first, ever since 1915, april in australia has been seized them. it is our most solemn national promise that in the morning of the 25th of this month, we remember the service of australians in all of the wars in our history. that remembrances includes the men and women of the australian defence force who are serving as now in afghanistan and around the world. they more than meet the great demands. i am sure that in the period leading up to that, it will be renewed discussion of the strategy and policies would see our defense force committed overseas. this is a symbolically significant. for australians. it is a strategic significant period. in the next four weeks, the nations that make up the international security assistance force will make critical decisions about the future of the mission. on thursday, the foreign minister and defense minister will participate in ministerial discussions in brussels. on the 21st of may, i will attend the nato leaders summit in chicago. i will put australians of views on the key questions before the international c

ambassador to australia jeffrey place who said there's this kind of sexy fun narrative that hear from pundits and others trying to suggest this is about china but it's not so i was so that's kind of interesting right why do you think that's going on we have the us trying to downplay it and then australia and i guess they're just enjoying the time you know in the limelight or saying you know are important everyone's coming this way well i think that they're trying to ensure that the united states makes as much of a commitment to australia to transfer to australian security has been treated so that i think that they are talking about that it's. in sort of most grandiose terms because when they talk about grandiose terms radically it will commit us to do things that is in their favor but i mean let's be frank it's about china i mean you know it's mostly about china it's also about the tremendous amount of real truth that goes through the area of maritime truth that goes through the area the increasing importance of india and indonesia and so forth but the military aspects of it are mostl

australia announced it will pull its troops out of afghanistan earlier than planned. julia gill yard said they will be pulled a year ahead of british forces. >> australia is the biggest non-nato member of the international forces in affingaffling. it has just over 1,500 troops in the south and 32 soldiers from have died. but she says security has greatly improved and is suitable to have them pull out. >> australia's commitment to afghanistan will look very different than that we have today. australia has an enduring national interest in enshurg afghanistan does not again become a safe haven for terrorists. >> but australia forces could be out ahead of a year than british and american forces. but in kabul, the bomb shows early withdrawal mazz many risks. >> what i would caution is we don't transition and immediately pull our troops out of the. ewe have done this before and made a terrible situation in 2005 where we thought the iraqi local forces were capable and transitioned and pulled a long way back, and they failed. >> whatever those risks, australia has become one

there's people in australia who are very worried about what is happening to australia is getting at. necessarily in conflict with china and you shine not militarizing car but china is a major economic partner so it can add all sorts of consequence. that washington has recently announced plans to build and cbus out skills in asia pacific on middle east into the european project really which is already opposed by russia will countries in both of those regions welcome this thing. well they'll be pressured into it again they're very polish and the. host. is going to miss some places and you can become target in korea in case of conflict so again it's the same thing you see. these countries are coalition he getting themselves into this. relationship material long term deteriorating relationship in the united states and china and they really need to think more seriously about it. so where do you think this is going to lead ultimately then. well. who knows i mean. conflict in the future i think and so that is. going to be increasing likely the united states. war anxious about its position u

also coming up in the program, australia opts for the early getout saying its troops will start leaving afghanistan this year. and as the former circuit the regime, the reforms and the race all come under mounting pressure. >> it's midday here in london. 7:00 a.m. in washington and 1:00 p.m. in oslo where anders behring breivik has taken the stand in court to defend himself and his killing of 77 people last summer. his testimony is not being broadcast live but that's -- here's the message. i would do it again. it was a matter of goodness, not evil. he said the governments of norway and across europe were guilty of embracing immigration and multi-culturalism. i acted in self-defense on behalf of my people, my city, my country, he said. let's go over to oslo where we're joined by john. >> hello and welcome to oslo. no one really expected there to be much in the way of humanity from breivik. were people expecting the bragging that came in his opening remarks have tired out the most spectacular and sophisticated attack in europe since the second world war. psychiatrists tapping away on thei

