04/07/2011 GMT with George Alagiah

The former Bosnian Serb military commander makes a disruptive

appearance at the International War crimes Tribunal in the Hague.

Ratko Mladic was removed from court after arguing with the judge and

refusing to answer charges of genocide and war crimes. The court

orders that you be removed from the courtroom. Could security police

escort Mr Mladic out of the court room? This is not a court! Who are

you?! You were not allowing me to A welcome to GMT. I am Naga

Munchetty. Also in the programme, divisions of Libya in the spotlight

as Russia and NATO hold talks. Poised to become the first female

Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra announces her

plans for the country. It is 12:30pm London, 6:30pm in

Bangkok and 1:30pm in the Netherlands where the former

Bosnian Serb Butler military commander Ratko Mladic has appeared

in front of the International War crimes court in the Hague. But --

military commander. It was a brief appearance as he was removed from

port after -- removed from court after disrupting proceedings and

refusing to enter a plea. The International Criminal Tribunal

was now in session. From the outset, the judges were in for a difficult

morning in court. Remove your cab, please. Not for the first time,

General Mladic tried to insist on wearing a cap in court. Mr Justice

Alphons Orie was having none of it. Could Mr Mladic be assisted in

taking off his cap? Thank you very much. General Mladic was also

reprimanded for communicating with the public gallery. Mr Mladic, if

you continue to address the public gallery, rather than the chamber,

as I said before, matters will be taken. TRANSLATION: Mr Alphons Orie,

I am not underestimating you in any way. I hear better in my left ear

and eye and called on my head. Let me put my cap on. Half of my body

is not functioning. I'm not underestimating you in any way. I

want to communicate with their in a humane way. You were trying to

impose impossible conditions on me. A lawyer I do not want. I'm just

going to look at you. The Attorney appointed by the court to represent

Ratko Mladic had been told he was not wanted. TRANSLATION: This

morning, when he came to the tribunal, General Mladic refused to

communicate with me and he did not want me to be present here this

morning. General Mladic said he wanted to appoint two Attorneys

himself. TRANSLATION: Know, no, I am not going to listen to this.

atmosphere became more heated when he refused to listen to the judge.

TRANSLATION: You were talking in vain and I will not listen to this.

Mr Mladic, Mr Mladic... The court orders that you be removed from the

courtroom. Could security police escort Mr Mladic out of the court

room? It was a session of extraordinary legal confrontation.

One that was not totally unexpected. TRANSLATION: This is not a court.

Who why you? Ratko Mladic was taken out of the Court and later pleas of

not guilty were entered on his behalf.

Some of the other stories making headlines around the world today, a

British soldier has gone missing from his base in Afghanistan.

Military sources say he left the base in central Helmand province

alone on Monday morning at his disappearance is described as

highly unusual. The soldier's family has been informed. More on

this from the Afghan capital. Quentin Sommerville is in Kabul.

What has happened here? As he said in the introduction, this has been

described as highly unusual. A soldier left the base this morning

in the early hours of darkness. He left the base alone and soldiers

never do that in that part of the province, where there are still

many Taliban surrounding the area. It is a very dangerous area.

Soldiers always go on patrol together. Certainly, they never

leave alone. It was an unplanned departure from the base. He

disappeared. There is a major search and rescue operation using

for the soldier. At the same time, the Taliban in the area have told

the BBC that they have captured a foreign soldier in this vicinity

and that he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with

international troops. The Taliban often make exaggerated claims and

we have had no confirmation of that incident from the international

security mission. They are saying that they are looking for the

soldier and that the family have been informed of his disappearance.

Authorities have not been able to confirm if any gun battles took

place with the Taliban? They have denied that a gun battle took place.

One military source here says that soldiers do not behave like this,

they do not just wander off in hostile territory in the middle of

the night. There is confusion as to what he is -- has taken place here

and where or why the soldier left, twice he decided to leave alone at

this time. As I said, his family have been informed but beyond that,

there are few other details. The MoD has been confirming that he is

a British soldier. From sources in that part of the province, we have

heard that there is a large operation going on, that the

international mission is throwing everything they have at trying to

find the soldier. Even Afghans sources, the army is involved in

the search. -- Afghan sources. The European Union is sending

almost $15 million worth of emergency food aid to North Korea,

where it says more than 500,000 people are at risk of dying from

malnutrition. The European Commission says that it has agreed

unprecedented right to monitor how the food is delivered, including

unrestricted access to make random checks.

The Burmese pro-democracy leader on sand shoes she is making her first

trip outside the main city of Rangoon since her release last year.

-- and San Suchi. She's making a trip to an ancient temple city who

has -- with one of her sons, who has described the trip as a holiday.

In theory, and San Suchi is free to travel.

