Wednesday, November 19, 2014

5 dead, dozens trapped in New York snow storm

Five people have died and dozens are said to be trapped after a deadly
snow storm hit upstate New York.

Rescue teams are now trying to get to residents in Buffalo who were
caught off guard by the weather.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Madeline McCann ex-suspect questioned


Police looking in to the disappearance of Madeline McCann will question a former suspect Robert Murat, and his wife. 


Madeline went missing at aged three from the holiday apartment her family was staying at in Portugal in 2007. 


Our UK correspondent Natalie Feary reports….


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Moscow McDonald's reopens

Moscow's most famous central branch of the McDonald's restaurant chain has re-opened following weeks of closure after Russia's consumer health watchdog said it had breached sanitary rules.


The closure, which many Russians saw as politically motivated, lead to other branches being shut elsewhere in Russia, court cases against McDonald's and inspections amid a campaign against the west and western symbols by Russian politicians and state media over the Ukraine crisis and related sanctions.


Tom Barton was there as the restaurant opened its doors once more.


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Moscow accuses NATO of approaching Russia's borders

INTRO: Russia is calling for a guarantee that Ukraine would not join NATO. In an interview to BBC, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov said that NATO's approach towards Russia's borders is making Moscow "nervous". Anya Ardayeva reports from the Russian capital.

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UKIP prepares for by-election

The by-election campaign for another British MP who has defected from the Conservative Party to the right-wing UKIP party is in its final stages.


Mark Reckless is hoping to regain the seat he resigned from, but this time as a representative of UKIP, he has however come under fire for suggesting that existing EU migrants should only be allowed to remain in Britain fro a transitional period of time.


As our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports..


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British probe to land on Moon

A British-led consortium has revealed plans to land a robotic probe to the Moon in 10 years time - to see if a human base can set up there in the future...

The team aims to raise the 780 million dollars needed through donations by the public, who'll be able to send digital messages to the Moon's surface. 

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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EU Commission President faces vote of no confidence

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is facing a vote to topple him following the so called Luxembourg Leaks affair.

A number of stories were released earlier this month revealing how companies like Ikea, Pepsi and Deutsche Bank were allowed to pay as little as a quarter of a per cent of tax on their profits due to regulations rubber-stamped by President Juncker as Prime Minister of Luxembourg.

Jack Parrock reports.

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Auction house to sell Hitler painting

An auction house in the German city of Nuremberg is to preparing to sell a 1914 watercolor by Adolf Hitler. The auction house chief said the Nazi dictator's painting could fetch as much as 50,000 euros.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Pistorius lawyers oppose state appeal

INTRO:  Lawyers acting for convicted paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius have filed court documents opposing the State's attempt to appeal the culpable homicide (manslaughter) verdict handed to the athlete. The judge ruled the State did not prove that Pistorius intentionally killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp when he shot her in a locked toilet at his home in February last years. Pistorius was sentenced to five years in jail last month. Gary Alfonso reports ... 

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UKIP AIMING FOR SECOND MP IN ROCHESTER BYELECTION

The final day of campaigning is underway in a UK byelection which could see the Conservative-led government dealt another blow by the UK Independence Party.

Rochester's Conservative MP Mark Reckless defected to UKIP in September, resigning his seat and triggering a byelection.

Should he win the byelection he would become anti-EU, anti-immigration UKIP's second MP at Westminster.

The Conservatives are hoping to halt the UKIP advance in Rochester with just months to go until a UK general election in May.

Reporter Charlotte Wright is in Rochester.

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NETANYAHU VOWS FIRM RESPONSE TO JERUSALEM ATTACK

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there will be a 'battle for Jerusalem', which Israel will win.

This after an attack by two Palestinians on a synagogue which left four rabbis and a police officer dead.

Mr Netanyahu has ordered the destruction of the homes of the attackers and is boosting security in the city.

There have been weeks of unrest and rising tension in Jerusalem.

Fox News correspondent Emily Wither is in the city and says it is tense.

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Fox News correspondent Emily Wither is in the city and many Israelis want a tough response to the attack.

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Fox News correspondent Emily Wither is in the city and says it is becoming even more divided.

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UN votes to refer North Korea to ICC

The United Nations has voted to refer North Korea to the International
Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.

However, the Security Council needs to approve that referral -
something which won't be easy.

Nick Harper reports from the United Nations in New York.

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Keystone pipeline defeated in narrow vote in US Senate

The US Senate has voted against legislation that could have forced approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

The bill needed 60 votes to win and was narrowly defeated 59-41.

Mary MacCarthy reports:

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

WhatsApp encrypts to protect privacy

One of the world's most popular instant messaging services, WhatsApp, has introduced totally encrypted messaging to its Android application.

In coup for privacy advocates, the move means neither the company nor law enforcement can access the conversations.

Rebecca Bowring reports from Silicon Valley.

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Colombian authorities begin search for kidnapped army general

In Colombia, FARC rebels have confirmed they're holding hostage a military general, along with two other prisoners.

Peace talks have been indefinitely postponed, as the Colombian military dispatches troops by air, river and land in search of the three captives.

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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National Guard prepares for possible unrest in Ferguson

A day after the Govornor of Missouri  declared a state of emergency, the National Guard is preparing for a possible outbreak of violence in Missouri when the grand jury announces its decision in the Michael Brown case.

The shooting death of the black teen by a white police officer in August led to weeks of protests.

Mary MacCarthy reports:

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US condemns Jerusalem attacks

U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned the attacks at the Jerusalem synagogue which left four rabbis dead, three of them with both Israeli and American citizenship and a fourth with British citizenship.

The two Palestinian attackers were killed on the scene during a gun battle with Israeli police, and several others were injured.

Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas of incitement, and now is urging the Palestinian Authority to do more to stop the violence.

Its a message shared by U.S. President Barack Obama.

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FIFA files criminal complaint regarding 2018 and 2022 World Cups

The international governing football body, FIFA, has put in a criminal complaint regarding the hosting rights of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Russia and Qatar are set to hold the next two tournaments and the complaints regards possible misconduct of individuals during the bidding process to choose who would get hosting rights.

Jack Parrock reports.

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Mass murderer Charles Manson granted license to marry in California prison.

Mass murderer Charles Manson has been granted a license to get married in prison.

The 80 year old is serving a life sentence at the California State Prison in Corcoran.

Our Los Angeles correspondent Verity Geere reports.

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Europe to help build US spacecraft

The European Space Agency will help the United States build a module
for its new manned spaceship. The Orion capsule is scheduled to take
its first test flight in 2017 and might one day take astronauts to
Mars.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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