australia's current in afghanistan will look very different to that that we had today. australia has an enduring national interest in ensuring afghanistan does not become a safe haven for terrorists. >> the prime minister says everything depended on condition of the ground, but it still means a trillion forces could be out up to a year ahead of most british or american forces. some commentators say the taliban attack which left 50 people dead shows early withdrawal as many risks. >> what i would caution against is we don't transition and then immediately polar troops out. we have done this before and we made a gross error in 2005 when we thought the iraqi local forces were capable. we transitioned and pulled a long way back and they failed. >> whenever those risks, australia has become one of the first big players to announce a full clear plan for withdrawal. france has also hinted at 2013. as for britain and the united states, they say they are committed to bringing home the vast majority of their troops well into 2014. >> there is a big nato conference next month to d

well today is the day nearly two hundred marines arrived in australia and the chorus of what will be twenty five hundred american troops deployed out under it's part of an agreement the president obama and also brilliant prime minister julia gillard dillard signed last november now for now we hear the marines will be engaging in training exercises and are going to be around for humanitarian help but the consensus around the world is that clearly this is part of a strategic shift of the u.s. military to focus more on china and the asia pacific region and the australians seem more willing to admit it joining me to discuss it is robert farley sr professor at the university of kentucky and blogger at lawyer friends and money robert thanks so much for joining us tonight and for starters do you know more about the timeline here like i said today we have about two hundred marines that arrives at the end of the day they're supposed to be twenty five hundred do we know when they're supposed to get there. i think it's really over the course of the next few months i'm not sure of the exact time

australia plans to withdraw its troops from afghanistan a year earlier than expected. the announcement came just days after a wave of taliban attacks were repelled by afghan forces. over 1500 australians are serving in the country in today's decision comes weeks before a major nato conference scheduled to be held in chicago. >> australia is the biggest non-native a member of the international forces in afghanistan. it has just over 1500 troops based in the south. 32 soldiers have died in the conflict, but now, security has greatly improved and it's likely most troops could leave by the end of next year. >> once started, this should take 12 to 18 months. when it is complete, australia's commitment in afghanistan will look very different to that which we have today. australia has an enduring national interest in ensuring afghanistan does not again become a safe haven for terrorists. >> the prime minister said everything depended on conditions on the ground. but it still means austrian forces could be out up to a year ahead of most british or american forces. some comment

the first us marines reach australia as america's military moves in on the asia pacific region to challenge china's growing influence. russia warns against arming the syrian rebels with peace efforts underway saying they can topple president also and it will only lead to carnage. on the hague's rejection of palestinian requests to investigate alleged israeli war crimes on their territory doubt over the court's impartiality. it's five pm here in moscow this is r t coming to you live from the snow way with our top story and the first u.s. marines have a right in australia as america boost its military presence in the asia pacific region more than two thousand personnel will be deployed here over the next three years and adds to america's military footprint in such countries as the philippines and singapore all in china's backyard well for more on the story i'm joined by james corbett editor of the credit report an independent news website based in japan and james thanks for being with us once again also defense minister insists there are no u.s. military bases in the country and they're not i

ambassador to australia jeffrey place who said there's this kind of sexy fun narrative that you hear from pundits and others trying to suggest this is about china but it's not so that's kind of interesting right why do you think that that's going on we have the us trying to downplay it and then australia and i guess they're just enjoying the time you know in the limelight or saying or you know are important ones coming this way well i think the. they're trying to ensure that the united states makes as much of a commitment to australian defense into australian security they can and so they i think they're talking about this it's one of the most grandiose terms because when they talk about grandiose terms the radically it will commit us to do do things that is in their favor but i mean let's be frank it's about china i mean it's mostly about china it's also about the tremendous amount of world trade they construe the area maritime trade that goes through the area increasing importance india and indonesia and so forth but the military aspects of it are mostly about china what about the

