Director is taking on one of the worlds most prestigious film festivals. We begin tonight in the heart of nigeria, where two bombs exploded. 118 people were killed. And it happened in the middle of a popular food market, setting buildings and cars on fire. The armed group, boko haram, is believed to be behind the attack. It was in the central city of jost where the mostly Christian South meets the muslim north. Reporter the blast at a busy intersection near the main market, so close to the towns main railway and bus terminal. Police say one of the bombs was put in a minivan and the other on a truck, and when they exploded, there was a fire that engulfed a huge part of the vast park. The police could be taking the bodies beyond recognition away in pickup trucks. Its not the first time that this happened. In boko haram, they enjoyed two years of political peace, and now a campaign of bombings in jost in plato state. Its where they meet the sectarian violence and conflict between muslims and christians have been commonplace. And there have been conflicts between indigenous farming communities and those from the community. In jost, armed forces are out on the street to try to stop any attacks taking place after these bombings. This bombing is the latest violence to hit nigeria. On sunday, suicide bombs exploded in the middle of a busy street, killing four people. Like todays blast, it ur he wanted in a mainly christian area. And on monday, the government appealed to the united nations, asking that boko haram be added to the al qaeda sanctions list. This as they continue to search for nearly 300 kidnapped schoolgirls. And now to the concerns about Human Trafficking, the advocates against sex slaves have been trying to get Congress Help for years, and now it appears that sex slavery and child endangerment, congress is coming together. Roxanna has more on that. Reporter john, republicans and democrats in the house passed five bills today, all aimed at trafficking of women and children in the u. S. And agenda to focus on issues beyond taxes and spending. Scenes like these are sparking rare bipartisan unit. Reporter its really comfortable to think that Human Trafficking or sex trafficking only happens outside of the United States, but its happening in our own communities and in our own backyards. Unfortunately, hundreds of enthuse of American Children are trafficked each year. Our kids are robbed of their innocence and coerced into lives on the streets where theyre repeatedly abused. Helping adults and children who are trafficked, many for sex. Many of these kids come from the foster care system or are runways. Reporter some of the victims are u. S. Citizens, and others like this woman come from overseas. She left indonesia for what she thought was a hotel job in new york city. And instead, she was forced into prostitution. They put gun on my head. And reporter she survived and became an advocate for women. Human trafficking for domestic i thought something needs to be done. Reporter its a global problem. The International Labor organization said forced labor generates 150 billion in illegal profits per year. The victims are forced into working on construction sites, forms, as domestic servants, and in the sex industry. In developed countries, forced workers have been worth 5,000 a year to their exploiters. Roman catholic nubs in italy are increasing awareness over increased risk of Human Trafficking ahead of the world cup next month. In events like the world cup and the super bowl, kidnapping children and forcing them into prostitution. Theyre using social media to educate the world about the dangers. Thailand is one of our trading partners, and six months of intability has threatened them. Today its being run under martial law. Reporter hello, im calling from bangkok thats waking up in the morning, knowing that its under martial law. Now, on the first day of martial law, on tuesday, this was shock. Everyone thought that the military was going to stay out of politics as it had been saying for several months. But suddenly, there was this at 3 00 in the morning on tuesday morning, people are still figuring out what it means. Two important developments. One is that the chief of the armed forces has come out to say that this is a temporary measure, that they will stay in place while the political conflict between them is sorted out. There was no mention of elections, which is what the red shirts, who are in government at the home want to have. They are insisting, the military that is, that this is not a coup, despite the fact that it is martial law and human rights activists are pointing out that what we have here is the use of the law from 100 years ago, with limits quite severely. But the limits veronica, we see guns and tanks and jeeps on the street and military presence, and other than that, what else do you see as a result of the new martial law there . That is a most visible indication of the fact that the guys in uniform are back out of the barracks and into the streets. Dont forget, this is the 19th coup or attempted coup in thailand since 193 2. People are quite used to it. But theres seven an air of app hex. The first victim of martial law, if you can call it that, is probably going to be the freedom of expression. Ten table channels were shut down because the military wants to make sure they say the content may disturb peace and are order, and in fact, they have given the name of the body that is running the martial law, the peace and order maintenance command. Peace and order not to run the company, but they didnt say how long martial law will last, but how long it takes. So theyre monitoring reports coming out of thailand now, is that it . Theyre monitoring reports coming out of all media outlets. So what you are seeing is a situation where people are trying to assess what that means. What gages are being used. This martial law that is the legal basis for the martial law thats being used, as i say, is 100 years old. And it effectively renders the judiciary and the executive branches powerless, so its not clear that even though the civilian government remains in place, wont