Thursday, February 12, 2015

US hopeful Ukraine ceasefire will hold

The Obama administration is cautiously optimistic that something good will come out of the ceasefire for Ukraine.

In the coming days, the separatists and the Ukranian military are supposed to lay down their arms.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Belarus talks end in ceasefire deal for eastern Ukraine


Marathon overnight peace talks in Belarus have ended with an agreement to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine. 

A ceasefire will begin on 15th February.  The deal also includes weapons withdrawals and prisoner exchanges.   

The deal was hashed out by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko and the leaders from France and Germany. 

Thousands of people have died in almost a year of fighting in the region with an upturn in military and civilian deaths in recent weeks. 

The pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have signed the agreement.  A previous ceasefire deal was quickly abandoned last September.

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says international pressure must be applied so all sides stick to the agreement.   


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IMF agrees $17.5 billion bailout for Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund has agreed on a 17.5 billion US dollar bailout to help stabilize Ukraine's finances. 

The new economic reform programme is designed to stabilise Ukraine's economy, restore growth and improve living standards.  Additional bilateral and multilateral funding to a total of 40 billion US dollars has also been agreed. 

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk described the reforms needed as "very difficult."

It comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko, and leaders of France and Germany announced that a ceasefire would begin in eastern Ukraine on 15 February, following overnight peace talks. 

IMF Chief Christine Lagarde said the deal could prove a "turning point" for Ukraine.

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N. Carolina Suspect's Wife Says Murders Over Parking, Not Religion

Three Muslim students who were shot dead on Tuesday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, are set to be buried this Thursday. It comes as the suspect's wife has said the attack was driven by a parking dispute, not religion.

Karen Hicks said her husband Craig had disagreements over parking rights with many neighbours of all religious beliefs.

Our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick reports.

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Federal prosecutors are keeping a close eye on the investigation into the deaths of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill. The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, Ripley Rand wanted to quell any fears the incident was part of a larger campaign: 

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Meanwhile thousands gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Wednesday night for a vigil honouring the victims. Suzanne Barakat, sister of one victim, was one of the speakers:

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The mother of one of the victims, Layla Barakat, spoke at a vigil at the University of North Carolina on Wednesday night:

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Bank of England gives inflation report

The Bank of England has given its quarterly inflation report, saying UK inflation is likely to fall below zero shortly, some way from its 2% target.


Governor of the Bank, Mark Carney however insisted that there was no threat of deflation, though suggested there was still uncertainty surrounding forecasts.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.



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HSBC whistleblower says UK Government should have known about tax evasion

The British government should have been aware that the banking giant HSBC was helping wealthy clients evade UK tax in 2010, according to the whistleblower at the centre of the story. 

Herve Falciani, a former IT worker at HSBC said French officials would have shared with their British counterparts...a stolen list of clients with accounts in HSBC's private Swiss bank. 

From London, Catherine Drew reports. 

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British law criminalises "revenge porn"

From Thursday, sharing intimate photos or videos of a former partner could get you ten years in jail in England and Wales - in a law aimed at targeting "revenge porn."

The law applies whether the images are shared on or offline.

Elena Casas reports from London.


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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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Bali Nine death row inmates to be moved from Kerobokan

Bali officials have been granted permission to transfer Australian Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran out of Kerobokan jail for their executions.
Arthur Stevens 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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Satellite will offer rare live view of Earth

Commercial space company SpaceX has launched a satellite which will study weather in space and warn about dangerous solar flares.

The project was the brain-child of former US Vice President Al Gore, who conceived of the idea in 1998.

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off earlier from Cape Canaveral after a series of scrubs for weather and technical problems.

Steve Mort reports from Florida.

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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

New York Police officer Peter Liang has turned himself in following a
grand jury decision to prosecute him for the killing of an unarmed
black man.

It comes after two other grand juries decided not to prosecute white
officers for shooting black civilians, sparking riots nationwide.

Nick Harper reports form New York.

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