marines have arrived in australia as america boosts its military presence in asia pacific region more than two thousand personnel are said to be deployed there over the next few years and it adds to the america's military footprint in such countries as the philippines and singapore all in china's backyard let's get across this moving story tonight our team. has got the details in new york hi there how far are these american military deployments going to go what do we know. well they are just beginning now but it seems to be going in the plans are for to go further and further into australia kevin as you mentioned the first american troops the first group of these two hundred of them have arrived in australia but a total of twenty five hundred american troops are expected to arrive in australia by twenty sixteen that this part of a bilateral defense agreement the two countries and now it's. part of that agreement also includes an increased presence of u.s. warships and military aircraft including the fifty two bombers to operate from australia's bases but of course this is part of a bi

sends marines to australia to strengthen american military presence in the region. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm geeta guru-murthy. also in this program -- turkey's army has had to account for the first time as two generals go on trial for leading a military coup. and india rejoins the nuclear club. it's the sixth country in the world to have its own nuclear powered submarine. >> police in france have launched a new series of raids against suspected islamist extremists. reports say at least 10 people were arrested in predawn sweeps in a number of locations, including the southern city of marseilles. it's the second such raid in france in the last week. prosecutors have now charged 13 men who were held in an earlier operation with terrorism offenses. joining me from paris is the bbc's hugh schofield. what more details do we have on what's happened today? >> not a great deal more. but as you say, about 10 people were in the north and the southwest and three or four other towns around france have been named. now, they're not suggested members of a network. what we'r

marines reach australia as america's military moves in on the asia pacific region challenge china's growing and so with. russia warns against arming the syrian rebels with peace efforts underway saying they can't topple president also that it will only lead to hard. behaves injection of palestinian requests to investigate alleged israeli war crimes on their territory throws it out over the courts and partiality. but from our headquarters in central moscow and you're watching r t with me and he said now it's six pm here in the russian capital four pm in athens and struggling with money has proven to be an unbearable burden for a greek pensioner who shot himself dead in a square in the center of the capital is just one of a string of suicides across the you caused by financial desperation and the continuing harsh austerity measures let's cross live now to our teams tells our silly for more on this she's in brussels tasa those who witnessed the suicide call it symbolic what does it represent to them. well on the bigger picture it is a symbol of the desperation on the street of the ordinary peo

sunshine in which case of course the countries in the region will australia as. the other countries which are close and so staying with american bases will get. well america expand its worldwide presence is also trying to secure the world wide web u.s. congress examines and new our aim to tackling cyber terror freedom activists warn it could become a license for snooping by the state. you can government is calling for an end to cheap deals on alcohol and an effort to curb binge drinking they say bargain prices in supermarkets are encouraging people to drink more but others say increasing prices won't how authorities ivor van it reports the consequences could be fatal. this is either a bridge friday night now in greece and it's not yet midnight but many people have already drunk well over the limit of what's considered binge drinking from now on i drink about two thirds of lines on the classics. fifty six yeah ten pints yeah. maybe a couple shots. fired for being maybe fifty sixty it's this kind of heavy drinking that's being blamed for the soaring numbers of deat

and call the countries in the region australia. countries. if those. bases will get. and while america expands its worldwide presence it's also trying to secure the world wide web the us congress examines a new aimed at tackling cyber terror back to its warn it could become a license for snooping by the state. first u.k. government is calling for an end to deals on alcohol an effort to curb in strange thing they say bargain prices and supermarkets are encouraging people to drink more others say increasing prices won't help surtees ivor bennett now reports her son consequences could be fatal. this is your average friday night out in britain is not yet midnight but many people have already joy. well over the limit it was considered to be drinking the money now i drink about people in the buying on time because he's maybe. fifty six yeah take bites. maybe a couple shots at about. clients maybe fifty sixty it's this kind of heavy drinking that's being blamed for the soaring numbers of deaths for a liver disease in the u.k. eleven in the heart thousand people die each year

