Thursday, May 28, 2015

CAMERON SETS OFF ON EUROPEAN REFORM TOUR

British Prime Minister David Cameron is beginning a shuttle-diplomacy tour of Europe in a bid to win EU reform.

It comes as legislation which will lead to a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union is launched in the House of Commons.

Britain will hold an in-out vote by 2017 and David Cameron wants to secure EU reform and then campaign to stay in the bloc.

He is visiting Holland, France, Poland and Germany to lobby for changes in the UK's relationship with Brussels.

Eurosceptic Conservative MP John Redwood believes Britain should leave.

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Eurosceptic Conservative MP John Redwood believes Britain would need sweeping reform for it to be worth staying in the EU.

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FIFA WARNED BY SPONSORS

FIFA has been warned by a series of major sponsors to tackle corruption issues, after the US launched a prosecution amid claims of racketeering, fraud and money laundering.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has cancelled an appearance at a medical conference in Zurich on Thursday.

But FIFA still says the election for the organisation's presidency will go ahead on Friday, with Sepp Blatter expected to win a fifth term.

UEFA - European football's governing body - is meeting to decide whether to boycott that vote.

Kier Radnedge is a commentator on the politics of football, and is in Zurich - he says Mr Blatter believes he can make it to Friday and beyond.

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Kier Radnedge is a commentator on the politics of football, and is in Zurich - he says the warnings from sponsors are likely to have an effect.

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US military 'accidentally' shipped live anthrax culture



The U.S. military is investigating how live anthrax cultures were shipped to nine states and a US military base in South Korea..

According to the Pentagon the public was never at risk.

Rachel Silverman reports from Los Angeles. 



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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Nebraska abolishes death penalty

Nebraska lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to override the veto by Governor Pete Ricketts, and thus formally abolish the death penalty for the Midwestern state.

The state is politically conservative, has a Republican majority legislature, and becomes the first Republican controlled state to get rid of capital punishment.

Our U.S correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Six FIFA executives "to fight extradition" after Wednesday arrests

Six of the FIFA executives arrested in Zurich on Wednesday say they will fight extradition to the United States where they face fraud and racketeering charges.


In total, fourteen people have been indicted by the US Department of Justice, which says FIFA has engaged in "rampant corruption" stretching back more than 2 decades.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Iraqi soldiers killed by ISIS suicide attacks

At least 17 Iraqi soldierse have been killed by a series of suicide attacks in and around Fallujah in Anbar province.

At the same time, UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Islamic State fighters have been driven from Syrian Christian villages in the north and east of that country.

With U.S. and coalition forces facing criticism for their apparent lack of strategy in combating the expansion of the Islamic State, U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesman Jeff Rathke (rath-KEY) promised Washington's support remains firm

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EU REFERENDUM IN QUEEN'S SPEECH

An EU referendum by 2017 has been promised by Britain's new Conservative government amid the pomp and ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II set out her government's legislative programme at Westminster - after the country's general election in May.

As Olly Barratt reports from Westminster.

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EU announces financial incentives for its migration agenda

The European Commission has announced a quota scheme to distribute 40 thousand migrants arriving in countries like Italy and Greece to other EU member states. 

They will asylum seekers predominantly from Syria and Eritrea and EU countries will received 6,000 euros from the EU for each person they take in. 

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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More arrests expected in US evisceration of FIFA

The United States is now formally seeking the extradition of 9 FIFA officials on charges of corruption and racketeering following their arrest in Zurich on Wednessday morning.


After releasing a 47-count indictment alleging criminal activities within world soccer's governing body, the head of FBI says more arrests are expected.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Tony Blair to quit as Middle East Envoy

According to the Associated Press, Tony Blair is resigning as Middle East Peace Envoy.


It comes amid much speculation, after reports surfaced in March that the former British Prime Minister was looking to change his role in the Middle East.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports 


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FA: FIFA LEADERSHIP ELECTION IN DOUBT

The head of England's Football Association says he doubts FIFA's presidential election will go ahead as planned on Friday.