Reports from the City of Hamma in Syria say that tanks have moved

away from the city. Residents say the tanks are moving war -- moving

north towards the province of Idlib. Dozens were arrested in Hamma on

Sunday, two days after the largest anti-government demonstration in

the city. Still to come:, the latest on the

winner of Thailand's general election. Also... TRANSLATION: If

we destroy the forest, there will be no shade. There will be wind and

the ground will overheat and burn up. That is my fear. A warning from

Amazonian tribes people as the Brazilian government assesses a

Fforest code designed to protect its great rainforest. -- a forest

code. Time for the business news with Aaron Heselhurst. Greece,

perhaps(!)? Lot of development. UN officials have made -- given the

thumbs-up for money to be released to Greece. That means that Athens

can pay off some of its debt over the summer. However, there is a

spanner in the works, possibly, because Standard and Poor's, the

global credit rating agency says that the current rescue package, in

their eyes, would be deemed as a default. Eurozone officials have

been trying to avoid a word. They're talking about the plan to

rollover debts, meaning that instead of collecting the money

owned -- odes to those banks, they would put it back into Greece for

longer term debt. How significant is his warning? Unfortunately, it

is pretty significant. Effectively, it scuppers the plan. It is back to

the drawing board for the European politicians and their banks, to

come up with a plan that would not cause a default. The problem with a

default, the classic creditor situation, when these agencies, out

with this term, it has lots of repercussions. And we know as those

report -- and we know those repercussions. Greece will not be

able to borrow money. Back to the drawing board. We will be talking

about this for longer. When we do chat, I get upset with our phone

bills. You and the rest of us. People who go on the Continent use

the phones and come back to face bills of hundreds or thousands of

pounds. We know that European officials have been working at

bringing those prices down. In the last four years, Robin -- roaming

charges have dropped by 60% but it is still three times more expensive

to use this abroad than at home. This week, a big announcement on

European officials, how to shrink that gap. We are expecting a double

whammy hits against the mobile industry. They will continue

regulating prices but they have a new trick. The price caps have been

successful to a certain extent. we do not think we're going to be

able to bring down the prices sufficiently through regulating the

prices. Ultimately, in order to bring prices down significantly and

in a sustainable way, we need to have more competition in the market.

Just to say, they're looking at a proposal about when you go to

France, subscribing to a local French company using your telephone

number. The markets are all up around the globe off the back of

those great manufacturing numbers, rebounding from the United States.

We want to hear what do you think. Get in touch. The best way to do

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headlines: Thrown out of court, the former Bosnian Serb leader Ratko

Mladic is ejected from the War crimes Tribunal in the Hague after

he refused to plead and continued to interject.

The deadlock on the battlefield and Libya has prompted countries

outside the NATO led coalition to look for a negotiated solution to

the conflict. Moscow has been one of the more out spoken advocates of

negotiations. The Russian President and the head of the NATO alliance,

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, are discussing the Libyan conflict at a

summit. Jacob Zuma, who has been trying to find a diplomatic

solution and the country, has also been invited for a meeting with the

Russian president. We can speak now to Dmitri Babich, who is in Moscow,

a political analyst at the Russia Profile magazine. Russia is

accusing NATO of going beyond the UN mandate. What would the Russian

government like to see from NATO? think Russia does not want to

create a precedent when other countries decide for a sovereign

country its future fate. Russia has no sympathy for Colonel Gaddafi,

president Medvedev has called him basically a criminal a number of

times. But Russia also does not want to see other countries

intervening directly in Libyan affairs. The recent acknowledgement

by France that it provided weapons to the Libyan rebels was very badly

received in Moscow. Russia will probably try to look for a

negotiated solution, and that is what the Russian envoy in the

region is trying to achieve. What evidence is there that negotiations

with Libya are working? Well, it's so far, we have not seen anyone

doing any serious efforts to get the negotiations on course. The

rebels have rejected all negotiations. Mr Gaddafi has a

reputation, but we're not dealing only with him. A large part of the

population, especially around Tripoli, does not want to live

under the opposition so hastily recognised by France and Britain.

Probably these people should also be listen to. What is Russia

fearing when it comes to the current NATO action? What do they

think will happen? Is it possible that the rebels will gain a victory,

and what will happen next? Russia has its own experience with civil

war. We know they only end with negotiated solutions. If just one

side wins, as it was in Russia in 1818 and 1920, then the civil war

will continue in a covert form. That is what Russia basically fears

for Libya. All civil wars should end with its associated solutions.

Obviously, the position should also be a little more open about plans,

and personnel. We do not know the names of all the members of the

transitional council. Does Russia accept that without NATO action,

there are civilians who were being wounded and victimised by a

Gaddafi's forces and without NATO, this would have continued? Well, it

is a problem from the past. We will not know -- we do not know what

would have happened if NATO had not intervened. Russia is very

concerned about the plight of civilians and that is why Russia

voted, basically abstained during the vote on Resolution 1973. But

Russia does not want the same situation to happen in Syria, and

Russia is afraid that obviously NATO is going beyond what was

agreed in that resolution, that Russia and China basically

abstained during the vote. They did not vote. Dmitri Bavidge, thank you

Within the next few months, the Brazilian government is going to be

considering relaxing the forest code. Farmers and businesses want

to be allowed to cultivate more of their land. But environmentalists

say the code should be strengthened, not weakened. The lungs of the

world, where millions of trees absorb carbon dioxide and save the

planet from more dramatic changes to weather patterns. The forest is

home to countless species. But years of deforestation have left

them vulnerable, as farmers clear the land to provide pasture for

their join and to grow cash crops. The indigenous tribes here say

their traditional way of life is and a threat.

