That reaches although it to the former french president nicolas sarkozy. Thank you for joining us on france 24. 3 start in sevastopol, where russian flags are reportedly flying at the entrance to the ukraine Navy Headquarters in the following earlier reports that said prorussian forces had stared at storm the navy hq. The situation has escalated from a political conflict to a military one. On tuesday, the First Ukrainian soldier was killed in the region, and as our all of her fairy reports, the Prime Minister says russia is to blame. On tuesday, ukrainian soldier became the First Casualty of the crimean conflict. The man was reportedly shot dead during a standoff between ukrainian troops and unknown forces at the base that locals say they saw masked men storm the facility. Some men rushed in and broke the windows and made everyone lie on the floor. There were gunshots and 2 ambulance arrived at the scene. Police reported a prorussian militant dead in the incident. It is not clear if the assailants were russian soldiers or members of crimeas defense forces. , someonehours ago shot, but we dont know yet. Facilityns entered the and some unpleasantness occurred. For the time being, were just securing the perimeter and we wont let anyone in, including media. Ukraines interim Prime Minister said that russia started shooting at ukrainian soldiers and the incident was an escalation. The conflict has now gone from being a political to a military one. Before the shooting, ukrainian troops had been under orders not to use live ammunition. They are now authorized to open fire in selfdefense. That comes as the russian president Vladimir Putin signed crimea too annex russia. The white house slammed the move and said it is preparing a new round of sanctions on russia following those already issued this week. Tricks say the initial sanctions do not far enough critics say the initial sanctions do not go far enough to get russias attention. There have been no moves on the new sanctions so far. No movement here in washington in terms of further sanctions after that Early Morning local time speech by Vladimir Putin basically announcing the annexation of crimea. Interesting to drill on Vice President joe biden, who is still in europe. He says the trip is about reassuring the United States allies. He went to visit nato member countries poland on one side, lithuania on the other and meeting with leaders of baltic countries. This is no coincidence. There was a lot of talk about military exercises in those countries, although no mention, by the way, if any military assistance directly to ukraine. That for now is completely out of the question. But many mansions from joe biden, the Vice President , of nato and article five of the nato treaty, meaning that any country that is attacked, any nato member country that is attacked, will get the support of all nato countries. Ukraine is not a nato country, but other countries are worried the likes of poland and lithuania, for example. The white house calls the move by russia a threat to international peace, and it still says that there will be further sanctions. But again, nothing announced as a direct consequence. Russia says there will be consequences to any further sanctions that might be announced by the United States. Vladimir putin is not listening to any threats or warnings coming from the United States right now. One of the most wanted man in russia has died. The leader of the chechen rebels , and Islamist Militant Group lambing responsibility for a series of deadly attacks in russia in recent years. So far there has been no explanation as to how he died. Here is mark thompson. Chechen rebelse and the selfstyled emir of the he masterminded numerous deadly attacks in russia, including the devastating 2010 double suicide bombing of the moscow metro. Dozens were killed in an attack he called retaliation for the killing of 2 chechen militant leaders by Russian Security forces. Those were carried out to strike against the federal security service. They were carried out under my orders. They will not be the last, god willing. A year later his group took responsibility for a bombing at the moscow airport. In december, over 40 people were killed after a Suicide Attack on a train station in the south of the country. Of the sochi winter olympic spirit he fought alongside other separatist leaders after the start of the first chechen war in 1994. By the late 1990s, he had become a prominent commander. Despite the russian authoritie him, he evadedst capture for almost a 2 decades. If the russians think the war was only happening on their Television Screen are away from the caucasus, the what is not concern them, well, god willing, we will prove that the war will come to them, and their own homes. He said he fought for and islamic cause, but for some observers of the region, he wasnt a religious fanatic but a leader who saw an opportunity to unite rebels and the name of religion. Here in france, the Top Appeals Court is set to deliver what is likely to be the final word on the fate of the rogue caper who almost brought so societe chanterelle to its knees. He was behind some 5 billion euros in losses for the bank. He is hoping to get out of a 3year jail sentence. Does a prison sentence lie at the end of his road . He is currently three weeks into a walk from room to paris to denounce what he calls the tyranny of the financial markets. He described what he called a transforming encounter with the pope. Delivering their decision on wednesday, it is unclear