Thursday, September 11, 2014

Islamic State crisis underscores unending war for US

In his speech explaining why the U.S. will increase its military commitment to fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, U.S. President Barack Obama insisted, this is more of a counter-terrorism effort and less of a war.

But analysts point out, as much as President Obama promised to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, global events are forcing him to continue wars.

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Russia will react with 'appropriate measures' to EU sanctions

Russia says it will take 'appropriate measures' against European Union sanctions being imposed Friday.

EU sanctions are expected to target the Russian energy sector predominantly as the trade off in economic restrictions between the two sides continues

Jack Parrock reports from Moscow.

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Pistorius sobs in court as murder ruled out

INTRO:  Oscar Pistorius broke down and cried in court when the judge delivering her verdict ruled he could not be found guilty of murder or premeditated murder. Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled the state had not proved that Pistorius intended to shoot and kill his girlfriend in February last year. But the judge may still rule that Pistorius was guilty of culpable homicide (manslaughter). Gary Alfonso reports ...  .  


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Inquest into hoax phone call nurse death

The inquest into the death of a nurse who was found hanged after answering a hoax phone call from two australian DJs pretending to be members of the Royal Family has begun today in Britain.


In December 2012, Jacintha Saldanha and another nurse revealed confidential details about the Duchess of Cambridge who was being treated in hospital for severe morning sickness. Three days after taking the call Mrs Saldanha was found dead.


Our UK correspondent Natalie Powell reports.


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Australia's Ebola scare over - results negative

In Australia, Queensland health authorities have declared the alert over
a potential Ebola virus victim is over.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Pistorius trial Judge rules out premeditated murder

INTRO:  The judge in the murder trial of paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has ruled out premeditated or intentional murder as a verdict. Judge Thokozile Masipa is delivering her judgement in the trial in which Pistorius is accused of intentionally killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius has pleaded not guilty to murder. The judge said the state has not proved there was any premeditated intent ... 

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The court has adjourned for lunch and the verdict reading continues on the Pretoria High Court. 
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Russian troops pull out of Ukraine as Poroshenko signs on sanctions

Ukraine's leader Petro Poroshenko confirmed Russia had pulled a greater part of its forces from his country. Moscow has been consistently denying it ever set boots on the ground. Kiev meanwhile moved on with a bill allowing the President to introduce sanctions against Russia.
Daria Bondarchuk reports.

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RBS 'TO MOVE' IF SCOTLAND VOTES FOR INDEPENDENCE

The campaign for Scottish independence has been rocked by confirmation the Royal Bank of Scotland will move its headquarters to London if the nation votes to go it alone.

The news from RBS comes ahead of an independence referendum for Scotland next Thursday.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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Judge says Pistorius inconsistent

INTRO:  The evidence of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is facing a murder charge in the South African High Court, was inconsistent. That's according to the judge in the case, who started delivering her judgement this morning. Pistorius maintains he accidentally shot Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of 14 February last year, but could face up to 25 years in prison if found guilty of murder. After earlier calling witness testimony unreliable, Judge Thokozile Masipa said Pistorius contradicted some of his own testimony .... 

Thokozile Masipa pronounced (Talk-awh-zeeley Mah-seepa)

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OUT: ...shot without thinking. 
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Earlier Judge Masipa said the testimony of witnesses who heard screams, crying and loud sounds were inconsistent with the uncontested timeline of the shooting ...    

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Judge says witnesses got facts wrong

INTRO:  The judge in the murder trial of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has stated that most witnesses who heard shots, screaming and crying on the night the athlete shot and killed his girlfriend, got their facts wrong. Judge Thokzile Masipa has started delivering what is expected to be a lengthy judgement. Pistorius could face 15 to 20 years in prison if the court finds that he intentionally killed Reeva Steenkamp last year. 

The judge said the testimony of most witnesses failed when tested against the undisputed timeline of events ... 
(Thokozile Masipa pronounced (Talk-awh-zeelah Mah-seepa)

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The judgement is expected to conclude tomorrow and if found guilty, sentencing could take place weeks later. 

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Possible Ebola patient in isolation on Australia's Gold Coast REPLACEMENT

REPLACES EARLIER STORY

Australian authorities say that it's unlikely a man being assessed for
Ebola at a Gold Coast hospital in Queensland has the virus.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Obama Lays Out Strategy to Battle IS Militants

Barack Obama has been setting out his strategy for dealing with the Sunni terror group the Islamic State. 

