Thursday, April 30, 2015

NASA spacecraft crashes in Mercury's surface

A NASA spacecraft has smashed into the surface of Mercury - the closest planet in the solar system to the Sun.

The crash ends a historic mission for the Messenger craft which has been orbiting the planet since 2011.

Steve Mort reports.

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UK LEADERS 'CLASH' IN TV 'DEBATE'

Britain's Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and opposition leader have clashed in the final set-piece televised event before the country's general election.
David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband didn't face off directly though because the Prime Minister only agreed to one tv debate.
Instead they faced questions from a studio audience - which led to pressure on David Cameron on claims he wants to cut welfare and healthcare spending.
Ed Miliband was forced into ruling out post-election deals with Scottish nationalists the SNP.
Snap polls suggest David Cameron won the event.
The event came ahead of a Thursday election that pollsters say remains too close to call and will likely lead to a hung parliament.
UK correspondent Olly Barratt says of the two main party leaders, Mr Cameron will be happiest.
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US Navy to accompany US shipping in Straits of Hormuz

The US Navy is to accompany every US-flagged ship sailing through the Straits of Hormuz in a bid to protect shipping from Iran.


The decision comes just days after the Iranians seized a cargo ship with more than 2 dozen sailors aboard.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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France investigating sexual abuse by French peacekeepers alleged in leaked UN report

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It's a scandal that is casting shame on international peacekeeping…. Men tasked with protecting children now accused of being sexual predators.


At the center of the allegations are French troops accused of sexually abusing children displaced by the conflict in the Central African Republic.


Details of the accusation were leaked to French authorities by a UN staff member.


Liling Tan has the details.


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U.S. jobless benefits claims drop to 15-year low

New claims for jobless benefits in the U.S. have dropped to their lowest level in 15 years, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

Experts say it's a sign employers are laying off fewer workers, and of overall health in the labor market.

Mary MacCarthy reports:

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North Korean Nuclear Site Shows Signs of Resumed Activity

North Korea's most prominent nuclear reactor site, Yongbyon, appears to have restarted activity.

The finding is based on analysis by Washington-based analysts of satellite imagery.

From the US capital, Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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100 Arrested in New York City's #BaltimoreUprising rally

New York police say over a hundred arrests were made during Wednesday
night's solidarity for Baltimore rally.

Several hundred New Yorkers protested the death of Baltimore's Freddie
Gray - the young black man who died of spinal cord injury while in
police custody earlier this month.

Mimi Chiahemen reports

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U.S. Federal Aviation Administration had questioned mental state of pilot who crashed passenger plane

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration had questioned the mental state of Andreas Lubitz, the pilot who flew a passenger plane into a french mountain range in March this year, killing all 150 on board.  

The records dating back to 2010 - which surfaced following a Freedom of Information Act request - show Lubitz had sought a U.S. pilot licence while working for Lufthansa airlines.

In Washington Kevin McAleese reports 

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Major association accused of collaborating with US torture programme

A major organization representing American health professionals stands accused of secretly helping the US government to justify torture.

The charge is contained in a report about the actions of the prominent American Psychological Association.

The authors say the APA collaborated with the then Bush administration. 

Malcolm Brown reports.

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Vietnamese PM speaks of US's "countless barbarous crimes" during Vietnam War

The Prime Minister of Vietnam has spoken of the "countless barbarous crimes" committed by the US during the Vietnam War.
Nguyen Tan Dung was speaking in Ho Chi Minh City at an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of the war.
58,000 Americans were killed in the war, along with up to 250,000 South Vietnamese allies and an estimated 3 million communist fighters and civilians.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un not coming to Moscow for Victory Day

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un is not coming to Moscow for the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe, the Kremlin says.


The trip would have been his first since taking power in 2011.


Tom Barton reports.


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Sen. Sanders to challenge Hillary Clinton for Democratic nomination

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, intends to challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democrat's nomination to run for the White House in 2016.

Senator Sanders is politically much more liberal than Hillary Clinton.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff has an update on the 2016 run for the White House:

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7 DAYS TIL UK ELECTION - CONSERVATIVE POLL BOOST

It's exactly a week until Britain votes in one of the most unpredictable general elections in decades.

One new poll puts the Conservative party of Prime Minister David Cameron 5 points clear of opposition Labour but others suggest the campaign is still neck and neck.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Greece's negotiators in Brussels for rescue talks as Moody's downgrades bonds rating

A Greek team of negotiators is in Brussels for further talks with international creditors to strike a rescue deal before the country runs out of cash. 