TRANSLATION: Today, everybody is destroying the forest all round. I

do not want this. I told many people that if we destroy the

forest, there will be a great wind and a ground will overheat and burn

up, that is my fear. This gives you a good idea what deforestation

actually looks like. Over there, as far as the eye can see, virgin

rainforest. But right here, next to the road, land that has been

cleared illegally. If what has happened around here is anything to

go by, within the next few years, those cattle will have gone, all of

this will be used for growing soya. Some big multinational food

producers work close to the Amazon. Cattle produced beef, soya and corn

produce food for cattle. More than a third of the world's meat exports

come from Brazil. People are producing more Cotton, because of

the demand of countries which are growing and do not have enough food.

Brazil has land, it has the technology, and of course, we're

going to take advantage of that. is corn harvest time now, and with

food prices at record levels, farmers want to expand, to grow

more. The world needs more food, and they're more than happy to

provide it. The forest code says that here, close to the Amazon,

farmers can cultivate only 20% of the land they own. The other 80%

has to be left untouched, to protect the forest. That's what

they want change. There is talk of an amnesty for farmers who have

illegally cleared their lands. They will be required to buy forested

land somewhere else and leave it untouched. I feel cheated, because

80% of my money is tied up in protecting the environment for the

rest of the world, but I don't get anything out of it.

Environmentalists want the laws to be strengthened to protect all this.

But there is enormous pressure from business interests, who want to be

able to develop the land. The government says it will veto any

proposal which threatens the rain forest. But the next few months

will be a crucial test - can Brazil, with its booming economy, really

protect the environment? To Thailand now, where Yingluck

Shinawatra is poised to become the first female Prime Minister of the

country. The 43-year-old is the youngest of nine children. Her

brother, Thaksin, is the former Prime Minister. Up until now she

has been a managing director of several firms. She has never held a

government post before. And she has never run for office before

yesterday. It has led to some critics questioning her experience.

Our correspondent has been covering the election from the thyme capital,

Bangkok, and she sent this report. This is history in the making in

Thailand, the country's first female Prime Minister. She is the

youngest sister of are arguably the most divisive and influential

politician in the country, Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime

Minister, a man ousted by a military coup in 2006. For her

supporters, this is the moment they have worked hard for. Thailand has

seen a turbulent few years, and it wants to put the problems of the

past behind it. TRANSLATION: She is like a nice

person, a person who can accept both sides. It is like she can help

calm down the political situation. But trying to do that could be

tough, if Yingluck Shinawatra allows her brother to return to

Thailand. He is living in self- imposed exile in Dubai, escaping a

corruption conviction for which he could face two years in jail. There

are concerns that Thaksin might use his sister's victory to stage a

comeback. I am not in a hurry to go back. I

want reconciliation to happen first. If there is reconciliation, and I

am part of the solution, I will be there. Any return of Thaksin

Shinawatra to Thailand would almost certainly be unacceptable for the

Democratic Party and for the military. It could make an already

tense political situation even worse. That would only make it

harder for Thailand's new government to get on with the job

of bringing this nation back together again and healing

Thailand's when did democracy. -- wounded democracy. We can speak

now to Voranai Vanijaka, of the Bangkok Post. Do you believe

Yingluck Shinawatra is qualified to lead the country as Prime Minister?

I believe she is. A lot of people have said that she does not have

the political experience, it is true, she is a novice in politics.

However, should be surrounded by a lot of veteran politicians, who can

handle a lot of policies for her. Her opponents have said adamantly

that she is not very bright in the first place. Whether she is or not,

we cannot say. However, what she does have is perhaps what Thailand

needs right now, the magic of a leader. She looks pretty, she

symbolises a kindness and gentleness. It has helped the party

to become very popular in the past two months. She is able to reach

people, and the people seem to warm to her. That is one reason why the

party has won by a landslide. This could be a good thing for Thailand.

She could be a leader who can pull everyone together. How do you think

she will be received internationally? It depends on whom

she chooses as her Foreign Minister. So far, in interviews with the

foreign press, she does find. Of course, there are accusations of it

being scripted, which of course is true, but that will come with

experience. Again, she's surrounded by people who know what they're

doing. And of course, the most important foreign policy issue in

Thailand right now is our conflict with Cambodia over the region. But

we all know that her party has a special relationship with that

country, so that conflict might work out in a way which the Thai

people would accept. What about the fact that she's leading a coalition

government - what problems might that cause? I don't think that will

be a problem. The party got an absolute majority, but she's going

to find smaller parties to make a coalition with. There is a

political move. She's going to pull in some other parties to push the

opposition into a corner. But how party by itself, it already has an

absolute majority. Is the appointment of Yingluck Shinawatra

seen as a fresh start for Thailand? There has been much talk about the

so-called Tideland Inferno, can people put this behind them?

Thailand. It is still fresh in people's memories. However, since

we are here, the fact that her party won by a big majority, that

does a lot to help the situation. It means that they have been given

a mandate by the people. The people have spoken, and they have spoken