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find a way forward in the eurozone crisis. the first step on the path to democracy. vote counting is under way in tunisia. >> it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 2:00 p.m. in eastern turkey, where rescue teams are desperately searching for survivors after the region was hit by a powerful earthquake on sunday. as they move through the disaster areas, the number of victims keeps going up. it now stands at more than 260 killed and more than 1300 injured. there are concerns that the tens of thousands who spent the night outside in freezing temperatures. for all the very latest, here is emily. >> it's a race against time. the rescuers are cutting through layers of concrete and

steel. at last, they reach this man, incredibly still alive and able to reach his -- able to move his arms. gently, they pulled him out. one lucky survivor in a scene of devastation. out of the rubble, another man is rushed to the hospital. in ercis, the multistory buildings became so deadly. dozens collapsed like cars. people had to fend for themselves for hours before rescue teams reached this area. >> [speaking foreign language] >> we were trapped under debris with my brother. i was pulled out. he is still trapped. >> these buildings were no match for the force of the quake. two cities and many villages are in ruins. power and water supplies are cut off. many can do little more than endure the agonizing wait. >> the situation is very bad.

many of our friends and relatives are still trapped. we have not heard from any of them. >> the turkish prime minister visited the region. he will be acutely aware of accusations the government has been slow to react. dangerous aftershocks have hampered rescuers. people are sleeping in the cold where they can. tents and heaters have now begun to arrive. families who have found shelter may have to live like this for months. funerals have already got under way. there are fears that with so many and accounted for, the death toll will rise. eastern turkey is prone to earthquakes. there will be many questions as to why so many new buildings collapsed. for now, the focus is on the people buried here and trying to get them out. in the middle of so much tragedy, there are miracles. the rescue team finds a toddler

here. he is alive. >> we now speak to the coordinator of international relations for the turkish society. so many things you have to be doing at the moment. what is your main priority? >> our main priority is sheltering and food, of course. shelter is very important. the people are asking for shelter. we have tents. our teams are there. we have 150 staff there in two cities -- one in ercis. we also have volunteers, a specialist -- community

leaders, all our volunteers are there to help people. as we also send in a lot of non- food items and food -- since yesterday, we are distributing all these materials. >> the nature of the challenge is quite great. people are in this rather mountainous and rural area. that's the kind of landscape you have in eastern turkey. >> yes. we have 771 ranches all over turkey. that may be advantage there. we have several branches in the province. our leaders and volunteers can help people can reach the villages. >> there have been offers of

international help. israel has said it is willing to assist turkey in its efforts. so far, your country has said it is managing. is that the case, or will you reassess this? >> it is the case. it is the case. we have 250,000 people sheltering capacity. we have the capacity at the moment. we do not need any international help. at the moment, we do not need any help. >> the turkish red crescent society. thank you very much for giving us that update on efforts to help the victims of the earthquake in eastern turkey. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world. another emergency european summit has failed to produce a

comprehensive plan on how to deal with the eurozone debt crisis. instead, it has led to a clash between british prime minister david cameron and french president sarkozy. he said he was sick of the united kingdom interfering. sarkozy argues that only countries which use the single currency should be involved in finding solutions. david cameron insist that all eu leaders should attend the next crisis meeting on wednesday. let's get to our correspondent in brussels. on this exchange between sarkozy and david cameron, what is the opinion of the eu leaders? >> it would depend who you ask. sweden and poland are outside the euro and they sided with britain. if these are issues that have profound economic effect on the whole of the economic union, we

at least need to be at the table for part of the time. they did win that argument. a couple of hours of robust exchanges between britain and france. on wednesday, there will be a short summit of all 27 eurozone countries. the 17 countries will then have a vote. they will be the ones who will have to pay. they will meet late into the night and probably early into thursday morning to try to hammer out the final details. they're getting closer on a couple of issues, but they're not there yet. the last five% is the toughest. >> the u.k. and france, we have talked about that. there's a clear disagreement between france and germany on how they tackle this question of the eurozone crisis and in particular how you deal with greece's debt. >> france and germany have tried

