a lot of the wet weather will in fact not make it as far into parts of england. though we could see cloud and light drizzle. continental europe really general

dry day here, 14 and 34 with scattered thunderstorms in bangkok. now into north america, let's start and talk about what is happening here in the northeast. of course we have two low pressure systems we have been tracking here. the second one is our ex-tropical storm nicole, now a tropical rainstorm. it is moving away from the coast here, but there is still quite a lot of rain to come. the next 48 hours show well at least 100 millimeters, maybe 150 in that little orange dot you see. for the mid-atlantic coast up to new england, and then into eastern canada there are watches and warnings in place. so check your local advisory. i want to also talk about what is happening down here in the caribbean. lots of very heavy rain has been affecting this region. i want to start with some video coming out of jamaica. you're looking at kingston, incredible scenes here, days of torrential rains. this is from a short-lived tropical storm nicole i mentioned earlier, how it brought deadly flooding to the caribbn. at least 12 storrelated aths haeen reed in ica al ma

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they set up a sting in bangkok, where he allegedly offered stolen arms. britain's intelligence service attract them. >> he is a merchant of death. he does trade in arms and he has dollars and diamonds. frankly, that sort of activity needs to be stopped and people like jimmy to be put away for the rest of their lives. >> but he denies the charges. backed by moscow, he has opposed american extradition for two years. legal loopholes have kept him here, but his wife admitted the fight should now move to the u.s. >> he is said to be the biggest arms dealer in the world. >> this is all country. the u.s. government has spent 10 years to create this an inch. >> with every legal at any rate -- legal avenue closed, he faces extradition to the u.s. in the next few days. his only hope lies with the thai government. at this stage, that seems unlikely. >> you are watching "bbc world news." china every rights of the world -- the rules of international development in africa. a metal pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle a rhino horn through manchester airport has been

look at highs for you on tuesday, 31 in manila with thundershowers, also stormy in bangkok with a high of 35. 30 degrees in taipei, and getting up 25 in tokyo, too, so it is going to be rather on the warm side today. now over towards the americas and taking attention toward the south here just off the coast of honduras and kninicaragua we ha tropical storm paolo which formed, the 16th named tropical storm system. getting up there in numbers. it is going to pull away from the coastline so along the border of honduras and nicaragua tonight and slowly working toward the yucatan peninsula, possibly getting very close to the coastline here later tuesday night or into early wednesday. now forecast path right now showing it veering away from the coast but we will keep a close eye on its progress. it could very well change its course over the next couple of days. either way, heavy rain is going to be impacting parts of you here. you could see up to 150 millimeters or getting up to 250 mill meters in isolated areas. there will also be the storm surge and strong winds to contend with. up towards

this comes after a bangkok or dismisses new charges against the businessman effectively removing the main obstacle to his extradition to the u.s. on charges of terrorism and money laundering if convicted he faces life in prison. we can't allow ourselves to be out communicated by our enemies. of us international broadcasting calls for more cash to battle rising media voices around the world according to the broadcasting board of governors america's voice drowned out by independent foreign media its head has come in for criticism for what's been labeled as his cold war perspective. and. fresh u.s. demands for data sharing critics say america is violating the personal privacy of travelers washington is hoping to get access to fingerprints d.n.a. samples and banking details members of the european parliament argue the measures will help in the fight on terror. up next our special report this time we meet folks who are getting back to basics find out why they're turning their backs on the bright lights of the big city to be at one with nature stay with us. out in the countryside every day

look at how temperatures will be heading into saturday. 21 in tokyo. 23 in seoul. 27 in taipei. 34 in bangkok. along we go to north america, more windy weather across the northeast of the united states and heading into canada. but that system should be moving away. generally calm picture across the southeast of the united states, down across mexico. a lot of that wet, wintry weather we had across the intermountain west will be fizzling on out. that said, there could be a few isolated storms. some of them quite rough across parts of the dakotas, down into kansas as well as nebraska. west coast, you're also dealing with very gusty, windy and wet conditions as we head into the weekend. certainly going to see some rain in vancouver on friday. 17 in seattle. a bit cloudy now. 26 in chicago. sunny through new york, washington and atlanta. finally, let's look at europe today. more wind and rain for parts of portugal, as well as spain, although a lot of the wet weather will in fact not make it as far into parts of england. though we could see cloud and light drizzle. continental europe really general

this comes after a bangkok court dismissed new charges against the businessmen effectively removing the main obstacle to his extradition who is wanted in the u.s. on charges of terrorism and money laundering if convicted he could face life in prison. we can't allow ourselves to be out communicated by our enemies the vanguard of u.s. international broadcasting calls for more cash for battle rising media voices around the world according to the broadcasting board of governors america's voice is being drowned out by independent foreign media its head has come in for criticism for what's been labeled as cold war perspective. and anger in europe at fresh u.s. demands for data sharing critics say america is violating the personal privacy of innocent travelers washington is hoping to get access to fingerprints d.n.a. samples and banking members of the european parliament argue the measures won't help in the fight against terror. time now for our special report where we meet those who are going back to basics find out why people are turning their backs on the bright lights of the city to be hom

quite cloudy here. 33 in bangkok with thunderstorms. mix of sunshine and thundershowers. low of 33 for your daytime high. as for north america, we have a stubborn low pressure system that continues to cling on to the northeastern section of the u.s. again threatening the east coast with flooding. but essentially it is going to be dry for much of the east and central portions of the u.s. high pressure system really in control. it is rather cool here, though. so widespread frost is expected overnight. anywhere from michigan and also wisconsin down towards tennessee and arkansas. quite dry and windy down towards the southeast as well. now, a powerful storm is brewing up in the southwestern corner here. we also have upper cold air. that's just going to continue to hover over the region. and interacting with that humid air from the pacific we are going to find our severe thunderstorms, large hail and perhaps tornado breakouts. if you are in the area such as utah, arizona, nevada and southern california, you should keep updated with your local weather reports. rather chillyn th