Friday, December 4, 2015

FBI probes terror as possible motive in California shootings

Terrorism is one of the motives suspected by the FBI in the San Bernardino California shootings, which left 14 dead and 21 injured.

Officers who first entered the conference room where the attack took place say the scene is nearly impossible to describe.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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MAN CONVICTED OVER MAOIST CULT IN LONDON

A man who ran a communist cult in London has been found guilty of child cruelty for imprisoning his own daughter until she was 30.

Aravindan Balakrishnan has also been convicted of sex charges relating to two other members of his cult.

He faces up to 15 years in prison, as Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Denmark votes against closer EU ties

Denmark has voted to remain outside of European Union rules  on cross boarder policing and and other home affairs issues.

More the 53 per cent voted No in a referendum saying they do not want closer ties with the EU.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports

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Hate crime against Muslims triples following Paris attacks

The number of anti-Islamic attacks in London has more than tripled following the Paris attacks...

MET Police figures show in the week prior to the attacks in France there were 24 recorded attacks against Muslims - two weeks after there were 76.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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First Restaurant Reopens After Paris Terror Attack

It's been three weeks since a series of terror attacks gripped the French capital, killing 130 people.


Today, Cafe Bonne Biere becomes the first restaurant to reopen its doors, after being hit in the co-ordinated assaults. 


Our Correspondent in Paris, Natalie Powell reports


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'UNSPEAKABLE CARNAGE' AT SAN BERNADINO SHOOTINGS SCENE

Police in California have still not identified a motive for shootings at a social service centre which officers who arrived first on the scene are describing as causing 'unspeakable' carnage.

Husband and wife Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik were killed, after themselves shooting dead 14 people in San Bernadino.

Police have found bomb-making equipment and weapons at their home since the attacks on Wednesday.

Lt Mike Madden of San Bernadino Police was one of the first on the scene.

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After Pressure, Greece Agrees to EU Help with Refugees and Migrants

Greece has agreed to take help from the European Union as thousands of refugees and migrants continue to arrive every day.

Athens continues to face mounting pressure from Brussels and EU countries to better monitor it's border.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek reports from Brussels. 

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Russia building second airbase in Syria

Russia is planning to build a second airbase in Syria.
Vladimir Putin has vowed to intensify airstrikes in the war-torn country, and called for an international coalition to fight the threat of terrorism.
Albina Kovalyova reports from Moscow.

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First Russia-Turkey meeting since downing of jet

Russia's Foreign Minister says he heard "nothing new" in his meeting
with his Turkish counterpart.

It was the first high-level, face-to-face contact between the two
countries since Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet last week.

Nick Harper reports from Moscow.

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Australia passes law to strip citizenship from terror suspects

The Australian government has passed the necessary laws through federal parliament which give them the power to strip Australian citizenship from any dual terror suspects.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Small Island Nations Press for Climate Action

Small island nations say the consequences of global warning are already taking a major toll on their economies and coastal environments.

They are pushing for global leaders to offer additional support during UN Conference on Climate Change in Paris.

The Prime Minister of the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. Timothy Harris says global warming represents a threat to their existence.

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The Prime Minister of the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. Timothy Harris is appealing for technological support.

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U.S. officials charge 16 more soccer officials

U.S. officials have announced charges against 16 more soccer officials, as part of their ongoing investigation into corruption at the sport's world governing body, FIFA.

This comes on the heels of the early-morning arrests of FIFA vice-presidents Alfredo Hawit and Juan Angel Napout  in Zurich.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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End to Cyprus division possible - Sec. Kerry

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry believes that a solution to the four decades of division of Cyprus is within reach.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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US Attorney General speaks on FIFA arrests

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has held a news conference addressing the latest arrests in the ongoing investigation into corruption at soccer's world governing body.

This comes after FIFA vice-presidents Alfredo Hawit and Juan Angel Napout were detained in dawn raids in Zurich.

The U.S. Attorney General had tough words for the new defendants, saying they hijacked the world's most popular sport for ill-gotten gains, and that she is determined to see justice served:

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Lynch said the new charges announced today focus on corruption schemes involving soccer officials in Central and South America, and sports marketing companies in South America and the U.S.

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San Bernardino police say they may have "intercepted" broader attack

Police in California say the husband and wife who killed 14 people in a shooting spree in San Bernardino yesterday had enough ammunition and weapons to launch at least one more attack on the city.


Farook Syed and Tashfeen Malik were killed by police after a high speed chase.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Defense Secretary Ash Carter opens all combat jobs to women

All United States combat jobs will be open to women, in a historic
change enacted by Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

Carter's decision comes almost three years after his predecessor
lifted a ban that excluded women from most combat jobs, but it was
contingent on further research

Mimi Chiahemen reports from New York

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Journalist's family brings petition to UN; calls for his release from Iranian prison

The family members of the American journalist Jason Rezaian, who's
been in prison in Iran for 500 days on spying charges, are delivering
a petition to the UN this Thursday.

They hope the move will put more of a spotlight on his case, since no
date has yet been set for his trial.

Laura Cantekin reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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Mixed motives behind California shootings

President Barack Obama says there may be "mixed motives" behind the shooting to death of 14 people in San Bernadino, California.

The husband and wife who carried out the assault were eventually shot and killed by police during a car chase.

From Washington Nina Maria-Potts reports...

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Obama Suggests "Mixed Motives" in San Bernadino Shooting

President Barack Obama says there may be "mixed motives" behind the mass shooting in San Bernadino, California.

28 year old Syed Rizwan Farook left a holiday party at a government building on Wednesday, returning heavily armed with his 27 year old wife Tashfeen Malik.

They killed 14 and injured 17 and were themselves later shot dead by police during a car chase.

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He's calling for Republicans and Democrats to work together to improve gun safety laws.

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UK PM says IS bombing campaign in Syria could take "some time"

The British Prime Minister David Cameron says the operation against Islamic State targets in Syria could take "some time"...

He was speaking after British MPs voted to approve a bombing campaign in Syria.

RAF Tornado jets carried out a number of sorties on Wednesday night, hitting IS targets.

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