Friday, February 27, 2015

4th quarter US GDP revision slips

Economic growth in the United States shrank more than initially
thought with revised gross domestic product up at 2.2% for the 4th
quarter.

This is down from the initially estimated 2.6% gain recorded last
month with a widening trade deficit hampering growth in the economy.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Lloyds begins paying dividends

Lloyds Banking Group, which is 23.9% owned by the British Government, has said it will resume paying dividends to shareholders for the first time since the financial crisis in 2008.


It comes as the company announced a full year statutory profit of 1.8 billion pounds.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports…


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GARY GLITTER JAILED FOR 16 YRS OVER SEX ATTACKS

Former pop star Gary Glitter has been sentenced to 16 years in prison over a series of historical sex attacks.

The offences against three schoolgirls took place between 1975 and 1980.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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ICC upholds acquittal of Congolese alleged war criminal, Matthew Ngudjolo Chui

An appeal by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court against the acquittal of Matheui Ngudjolo Chui (PRON: Mat-chew n-ga-jo-lo che-oi) from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been rejected

It means he will not face a retrial for the war crimes and crimes against humanity charges which were dropped against him in December 2012.

Jack Parrock reports from The Hague. 

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Britain's Security faces questions over Jihadi John



It's understood that British counter-terrorism officers were aware of Jihadi John's real identity from as early as last September, though still decline to reveal his name for operational reasons.


Mohammed Emwazi was known to Britain's MI5 intelligence agency, raising questions over why and how was he allowed to travel into Syria without being stopped.


The UK's Prime Minister David Cameron however, has backed the work carried out by UK intelligence agencies and urged the public to support the work done by the UK's security forces in keeping the country safe


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Widow of hostage killed by 'Jihadi John' says she wants him brought to justice

The widow of a Briton killed by Mohammed Emwazi, the man now identified as Jihadi John, says she wants him arrested alive.

Dragana Haines, widow of aid worker David Haines, says she wants him to face justice in Britain.

Her comments come as questions grow over the dealings Britain's intelligence services had with Emwazi before he travelled to Syria in 2012.

Elena Casas reports from London.


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German parliament approves 4 month bailout extension for Greece

Germany's lower house of parliament has approved Greece's bailout extension, with 542 MPs out of 587 total voting in favor.  

The approval followed a heated debate among MPs at the Bundestag, about Germany's role in rescuing eurozone countries.  

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports:

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LLOYDS IN PROFIT AND RESUMING DIVIDENDS

Bailed-out British bank LLoyds has reported profits and confirmed it will resume paying dividends to shareholders for the first time since the financial crisis.

Its full-year statutory profits came in at £1.8bn ($2.7bn) and it will pay a dividend of 0.75 pence per share.

Lloyds Banking Group is now 23.9% owned by the taxpayer, after starting to sell off shares taken by the government when it was bailed out.

Lloyds profit contrasts with the other rescued British bank RBS which reported a loss on Thursday and is still majority state-owned.

But there's controversy over a total remuneration package worth £11m ($17m) going to the bank's chief executive, Antonio Horta-Osorio.

Danny Cox of stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown says the dividend payment is significant.

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QUESTIONS GROW OVER 'JIHADI JOHN' INTEL CONTACTS

Questions are growing for UK intelligence services about contact they had with Mohammed Emwazi - now revealed as the London man known as 'Jihadi John' after a series of beheading videos.

It's reported intelligence agencies may have been in contact with him up to a dozen times before he traveled to Syria in 2012, going on to join the Islamic State.

The Londoner's identity was revealed on Thursday after he first appeared in a video last August featuring the murder of US journalist James Foley.

Associates of Emwazi's insist he was radicalised by harrassment by British intelligence officials.

Afzal Ashraf from the Royal United Services Institute says Mohammed Emwazi's life may be about to become harder.

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But Afzal Ashraf from the Royal United Services Institute says that explanation doesn't hold water.

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Reporter Tom Swarbrick says Emwazi was clearly well known to security sources.

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Massive New Black Hole Challenges Currently Held Laws of Physics

Scientists are puzzling over a supermassive new black hole they say challenges currently held laws of physics. 

An international team of astronomers reported the discovery in the current edition of the journal Nature.

As Rachel Silverman reports, the new black hole is 2 billion light years from earth. .

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Bin Laden aide found guilty of US Embassy bombings

Saudi national Khalid al-Fawwaz has been found guilty in a New York
court for his role in plotting the 1998 US embassy bombings in East
Africa.

224 people died in the twin attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda in Kenya
and Tanzania. The deadliest prior to the attacks on September 11th
2001.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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US condemns ISIS-abduction of Dozens of Christians in Syria

At least 220 Syrian Christians are now being held captive by Islamic State terrorists.  

A British human rights group said they were abducted in the past three days from ten villages in the country's northeast.  

US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki condemned the attacks which included the burning of homes and churches. 

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Police probe phone, Internet outage in Arizona

Authorities in the U.S. state of Arizona are investigating an act of vandalism that left many people without Internet access for much of Wednesday.

Mary MacCarthy reports:

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Speaker Boehner defends invitation to Israeli PM

The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner is defending his invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress next week.

Earlier, National Security Adviser Susan Rice in an interview with an American broadcaster, said the visit was destructive.

The current state of relations between Washington and Tel Aviv are being descrivbed as frayed over the negotiations with Iran about its nuclear programme.

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Victory for net-neutrality campaigners

A victory today for campaigners wanting an open internet.

The American Federal Communications Commission has decided to regulate the internet, to prevent big telecoms companies controlling access based on who is prepared to pay the most.

John Clarke reports from Washington DC.

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Argentina's Congress votes to dissolve intelligence agency


Argentina's legislators have voted in favor of shutting down the country's current intelligence agency, and replacing it with a new one which will be accountable to Congress. 

The proposal was drafted by President Cristina Fernandez, following the suspect death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman. 

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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Senior US officials to address major American Jewish conference

The Obama administration is sending two top American officials to address AIPAC - the huge annual gathering of Americans who support Israel.

They will be the counterpoint to Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, who is set to speak to the conference in addition to his controversial address to a joint session of the of the U.S. Congress.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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White House mute over Jihadi John identity

The White House says it won't confirm or deny the identity of the Islamic State executioner known as Jihadi John.


President Obama's spokesman refused to say whether Mohammed Emwazi from West London is now wanted for murder in the United States.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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US raises cyber-threat posed by Russia


Russia, China, Iran and North Korea pose the greatest cyber-threat to the United States, according to an annual US intelligence report.

Addressing the Senate Armed Services Committee the director of national intelligence, James Clapper said Russia has replaced China at the top of that list.

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Russia and Ukraine are at odds over gas payments

INTRO:  The European Commission says it has invited the Russian and Ukrainian energy ministers for talks in Brussels on Monday to discuss gas supply problems. The two countries are at odds over payments for Russian gas, with Russia's energy giant Gasprom warning on Tuesday that Russia's gas deliveries to Europe could be interrupted if Ukraine doesn't pay. About one-third of Europe's gas supplies come from Russia. Anya Ardayeva reports from Moscow.

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