hello you're watching "gmt." insurgents in iraq attack a major oil refinery. civilians in baghdad now prepare for an attack by isis. the iraq prime minister says the militants will not prevail. >> we will teach them a lesson. we will deal them blows. and we will -- and we will deal with those who think that they can defeat the political process and national unity and defeat iraq. >> hello. live in erbil as the crisis in

iraq escalates, there are concerns of a return to widespread sectarian violence. >> the u.s. combat troops preparing to leave afghanistan. could they suffer the same fate as iraq. the country's president tells the bbc that won't happen. >> there is some disappointment for brazil fans as their team fails to beat mexico. >> also in the program, aaron is here, he's taking a look at the threat of rising oil prices. >> yeah. that attack on iraq's largest refinery led to a small jump in oil prices, but i tell you what, the markets are very worried we could see a longer sustained rise in those prices and that's not good news. that could derail the global recovery. >> it is midday in london.

iraq salahuddin province where sunni insurgents are reported to have gained control of the biggest oil refinery. product has been shut down at the plant. foreigners told to leave so they're in safety. an hour's drive from the capital baghdad, the government has regained control of the town baqubah where militant fighters are being pushed back. rebel forces are reported to be within 60 kilometers of baghdad and there has been more heavy fighting in the provinces of diyalah and salahuddin and ramadi to the west. not far from mosul, which was taken by isis forces last week. we have been looking at iraq's prime minister speaking in the last hour. what have you made of his comments? >> reporter: well, as you know, the insurgents have been gaining ground in iraq. and the prime minister nuri al maliki called for national unity. there are growing concerns they could be a rise in sectarian violence, the kind of fighting

that we saw between 2006 and 2007. but a few moments ago, as you said, the prime minister addressed the nation. he said he was truly shocked by what had happened in mosul, the takeover of iraq's second largest city by isis insurgents. he said his country thrives on battling sectarianism and he said that he would do what it takes to bring the country back together. let's have a listen to what he had to say. >> translator: our objective is to defeat al qaeda and isil. so to unite the country and also to manage the security forces. our support was enhanced by the religious authority. that was who was aware with the danger of the situation against iraq. people are fooling themselves that the crisis was only in

syria and iraq. we keep telling them that the crisis will cross the border to iraq but we will teach them lessons. we will deal them blows and we will -- and we will deal with those who think that they can defeat the political process and national unity and defeat iraq. so that small space and warlords can emerge. >> reporter: of course, the fighting isn't along the sunni/shia divide. the kurds who control this semiautonomous region of kurdistan are trying to contain the isis advances as emily buchanan reports. >> reporter: we are soldiers, they sing, as isis fighters parade through what is thought to be the town of baiji. this is unverified footage.

we're not sure when it was shot. but we understand it shows militant and iraqi army vehicles triumphant after taking over the strategic town. strategic because it is home to the baiji oil refinery. production was already shut down and foreign staff evacuated, but after attacking with mortars and machine guns, the militants are now said to be in control. dangerously close to the capital, the town of jalula. here, kurdish peshmerga forces have been helping the iraqi army with the advance. paul wood was caught in a dramatic skirmish. >> the peshmerga thought they had had secured this place, but they have just been told there vii are 75 vehicles of isis fighters on their way. the fighting is back and forth, very fluid here.

we are surrounded by isis on three sides. >> reporter: eventually the fighting died down and the kurdish forces cleared the town of remaining extremists. but these battles are ferocious and baghdad is not out of danger. the volunteers flocking to join the army know after baghdad isis militants promised to march on shiite areas further south. iran's president has now promised to help protect the holy shrines. this army colonel said he already has over 10,000 men and women of all ages who will soon be sent to the front lines. but securing the capital won't be easy. residents of the suburb of sadr city are used to being bombed by sunni extremists but say they haven't seen such a huge blast as this one. it wreaked havoc in a crowded market on tuesday, the specter of sectarian civil war is

