Sunday, April 26, 2015

Kazakhs vote in Presidential election

Millions of Kazakhs are casting their ballots on Sunday in a presidential election that is likely to re-elect Kazakhstan's long-time leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has ruled the Central Asian country for over two decades. If he wins, Nazarbayev will have to deal with economy-related challenges his country is currently facing. Anya Ardayeva reports from Moscow.

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Wall Street wait for GDP & Fed

GDP figures and a Federal Reserve meeting will dominate US markets in the week ahead. 

But both could dampen Wall Street after a strong close to last week. 

Nick Harper reports from New York. 

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Humanitarian relief underway in Nepal

Aid experts from around the world have arrived in Nepal to assess the damage following Saturday's earthquake which killed nearly 2-thousand people...

On Sunday, a number of powerful aftershocks hit the area, felt in Nepal, India and Bangladesh.

Our correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Japanese PM Arrives in US For Week Long Visit


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is arriving in the US for a week long trip, as the two former enemies prepare to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. 

Mr. Abe will visit Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as Washington DC, where he'll hold talks with President Obama. 

Lorna Shaddick reports from the US capital. 

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Friday, April 24, 2015

Angelina Jolie slams UN over inaction in Syria, appeals for more help for refugees

Angela Jolie on Friday appealed to the United Nations Security Council to do more to help Syrian refugees.


But the UN Refugee Agency's Special Envoy, who was addressing the council in a special session Friday, also criticized the international community over its divisions and indecision in dealing with the crisis.


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Jolie told the Security Council that Syrian refugees are losing hope in the international community's ability and willingness to help, based on eleven visits she has made to Syrian refugee camps since the start of the conflict.


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Angelina Jolie also urged the Security Council visit Syrian refugees themselves to see the reality on the ground.


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Native Americans walk-off Adam Sandler film protesting 'offensive stereotypes'

Actor and comedian Adam Sandler has been accused of causing offense to the Native American culture.  

A dozen or so cast members reportedly walked of a the new Sandler film production because they believed the script repeatedly insulted native Americans and misrepresented Apache culture.  

Our US Correspondent Kevin McAleese reports

Angelina Jolie addresses United Nations Security Council

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has addressed the United Nations
Security Council urging the international community to do more to help
Syrian's refugees.

Speaking in her capacity as a UN special envoy she says that if world
leaders can't end the fighting in Syria- they have a duty to protect
the roughly four million people that have fled the country.

William Denselow reports from New York.


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Protest Expand in Baltimore After Death of Arrested Man

A protest over the unexplained death of a young black man in police custody is expected to grow this weekend in US city of Baltimore.

25 year old Freddie Gray suffered spinal cord injuries during a period of increased concern about policy methods nationwide.

Our US Correspondent Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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American drone strikes under international scrutiny

The United States is coming under mounting pressure over its use of military drones, following the admission that it accidentally killed two western hostages on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

American Warren Weinstein and Italian Giovanni Lo Porto were killed during a strike on a suspected al-Qaeda compound, but as John Clarke reports from Washington DC, critics of drones say the tragedy shows America doesn't really know who it's killing.

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Foiled terror attack on The Vatican revealed

Italian authorities have arrested 9 islamic extremists who've been linked to recent bombings in a Pakistani market… but have also revealed the suspects also planned an attack on The Vatican back in 2010.

The Vatican has responded by downplaying the significance the plot which was never realized.

Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports.

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SERVICES IN ARMENIA AND TURKEY MARK MASS KILLINGS AND GALLIPOLI

Armenia has been marking the 100th anniversary of the start of mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.

The country says as many as 1.5 million Armenian Christians were killed.

Turkey disputes that number and also objects to the killings being described as 'genocide'.

The French and Russian Presidents have been in Armenia's capital Yerevan for the commemorations.

Turkey, meanwhile, has been hosting events to mark the start of the Battle of Gallipoli during World War One, 100 years ago.

The Gallipoli campaign led to over 100 000 allied deaths - including about 10 000 from New Zealand and Australian forces.

Britain's Prince Charles is attending Gallipoli events in Turkey along with dignitaries from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey.

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Nasdaq on course for another record high

The Nasdaq is hoping for another record close, after it broke a 15-year record.

Earnings from big technology companies could help it to end the week on a high.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Luxembourg court charges journalist over LuxLeaks scandal

A court in Luxembourg has charged a journalist for leaking documents which implicated the country in a tax-rate fixing scandal know as LuxLeaks.

It centred around around 28 thousand documents which showed Luxembourg allowed companies like Ikea, Deutsche Bank and Apple to pay very small amounts of tax in order to attract them to set up base in the EU country.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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MILIBAND ATTACKS CAMERON ON FOREIGN POLICY

Foreign Policy is taking centre stage in the UK election with Labour attacking the coalition government's record on Libya.

Labour leader Ed Miliband claims Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron failed to 'stand by' the country after military action in 2011.

Mr Miliband says that failure has contributed to the current migrant crisis in the Mediterannean.

And he insists Britain's influence on the world stage has crumbled under David Cameron's leadership.

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UK AND THE WORLD 'FAILED LIBYA' - MILIBAND

The Leader of the UK's Labour Party has blamed the British Prime Minister and other world leaders for contributing to the crisis in the Mediterranean, by not standing by Libya.

It's estimated around 800 people died after a boat transporting them to Europe sank off the Libyan coast on Sunday.

And as Natalie Powell reports, Labour's Ed Miliband has criticised the UK and global governments for failures in post-conflict planning in Libya, with an election approaching in Britain.

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HSBC considering moving headquarters

UK banking giant HSBC says it is considering re-locating its headquarters out of London...

The bank says "regulatory and structural reforms" which have been introduced since the financial crisis are behind the review.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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EU TO TRIPLE FUNDING FOR MIGRANT CRISIS SEARCH AND RESCUE

The European Union is to triple funding for search and rescue operations amid the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.

A summit of leaders in Brussels also agreed to explore ways to destroy the boats used by people traffickers, and several countries are promising to contribute ships to the search and rescue operation.

Over 1700 migrants have died in the Mediterranean this year attempting to cross to Europe from Libya.

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Reports: German spy agency aided US espionage

According to German media reports, the country's intelligence service assisted the United States in spying on European targets, including some within Germany. 

The revelations will likely complicate future intelligence sharing between the two countries.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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COMMEMORATIONS MARK ARMENIAN KILLINGS, GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN

Commemorations are being held around the world to mark 100 years since the Ottoman Turks began mass killings of Armenians.

Armenia says as many as 1.5 million people died in a genocide during World War I - Turkey disputes these numbers and objects to its description as 'genocide'.

Turkey is also hosting ceremonies to mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Gallipoli, with Armenia accusing Turkey of trying to divert attention away from commemorations for the mass killings.

The fighting at Gallipoli started on April 25th when allied forces landed on on the Gallipoli peninsula, but the invasion failed, leading to tens of thousands of casualties, notably of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) soldiers.

Military historian Tom Thorpe says it's right that Gallipoli's 100th anniversary is being marked.

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