Thursday, January 29, 2015

EU foreign ministers extend sanctions over Ukraine crisis

EU foreign ministers agreed to prolong sanctions on individuals thought to be responsible for renewed attacks in Ukraine at an emergency meeting on Thursday in Brussels.

But talks were overshadowed by uncertainties over the position of Greece's new leftist government who have already discouraged confrontation with Russia. 

Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports.

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Obama to propose $74 bn increase above current spending caps

The White House says President Barack Obama is to ask Congress to boost government spending by roughly 7 percent above current limits.

 

It sets up a clash with Republicans who insist that federal spending must be held in check.

 

Obama's budget, to be formally released on Monday, will call for $74 billion more than the levels frozen in place by cuts agreed to by both Democrats and Republicans and signed by Obama into law.

 

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said his new budget proposals will increase spending on both the domestic and military sides by similar amounts.

 

 

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Jordan demands 'proof of life' as ISIS hostage swap hangs in balance

The ISIS deadline for a prisoner swap for the release of a captive Jordanian pilot has passed with no response from the extremists.  

Jordan had demanded proof that the pilot was still alive before it would free an Iraqi female prisoner.

The deadline was announced via a recorded message by Japanese prisoner Kenji Goto, who is also being held by the ISIS militants.

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Jordan-based Taylor Luck, a contributor to the Washington Post, explains why the female prisoner is significant to the Islamic State group ....

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Elusive Fox Caught on Yosemite Camera

The elusive Sierra Nevada red fox has been spotted at Yosemite National Park in California, for the first time in nearly 100 years.
Fewer than 50 of the bushy-tailed mammals exist in North America. 
Rachel Silverman reports from California. 


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Measles Outbreak at Risk of Increasing "Dramatically"

The measles outbreak that originated at California's Disney parks is at risk of increasing dramatically in size.
Health officials in the US state of Arizona are keeping tabs on up to a thousand people who may have been exposed to the virus at a Phoenix area medical center. 

Rachel Silverman has the story.

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US agency to require better location data for emergency calls

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is requiring wireless telephone providers to send much more accurate location data for all 9-11 (nine-one-one) emergency calls.

In the U.S., forty percent of Americans only carry a mobile phone, and seventy percent of all emergency calls some from mobile phones.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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US firms urge China to rethink source code rules

U.S. business groups have objected to new cybersecurity rules that would force them to hand over secret source code to the Chinese government.

18 business lobbies are urging Beijing to come to the table for urgent discussions.

Rebecca Bowring reports from Silicon Valley.

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US Travel Ban to Cuba May Be Lifted

The thaw in relations between the United States and Cuba has accelerated, with moves to end the travel ban on Americans visiting the Communist Caribbean nation.
As John Clarke reports from Washington, the latest development is an important step in normalising relations between the two countries.

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Proof of life demand from Jordan

The government of Jordan says it must be given proof of life of one of its pilots before it continues with a hostage swap with Islamic State militants…

An ultimatum came in a recording reportedly of the Japanese hostage Kenji Goto.

In the recording, it says Jordanian pilot Moaz-al-Kasasbeh will be killed unless the country releases Iraqi prisoner Sajida al-Rishawi by 14.30 GMT on Thursday.

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US scientist who claimed he could bomb New York jailed for 5 years

A disgruntled American nuclear scientist who promised to build 40 nuclear weapons for Venezuela and design a bomb targeted for New York City, has been jailed for five years.

In secret FBI recordings, Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni, tells an agent posing as a Venezuelan official that the bombs would prevent the US from invading the oil-rich nation.

Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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Malaysia declares flight MH370's disappearance an accident and all passengers dead


Malaysian authorities have declared all 239 people on board the Malaysian Airline flight MH370 dead and the flight's disappearance an accident.

The flight, which was enroute to Beijing disappeared in March of last year.  Despite a massive international search of the souther Indian Ocean no wreckage has been found. 

