hello and welcome to "gmt" on bbc world news. i'm stephen sackur. >> fears grow of an all out war in iraq. president obama comes under pressure to act as the chaos in iraq threatens further destabilization across the middle east. security forces tighten their grip in afghanistan as the country prepares for the second ro round of the presidential election. and brazil gets the ball rolling at the world cup with a win and a post match party.

there's plenty more football today. we'll have the latest from rio. and ben is here with all the business including the latest from south africa's mining industry. >> that's right stephen. could there be an end in sight for south africa's crippling five month strike in the top platinum firms say they've reached agreement with the union. we'll see what this means for workers that have been without pay for months and what it's done to the fragile economy. a very warm welcome to "gmt." it's noon in london, 7:00 a.m. washington d.c., 2:00 in the afternoon in baghdad. the prime minister is reeling in the light of the launch of the al qaeda group isis.

in the last 24 hours, fighters and their local allies have taken towns within 90 kilometers of baghdad itself. the militants control a vast territory dominated north and west of the country. adding to the sense of a country close to collapse, fighters have moved into key positions in the vital city. in washington, president obama says his security team is reviewing all options. pressure is growing on the administration to come up with a desi decisive response. let's go to richard in baghdad. the lightning speed of this isis offensive seems to have taken the government and mr. maliki by surprise. what is the government doing in response? >> reporter: stephen, the key thing we have picked up that's happening here is that essentially it seems people to some extent have given up on the

army and instead there seems to be a significant recruitment by the militia. some are doing to the army. there's a big call on ordinary people to get involved, arm themselves, and to go and fight and defend this city. we understand that they're trying to in a way effectively set up a ring of steel around baghdad. we think that will be a lot done by the shiite militia. significant numbers have already volunteered to take part. there's so little faith in the army to stand and fight. this is a key moment for the capital and of course for the government and whole country. >> what you are portraying is in a sense another step toward the

complete sectarian implosion of iraq. in the end it's the militias that are going to take on isis. that furthers the sectarian conflict. >> that is absolutely the great fear. certainly my colleagues have been speaking to people in the old city here who have been saying exactly that. actually someone who's a minister in the government saying by getting the shiite militias could lead to reigniting the sectarian civil war which took so many tens of thousands lives in this country a few years ago. that is certainly the really big fear. that fear is also translated right here into baghdad with ordinary people deciding what they should do. certainly it seems people are thinking about the possibility of having to flee from here.

some people are planning to do that. i don't think at the moment we are seeing. we understand the numbers of people were half the normal numbers you have if not for this crisis. now potentially engulfing the capital. >> thank you for that. we'll keep following events in baghdad. stay for more on bbc world news. iraqi government and allies plan the response. it's not necessarily the government doing the responding. hundreds of thousands of refugees are trying to find shelter. some of those that fled mosul have decided to return. others remain fearful.

we are reporting now from northern iraq. >> a family from mosul looking for somewhere to stay. most of those who fled the northern iraqi city headed to the region in iraq spreads out between the main cities. this is the first obstacle to getting there. even under ordinary circumstances let alone during the wave of mass displacement. iraqis not residents of the region need to apply for resident permit to get into the region. many that fail to get the permit end up in this camp. the camp is expanding and could provide shelter up to 1,000 internally displaced people. some of them stay here because they can't afford to stay elsewhere. >> translator: we did go there.

over there you need money. it's a tourist area, quite expensive. a bottle of water there cost twice as much as it does here. >> aid workers from the charity save the children, say many are stuck on the road without transport. >> they are people that need shelter, basics like water and food. in this stifling heat, it's extremely hot and going to get worse. we're also concerned about pubic health concerns, diseases that spread in summer. hygiene, sanitation, huge concerns we're having. >> local authorities scramble to respond. some are going back. they say their city is safe again. others aren't so sure.

