cybercrime claims while sony investigates yet another suspected batter attack. >> >> and groupon is hoping that investors will go crazy for coupons. now at least 16 people are dead, more than 1500 are ill in an industry that earns $5 billion from exports to just one market is at risk. an outbreak of what scientists are calling a super toxic strain of e. coli bacteria has spread to ten western european nations with 15 fatalities reported in germany and one in sweden. researchers say they don't know where it's coming from, but suspicions about contaminated projects have caused russia to band imports of all of the eu countries. the eu commission says the exports are worth more than $5 billion a year, nina. >> andrew, doctors say antibiotics are not effective against this e. coli strain and it could make this infection worse. even though researchers don't know where the bacteria is coming from, there are simple ways to reduce your chances of getting sick. at first, the culprit seemed clear -- a strain of deadly e. coli found on cucumbers from spain, packaged in germany, and exported across europe. now authorities say the source has not been pinpointed. and while labs hunt for clues, e. coli keeps spreading north to scandinavia and south to spain. >> it seems to be transmitted through food but not by contact to other people. simple precautions like hand washing and not preparing food for people when you're sick should prevent ichb fex frnfect one to the oh. >> it's bacteria in all of us. some can cause poisoning. kidney failure is under this but the strain is attacking kidneys at a rate that is startling scientists and crippling farmers. several banned spanish cucumbers though spain has insisted the farms are not to blame. russia is one of the biggest markets and now it's banning all fresh veg valuable imports from the entire european union. the losses are calculated in the hundreds of millions of dollars and, of course, in lives as well. jonathan mann, cnn. the european union is the largest exporter of food stuffs so the union is likely to be a problem. russia banned all vegetables from the eu. it could cause problems that imports 90% of its greens. the import of cucumbers is low, 11% of thoomatoes and 5% of cucumbers come from europe. meanwhile, austria has sent inspectors to more than 30 supermarkets after projects were delivered to them by german companies very close by in czechoslovakia, stores in the czech republic taking suspect vegetables off of their shelves. russia's ban is not the only one. on wednesday, the united arab emirates is holding imports of cucumbers from spain, germany, denmark, and the netherlands. they're not just restricted to countries. me american airlines will not be serving green salads, lettuce, or tomato garnishes on their trips to europe. the cause of the e. coli kills is a kidney infection that generally arises in under 10% of e. coli cases. it's particularly lethal to children and also older people. but this time around, it's affecting more than 30% of victims and a high percentage of those actually adult women. so the question is, how do you know whether you've contracted e. coli. the symptoms include all sorts of things including bloody diarrhea, cramps, and fever. it can take eight days to develop and epileptic fits from the disease. most importantly, scientists need to find the source of the bacterium. until then, german officials are telling people to avoid eating things like cucumbers, tomatoes, and salad leaves. and travelers who suffer from illness on return to germany are told to seek immediate medical advice. take a look at the market numbers. the big jobless numbers are out later today. and the asian pacific region on the sidelines waiting for that. there were gains in the early trading day but they were wiped out by the closing bell. one stock to mention, sony down 2/3 of 1%. more on that in a moment. the trading day down 2/3%. hong kong down 1.3%. shanghai holding on to gains up by .8%. and australia down by .4%. but it's been a sad trading week for the asian pacific markets. >> things are down as well. we've had a positive start to today's trading session in europe for the moment in yesterday's wholesale selloff and other selloffs we've seen earlier in the week. it's remaining ahead of that crucial u.s. jobs market report out today with growth and unemployment expected to show these figures are stalling. here's where we stand at the moment, the zurich sm ix i is d and the oh markets up. >> all about the uncertainty we're talking about. not just asia or europe, but uncertainty in the u.s. on thursday, investors sitting on their hands in front of the nonfarm payroll numbers. more discouraging economic news. weekly jobless claims fell slightly but stayed above the key level for the eighth straight week. close more losses for the dow, the s&p, the nasdaq managing a small gain. so what can we expect from the monthly jobless number due out in a few hours from now? analysts had expected the u.s. to add around 170,000 jobs in may. but that weak reading on private jobs growth earlier came out on wednesday means that the nonfarm payroll number was lower than expected. the unemployment rate is holding at a stubbornly high 9%. right now, you can see there futures are weak. dow 30 down .3%, nasdaq down.33% and the s&p. we'll bounce back after the jobless number which comes out abhour or so before the markets open. >> a few hours from now. we'll