Tuesday, February 3, 2015

ICJ to rule on Serbia and Croatia genocide claims

The International Court of Justice is due to rule on genocide cases between Croatia and Serbia.

Croatia and Serbia have accused each other of targeted ethnic killings and expulsions during the wars that followed Croatia's breakaway from Yugoslavia in 1991.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports:

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UK MPs VOTE ON 'THREE PARENT BABIES'

British MPs will vote later on whether to allow the use of DNA from three people to create babies.

The technique is being debated for the prevention of deadly mitochondrial diseases which are passed from mother to child.

It involves using IVF to combine the DNA of two parents with the mitochondria of a female donor.

It faces opposition from Church figures and critics who say it will lead to so-called 'designer babies'.

Professor Doug Turnbull from Newcastle University pioneered the technique.

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Professor Doug Turnbull from Newcastle University pioneered the technique and says the 'designer babies' criticism is inaccurate.

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Professor Doug Turnbull from Newcastle University pioneered the technique and says much of the criticism of it is ill-informed.

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US considering defensive weapons for Ukraine against pro-Russian offensives

The US is considering supplying defensive weapons to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian backed militants, US media report.


The reports come amid an intensification of fighting in eastern Ukraine.


Tom Barton reports.


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Bali Nine ringleaders will go to the firing squad: Ambassador

Indonesia's ambassador to Australia has reportedly told Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott there's nothing that can be done to save two Australians from the firing squad.
Arthur Stevens reports from Melbourne

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Monday, February 2, 2015

UNICEF helping Liberia schools reopen safely

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Schools in Liberia are preparing to reopen four months after the regular start of the school year was postponed due to the Ebola epidemic.


With two weeks to go before the first classes begin, the United Nations Childrens Fund is helping to ensure schools are safer from the virus.


Liling Tan reports.


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Whitney Houston's daughter "fighting for life" - family statement

Whitney Houston's daughter is now fighting for her life in an American hospital according to a family statement.


The 21 year old collapsed at her Georgia home over the weekend.


From Washington, Simon Marks reports.


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U.S. defense budget busts spending caps by tens of billions

U.S. President Barack Obama is asking the new Republican Congress for an unprecedented level of spending, according Pentagon officials.

The president wants a defense budget of 534 billion US dollars for 2016, which is 35 billion more than previously agreed automatic spending cuts, known as sequestration.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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US says lethal military assistance to Ukraine is "not off the table"

There are reports, attributed to a senior administration official, that President Barack Obama is reconsidering whether to send lethal assistance to Ukraine.

It follows an upsurge in violence in Eastern Ukraine in recent weeks.

But the source says he remains concerned about the risks of a proxy war with Russia.

The U.S. has so far limited its military aid to non-lethal help, such as gas masks and vehicles.

US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki says that while no option is off the table, the US continues to focus on a political and diplomatic solution.

 

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Exxon’s profits tumble as oil prices slide

Oil giant Exxon Mobil has released its earnings for the 4th fiscal
quarter with profits taking a huge hit as oil prices continue to fall.

And like many oil producers Exxon are taking steps to deal with this
substantial drop in revenue.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Another Storm Hits parts of Northeast US

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Another storm is hitting parts of the Northeast US. The snow comes
less than a week after much of New York city shut down for a storm
that brought significantly less snow than predicted. The city is again
expected to be spared the worst, but city officials still issued
warnings

Mimi Chiahemen reports from New York

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Obama Sets Out 2016 Budget (WRAP)


US President Barack Obama has been presenting his latest spending plans, which amount to nearly 4 trillion dollars over ten years.

Mr. Obama wants to hit corporations who stash their profits overseas, raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans and boost middle class incomes through new spending and tax credits. 

But his proposals will have to get past a Republican Congress, says our Washington correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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President Obama Sets Out $4 trillion Budget

US President Barack Obama has been laying out his budget priorities, proposing to spend 4 trillion dollars in the 2016 budget year beginning  on 1st October. 

His programme includes boosting taxes on higher income Americans and corporations while giving tax relief to the middle class, as well as schemes to improve US infrastructure and provide two years of free community college.

He'll also close a tax loophole that currently allows US companies to avoid paying taxes on profits kept overseas. 

The President said he wants America to be a country that gives everyone a fair chance: 

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Mr. Obama said he has cut the deficit, and is now choosing to invest the money saved: 

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President Obama said his proposals are practical, not partisan, and urged Republicans to work with him, or propose their own solutions:

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Speaking to workers at the Department of Homeland Security, Mr. Obama said Republican efforts to stop funding for the organisation because of his actions on immigration reform are irresponsible:

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The President said that his new budget will end the across the board budget cuts known as sequestration, which he's concerned could particularly jeopardise national security: 

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Whitney Houston's daughter "in medically-induced coma" after collapse

Whitney Houston's daughter remains in a critical condition in an American hospital.


Bobbi Kristina Brown was found over the weekend unconscious in a bath at her home in Georgia.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Former US diplomatic & military officials urge US to arm Ukraine

A group of former senior American diplomatic and military officials is urging the US to provide Ukraine with lethal military assistance.

 

They say the Obama Administration must do more to bolster Ukraine's defence against Russian aggression.


Kate Fisher reports from Washington

 

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GREEK FM WARNED TO 'ACT RESPONSIBLY' OVER BAILOUT

Britain's Finance Minister has urged his new Greek counterpart to 'act responsibly' in negotiations with international lenders over Greece's bailout.

Yanis Varoufakis has been visiting George Osborne for talks in London as he attempts to drum up support for his government's anti-austerity position.

Mr Varoufakis travels amid warnings from Germany that it will not ease the terms of Greece's bailout, as Olly Barratt reports from the British capital.

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US oil workers strike

Union workers at nine different oil refineries have walked off the job in a labor dispute.

Its the biggest walkout in three decades and is beginning to impact crude oil prices.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Ex-Nazi to face trial in April

A former Nazi guard at the Auschwitz concentration camp will go on trial in Germany on charges of accessory to murder. 

Prosecutors have stepped up efforts in recent years to charge the remaining Nazi guards who are still alive.

Our Germany correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Ukraine militants announce plans to recruit 100,000

Russian backed militant leader Alexander Zakharchenko has announced plans to recruit 100,000 men to fight Ukraine.


The militants have been attacking Ukraine's army in the east of the country, they say to conquer more territory.


Tom Barton reports.


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Obama corporate tax plan sets up budget battle

American companies which keep trillions of dollars in profits stashed overseas would be subject to a one-time tax bill, under a plan being put forward by the US president.

It's one of the ideas laid out in Barack Obama's new budget plan.  

As Malcolm Brown reports from Washington, its publication sets the scene for a political fight over taxation and spending.

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Greece's Finance Minister Meets UK Counterpart

Greece's newly appointed finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has met with his UK counterpart George Osborne at downing street in London.


The Greek finance minister is seeking to renegotiate his country's bailout obligations, following the election of the Syriza Party last month, who campaigned to change Greece's debt obligations


Our UK correspondent Natalie Powell reports,


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