we had an album of motown songs, which was a huge hit in australia. it's just always been a huge part of our career. >> you look the part. you look great. >> thank you. >> you've had nine or 10 albums in australia. it so happens, the first album here in the u.s. is the motown record. you don't just sing motown. >> no. we've been perfecting what we do for the nine or 10 albums -- we had a pop career in australia with our original hits. we've been singing motown for a few years now and the support of smoky robinson, he's been a huge part of what we've been doing. it's amazing music. like andrew said, it's music we've been close to for years now. >> it's my favorite music. >> one night only, 8:00 p.m., the warner theater. what is the crowd going to see tonight? tickets are still available. >> energetic show. we dance, full band behind us as well. pretty much every song they could think they know from motown, we do. >> human nature, the motown record. also a dvd human nature sings motown, check them out. what are you going to sing now? >> "just my imagina

raised it and droughts in australia periodic droughts wipe out family farms in australia raise the suicide rate in that country so as the b.b.c. reported quote after adjusting for these factors the figures clearly showed the highest rates of suicide occurred when both conservative state and federal governments were in power. they also look at what happened with the liberal labor party their version of our democratic party when that party was in power what happened then the conclusion reported by the b.b.c. conversely the lowest rates occurred on state and federal governments were both labor they were able to pretty tightly pinpoint the numbers in fact here's how the b.b.c. reported it when the conservatives ruled the state and federal governments then were seventeen percent more likely to commit suicide than when the labor party was in power women were forty percent more likely to kill themselves. why would that be the b.b.c. side of the researchers saying conservative rule traditionally implies a less interventionist and more market oriented policy and labor rule this may make people feel

raised it and droughts in australia periodic drought so at the family farms in australia raise the suicide rate in a country so as the b.b.c. reported quote after adjusting for these factors the figures clearly show the highest rates of suicide occurred when both conservative state and federal governments were in power. they also look at what happened with the liberal labor party their version of our democratic party when that party was in power what happened then the conclusion reported by the b.b.c. conversely the lowest rates occurred on state and federal governments were both labor they were able to pretty tightly pinpoint the numbers in fact here's how the b.b.c. reported it when the conservatives ruled both state and federal governments men were seventeen percent more likely to commit suicide than when the labor party was in power women were forty percent more likely to kill themselves. why would that be the b.b.c. said of the researchers saying conservative rule traditionally implies a less interventionist and more market oriented policy than labor rule this may make people feel mor

the event was first organized in sydney australia in 2007. beautiful just to see that, isn't it? raising awareness. i have been trying all day to get you for april fool's but i quit now. i think i'm officially done. >> on the forecast we will put on the screen, i should put no fooling. i'm running a little cool on the temperatures here. we have to see what happens because we cool down at end of the week. 59 tomorrow, a lot of sun. late tuesday into wednesday morning we could see a few scattered showers. we could use some rain. after that, temperatures back off a bit. opening day looks dry, easter sunday looks dry, both of them look cool, near 60 for the high. >> that's it for 11 news at 6:00. nightly news in progress. see you back here tonight at 11:00. >> this is a wbal editorial from the president and general manager. >> the season ended on tuesday, a few games short for the lady terrapins, a top team again again, the university of maryland women's basketball team made the college community and the state proud. their strong performance cemented the team's place among the nation

, including indonesia, india, madagascar, but it lifted the tsunami watch for many areas, including australia and africa. a resident on an island near the quake's epicenter told nhk strong jolts continued very similar and were very similar to the earthquake that hit the area in 2004. off the northern sumatra reported people have evacuated to higher ground. a local reporter in banda aceh said the shops are back to

this is the rain what's going on right now down the n parts of australia -- in parts of australia. part of .5 inches of rain in the matter of an hour. there is some good news in all of this. apparently those storms may be wrapping up by this weekend. >>> it's not flooding but rather a vapid storm that caused major problems in china. and residents they say they could barely walk outside. take a look at the video because it's incredible. combined with high winds and causing major problems for farmers there. it is last expected to stop today with the possibility of snow. >>> all right, check this out. the world's second tallest building opens it stoors to the public in a few dekes and it's a -- weeks and it opens to the public on may 22nd. it's the second highest only to the building in dubai which is 2,716 feet high. >>> it's considered one of the most covet pieces of olympic memorabilia and now been sold at auction. a small silver goblet awarded to the winner of the first marathon in greek. he won it in 1896 in athens that gablet sold at $860,000. >>> wondering what's going to be on