bring you up to date with that when it happens, andrew. time for a look at some of the other top business stories for you this friday. the ratings agency moody's has now hinted it can downgrade the credit worthiness of the u.s. from the coveted triple a status. the ongoing wrangle over the debt management in the biggest economy is now creating what the agency calls a very small but rising risk of a default there. the decision must be made by lifting america's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling soon. got greating news for you? show you some pictures if we can get those up of ratko mladic, the serbian war general who is appearing at the -- the court of human rights in the hague. he's charged, of course, with war crimes. recently he was picked up in serbia after evading the law for some 16 years. let's just listen in. >> understand the family and the embassy have been informed about your transfer to and your detention in the united nations detention unit of the tribunal in the hague. i take it that this information is correct? >> translator: it is correct. >> the chamber has further been briefly informed by the registrar about your arrival in the hague and meetings that followed, including those that represent themselves. and based on this information, we consider that there are no obstacles to proceed with the initial appearance today. towards the end of the session, as i just told you, you'll have an opportunity to raise any health-related matters that you'd like to bring to the attention of the chamber. they'll have some time for it at a later moment. the information i just conveyed to you, is that accurate information? >> translator: i did not quite understand. could you please repeat what you've said and could i receive an interpretation of that. i did not quite understand. >> yes, could we, first of all, check that you are on the right channel to receive the interpretation. he is, i see. what we've been informed by the registry about your arrival and what happened after that, including meetings you have had with representatives of the registry, based on that information, the chamber considers that there are no obstacles at this moment to proceed with the initial appearance today? and as i announced before, at the end of the session, you'll have an opportunity to raise any further health-related matters you'd like to raise. is this information we received from the registry correct? and can be proceed with this initial appearance? >> translator: you can proceed and i did understand what you asked me. >> then i see that with you at this moment is counsel. could counsel introduce himself? >> translator: good morning, your honors. i'm alex ander alexei, attorney at law. i'm duty counsel and this morning i represent the defense general ratko mladic. thank you. >> thank you. the chairman was informed that the deputy registrar decided to assign you the attorney of law of serbia as counsel to represent you in this initial appearance and in such other matters as may be necessary until a permanent counsel is assigned and your assignment is effective on from the second of june of this year. i see that you're nodding in the affirmative. >> translator: precisely, your honor. >> thank you. could i have the appearances for the prosecution? >> good morning, your honors. prosecution, with me are senior trial attorneys and case manager. >> thank you. mr. mladic. just for your information, you know now that counsel is sitting next to you? that the prosecution is at the opposite side of this courtroom. you may wonder if the register is here in front of us, usually during the court officer representing the registry. further we have a legal officer who assists the chamber. they're all seated just in front of us. further we have a court reporter which prepares the transcript seated over there and the assistant of interpreters and technicians who are in the booth and both to my right and to my left. mr. mladic, the acting president assigned your case to trial chamber one on the 27th of may, 2011 and listed the judges it would be composed of. the judges have -- the judges who were assigned have unanimously decided that i, being the most senior in office in this tribunal, would preside over the case. it will take sometime before a chile itself will start and changes of the composition of a chamber before the trial starts are not unheard of. so there's no guarantee that finally it will be the pal lance which will hear your case. the initial appearance of today is governed by rule 62 of the rules procedure in evidence. the purpose of this initial appearance is to inform you of the charges that if brought against you and ask you -- ask for your entry of a plea as well as to verify that your right to counsel is respected. now, before i will set out the allocations against you, i will inform you now already that you have a fundamental right to remain silent in these proceedings. i was given a brief history with regards to the indictment in your case. you were initially indicted on the 24th of july, 1995. and in 1996, on the 16th of july, a review of the indictment and the rule 61 of the rules of procedure in evidence took place. and if you'd like to know what exactly rule six among proceedings is, please consult counsel and we'll explain it to you. the indictment against you was amended several times and the now operative indictment was filed on the first of june of this year. you