Friday, February 24, 2017

US Attorney General overturns Obama administration move to reduce private prisons

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The US Department of Justice has overturned an Obama administration
move to reduce the number of privately funded prisons in the US.

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that moving away from using
private prisons would interfere with the growing demand for jail
space.

Our US correspondent Laura Cantekin has the details.

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China rejects Trump's manipulation claims

Beijing has rejected US president Donald trump's latest claims that
China is a "champion of currency manipulation."

Trump's comments has once again threatened to roil Sino-US tensions.

Liling Tan reports from New York.

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Pres. Trump signs another executive order on regulations

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order, requiring government agencies to set up review committees to eliminate regulations.

During a speech to a gathering of conservatives, the American president promised that regulations are necessary, and should be strong to protect the environment and workers.

But he's also promised the business community to cut regulations.

Flanked by executives from a wide range of industries, President Trump insisted cutting regulations will boost the American economy.

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Hillary Clinton urges resistance to Trump agenda

Hillary Clinton is urging resistance to President Trump's agenda in a new video released just moments after he gave a major campaign-style speech to a major gathering of conservatives.

In that speech, the American President said he wanted to represent all Americans and especially take up the cause of the American worker, traditionally a Democratic Party issue.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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United Nations criticize Israeli prison sentence

The United Nations' human rights office has described the 18 month
sentence handed to an Israeli soldier as excessively lenient.

Sergeant Elor Azaria was charged with shooting an incapacitated
Palestinian citizen in the head after the man carried out a knife
attack.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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Slain Russian opposition figure to be remembered Sunday

Russian opposition activists are set to mark the second anniversary of the assassination of a key Putin critic.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov was shot dead has he walked home near the Kremlin in 2015.

As Steve Mort reports, a march is set to take place in Moscow on Sunday to commemorate the opposition politician

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Indian shock at shooting in Kansas

The Indian government has condemned the shooting of two Indian men in
a bar in the US state of Kansas.

Police investigations are focusing on whether the attack was a hate crime.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Pres. Trump endorses "America first" to conservatives

U.S. President Donald Trump rejected globalism and endorsed nationalism at CPAC - the conservative political action committee, the largest meeting of conservatives in the U.S.

The day before, his chief counselor Steve Bannon made it clear that economic nationalism is the policy of the Trump White House.

President Trump also spent a lot of time attacking the media, but he made it clear to the audience, he feels his number one job is to make American great again.

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U.S. President Donald Trump - who is awaiting a new plan from the U.S. military to combat the Islamic State, vowed to oblierate the group, using strong language.

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While President Trump spent little time on what are traditionally conservative issues in the U.S., he did spent over ten minutes attacking the media, even calling for the end of unnamed sources, less than an hour after his own administration gave a background briefing where officials could not be quoted by name.

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US-backed troops move on Iraq ISIS stronghold


US-backed troops have entered western districts of Mosul for the first time since launching their offensive 5 days ago.

The city is the last remaining stronghold of the Islamic State in Iraq.

Kevin McAleese reports from Washington...

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Guatemala's army stops Dutch ship that offers abortions

Guatemala's army has stopped a Dutch ship offering abortion services from entering the country. 

The ship is part of the "Women on Waves" non-profit project, which travels to countries where abortion is llegal, and offers the procedure on international waters. 

Andrea Arenas has more

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White House rejects allegations it ordered FBI to knock down Trump-Russia stories

The FBI rejected a White House request to publicly discredit media reports about alleged contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian officials during the election, according to US officials.

The White House said the request was only made after the FBI indicated it did not believe the reporting to be accurate.

The request came as US intelligence agencies were investigating attempts by Russia to intefere in the US election.

Harry Horton reports from Washington.

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Over 100 Turkish diplomats seek asylum in Germany

Over a hundred Turks with diplomatic passports have applied for asylum in Germany since the failed coup attempt in Turkey last summer.

Ankara has detained over forty thousand people in a widespread crackdown on dissent.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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Pres. Trump attacks media, leaks, FBI on social media

U.S. President Donald Trump took to social media to attack the FBI for failing to stop leaks to the press about his administration.

The American president is set to make a speech to a large gathering of conservative voters at an annual conference just south of the capital city.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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CORBYN RESISTS CALLS TO QUIT

UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says he won't quit, despite his Labour Party losing a key by-election to the Conservatives.

The win by the governing Conservatives in Copeland is in an area the Labour Party has represented for over 80 years.

Labour did win the second by-election taking place in Stoke.

But national polls continue to show Jeremy Corbyn's Labour trailing Theresa May's Conservatives by a wide margin.

Mr Corbyn is rejecting calls for him to consider his position. 

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RBS posts ninth consecutive loss

The Royal Bank of Scotland, which is 72% owned by the British taxpayer, has reported an annual loss of almost 9 billion dollars.


The bank says it has been hit by billions of dollars of costs associated with litigation and restructuriong.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports from London.


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Bosnia appeals UN court ruling regarding Serbian responsibility for genocide

The Bosnian government has officially appealed a UN court ruling clearing Serbia of genocide during the nineteen nineties. 

It comes just days ahead of the ten year anniversary of the original ruling which was also set as a deadline for the appeal.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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UK BY-ELECTIONS RAISE FRESH CORBYN LEADERSHIP PRESSURE

Fresh questions are being raised about the leadership of UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn after his Labour Party lost a key by-election to the Conservatives.

The win by the governing Conservatives in Copeland is in an area the Labour Party has represented for over 80 years.

It's thought Jeremy Corbyn will be able to hang on as leader because Labour did win the second by-election taking place in Stoke.

National polls continue to show Jeremy Corbyn's Labour trailing Theresa May's Conservatives by a wide margin.

UK reporter Holly Harris has the story of the two contests.

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Three Russian athletes cleared to compete in international competition

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Three Russian athletes are cleared to compete in international competition under a neutral flag after proving their anti-doping credentials.  The IAAF said that these three athletes, which include the women's defending European indoor pole vault champion, all met the 'exceptional eligibility criteria'.  Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.
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Trump Calls For US To Expand Nuclear Arsenal Ahead of CPAC Speech

US President Donald Trump has said that the US has 'fallen behind' in its nuclear weapons capability and he wants to ensure the country's arsenal is, as he put it, 'at the top of the pack'.

Mr. Trump made the comments in an interview to the Reuters News Agency, ahead of a speech to a conservative political conference just outside Washington DC on Friday.

Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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Iraqi Forces Capture Mosul Airport From Islamic State

US backed Iraqi security forces have re-captured Mosul airport from the so-called Islamic State group.

The troops are reported to have gained ground in outlying areas to the south of Iraq's second largest city, since launching a new phase of a four month long offensive to retake it from the militants.

But the UN is warning thousands of civilians could be displaced, as our correspondent at UN headquarters in New York Liling Tan reports.

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