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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Eastern Ukraine ceasefire agreed

A ceasefire deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine has been reached…

The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France reached agreement after 17 hours of talks.

The deal involves a withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line and the release of all prisoners, with a full ceasefire starting this Sunday.

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel chaired the crucial meeting in Belarus.

Advisor to the UK's Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian Duma Andrei Kortunov says the issue of who governs Ukraine is a difficult one…

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New ceasefire deal for eastern Ukraine

All the parties involved, including Russian backed rebels as well as Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia, have reportedly signed up to a new ceasefire deal for eastern Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says the agreement includes a commitment for all foreign military to be withdrawn from the territory of Ukraine.

Tom Barton reports.

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Ukraine talks in Minsk continuing

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that all night peace talks on a ceasefire for eastern Ukraine are continuing.

The leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia have been meeting to try and stop a recent escalation in fighting which has pushed up the civilian and military death tolls in the conflict.

Tom Barton reports.

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EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss Ukraine conflict and Greek debt

I The leaders of the 28 European Union countries are meeting in Brussels with the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, anti-terror measures and Greek government debt topping the agenda.

It's the first time Greece's new prime minister will attend the monthly meeting of the European Council and sit around the table with the other EU leaders.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Study Finds Smoking Even Deadlier Than Previously Thought

New analysis suggests cigarette smoking is even deadlier than researchers previously thought.

A new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine adds at least five diseases and tens of thousands of deaths a year to the toll taken by tobacco in the United States alone.

Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco.

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No progress made in Eurozone talks with Greece

No progress has been made over talks to address Greece's debt crisis despite a late night meeting among eurozone finance ministers on Wednesday.

The single currency club President Jeroen Dijseelbloem [PRON: Jeh-roon Die-sel-bloom] told reporters in Brussels that no further work could be done in the absence of political agreement.

Our correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports:

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Obama tells Congress there'll be no protracted war against IS

U.S. President Barack Obama has ruled out the possibility of a full-scale war against the Islamic State, but has asked Congress to approve a three-year military campaign in Iraq and Syria.

The president insists he won't let America be dragged back into a ground war, as Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Obama seeks Congressional backing for battle against IS

President Obama is calling on the US Congress to authorize a three year military assault against Islamic State.

If approved, it will be the first time Congress has authorized a President to use force since George W. Bush invaded Iraq.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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US troops fighting Ebola to return home

The United States is to withdraw all but 100 of its troops fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by the end of April.

President Obama made it clear that although troops were coming home, it wasn't mission accomplished, saying the civilian response would be expanded.

The President said there had been a drastic decline in the number of new cases of the disease but that he would not stop until there were no more.

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NYPD officer pleads not guilty to killing unarmed man

An New York Police officer has pleaded not guilty to the accidental
killing of an unarmed black man.

The decision to prosecute Peter Liang comes after months of
anti-police protests following the decisions not to charge two other
officers who killed black civilians in Missouri and New York.

Our correspondent in New York Nick Harper has the latest.

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NYPD officer surrenders over killing of black man

Waze App's Police-Tracking Feature Under Fire

Smartphone thefts plummets thanks to kill switch

Smartphone thefts have fallen dramatically in major cities including London, New York and San Francisco thanks to the introduction of "kill switches".

The technology comprises a software lock that can be remotely activated when the phone goes missing.

Rebecca Bowring reports from San Francisco.

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Obama seeks Congressional authorization for IS fight

President Obama is asking the US Congress to authorize a 3-year military campaign against Islamic State and he's leaving the door open to the possible deployment of ground troops in Iraq and Syria.

If approved, it will be the first time Congress has authorized a President to use force since George W. Bush invaded Iraq.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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US embassy in Yemen shut

The White House has confirmed that the U.S. embassy in Sana'a Yemen is shut, but counter-terrorism operations will continue.

Officially, the Yemeni government has been shut down since January 22 and multiple governments have evacuated their citizens and diplomats.

With reports of the Houthi militants trying to remove the weapons from the U.S. Marine guard, representatives of the Houthi political bureau says they want to work with the Americans.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest confirmed the embassy closure.

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White House spokesman Josh Earnest says operations against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and other terrorist groups continue in Yemen.

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White wants to preserve options to combat Islamic State

The Obama adminsitration wants to preserve its options in the fight against the Islamic State militants.

The White House has sent the draft text of an AUMF - authorization to use military force - to address the American military's role in Iraq and Syria.

With political concerns about soldiers returning to a combat role, White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the text is a starting point and its about flexibility.

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White House spokesman Josh Earnest says, the goal of the resolution is to send a clear message to the Islamic State militants that there is no safe haven anywhere.

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