were arrested on the 26th of may, 2011 in serbia and you were transferred to the seat of the tribunal on the 31st of may. before we continue, i'd first like to have articles 20 and 21 of the statute of the tribunal read to you, articles that address the commencement and the conduct of trial proceedings and the rights of the accused. could the representative of the registrar please read articles 20 and 21 of the statute? >> article 20. conduct of trial proceedings. the trial chamber shall assure that the trial is a fair and expeditious and that the proceedings are conducted in accordance with the rules in evidence with full respect for the rights of the accused in due regards for the protection of victims and witnesses. the person against whom an indictment has been confirmed shall, person to an order or an arrest warrant of the interfashional tribune be taken into custody immediately informed of the charges against him and transferred to the international tribunal. >> satisfied himself to the rights and the accused are respected the accused understands the indictment and instructs the accused of answering a plea. the trial chamber shall decide the date for trial. the hearings shall be public unless the trial chamber decides to close proceedings in accordance with procedure and evidence. article 21, rights of the accused -- all persons shall be equal before the international tribunal. in the determination of charges against him, the accused shall be entitled to fair and public hearing, subject to article 22 of the statute. the accused shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to the provisions of the present statute. it is a determination of any charges against the accused person to the present statute. the accused shall be entitled to the following guarantees. to be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he understands of the nature and cause of the charge against him. to have adequate time, the facilities for the preparation of his defense and to communicate counsel of his own choice. to be tried without undue delay, to be tried in his presence, and to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing. to be informed if he does not have legal assistance of his right and to have legal assistance assigned to him. in any case, in the interest of justice so required and whom payment by him and any such case, if he does not have sufficient means to pay for it. to examine or have examined the witnesses against him and the attendance and examination of witnesses on his behalf under the same conditions as weaknesses against him. to have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in international tribunal. not to be compelled to testify against himself or to confess guilt. >> thank you. mr. mladic, do you understand these rights which were just read out to you? >> yeah, fully. >>. >> translator: i am a gravely ill man. i heard what the young lady said. i need a bit more time to think about all that she read out, so please bear with me and be patient. i was driven to the prison and documents were brought to me, but i haven't read any of that. i haven't signed anything because i could not -- i was in such a poor state i have this stress and now i did understand what the girl read out. >> let me stop you. >> translator: roughly. >> let me stop you there, mr. mladic. the rights you are entitled to are read out by the registry. i do understand that you want to further think about these rights and if i understand you well, not having read everything yet, the materials you have received until now, that you want to consider your position? if there's any need to be further informed about what these rights exactly mean, i take it that counsel will assist you. mr. lexic you would be willing to further explain and answer any questions mr. mladic would have in relation to the rights that were just read to him? >> absolutely, your honor. >> thank you. then i am moving to the next subject. and first, and it's a relatively simple question, mr. mladic, have you received a copy of the indictment in your own language? >> as for those three binders that were brought to my cell, is that indictment, that document in one of those three binders? i haven't read that. if it's there. >> i do understand that you have received more information. the indictment is a document consistenting of 37 pages in which the charges against you are set out. it may be that you have briefly discussed that briefly with mr. alexic because it's among what you'll find in the three binders. it is certainly, if not the m t most -- a very important document. mr. mladic, have you gone through that indictment? at least the 37-page document in which 11 counts are stated, counts of what you're charged with? >> translator: i had a look at the binders and i did not read what was written there. if that wasn in those binders, then that indictment is there but i don't know what is written there and i haven't read that. i need at least two months to read those two -- those three binders, if not more. >> let me first get some information. >> you're watching live developments coming to us from the hague, the u.n. court, the appearance of ratko mladic, the war military leader who's charged, among other things, with genocide, crimes against humanity and violating the rules of law. let's listen in. >> exclusively about the one document that was given to you on wednesday. did you receive the document and