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experts in the oscar pistorius murder trial. hello. it is midday here in london. 7:00 a.m. in washington and 2:00 p.m. in the iraqi city of tikrit where fierce fighting continues between government troops and sunni militants, as baghdad tries to get back control of the area. witnesses say there have been a series of air strikes across the industry. on sunday, the sunni military group isis, who wants to be known simply as the islamic state, declared it has declared a caliphate.

they demanded followers of the faith around the world to declare allegiance to their leader. >> reporter: the iraqi authorities continuing their efforts to convince the nation and the world that they can fight back against isis and those working with the islamic group. footage on iraqi state television today purporting to show that government forces are back in control of a border crossing with jordan and carrying out patrols a week after it was seized by the militants. but for now the fighting between government forces and the isis fighters is still placing a heavy burden on civilians. more than a thousand families north of baghdad have already taken refuge in this camp for the displaced and the influx shows no sign of ending. this woman fled with her children. >> translator: i couldn't stay there, she says, because i was afraid i would be killed. >> reporter: others here said government forces in their area had abandoned their positions.

these pictures on iraqi state television on sunday were said to show government forces involved in the attempt to retake tikrit, saddam hussein's hometown, from the militants. it's also been evident that the government forces have found it hard going. helicopters have reportedly been carrying out more strikes against militant positions during the course of sunday night. >> you can see the so-called border. >> reporter: but in the propaganda war, the question now is what, if anything, will be the impact of the declaration by isis of a caliphate, supposedly making the border between the two countries irrelevant? it present as further challenge to al qaeda. the iraqi army said the declaration of the caliphate

showed isis was a let to the whole world. some of its present allies fighting the government in iraq. of the whole military and for nouri al-maliki, political crisis continues and immediate preoccupation for these shiite refugees from mosul. depend on on food aid it, is far removed from the traditional holy spirit of the holy month of ramadan. >> let's get the latest now. and what is the latest you're hearing about the situation in tikrit? >> reporter: hey, tim. actually the latest is the fighting is going on on the outskirts of tikrit. around this military base, there is heavy fighting since yesterday, but so far there are

conflicting reports between who's getting advance. the sources on the sunni militant side saying they are pushing back the iraqi military armed forces while iraqi still exists show pictures of their troops advancing in a desert, which we can't confirm from here. however, we use the flow of the refugees as indicator. so far the rate is normal and we haven't seen increasing in numbers, which give you an idea that the reports coming from tikrit and the surrounding area, that means that the fight is ongoing and there's no -- any parties are getting advance there. >> also, delivery of russian helicopters and jets to baghdad over the last couple of days, just on this declaration, though, the caliphate since back in the 1920s, what's the reaction been on the ground

there? >> actually here in irbil it's a situation very different from what's going on in iraq. however, if the announcement of the islamic state have huge implications on the ground there. first of all, destructive gain from the isis from this founsment. they have been always obsessed with the idea of controlling geographic spaces, to secure gain of -- to secure the flow of the manpower as well as the -- at the same time there's a major question we should ask, what the response of the sundayy community and society is here because in 2007 when the ice is announced themselves or changed their name from al qaeda, at that time how, now, with this

announcement they need to explain themselves, how they could accept that or not. >> thank you very much indeed. >> so how does isis get its message across? it's embraced social media in a big way, producing several videos and spreading them across the internet. i'll just show you part of a 15-minute long, really quite sickly produced video. this show as man and -- well, the man speaks in fluent english, he's captioned right in the beginning of this video saying his name is abu saef, and it says from chile. perhaps isis wanted to show how international their cause has become. well, let's speak to our guest

here about the -- they are very well short, very well edited. they've got quite a professional propaganda team at work here, haven't they? >> isis is re markably -- and you as you rightly point out, the social media strategy, this is a 21st century reincarnation of jihadism, they've joined in that regard, and i really see that it's effective. but we've got to remember the overall aim of isis at the minute is recruitment, whether it's claiming they've reestablished the caliphate, whether it's putting out 15-minute videos every week or establishing an iphone app, it's all about recruitment for them.