the isis take over has shaken the entire region. no one knows what's going to happen next. many can't make up their minds whether to stay here or go back home. bbc news on the outskirts in northern iraq. let's shift focus to washington. the obama administration is considering all options in response to the iraq crisis. what can it do if it decides on some form of intervention? the united states has thousands of troops in the middle east based in neighboring countries including kuwait, jordan and turkey. some bases in the region have drones and f-16 fighters that could be deployed. u.s. has naval options. the gulf state is home to the u.s. 5th fleet. including in this force is a

crews missile capability. with me here in the "gmt" studio, professor of the london school of economics. you've been watching this the last 48 hours. what do you think the most likely military options are right now? >> first point the americans are are extremely anxious about isis and ability of the security forces to stop the search of the al qaeda. >> do you think this has taken them by surprise? do they realize forces were quite as useless as they proved to be? >> i have no doubt american intelligence reports know well it's a house of glass. this is one of the biggest militias in iraq. it's very professional, very young, run by an incompetent prime minister. >> they've been training a

decade. >> they have but remember they dissolved the iraqi army. they tried to structure this army from scratch. you have major problems. americans have made it clear. obama made it clear. americans are scrambling to basically develop contingentcy plans to stop the security forces. this is not about arms. iraq has plenty of armsarms. it's not about men. they're between 500,000 and a million man. >> isis forces are around six to 8,000. >> do you want to stiffen the resolve of the -- >> that can't happen overnight. what we face now for americans view from washington is a real time crisis. >> absolutely. your point is critical. stop the bleeding. this integration of the iraqi security forces --

>> will it be drones? >> air power and drones, this is urban welfare. basic towns and cities -- you know we're talking multiple instruments. not just air power. >> there are no good options. >> not at all. the reality is now you're talking about the gates have been opened in iraq. what has happened in the last few days changes the strategic map of politics. >> here's a thought a. will the americans invest more political capital in maliki and his government? >> another critical point. americans do not want to come across as a part of the maliki coalition. they're unhappy in maliki. in the eyes of americans, he didn't listen to grievances. they're putting pressure on maliki. >> if they put too much pressure

on maliki is danger is he will turn to iran. >> he has already turned to local militias. isis would like to trigger a strike. americans are between a rock and hard place. unpopular incompetent prime minister and time. time is urgent here. >> thank you very much for your analysis. thanks for coming to the studio. now the long, drawn out presidential election in afghanistan reaches a climax saturday. a run off vote between the remaining contenders. the front runner survived what was an attempted assassination a week ago. now the hope is the count will mark a major milestone in the stabilization of afghanistan. my chief correspondent is in kabul. tell me how it feels right now both where you are at this minute and in the wider city and

country. does it feel things are looking good for the runoff? >> the clock is ticking. less than 24 hours to go. historic moments in afghanistan. first time in history where power is transferred from one elected leader to another. so much rests on it. security is on such high alert. we're in the main command center in the interior ministry. the screen behind me, they're connected to police headquarter across the country in all provinces and to the defense ministry and troops as well. tens of thousands are being deployed. let's look how they'll keep in touch with provinces and what is happening. reports are coming in all the time. these specially trained police, they're getting reports from all provinces. in the video screens, people are

coming up live from centers to give reports to give warnings. since we've been here, there was one report one of the provinces they feared an ambush. they called for helicopters, air support, to insure the ballots got there safely. just a moment ago, someone came up wifrom one of the provinces d warned fighting was taking place now. they were worried about the situation. now kabul is one of the areas of greatest concern. these are the screens that keep changing that look at the city. this is where the gates have been shut off starting today. no one can enter the city, no one can leave. there are so many check points. police and army are out in force. this is where all of the reports coming in are being transcribed minute by minute keeping an eye on the security.

if security doesn't hold, this election will not be seen to have succeeded. in the last round there were many significant taliban attacks in the run-up. no major attacks on polling stations. polling was not stopped because of security. this time senior intelligence officials say they're getting lots of intelligence about taliban preparations and from other groups to try to stop the voting. they're confident so far that they have the situation under control. this is an unpredictable place and time. >> that is definitely true. just a quick follow up. not so much about the security you talked about but the vote count and faith both candidates have it is going to be conducted fairly, transparently and the likelihood whoever wins and loses, both will accept the results. >> that's a big concern. senior united nations and afghan officials are urging both sides not to jump to conclusions after

the polling stations close. to wait for official results. the period between the first round of voting in april and this round has been intense. there's suspicion about the vote counting. both warn about rigging. there's a hope this is the next big challenge for afghan. where the winner and loser both are accepted. >> thanks for joining us on "gmt." now do stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, as ukraine claims to take back control of an eastern port city, we get the view from russia. i'll speak to former deputy prime minister of russia here on "gmt." good job!