one crew member from australia. three from from britain, including this man, who described the race's challenges on its website before they sell sail. >> look forward to showers and cold beers. >> the western australia was one of 10 boats in the 11-month race that began in britain and took sailors to south africa, -- south america, africa, australia and china. and then on the way to san francisco, severe weather struck. >> wind-driven wave on top of the swell and went over the back of the boat. the back of the boat, the eye took the hit with 25 to 30 feet. >> meteorologists say there were hurricane-force wind gusts. >> this was another one in a long line of systems that has been battering the west coast. >> the coast guard sprang into action. late saturday a helicopter reached the yacht and also ran into rough weather and had to turn back. >> they dropped some medical supplies to the vessel but were not able to complete the jump because of the weather. >> tonight there are questions about whether the mostly amateur

the ones are those americans are going to australia not to surf but to engage in some slightly more elite all right. probably another base in the philippines in the short term in sightseeing and the more city especially between the philippines and vietnam against china and the leadership in beijing they can see through with they already anticipated in fact ten years ago before nine eleven i think it's important that we backtrack before nine eleven ten years ago during nine eleven a few days afterwards the chinese saw that they had a window of opportunity of twenty years to cross and straight on internal development we doubt any provocation from the west this window is gone in ten years so now this people thing means. that. that goal pst that never existed in fact is all completely over so obama put america in a kind of psychoanalytic divide and they say ok your trauma is over now let's go centric in our competitor in our biggest competitor is china the problem is instead of devising a strategy of a non confrontational strategy which is something that you can read even in a book by i

inflation came down in australia more than we thought. and sterling continues to appreciate against both the doll dollar. >> here in asia, a mixed finish. once again worries about whether the region can push through with austerity. fears it could trigger cash strapped companies to go delisted. hang seng, a lot of people using the opportunity to scoops shares to prop up this particular market. boj expected to step up its fight against inflation and increase the size of its asset purchase program. kospi down 0.5%. of course the big story in asia, c chlt about i coming in more than expected. all of this building up the case for a indicate rut next it us. so overall, a butt of a wait and see coming from the eurozone. that's it for me. i'll be back tomorrow. >> thanks, christine. >> let's bring you the latest on one of the top stories state side 37 mexican government saying it sees no need to investigate walmart over allegations it paid bribes to speed the permit process to build new stores. president calderon's office says if the actions are

or australia reporting still ahead for you in the program here on our two year old hatreds die hard sunday roughly independent south sudan straight back to the brink of war as the thirst for oil and violent border disputes erupt into fully fledged fighting. just on a quarter past the hour here in moscow where the controversial anti counterfeiting trade agreement or act has been dealt a heavy blow a vote on it is jew this summer but david martin the n.d.p. responsible for monitoring its progress has already said it should be rejected speaking to us just a bit earlier here on r t he said while aiming high it's a loose wording and shady signing process of outweighed any potential benefits. in terms of what i was trying to achieve and quite happy with i think it's important you know it does protect us and to lecture property but had a number of unintended side consequences one was it would have put a duty on internet service providers the fact that we act as the european police force of the internet i don't think now is right i think that's part of formal judicial authorities secondly i didn't

the first us marines reach australia as america's military moves in the asia pacific region to challenge time does growing influence. russia warns against arming the syrian rebels with peace efforts underway saying they kept topple president also and it will only lead to carnage. and the hague's rejection of palestinian requests to investigate alleged israeli war crimes on their territory throws doubt over the court's partiality. live from our studios in the central moscow you're watching r t with me and he sonali our top story the first u.s. marines have arrived in australia as america boost its military presence in the asia pacific region more than two thousand personnel will be deployed there over the next few years and adds to america's military footprint in such countries as the philippines and singapore all in china's backyard a new zealand based tim beal says hospitality may backfire on the nations. of the sea the united states and this is why about china and taking. into account that now we have canary is going into. place it's may not have leading season. finale pagination sever