>> do we have an idea about how many followers that they have? is it truly international canvas there? >> it is a truly international canvas. we see a slightly different thing. it's not one centralized bodies tweeting. we seen lots of disseminateors tweeting pro fighters, all of them are tweeting while on the front lines or walking for propaganda wings. >> and we're in the world cup at the moment. >> to put these twitters bombs in, to my as we assad in the

video, it's an international crowd. that's why we see a really effective and unified structure. >> is there anything the authorities can do to try and prevent these twees and videos coming out? >> well, i don't think the focus should be on shutting down extremist content. we have to remember that most of this is not breaking the law. it is simply opinion that we find reprehensible. instead i think we should counter it positively with positive messages and by being media savvy ourselves, disputing and showing his world view and debunking it for what it is. >> thanks very much for joining us on "gnt." >> an american tourst arrested after he reportedly left a bible in a hotel room is fob put on

kriel in north korea. he is accused of. >> the pakistan military has now begun military operations after two weeks of air strikes. among the targets they say have been uzbek militants. >> and rob ford returns. despite admitting to alcohol and drug problems rns he's now bounced back in polls ahead of elections this october. >> the trial of oscar pistorius

has heard he didn't suffer from a mental illness at the time his girl friend was shot. he denies deliberately killing reeva steenkamp at his home last year. let's get the latest from pretoria. >> a day of prosecution witnesses and bad tempered prosecution, milton. >> reporter: yes. after what we had this morning after the six-week long after the mental evaluation of oscar pistorius, we have the report this morning which is accepted by both the prosecution and defense that oscar pistorius did not suffer from any mental illness at the time of the incident when he shot and killed his model girl friend reeva steenkamp last valentine's day. of course the defense has proceeded to call on other

witnesses. they called the man who amputated his legs when he was just 11 months old and he described the vulnerability if he is in danger. so the trial now given the contents of the report this morning. >> still to come, a full french chorus despite news of a languishing economy and more political scandal, france has something to sing about this world cup. male announcer ] some come here to build something smarter. ♪ some come here to build something stronger.

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a man and woman have been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in india. around 90 contract workers were in the basement of the apartment block when it came down in heavy rain. >> reporter: this is a story building and the apartment block that collapsed to just in front of it and was almost identical except it was actual lay floor higher. where you see those men standing now is what used to be the roof of the 11-story building. now each floor is made up of a concrete slab, so when the building came crashing down, it basically meant 11 concrete slabs that stacked up against each other and compacted into the basement. so what rescuers have been doing here, not just with these big machines that have been trying to pull out pieces of concrete and metal rods but also using

cutting tools is to try and drill holes through the stack of concrete slabs to see if there are any survivors. all of the people inside the building when the collapse occurred were actually in the ground floor or in the basement. the reason why there were so many people in there was because it was pay day on saturday. they were being paid their wages and they were seeking shelter from the rain. it was raining heavily in the area when the incident occurred. rescue efforts have been on round the clock. they have had some luck this morning. they managed to pull out two survivors from the rubble. one woman came out walking with just a scratch on her face. so we are hoping to reach perhaps any more people who might still be alive inside. >> you're watching "gmt." let's go to the world cup now. france take on nigeria in a few hours' time. back at home, france's success in the tournament is particularly welcomed news, particularly as the country

continues to language in economic doldrums and political scandal. >> reporter: it's been a long time but at last something to sing about, while other european teams have crashed out of the world cup, france in its first two matches scored a bonanza of eight goals and heads into the knockout stage as one of the favorites. >> so right now it's like crazy and weep are just hoping that they are going to find it in the quarterfinal and it will be all happy. >> reporter: how different from the last time. four years ago it turned into a national disgrace for france, a player sent home, the coach

resigning and the team refused to train. for fans who have been to brazil, this time the contrast could not be greater. >> translator: everyone is happy. the atmosphere is so much better. the team is much more together than in 2010. it's the coaching. the players get on much better. they're happy to be there. they come over to thank the supporters at the end of each match. it's totally different from before. >> reporter: the president himself a football man, matches on tv have provided rare moments of relief from his grit political fortunes and across france is providing an antidote to widespread economic gloom. >> people want something new about the economic problem and the problem of a lack of jobs in france. the football now is giving us