looming dangerously over the country. emily buchanan, bbc news. >> reporter: well, we're here in erbil, relatively safe here. as you can see the checkpoints behind me, that is the road that leads to mosul. now, about a year ago i was here and i enter mosul, just to get to the center of the city from this point there were about 40 or 50 checkpoints. and the iraqi military was very present right across the city. now, the governor of mosul at the time said that he warned of something like this, he sent a warning to the prime minister nuri al maliki, saying if he doesn't curb this concern of sectarian violence in mosul itself, it could fall into the hands of insurgents. and now today, we're still seeing tens of thousands of refugees being displaced and leaving their homes, leaving mosul and they have come to erbil, seek something kind of safe haven.

some have found accommodation, others are spread in this area in refugee camps. the bbc met some of them and this is their story. >> reporter: just a few days ago, it was mostly people from mosul in this camp. as the fighting spread, others have arrived from further away. and we're hearing the same story over and over again. militants take over of their areas, followed by air strikes by the iraqi army, and the flight of civilians. nabal is saying she's been here for three days and she hasn't received any aid. she wants to go home. she said she fears nothing from

the militants. they are telling me that mosul is a much better shape after the militants took it over. prices of petrol and tomatoes and prices of everything has become cheaper after the militants came in. they're only afraid of shelling and air strikes by the iraqi army. yesterday we spoke to this foreign journalist with other agencies. they know you. they just come, ask a couple of questions and go. all this journalism thing is a failure.

we fled the bombing. the plane bombed talafar. they shelled a hospital and houses. people were scattered all over. look at them. they went everywhere, not just here. no one stayed in talafar. >> reporter: interestingly, we have been hearing today that some people have been returning to mosul, they have been returning back to work in the city of mosul. and trying to get back to life as normal. and now the people that i met here in mosul and erbil last year have also told me that they're not so concerned about the insurgents, the insurgents aren't really doing anything to civilians, that they are targeting police and the army. but they're more worried about government air strikes and attacks. and that's one of the reasons

why they have left mosul to begin with. well, that's all from us here in erbil. do stay with us on bbc world news. we have got an iraq special coming up a little bit later in the day at 1500 gmt. joining me, yalda hakim on global. >> thank you. breaking news to bring you. 40 indian construction workers have been abducted in violence in northern iraq. the indian foreign ministry confirmed in the last few minutes. it said 40 indian workers in mosul have been kidnapped. this quote from the foreign ministry spokesman speaking to reporters in new delhi. as we get more on that, we'll bring it to you. we have a special program later. you can also see more about the crisis in iraq on our website, including the game gains made s fighter and more on what is happening to civilians who are caught up in the fighting.

all of that at bbc.com/news. other news to bring you, five people are known to have died, 32 others still missing after their boat sank off the coast of malaysia. coast guard say they suspect the passengers including women and children were trying to reach the country illegally. so far 55 people were rescued. the search continues for more survivors. it is thought that at least 20 people were killed in nigeria when a bomb exploded at a venue screening the world cup. witnesses say suicide bomber on a tricycle taxi detonated explosives. there has been no immediate claim of responsibility, but boko haram has been responsible for a similar spate of attacks in nigeria in recent weeks. two u.s. states georgia and missouri have carried out executions by lethal injections. this is the first time the method has been used since a botched execution in oklahoma two months ago. in april, clayton locket, suffered a heart attack after the injection failed to work.

ukraine's new president petro poroshenko said again he will soon announce a unilateral cease-fire. there is fighting in ukraine's east between government forces and pro russian separatists. let's talk to david stern in kiev now. what should we make of mr. poroshenko's promise that a cease-fire will come? >> reporter: well, there is a number of elements that we should be paying attention to. first of all, this takes place after mr. poroshenko had a phone call with vladimir putin and discussed this cease-fire, which shows that at least in terms of the conversation, it is being received or being discussed and discussed positively. the second thing is that the top officials say it could take place in the next days. so this is moving quite -- moving along fairly fast if they do hold to the schedule. and lastly, they said this is the first part of a peace plan.