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some of the long range heavy bombers to europe for the first time in a decade. it's one sign of increasing u.s. and nato military activity since russia's intervention in ukraine. it comes as president obama is asked congress for a billion dollars to increase training and exercises in europe. bombers will be placed in britain for the coming months. jonath jonathan beale has been given access on one of the bombers during the run. >> it's from the cold war era. the b-52 bomber back in britain after an absence of more than a decade. the more modern bomber b-2. at time of rising tensions with russia the b-52 may be half a

century old. it's still a symbol of american might. we were given exclusive access to a training mission on board. a simulated bombing run over what they call the island, better known as britain. the captain hones skills to drop laser guided bomb or cruise missiles. >> even though this is a big plane, it's cramped inside. there you see the weapon's operator. upstairs is the electronics that we can't show you in our position. behind me upstairs is where the pilots come. most the space here is for fuel

and of course bombs. >> they've not brought in live weapons on this visit. it has been planned for some time. the arrival of long range heavy bombers happens to coincide with stepping up of u.s. military activity in europe following russia's take over of crimea. >> any time you take a nuclear capable bomber, b-52 or b-2, it can send a message. if you summarize what perhaps this mission and other missions do to assure our allies of commitment to the region. >> the last time b-52s were based they helped deliver shock and awe during the iraq war. this is more about flexing military muscle. it's arrival here in europe is still hard to ignore. bbc news. in other news, sergeant bowe

bergdahl the u.s. army sergeant held in afghanistan five years has arrived in the united states. he's been taken to an army medical center in texas where he will continue the next phase of recovery and reintegration. the families of passengers of the malaysian plane that disappeared three months ago have started receiving compensation. $50,000 has been made to seven families. the search has failed to turn up debris from the jet. it is thought it may have crashed in the southern indian ocean. the hollywood star harrison ford has been air lifted to a hospital in the uk after breaking his ankle shooting a star wars filfilm. the 71-year-old was injured on set. the film is scheduled for

release in a little more than a year. now brazil has almost 200 million residents. the vast ma jorjority of them w have celebrated the opening win in the world cup. we take a close look in rio's biggest in the company. she arrived from brazil's northeast in the 60s and helped set up the first daycare center. age 72 she still work there heds a volunteer. >> translator: we started wayle real -- started with a small school for children arriving. it was hard for parents to put kids in school because they

couldn't read or write. we were four teachers that decided to start a small school. it was all volunteer work. we didn't get any money. it was lots of work. the children stay here from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. we give them breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner. at noon they have their little nap. education is important. the teachers help educate the families. because the families are poor where they come from, the parents often have no education. i think that's the teacher's role to help the families educate their children. there was nothing here in the old days.

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hello and welcome to "gmt" on bbc world news. i'm stephen sackur. in this half hour, brazil kicks off the world cup with a win. will the feel good factor drown out the protest? in rio the party has started. croatia cries foul after a decision turned the opening game. we'll bring you the latest from the world's festival of football. harrison ford stars in a painful drama he didn't expect. let's call it revenge of the garage door. ben is here with all the business including a look at

rise of internet shopping. is it safe? >> there's been a boom in online shopping. how protected are you online? new rules come to force friday giving consumers more right. do they go far enough? >> a warm welcome back to "gmt." wherever you are on the planet, there is no escape. the world cup has begun in brazil. football will be an unavoidable obsession the next month. brazil got the ball rolling with a win over croatia which left them complaining about a dodgey referee decision. the organizers are hoping football fever will overpower. there are three games including a first look at the world cup holder in spain.