have any power at all. And they werent even consulted before the declaration of martial law was put in place, though thats a justification for the military to say this is not a coup. All right, Veronica Pedrosa reporting from bangkok, thailand. And thank you very much for the update. The state department is very concerned about thailand, and it has called on the thai army in situation peaceful. For them to abide by their commitment. And this is a temporary action to prevent violence and to respect, and they will respect democratic institutions. Now, martial law is legal under thailands institution. Its meant to be a temporary measure to keep the peace. Under martial law, the military can search homes and villages and people, and it can stop meetings and gathers, and put restrictions on the media, as just heard. All civil authorities must come apply with the military when martial law is enforced. Ambassador from thailand. And military is adamant theres no coup and what do you say . Strictly saying, there isnt. 100 years ago, the concent of martial law that you just described. Some unfortunate things, but a coup involves removing the government as such and representing it as they have done sooch in the past, with a general as Prime Minister and they have stopped short of doing that. Strictly saying, the government is still there, so a its not a coup in that sense, theyre there to prevent violence on the street so the United States as a big ally in thailand and asia, and trading partner as well. So what does this martial law really mean to that country . It means that they are terrified that these two contending forces in thailand are going to start fighting each other big time on the streets, and maybe the country will slide into civil war, but what they have done is restricted to that. It offers no solution to the fundamental political problem. A bunch of people in the city, rich, close to the monarchy and elitist. And the Rural Farmers who dont believe that they get a fair shake out of the system. We saw pictures today, people taking selfies of themselves behind tanks and military personnel. About you this is serious stuff, right . This is quite serious. This is an important country as such, and of course in the region and in the local trade. And its going nowhere, john. It has been doing this for years, and certainly the last six months are a disaster. I dont see that the martial law decision is addressing the fundamental issue. Why should the west care about this story . Because its an important country with important resources, a Large Population in the very vital group of countries, and because its yet another example of how corruption has harmed lil democracy. Look at it, john, in kiev, in india, which is going to get a fresh start for the Prime Minister, in thailand, the list is long, we see over and over again, individual agreed and corruption harming the very political system itself ask, then leading to people fighting back. How has the thai economy been affected in the last several months by this sort of fighting . The hotels are down about 20 , and tourism, a very important industry, rice is a major import from thailand, and the corrupt scheme of the Prime Minister who was just thrown out and her brother, the Prime Minister before her, on the rapidly inflated prices, its a big part of the problem. A major element was the rice, as a consequence to get to your central point, thailand is not selling its rice on the world market now, and thats vital so when you look at those pictures, clearly the military is out there, but theyre striving to make it appear that things are going as normal, but clearly theyre not. Things are not normal. This is a bandaid solution to stop a problem on the streets, and to stop a potential civil war, but im sad to say its only a bandaid. Its treating a society that has much deeper causes, and those causes need to be addressed. Is there anything that we can do . The u. S. Or australia . When i was there, the embassy i hid in there was australias Third Largest embassy in the world. Its a big, port industry, and thats why we had 70 people there. And we can do what the state department has already done today. And im sure that australia is doing the same thing, and we can talk to responsible authorities in thailand and say to them, we are your friend, but you must stop this, and you must address the fundamental problem of christmas within your political system and put this to rest. Otherwise, its going to come to a very bad end. Clearly, with our conversation with veronica a little while ago, youre cracking down on the media as well. No discussion is complete without mentioning the king of tie land. Hes very old. And hes languishing in the hospital, sadly expected to not last that much longer, but the point is that he has been the glue that has held thailand together. And thats coming unstuck, and the real uncertainty about what happens when he goes, and theres even a popular myth in the country, that says when dynasty ends, then the monarchy will disappear. I dont know if i believe in that sort of mythology, but his role, notably absent in the last six months, is terribly important. And who will secede him is a big part of the current puzzle. As always, ambassador, thank you for putting it into con tect. More tough talk from china today. Chinas military denies spying on american companies, and says that americas accusations it damage relations between the two companies. Reporter the United States is twisting reality to indict five military officials and this has damaged relations between corporations between china and the u. S. China strongly opposes the u. S. Indictments, and we have asked the u. S. To correct the serious error. And now russias president , Vladimir Putin, is in shanghai courting chinese business, a 400 billion gas agreement. Nothing has been signed, but both Industries Need an energy deal for longterm security. Russia is facing more sanctions over ukraine, and china needs Energy Suppliers pitch. Today is the super tuesday of the primary season in the United States, one of the biggest days of voting so far in 2014, in this