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>> hello and welcome to gmt. i am george alagiah, with a world of news and opinion. also in the program -- we hear from a key figure in shaping libya's future. a day of mourning for russia's flood victims. the government blames local officials for the disaster. it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 1:00 p.m. in cairo, where politicians have been re-entering parliament for the first time since it was dissolved by the military council last month. they do so after the country's new president, mohammed mursi, ordered parliament to reconvene in what appears to be a clear challenge to the military's authority. it is the latest episode in a test of strengths between the political class and the generals. from cairo, jon leyne reports. >> today, it appears as security guards have been allowing mp's

back in, after the president reinstated parliament. that goes directly against the order the military council, which dissolved the assembly. it all looks set for a major confrontation between the military and the muslim brotherhood -- or maybe not. security at the parliament building has actually been reduced in recent days. maybe the real story is a back room deal. parliament resumes briefly before being dissolved for new elections later this year. at a military parade this morning, president mohammed mursi and the military leader both attended. there was no sign they are about to join battle. rather, the opposite. egypt's military are getting used to having a leading figure from the muslim brotherhood as their president, even though his powers over the army are distinctly limited. >> [speaking foreign language]

>> today, the constitutional court aware mohammed mursi was sworn in at just over a week ago, are meeting once again. they are the ones that set this crisis in motion by declaring the parliamentary elections unconstitutional. now, perhaps, they may have an opinion on whether laws passed by parliament have any legal force. it it is a mess, or perhaps just a messy compromise under which the military and the muslim brotherhood could all save face. egyptians will be daring to hope they are not about to plunge into a new political crisis. jon leyne, bbc news, cairo. >> we can talk to jon leyne. as you suggested, mohammed mursi is apparently getting on well with the generals. we are hearing today that members of parliament are allowed to go back into parliament. what kind of backroom deal do you think is going on here?

>> interesting -- i've just come back from the parliament. there is security that has been reduced in recent days. there's no sign of any mass demonstrations being organized by the muslim brotherhood, which you might think it would be doing if they were lining up for major confrontation. it is not clear. we do not know if anything has been spoken or negotiated. another option is, quite simply, the military and the constitutional court are working on the assumption or they may even said to the muslim brotherhood -- you can reconvene parliament, but the laws will not have any force. they can save face. they know the laws will not have any practical effect. eventually, they will dissolve parliament once the new constitution is brought in, hopefully later this year. they will have a properly elected parliament and everyone will be happy again. >> what do you think this

episode tells us about the new president of egypt, if anything? >> so far, i think we have really seen -- he has not one on, butd to confront head- he has wanted to assert himself. quite a pragmatic president, and quite a populist one, as well. it's not clear where that coming from. is it coming from his circle? i'm hearing he's speaking to the prime minister from the old regime. certainly, somebody seems to be listening to advice and, so far, not determined to head to confrontation, but treading quite carefully. >> thank you very much. thank you. the first indications from libya's first national election suggesting that a liberal coalition is leading the polls

in key constituencies, including tripoli and bengahzi. the head of the rebel government that played a key role against colonel gaddafi last year in the lead. our correspondent spoke to him about reinstating law and order and how to reintegrate libya's militias into society. >> you have to rebuild the police department immediately. we have to enforce. there is no excuse whatsoever. they still have an argument now. who is going to take care of our borders? who is going to take care of our national security?

you have to find the alternative. either by finding the ways in which you can insure stability and security, or by finding real job opportunities, and encouraging the private sector to start operating in the league. >> what kind of political system do you envision for libya? >> i think every one has its own merits. presidential systems are more compatible with the decisiveness and swiftness of decision making. this is why we need it -- to ensure stability and order. in our case, may be a mixture of the two is needed. you need swiftness because you need stability and order.

this should not be done at the expense of the democratic process. a mixture of the two systems might be relevant and the libyan case. it is up to the libyan people to decide. >> we need to say that he is so far only a contender. we are only talking about polls. if he is a front runner, then it is in only one section of the vote. with all those cabinets, it does seem that libya might throw up something of a change from what we've seen in other countries in the arab uprising. that is to say, someone who is not in islamist doing well. >> indeed, and i also have to point out that he is not actually running as a candidate. it is members of his national forces alliance. he himself is not a candidate.