marines arrive in australia. in on these are pacific region to challenge china's growing influence details from new york coming up. also this hour deadly debt burden as a greek pension is shoots himself in front of parliament in athens amid a soaring suicide rate and growing financial desperation across. russia was against arming the syrian rebels with peace efforts underway saying they can topple president assad and it will only lead to carnage. very good even for moscow it's nine pm when is the thing here now my name's kevin zero in and this is r.t. the top story the first u.s. marines have arrived in australia as america boost its military presence in the asia pacific region more than two thousand personnel are said to be deployed there over the next few years and it adds to america's military footprint in such countries as the philippines and singapore all in china's backyard is one of poor guys got the latest on this from new york. but total of twenty five hundred american troops are expected to arrive. by t

the easter billby is gaining popularity in australia. >> promoting the easter billby is a promotion -- >> easter billby, this is an assault on the sacred ritual of dying a rabbit pink and gorging on its chocolate offspring. who wants a chocolate billby. you know, you know it's got a creamy vegemite center. plus it makes no sense. the billby is a marsupial unlike rabbits, they don't lay eggs. and now, now i have got to go digging in its filthy pouch for my chocolate treats? they'll melt. besides, if you want to replace the easter bunny, you already have a native australian egg-laying mammal, the duck billed platypus. children will love the easter platypus. if they're good they get chocolate. and if they're bad he'll stab them in their neck with his venomous heel spike, just like santa. now folks, it's going to catch on. folks, it's officially the unofficial start of the 2012 general election. after a bruising republican primary season, the foreplay is over and like all republican foreplay, there was expensive, vindictive and ended with something pretty predictable. but now that mitt ro

. >> this daring technical, rescue happened in victoria, australia. this guy goes down into a dark, narrow hole. he has a lot of technical rescue equipment with him. you will see him get himself into an old abandoned mine shaft to make that rescue. very tight, confined space. >> who is he going down there to rescue? >> he is going down to rescue this guy. >> oh. >> it's a deer! >> it's a wambat. >> there you go, gayle. they are only found in australia it looks like a giant rat. grows to about 45 pounds to 75 pounds. they are herbivores, mainly eat grass. >> not only is there a wambat down there, but a bunch of two-by-fours that make it more difficult. >> this one seems gentle. wambats have been known to be aggressive especially when protecting their tunnels and homes. >> how did they find out this wamba it was at the end of this well? >> good question. a lady was down there exploring the old mine shaft, she came across the whambat, who called police and they called nigel here. >> gets it in the bag, ties it up. climb s back up the ropes. passes off mr

well starting off this hour australia is a broadening out the red carpet for two hundred u.s. marines that arrived today they are the first of the twenty five hundred soldiers expected in darwin the troops will be rotating in and out of the region every six months or so as part of an agreement by president obama and prime minister julia taylor back in november its latest move by the u.s. military to amp up its presence in the region and a major shift on the on the global geo political chessboard the u.s. of course has no issues with australia president obama even went as far as to call the country one of america's closest allies it does however demonstrate an ever increasing american interest in the pacific but many are questioning the exact motives behind the move and i know more critical than china dr packing on law and explains why china is concerned about the developments i think the situation now is already be called the attention not be chinese communist faulty paul. was false by the saudis discretion and the chinese government to chinese government. started to. some con

starting off this hour australia is rolling out the red carpet for two hundred u.s. marines that are today they're the first of the twenty five hundred soldiers expected in darwin the troops will be rotating in and out of the region every six months or so as part of an agreement. president obama and prime minister julia guillard back in november it's the latest move by the u.s. military to elp up its presence in the region and a major shift on the global geo political chessboard the u.s. of course has no issue with australia president obama even went as far as to call the country one of america's closest allies this does however demonstrate an ever increasing american interests in the pacific but many are questioning the exact motives behind the move and none are more critical than china after packing on one explains why china is concerned about the developments i think the situation no. caught the attention of the chinese communist malty been appalled nun's house was sort of some signs both discussion and the new chinese government with chinese government. started t