Meanwhile rating agency Moody's downgraded Greece's government bond rating, citing high uncertainty that an agreement will be reached in time.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports.

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German newspaper claims the German intelligence service has spied on top French and European officials

Germany's intelligence service has been spying on top officials in France and at the European Commission for the US National Security Agency - according to the German newspaper  Sueddeutsche Zeitung (sood-doi-tscha tz-eye-tung).

It claims phones were tapped within the office of the French president, the French foreign ministry and the EU Commission in Brussels under a deal agreed in 2002.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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UK LEADERS TO FACE TV QUESTIONS

The leaders of Britain's three main political parties - for now, at least - are preparing for the final set-piece television event of the general election campaign.

Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, Liberal Democrat Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, and opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband will face the cameras and questions from a studio audience.

The leaders will appear separately, and won't debate each other - because David Cameron only agreed to one TV debate before Thursday's vote.

It comes with most polls still showing his Conservatives neck and neck with Labour and Britain heading for a hung parliament.

Joe Twyman of pollsters YouGov says that makes door-to-door campaigning more important than televised events.

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Russian backed militants force aid offices out of eastern Ukraine

Russian backed militants have closed down offices of the International Rescue committee in eastern Ukraine.


The separatists accuse the aid organisation of spying.


Tom Barton reports.


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BOY RESCUED FROM NEPAL RUBBLE

A teenaged boy has been rescued alive from rubble in Kathmandu, five days after an earthquake struck Nepal.

Some survivors in rural regions still haven't received any aid, however, after Saturday's quake.

The United Nations says it needs $415m for emergency relief in the next three months.

The official death toll from the earthquake stands over 5500, and the UN says 70 000 homes have been destroyed.

Ben Setton is country director in Nepal for the Adam Smith International group and says thousands of people are too scared to return to their homes.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Wrist Tattoos Pose Problems for Apple Watch Wearers

The Apple Watch has given a gift to people who’ve been looking for one more reason not to get a tattoo.

Users of the high-end smartwatch are reporting the device does not work well on a tattooed wrist.

Silicon Valley correspondent Rachel Silverman has that story. 


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Aid slow to Nepal victims, as quake death count rises


Relief efforts are ongoing in Nepal with the United Nations saying aid is getting to those affected in the broader region.

Saturday's 7.8-magnitude quake has killed over 5,000 people and injured thousands - that death toll is expected to rise significantly.

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Melody Schrieber, from the International Reporting Project, says rescuers are still pulling survivors from the devastation...

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Japanese PM Addresses US Congress, Expresses 'Condolences' For WW2 Abuses

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has become the first Japanese leader to address a joint session of the US Congress.

Mr. Abe expressed his 'eternal condolences' for the American lives lost fighting Japan in the second world war, but stopped short of a personal apology, which some veterans' groups and activists had demanded.

Speaking after visiting Washington's World War Two memorial, Mr. Abe said he reflected on all those who died: 

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Mr. Abe also spoke about the potential offered by the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal currently being negotiated between 12 Pacific nations:

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Mr. Abe also spoke about the new US Japan alliance guidelines which will allow Japan to take more responsibility for its own defence: 

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iPad glitch grounds dozens of American Airlines flights

A glitch in iPad software grounded several dozen American Airlines flights on Tuesday night.

The affected planes had to return to gates to access a wireless connection.

Mary MacCarthy reports from Denver:

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New York group organizes #BaltimoreUprising solidarity march

New Yorkers prepare to march in a show of solidarity for Baltimore,
where protests have been held for Freddie Gray, who died of a spinal
cord injury while in police custody

Following several days of unrest since Gray's funeral, Baltimore's
mayor declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, deploying members of
the National Guard

Mimi Chiahemen reports

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Hillary Clinton urges body cameras for all American police

Hillary Clinton is calling for every police officer in America to be equipped with a body camera.


Speaking on the Presidential campaign trail after the latest violence in Baltimore, she said America is jailing too many young, black people, and giving too much militarized equipment to the police.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Hillary Clinton seized on the opportunity presented by the violence in Baltimore to advocate for a shakeup in American law enforcement.

Body cameras on every police officer in every town…part of a series of proposals she says can effect real change.


And she seemed to fault President Obama for providing militarized equipment to police…saying the money should instead be spent on training.


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Supreme Court to consider lethal injection drug legality

On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court is set to consider whether a three drug mix used for lethal injection by the state of Oklahoma constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

The case comes as multiple states across the US have been turning to experimental drug combinations, as European manufacturers refuse to sell them drugs they've previously used to carry out executions.