Speaking from the White House, the President said he's significantly expanding the US military campaign against the organisation, and would lead a broad coalition to roll back the threat.

Mr Obama said he'll be using air power and partner forces on the ground to take out IS militants 'wherever they exist', in Syria as well as in Iraq. 

Lorna Shaddick has more from Washington.

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Obama: 'We Will Degrade And Ultimately Destroy ISIL'

Barack Obama has said he won't hesitate to take action, including air strikes, against Islamic State militants in Syria as well as Iraq.

Speaking in a nationally televised address, the US President said there would be no safe haven for any group that threatened America, and announced that 475 new military personnel would be sent to Iraq - but stressed they would be there to advise and train local forces, not to take part in combat. 

The former head of US Central Command, General Anthony Zinni, says the Obama administration has waited too long to set this strategy out:

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Former head of US Central Command, General Anthony Zinni, says that despite President Obama's desire not to use America's military to solve all the world's problems, they are inevitably drawn in because of failings elsewhere: 

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Former head of US Central Command, General Anthony Zinni, is skeptical about the strength of the international coalition against the Islamic State:

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Former head of US Central Command, General Anthony Zinni, says the fear of putting 'boots on the ground' means the administration is dismissing a viable option to deal with the Islamic State:

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Thomas Sanderson, Director of the Transnational Threats project at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, says this will be a long term effort:

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Thomas Sanderson, Director of the Transnational Threats project at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, says it would have been difficult for the US to act against the Islamic State before now:

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Thomas Sanderson, Director of the Transnational Threats project at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, says that on the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Islamic terror threat looks very different from that of 2001:

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Obama Sets Out Strategy Against Islamic State Militants


Barack Obama has used a primetime speech on American television to lay out his strategy for dealing with the Sunni terror group the Islamic State. 

Speaking from the White House, the US President said Washington would lead a broad coalition to roll back the threat, using air power and partner forces on the ground to take out IS militants 'wherever they exist' - implying that American action will be expanded to include Syria. 

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The President also said there would be more support for local Iraqi forces battling the terrorist group:

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But Mr. Obama stressed that the renewed American involvement in Iraq and Syria is not the same as beginning another American ground war in the region.

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President Obama ended his speech with a rallying call to Americans to help make the world a better place:

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Obama pledges "steady, relentless" campaign against Islamic State


President Obama has pledged to hunt down Islamic State militants "wherever they exist" in what he says will be a "steady, relentless" US-led counter-terrorism campaign.

In an address to the nation, the President compared the effort he's launching with attempts that his administration has already made to combat extremism in Yemen and Somalia.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks says President Obama tried to answer the criticism that he doesn't have a comprehensive strategy in place.

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Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks says the President is relying on the Iraqi army and moderate members of the Syrian opposition to help overcome the threat posed by Islamic State.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

U.S. woman pleads guilty in plot to join Islamic State

A 19 year-old in the U.S. state of Colorado has pleaded guilty in a plot to join and aid the Islamic State militant group.


Shannon Conley told US authorities that she also planned to marry an IS fighter she met online.


Mary MacCarthy reports from Denver: 


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US Treasury Will 'intensify' Efforts To Cut Off ISIS Funds

The US Treasury Department has announced it will intensify its efforts to cut off funding for Islamic State militants. 

Hours before President Obama lays out his strategy for dealing with the group in a speech from the White House, the Treasury has said its efforts to undermine IS finances will be a key part of that effort.

Lorna Shaddick reports from Washington.

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Ukraine's President Poroshenko offers 'special status' to pro-Russian rebel regions

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has offered, "special status," to pro-Russian militant controlled regions in the east of the country.


But the regions' self declared leaders rejected the offer, saying they want only to break away from Ukraine.


Tom Barton reports.


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Gates Foundation $50m to Fight Ebola

Having already given $10m, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has now pledged an additional $50m to support the fight against the Ebola epidemic engulfing West Africa.

 

According to latest figures from the World Health Organization the outbreak has infected almost 4,300 people so far, killing more than half of them.

 

As Tim Exton reports from Seattle, the Gates Foundation funds will be used to fight the disease on several fronts.

 

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Study Reveals Possible Fracking Adverse Health Effects

According to a new study published in the United States, those living close to natural gas wells drilled by hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking', are twice as likely to have adverse health symptoms as those living further away.

 

With 'fracking' occuring in more than thirty of America's states there is growing concern about the possible environmental and health consequences, as Tim Exton reports from Seattle.

 

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