Monday, September 29, 2014

Spanish government challenges Catalonian referendum

The Spanish government has officially challenged the Catalonian region's bid for independence before the country's constitutional court.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says Catalonia's plans to hold a referendum on November the 9th are not compatible with the Spanish constitution.

The move comes after Catalonian President Artur Mas signed a decree over the weekend to launch what he's calling a "public consultation" to become an independent nation. 

Mas says it's been the wish of hundreds of thousands of Catalans holding pro-independence demonstrations in the streets this week - many have been waving Scottish flags in solidarity with Scotland's recent attempt to separate from the UK.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann says both Madrid and the Catalonian authorities appear confident they will get their desired outcome:

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Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann explains that for now, the referendum process has been frozen. 

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Closing arguments for Karadzic war crimes trial

Final arguments are being heard at the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [Ra-do-van Ka-ra-dich] in The Hague.

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have already handed a life sentence for genocide and war crimes relating to the massacre of more than 7000 muslims in 1995.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports: 

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French far-right Front National takes two seat in French Senate

France's far-right Front Nationale party has won its first two seats in the upper house of parliament.

The party's leader, Marine le Pen has called it a historic victory and it will be seen as a huge blow to socialist President Francois Hollande.

Jack Parrock reports.

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HONG KONG PROTESTERS REFUSE TO DISPERSE

Pro-democracy protesters remain on the streets of Hong Kong, despite calls for them to leave.

Demonstrators are angry at plans for Beijing to vet candidates for Hong Kong's 2017 leadership elections.

Riot police used tear gas and batons to try and disperse the protests on Sunday.

The Wall Street Journal's Enda Curran says parts of Hong Kong remain at a standstill.

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UK JETS FLY FRESH SORTIES OVER IRAQ

British Tornado jets have returned from new combat sorties over Iraq, without launching any air strikes on Islamic State positions.

The UK Parliament backed involvement in military action in Iraq on Friday.

Since then UK jets flying from Cyprus have carried out armed reconnaissance missions but not fired their laser guided bombs and missiles.

This as US President Barack Obama admits America underestimated the threat posed by I.S.

UK Defence consultant Paul Beaver says the US wasn't alone in that.

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UK Defence consultant Paul Beaver says British jets won't be rushed into air strikes.

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Obama: US "underestimated" IS threat

US President Barack Obama has admitted that the US underestimated the threat posed by Islamic State militants.


He said that America failed to acknowledge that the civil war in Syria left allowed Islamist fighters to regroup and spread terror.


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Speaking to American television network CBS, he added that the US overestimated the Iraqi army's ability to tackle IS militants. This comes as fighting rages on to the west of Baghdad

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Renewed artillery shelling at Donetsk airport

There has been renewed artillery shelling at Donetsk's airport in eastern Ukraine, three weeks into a ceasefire between pro-Russian militants and Ukrainian government troops.


The airport is still in Ukrainian hands, though the city of Donetsk is controlled by the pro-Russians.


Tom Barton reports.


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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Employment data set to dominate the week on Wall Street

Following recent losses on Wall Street investors will turn their
attention to employment data released this week.

These numbers will be watched closely as they could have a direct
bearing on policy from the Federal Reserve.

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Pres. Obama to host Israeli PM Netanyahu

U.S. President Barack Obama is set to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the middle of the week.

The Oval Office meeting comes as the military operations against the Islamic State militants expands.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff has a preview:

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Indian PM Heads To Washington D.C.

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who's currently on a four day trip to the US, is heading to Washington D.C for a summit - and dinner - with President Obama this week.

After addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, Mr. Modi will spend two days with Congressional and business leaders in the US capital, hoping to improve the trading relationship between the two countries. 

Here's our Washington correspondent Lorna Shaddick. 

