Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Pistorius starts serving 5 year jail term

INTRO:  Convicted South African paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been taken to prison to start serving the 5 year jail term handed to him for shooting and killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February last year. Judge Thokozile Masipa sentenced Pistorius to five year in prison after earlier finding him guilty of culpable homicide. He was also given a suspended 3 year sentence for earlier firing a gun in a public area. The Steenkamp family has expressed their satisfaction with a prison term as punishment. But as Gary Alfonso reports, Pistorius may not actually serve the whole sentence in prison.

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 Heather Walker, former editor of the South African newspaper, says the sentence seems light...

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Swedish hunt expanded amid Russian submarine suspicions

More Swedish navy vessels are searching the sea around Stockholm amid suspicions that a Russian submarine is in trouble there.

Soviet submarine sightings in the 1980s caused security alerts and lately tensions in the Baltic have been heightened again after Russia's annexation of Crimea and fighting in Ukraine.

Maddy Savage, editor аt The Local news website in Sweden, is near the search operation and says there is nervousness at the potential for more military confrontation. 

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She says that though many suspect any submarine found may well be Russian, the Swedish government is avoiding direct accusations against Moscow while the search continues.

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Pistorius family accepts prison sentence

INTRO:  The family of paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment for shooting and killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has expressed confidence in the South African legal and justice system. The athlete's uncle, Arnold Pistorius, addressed the media outside the court after the judge handed down the 5 year sentence for culpable homicide  ... 

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Sweden steps up search amid Russian submarine suspicions

Sweden's navy has stepped up its hunt in the waters around Stockholm amid suspicions a Russian submarine may be in trouble there.


The military has asked civilian ships to evacuate one area of sea as it carries out its biggest deployment since operations to find Soviet submarines in the Cold War.


Maddy Savage, editor at The Local news website in Sweden, is in the area and says some Swedes there think Russia may be trying to put pressure on Sweden and that more attention should be paid to defence readiness.


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Paralysed man walks again after breakthrough surgery

A 40 year old Polish man who was paralysed by a knife attack in 2010 has been able to walk again after undergoing pioneering surgery in a collaboration between Poland and British scientists.    

40 year old Darek Fidyka (Pro: FID-ika) described being able to walk again with the help of a frame as an incredible feeling.

From London, Catherine Drew reports.

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UK sends medical soldiers to Sierra Leone

The UK is sending 100 soldiers to Sierra Leone to provide support in combatting the deadly Ebola outbreak.


Over 4 and a half thousand people have died from the virus in West Africa,while Britain has provided an aid package worth  125 million pounds (just over 200 million dollars) to try to tackle the problem.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports…


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Lufthansa pilots strike for second day

A pilots' strike grounded Lufthansa flights for the second straight day. 

Pilots from Germany's largest airline are unhappy about proposed changes to the minimum retirement age.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Pistorius sentenced to 5 years in prison

INTRO:  Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for shooting and killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February last year. In reading out his sentence in court a short while ago, Judge Thokozile Masipa said it was important that the sentence reflects the need for justice to be done, without destroying more lives. 

Pistorius received a five year prison sentence for the culpable homicide charge, and another three years, suspended for five years, for earlier firing a firearm in a public place. 

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There's been no indication yet of the state or the defence appealing the sentence. 
 
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BREAKING: PISTORIUS JAILED FOR 5 YEARS

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

He was given a suspended prison sentence on firearms charges, to run concurrently.

Judge Thokozile Masipa told the court she was satisfied South Africa's prison system could cope with a disabled inmate like Pistorius.

And she said a non-custodial sentence would not be appropriate.

27 year-old Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide over the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day of last year.

The judge handed down her sentence after a long summing up.

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EU upholds sanctions against Russia

The European Union will not ease off economic sanctions against Russia for what it sees as Moscow's part in the Ukraine crisis.

Russia continues to deny any involvement in the violence in Eastern Ukraine. 

There was an indication some aspects of the measures - which include targeted travel bans and asset freezes on individuals as well as restrictions against Russian banks raising money on European capital gains markets - could be lifted at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.

