Tuesday, March 24, 2015

UK TO BOOST FALKLANDS DEFENCES

Britain is to boost its defences of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic.

It follows increasingly aggressive statements on the archipelago by Argentina, and reports that Russia is to supply Buenos Aires with strike aircraft.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Russia media NGO forced to pay biggest fine yet under 'foreign agent' law

The director of a St.Petersburg non governmental organisation says she has had to pay the biggest fine so far imposed under Russia's controversial, "foreign agent," law.


The law targets NGOs deemed to have foreign funding and engaged in what the government terms 'political activity."


Tom Barton.


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Tsipras, Merkel meet in Berlin

The two main actors in the Greek Eurozone drama finally met in Berlin as German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. 

A compromise between the two sides is seen as critical to Greece's future in the economic union.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin

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Monday, March 23, 2015

Supreme Court considers Disability Law’s effect with mentally ill

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether police must take special precautions when trying to arrest suspects who are armed, dangerous and mentally ill, under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Justices have been hearing arguments in a controversy over how police dealt with a schizophrenic San Francisco woman in 2008.

Rebecca Bowring reports.

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U.S. withdraws personnel from Yemen, counter-terrorism efforts questioned

U.S. officials are trying to reassure regional partners and others that the Obama administrations efforts to combat terrorism will continue following the withdrawal of American personnel from Yemen.

The decision was taken by Washington over the weekend as fighters with ties to al Qaeda captured a city uncomfortably close to where American military forces were staying.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Nazi hideout discovered in Argentina


Argentinian archaeologists from the University of Buenos Aires say they have discovered buildings believed to have been a Nazi hideout.

The remote ruins, located in Teyu Cuare Park in the northern part of the country, were first discovered years ago, but extensive research only began this month.

Andrea Arenas reports. 
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CAMERON TO QUIT BEFORE THIRD TERM

British Prime Minister David Cameron says he would leave Downing Street rather than attempt to win a third term in office.

Mr Cameron's revelation shakes up the UK general election campaign and raises the prospect of him leaving the premiership within years - even if he wins.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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US absent from UN Human Rights Council debate on Israel-Gaza

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The United States has followed through on its promise to boycott a UN Human Rights Council forum on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


But the reason behind the absence of Israel's strongest ally may not be as obvious as it once was.


Liling Tan explains why.


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Washington remembers Lee Kuan Yew

Leaders in Washington have expressed their condolences on the death of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who passed away at the age of 91.

A representative for the US State Department said he will be greatly missed.

Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary on East Asian and Pacific Affairs Spoke from the Embassy of Singapore in Washington.

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U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on controversial license plates

The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing in on a battle in Texas over specialty license plates for cars that would bear the controversial Confederate logo.

The state refused a request for such plates, pushing a group called the Sons of Confederate Veterans to take the case to the nation's top court.

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UN predicts end of Ebola outbreak by summer

The United Nations says the Ebola outbreak should be over by the summer.

More than 10,000 people have so far died from the virus, which was publicly announced exactly one year ago.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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Senator Ted Cruz announces 2016 Presidential campaign

Texas Senator Ted Cruz has become the first Republican to officially enter the 2016 presidential race.

He chose Liberty University in Virginia to make the announcement, where he promised to help restore the "promise of America."  

Kevin McAleese reports from our Washington Bureau...

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Spain's Podemos party makes gains in Andalusia


Spain's anti-austerity party Podemos have seen a surge in support in the region of Andalusia after winning several seats in regional elections.

It was the party's first major test of support ahead of national elections later this year.

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Bodies of seven children moved to Israel for burial

The bodies of seven Orthodox Jewish children who died in a New York
fire this weekend have been moved to Israel for burial.

The siblings died in their Brooklyn home after a fire started by a
hot-plate consumed the premises.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Iraqi Prime Minister to visit Washington to discuss fight against Islamic State

Iraq's Prime Minister will visit Washington next month to discuss difficulties in the fight against the so-called Islamic State group.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is frustrated at what he sees as a lack of western commitment to defeating the group, but as John Clarke reports, Washington is equally frustrated by the Iraqi government.

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Pentagon investigates ISIS 'hit list'

Members of the American military are being urged to be careful about the personal information they share through social media.

It follows publication - apparently by the so-called Islamic State - of a hit list containing the names of US service members.

The Pentagon has launched an investigation into the threat. 

Malcolm Brown reports.

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FOREIGN CURRENCY MORTGAGE PROTESTERS DETAINED IN MOSCOW

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Police in Moscow have detained more than a dozen people who came to Red Square to take part in a flash mob addressing the plight of Russians who hold foreign currency mortgages.

The protest is the latest in a series of small-scale rallies over repayments that have soared because of the rouble's plunge.

Julia Lyubova reports...

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SINGAPORE MOURNS LEE KUAN YEW

Singapore has started seven days of national mourning after the death of its founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.

He died at the age of 91.

Mr Lee was Singapore's Prime Minister for 31 years - turning the city-state into a global financial hub and one of the wealthiest nations on earth.

Lord Hurd served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major between 1979 and 1995 - he says Lee Kuan Yew was an impressive man.

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World leaders pay tribute to Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew

World leaders have paid tribute to Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew who passed away at the age of 91...

US President Barack Obama described him as a  "giant of history".

Dan Whitehead reports…

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Centre-right party holds off far-right Front National in French local elections

Early results show France's conservative UMP party have held off the country's burgeoning far-right Front National to be the first party in local elections.

The governing socialist party lead by French President Francois Hollande came in third.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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