they will be touring in her homeland of australia. for more information, go to the website. >>> here is a side of pakistan that you've probably never seen. this is in the valley in pakistan. their version of extreme snow hockey. >> in the dead of winter, subzero temperatures, village from all over the area come together. over 100 players involved. they call it snow hockey. to me it looks like snow golf. >> you said their version of snow hockey. i'm thinking it may be the only version of snow hockey. >> that's not even an even surface. >> no. this match dates back centuries. the captain of the winning team is crowned prince for three days. >> only three days. >> only three days. >> and the villagers have to do what the prince says. >> if i was the prince for three days, i would just ask to be the prince forever. so that would have to happen. >> that's interesting. >> fixing the world's drug problems was simply roller-skating ring. >> the guys at roller kingdom in reno decided to create a commercial to drive home the message. >> hey, ki

marines arrive in australia as america moves in on the asia pacific region to challenge china's growing influence details from new york coming up. also ahead the debt burden as a greek pensioner shoots himself in front of parliament in athens amid a song ring suicide rate and growing financial desperation across the e.u. live comment on but coming up. russia warns against arming the syrian rebels peace efforts underway saying they can topple president assad and it will only lead to chronic. hello and good evening from moscow it's eleven pm wednesday evening here now you're watching r t with me kevin owen and first the first u.s. marines have arrived in australia as america boasts its military presence in the asia pacific region more than two thousand personnel are said to be deployed there over the next few years and valves to america's military footprint in such countries as the philippines and singapore all in china's backyard it is more important brings you up to date than from new york. total of twenty five hundred american troops are expected to arrive. by twenty sixteen that this

well starting off this hour australia is rolling out the red carpet for two hundred u.s. marines that are today they are the first of the twenty five hundred soldiers expected in darwin the troops will be rotating in and out of the region every six months or so as part of an agreement by president obama and prime minister julia guillard back in november at the latest move by the u.s. military to amp up its presence in the region and a major shift in the global geopolitical chessboard the u.s. of course has no issues with australia president obama even went as far as to call the country one of its closest allies it does however demonstrate an ever increasing american interest in the pacific are many question many are questioning the exact motives behind the move and another matter more critical than china dr pock non-logic sprains why china is concerned about the developments i think the situation know. already the caught the attention of the chinese communist party even appalled we moans us was. some signs of discussion and deep a chinese government be chinese government.

. >> this daring technical, rescue happened in victoria, australia. this guy goes down into a dark, narrow hole. he has a lot of technical rescue equipment with him. you will see him get himself into an old abandoned mine shaft to make that rescue. very tight, confined space. >> who is he going down there to rescue? >> he is going down to rescue this guy. >> oh. >> it's a deer! >> it's a wambat. >> there you go, gayle. they are only found in australia it looks like a giant rat. grows to about 45 pounds to 75 pounds. they are herbivores, mainly eat grass. >> not only is there a wambat down there, but a bunch of two-by-fours that make it more difficult. >> this one seems gentle. wambats have been known to be aggressive especially when protecting their tunnels and homes. >> how did they find out this wamba it was at the end o of th well? >> good question. a lady was down there exploring the old mine shaft, she came across the whambat, who called police and they called nigel here. >> gets it in the bag, ties it up. climb s back up the ropes. passes off mr

seriously injured saturday but there is not misled the big waves wanted up the steering in western australia ended england and to the u.s. coast guard. >>> this is everyone's a while the valley but, of know where to get your name on it and it was lemieux and is is that to happen. c-130 flew over the area and of medical supplies of its helicopter of the damaged yacht and intended to lower a swimmer. >>> this cell of the majestic in their size and capability in as the rescue swimmer was unable to penetrate the rating captain tom crabbs said the crew and a small boat to pick up the injured. >>> our biggest concern was with the sale of rocking and down and asked i didn't want a sandwich them in between the two boats. >>> to seriously injure the crew members crews all the way to alameda aboard the big, the coast guard got a thank you from the injured wrist in another one in the british government. millie is just to pass the month and his crew for inventing such a kurtis rescue very challenging circumstances. >>> the damaged in western australia is making its way back to the bay area with its crew