something new, something positive. >> football is a fickle friend. and for france the hard work starts again now with the first of the "new york times" stage matches against nigeria. but it's been a great start for nate bleu. there's hope in the national side and there's confidence, which is probably more than can be said for the country as a whole, reporting from the champs-elysees in paris. >> france playing nigeria tonight and germany also against nigeria. this world cup the first time more than one african nation has made it past the group phase. sunday is still stealing the headlines. let's look at sunday's game because quite a rouse about refereeing again. >> reporter: yes, surprise, surprise. particularly also in terms of the netherlands and that

admission from the dutch star player, the man who is really the heartbeat of the netherland side, a lot of people have accused him over the years of diving, and he said i have to apologize in the first of a against en. >> mexico say he was diving several times in that game and that she should have been cautioned, booksd and maybe even sent off. so they haven't actually given him any bookings for simulation as it's known technically or diving in this world cup yet. in south africa four years ago there were six players booked in all. for diving. >> it's very much a question of europe against africa. and just that germany-algeria match, that brings back some bitter memories, doesn't it? >> yeah.

there's a lot of spice here. some people saying that really algeria are often events. anz really it was a fury in that world cup because algeria were not bound. and so the allegation from algeria at the time was that germany and austria had colluded, fixed the match to knock out algeria. now, whether or not that was true, that's what many algerians, to. >> and then just in terms of who's going to get through the final, what's your hunch? >> it's such an interesting question.

brazil have looked wobbly. they've been the favorites for many people, they're the host nation of course, the home nation. they have incredible support. that brings pressure as well as. they really scraped through on penalti penalties. but brazil, you just think they'll get to the final. i still fancy argentina. i think with that man, lionel messi can always pull a rabbit out of the hat for them. my hunch is argentina. >> now, for the past five days, worthy farm in somerset. that's in the southwest of britain, has hosted the 1735 people. today, though, the big clean-up begins. it could take up to six weeks to

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hello, you're watching "gmt" on bbc. an exclusive interview with the man who india and the u.s. blame for masterminding the mumbai attacks. probably never tell our bank who are we dating or send a picture of where we live to the

company we work for, but many of us freely post sensitive information like this about ourselves on social networks. is that trust, though, in social media running out? facebook is taking on a lot of criticism at the moment after it emerged it had conducted a psychology experiment on nearly 700,000 users without their knowledge. well, the test which was done in collaboration with two u.s. universities so facebook manipulate news feeds, exposing users to either mainly positive or negative content. the study claimed that this influenced people's overall mood. for instance, those showing negative content were found to write more negative posts, while the reverse happened with those exposed to more positive elements.

>> good to see you given rupert. the changes were subtle and small but the implications are pretty big, aren't they? >> they are. this goes right to the heart of what we use social media for. and news like that going to feel very bad when you find out about it. >> but legal? >> facebook says it's legal but i think it's arguable, too. nobody expects this to happen when it's using services. >> legal but perhaps not ethical just in terps of tms of the goo and studious care people expect. >> even if it is ethical, which is questionable, it's not a good idea. we always know these psychological experiments can

look at the different from the outside. >> so how could this be used? i suppose political parties, for example, it would be a subtle form of brainwashing potentially. >> it would. people take their ideas what to believe from people they trust. so if that is manipulated, then it is a very, very powerful form of coercion. it hasn't happened before like this but it's a kind of very, very subtle propaganda. it's going to be a huge debate. >> what has facebook said about it? >> they've said that it was legal, that it was done properly, they haven't apologized for it, as far as i know. the story is developing. i think this is an example of a large company like facebook of seeing how far they can get away with stuff. they don't really know how this sort of idea is going to be reacted -- what reaction it's going to get. i think they're doing it from an

ivory tower of we can do this thing, doesn't matter. i think they'll be surprised at the reaction. >> has there been a response where anyone is leaving? >> some people have said they don't want to be in that environment and it's an understandable reaction. >> hafiz saeed is accused of being the master mind of the 2008 attacks in mumbai. our reporter met him in the city of lahore, where he is still free to live and work. >> reporter: you'd never know this is one of the most wanted

men. he's accused of being the master mind of the 2008 mumbai attacks. he says he just runs an islamic charity and accuses washington of unfairly targeting his organization to please india. >> translator:america always takes decision best on india's dictation. i had nothing to do with the mumbai attacks. it's just propaganda. india is still traumatized on the three-day assault in which 176 people died, including seven americans. both countries say they have extensive government that saeed orchestrated the attacks with pakistani government helps.

