White House Defends Hostage Rescue Policy Following Failed Yemen Raid

The United States is defending its attempts to rescue hostages in the Middle East, even though the latest mission in Yemen ended in the death of two hostages.

Eleven people were reported to have died in the raid, including the hostages and the militants.

Bust as John Clarke reports from Washington DC, the White House says there's no need to review policies around such rescue missions.

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Uber Banned in Delhi after Driver Accused of Rape

Authorities in the Indian capital Delhi have banned the car service start-up Uber, after a female passenger accused an Uber driver of rape.

The ban comes just days after a 40 billion dollar valuation for the company….reflecting the perceived potential of its expansion into high growth markets. 

Rachel Silverman reports.

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Fire causes millions in damage and traffic nightmare in downtown Los Angeles

Intro: Two hundred and fifty Los Angeles firefighters battled a blaze overnight in the city's downtown area.  The fire destroyed a major construction project and brought the city's morning traffic to a standstill.   Arash Ghadishah reports...

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Brown and Garner deaths spark California protests

Violent protests have erupted for a second night in California over the recent police killings in Ferguson, Missouri and New York City.

Demonstrators in Berkeley hurled concrete objects, blocked a freeway and tried to set fire to a police patrol car.

Rebecca Bowring reports.

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The Royals' First Day in the US

INTRO

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge kicked off their American tour in
separate cities, after landing in New York CitySunday. While William
met with President Obama in Washington D.C., Kate embarked on her
first solo outing in The Big Apple.

Patrice Howard reports.

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2014 devastating year for children in conflict - UNICEF

The year 2014 has been one of the most devastating years for children in conflict.

The United Nations Chidlren's Fund -- known as UNICEF -- says as many as 230 million children are caught up in conflicts from the Africa to the Middle East to Eastern Europe.

Liling Tan has more.

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RNZ: In US visit, Prince William praises Air New Zealand for joining fight against illegal wildlife trade

On his first visit to Washington, Britain's Prince William is urging world leaders to join the battle against the illegal trade in wildlife.

Speaking at the World Bank, he said "organized criminal gangs" now dominate the trade.

He urged private sector companies to crack down on the transportation of illegal goods, and he praised Air New Zealand for taking a lead.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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At World Bank, Britain's Prince William backs task-force on illegal wildlife trade

On his first visit to Washington, Britain's Prince William is urging world leaders to join the battle against the illegal trade in wildlife.

Speaking at the World Bank in Washington, he said "organized criminal gangs" now dominate the trade, and he said it poses a threat to global security.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Fears over controversial CIA torture report release

A long-awaited Congressional report criticizing the CIA's use of harsh interrogation methods is due imminently.

Concerns are already being raised it could lead to a backlash by Islamic militant groups.

From Washington, FSN's Verity Geere.

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Hagel defends failed hostage rescue missions

The US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the US will not be reviewing its operations to free American hostages despite the failure of recent missions.

US journalist Luke Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie were killed by al ­Qaeda in Yemen during a US ­led operation on Saturday.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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Mexican authorities confirm students bodies were burned

The Mexican government has confirmed through DNA tests that 43 student teachers who disappeared over two months ago, were indeed incinerated at a garbage dump. 

Mexico's Attorney General, Jesus Murillo announced that one of the students' remains has been identified by Austrian experts working on the case. 

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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William meets Barack at the White House

Britain's Prince William has met President Obama at the White House.

The two men discussed the so-called "special relationship" between the UK and the US and the illegal trade in wildlife.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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UN food aid for Syrian refugees saved by social media

The United Nations' World Food Program will now be able to feed millions of Syrian refugees, in danger of starvation, thanks to a social media campaign.

The UN agency had run out of money after donor countries failed to give the funds they had promised.

Nick Harper reports from the United Nations in New York.

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Russia liberal TV channel forced to quit its studios

Russia's best known liberal TV channel has been forced to quit its rented studios in Moscow for the second time in two months.

The Kremlin has long been accused of undermining media freedom and persecuting media outlets that provide alternative views to state run media.

Tom Barton reports.

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Amazon workers strike in Germany

Some employees of online retailer Amazon.com have gone in strike in Germany in a dispute over pay and working conditions. The strike comes in the midst of the busy Christmas shopping season.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Dewani free

INTRO:  Murder charges have been dismissed against British businessman Shrien Dewani, who's been standing trial in Cape Town in South Africa for the murder of his wife Anni in 2010.

The judge ruled the state's case was not strong enough. She said the witnesses who claimed Dewani had plotted with them to kill is wife for $15 000 were not trustworthy.

Dewani was earlier extradited from the UK to stand trial in South Africa.

Gary Alfonso reports.

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Honeymoon murder trial dismissed

A judge in South Africa has thrown out the murder trial against British businessman Shrien Dewani - who was accused of arranging the murder of his wife while on their honeymoon...

The case was dismissed after the judge ruled the prosecutions evidence fell "far below the threshold" of what a a reasonable court could convict on.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports....

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Greece in the spotlight at eurozone finance chiefs meeting

Finance Ministers from Europe's single currency are meeting in Brussels to mainly discuss Greece's ability to exit an unpopular international bailout program.

Ahead of Monday's talks, the group's leader Jeroen Dijsselbloem [pron: "die-zel-bloom"] said the possibility of Greece getting an extension remains "an open matter".

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports:

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EU pushes Turkey in the fight against IS

Turkey is being pushed to do more in the fight against the Islamic State by the European Union during a visit to Ankara by the EU foreign policy chief.

Federica Mogherini is asking for Turkey - bordering both Iraq and Syria - to cooperate in identifying foreign fighters and stemming the flow of weapons into the region.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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UK COALITION ROW GROWS

The UK's coalition government is showing growing signs of strain as political parties gear up for a general election in May.

Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron has accused his partner Liberal Democrats of being 'all over the place' on the issue of cutting the UK's budget deficit.

But now Lib Dem Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander says the Conservatives are being 'blown off course' and their plans are 'not economically credible'.

This just days after an Autumn Statement - essentially a mini-budget - signed off by both parties.

As political reporter Theo Usherwood says, Mr Alexander's latest intervention is another example of the coalition partners trying to emphasises their differences ahead of an election.

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