was that in your own language? >> translator: mr. alexic met me at this prison hospital and he showed this to me on two sheets of paper. this indictment. if that is it, then i have taken that into account but i did not sign anything because i want to have proper defense. i don't want this one man -- i don't know the man. he's from serbia. >> mr. mladic, we're not talking yet about what position to take. i'm not talking about signing anything. the first thing i want to establish is whether you received it and whether you -- whether you understood it. and mr. mladic, have you gone through mr. mladic with the indictment? >> absolutely, justice. >> did you at any moment gain the impression that he did not understand what the indictment was about? >> no, your honor. >> translator: not a single moment did i have that impression, your honor. >> mr. mladic, we'll proceed on the basis and you'll have further time to further study the indictment if you need the time. we'll come to that at a later stage. mr. mladic, you have the right to have that indictment to be read to you now today in court before 37 pages. but you also may wave that right so we will not read the whole of the indictment. do you want to exercise the right to have it read in full? >> translator: i do not want to have a single letter or sentence of that indictment read out to me. >> well, that's another matter. i do understand that even in stronger words you wave your right the indictment to be read out to you. nevertheless, this is put on the record that you wave this right. but nevertheless summarize the indictment briefly, both for you, but also to the benefit of the public, we'll not read it in its entirety, but we'll read a summary. and i would like to emphasize that it is just a brief summary of the indictment intended to give a rough impression of the charges against the accused. now, the authority text is found exclusively in the prosecution's operative indictments which were filed on the first of june of this year. according to the indictment, you, ratko mladic, are charged with genocide, crimes against humanity, and violations of the laws and customs of war, and several modes of liability, including the enterprise. the indictment alleges three separate joint criminal enterprises and one overarching joint criminal enterprise. according to the indictment, rat van care tich and ratko mladic were key members of the overarching joint criminal enterprise which lasted at least october 1991 until the 30th of november, 1995. the object to the permanent removal of bosnian muslims and croats from bosnian claimed territory through crimes charged in the indictment. ratko mladic participated in the enterprise including the commission of genocide, persecution, extermination, murder, deportation, and forcible suicide. he allegedly acted in concert with other members of this criminal enterprise and they include radovan care tich, slobodan milosevic, nicolei covic covic covich. according to the indictment, rad co-mladic significantly contributed to the overarching joint criminal enterprise, including by commanding and controlling the bosnian serb army and failing to take adequate measures to protect bosnian muslim and bosnian croat prisoners of war and detainees. mladic and karotic also took part in three enterprises. the objective of the first of these was to spread terror among the civilian population of sarajevo through a campaign of sniping and shouting. joint criminal enterprise existed between april of 1992 and november 1995. the criminal enterprise involved the commission of the crimes of terr terror, unlawful attack on civilians, and murder. in this criminal enterprise, mladic acted in concert with among others, milosevic. the objective of the second the objective was to eliminate the bosnian muslims in veb niece yeah from april 11, 1995 to november, mladic participated by killing the men and boys and forcibly removing the women, young children, and some elderly men from sre bernica. the objectives amounted to and are included in the crimes of genocide, persecution, extermination, murder, deportation, and forcible murder. his serbian unit called xorpians. the objective of the third additional joint criminal enterprise was to take united nations personnel as hostages during may and june, 1995, rad co-mladic participated in a disjoint enterprise in order to compel nato to abstain from conducting air strikes against bosnian serb military targets. according to the indictment, in addition to his like through his participation and he mentioned joint criminal enterprises, ratko mladic is individually criminally responsibility for planning, instigating, and aiding and abetting the crimes charged in the dirmt. according to the indictment, ratko mladic is criminally responsible as a superior. between the 12th of may, 1992 and the eighth of november, 1996, ratko mladic was the most senior officer in the bosnian serb army. in his capacity, he had effective control over members of this army. ratko mladic knew or had reason to know that crimes were about to be committed or had been committed by its members. it failed to take the necessary and reasonable measures to prevent the commission of such crimes or to punish the perpetrator there of. i will now go through the charges. count one, genocide. the indictment alleges that between the 31st of march, 1992 and the 31st of december, 1992, bosnian serb, political and governmental organs