there have been a strong suggestions that he has -- that his party has won a lead majority in some of the biggest cities, including tripoli. again, the head of the electoral commission has said we should not speculate on the results. we still not have -- we still have not heard any official ones. we've heard from the eu observer mission in libya, who also says we should not be speculating on the results. certainly, that's all people are talking about at the moment. a lot of people i've spoken to say, yes, i voted for his party. it does seem to be breaking that trend in the region. in tunisia, for example, we've seen largely islamist parties taking over, and in egypt, with the muslim brotherhood recently. >> let's not speculate about the results in any way. what we can say is libya is

different in this sense. in other places, it may have been islamists versus the rest. in libya, you have this tribal element. >> yes, certainly in certain parts of the country. in libya's biggest city, tripoli, people do not speak or associate along tribal lines. this is a city of almost two million people. libya as a whole only has a 6 million population. yes, a tribal affiliations and to play some role in the country, but it is not seen as the central -- as central to libya's future. all they are looking for, at the end of the day, is security, jobs, and what they hope will be a new democratic process in the country. >> we believe it there.

thank you very much. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. the pakistan military says gunmen had opened fire on an army camp, killing seven deep security personnel and wounding five others. the attack happened nearing the industrial city, 100 miles south east of the capital of islamabad. the troops were reportedly camp by river when they came under attack. thousands of people face losing internet access today as the fbi shuts off certain service. the shutdown could affect more than 300,000 people. raids to break up criminals who used viruses to attack more than four million individuals. the russian all their faces eight rival billionaire and london's high court today in one of the u.k.'s last commercial

dispute over a $1 billion stake in the world's biggest aluminum producer. the case was brought against him by michael journey, who alleges they were business partners. >> russia is holding a day of national mourning for at least 170 people killed in devastating flash floods in the south of the country. a criminal investigation has been launched into whether potential negligence contributed to the deaths. the worst affected region is krasnodar, where it is feared many people drowned in their beds. >> the waters are slowly receding, but the havoc they wreekd will take longer to clear. the family living in this house is still in shock, but they're looking to have survived. >> [speaking foreign language]

>> the flood hit without warning, she says. i grabbed my granddaughter and shoved everybody upstairs fast. >> the flood followed a torrential downpour. two months worth of rain falling in one night. the result, a wave of water, 7 meters high. many residents believe that water from a local reservoir made the situation worse. those who lost their homes and their positions -- and their possessions, there is shelter and aid. for those who are still missing, the search continues. meanwhile, russia mourns the victim. s. >> in the 12 years vladimir putin has been in power as president and prime minister, he has had to deal with a string of natural and man-made disasters breed in the past, he had been criticized for being slow to react.

he was quick this time to call an investigation into what caused this latest tragedy and why so many people were killed. >> they believe it is because regional officials failed to warn them. the local gov admitted he knew three hours before the flood. >> were we really supposed to visit every one to tell them? would you really have left their homes? >> there's anger here that a natural disaster may have been made even worse by official negligence. >> still to come on gmt -- the former captain of the english national football team is in court today facing allegations that the racially abuse an opponent. >> we oscar-winning american film actor has died at the age

of 95. he became famous for his roles in hollywood box office successes such as "the poseidon adventure." he continued acting until just recently with a role in the american hospital drama "er" three years ago. >> he had the classic fate of a character actor -- classic face of a character actor. he was often chosen to play the villain. you as a military general in "the dirty dozen." it was a role that showed a softer side of his character that one ernest borgine an oscar in "marty." borgnine also won box office

fame in "the poseidon adventure." never stopped working and was equally at home on television as he was on the big screen. two years ago, he was given a lifetime achievement award by the actors' union, the screen actors guild. >> there are millions in the world who would love to be in our shoes. we are a privileged few who have been chosen to work in this field of entertainment. i hope that we will never let our dedication to our craft -- >> offscreen, he was a tireless supporter of america's war veterans. he once said of all his successes in life, including acting, been in the navy was his greatest achievement.