india has demanded he face an independent trial. despite the u.s. bounty on his head, it's clear he has little fear of being arrested. but as long as he's able to live so freely here in lahore, there's little chance of a break through in relations between pakistan and india. you say you're innocent but until you are prepared to put yourself before the court to test that, india can never move on. aren't you the obstacle to better relations between india and pakistan? >> translator: india makes it an issue to draw attention from kashmir. kashmir should be free and india should withdraw it's hundreds of thousands of troops. we are now the -- not the akle

obstacle to better relations. >> and then the man with the $10 million bounty on his head quietly leaves. it's time for afternoon prayers. >> well, rather unusual, we've had a complete nightmare in terms of studios and our place today -- >> don't touch me, please. >> we can't actually throw eggs at each other but i can touch your foot under the desk. what have you got for us? >> talking about a big bank. let's talk about france's biggest bank. bnppa parabibas has fallen some

since the beginning of april. what could make all this worse is bnp may be suspended from converting foreign currency into dollars. experts say that could end up hurting the bank even more than the fine itself. >> it's very, very serious for any international bank because 80% of the world's trade is conducted in dollars. that's why they got in trouble in the first place. they were dealing with non-u.s. counterparts but it was being done in dollars. for the u.s. to say you really can't clear our currency, that

really is going a long way. the likelihood is it's going to shift business further east. so china already is a big buyer of iranian oil. we're going to see iranian oil priced not in dollars in the future. >> from today all employees in the u.k. have the right to request flexible working hours. that's after the government extended the right of those who care for children. it includes working from home. employees will be obliged to consider the request and many are expected to take advantage of the changes. those supporting it say this is very good for business and very good for the economy. those against it obviously have a very different opinion. listen to this. >> they're wrong. what it will do is just add more to the burden of employers without really improving the lives of employees.

what it will do is purely introduce an element of formalism in the relationship between employer and employees. it has to be writing, has to refer to the statute you write. and the employer can only reject the request effectively if he complies with a set of rules which says spes spy phis the rate reasons for rejection. but they're very widely expressed. as a result, any employees properly advised will be able to reject a request for flexible working. >> mark, let's start with my previous guest, an employment lawyer. does he have a point? because i guess if a worker asks for the time and it rejected,

there's no recourse. so all of a sudden this new legislation doesn't really make sense, some would say. >> i guess there's a degree of formalization, it's about changing culture and saying flexible working is for everybody, not just parents. and by places business objectives at the center it have, it helps employees think about it, as well as employers. employees need to think about what's the impact on my business or my colleagues. how can i suggest changes that will benefit the business and not simply be about me. >> can you explain, those, though supporting like yourself, why is flexible hours good for business and good for the economy? >> well, first of all, it retains staff retention, lowers

absenteeism, people have higher job satisfaction. so the employer getting a motivated, productive workforce and one that is engaged and feel they have something to give back to the employer as well. you tend to find people put in more ever if they're working flexibly. >> is part of the u.k. playing catch up, though? how do we compare with the rest of the world. think in terms of this particular piece of legislation that speegs. >> the usa, for example, has very little employment rights in this area. with a wide diversity of practices. if you look at part-time working, in the u.s. it's 13%,

and in russia it's just 2%. there's a big variety here across different countries. >> mark, we appreciate your time and your input. coming up, other stories making headlines all around the world. the bulgarian president appoints an interim government and dissolves parliament. today the european commission has said it has extended a $3.3 livi living. >> a sex tape was e-mailed to executives of the u.k. firm last year.