and serb forces carried out a campaign of persecutions against bosnian muslims and bosnian croats in certain municipalities in bosnia and herz gegovinherzegovina. this conduct manifested the intent to destroy in part the national, ethnical, or rmeligios groups of bosnian muslims and bosnian croats of such. the conduct consisted of killings of bosnian muslims and bosnian croats, causing them serious bodily or mental harm, including by torture and rape. and detaining them under the conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction. the most extreme manifestations of the intent to partially destroy these groups took place in the municipalities of kluc, prador, sunskimost, and sfornic. could want two also deals with genocide. the indictment alleges that around the sixth of july, 1995, bosnian serb forces attacked the srebrenecia enclave, the take overwas planned in the preceding month. within days of the attack, ratko mladic and others formed the objective to take over srebrenica by killing the men and boys and removing the women, young children, and some elderly men. by the 11th of july, 1995, ratko mladic and others began to implement this objective. between the 11th and the 13th of july, 1995, members of the bosnian serb army and the ministry of interior and a serbian unit called the scorpions terrorized and abused the bosnian muslims. on the 12th of july, 1995, these forces began to separate the men and boys of srebrenica from the women and the young children. over 1,000 men and boys were separated and detained in botaceri while the women, young children, and some elderly men were forced out of the enclave. during and after the forceable transfer operation, bosnian muslim men and boys were executed through, as it is said in the indictment in quotation marks, through killings. in addition to those detained in botaceri, thousands of men and boys who had attempted to free the enclave were captured by or surrendered to the aforementioned serb forces. on the 13th of july, 1995, the forces began the organized executions of the men and boys who had been separated and detained. and those who had surrenders or had been captured. the victims of the executions were buried, and some were exhumed and reburied in an effort to conceal the crimes. according to the indictment, between the 11th of july, 1995 and the first of november, 1995, over 7,000 bosnian muslim men and boys of srebrenica were killed in organized executions. in addition, serious bodily or mental harm was caused to thousands of female and male muslims of srebrenica. count three -- persecutions as a crime against humanity. the indictment charges persecutions and the following 23 municipalities. alija, carlinovic, klug, cartoveras, noto sarajevo, parle, priador, rogagitca, plesinica, and sfornic. beginning in march, 1992, serb forces and bosnian serb political and governmental organs attacked and took control of towns andville lamgs in these municipalities. most of the takeovers were carried out during 1992, but they continued thereafter. the enclave of srebrenica was taken over in july of 1995. during and after the takeovers until the 30th of november, 1995, serb forces and bosnian serb political and governmental organs carried out peres cacts bosnian muslims and croats. these acts included the implementation of descriptive and discriminatory measures, arbitrary searches, arbitrary arrests, and unlawful detention, forced labor, harassment, torture, rain and other acts of sexual violence, killing, destruction of houses, cultural monuments, and sacred sites, and plunder of property. these forced the croats to flee the municipalities in fear. others were physically driven out. counts four, five, and six, extermination and murder as crimes against humanity and violations of the laws are customs of war. according to the indictment, members of the serb forces and bosnian serb political and governmental organs committed acts of extermination and murder in the aforementioned 23 municipalities in bosnia and herz herzegovi herzegovina. the bosnian serb army and other forces committed acts of murder as part of the objective to spread terror among the civilian population of sarajevo through a campaign of sniping and shelling between the 12th of may, 1992 and november, 1995. further, according to the indictment, members of the army and the ministry of interior and the serbian unit called the scorpians committed acts of murder between the 11th of july of 1995 and the fifth of november, 1995. counts seven and eight. deportation and inhumane acts as crimes against humanity. the indictment alleges between march of 1992, serb forces and bod anyian serb political and governmental organs forcibly displaced bosnian muslims and bosnian croats from areas in the aforementioned 23 municipalities. counts nine and ten are violations of the laws and customs of war. the indictment alleges that armed hostilities broke out in sarajevo about the time that it was recognized as an independent state on the 6th of april, 19d 1992. at the same time, the city was subjected to blockades, bombardment, and sniper attacks. between april of 1992 and november of 1995, members of the joint enterprise related to sarajevo implemented a strategy that produced sniping and shelling to kill, maim, wound, and terrorize the civilian inhabitants of sarajevo. this resulted in the injury and death of thousands of civilians including children and the elderly. the