to present a united front. that has been fraying at the edges. sir's had another round with angela merkel. he is clearly feeling the pressure. the single currency and the whole european concept is under threat. the pressures to ameliorate that threat could put the french credit rating under threat. that could threaten sarkozy's hopes of reelection. he is under pressure. it's clear to say that the next few days will help define what kind of french president history will remember him as. this is a big moment for him. >> thank you very much for that. in london, the house of commons

is preparing for a debate and a vote on a possible referendum on britain's membership of the european union. the prime minister, david cameron, is facing the prospect of a rebellion from his own party. up to 70 conservative mp's are threatening to back the referendum. in greece, at least 14 people have been wounded in a grenade attack in nairobi. it comes a few days after the u.s. embassy in kenya warned of an imminent threat of terrorist act in areas popular with tourists. the united states has called its ambassador over security concerns. the u.s. state department said robert ford left the country because of credible threats against his personal safety. it comes months after the uprising against president assad.

in libya, the national transitional council is preparing to move to tripoli and set up a new government there. interim authorities have given themselves eight months before the first elections are held. there's no clear word on when muammar gaddafi's body will be released for bhuge crowds have e brisbane river banks to cachet glimpse of queen elizabeth. they spend the day -- the queen spent the day meeting residents who lost their homes. >> the visit was a brief one, but for a city whose river had risen against it, it meant a lot for the gesture of solidarity. the queen was taken for a cruise along the brisbane river. it was tranquil enough on this spring day. it was lined with tens of thousands of spectators who came to watch the clean go by -- the

queen go by. it swamped large areas of the city center. hundreds had to be rescued. thousands lost their homes. the premier of queensland called it the city's darkest hour. today in sunshine, the queen saw a city restored. we're right in the heart of the city now. just to give you an idea of how it was during the flood, the water's then were above the level where the spectators are now standing. >> it's hard to imagine on a day such as this how it was in january. there were plenty to share their stories. the queen heard from some of those who lost their homes. she listened and it was appreciated. >> a person who has taken the

time to come and see people who really, really suffered. >> it is wonderful of her to bother to do that, and made a specific request that she came to queensland. >> she prayed for the city's fortitude. >> we're here to pay tribute to the resilience and courage of queenslanders, who rebuild their lives after a period of great adversity. >> for the citizens, appreciation for queen after a period of difficulty. >> you are watching gmt. we will return to australia a little bit later to report on the hunt for a great white shark that is now suspected of carrying out three different attacks on people.

>> she has won the presidential election in argentina, becoming president after her husband, then head of state, died in office last year. she won with 54% of the vote, 36% ahead of her nearest rival. she told jubilant supporters in the capital that she wanted to ensure that argentina keeps growing. . >> she is the first woman to be reelected as president in latin america and thousands celebrated her victory in the streets of the capital. fernandez's social and economic policies have boosted her popularity, but it is bittersweet. her husband died last october. she prayed to -- she paid tribute to him in the speech. >> [speaking foreign language]

>> i am a woman who has been politically active since a young age. not only did i have the honor of being the first woman elected president, but i also have the first woman to be reelected president. i want nothing more. my partner was also president. what else can i ask for? [applause] >> she has not always been this popular, but her ability to keep the finances of the country stable and pressed voters and persuaded many who doubted her -- stable impressed voters and persuaded many. >> it started in 2003 and changed the country. another voter says this victory means the people are behind her. >> the official results are yet to be published. according to exit polls, it appears that she won by a landslide. bbc news.

>> you are watching gmt from "bbc world news." i am zeinab badawi. the search for survivors continues in turkey after earthquake killed more than two hundred people in east of the country. many more remain trapped. french president nicolas sarkozy has accused british prime minister david cameron of interfering in the eurozone. staying with the eurozone crisis, time now for the business news. >> thank you very much. yes, eu leaders say they've made progress. they were meeting in brussels over the weekend and believe they've made some headway. they're close to a comprehensive plan on bank recapitalization.

the devil is in the details, of course, and all of that has to be hammered out between now and wednesday, when another summit will be held. italy is expected to hold a cabinet meeting on growth today after coming under intense pressure to reform its economy. what can we expect from the meeting on wednesday? >> maybe 80% of the deal by wednesday. as it seems to be gaining traction at the moment, we need to see some kind of involvement of the imf or non europeans to help. then we may have to wait until g-20 meeting. >> a lot of this hinges on finding money where there is no money. it relies on banks who rely on governments all facing these sorts of pressures. where will this money come from?

