monita? >> while all eyes are indeed on the former egyptian president and his two sons who are there in that fenced-in cage within that courtroom, we also should mention and we should not forget that the families of the victims who have been killed within the protests back in february are also in attendance. >> reporter: that's right, monita. there were dramatic moments earlier in the court. pretrial proceedings going on, at one point intensity from the courtroom because members of those families that are there representing victims, representing who many call martyrs of the revolution, peaceful protesters killed during the uprising, they were upset, they didn't feel they were being represented in this case, that their names weren't written down in the court docket. their lawyers were objecting with the judge, not quite clear just yet if that has been resolved. there's been a lot of discussion in that courtroom today as to how exactly things will proceed. there have been lawyers for the defend

i'm monita rajpal in london. the major markets have closed for the day, all down sharply. euro markets opened an hour ago with glimmers of hopes. of course, we'll have full coverage on "world business today." >>> the crackdown on several cities across syria showed no signs of letting up. this video appears to show a funeral procession followed by gunshots and the crowd fleeing. wha while cnn can't confirm the authenticity of the video, activists say at least 29 were killed on sunday. now saudi arabia is withdrawing its ambassador and calling for reform and the end to the bloodshed there. >>> tropical storm muifa is expected to make landfall monday night. state-run media says authority's prepared by canceling flights and ordering boats to stay in port. more than 600,000 people along the coast have fled their homes. >>> scotland yard says it has excellent surveillance video that can help authorities sort out saturday's rioting in london. 29 police officers were hurt following a report that man was shot after he was stopped by police. there were more disturbances sunday night

. >>> hello, i'm monita rajpal at this hour. >>> bashar al assad has given the okay for different political parties. after the u.n. security council condemned the ongoing human rights violations of the use of force against civilians in syria. the government says it's crackdown is aimed at armed gangs. >>> the united nations says three more regions of somalia have slipped into famine. one area includes the capital, mogadishu where an estimated 100,000 people have come looking for aid. the u.n. says nearly half the country is suffering from malnutrition. >>> egypt's ailing former president will next appear in court august 15th as his trial opened. hosni mubarak denied charges of corruption and playing role in the death of more than 800 anti-government demonstrators. the trial of his rmer interior minister is scheduled to get under way at this hour. >>> in eastern australia, a teenage girl is safe but police don't know who strapped a fake bomb around her neck. police say 18-year-old madeline pulver went ten hours after a masked intruder came into her home in sydney. >>> those are the headlines

i'm monita rajpal from cnn london. british prime minister david cameron will convene a special parliament this morning. cities were calm overnight, though, as thousands of police officers were on the streets to maintain order. police have arrested at least 1,300 people since saturday. >>> the u.s. has slapped new sanctions on syria's largest phone operator as well as syrian bank and its lebanese affiliate. their crack downon opposition protesters has been going on for nearly five months. >>> the investors know the queasy feeling again as the markets turn down after a rally that was all too brief. the numbers in asia aren't too impressive either making the european stock markets a lonely bright spot. of course, we'll bring you full coverage on "world business today." that's coming up next. >>> two attacks occurred in pakistan on thursday. a police truck passed by killing five people, including four officers. minutes later police say a teenage suicide bomber blew herself up at a police check pointd killing a passerby and

let's go around the world with monita rajpal, live in london. a couple mornings ago was looking very, very serious. remind us about the story and what's developed. >>> i guess the only way to describe the story sin creasingly bizarre. to give you the back story, wednesday afternoon sydney time, police were called to the wealthy sydney suburb where they found a teenage girl strapped to what was deemed a suspicious device. this 18-year-old teenager told police a man wearing a disguise broke into their home and attached this device to her. it took bomb experts from ten hours to free her from this device only to find it was just a very, very -- that's how they're describing it -- a very elaborate hoax. pulver was taken to the hospital. this is her parents and they addressed a news conference. this is what they have to say. >> we as parents are extraordinarily proud of maddy. she is waking up this morning in pretty good spirits. she's tired and sore from holding this device in place for about ten hours. she's now as we are eager for her to get on wit

i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. >>> good morning, from cnn london i'm charles hodson. >> and very good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens, you're watching "world business tuesday." >> investors try to turn the tide after another wave of sell-offs embroils the stock markets. >> beijing is still struggling to get a grip on inflation as consumer prices continue to rise despite a run of interest rate increases. >> and in london gang violence spreads to more british cities. the market rundown that hit wall street monies is affecting everyone at this hour. tuesday they've clawed their way back after larger losses. european markets opened over an hour ago, opening mostly down, moving into positive territory, only to slide again. cnn correspondents are tracking tuesday's financial developments in europe and asia. kyung lah in tokyo, and nin nina los santos in tokyo. a strange ride on the european markets this morning. >> -- markets open for just over an hour and it's be

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monita, thanks. >>> president obama turns ooed 50 today. his big birthday bash kicked off last night in chicago. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you ♪ >> jennifer hudson you see right there. she led a crowd about 2,400 people in singing happy birthday to the president. it wasn't all a celebration. the event was also about politics and doubled as a fund-raiser. >>> you don't have time to play these partisan games. we have got too much work to do. over the next several months, i hope congress is focused on what the american people are focused on -- making sure that the economy is growing. >> well, the president also had dinner with about a hundred supporters most of whom would who paid almost $35,000 each to attend. brianna keilar is live at the white house. david wu officially resigning overnig overnight. >> reporter: it went into effect at 11:59 last night. congressman wu announced last week he was resigning after he was accused of unwanted sexual advanced towards a fund-raiser's daughter. he announced last week he was going to re