constant threat of death and injury caused trauma and psychological damage to the inhabitants of sarajevo. count 11 -- taking of hostages as a violation of the laws of crimes of war. the indictment alleges that in response to a tax on sarajevo and other areas of herzegovina by bosnian serb forces, nato forces carried out air strikes against military targets on the 25th and the 26th of may, 1995. between the 26th of may, 1995 and the 19th of june, 1995, bosnian serb forces detained over 200 u.n. peacekeepers and military service in various locations, including parle, sarajevo, bonaluca and helped at various locations in order to render the locations immune from nato air strikes and to prevent air strikes from continuing. threats were issued to nato and u.n. commanders that further nato attacks on bosnian serb military targets would result in the injury, death, or continued detention of the detainees. some of the detainees were mistreated during the activity. during and after negotiations with serbian and bosnian serb leaders, including ratko mladic, the detainees were released between the 3rd and the 19th of june, 1995. this concludes the summary of the indictment. mr. mladic, small iii of the rules of procedure in evidence, you will be called upon to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty in each count of the indictments within 30 days of her initial appearance. you may however request to enter such pleas already today. mr. mladic, are you prepared, and do you wish to enter pleas today, or would you rather postpone your pleas and enter them within the 30 days which the rules of procedure in evidence provides for? >> mr. laurie, you're a bit older than i am. i would like to receive what you've read out just now these obnoxious charges leveled against me. i want to read this properly, to give it some proper thoughts together with my lawyers. because i need more than a month. for these monstrous words, the ones that i never heard before, those that were included in this indictment. i have never heard of any such thing, nor can i understand that it is that way. >> mr. mladic, the wording of the indictment is chosen by the prosecution, an indictment is the basis on which the trial proceeds. i do understand that you want to take more time to carefully read it and therefore that you are not entered a plea today. you said you need more than 30 days. the rules provide for 30 days. this does not mean that you have to prepare the whole of your defense within that 30 days. there'll certainly be more time for that. but the chamber as matters stands now, no good cause being shown for deviating from it for the 30 days which the rules ground. so, therefore, since you did not -- you are not going to enter a plea today, i hereby schedule a further appearance on the fourth of july, 2011 at 10:00 in the morning in this courtroom one. mr. mladic, if you want to consult with counsel, you have an opportunity to do so, but rather do it in such a way that not everyone can follow what you're discussing with counsel. if you want to consult, i'd see that mr. alexic says there's no need for further consultation at this moment. mr. mladic, in the meantime, you'll remain in custody at the united nations detention unit and your counsel, mr. mladic can inform you about the rules governing pretrial detention. there is, however -- if you want to speak to counsel, do it in such a way that not everyone can follow it. you'd like to consult him in confidence. if you want to speak to us, you should switch on your microphone so that whatever you're saying will be interpreted. and will then be we can hear it. >> translator: your honors, may we take a short break, please. >> yes, you want to consult, is there any -- let me just one second -- watching live proceedings there at the hague. this is the initial appearance of ratko mladic, the serbian war leader, the leader of the military forces who is facing charges, 11 counts in all, which had been read out to him. the main charges, though, are genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and violating the rules of war. mladic in there describing these charges made against him as obnoxious and describing the indictment as monstrous words. mr. mladic also claiming that he was gravely ill and needed some time to -- to look at the charges. you're watching now as the three judges leave the court. the judge has said that the next hearing of mr. mladic's trial will be scheduled for july 4. until then, he will remain in custody. mr. mladic said that he had not read the indictment, a 37-page indictment which will contain those 11 charges against him, although his defense lawyer said that he had explained all of the charges to him. mr. mladic said that he needed initially at least two months to go through the charges before he is prepared to say anything. he has not entered a plea to those charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, and of violating the rules of war. as far as his health is concerned, the judge said that health matters will be discussed in due course. mr. mladic was arrested may 26 after 16 years on the run from the bosnian-serb war. and in particular, the charges against him include the massacre of 7,000 men and boys, muslim men and boys in the enclaif of sr ex-brenica in 1995. you've been watching breaking news at cnn. we'll continue to cover the story. we'll continue at the top of the hour. now we'll take a short break.