Friday, January 16, 2015

US Attorney General says police must have evidence before seizing cash, property

US Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that local and state police are now banned from using a federal program that authorized them to seize cash and other property even without evidence of a crime.

Critics of the program have been saying it encouraged police to carry out unnecessary stops and seizures, since they could lead to proceeds that benefited their own departments.

The move is seen as the biggest check on police power in the U.S. in years.

Mary MacCarthy reports:

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Cameron And Obama Announce US-UK Anti-Terror Cooperation

David Cameron and Barack Obama have announced new cooperation on preventing radicalism, tackling extremism and dealing with cyber threats.

The two leaders held a press conference at the White House after meeting for a working dinner and discussions in the Oval Office.

Lorna Shaddick reports from Washington.

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Indian woman looks to sue Uber in the U.S. over alleged rape

An Indian woman who was allegedly raped by an Uber taxi driver is considering taking the firm to court in the U.S.

The 26 year-old financial executive has hired a prominent New York-based lawyer.

Rebecca Bowring reports.

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Obama and Cameron hold joint press conf at White House

President Obama joined British Prime Minister David Cameron at the White House Friday, after two days of bilateral talks between the two men.

Speaking for over an hour, the leaders pledged to address Islamic extremism, the ongoing Syrian conflict and maintain their diplomatic approach to a nuclear deal with Iran.

Our Washington correspondent Kevin McAleese reports.

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Cameron Proposes Global Health Rapid Response Team

UK Prime Minster David Cameron is proposing the creation of a rapid response team to better assess and react to global health threats.

He's outlined the plan to President Obama during his visit to the White House in response to the spread of Ebola in West Africa.

Our Washington Correspondent Daniel Ryntjes has more...

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NASA says 2014 hottest year on record

2014 was the hottest year on record according to a new NASA report.

And scientists say that as greenhouse gas levels increase, records will continue to be broken.

John Bevir reports.

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Rio de Janeiro Olympics launches ticket portal



The organizers of the 2016 Olympic games, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have launched a portal for the public to apply for tickets.

The Rio Committee said that seventy percent of the tickets will be reserved for residents of Brazil.

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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"Heightened concern" for UK Jewish communities

Counter-terrorism police in the UK say there is "heightened concern" about the risk to the country's Jewish communities following last week's terror attacks in France…

Extra patrols in "key areas" are being introduced after what police describe as "anti-Semitic rhetoric from extremists"…

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports…

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BP Faces Environmental Fine of Up to $13.7 billion Over Spill

The oil company BP is facing a potential fine now capped at $13.7 billion under an environmental law, over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

The 2010 spill off the Deepwater Horizon rig was the worst in American history.

Our Washington Correspondent Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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Cameron At White House For Talks with Obama


David Cameron has arrived at the White House for Oval Office talks with President Obama.

The two leaders will hold a joint press conference after their meeting, which will focus on global security, including cyber crime, Russia's actions in Ukraine and fighting the Islamic State organisation.

Lorna Shaddick reports from Washington.

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West Africa considering joint force to fight Boko Haram

INTRO:  West African leaders are considering creating a military force to fight Boko Haram militants destabilizing the entire region. A regional summit is being planned for next week to discuss a joint approach. The Islamic extremist group has killed more than 13-thousand people and displaced more than a million in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger in the past 5 years. Gary Alfonso reports ...

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US troops to train moderate Syrian rebels

Hundreds of American troops are to start training selected Syrian rebels at sites in the region.

The Pentagon has confirmed a report that 400 trainers and additional support personnel will take part in the programme.

It's part of a much-criticised American effort to bolster moderate forces in Syria which can fight the so-called Islamic State.

Malcolm Brown has the details.

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Cameron and Obama Announce Cyber War Games


MI5 and the FBI will team up in a series of practice runs to combat cyber attacks - so says British Prime Minister David Cameron, who made the announcement during a two day trip to Washington to hold talks with President Obama.

The two countries will stage cyber 'war games' later this year, as Lorna Shaddick reports from Washington. 

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New US-Cuba travel and trade rules kick in

New travel and trade rules between the U.S. and Cuba have kicked in, allowing U.S. businesses to export more to the island nation.

U.S. nationals will also be allowed to use credit cards in Cuba for the first time, and the U.S. ban on Cuban cigars has been lifted.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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UK MAN ARRESTED OVER PLAYSTATION HACK

A British man's been arrested over denial-of-service attacks on Sony Playstation and Xbox over Christmas.

The arrest comes amid a joint investigation by UK cybercrime officials and the FBI.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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John Kerry visits Paris

US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Paris meeting with the French President to express his condolences for the terror attack which took hold of the capital city last week.


His visit came as 12 new arrests in connection with the killing of 17 people were announced by police.


The US has been under fire for not sending a senior figure to Sunday's Unity march in Paris and Mr Kerry pledged to support France, saying the US shares the country's pain.




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Beagle2 robot found on Mars

A missing robot, that was meant to touch down on the planet Mars in 2003 has apparently been found on the planet's surface.


Scientists have long assumed that the Beagle2 had been destroyed in a high-velocity impact when it tried to land on the Red Planet, as no radio contact was ever made.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell has more…


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Belgium terror investigation ongoing

Belgian Police are continuing their investigation into a terrorist cell which was planning to carry out attacks on Police targets.

It comes after a night of raids in Belgium which saw two suspects killed in the town of Verviers.

One raid in the city of Brussels found explosives and police uniforms - there were many arrests made across the country.

The group are thought to have been imminently ready to carry out attacks on targets in Belgium

So far no links have been made with the Paris attacks last week.

Belgium's federal prosecutor Eric Van Der Sypt says many of the suspects are thought to have fought in Syria.

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Australian nurse airlifted from Sierra Leone to the UK

An Australian nurse has been airlifted to Britain from treating Ebola patients in West Africa - although she has not been diagnosed with Ebola.

The move is a precautionary measure, triggered by a clinical incident at a treatment centre in Sierra Leone.

Elena Casas reports from London.


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BELGIAN POLICE ARREST 13 SUSPECTED JIHADIS

Belgian police say 13 suspected jihadis were arrested in raids which saw two further suspects killed.

The country is on high alert after raids in the eastern town of Verviers, and in the Brussels region.

In Verviers the two suspects were shot dead after opening fire on police with automatic weapons.

Sandra Gathmann reports from Brussels.

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