they'll introduce this unilateral cease-fire. obviously the government will stop its military operations. we will see what the pro russian separatists and the russian fighters in the east of the country will do, and hopefully they will start a peace process or peace negotiations of some sort to bring stability to the east. >> of course, david, even though cease-fire is announced, those who have committed crimes on both sides and the question of what will happen to them. >> reporter: indeed, the devil is in the details. it remains to be seen how this is implemented, what the reaction is, initial reaction from the fighters in east or one of the separatist leaders who was speaking to russian television, was that they will reject the cease-fire. but this is -- we still have a few days to go, this is still fairly early. we will see how this is carried out as i say and what ultimately the reaction will be. >> david, good to talk to you.

thank you very much. david stern there in kiev. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, disappointment for brazil. we're going to bring you the latest on the world cup. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? and it doesn't even fly. we build it in classrooms and exhibit halls, mentoring tomorrow's innovators. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and serving america's veterans.

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mounted an assault on the country's largest oil refinery. we can show you some amateur footage, video which we received from the scene. we must stress we haven't been able to verify the pictures yet and there are conflicting reports of the attack. some sources suggesting that the militants now control much of the refinery after killing the guards there. government forces, however, have been talking to the bbc and saying security forces do remain in full control of this refinery. iraqi army sent in helicopter gun ships which set it on fire.

within the past few days, product was shut down, we reported that to you 24 hours ago, at the plant. all foreign staff have been told to leave. this as a precaution for their safety. world cup now. let's round up what has been going on. we have john sopol out there, staying strong. he had to spend a lot of his time on copacabana beach. it is tough. john, so good to see you. you're in fine spirits. let's talk about the hosts, shall we? >> or do you just want to talk about copacabana beach? no, let's talk about the fantastic game of football. it was tense. and the mexican goal keep, i reckon if the brazilians took part a missile at him, he would manage to climb up into the sky and intercept it. he had one of those games where everything went right and despite brazil piling on the pressure, they couldn't break

down the mexican goalkeeper who had one of those dream 90 minutes that people will talk about for some time to come. that was undoubtedly the standout fixture of yesterday. and i suspect the standout offici fixture of today is spain taking on chile where spain hopes to get their world cup back on track after the humiliation that was inflicted on them by holland in one of the opening games of the world cup, one of the really big shocks at the world cup holders should be defeated like that. go down to chile and they're hanging on in this world cup by a thread. i'm joined by alesandro. how did you see the game last night, brazil and mexico? >> a disappointment for me, from 200 million brazilians, we expect to see more. we expect to see a champion team. we didn't see it.

we saw the mexican goalkeeper playing brilliantly. he wouldn't let the ball in. >> he wouldn't let the ball in. was there creativity by the brazilian attackers that the country expects. >> no. not at all. we didn't see -- it was a beautiful game. it wasn't a beautiful game. it was kind of -- you could expect what they were doing, what they were going to do. you didn't see neymar in a brilliant play. argentina didn't play well. but massey had his moments. neymar didn't have his moment. >> is that because the brazilian side this year is maybe just not in the same class as, you know, the great teams of before?

>> could be. maybe we lack some experience, don't have much experienced players. we have some players, many of the players, they play in europe, they play in big teams, but they don't have world cup experience. and that's a different thing. >> let's talk about the national mood. okay, disappointment last night. there has been a lot of talk in the run-up to this world cup that it would be marked by a lot of protests. now, there was a protest on the opening day in sao paulo, very violently dealt with. we haven't seen much in the way of protests since then. is that because the people are more interested in football or why aren't there -- >> well, in june last year, we had millions in the streets protesting against the government, against politicians. we had children, we had other people. we didn't see them anymore. it is not only because football, because the pro tests are