>> on bank recapitalization, the principle on which i think the europeans struck a deal is on the idea that this would have to come from more raising fresh equity in the market in the first place. if that's not possible, international markets would kick in. >> the u.s. discount sales site groupon says it plans to raise more than $620 million from investors, valuing the company at far less than originally hoped. >> for shoppers hunting online bargains, groupon has become the place to go. founded in 2008, it offers one of discounts for everything from hair cuts to restaurant meals. with the rapid growth and

revenues of $430 million last quarter, the company now wants to attract shareholders. >> groupon did what i would describe as the awkward teenager phase. they had exclusivexplosive growd now they're transitioning into profitability. growth will slow. that will be a concern to a lot of people. i think they will get through this period and they will hit a steady growth rate and they will be a large, profitable business. >> the discounter hasn't had to spend nearly half of its revenues on -- the discounter has had to spend nearly half of its revenues on marketing itself. even some of its small business partners have been unhappy. >> if someone is buying a botox treatment and we have discounted it radically to the point where we are upside down, we are thinking it will be good

advertising. one week later, a botox deal comes out at the same price or lower from another practice. they will use that. unfortunately, this is the experience we've had. it does not necessarily translate into regular clientele. >> some complain groupon is not living up to its end of the bargain, but it does have 143 million users and they are increasingly taking up on those onesy deals, like the one offered by the spa. >> the company is clearly confidence. they turned down a $6 billion offer from google. groupon believes its bargain business model is something investors will want. >> some time to show you how the markets are fairing. mixed reaction on european indexes today.

some cautious optimism that a deal will finally be done to resolve the debt crisis. sentiment remains fragile. some are feeling that some progress is better than none, but there are ongoing worries that it's enough. china rising to 51.1 from 49.9. anything above 50 doesn't dictate growth. asian markets are feeling that. all eyes are on that crucial meeting as we creep closer to the deadline. >> the markets have been waiting quite a while. thank you very much. >> tunisia is once again leading the way in the revolutions that were sparked in the europe world. the counting is under way after the elections to appoint an interim president and draft a fresh constitution. authorities say and then press and nine -- say an impressive

90% of registered voters voted. our correspondent is joining us now. pascal, they had more than 100 parties to choose from. any kind of results emerging about who is in the front? >> yes. just before we get to results, it's worth mentioning that only 22% of tunisian registered to vote -- the figure is higher than it really was. a lot of people who had not even registered also turned out to vote. the overall figure seems to be about 70%. some confusion has crept into the process. the results we are expecting later on monday to be announced by the electoral commission, the new independent electoral commission, starting from

scratch. quite an achievement. however, those results look like it will be postponed to tuesday or even wednesday. it's unlikely that because the accounting will not have been finished. already, results have been posted live on their websites as they came through from the different polling stations around the country and overseas. what is quite likely is that the interim government at the moment is trying to get the political parties who are doing well to talk to each other before they formally announce the results. in tunisia, you could not see the type of public course trading you had after the british election. the situation is fragile here. they want to manage things carefully and avoid a power vacuum. >> thank you very much for the update on the historic vote in

tunisia. there has been another death in australia caused by a shark attack. a hunt is off the way for a great white shark that killed a diver. it's the third attack in the area in the last three months. scientists believe it is possible all the victims were attacked by the same shark. duncan kennedy. >> george wainwright was a 32 year-old man living in the area. his passion for diving this week and cost him his life. this was the boat he had been using. the attack happened 500 meters from the beach. it was over in a few seconds. authorities have released a rare catch or kill alert. sharks are normally a protected species. so serious are these fatal trouble attacks been taken, the government says it must act.

>> within one hour of this, the fisheries minister issued the order to allow the fishery officers to catch or destroy the shark. >> conservationists say the government is overreacting, especially as it is impossible to tell which shark carried out attacks. with the three deaths, triple the annual rate, the view is that for now, public safety has to be put above marine protection. bbc news in sydney. >> left for my new on gmt of our main story. the government in turkey says more than 260 people have been killed by the earthquake that hit the east of the country on sunday. more than 1300 people have been injured. many others remain unaccounted for. rescue workers continue to labor through the night to reach victims trapped under collapsed

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