suddenly macarthur was ordered by president roosevelt to leave to carry on the fight in australia. leaving the philippines hurt him deeply, as always, he wished to be at the front besides his comrades. when finally they were forced into the infamous march, his promise to them was i shall return. they believed him implicitly. until his arrival in australia, the plan had been the await the japanese attack and prepare as well as possible. then it became apparent that the new southwest pacific commander had another plan. he had meant exactly, i shall return. he was determined to carry the war to the enemy, to new guinea, which was the direct route back to the philippines. a long struggle lay ahead against huge numbers on countless islands, there seemed to be but one way, blast the enemy from every one of his islands in the pacific. victories came, but they were costly. was there some other way? knowing the area, the enemy, utilizing all our air and naval skill, the commander developed his plan to capture only a few key positions on the way to the philippines. now against these key posi

in a speech in canberra, gillard said she would bring up australia's troop withdrawal plan at next month's nato conference on afghanistan in the u.s. city of chicago. >> i am now confident chicago will recognize mid-2013 as a key milestone in the international strategy. a crucial point when the international forces will be able to move to a supporting role across all of afghanistan. >> australia has about 1,500 troops there and had originally planned to complete the withdrawal by the end of 2014. gillard said improved security in the southern province where australian troops are stationed has made it possible to pull them out earlier than planned. >>> let's go to saka mori for the world weather forecast. >> we had a brief heavy showers in tokyo yesterday but things are clearing up, and we are experiencing a sunny morning. but there is a slight chance of a light shower again. but overall stays dry under a high pressure system nationwide. just a few showers in hokkaido. meanwhile, stays dry across the korean peninsula, but showers will develop across the southern end of the peninsula tomorro

australia tobacco companies try to overturn laws ordering them to print graphic images. look at whatquick is making the front pages of the newspapers around the world. over the nationalization of the latin americans largest oil company leads. spanish oil giant such as the argentine president move to seize control of its stake is a smokescreen. the latest legal wrangling in the long battle to deport a radical islamic cleric to jordan. imf urges pullback on austerity. the international monetary fund is warning that europe risks a prolonged periods of economic contraction unless the nation's slow budget cuts. the financial times looks at how the scandal surrounding the alleged murder of the british businessmen neil heywood has reached downing street. outgoing president dmitry medvedev has signed a decree to create russia's first public tv station. >> the norwegian mass killer anders breivik has described is attacked as a pre-emptive strike against multiculturalism. >> the radical cleric has -- is back in jail after his bail was revoked. the british government begins a new a

now australia's much loved co walla bears have been listed as a threatened speeshes. they said the population in queensland, new south wails were very clearly in trouble because of hob at the lost and urban ex peanings, as well as the presence of cars, dogs and disease. they eat only the leaves of theu clptus tree and sleep for 22 hours a day. before we go, a court in bahrain has ordered a retrial in the case of the hunger striker abdulhadi al-khawaja who was convicted of leading last year's pro democracy protest in bahrain. he and 20 other activists convicted by a military court last year will have their cases reviewed by a civil court. but the decision to keep the men in custody until they're in court again has been condemned by opposition groups. that's all for the moment. stay with us though here on "bbc world news." we have plenty more to come. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at

but where the challenge exists even in australia is the government in which the government interests teachers to perform their tasks in their classrooms every single day. will we learn from high performing countries like finland, shanghai and hong kong is there's a great deal of trust in teachers. through that trust, there's a great deal of professional autonomy to conduct teacher learning in the classroom. the countries that are not performing as well tend to micromanage a lot more what happens in a classroom. >> there is kind of a possessiveness and thinking we know what's best in the classroom. >> that is correct. that has been shown not to be the case. certainly, government should set broad parameters and from work with what we expect children to learn while in school. but thereafter, advising the actual curriculum, assessing and reporting that curriculum, there should be a great deal of professional autonomy for teachers to do that. that is when teachers are at their best. >> trust is important? >> absolutely. are there unions involved in the umbrella of teaching profession? >>