violent. there are small minorities taking part in the protests, almost hijacking the protests. so demonstrators who want to freely demonstrate there, angry or disappointment of the government, they are not there, because they have done -- they don't want to get hurt. >> so not that the -- not that the people have suddenly become happy, it is because they fear if they go to a protest on either side, you know, whether it is tear gas or people throwing things, that they could get hurt? >> yeah. you have tear gas on one side, petro and p petrol and protests on the other side. there is no place for you if you want to protest peacefully. >> i suppose brazil is still in the world cup, the people are going to stick to the football rather than protesting. >> yeah, you have some other things to pay attention to. >> yeah, exactly. thank you so much for being with us. a lot more still to come from us

here in rio. but now, naga, back to you in your lovely studio in central london. >> it's tough. i know you're really jealous that i'm here and you're there, jon. thank you very much. okay, so for many fans the ticket to the world cup would be a dream. but one football fan has seen his dream come true, not once, not twice, but eight times. the couple were packing for their ninth world cup and looking back on competitions past. >> america. germany. japan. korea. >> reporter: my name is jata. this year when we go to brazil, it will be our ninth time.

>> translator: my name is panalaa. i am 91 and live in calcutta. when i went to the world cup, i was so captivated by the beauty of watching the stadium, we decided we have to go to every world cup. >> translator: i can't express the fielding every four years. they don't show the complete picture, the strategy and formations in which players move. >> translator: some people drink. some are addicted to tv or cinema. my addiction is football. >> translator: he goes to watch local football and walks every day to keep himself fit. we save every penny for four year and try our best not to spend from it. sometimes we don't eat fish for a whole month. >> translator: yes, to compensate.

we even cut down costs by packing ready to eat meals, biscuits, sweets and snacks from here. we even take tea bags. food is never a priority. it is the thrill of being able to watch the game. >> translator: when i thought how can a human win a team single-handedly. >> translator: i think zidane was better. >> translator: no. >> plenty of world cup analysis available anytime on our website. if you can't get there, just logon as well as all the color and the in depth reports and the latest matches, and some analysis on brazil's latest performance. all that and more at bbc.com/worldcup. join the conversation on twitter as well, #bbcworldcup.

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>> i think the country is taking steps to lift the ban on gambling to try to boost the economy. and i'll tell you what, the potential is enormous. possibly $40 billion every year. here is the question, could japan rival macau and become the second largest gaming market? with iraq on the brink of civil war, is there a danger that afghanistan could face a similar situation when international troops enter combat operations later this year. both candidates to become the next afghan president said they will sign a deal to allow an american presence to stay in the country. the details yet aren't clear. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been speaking to the outgoing afghan president, hamid karzai. >> i hope you're not very exhausted. you're fine? >> reporter: every morning, president karzai walks to the office with bodyguards and armored vehicles.

he lives and works inside this heavily protected palace. taliban threats means he rarely leaves this fortress. the men in his security cabinet have worked alongside nato forces for more than a decade. but like iraq, foreign combat troops are pulling out. and there is concern al qaeda linked groups could make a comeback. is there many around the world now asking, afghans are asking whether what is happening in iraq could happen in afghanistan. >> never, not at all. >> reporter: what makes you confident? >> i'm confident about afghan people, yes. we do need international support. where we don't have the means to sustain ourselves. that is welcome for that we are grateful. but the key thing of the country, the protection of the country is the work of afghans. >> reporter: this government refused to take up the offer of

a strategic pact with the united states, which would have meant a long-term military presence in the country. but the two men vying to be the next president have both said they will sign a deal and that could help afghanistan avoid some of the worst of what is happening in iraq. for years, many doubted there would even be a peaceful transfer of power here. now the president checks good-bye letters he will soon send to foreign leaders, including this one to david cameron. mr. president, what are you going to say to the british prime minister in your letter? >> i will thank him and the british people for the help they have given to afghanistan. >> reporter: you have said nato forces have done nothing good for afghanistan, and that includes british forces. >> i have said, as i have done on lots of occasions, that the war on terror was not to be fought in afghan villages or afghan homes. the real war on terror is in the sanctuaries beyond our borders.