in a moment we'll get the latest from my colleague and die hard football fan in rio. first let's look at the reaction from the opener. tim reports. >> by the look of it, you would have thought brazil won the cup not just the first match. fans celebrate the best possible start. excitement over the good result, optism for the tournament ahead. >> translator: i'm very happy. i think it was great that croatia took the lead and even better brazil made it 3-1. this is important. there's been little enthusiasm until now. >> looked enthusiastic at the opening ceremony, usual slightly curious mix of culture, history and show biz. pressure on the team with weight of expectation on its shoulders. croatia set out to be party

poopers taking the early lead. then expected to light up the tournament, he lit up the stadium. the second half was the cage affair until brazil were given a contentious penalty. up came converted from the spot. a penalty with presidential approval. this was turning into an award winning night for brazil. who else than oscar should make it 3-1 in the dieing minutes of the game? the 2014 world cup is up and rung and so are the hosts. bbc news. >> great start for brazil. the party went on long into the night. we're going to join peter in rio. there's an awful lot of football to be played in the next 12 to 4 hours. what are you most excited about? >> thank you very much.

welcome to rio weather. sun is peeking out from behind the clouds. 63 games left to go. a lot of football left to go. i'm looking forward to african teams playing here. no african country has ever broke the waquarter final and me it to finals. hopefully as the brazilian fans did yesterday when their team won, we'll have cheering. just in front of the cabana beach here, this stretch of the beach was a sea of gold and green yesterday. they partied late into the night. brazil has got the world cup going with a 3-1 win over croatia. everybody seems to be happy. >> we did see protests before the kick off. do you think brazilian organizers have the right to

think protests will now die away? >> judging from what happened last night, like i said a big party here. i watched the game in a bar that had loads of brazilian fans. they were happy. all protests seems to be forgotten. that was probably because brazil for fortunate to win that match. i think authorityies are hoping these protests will be a thing of the past. let's hope that's the case. we want to watch football. >> you're dead right we do. i'm excited myself. i looked at brazil, didn't think they play had the well. world cup holder spain in action today. do you think we might be seeing a potential two time champion in spain? >> that's a big possibility. it's just that everybody says since the past four years, people now know exactly how spain counters. three games today in the competition. one is involving spain

obviously, the finals. repeat of the finals from four years ago. spain versus netherlands. we're looking forward to that match. first team gets on the pitch today to kick the ball for the first time. cameroon taking on mexico. they both play group involving brazil. third game is between australia versus chile. >> i've got to push you on this. i happen to know you have a certain preference yourself in this tournament. do you think cameroon are the best african team? >> i don't think so, not by a mile. they've had their problems in the run up to this competition. i was reading this morning some have been calling their captain a traitor because he led a player protest sunday before the team flew to rio. on paper, ivy course have the best players on the continent. they've never been able to gel in competition. they have a favorable draw in

the groups. nigeria defending champions, my side. it's very unpredictable. on a good day they'll play beautiful football. on some days when you expect them to win, they somehow lose. ghana is probably the best team now. they've been given a horrible draw with germany and portugal. >> i have to say that was a magnificent diplomatic answer from a guy that was a die hard nigeria fan. how did you manage that? >> i knew you were going to ask that question. >> i wish i was there with you on the cabana this in rio. thanks for joining us. enjoy your day. >> as football fans from around the world travel to brazil, our reporter has been finding out about the motivations for people to travel to brazil. in 2009, garrett lyeonard left

his job to go travel for a year. he had a plan to be in brazil at the world cup. >> my name is garrett from new york in the united states of america. so in 2009 i decided it was time for me to step away from a job i had and start following my own passion. i had a real strong urge to explore and see the world. i left and bought a one way ticket to argentina. i knew five years down the road i really wanted to be in brazil. i laid out a five year plan for guatemala, columbia. i said at the end of those five years i'm going to be in brazil to work at the world cup.