election cycle. Voters in six states cast ballots, for some of the top be congressional races and the polls are starting to close tonight. Mike viqueira, what are the races . Well start with kentucky, the biggest race. The polls closed an hour ago and we know that mitch mcconnell, the Senate Republican leader, has beaten back a challenge from the right, from mat bevin, and he goes on in november for an expensive race. More bad news for the gop, the most conservative candidates are not expected to make the runoff. David perdue and karen handel. The top two will face michelle nun, the daughter of sam nunn. And in idaho, another sitting member of congress is expected to beat the tea party backed candidate. Mike simpson over brian smith. For governor, arkansas and org on for senate races, but overall, john, its expected to be a bad day for tea party backed candidates. Explain that, mike. We have seen in the last several cycles, republicans, and this is a midterm election, where only the hard corp voters are expected to come out and carry the day, and especially in the primary. The fact that the tea party are losing is significant, and suggests that the movement has peaked, at least for the timing, and thats partly the result of two phenomenons, the republicans are becoming more pragmatic, and delaware, christine im not a witch odonnell beat the gop establishment and went on to be humiliated and went on to lose the seat for republicans. You could argue that the republicans already control the senate, and all they need is a net gain of six this time around to gain control. And the chamber, and the other national gop groups are getting in the race a big way and countering the funding of other groups, like growth in idaho. We have seen all in all, the biggest task, who is going to control the senate, and that goes a long way in the legacy that president obama will have for his second term. Mike viqueira, where its twilight at the white house. Coming up next, desperate need to fight off widespread starvation in sudan, and now several companies are stepping up their relief efforts, and laying down their arms. Rebel groups with a ceasefire until elections can be held. The u. S. Said today it will send nearly 300 million in aid to south sudan to help more than 1 million refugees with food and shelter, the additional funding was announced at a sudan conference in norway. Reporter at this time of year, people in south sudan are normally planting crops, but instead, mothers at this clinic have come to get lifesaving treatment for their malnourished babies. Everyone here ran away from the fighting, and nearly everyone has been living in camps for the last five months, and short of food. She was sure he would die, and now shes improving, but she had to trade some of her clothes for food. In my town, people have started eating wild plants because of the shortage of food. Many people are sick, and people are dying. We hope that the fighting stops so we can go home. Reporter the medics working here say there are many more malnourished people in many areas. We have several deaths of malnutrition here, and mainly because the children are malnourished and their resistance is low and theyre vulnerable. Everyone here fled a nearby town that has changed hands six times in heavy fighting between the opposition rebels and opposition forces. The conditions in the camps, built of classic sheeting to keep the rain out and each shelter is built next to the one next to it. This boy says that he sleeps with his two brothers because theres not enough space for his parents, and its cold in there at night. Everyone says that they want to go home and grow their own food, but theyre not prepared to go back until theyre confident that the leaders are serious about stopping the fighting. Since people cant plant, there will be no harvest in september, and food aid is crucial. The u. N. Is helping those it can, but theres a serious risk of famine in the coming months. Some people will die, but obviously, the more humanitarian fighters can make a response, the lower that number will be. Reporter but the World Food Program said that it urgently needs more than half a billiondollar to feed people, otherwise malnutrition will be worse. Thousands have been killed in the violence, and without help from outside, hunger could kill many more. Malcolm webb, aljazeera, south sudan. Tonight were learning more about the alarming rate of infant mortality around the world. Babies that die within the first 28 days of life. The vast majority are preventable. Reporter preventable is the focus, unicef and the World Organization released a groundbreaking number. More than 1 million babies die in the first month of life. And 2. 6 million are stillborn. Most deaths occur within the first 24 hours after he birth. Theres even a more alarming number. Reporter every year 5 and a half million babies enter and leave this planet without a birth or a death certificate. And the fact that they dont have a piece of paper isnt just a problem in the data, but by the very fact that theyre not counted, it shows that they dont count. In many ways, their dacts are considered to be inevitable. Wow, money does play a huge role in how a nation cares for its mothers and babies. Study of countries with the highest infant mortality could be 20 . The highest numbers of newborn dacts are in south asia and africa with the most occurring in algeria and pakistan. Theres hope in the face of these disheartening figures. Study estimates that 70 of these babies could be saved, as well as half of the mothers who die during pregnancy and labor. The most effective methods for seffing the babies, include breastfeeding, prolonged skin to skin contact between mother and baby, treating infections and of course funding. Ultimately, as many of the worlds biggest issues, the studies authors say that the cause needs a voice. To parents who have experienced infant death or somebody in your family has had that, use your voice. Because one of the reason thats 5 and a half million babies around the world are invisible is because their mothers in africa or asia, who still feel the loss o