>> this is gmt from "bbc world news." i am george alagiah. in jim's new president, mohammed mursi, calls for parliament to reconvene -- egypt's new president, mohammed mursi, calls for parliament to reconvene. let's catch up now on the business news. philip is here with us. let's start with china, which everybody is monitoring. it is the second-largest economy. the inflation rate is coming down a touch. >> food prices easing up slightly. obviously, good news for consumers inside the country. things are not so easy for the economy. we know from the first quarter that economic growth is around 8.1%. that is down.

this weekend, we had the premier wen come out and say that he thinks the pressure will remain on the economy. most china watchers seem to agree with that. >> we have economists looking at the 7.7% gdp growth for the second quarter and that will be the bottom-up this year. the government is watching this very carefully. they are very risk averse. they do not want the economy to collapse. they need to make sure a good and steady economic growth, which will lead to a good transition for the government. >> crucially, that means that things are very difficult for them. they've got an impossible challenge coming ahead this year. they've got to try to manage the political regime, at the same time, keeping the population

happy. >> let's turn to the bank of england here. the deputy governor is giving evidence to a parliamentary committee. it's all about the rate-rigging controversy over libor. >> yes, port tupper will be sitting in front of the treasury select committee. last week, we had bob diamond, as well. the critical questions -- what went on? one particular conversation between port tupper and bob diamond over whether this interbank lending rate should be artificially manipulate it lower. chris jones, the economic sai editor, thinks this could have far-reaching implications throughout the world. >> i think the ultimate outcome will be that the authorities will not be seen to love done something wrong. although, it might mean that he

might damage his job as becoming governor of the bank of england. things going on behind the scenes. >> a lot will be resting on exactly how he answers those mp's questions. >> thank you. thank you. >> the genocide trial of srebrenica is now under way -- trial of former bosnian serb army commander ratko mladic is now under way. the trial was delayed after the prosecution failed to share all of its evidence with the defense. he faces 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. we are joined now from the hague. i assume the first witness has not started speaking yet. what are we expecting to hear?

>> i left the courtroom just before the first witness appeared. we were not sure whether it would get to that point. about 10 minutes before the trial was due to reconvene, a motion asking for it to be delayed. the first 10 minutes, he has managed to delay the proceedings himself by standing up in court and struggling to get things out of his briefcase. he had a special pen that he uses because he still has trouble using his right hand after a couple of strokes. >> we do know who the first witness is and what he is likely to be talking about. >> yes, we absolutely do know who he is. the court has issued a list of the first seven witnesses who will appear. today, we will hear from someone

who was 14 years old at the time of one of the first massacres in bosnia. the fact that he was so young -- he will be telling the court what he saw -- 150 people who were killed, executed, at this site. he will describe the beatings and killings. as we are expecting the testimony for about two hours and then we will probably have a break. ratko mladic looked very pleased to see so many people in court. he turned around and looked at the public gallery and solve the of journalists. he looked like he enjoyed the attention. >> we will leave it there. the england international footballer, and john terry,

accused of racially abusing an opponent. it relates to a, allegedly made to a defender when chelsea played him last october. he has denied this. >> the opening statement is being given this morning by the crown prosecution service. they have been outlining their argument. you will remember, this is around a game that was played in the premier league between chelsea and qpr on october 23 last year. the charge is that terry racially abused anton ferdinand. the court has been hearing details of that exchange. denies this. team

he referred to him as black surrounded by expletives. unseenpreviously se footage as part of a training aid -- captured on the day. they have also been hearing from interviews that were given by both the defendant, terry, and ferdinand in the days inn in dili following -- in the days immediately following. he was allegedly goading terry about an alleged affair. legal team, terry's says that was not the case and he was simply responding to what he thought was an accusation made by ferdinand. terry denies the charges in the

case continues. >> we ask for your comments on this story. here are some of your thoughts so far. from england, he says, "if it's not one thing, it's another with overplayed players. throw the book at him and make others think twice." and there is adrian from poland. "why would a guy who has been surrounded by black players suddenly become a racist?" "the game of football needs to show that it does not condone racism in any way." "if ferdinand used racist words first, then john terry could not be found guilty." you can continue to have your say on that story and others on impact today. we're posting update on

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