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Ahead of Mr. Modi's visit, US Republican Senator John McCain has said that both the US and India have a great deal in common: 

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Ahead of Mr. Modi's visit, US Republican Senator John McCain says the US is embracing Mr. Modi's election as a chance to renew ties with India: 

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Tanvi Madan is Director of the New India Project at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. She says that Mr. Modi has decided to move on from the US refusal to grant him a visa back in 2005, after deadly violence in his state of Gujarat: 

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Tanvi Madan, Director of the New India Project at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C, says improving ties with the US will help India elsewhere: 

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Elliot Engel is head of the US House of Representatives India caucus. He says New Delhi and Washington have many reasons to be strong partners, despite a difficult history:

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Dolly Oberoi, an Indian American business woman and head of C Squared Technologies in Virginia, says Mr. Modi's well equipped to improve US-India business ties:  

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UK CONSERVATIVES IN DISARRAY AS CONFERENCE STARTS

Britain's Conservative Party has been rocked by the defection of an MP and the resignation of a minister following a newspaper scandal.


It comes as the Conservatives' final annual party conference before May's general election gets underway.


MP Mark Reckless is defecting to anti-EU, anti-immigration party UKIP, while Brooks Newmark MP is standing down over claims he sent an explicit picture of himself to an undercover reporter.


It puts pressure on Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron to show his party is under his control heading into election season, as UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.


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Kenyan sets new marathon record in Berlin

Kenyan Dennis Kimetto has set a new world record at the Berlin marathon in Germany. 

The 30 year-old took advantage of perfect conditions to finish the race in two hours, two minutes and fifty-seven seconds. 

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Iraqi President calls for global fight against militant group

Iraq's President has called for a global effort to tackle Islamic State militants.

Speaking through a translator at the UN in New York, Fuad Masum praised international strikes against the terrorist group which has taken large swathes of land in Iraq and Syria.

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White House welcomes British decision to join anti-IS coalition

The United States has welcomed Britain's decision to join the bombing campaign against the so-called Islamic State group.

UK lawmakers voted heavily in favor of joining the US-led airstrikes, but only in Iraq and not Syria.

Britain becomes the latest nation to join the coalition actively involved in the operation. 

Malcolm Brown has the view from Washington.

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Three 9/11 firefighters die on same day

Three firefighters who helped with the 9/11 reduce efforts in New York
have died of cancer on the same day.

They are among hundreds of people who have died since the terrorist
attacks of illnesses linked to toxic dust from the wreckage.

Nick Harper reports from New York..

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Abbas calls for UN resolution on Israel withdrawal

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has blasted Israel's recent campaign in Gaza, during a speech at the United Nations.

Mr Abbas described the war against Hamas as "genocide", and urged the UN to back a timetable for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian land captured in the 1967 war.

Steve Mort reports from New York.

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WH welcomes UK decision to join airstrikes in Iraq

The White House has welcomed Britain's decision to join airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq.

UK parliamentarians voted overwhelmingly on Friday to approve airstrikes, after British Prime Minister David Cameron insisted the country was morally bound to act.

The decision is seen as significant, because British lawmakers voted against military intervention in Syria last year over the use of chemical weapons.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the British vote showed the coalition effort against IS was broadening.

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UK PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR AIR STRIKES IN IRAQ

The UK Parliament has voted in favour of air strikes in Iraq against the Islamic State.

MPs backed joining US-led military action by a huge margin.

London correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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Abbas describes Israeli Gaza war as "genocide"

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has described Israel's recent war in Gaza as "genocide."

In a speech to the UN General Assembly in New York, Mr Abbas called for a UN-backed timetable for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian land captured in the 1967 war.

Speaking through a translator, he described Israeli settlers as "racist and armed gangs," and lashed out at the recent Israeli offensive against Hamas.

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Obama challenges world to improve its response to health threats

US President Barack Obama said combating the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a top national security priority for the US - and said it needs to be a priority for the world.

Mr. Obama was speaking from the first annual Global Health Security Agenda Summit in Washington.

He outlined a three pronged strategy to improve the world's reaction to health threats - to prevent epidemics, to detect outbreaks early, and to respond to threats rapidly.

In his remarks, the President thanked South Korea, which will host the conference next year, and Japan, which will donate 500,000 pieces of protective gear to health workers in West Africa.

Barack Obama also challenged inventors around the world to design better health gear for workers, which the US hopes to fund and distribute in West Africa within the next few months. 

Mr. Obama outlined his three point strategy to combat health threats.

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Mr. Obama issued a challenge to inventors.

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