Rebecca Foster reports from Washington.

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US economy grows just 0.2% in First Quarter

The US economy grew at a much slower pace than expected during the
first quarter.

The 0.2% growth is being blamed on extreme winter weather across America.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Russia loses control spacecraft delivering supplies to International Space Station

An unmanned Russian spacecraft delivering supplies to the International Space Station is out of control, officials say.


The craft is now spinning and may end up heading back into earth's atmosphere.


Tom Barton reports.



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France to boost defence budget by 4 billion euros

France says it will add almost 4 billion euros to its defence budget next year to combat terror threats at home and abroad

President Francois Hollande confirmed the spending boost on Wednesday - a move which is set to save more 18,000 planned job cuts in the sector.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports.

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WOMAN HAS NOT YET HAD BABY

In London, fans of Britain's royal family remain on alert outside the hospital in which the Duchess of Cambridge will - any time now - give birth to her second child with Prince William.

Security checks have been taking place at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, in central London.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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"No new taxes" promises Cameron in future Tory government

With just over a week left to go before the UK general election, political parties are continuing frenetic campaigning.   

Prime Minister David Cameron has promised a new Conservative government will introduce a law guaranteeing no rises in key taxes for the next five years. 

However the main opposition Labour party have dismissed this pledge as a gimmick.  From London, Catherine Drew reports. 

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Greece talks not fast enough says EU economics commissioner

Talks between Greece and its lenders to agree on a rescue deal are not going fast enough - according to the EU's top economics official. 

A deadline of May the eleventh is looming for Greece to agree on a package of reforms in order to receive its final bailout installment worth 7.2 billion euro.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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TWITTER RESULTS BELOW FORECAST

Twitter has reported financial results which fell below expectations.

The social networking site's revenues were $436 million, well below forecast, and it made a net loss of $162m, which was worse than last year.

Twitter warned the negative pressure on its revenue would continue for the rest of the financial year - and the firm's shares slumped 18% at the end of trading in the US on Tuesday.

Danny Cox of stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown says it's not all bad news.

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RIOT POLICE DEPLOYED IN KATHMANDU

Riot police have been deployed in Kathmandu as thousands of people queue to leave the city following Nepal's earthquake at the weekend.

More than 5000 people are known to have died in the quake.

Aid has started to reach remote regions of Nepal but aftershocks continue to complicate the relief effort.

The UK is giving another £5m ($7.5m) to the operation taking its total contribution so far to £15m ($22.5m) and a TV appeal has been launched by Britain's Disasters Emergency Committee.

Mike Noyes of Action Aid says his charity and others are working as fast as possible to get basic supplies to those who still need them.

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Russian government cancels opposition party election registration

Russia's Ministry of Justice has cancelled the registration of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's political party to run for parliament.


The party wants to run in 2016 elections in an alliance with the party of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.


Tom Barton reports.


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NIGERIA'S MILITARY HAILS RESCUE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FROM BOKO HARAM

Nigeria's military says 200 girls and 93 women rescued from a Boko Haram stronghold are not those abducted from a school in Chibok in April 2014.

However, the major operations did result in the seizure of four camps from the Islamist militant group in the Sambisa Forest.

15 000 people are thought to have died in Boko Haram's insurgency and military campaigns against it since 2012.

The kidnap of the schoolgirls taken from Chibok led to global campaigns for their return, but none of them has yet been found.

Richard Dowden of the Royal African Society says this latest operation by Nigerian forces is significant.

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Executions a blip - Indonesian attorney general

The executions of eight people went according to the plans of Indonesia's attorney-general, who says he isn't worried about any resulting diplomatic tensions.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Curfew comes into force in Baltimore, protestors still on streets

Police in Baltimore are trying to clear the streets of hundreds of protestors after an overnight curfew began in the city.


President Obama, in an appearance at the White House, said rioters who injured more than a dozen police officers in Baltimore on Monday night were "thugs" who should be brought to justice.


But he said police also had to engage in some "soul searching" after a series of incidents across the United States involving the violent deaths of minor offenders.


Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland, a Democrat, was on the streets of Baltimore as the curfew came into force.


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Australia reacts to Indonesian executions - WRAP

Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott has sought to tread a fine diplomatic line as he expresses Australia's official anger at the executions of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Indonesian executions - Australia recalls ambassador

Indonesia has gone ahead with the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran and six others despite heavy international objections.
Arthur Stevens reports

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