but as far as president cameron has been concerned, he's been a good friend and real english gentleman. >> reporter: as the president walked home, his aids discuss how insurgents chopped off the fingers of 11 afghans who voted in last week's elections. what is happening in this country, he sighs. as hamid karzai prepares to move out of his palace with his young family, his country moves toward an uncertain future. without peace he and his allies promised when he first came to power. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. let's talk to an expert on militant islamic groups.

the question now, many people are asking, we saw lyse put to hamid karzai, is it likely we could see afghanistan descend into the chaos that we're seeing in iraq there? >> it is easy for politicians to say yes or no. but for observers, it is very hard question. this question has been on the table maybe since the middle of 2005, 2006, since the taliban surge and started operations all over afghanistan. but the question was at that time, let's say in 2008, we can copy the awakening which has been the major cause behind the al qaeda retreat in iraq. can we copy it in afghanistan or not. there is a huge issue in insurgency in afghanistan and iraq. in iraq there is a new coming foreign fighters who created the isis. even al qaeda in iraq in 2003

was launched, or was followed by a jordanian. having that said, we have just recently noted that iraqi is taking the leadership of isis, why afghanistan was the genuine part of the society in afghanistan. the thing is also if you notice that taliban apart from some people criticizing their behavior, education, the issue was the lives of al qaeda, which they stress they can manipulate and speak about negotiations. having said that, there is differences between two countries, however, if there is no political solution in afghanistan, including taliban, this could lead to fighting. >> how important is it for afghanistan to have a presence of u.s. military in a country, hamid karzai resisted that, hasn't he? the new -- the two to be elected both said they will sign a deal. >> americans are reluctant as well to stay there, and to stay in any place, even in syria with

no intervention now, becoming that beau and international community. having that said, they are training many police and military inside afghanistan. however, taliban can infiltrate them as well. this leads us back to the later question about the political solution in afghanistan, whether they are able and capable to do that in afghanistan, this is a major question. and the international community, of course, needs to support this issue. >> okay. thank you. thank you very much. going to be interesting following the events over the coming months. thanks very much. in the past hour, we have been getting reports that 40 indian construction workers have been kidnapped in iraq. the indian foreign ministry has confirmed the workers were taken from the city of mosul. we can talk to andrew north now in delhi and can give us more information. tell us more. >> yes, we have been hearing this from the indian foreign ministry confirming reports we

had heard earlier that 40 construction workers were taken from mosul. that is the city that the islamic state in iraq and syria took last week, the sunni militant group starting off this whole crisis. they don't know where exactly they are now. and simultaneously there is also concern about the fate of 46 indian nurses who are believed to be trapped in hospital in the city of tikrit. saddam hussein's former hometown. we're told they're safe, but they're trapped. and as this is now emerged about the fate of these construction workers, there is mounting alarm here at how many indians could be caught up in this crisis. there are up to 10,000 indian nationals in iraq and many others from across south asia work on construction and other projects. >> and it is interesting, 10,000

indian nationals, you mentioned. we heard news of an oil refiny in baiji where foreign workers were told to get out basically in regards to their safety. are we going to get any such likely guidance from the indian authorities, do you think? >> well, they have been very cautious here. they're saying they're trying to work with any groups on the ground. they have an embassy in baghdad there also sending an envoy there to try and bolster those efforts. but i think they're also treading a tight rope here. on the one hand, though india opposed the invasion of iraq, they weren't happy about it, they tried to reach out to the government there, the new government, maliki's government, but they also have been opposed, not vocally burbt o lvocally, b overthrow of assad in syria. and isis, their struggle initially began there in syria by being opposed to assad.

