Monday, December 15, 2014

Police storm Sydney cafe ending seige, reported injuries and fatalities

New South Wales police have confirmed that the Sydney hostage siege is over after heavily armed officers threw into the building before storming the cafe.

Moments earlier at least 5 more hostages had escaped.

Police have named the gunmen as self-styled Muslim Cleric, Man Haron Monis.

Natalie Peters, a news anchor at Sydney's Radio 2GB says the 16 hour siege came to a dramatic end.

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Uganda Torture Maid Jailed For Four Years.



A court in Uganda has handed a four year jail term to a maid who was shown in a home video abusing a toddler. 

The child minder had earlier pleaded guilty to charges of assault after the video caused outrage in Uganda.

Michael Baleke reports from the Ugandan capital Kampala.

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Newtown victim families sue gun maker

The families of some of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook
elementary have filed a lawsuit against the seller, distributor and
manufacturer of the rifle used by the gunman.


Nearly two years ago the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle was used by
20-year-old Adam Lanza who opened fire at a school in Newtown
Connecticut killing 20 children and 6 educators. One of the deadliest
school shootings in U.S. history.


William Denselow reports from New York.

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Mexico unrest continues


Mexican police forces in the city of Chilpanchingo have clashed with demonstrators protesting the disappearance and likely massacre of a group of student teachers.

The incident reportedly left eight police officers and thirteen protesters injured. 

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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Deaths, injuries reported as Sydney hostage siege ends


New South Wales police say the 16-hour Sydney siege is over.

Unconfirmed reports say there have been injuries and possibly two fatalities.

Security officers stormed the cafe where fewer than 30 hostages were being held by alleged gunman Man Haron Monis.

David Kilcullen Australian author and terror expert says the police handled the crisis well...

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David Kilcullen Australian author and terror expert says this kind of attack can be extremely effective

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Kerry and Netanyahu Meet in Rome


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, are meeting in Rome to discuss a Palestinian resolution at the UN Security Council which outlines a timetable for a final peace deal with Israel.

Mr Netanyahu has said he will defy any UN move to 'dictate' a time frame for Israeli withdrawal from land that Palestinians say they want as part of a future state.

Lorna Shaddick reports from Washington.

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Bill Cosby speaks out following rape claims

American actor Bill Cosby has broken his silence about rape and sexual
assault allegations saying only the "black media" will stay "neutral".

In an interview with the New York Post Cosby refused to directly speak
about the claims against him.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Guantanamo 9/11 hearing to focus on FBI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's efforts to infiltrate defense teams will be the focus at a US military court hearing for suspects in the 9/11 attacks.


The pre-trial hearing at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay starts on Monday and is the first such proceeding since a Senate report on CIA torture was released last week.


Kate Fisher reports from Washington.


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Four armed men stage siege in Gent, Belgium.

Four armed men have stormed a flat in the Belgian city of Ghent and police say they may have taken a hostage.  

The surrounding streets have been sealed off and residents in the apartment complex have been urged to remain inside. 

Officials from the local prosecutor's office have so far ruled out any links to terrorism, or the ongoing incident in Sydney. 

Our correspondent in Brussels Sandra Gathmann has more. 

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Independent inquiry into UK air space glitch

An independent inquiry has been started to investigate the UK air traffic control computer failure which disrupted flights last week...

National Air Traffic Services says a software glitch was to blame.

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France bans the Uber taxi app

France has announced it will ban the controversial taxi ordering app service Uber from the 1st of January.

Judges at courts in the Netherlands and Spain also ruled the service is illegal and should not be operating in their countries.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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NEW SOUTH WALES PREMIER: SYDNEY SHOULD GO ABOUT ITS BUSINESS

Several people have run from a cafe in Sydney where a gunman is holding staff and customers hostage.

Five people managed to run from the front and side of the building.

A black Islamic flag has been held up to the window of the cafe.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has called the ongoing incident 'profoundly shocking'.

Police negotiators have been in contact with the hostage taker and say they know his identity.

New South Wales Premier Mike Baird says residents should go about their business as usual.

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Belgium paralysed by strikes action

Belgium is experiencing a nationwide strike that's paralyzed the country's entire airspace and stopped all public transport links.

The industrial action has been organized in protest over the Belgian government's planned public spending cuts worth over 11 billion euro.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports:

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SYDNEY HOSTAGE SITUATION CONTINUES AFTER FIVE ESCAPE

Several people have run from a cafe in Sydney where a gunman is holding staff and customers hostage.

Five people managed to run from the front and side of the building.

A black Islamic flag has been held up to the window of the cafe.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has called the ongoing incident 'profoundly shocking'.

Police negotiators have been in contact with the hostage taker.

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Attackers burn down human rights office in Chechnya

Attackers have burnt down the offices of a human rights group in Chechnya after it criticised the Russian Republic's President.


There are fears for two activists from the group that spoke out in opposition to reprisals against the families of militants in the troubled region.


Tom Barton reports.


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SYDNEY SIEGE DRAGS ON , INTO EIGHTH HOUR.

Five people have now managed to escape from the Lindt Chocolat cafe in
Sydney, where they've been held hostage since Monday morning.
Arthur Stevens has more

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SIEGE CONTINUES IN SYDNEY - possibly 50 hostages.

Up to 50 people are believed to have been taken hostage at the Lindt
chocolate cafe in central Sydney where an Islamic flag is pressed up
against one of the windows.
Arthur Stevens has more

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ARMED SIEGE UNDERWAY IN SYDNEY - POSSIBLE ISIS CONNECTION

A siege is underway in Sydney's central business district.
Police have cordoned off the area immediately around the Lindt Chocolat
Cafe in Martin Place.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Sunday, December 14, 2014

U.S. Senate Passes Spending Bill, Government Won't Shut Down


The U.S. Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill that lifts the threat of a government shutdown Sunday. The measure is now on the desk of President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it into law before Wednesday's spending authority deadline.

Patrice Howard reports from New York.

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UN Members Agree To Climate Deal at Lima Talks



UN member states reached a deal in Peru on Sunday in which governments will submit national plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by an informal deadline of March 31, 2015. The plan forms the basis of a global agreement, set to be finalized at a summit in Paris next year. 
Our UN Correspondent Liling Tan reports.
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