i started tourist.com. when i first left and bought the one way ticket, last month and a half i've been traveling around brazil getting to know different locations before the world cup hit. i've been in rio three months. i really wanted to see outside of rio and see different cultures within the country. the most unique experience was definitely my time in the amazon. i spent five days with a local guide. every moment you're on edge. you understand there's a certain tension in the jungle. although it's complete beauty. for me soccer was on the back burner to be honest. when you start traveling in south america you see how big football is. to me it was the perfect storm.

who i root for has definitely changed. each country i've been to i've grown a strong bond with each place. now that i'm in brazil, i have to root for brazil because of the absolute atmosphere that comes with winning and the importance that this game is here to them. in a completely selfish way i root for brazil because i'm here and want to see the fanfare of them winning the big game. it's always usa. i know they're in a very tough group. if they survive this group, there's nothing that could stop them. except maybe argentina, spain, france, or brazil. nothing that can stop them outside of those. >> okay. so we want to bring you the stories of real fans who have gone to this world cup. we want to bring you the best pictures. we're going to do a picture of the day throughout the world cup

tourname tournament. this this is of children dressed in national colors watching the tv in an alley. we'll bring you pictures throughout the course of the tournament. don't forget you can follow peter. he's on facebook www.facebook.com/peter. find out more about the world cup on our website. if you hate football, ignore everything i've said. now, ben is here. not football, business. he's going to start with progress in talks to end a long running strike in south africa. >> that strike has taken a toll not only on workers but also a lot of problems for the economy. that's right, could be an end in strike to the strike and 130 year history of the country's mining. firms have reached undertaking with union leaders to break the deadlock over pay n. the last

few hours, the boss of the amc union says he'll meet with the firms to give a response today or tomorrow. that suggests a deal could be imminent. a huge rally of the union on thursday. workers appeal two leaders to sign the pay deal. the strike has meant huge hardships for them as damage for the mining industry and country as a whole. labor unrests pushes south africa towards recessions. the advised rating outlook is negative. that's a real indication international investors are losing confidence in the country. let's speak to our reporter milton from johannesburg. that's a real worry. implications go beyond this strike. no confirmation yet but signs are good. >> very much so. every morning and this morning

on the radio, everyone even the talk show hosts were talking about the renewed sense of hope about the end of this strike. that man you were talking about, the president of the amc union said that a deal is imminent. the platinum companies which of course include american platinum and impala platinum have release a ed a statement a deal has been made. later tonight south african time or over the weekend a deal will be signed to end the five month strike that saw 80,000 workers down across the belt of south africa. >> that's interesting. that agreement in principle. many hinging on what that means. workers have been on pay without strike. they've taken a tfollow.

>> they were talking last night. when the news was delivered a deal was imminent, he was told he must sign. many had written sign, sign. you can tell they are under a lot of pressure from their homes. many come from south africa and families in the rural areas are struggling even more because they haven't seen any pay come home for the last five months. south africa is entering the winter months now. resources are needed. what we know is that joseph has gone to the northern province in the area to go and consult further with other colleagues in the union to tell them what the deal entails. he says they want things like reinstatement of the essential services miners who were fired to be back from the platinum

miners. they want them to rein state weapons. everyone is hopeful finally the end is near. >> more from you as we get zw developments on that. online shopping has seen massive growth in recent years. new rules come into force across the 28 eu member states. it's called the eu consumer rights directive. what are the changes? there will be a 14 day cooling off period in which you can return any products you've bought online. also a ban on preticked boxes for additional services for example if you're asked to buy travel insurance when just wanting to book a holiday. you'll get a refund within 14 days of goods being returned. there will be a ban on excessive surcharges using a credit or debit card. there's also a ban on excessive

charges for customer service phone lines. a bug bag for many people. all seem like straight forward changes, but in many cases they're long overdue. plans should improve standards for shopping online. >> the consumers saw something on the internet offered for free. when they click the button, they found out it was really something they had to pay i for. they were caught in a trap. the well known annoying habit you have to pay enormous amount of money making a payment with credit card as you said in introduction part which is common buying an airline ticket. this will no longer be possible as of today. if businesses respect it, it becomes important part of enforcement. all these rights we have don't lead to anything if members do

not enforce properly. this is what we expect now to happen in the countries that the authorities take care of reinforcement. >> we're going to keep an eye on oil prices. big spike on the oil prices in iraq. >> thank you very much indeed. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, russia's occupation of crimea has been nationally. what about the talks with the deputy prime minister of russia? this is a view...