a tricky line for the indians to tread here. you can see that in the cautious response and clearly they're very concerned about the fate of their nationals. >> thank you very much. andrew north there in delhi. later on we'll have a special program here on bbc world news, looking at the implications of the iraq crisis and whether nuri al maliki's government can survive. that is on at 1500 gmt, on world news. if you are unable to watch it on tf television, it is being stream on our website real time bbc.com/news. the crisis in iraq is affecting the oil industry. and, aaron, you're looking at this, because oil prices is something the world economy cannot ignore. >> absolutely. we have seen a short little blip up, it is the longer term picture we'll look at right now. thanks, naga, good to see you. the financial markets are watching events in iraq where you've been hearing the sunni insurgents attacked the country's largest oil refinery in baiji, the north of the country with mortars and machine

guns. it comes after the refinery was shut down and foreign staff evacuated. but the shutdown will starve parts of the country of fuel and power as the uprising by sunni insurgents threatens iraq's survival as a state. how worried should we be about a sustained rise in the price of oil? let's look at some of the numbers. iraqi is the second largest oil producer in the opec, the organization of the petroleum exporting countries. and it produces over 3 billion barrels per day. that's at a time i should say when production from other countries in the middle east has been falling. the site is 130 miles north of baghdad is iraq's biggest oil refinery. while the attack there led to a small short-term spike in the price of oil, there are concerns that there could be this prol g prolonged rise in the price. a one-month chart of nymex light

sweet crude, illustration of the swift reaction of events in iraq. a sharp rise last week. it was a similar story for brent crude, brent crude much more of a global oil trade, if you will. this week, on the price, it steadied a little bit and iraq's oil refineries in the south which process most of the country's oil has so far escaped the fighting. and just to update you, brent crude oil is now around $114 a barrel. that is in london trading slightly up. let's get more. rita joins us. great to have you on the program. >> thank you. >> rita, given the refinery, i think, represents more than a quarter of iraq's capacity, this is pretty serious stuff, isn't it? >> yeah, of course, the fact that the refinery has been off line for nearly a week now, it does mean that there will be shortages in petrol and diesel and they will have to import products in from the south, which will have its own

logistical challenges. >> it certainly will. we have seen this little -- i believe oil prices are up today, off the back of these recent attacks. instability we have got. we have got uncertainty. everything the markets absolutely hate. so in terms of global oil prices, amrita, what do you think we can expect to see? >> i think what we are seeing now is a knee jerk reaction and response to the uncertainty. a lot of uncertainty. what if the southern production in exports of crude oil are impacted. the real impact is the longer term because iraqi is meant to produce anywhere between 6 to 10 million barrels a day in the next five to ten years if oil prices are to be anywhere below $100 a barrel. that's what all agencies, long-term forecasting agencies will tell you. that's not go to happen. iraq is doing -- foreign workers are being evacuated. that means baeft producti s at stays where it is now.

it will probably decline a little bit now. i think there are causes to be concerned about for the long-term, prices have fallen, and getting the extra production. >> if you're saying we could possibly expect to see a sustained higher price in oil, you go uh-oh, because that's not good for the global economic recovery we have been seeing. >> no. i think it is a new reality we need to live with higher fossil fuel prices, particularly in the peop petroleum sector. libya has been a huge supply loss for the market. iraq is a new one and should generally -- instability in north africa and the middle east does mean that we will see high prices for a long time. and, yes, a lot of the economies, particularly in europe, just coming out of recession, and if prices go anywhere near $120 or $125 a barrel for brent, you will start to see an impact on demand, you start to see it feeding into inflation and that's not going to be good for these economies. >> not good at all.

you're a barrel of laughs. thanks for that. i'm only joking. amrita, thanks. always a pleasure. amrita sen joining us. there are plans to lift a ban on casino gambling in japan. lawmakers started long awaited talks today on a bill to remove the curbs. that is important because japan has the potential to be become one of the largest gambling markets in the world. even the prime minister, prime minister shinzo abe says it will be a highlight of his growth strategy and supporters of the plan say it will help to boost tourism. in the leadup to the tokyo 2020 olympic games. i do speak to an expert in the study of gambling and asked him how big the revenue, how big all the money could be coming in for japan. >> i think japan has got a strong gambling culture. and strong existing gambling industry. so i think you would be talking in terms of potentially tens of

