Tuesday, March 1, 2016

UN Security Council to vote on toughest sanctions against DPRK

The United Nations Security Council is slated to vote Wednesday on a resolution to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear and missile tests.

The joint US-China draft resolution aims to impose severe new trade restrictions and expand on existing sanctions.

If adopted, this would be the fifth round of UN sanctions imposed on North Korea, and the toughest by far.

Our UN Correspondent Liling Tan breaks it down.

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Calais refugees stage anti-eviction protest

Migrants and refugees at the camp in Calais have staged a sit-in protest in an attempt to disrupt police efforts to evict them.
Demolition work began on Monday after a French court ruled last week it could go ahead.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports.

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Al Qaeda documents reveal determined but diminished group - reports

The latest set of documents declassified by American intelligence agencies reveal an Al Qaeda that was diminished in strength but still determined to carry out terrorist attacks.

Reuters is reporting on a set of documents seized in the raid in which Osama bin Laden died and covers 2009 to 2011.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Ousted Ukrainian president Yanukovych planning return to Ukraine

Ukraine's ousted president Viktor Yanukovych (PRON: Yan-Oo-Ko-Vitch) is seeking to return to the country and serve as its leader once again - according to his lawyer.

Victor Yanukovych fled Ukraine to Russia in February 2014 after an uprising in Kiev turned violent and over 100 people were killed.

Here's our Russia correspondent Jack Parrock.

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OMAGH BOMBING CASE COLLAPSES

A murder case has collapsed against a man accused of killing 29 people in the 1998 Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland.

It was the worst atrocity in the region's so-called Troubles.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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Polls Open in US ‘Super Tuesday’ Vote

Americans in twelve different states are voting for candidates from either the Republican or Democrat parties, as part of the contest to decide who should be nominated to run for the presidency in November.

The so-called 'Super Tuesday' voting, from Vermont in the East to Texas and Georgia in the South, is seen as an important moment in the race for the White House.

Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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Bookseller Lee Bo Gives Televised Interview

A bookseller who went missing from Hong Kong has appeared on Chinese television claiming that he had not been abducted.


Lee Bo is one of five men involved in the publishing or sale of literature critical of China's leaders. Many believe his television interview was done under duress.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports


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ICC tries alleged Islamist militant for destroying cultural heritage

An alleged Islamist militant from Mali has become the first person to appear at the International Criminal Court in the Hague charged with damaging humanity's cultural heritage.
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi is accused of masterminding the destruction of several mausoleums in Timbuktu during the conflict there in 2012.
Elena Casas reports from the Hague.

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Syrian ceasefire expands as Russia and US discuss air safety mechanism

More Syrian rebels have laid down arms to join the ceasefire deal brokered by the United States and Russia last week. The two countries conducting separate military campaigns in war-torn Syria are in touch to ensure flight safety in order to avoid mishaps. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Cardinal Pell - Ridsdale offending of no interest

Cardinal George Pell has laid the blame for the child sex abuse cover up in the Ballarat diocese at the feet of a bishop and priests who he says knew about the child sexual abuse crimes of a fellow clergyman.

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Apple Wins Ruling in iPhone Hacking Case

A federal judge says Apple does not have to comply with the United States government's request to open an iPhone in a drug case in New York.  The ruling is considered a boost to Apple's pro privacy stance. Arash Ghadishah reports from Los Angeles.

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Monday, February 29, 2016

US embassy urges Iraqis to evacuate ahead of dam collapse

The largest dam in Iraq is in danger of collapse, according to
officials from the US embassy in Iraq.

The Mosul dam was briefly seized by ISIS last year, and there are
fears that if it bursts, the flooding could kill nearly 1 and a half
million people.

Laura Cantekin reports from New York.

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Tech Companies Unite To Support Apple Inc.

Several tech companies, including Google's parent Alphabet Inc.,
Facebook and Microsoft plan to file a joint motion supporting Apple in
its court fight against the Justice Department over unlocking an
alleged terrorist's iPhone. More than 25 major tech firms, media
organizations and civil liberties groups stepped up to show support,
revealing they are not comfortable with the government's request to
tap security settings on personal devices.

Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.

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Pres. hopefuls prepare for Super Tuesday vote contest

Candidates are gearing up for the biggest day of the 2016 presidential election so far, Super Tuesday.
 
12 states will take part in voting that could propel candidates closer to a November run-off for the White House. 

Kevin McAleese reports from Washington....

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PENTAGON: US Fight against ISIS ongoing amid Syria ceasfire

"Momentum is now on our side" - how defence chief Ash Carter described the US-led fight against the so-called Islamic State.

During a Pentagon briefing, Mr Carter said Washington-backed forces have pushed ISIS out of the Syrian town of Shaddadi - a key strategic location for the extremists.

A cessation of hostilities in Syria signed last week between the US and Russia came into force on Saturday. 

The US defense secretary said the agreement - a ceasefire between the Syrian government forces and rebels fighters - must be upheld for the sake of the Syrian people...

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Trial begins of US Air Force veteran accused of supporting IS

A veteran of the United States Air Force has been charged with
attempting to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh was detained in Turkey last year after
spending a year living in Egypt.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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US Student Detained in North Korea Apologises


An American student who has been arrested in North Korea has publicly apologised for his alleged crime, trying to steal a political banner from his hotel.

21 year old Otto Warmbier, who's an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, made the admission in front of media in Pyongyang.

Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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Russia raising concerns of Turkish military movements on Syrian border

Russia is raising concerns about Turkish military movements along the border with Syria as a fragile ceasefire in the country remains.

Moscow is warning that any armed intervention by Turkey would be an "irreparable blow" to the cessation of hostilities in Syria.

Jack Parrock reports from Moscow.

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Woman arrested in Moscow for child 'beheading'

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Investigators in Russia said on Monday they had arrested a nanny and charged her with murdering a young child in her care.  It came after local media broadcast footage of a woman brandishing a severed head near a Moscow metro station. Julia Lyubova has more.


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UK Gov: Brexit could cause "Decade of uncertainty"

UK government officials say Britain leaving the EU would cause a "decade of uncertainty"...

But the claim is being described as "ludicrous" by leading exit campaigners, as senior politicians stand divided on the issue.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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