Friday, January 30, 2015

Rap mogul Suge Knight arrested on suspicion of murder

Infamous rap mogul Suge (pron Shoog) Knight, is under arrest on suspicion of murder in Los Angeles after allegedly running over two men with his truck, killing one and injuring another.
The incident allegedly followed an argument on a film set.
John Clarke reports from Washington:

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Mitt Romney declines to run for White House in 2016

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican opponent to President Barack Obama, has decided to not run for the White House again.

Americans will vote in the very first preliminary contests to start to winnow the field of candidates in one year's time.

Our U-S correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Romney "not running" for US Presidency

Mitt Romney has reportedly decided not to seek the US Presidency in 2016.


The former Republican Presidential candidate is poised to tell his funders that after much consideration, he's decided to sit the race out.


From Washington, Simon Marks reports.


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Former apartheid death squad policeman released from prison in South Africa

INTRO:  South African apartheid-era death squad commander Eugene de Kock has been granted parole after 20 years in jail. South Africa's justice department said it viewed the release of De Kock, who was widely known by his nickname Prime Evil, as another step in the post-apartheid healing process. But an application for medical parole from another man jailed for the killing of a prominent political leader in 1993, was turned down. Gary Alfonso reports.

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UK commemorates Winston Churchill

The anniversary of the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill has been celebrated in London - with the same boat that carried his coffin in 1965 repeating the same journey down the Thames.

Prime Minister David Cameron laid a wreath in his memory.

Elena Casas reports from London.


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Russian backed militants launch major offensives against Ukraine

Heavy fighting is reportedly underway in eastern Ukraine. According to reports, many civilians are trapped in a town of Debaltseve, where Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels are exchanging heavy tank and artillery fire. Tom Barton reports from Moscow. 

 

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Russia's Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate

INTRO: Russia's currency, the rouble, has fallen in value after the country's central bank made a surprise interest rate cut. The move comes as EU foreign ministers have decided not impose fresh sanctions on Russia - but to extend the existing sanctions until September.
Anya Ardayeva reports from Moscow.
 
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Srebrenica massacre convictions upheld at the ICTY in The Hague

A UN war crimes tribunal judge has upheld the convictions of those responsible for the Srebrenica massacre (PRON: shreb-ren-ee-tza) of 1995 in the former Yugoslavia.

The five men convicted in 2010 for the killing of around 8000 men and boys gad filed a number of appeals.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Russian UK ambassador: Bomber flights "routine"

Russia has defended a flight by two of its bombers close to UK airspace - saying its actions were not "threatening" or "disruptive"…

It has dismissed claims made by Britain that the flights caused disruption to civil aviation in the UK.

Dan Whitehead reports from London…

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German couple killed in Paraguay

A German couple living in Paraguay were found shot dead near the ranch they owned. 

Paraguayan authorities said a left-wing guerrilla group was responsible for the attack.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Tense meeting in Athens between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Eurogroup Chief

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is holding talks with Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem in Athens.

The meeting will center around the new Greek government's plans to abandon austerity measures despite warnings from creditors to stick to the terms of Greece's bailout deal.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports:

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EU foreign ministers agree to extend sanctions on Russia until September

EU foreign ministers have agreed to extend existing sanctions against Russia until September.


However no new sanctions were added to those already imposed.


Tom Barton reports.


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Google’s earnings disappoint analysts for fifth consecutive quarter

Google's earnings have come in below analysts' predictions for the fifth quarter in a row.

Nonetheless, the search leader's revenue for the fourth quarter of last year showed a 41% increase on the same period in 2013.

Rebecca Bowring has the latest from San Francisco.

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

US treasure hunter appears in court

A US treasure hunter who found hundreds of kilos of gold on a sunken ship has appeared in a Florida court charged with cheating his investors.

Tommy Thompson made the discovery in 1988 on board the SS Central America which sank in 1857.

He's accused of failing to pay the backers of his expedition to retrieve the gold and has been on the run for more than two years.

Steve Mort reports.

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Angola, South Africa, Zimbabwe made limited human rights progress in 2014, says HRW

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Angola, South Africa and Zimbabwe did little to improve their human rights records in 2014, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch.

The international rights group said Thursday that South Africa's poor scorecard in protecting social and economic rights is a major concern, while Angola and Zimbabwe continued to violate basic civil and political rights.

Liling Tan reports from New York.

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US officials question if released Taliban returning to militant activity

U.S. officials are questioning whether at least one of the five Taliban officers released in return for Bowe Bergdahl may have returned to militant activity.

CNN's Barbara Starr says the communications of the five Taliban are monitored and one of them has shown suspicious activity.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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3 US Contractors Shot Dead in Kabul

Three American civilian contractors have been killed and a fourth wounded by an Afghan soldier at a military airport in Kabul, that's according to a US defence official.

An Afghan national also died. 

Lorna Shaddick reports from Washington. 

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Estimates of 3.2% GDP Rate Ahead Of Friday Report


The U.S. Government will release its first estimate of how the economy grew in the final quarter on Friday. Economists estimate the GDP, a tally of all goods and services produced across the US economy, grew at a 3.2% annual rate from October through December. Though slower than the third quarter's 5% rate, investors think the pace is a sign of slow but steady economic growth.

Patrice Howard has more from Wall Street.

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Obama will not return Gitmo to Cuba to meet Castro demand

The White House says it will not close the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay.

The Castro regime is demanding that America return it to Cuba as part of normalizing relations with the U.S. 

White House spokesman Josh Earnest insisted it will remain in U.S. hands but said that the Obama administration will continue efforts to shut down the prison there.

 

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Russian ambassador summoned over bomber flight

The Russian ambassador to the UK has been summoned by the British government - after Russian military bombers caused disruption to British civil air traffic on Wednesday...

Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled and "escorted" the Russian planes during a mission that lasted 12 hours.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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