Relatives of the victims have been angered by the ruling.  Many of the passengers were Chinese and the government in Beijing has called for Malaysia to pay compensation. 

Malaysian officials said the recovery of the missing aircraft was still a priority and all leads would be persued. 

The head of Malaysia's Civil Aviation Asharuddin Abdul Rahman made the announcement.


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The head of Malaysia's Civil Aviation Asharuddin Abdul Rahman quoted the laws that allowed for the disappearance of an aircraft to be declared an accident.


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Alibaba earnings miss Wall St. Estimates

E-commerce giant Alibaba has posted its quarterly earnings in the
United States and revenue for the company missed Wall Street
estimates.

It's the second quarterly report Alibaba have posted since their
record $25 billion Initial Public Offering back in September.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Inquest opens in Sydney into deaths of two cafe siege victims





An inquest has opened in the deaths of two people killed when a gunmen took 18 people hostage at a cafe in the Australian city of Sydney in December. 

The court heard how the manager of the Lindt Chocolate cafe,  34 year old Tori Johnson was killed by gunman Man Haron Monis during the 16 hour siege.  His death prompted police to storm the cafe.   

The inquest heard 38 year old Katrina Dawson a lawyer, and mother of three young children was killed by police bullets. 

The inquest will ask if these deaths were avoidable.   

Jeremy Gormly, the lawyer assisting the state coroner gave details of how the two victims died. 


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US Supreme Court blocks three Oklahoma executions by lethal injection

The executions by lethal injection of three convicted killers in Oklahoma have been blocked by the Supreme Court, until more solid legal arguments are heard.

The ruling defines the particular sedative used in injections as ineffective and cruel- but allows the state's prison authorities to use a different drug.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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US researchers warn North Korea may restart nuclear reactor


A US research institute is warning there are signs North Korea may be trying to restart its nuclear bomb fuel reactor.

The reactor has been shut down for five months, but the institute says satellite images show new activity on the plant.

Rebecca Foster reports from Washington.

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South African "mercenaries" assisting Nigerian army against Boko Haram

INTRO: The South African government has warned it would arrest former members of its defence force assisting the Nigerian military in its fight against Boko Haram. The Islamic extremist group has killed more than 13 000 people over the last five years and displaced more than a million people from their homes. Nigeria has stepped up its campaign to push back the heavily armed terrorist group, which controls more than 20 municipal areas in the border regions with Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Gary Alfonso reports ...  

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Rare earthquake felt in the UK

Residents in the British Midlands felt the earth move overnight - as an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 was recorded.

The epicentre was in the county of Rutland, where people reported feeling buildings shake for as long as ten seconds.

Our UK correspondent Elena Casas reports.


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German minimum wage roils Poland

Poland criticized the German government over its new minimum wage because it will also apply to the many Polish truck drivers who pass through the country. 

Polish truck drivers make almost 2 millions trips yearly through Germany on average.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Sydney siege inquest hears police bullets killed hostage

The start of an inquest into the Sydney cafe siege on December 15th has heard that one hostage was killed by police bullets. 

Another, cafe manager Tori Johnson, was killed by a bullet to the head from Man Haron Monis - who himself died in a shoot out with police.

Lawyer Jeremy Gormly described how hostage Katrina Dawson died.


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IS militants release new hostage recording

Japan is investigating a new recording released by Islamic State militants - purporting to be hostage Kenji Goto.

The unverified recording says a Jordanian pilot being held hostage will be killed unless an Iraqi prisoner held by Jordan is freed by sunset on Thursday.

Jordan has offered to free convicted bomber Sajida al-Rishawi in exchange for the pilot.

Natasha Underhill, a terrorism expert at Nottingham Trent University, says this could set a dangerous precedent for talking to terrorists.


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Terrorism expert Natasha Underhill says if Jordan does carry out the prisoner swap, that will anger the US.


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Natasha Underhill, a terrorism expert at Nottingham Trent university, says there can be no guarantee the Islamic State militants would abide by any prisoner swap agreement.


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