Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Progress tops US Pres. Obama's political agenda

U.S. President Barack Obama is promoting how progress is needed to keep the U.S. economy growing.

He met with Congressional leaders ahead of his annual State of the Union Address (next week, Tuesday, January 20 at 9pm, Eastern Standard time).

As our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports, his challenge is the deep political divide.

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LRA commander may head to ICC

Uganda has dropped demands that LRA commander Dominic Ongwen must be tried at home.

Instead the government says Ongwen will be tried at the International Criminal Court.

He's wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Isabel Nakirya reports from Kampala, Uganda.

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New York chokehold complaints “largely rejected”

A report looking into recent New York police chokehold cases has found
that suggested punishment for those officers involved were largely
rejected.

This comes a month after a grand jury decision not to indict an
officer in the death of Eric Garner who died after being placed in a
chokehold by police.

William Denselow reports from New York.


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Pres. Obama meets Congressional leaders

U.S. President Barack Obama is publicly urging cooperation with the Republican leadership of the U.S. Congress to keep the American economy growing.

His comments during a meeting with Congressional leaders come as the political divide in the American capital has been made clear following the 2014 mid-term elections, with the Republican party controlling both chambers.

U.S. President Barack Obama is trying to put an optmistic face on America's divided politics.

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Following the cyber-attack on the social media accounts of the U.S. Central Command, U.S. President Barack Obama promised he would address this growing threat.

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U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged that he as a Democrat does not see eye-to-eye with the Republican Congressional leadership, but they've got to work together.

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Trial Begins For Alleged 'Silk Road' Creator

The trial of a U.S. man accused of running the underground criminal
marketplace Silk Road begins in New York City Tuesday. Ross Ulbricht
is accused of making millions by running a website that distributed
narcotics, forged documents, hacking and money laundering services to
more than 100,000 people worldwide.

Our Patrice Howard reports from New York.

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Romney will "almost certainly" run for White House again

Mitt Romney, who ran for the US presidency in 2012 but was beaten by Barack Obama, is indicating that he'd like to have another go.

The Republican politician is positioning himself for a third run for the White House, as competition for his party's candidacy heats up.

His strong signals of intent are something of a surprise, as Malcolm Brown reports from the US.    

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Obama pushes for new cybersecurity laws

U.S. President Barack Obama is pushing for new cybersecurity legislation, a day after U.S. Central Command's social media accounts were hacked apparent Islamic State militant supporters.

The White House says the legislation would tighten co-operation between private companies and government agencies in an effort to share information.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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There is a future for Charlie Hebdo - editor

The editor-in-chief of Charlie Hebdo is promising the French satirical newspaper will continue publishing.

With a cover depicting the prophet Mohammed holding a sign saying I am Charlie, 3 million copies of the newspaper are rolling off the printing presses with versions in three languages.

Gerard Briard, the editor-in-chief, thanked everyone for their support and promised there will be more issues of Charlie Hebdo.

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10 Civilians Killed in Ukraine

INTRO: At least 10 people were killed and many more wounded after a shell hit a bus in eastern Ukraine near a government checkpoint. The bus was reportedly carrying civilians from the town of Mariupol. Anya Ardayeva reports from Moscow.

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Funerals held for victims of Paris attacks

Simultaneous funerals are being held in Jerusalem and Paris to pay tribute to the victims of the deadly attacks in the French capital last week by armed jihadists.

A funeral in Jerusalem is taking place for the four Jewish people killed at a kosher supermarket in Paris are being buried. 

Meanwhile in Paris a solemn ceremony attended by French President Francois Hollande is remembering the 2 officers murdered by the gunmen who stormed the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo as well as a female officer shot in a separate attack.

The three were awarded special honors.

Our correspondent Sandra Gathmann says French President Hollande gave an emotional speech.

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UK inflation falls to 12-year low

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UK inflation fell to just 0.5% in December - the lowest reading since 2002.

The falling oil price feeding through to cheaper petrol and cheaper energy is being blamed.

Elena Casas reports from London.


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Charlie Hebdo to feature Prophet Mohammed on cover

French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo is printing its next edition featuring the prophet Mohammed on the cover, following last week's terror attacks by two gunmen who killed 12 employees.

The cover's headline also reads "All are forgiven".

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports:

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South Sudan's factions pledge accelerated peace process

South Sudan's warring factions have pledged to accelerate the country's peace process after talks in Khartoum that were mediated by China.


The two sides have agreed to hasten attempts to form a transitional government in South Sudan, after a year of fighting that has killed tens of thousands of people.


Retired US diplomat Marc Wall says China's decision to broker the talks are a further demonstration of Beijing's influence in the region.


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Air Asia investigation continues via two black box recorders

Indonesian search and rescue officials say they are still determining how to recover the fuselage of an Air Asia Airbus 320 that crashed in the Java Sea last month with 162 people aboard.


They've now retrieved both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder, which could yield valuable clues about why the plane crashed.


Indonesia's transport minister is Ignasius Jonan.


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Next edition of Charlie Hebdo heads to printers

The next edition of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is being prepared for publication on Wednesday, with a print-run of 3 million copies.

The magazine will hit news-stands just a week after the Paris attacks that left 17 people dead, including a dozen at its offices.

Meanwhile there are calls for European counties to work more closely together on counter-terrorism.

The head of the EU's law enforcement agency Europol, Rob Wainwright, says the sheer number of radicalized young men in Europe makes more terror attacks possible.

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25 000 JOIN DRESDEN PEGIDA RALLY

25 000 people have joined an anti-Islamisation rally in Dresden in Germany, called following the attacks in Paris.

However, tens of thousands also joined anti-Pegida rallies across the country.

Pegida's anti-Islamisation rallies have been growing in size since the movement was founded in October last year.

Justin Hagler, a journalist in Dresden, says the increasing numbers are also being matched by increasing condemnation.

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FRENCH MPS GATHER WITH NEW CHARLIE HEBDO DEPICTING MUHAMMAD

French MPs are gathering in Paris for the first time since terror attacks which left 17 people dead.

It comes with magazine Charlie Hebdo preparing to release a new edition, with a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

Three million copies of the magazine will be printed for release on Wednesday after 12 people were killed in an attack on its offices by Islamist gunmen.

Funerals are taking place in Jerusalem of four victims of the attack on a Kosher supermarket.

Thousands of police and troops have been deployed to Jewish schools in France.

But Elan Skilom, a Jewish leader in Paris, says the extra police won't solve the problem.

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Interpol places Ukraine's former President on wanted list

Interpol has placed former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on its wanted list, almost a year after he fled power and went to Russia.


Ukrainian officials accuse him of stealing millions of dollars of public funds.


Tom Barton reports.


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Protests rock Germany

Anti-Islamisation protesters took to the streets of many German cities where they were met by counter protesters. The situation has become increasingly tense since last week's shocking attacks in neighboring France.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Monday, January 12, 2015

Canadian police make third terrorism-related arrest in probe

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has charged a 21-year-old Ottawa man with terror-related charges.

Matthew Wilson reports from Toronto.

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