whether french judges will be quite so clement. He almost brought French Bank Societe generale to its knees. It lost the lender nearly 5 billion euros. We discovered a concealed position completely hidden and exterior to our own account. Nonetheless, operating within our field of activity in the markets. In 2010, a lower court found him to the of forgery, unauthorized computer use, and breach of trust. An Appeals Court upheld the verdict 2 years later. Caseormer trader took the to the france Supreme Court. A the last 4 years have been hell for me as well as my friends and family. My name has been dragged through the mud for almost 4 years now. He admits to masking his 50 thatoneuro that argues his supervisors knew what he was doing all along. On wednesday, the Supreme Court will rule on whether the trial and appeal follow procedure and not on the merits of the case itself. In other french legal news today, the head of the International Monetary fund is in court here in paris. Christine lagarde is being questioned in a Corruption Case that reaches all the way up to former french president nicolas sarkozy. That is over her alleged involvement in a 400 millioneuro state payout for a business tycoon in exchange for his backing of sarkozy. Lagarde is to face her former chief of staff in the french court of justice for a decision she took when she was finance minister under nicolas sarkozy. It all goes back to 2008, when she had to rule on a dispute between a business tycoon in the resale of his company adidas. He claims he was sold short on the deal and at the end of a lengthy judicial procedure was awarded close to 400 million euros. The judges are trying to determine whether the private arbitration which awarded tapie the money was a sham organized inclusion with the government. Have helpedations provide answers to the questions that have been raised about the decisions taken at the time. My status as a witness is not a surprise to me, because i have always acted in the interest of the state and in conformity with the law. The current head of the imf reshot who wass in favor of arbitration. Her former chief of staff says he was never in a position to take any such decision. Three sharp tends to use the west a Court Appearance to confront his former boss with what he has called contradictions in her statements of the past. For the more on this story, we go to the courthouse in paris. This is a very, giddy case. Very topicmore aided case to tell us about the details that will be presented in court today. Lagardes christine third visit to the court of justice of the republic, which investigates ministerial misconduct. Prosecutors have suggested that lagarde could be really responsible for partly responsible for numerous irregularities. Investigators are looking at 2 different versions of accounts that lagarde and stiff amateur stephane richard, and investigators want to know which one of the 2 authorize the document stating to october 22 010 approving arbitration. Lagarde accused richard of using her staff signature while she was away in washington. It was later found out that she wasnt in washington at the time and she told a different panel that she assumed for response ability for the document. Richard points to these inconsistencies and says that he is a scapegoat he today the court will be pressing lagarde on her version of events, but also will ask her if she was unaware of this document. Once she realized about its existence, why didnt she take the necessary steps to stop the arbitration . Walker the fallout be here for Christine Lagarde what could be follow peter for Christine Lagarde . Could she lose her job at the imf . That looks like it could be a possibility if it does get to that. The court last year had a lagarde as an assisted witness, it means she could be testifying at any time. If she is found to be numerousle for the anomalies and irregularities, that could lead to charges of complicity in cash and fraud and misappropriation of public funds. This would be a very heavy load to lagarde and the imf and that would mean that the imf would have to find a new boss. Speaking of the french capital, it is gearing up for round one of its municipal elections this weekend. Much of the attention has been focused on the mayoral race right here. Leader of the city of over 2 million people, the mayor of paris holds a powerful political position. This year, 2 women are vying for the role. The current front runner is a socialist, protege of outgoing she sought to distance yourself from the socialist Party President francois law and francois aland and his rockbottom approval ratings. They will be raising taxes over they wont be raising taxes over my first her because i think the tax level is already high enough. Her Main Campaign promises in could building up to 10,000 new , anddable homes every year steeper housing prices are a major concern. The existingextend car and bike to include scooters. Transport is a key election issue for her arrival as well. He has she has vowed to the prolongr the road to metro operating hours. Ministerr environment wants to help the squeezed middleclass pitch she is seen as number two in the race but is hoping to capitalize on brought disillusionment with the hollande administration. When she promises not to increase taxes, it is as credible as he promises hollande made in 2012. Polls show the womans neck and neck in the first round of elections on sunday. Following that Mayoral Election for you every step of the way right here on france 