Jack Parrock reports.

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Oil executive dies in Moscow plane crash

The chief executive of French oil company Total has died in an air crash in Moscow, after his private jet collided with a snow-clearing machine during take-off.

Christophe de Margerie's death has been called a "huge loss" for the energy industry.

Total is France's second largest listed company, valued at over 100 billion euros.

Jake Rashbass reports from the Russian capital.

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HURRICANE GONZALO CAUSES UK DISRUPTION

Ten per cent of (Tuesday's) flights at London's Heathrow airport have been cancelled as the tail end of Hurricane Gonzalo batters the UK.

Warnings about high winds and possible flooding are in place for much of the country with disruptions also caused to trains, ferries and roads.

Forecaster Piers Gorban says the Hurricane also heralds the proper start of British winter.

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Australia's former PM Gough Whitlam dies at 98

Australia's Former and possibly most controversial prime minister Gough
Whitlam has died, aged 98.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Monday, October 20, 2014

Emory Univ. treats another Ebola patient

Emory University Hospital has released an unnamed patient after successful treatment for Ebola.

The patient did not wish to be named, but did contract the virus in West Africa.

Our Washington Correspondent Priscilla Huff has an update:

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Apple Launches Mobile Payment Service

Apple has launched its new mobile payment service, called Apple Pay.
 
The service will allow consumers to buy goods using their iPhones instead of credit cards or cash.
 
Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman has the story.

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Fundraising for Ebola relief comes up short

NGOs and charities working in Africa to fight the Ebola epidemic are finding their fundraising efforts are coming up short.

Last week, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Mooon warned, he only had $100,000 in cash on hand to fund relief efforts.

The U.S. has called for a global effort to fight Ebola, but some countries contributions, such as Cuba's, have been less than enthusiastically welcomed.

With big name organizations such as Medicins sans Frontieres and Partners in Health coming up short, reporters questioned about what needs to happen.

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US welcomes news of possible Boko Haram deal

The Obama administration is hoping to welcome concrete news of a cease-fire between Boko Haram and the Nigerian government.

There were reports of Boko Haram raids on three villages in northern Nigeria, and so far, none of the schoolgirls have been released after months of captivity.

U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf says that the talks over the girls appear to be unresolved.

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US drops aid to Kobani as fight continues

The U.S. military dropped supplies to the Kurds battling the Islamic State militants in Kobani.

The U.S. and its allies have conducted 135 airstrikes around the town on the Syrian-Turkish border in the past two weeks, as Kurdish fighters have tried to stop the jihadis.

U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf confirmed, the Obama administration felt the need for help was urgent.

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U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf refused to detail what exactly was provided in the airdrops.

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Neighboring Turkey has long resisted its ally, America's call to help the Kurds defending Kobani.

Now, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has issued a statement indicating a change in that policy, a decision welcomed by the Obama administration

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Sentencing day looms for Pistorius

INTRO:  South African paralympic and Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius will know on Tuesday whether he will go to prison for shooting and killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day last year. The athlete has already been found guilty of culpable homicide (manslaughter). The judge ruled a month ago that the state did not prove that Pistorius intended killing his girlfriend, therefore his version that he mistook her for an intruder was plausible. But South Africans are divided over the issue, as Gary Alfonso reports ...    

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Nazi war criminals paid millions in benefits as part of 'expulsion deal'

Dozens of suspected Nazi War criminals have collected US benefits despite being kicked out of the country.

The findings, from an Associated press  report,  revealed the payments were part of a process that saw the men stripped of their US citizenship before leaving voluntarily.

In Washington, Kevin McAleese


The total sum paid out is thought to run into millions of dollars of taxpayers' money, with the AP investigation identifying at least 4 suspects currently still  living outside the US, on Social Security. 

The payments reportedly continued thanks to a legal loophole that allowed the U.S. Justice Department to expedite the removal of Nazi suspects, avoiding lengthy deportation procedures in the process.

SS troops and a German rocket scientist are among those thought to have benefited.

In response to the report, The US justice department confirmed that financial support continues as part of a deal for individuals who leave the US voluntarily.

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