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welcome back to "gmt." the ukrainian government is claiming a couple of significant successes in the battle against

pro russian separatists in the east of the country. kiev says forces have regained full control of the city of mariupol and forced rebels out of positions along the russian border. at the same time, kiev has come up with proposals to resolve the gas dispute with russia has moscow threatens to cut supplies. has moscow achieved the obje objectives in the crisis? i'm joined in the studio by former prime minister of russia and long time activist against vladimir putin's government. can you ever remember a time when the opposition inside russia seemed less relevant, less potent? >> i think that the number of people who are not supporting putin's policy especially in ukraine in russia today is very limited. very limited. >> the polls suggest his

approval rating is higher now than it has been last six years. >> it's a kind of hysteria and kind of result of massive propaganda on the fully controlled media in russia. this is a very serious result of the last years. >> you call it hysteria. many observers say he's tapping into something very powerful when he says crimea should always be a part of russia, that he is defending interest of ethnic russian across the region. he's tapping into a desire to project russian power which russian voters like. >> every country has such a delicate element of the political psychology. if you're going to press in the brutal way, they give response. it's not only the russian case of fear. in russia, the consequences of

the collapse of the soviet union and difficulties which were in the 90s when the people were completely robbed. the reforms were unsuccessful. they're given the possibility of putin today. that doesn't change the situation because by the next annexation of crimea, he's violating all kinds of russian laws and international laws as well. >> where do you go from here? you know the polls better than i do. i dare say you everyday wake up with a feeling of immense frustration. where does the opposition go from here? >> the time is to clarify to the people what is happening in reality, that in reality in ukraine, the people in ukraine want to find a way out from the criminal regime in ukraine and want to take the country to

europe. what russia is doing at the moment, putin is doing at the moment is trying not to let ukraine go to europe. that's the substance. >> let me ask you briefly about the international reaction. there was a lot of talk of sanctions and limited sanctions imposed by the united states and europeans. do you as an opposition figure feel somewhat let down the western powers didn't go further? >> sanctions shows the work was going on between russia and ukraine, going on with crimea. it's a symbolic of of course. i think the main thing for the western powers would be not so much sanctions against russia but help and support to ukraine. i mean, what is really necessary, it is a kind of martial plan for ukraine to support ukrainian economy and ukrainian people. >> indeed. gregory, i thank you for coming

to the "gmt" studio. >> thank you. the dark side of the force appears to have taken hold on the set of the star wars movie. one of the lead actors, harrison ford had to be air lifted to a hospital after he was injured during filming. let us get the latest from andy moor at the pinewood studios where the accident happened. it all sounds a bill strange andy. what did happen? >> reporter: it is still a bit of a mystery. what we hear from the police is there was some instance 5:00 yesterday afternoon. they say it was believed to have involved a garage door. we have a report from the ambulance service saying a door fell on somebody. there are reports this door was part of the set, part of the spaceship, the famous millennium falcon. another report he was near to it. the the studio itself says nothing about what happened, circumstances of the accident.

they do say harrison ford was helicoptered off to a hospital in oxford. we don't know how he's doing today. we don't know if he's still there even. they say the filming was carry on here as scheduled. they're denying reports he was more seriously injured. there were more reports he was stretchered off with a chest injury. the studio says no, that's not the case. no chest injury. this is a work place at the end of the day, an industrial accident. the health and safety experts in the uk are launching an investigation. >> we don't have much time. for star wars fans, this doesn't jeopardize the making of the new movie does it? >> i'm sure the studios can get around this. star wars fans looking forward to this as star wars episode seven involving the original stars. fisher, mark, herald and ford.

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