Monday, November 2, 2015

Flights cancelled as thick fog affects Europe

Thick fog in the UK has caused dozens of flights to be cancelled for a second day...

Budget airline Easyjet says it is experiencing "major network disruption".

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Bodies of Russian plane crash victims delivered to St.Petersburg, await identification

Over 140 bodies of KGL9268 flight passengers recovered from the crash site in Egypt on Saturday have been delivered to Saint Petersburg. The investigators will start identification process on Monday afternoon. Aviation authorities say the plane broke up in mid-air killing all of the 217 passengers on board. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.


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Greek banks must find 14.4 billion euro in capital

The European Central Bank has ordered Greece's four largest banks to come up with plans to raise 14 point 4 billion euro to cover themselves in case of another financial crisis.

Stress tests are being conducted as part of a process to recapitalize the banks following the signing of Greece's third bailout in August.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Australian government snooping on telco customer records

An official reported just released in Australia shows that the nation's telcos have handed over more than 800,000 customer records to government authorities in the last financial year.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Knights and Dames lanced from the order of Australia

Knights and Dames have been dumped again from Australia's national honours system.
The honours were originally dumped in 1975 by the Whitlam Labor Government, and reinstated by former Prime  Minister Tony Abbott in 2014.
Arthur Stevens has more

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German government fails to agree on refugee policy

German chancellor Angela Merkel failed to reach an agreement on new asylum laws in talks with her country's main opposition party over the weekend. 

Germany is struggling to cope with the continuing daily arrival of thousands of refugees.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Sunday, November 1, 2015

UK web address data to be accessible

Security officials in the UK will be allowed to view what websites people have visited under a new bill...

However, specific page visits will not be accessible without a warrant.

But even the amended Investigatory Powers Bill has been criticised - as our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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More questions than answers about US policy on Syria

There are more questions than answers about the direction of U.S.  policy toward Syria following the announcement of the deployment of several dozen American Special forces.

At the same time - the Islamic State has reportedly taken control of the town of Maheen - which is 20 kilometers / 13 miles of the main road to Damascus.

Our U-S correspondent Priscilla Huff has the reaction from Washington:

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UK POLICE FORCE JOKES ONLINE ABOUT RAPE

A UK police force has apologised after its official twitter account appeared to join in with an online joke about rape, in reference to an English Premier League game.

Merseyside Police says it has launched an investigation and has deleted the tweet in question.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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Russian Official: Egypt Plane 'Broke Up In Mid Air'

A Russian aviation official has said that the plane that crashed in Egypt on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board, 'broke up in mid air'.

Viktor Sorochenko, who's the head of Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee, said it's too early to determine what caused the crash, but debris has been found across a 20 square kilometre area.

Lorna Shaddick has more from Moscow.

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US labor market in focus: Wall Street preview

Last week the US Federal Reserve announced that it’s keeping interest rates unchanged but did leave the door open for a possible rate hike in December.

But with the Fed maintaining that any decision will be data dependent- Wall Street will be watching employment figures released this week closely.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Russia Holds Day of National Mourning After Air Tragedy

Russia is holding a day of national mourning this Sunday to remember the 224 people who died on board a passenger jet which crashed in the Sinai desert in Egypt.

An investigation is underway by Russian and Egyptian authorities to determine the cause of the crash, but both have rejected claims from the Islamic State group that it brought down the plane.

Lorna Shaddick has more from Moscow.

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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Russian Authorities Reject Claim That Sinai Plane Shot Down

The Russian transport minister has rejected claims by the Islamic State group that it was behind the crash of a passenger jet in the Sinai desert on Saturday, which killed all 224 people on board.


Maksim Sokolov said the claims couldn't be considered accurate.


Lorna Shaddick reports from Moscow.


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Russian passenger jet crashes in Sinai

A passenger jet carrying 224 people crashed over the Sinai peninsula in Egypt. The airplane was traveling from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh to the Russian city of Saint-Petersburg. Russia's sending out 5 airplanes with transport and emergency ministries officials as well as investigators to inspect the crash site. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.


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Friday, October 30, 2015

UN Rapporteur says foreign nationals on death row abroad are most vulnerable

The UN Special Rapporteur on summary executions on Friday warned that hundreds of foreign nationals still face the death penalty around the world, following trials that may not meet the highest standards of fairness.


Christof Heyns called on governments to do more to help their citizens on death row abroad. 


Liling Tan has the story from New York.


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UK, France and Spain push for UN sanctions on Syria barrel bombs

INTRO: As the security and humanitarian situation in Syria worsens,
the United Nations is pushing for more action to stop the use of
barrel bombs in the conflict.

Three countries on the Security Council are preparing a draft
resolution that threatens sanctions against those who use these
weapons.

Laura Cantekin reports from UN Headquarters in New York.

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In policy U-turn, Obama to send US troops to Syria

President Obama is sending American troops to Syria, as the US-led battle against IS intensifies.


The White House is expected to make the announcement later today.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks says it's a major shift in policy.


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Russia: Vienna Talks Aim To Secure ‘United, Secular and Democratic Syria’

Talks aimed at resolving the civil war in Syria have opened in Vienna, involving all the foreign powers backing rival sides in the conflict - the US, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

The Russian foreign ministry says the main goal is to secure a united, secular and democratic Syria.

And as Lorna Shaddick reports from Moscow, there's much at stake for the Kremlin.

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Polish court rejects Polanski extradition

American authorities have failed in a bid to extradite film-maker Roman Polanski from Poland on rape charges.
As our North American correspondent John Clarke reports, it's the latest in a series of legal setbacks to return Mr Polanski to the US.

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UN pushes for more action on climate change

The United Nations says proposals submitted by 146 nations to limit
climate change currently aren't enough to stop global temperatures
rising by more than two degrees Celsius.

But in a report released by the UN- they say the proposals are a
positive move and that their goal is still within reach.

William Denselow reports from the United Nations in New York.

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