This after two criminal investigations continue into world football's governing body.

Seven top officials have been arrested in Zurich as part of a US investigation into corruption.

And Swiss prosecutors have also launched a criminal probe into the process to award the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar.

Greg Dyke leads England's FA which was unsuccessful in its 2018 World Cup bid - and he says the election due in Zurich on Friday must be in doubt despite the FA's support for Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein of Jordan against current FIFA chief Sepp Blatter.

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Top soccer officials arrested in DOJ bribery probe

Several FIFA officials have been arrested in Switzerland over allegations they were involved in bribery worth over $150m.

Swiss authorities detained 7 officials in Zurich following a request from the US Department of Justice.

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Why Is the US Taking FIFA Officials To Court?

The charges against FIFA, backed by an FBI investigation, allege widespread corruption over the last two decades, involving bids for World Cups as well as marketing and broadcast deals. 

FIFA and its head Sepp Blatter have survived corruption scandals in the past - but none involved US federal charges. 

Our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick explains why it's the American justice system which is bringing FIFA to book.

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US seeks extradition of FIFA executives, charged with 47 conspiracy-related counts

American prosecutors say they want to bring the FIFA executives arrested in Zurich this morning to trial in the United States.

They face 47 counts of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering in alleged crimes that stretch back over the last quarter of a century.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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FIFA responds to the arrests of 6 of its most senior officials on corruption charges

Football's international governing body, FIFA, says the arrests of 6 top officials on corruption charges in Zurich will be good for the organization to clean up itself operations.

Conceding that it will be a huge hit for the reputation of the governing body, a spokesperson has said Fifa will use the scandal to eradicate corruption from the institution 

Six officials, including Fifa vice president Jeffrey Webb were arrested on suspicion of taking up to 100 million dollars in bribes over the past 2 decades.

The men are expected to the extradited to the US to face corruption charges.

Fifa is holding it's presidential election is set on Friday will Sepp Blatter, who's held the position since 1998, hoping to secure his fifth term.

FIFA's director of communications, Walter de Gregorio defended current president Sepp Blatter, who has not been charged but under whose's leadership the scandal occurred. 

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Walter de Gregorio FIFA's director of communications insisted the body will not reassesses its decision to hold the next world cups in Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022.

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Same sex marriage back in the spotlight in Australia

Australia's Labor leader Bill Shorten says the time is right for marriage equality in Australia.
Mr Shorten says Australia needs to move forward and catch up with the times.
Arthur Stevens has more

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IS fighter's wife to face full impact of Australian law

Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the wife of notorious Islamic State fighter Khaled Sharrouf will face the full severity of the law and their children will receive no special treatment if they return to Australia.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Swiss police arrest 6 top FIFA officials at a Zurich hotel

Dawn raids at a hotel in Zurich, Switzerland have seen six officials from football's international governing body, FIFA, arrested. 

They are suspected of taking up to 100 million dollars in bribes in the run up to the FIFA presidential election.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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QUEEN'S SPEECH TO SET OUT EU REFERENDUM PLANS

The State Opening of Britain's Parliament later (11.25 BST) will see the Conservative government set out plans for an EU referendum.

The Queen's Speech is the centrepiece of the day's events and the British monarch outlines the legislative agenda of her new government.

It will include a bill for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, a vote which Prime Minister David Cameron has promised by 2017.

But the government has backed away from plans to scrap the Human Rights Act, which incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law.

Political reporter Theo Usherwood says the government's proposal of replacing it with a British Bill of Rights appears dead for now.

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Russian consul visits two captured Russian, "soldiers," in Ukraine

The Russian consul to Ukraine has visited two Russians captured earlier this month, the TASS news agency reports.


Ukrainian authorities and the men themselves say they are serving Russian soldiers who were on a military intelligence mission for Moscow inside Ukraine.


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