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sunni militants in iraq declares an islamic state, bridging land they control in a caliphate across two countries. >> and the court hears oscar pistorius was not mentally ill when he killed his girl friend. >> in brazil, a country not known for dissent, the standoff between activists and religious groups has worried authorities. >> reporter: a gay rights rally, thousands have gathered showing their support for the right to love the same sex. >> we're here because we believe in the freedom to love. >> we are here because we love love. >> reporter: this could be anywhere in the world, but

what's unusual about this rally is that it's taking place in singapore, where sex between men is still a crime, even though the law is rarely enforced, organizers hope it will change. >> we hope that we can change hearts and it will signal that it is times for laws and regulations to change as well. >> reporter: participants dressed in pink and gathered to form a dot to raise awareness of gay rights. it was singapore's first rally when it took place about five years ago. then around 2,500 people turned up. now the number has grown more than ten fold. >> and there's a real carnival-type atmosphere. thousands gathered in this small public park, the only place you can have celebrations and public gatherings like this.

the fact is that gay sex remains illegal in singapore. >> this group with this teacher urged a campaign urging people not to take part in the pink dot event but to wear white to usher in the month of ramadan. it was publicly supported by christian groups, including this man, a pastor representing 10,000 in his flock. >> we do not believe the homosexual lifestyle in singapore, we just want to stand up for them. we're doing it in a circle of our own influence in our

churches. >> reporter: authorities called for restraint on both sides but the debate highlights division in a country unapril customed to dissent and show as changing society where many different voices are now being heard. >> let's go to wimbledon and defending champion andy murray says he relishing the pressury. >> let's go to john watson. john, just who else is there today as well in perhaps more pressure for us watching andy than he feels himself? >> certainly, yes, for the tennis fans here who are coming into the second week of the wimbledon championship. the top four seeds remaining in

the draw. and venus williams and li na are both us. roger federer and rafael nadal both in action a little bit later on tomorrow they play. but andy murray, yes, thriving under the pressure at the moment. he's dropped fewer games than he has on making his way true tloou to the fourth round. and novak djokovic certainly as well. so andy murray thriving at the moment and looking good to defend his tight this will year. >> it's looking a bit gray and there's been a controversy following the rescheduling following rain on saturday. >> a lot of rain on saturday. a number of matches couldn't be played. they've had to push those back. rafa nadal as has said that the scheduling is a little unfortunate. there is no play on the middle

sunday and that is the way that wimbledon will continue to do things going forward. of course they are planning to put a new yes, nad al is one of those unfortunately he'll have to play back-to-back matches. >> thank you for the latest indeed. >> spike lee's oscar nominated film "do the right thing" was released on this day babb in 1999. well, now the community is celebrating the film's 25th anniversary. smiek lee has been talkingo the bbc about that film and what he does next.

♪ ♪ >> which was in film school, i wanted to accumulate a body of work. >> 25 years went like this. "doing the right thing" was shot one block between quincy and lexington. >> scene 54. interior. tentament hallway. >> in the summertime, everything escalates because of the heat. "do the right thing" is the president's first film. >> oh, she hated me because we took like -- she was dancing

eight hours. that's the nucleus, the pizzeria, on the block. >> mookie. >> what? >> how come you ain't got no brothers up on the wall. >> hey, sal, how come you ain't got no brothers on the wall? >> you want brothers on the wall? get your own space and do what you want to do. >> do what you want. if you're in a community that's not yours and it takes your business and they're putting clothes on your back, feeding you and your family, providing you a living, you can't -- that's what made the film great because you had these things that twist on top of each other.

>> i even love you. >> hold you fung. you don't have that much love. >> it's a piece of history. i think right now they need more votes that changed that one blot. >> spike lee on the 25th anniversary of "do" do the. >> this just reminds you of our main story because in the racky city of tikrit, there's been isis has declared a caliphate across syria and new york and

called on all muslims to follow it. this video released today saying there were no borders between countries now. all islam should be behind the call fate of lie s i type my ma name and date of birth and step by step, decades were lost. and i saw you coming home.

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