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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Militants in Ukraine have bus casualties "on their conscience" says Poroshenko

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that Russian backed militants have, "on their conscience," the deaths of at least twelve civilians killed when an artillery shell hit a bus.

The shell hit the bus at a government controlled checkpoint in eastern Ukraine, wounding many more.

Tom Barton reports.

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Man indicted for threatening Speaker Boehner

An Ohio bartender has been indicted for threatening to kill the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner.

The man believed Speaker Boehner was behind the Ebola epidemic.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Al Qaeda branch issues terror threat

The north African branch, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, has issued a terror threat aimed at France.

The threat comes after a recipe to build a bomb which could be smuggled onboard an airplane was published in an al Qaeda magazine.

As our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports, the U.S. is quietly increasing security, following the attacks in Paris.

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German leaders attend Muslim community rally

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Joachim Gauck have joined the country's Muslim leaders at a rally to mourn the victims of last week's attacks in France and to promote openness and tolerance.

Germany is witnessing a growing anti-Islamic protest movement in the wake of the deadly shootings in the Paris area.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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US confirms LRA commander headed for ICC

The US State Department has confirmed that Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen is bound for the International Criminal Court.

The commander was taken into US custody last week, after defecting from the LRA.

He's wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

As State Department Spokesperson Marie Harf explains, custody of Ongwen will be transferred to the African Union, which plans to turn him over to the ICC.

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Roman Polanski to cooperate with US extradition for historic child sex crime

Filmmaker Roman Polanski has promised to cooperate with Polish authorities over a U.S. extradition request.

The director is wanted in connection with a 1977 sex case.

Our Los Angeles correspondent Verity Geere reports.

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France extends airstrikes on IS targets

France will extend its airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq.

The country's lower house of parliament voted through the bill with an overwhelming majority.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Facebook's new violent video warnings include Charle Hebdo shooting

Facebook has begun putting warning messages on video content, warning it might "shock, offend and upset" viewers.

The social network has been criticized in recent years for not taking down violent or graphic images which it considers to be of public interest.

One such video is from the recent terrorist shootings in Paris.

Here's Rebecca Bowring in Silicon Valley.

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U.S. provides $1 billion dollar loan guarantee to Ukraine

The United States is to provide a one billion dollar loan guarantee to the Ukrainian government in the first half of this year.

It comes on condition that Ukraine remains on-track with the reform program it has agreed with the International Monetary Fund.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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Progress tops US Pres. Obama's political agenda

U.S. President Barack Obama is promoting how progress is needed to keep the U.S. economy growing.

He met with Congressional leaders ahead of his annual State of the Union Address (next week, Tuesday, January 20 at 9pm, Eastern Standard time).

As our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports, his challenge is the deep political divide.

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LRA commander may head to ICC

Uganda has dropped demands that LRA commander Dominic Ongwen must be tried at home.

Instead the government says Ongwen will be tried at the International Criminal Court.

He's wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Isabel Nakirya reports from Kampala, Uganda.

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New York chokehold complaints “largely rejected”

Pres. Obama meets Congressional leaders

U.S. President Barack Obama is publicly urging cooperation with the Republican leadership of the U.S. Congress to keep the American economy growing.

His comments during a meeting with Congressional leaders come as the political divide in the American capital has been made clear following the 2014 mid-term elections, with the Republican party controlling both chambers.

U.S. President Barack Obama is trying to put an optmistic face on America's divided politics.

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Following the cyber-attack on the social media accounts of the U.S. Central Command, U.S. President Barack Obama promised he would address this growing threat.

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U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged that he as a Democrat does not see eye-to-eye with the Republican Congressional leadership, but they've got to work together.

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Trial Begins For Alleged 'Silk Road' Creator

Romney will "almost certainly" run for White House again

Mitt Romney, who ran for the US presidency in 2012 but was beaten by Barack Obama, is indicating that he'd like to have another go.

The Republican politician is positioning himself for a third run for the White House, as competition for his party's candidacy heats up.

His strong signals of intent are something of a surprise, as Malcolm Brown reports from the US.

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Obama pushes for new cybersecurity laws

U.S. President Barack Obama is pushing for new cybersecurity legislation, a day after U.S. Central Command's social media accounts were hacked apparent Islamic State militant supporters.

The White House says the legislation would tighten co-operation between private companies and government agencies in an effort to share information.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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There is a future for Charlie Hebdo - editor

The editor-in-chief of Charlie Hebdo is promising the French satirical newspaper will continue publishing.

With a cover depicting the prophet Mohammed holding a sign saying I am Charlie, 3 million copies of the newspaper are rolling off the printing presses with versions in three languages.

Gerard Briard, the editor-in-chief, thanked everyone for their support and promised there will be more issues of Charlie Hebdo.

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10 Civilians Killed in Ukraine

Funerals held for victims of Paris attacks

Simultaneous funerals are being held in Jerusalem and Paris to pay tribute to the victims of the deadly attacks in the French capital last week by armed jihadists.

A funeral in Jerusalem is taking place for the four Jewish people killed at a kosher supermarket in Paris are being buried.

Meanwhile in Paris a solemn ceremony attended by French President Francois Hollande is remembering the 2 officers murdered by the gunmen who stormed the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo as well as a female officer shot in a separate attack.

The three were awarded special honors.

Our correspondent Sandra Gathmann says French President Hollande gave an emotional speech.

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