24. Do stay tuned. Today, it ended in disappointment. Thai, four minutes on the clock, oscar open to the defense. Tim murray finished well with a drive. The men march on. It is difficult when you come back, having done what he has done. All the emotion involved and the rest of it. Credit to the team. We kept pushing, we kept working hard for each other. , he might have for rest on the first half of the first leg, but the second leg, there were only two strong for us. The europeans showed that without a doubt. Disappointed, but we have to congratulate them. Hishris john rinaldo proved worth le once more. A lot of good work. But afflicted shot for the world player of the year. A deflected shot for the world player of the year. 31, and the spanish giant sailed through 92 on aggregate. A turnaround on wednesday evening. David moyes men were beaten 20. There were some but they were thought they were stumped by the they were thumped by liverpool on sunday. With one of our biggest rivals, it was obviously a disappointment. We knew it was a big week. As soon as it was over, concentrating on this game and on monday morning, we got them back in. My focus is now on that. Is something they never want to repeat. We knew we had a bad game. We have been hurting from the poor performance. I am not going to tell you we are going to qualify tomorrow, but i can promise you that the fans will be really proud of us after that game. With 5 games to spare, a 20 win. Trying to focus on ourselves and what we want to do independent of our opponents. Some believe we need more goals to pass on to the next. We cannot go through with 20 taking that will be enough. With all due respect, it is none of our concern. What we wanted to display a good match and do our best, and we know that we have no real advantage. We are not focusing on what happened before. United, currently seventh in the premier league, placed without an injured player. He played in his 100th european game. Looking to overturn a 42 deficit for the first leg in there will be a replacement. A spaniard when all of last year and had a dominant win the last weekend. He came home 29th class, enough to seal the overall success. Hello, and welcome to todays web news, where we take a look at the stars making online headlines. Celebrities commenting on the missing Malaysian Airline flight mh 370. Web users in pakistan seeking justice for a rape victim. And superman gets a go pro camera. Malaysian Airlines Flight mh370, which went missing on march 8, has gripped the globe. Some more serious than others have been investigating the boeing 777. A number of celebrities have played detective. American singer Courtney Love posted a series of messages to twitter and facebook saying she had perhaps spot at the plane. She says this photo shows the planes wreckage and oil slick near an island. Web users do not waste much time in making fun of her discovery. Putis not the first one to forth a theory on the mystery of the missing plane. The plane disappeared without trace. Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch shared his understanding of the story via twitter. He believes jihad terrorists are behind it. There has been no evidence to prove that is the case. Some public figures have come under fire for making light of the situation. Actor jason biggs, who plays the piein the american movies, posted a joke to twitter making reference to the aircraft, and he got a pretty hostile reception from social networkers. Web users from pakistan have been posting for justice for amina following her death. se victim of gang rape attacker was freed by police. Human Rights Commission of pakistan voiced similar sentiments in a statement, is concerned that the case will dissuade other women from reporting a sexual attack. The organization is urging the government to take concrete measures to provide better protection for rape victims. The pakistan Supreme Court has reopened the inquiry into the rape case on its own initiative. The Legal Process by whereby the court asked without one of the parties of the case asking them to do so. Web users have been posting under the suomotujoke hashtag. There is also criticism over the poor womens rights record in pakistan. Venezuelan beauty queen has peaceed the misses 4 campaign. Beenthan 20 people have killed in antigovernment protests since february. The model is asking her fellow models to call for peace and post the message on social media. Web users across the globe have joined the campaign, as we see these shots doing the rounds online. Office furniture supplier has put together this info graphic outlining 12 for records you can break 12 World Records you can break during your lunch break. You can attempt to eat a pizza in less than 41. 3 seconds or spin a basketball on one finger for over 10 minutes 33 seconds, or how about doing over 90 pushups with claps in one minute . Are aimedl challenges to get workers to take a proper lunch break. Taken ast has wellknown historical painting and city scenes around the world and superimposed them on presentday google street view screenshots. It puts works by Edward Hopper and others onto city scenes. Production Company Court or digital has given superman a gopro camera so that web users can get in on the action as the superhero goes about fighting crime. The video, packed with fantastic special effects, is made using a drum and is available for view on all good video sharing platforms made using a drone and is available for view on all good video sharing platforms. Superman