billions of dollars being generated by new modern style casinos if they ever happen, of course. what it does for the local community is it gives them more interesting choices and control over the other facilities. now, by contrast, some places in the world have the casino mainly as an export product. macau, las vegas, singapore recently have developed casinos targeted at neighboring jurisdictions. and, of course, for them, it is the creation of exports. and exports, if the scale of the casino is big enough, can kick start the economy. and it has brought major boom to macau. >> let's talk to the ceo of general motors, in washington today, facing tough questions from u.s. lawmakers. mary barra will be appearing for

a congressional subcommittee looking into the gm recall, 6.5 million cars with that defect in the ignition switch, malfunction that has been linked to at least around 13 deaths. now, while the number of recalls by gm alone this year is close to that, 20 million, it is not the only automaker that recently has been recalling cars. along with gm, ford and nissan, each recalled more vehicles so far this year than they did in all of 2013. we're going to be following this story. i'll be going live to tamir hussein in washington. follow. follow me on twitter, tweet me @bbcaaron. >> thank you very much, aaron. see you later. stay with us on bbc world news. plan plenty to come. we'll meet a man who transformed the stockholm metric into photographic masterpieces. the was a truly amazing day. without angie's list,

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welcome back to "gmt." i'm naga munchetty. president hamid karzai tells the bbc the escalating sectarian violence in iraq will not be repeated in afghanistan. world cup in brazil is a bonanza for many businesses around the world. in bangladesh, clothing manufacturers have won $500 million in export orders to produce world cup t-shirts, caps, flags, the fans globally. we have this report from the capital of daka. >> it might be a long way from brazil, but there is no escaping

the world cup here in daka. the merchandise is everywhere and this is big business. bangladeshi manufacturers received orders worth more than $500 million from sports wear giants like adidas and puma. >> we sell more than a million t-shirts, 5 million u.s. dollars. and i'm sure if you look at country export, not only the t-shirt, other merchandise like flags, caps and other stuff, i'm sure the business is around a billion dollars. >> reporter: the world cup merchandise is made mostly in china and bangladesh. the bangladeshi clothing industry has been under scrutiny after disasters. the world cup orders came is a big boost. teams inspect standards and

factories across bangladesh. several factories that were not compliant have been shut down. western banks have warned they will look elsewhere if the safety sector does not improve. >> i don't think we should take it for granted. there is a project that we invested in. it is investing in building the capacity. there are new market like ethiopia opening up. there is a population hungry india, you know, where they are going to grab more business from us. >> reporter: for the moment, the exports keep growing. they are expected to reach between $25 billion in this fiscal year. that's more than 80% of the country's annual export. the industry has the potential to change the lives of millions of people if the manufacturers can strike a balance between the low cost production base and safety standards.

bbc news, daka. art in the stockholm subway and is encouraging others to see it too. the photographs have become an internet sensation and now the stylish underground system has become a tourist attraction. alexander gave us a tour. >> the beautiful stockholm subway is where -- it is quite unusual and really exciting to be alone in this subway cave. my name is alexander dragof, and i take photos of stockholm subway and subways in other cities. i take photos because i love

looking for symmetry, for perspective in the things which i see. elevators, tunnels, long stations, and when i am able to find the spot where the station will be. also using wide angle lens, you can show the station the way you will never see it revealed with your own eyes. no one will believe that the station exists in real life. most exciting was from people who live in stockholm, so people were writing to me and say i opened their eyes because they haven't seen stockholm subway this way before. and they said thank you to me

because, i mean, i help them to see their own subway in a different view. for me, it is the most beautiful subway system in the world. i really love this station. so this cave style, with the echo of your own voice and also this very nice surprise on this ceiling. i discovered them only last year. the two subway systems in europe which i would like to visit and take photos of. one is where london subway and second one is munich subway. so i have seen photos from other photographers and i want to try to make my own view of them. >> let's remind you of our top story. sunni militants in iraq have mounted an assault on the country's largest oil refinery in baiji with morters and

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