Sunday, February 8, 2015

Bali Nine ringleaders will be executed - Indon ambassador

Indonesia's ambassador has played down hopes of a new appeal for death row Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who are likely to face the firing squad within weeks.
Arthur Stevens reports:

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Convicted Man Featured in Podcast "Serial" Granted Appeal

A Maryland court has agreed to hear an appeal by a man whose murder conviction was investigated in a  podcast that became a cultural phenomenon.

Adnan Syed  (ODD-nahn SI-yed) is serving a life sentence for the murder of his former girlfriend. 

Rachel Silverman reports the case received renewed attention after it was featured in the podcast Serial, which became the first podcast to reach five million downloads. 

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Saturday, February 7, 2015

Russian backed rebels reportedly gear up for further offensives

Russian backed militants in eastern Ukraine have reportedly been massing their forces for attacks on Ukrainian populations centres.


Ukraine's military also reports that five of its soldiers have been killed and 26 wounded in the most recent fighting.


Tom Barton reports.


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Friday, February 6, 2015

Hollande, Merkel, Putin talks end without a word of agreement on Ukraine crisis

A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin says that talks in Moscow between President Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande were, 'constructive'.


But no word of agreement was reached in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, where fighting has escalated recently.


Tom Barton reports.


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US wants to increase pressure on Russia if Ukraine deal not accepted

The Obama administration says it is working with its partners on ways to increase pressure on Russia if Moscow does not accept the peace proposals for Ukraine.

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have travelled to Russia to deliver Kiev's proposals which would return the status quo to the agreement reached last September.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff has the reaction:

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U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice confirmed that Washington and its allies are considering ways to increase the pressure on Russia to change its cource on Ukraine.

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U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice says that one of the forms of pressure under consideration is additional military aid to Kiev.

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US questions ISIS hostage claim

The Obama administration is questioning the claim made by the Islamic State organization, that an American held hostage was killed in a Jordanian airstrike.

The White House says it is deeply concerned by the reports that one-time aid worker Kayla Mueller when the building she was being held in collapsed.

At an event with academics in Washington, National Security Adviser Susan Rice said the U.S. is investigating the claims.

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National Security Adviser Susan Rice says the Obama administration is reviewing its policy on hostages, but one segement will remain unchanged.

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Anthem faces consumer lawsuits over hacking breach

U.S. health insurer Anthem is facing the first of many potential lawsuits after it revealed that hackers had stolen data on millions of customers and employees.

A California woman has accused Anthem of failing to secure and protect personal information.

Rebecca Bowring reports from San Francisco.

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US refuses to recognise new government in Yemen

The United States is refusing to recognise a new government in the Gulf nation of Yemen.
The Houthi rebel movement has dissolved parliament and says it will create a new presidential council for up to two years.
As John Clarke reports from Washington, the development puts the United States in a difficult position.

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Skepticism in Washington over IS claim on US hostage

The US government says it cannot confirm a claim by Islamic State that a female American hostage being held by the group was killed in a Jordanian air strike.


Jodan carried out aerial bombardments on IS positions in Syria….further reprisals for the militants' murder of a Jordanian pilot.


From Washington, Simon Marks reports.


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US State Department cannot confirm claims that American hostage was killed in Syria


The American government says it cannot confirm claims that a female American hostage has been killed in a coalition air strike in Syria.

The Islamic State group said on Friday that an American hostage had been killed by a Jordanian strike.

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told journalists in Washington DC that it was not possible to confirm the Islamic State claim, but she said America was doing everything it could to free hostages in the region. 

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Al-Qaeda member sentenced to 25years

An Al Qaeda member has been sentenced in New York to 25 years in
prison in connection with the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in East
Africa.

Adel Abdel Bary was implicated for his supporting role in the embassy
attacks in Kenya and Tanzania. 224 died making it the deadliest
carried out by Al Qaeda prior to those on September 11th 2001.

William Denselow reports from New York.


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IS claims Jordanian bombings killed US female hostage

The Islamic State militant group says Jordanian bombings killed a female U.S. hostage.

The woman has been named in an Islamic State message as Kayla Jean Mueller.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Islamic State claims US hostage killed in Jordanian airstrike

The US government says it cannot confirm a claim by Islamic State that a female American hostage being held by the group was killed in a Jordanian air strike.


Jodan carried out aerial bombardments on IS positions in Syria….further reprisals for the militants' murder of a Jordanian pilot.


From Washington, Simon Marks reports.


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US employers add 257,000 jobs in January

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The US Labor Department reported Friday that 257,000 jobs were added
in January. This marks the 11th straight month of job gains above
200,000 - the longest streak in a decade. The report also revealed
that wages have rebounded, which analysts say could mean the Federal
Reserve reconsiders a mid-year interest rate hike

Mimi Chiahemen reports from New York

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Dozens of bodies found in Mexico


Mexican police have found at least 61 bodies in an abandoned crematorium, near the city of Acapulco in Western Mexico. 

Authorities say that it is not yet clear whether the bodies found were victims of organised crime or if this was a case of negligence by the owners of the crematorium.

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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GCHQ unlawfully spied on British citizens says court

A UK court has ruled that British intelligence agency GCHQ unlawfully spied on UK citizens.


The Investigatory Powers Tribunal is a special court set up to ensure intelligence agencies in the UK were running correctly and found that GCHQ was in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports….


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Political row in USA leads to slow cooker killing

A woman in Detroit accused of beating her elderly friend to death with a slow cooker say the killing was the result of an argument about American politics.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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US enhances ability to rescue aircrew bombing ISIS

The United States has taken steps to improve its ability to rescue any downed pilots flying bombing missions against the so-called Islamic State.

It was a demand of the United Arab Emirates following the capture by the extremist group of a Jordanian pilot, who was subsequently killed.

The UAE suspended its combat sorties and urged the US to position search and rescue teams closer to the action.

North America correspondent Malcolm Brown reports.

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Obama poised for congressional battle over authorization for IS war

U.S. President Barack Obama is poised to ask Congress to authorize his war against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

Barack Obama has so far been relying on presidential war powers invoked by President George W Bush after the September 11th 2001 terror attacks on the U.S.

But critics say Congressional authorization for this president's war is long overdue- and not at all certain.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Briton who joined jihadi training camp jailed for 12 years

A British jihadist who fled to Syria and joined a militant group with links to the Islamic state has been jailed for 12 years.

Imran Khawaja, from London, was arrested last June after returning from six months in Syria.

Elena Casas reports from London.


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