Friday, February 6, 2015

MERKEL, HOLLANDE PUSH FOR PEACE IN MOSCOW

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are in Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine.

They've traveled to Russia after discussions in Ukraine's capital Kiev centred around a new peace plan.

The new round of diplomacy comes amid intensified fighting in eastern Ukraine.

The US is also considering supplying defensive weapons to Kiev to fight rebels in the east.

Russia denies claims it is arming pro-Russian separatists, or that it has troops fighting alongside rebels in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Christopher Miller of Mashable is in eastern Ukraine and says there isn't much optimism.

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Christopher Miller of Mashable is in eastern Ukraine and says the idea of the US supplying weapons has been called for for some time.

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Dmitry Polikanov is an adviser to Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party and claims the Russian President is the one pushing for peace.

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Dmitry Polikanov is an adviser to Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party and says the US should not be supplying weapons to Ukraine.

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Dmitry Polikanov is an adviser to Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party and says many Russians want peace and blame the West for war.

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New peace efforts as Ukraine fighting rages

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have planned talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try and stop the escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine.


They have already presented a peace plan to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.


Tom Barton reports.


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Australian PM Tony Abbott leadership to the vote next week.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will fight a move by disgruntled government MPs to replace him and says his deputy Julie Bishop will stand with him.
But Ms Bishop hasn't guaranteed him support if a leadership spill motion succeeds next Tuesday.
Arthur Stevens reports from Melbourne

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

Indon executions await further clemency appeals

Indonesian authorities say they are waiting for a Nigerian drug boss and others to receive word whether their clemency has been rejected before setting a date for their executions and those of two Australians.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Sony Co-Chairman Resigns in Wake of Hack Attack

Intro: The embattled Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment has stepped down from her post.  Amy Pascal's tenure at Sony was damaged by one of the most severe corporate cyber attacks in history.  Arash Ghadishah reports from Los Angeles.  


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UN report says IS is killing, torturing, raping children in Iraq

The United Nations says the extremist group, Islamic State is systematically killing, torturing and raping children and families of minority groups in Iraq.

The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child is calling on government forces there to do more to protect them.

Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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US urges diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis

The Obama administration continues to urge a diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine crisis, even as Congressional lawmakers urge sending lethal arms to Kiev.

While in Kiev, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry placed the blame for the violence in eastern Ukraine squarely at the feet of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

And despite an agreement reached last year in Minsk, White House spokesman Josh Earnest says those efforts are faltering, but more diplomacy is needed.

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A full push is underway on the diplomatic front, with European leaders flying to Moscow.

And in Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest repeated concerns about escalating the situation in Ukraine.

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Millions of Anthem Customers Alerted to Cyberattack

One of the largest health insurance companies in the United States is reporting a sophisticated external cyberattack.

Anthem Insurance says hackers have gained access  to the personal information of as many as 80 million customers, former customers, and employees. 

Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco.


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CEO: Twitter “sucks” at dealing with trolling

Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo says the company "sucks" at dealing with cyberbullying, also known as trolling.

In a leaked memo, he admitted abuse on the network was driving users away.

Rebecca Bowring reports from Silicon Valley.

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Pentagon report suggests President Putin may have Asperger's syndrome

The increasingly frosty relations between America and Russia have taken a new turn, with news of a Pentagon report suggesting Russian President Vladimir Putin might have a form of autism.

The report says Putin's political and personal behavior could be explained by the psychological condition.

John Clarke reports from Washington DC

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First Pope to address US Congress

Pope Francis I has been formally invited to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress.

The Vatican is planning stops in Washington, Philadelphia and New York for his first trip to the United States for the pontiff.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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New peace effort underway for Ukraine

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk have been meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry for talks on peace effort for Ukraine.


An offensive by Russian backed militants in the east of the country has lead to mounting civilian and military casualties, the shelling of residential areas and has forced thousands for flee from their homes.



Prime Minister Yatsenyuk says that Ukraine wants peace but will not give up its territorial integrity.

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Mr Yatsenyuk says that Ukraine shares the same values at Europe.


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Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk says that it is Russia's President Vladimir Putin that wants to turn western countries against each other.


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KERRY SAYS MOSCOW IS TERRORIZING UKRAINE, ANNOUNCES MORE AID

Speaking from Kiev, US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed concern that the violence in Eastern Ukraine is accelerating, as Russian troops terrorize the area. 

Mr. Kerry accused Moscow of lying about the supplies and equipment it is bringing over the border - saying the US has aerial evidence of the presence of tanks, rockets, troops, and "instruments of death."

The Secretary announced another 16 and a half million dollars in aid to Ukraine - monetary assistance he says is to be used specifically to help civilians in the war-torn East of the country.

He said that brings US financial aid in Ukraine up to 355 million dollars, in addition to two separate loan guarantees of one billion dollars each.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says Moscow is to blame for the continuing violence.

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US Secretary of State John Kerry says the US has evidence Russia is bringing weapons over the border.

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IMF announces debt relief for Ebola-stricken countries

The International Monetary Fund is providing $100 million in debt relief for the three nations most affected by the Ebola outbreak.

After weeks of declines, the World Health Organization announced that Ebola cases were back on the rise, just as the United Nations reported that only about 40% of aid was reaching Guinea, Liberia and Sierre Leone.

IMF Managing Director Christine LaGarde said this debt relief package is a departure from their usual policy of granting loans.

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IMF Managing Director Christine LaGarde said the debt relief is necessary because the virus could spread and these three countries have experienced a dramatic ordeal.

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Increased Boko Haram attacks as AU force gathers

IN:  Heavily armed gunmen of the Boko Haram extremist group have killed more than 90 people and injured more than 500 others in an attack on a town in northern Cameroon. The country's authorities say the extremists came from a Nigerian town which they had overrun months ago. The attacks continue as the African Union's plan for a multinational 7500-strong force to fight Boko Haram is yet to receive funding. Gary Alfonso reports ... 


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Pres. Obama and Dalai Lama attend US Prayer Breakfast

Faith is used for good but is also twisted and rationalized in acts of evil. President Obama's message at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC Thursday.
Mr Obama also praised the Dalai Lama, one of the many global dignitaries attending the annual event, praising him for standing up for the freedom and dignity of all human beings.  

Kevin McAleese reports from the US Capitol....

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Gary Glitter guilty of sex abuse

The British former pop star Gary Glitter has been found guilty of abusing girls, including attempted rape, by a London jury. 

All the offences took place between 1975 and 1980, and came to light as part of the Yewtree inquiry into historical sex abuse.

Elena Casas reports from London.


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Brazil police summon ruling party treasurer

Brazilian authorities are questioning the treasurer of the country's ruling party, João Vaccari Neto, in connection with a scandal involving state oil giant Petrobras. 

Brazilian police say that they have found evidence that former Petrobras executives had funneled payments into President Dilma Rousseff's Worker's Party. 

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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Calls for release of report on September 11th attacks

The US government is coming under pressure at home to release classified documents believed to allege Saudi complicity in the September 11th attacks on the United States.

Long-standing suspicions that prominent Saudis had backed Al Qaeda have gained new potency, following publication of claims by Zacarias Moussaoui (pron: zack-ah-RYE-us MOO-saa-wee), who pleaded guilty to being part of the plot.

As Malcolm Brown reports, the development has revived interest in an investigation by US lawmakers into the attacks. 

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Tense meeting in Berlin over Greek debt

The finance ministers of Greece and Germany met for the first time in Berlin, with Greece seeking to renegotiate its debt repayment package. 

A wide gap still remains between the two countries on the issue.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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