Friday, March 20, 2015

SOLAR ECLIPSE WATCHED BY MILLIONS IN EUROPE

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Millions of people across northern Europe are watching (have watched) the most complete solar eclipse seen in years.

Darkness has fallen in places as the Moon passed in front of the Sun.

In the UK cloudy conditions have harmed the spectacle for many.

But Professor of Astronomy at Nottingham University Mike Merrifield says they won't get another chance for some time.

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EU leaders agree to keep sanctions on Russia until year's end

European Union leaders have agreed to keep up sanctions on Russia until the end of the year at least.


They have been linked to the implementation of the latest ceasefire deal for Ukraine, which both sides accuse the other of breaching with artillery shelling.


Tom Barton reports.


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Australia releases Nauru detention abuse report in shadow of former PM's death

Australia's immigration minister Peter Dutton has been questioned about the timing of the release of a report into allegations of abuse against asylum seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru which was slipped out on Friday afternoon in the wake of the announcement of the death of former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser dead at 84

Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser has died at the age of 84.
Mr Fraser died early Friday morning after a short illness.
He served as Australia's prime minister from November 1975 until 1983, and is remembered for his part in the dismissal of the Labor government of Gough Whitlam in 1975.
Arthur Stevens has more.

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

Reports link Obama family to famed home in Hawaii

Reports in Hawaii suggest that President Obama has purchased a luxury home made famous by the television program "Magnum PI".


The three-acre oceanfront property changed hands on Monday for nearly 9 million dollars.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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WH will 'reevaluate approach' to Midest Peace Process in wake of Netanyahu policy u-turn

Presidential spokesman Josh Earnest says the U.S. will have to reevaluate its approach to the Middle East peace process after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to "walk away" from a commitment to a two-state solution between the Israelis and the Palestinians. 

Mr Netanyahu publicly turned his back on the creation of a Palestinian state just hours before he was reelected to office.

The White House says it will now reassess it approach to ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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US condemns possible use of chlorine gas by Assad regime

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is urging the thorough investigation in the allegations that the Assad regime used chlorine gas against the town of Sarmin, saying if true, the attack must be condemned.

Earlier this week, at least six died when a bomb was dropped on the town, and dozens more treated for chlorine gas exposure according to human rights campaigners working in Syria.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff has the reaction from Washington:

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Kim Jong Un May Visit Moscow In May

There's mounting speculation that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may visit Moscow during his first official trip in early May. Media reports suggest that North Korea has accepted Kremlin's invitation to attend Victory Day celebrations. Anya Ardayeva reports from the Russian capital.
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Litvinenko murder suspect says he's ready to co-operate with inquiry

An inquiry into the radioactive poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London has heard from one of the suspected killers. 

Dmitri Kovtun, a Russian national,  has reportedly offered to co-operate with the inquiry into Litvinenko's death in 2006.  From London, Catherine Drew reports. 


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Nine arrested over Tunis attack

Nine people have been arrested in connection with Wedneday's Islamic State gun attack in Tunisia that left 23 people dead…

Twenty of those killed were foreign tourists - including people from Spain, Italy the UK and France.

Our Europe Correspondent Dan Whitehead reports…

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PM Netanyahu insists US-Israel ties remain strong

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's not offended that President Obama hasn't called him yet to congratulate him on his election win.  He told "NBC News" that relations with the U.S. remain strong. 

During an NBC interview he also dismissed accusations that he was racist after making remarks about Arab voter turnout during the election.  

Kevin McAleese reports from our Washington Bureau

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UN examines failures by US to investigate civil rights deaths

The United Nations has heard how the US government has failed to
investigate the murder of hundreds of African Americans during the
civil rights movement.

A team from a New York university is calling for the cold cases to be
re-examined and the perpetrators brought to justice.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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U.S. weighs keeping two military bases open in Afghanistan

The U.S. is likely to keep two military bases open in Afghanistan past the end of 2015- despite President Obama's pledge to pull troops out by the end of the year.

The news comes as Afghan president Ashraf Ghani prepares for his first official US visit with a range of issues on the agenda.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Islamic State may have committed genocide, UN says

In a new report from the United Nations the self-proclaimed Islamic
State may have committed war crimes and genocide against the Yazidi
people in Iraq.

The group descended on Yazidi communities in Northern Iraq last Summer
forcing thousands of people from the religious sect to flee their
homes.

William Denselow reports from the United Nations in New York.

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ARRESTS OVER TUNIS ATTACK

Four people have been arrested over Wednesday's gun attack in Tunis which left over 20 people dead.

The Tunisian presidency says the arrests are over alleged direct links to the attack.

Two gunmen were killed as security services stormed a museum in the Tunisian capital - and at least one of them was reportedly known to authorities.

The UK has confirmed a British national was among the tourists killed.

And Prime Minister David Cameron says it only stiffens resolve in fighting terrorism.

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UK MILITARY PERSONNEL BEGIN TRAINING IN UKRAINE

British military trainers have started working with Ukrainian forces involved in fighting against pro-Russian rebels.

It's the first long-term military training programme by a western nation since Ukraine's war against separatists began last year.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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Iran nuclear talks continue in Switzlerand

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting his Iranian counterparts in Switzerland for a fourth straight day of talks on Iran's nuclear program. 

While a deal appears close, important issues remain between the two sides.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Lausanne.

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Crimea marks year since annexation

Crimea and Moscow have been marking a year since Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian territory.


The annexation lead to a worsening of relations between Russian and the west, but the atmosphere in Crimea was one of celebration, as Julia Lyubova reports.


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TUNISIA VOWS TO WIN 'WAR ON TERROR'

Tunisia's President says his country is in a 'war on terror' and will fight 'without mercy', following an attack in Tunis that killed 19 people.

Seventeen tourists were killed along with two Tunisians in a gun attack on the Bardo Museum in the country's capital.

More than 40 people were injured.

The UN Security Council has issued a statement saying terrorists will not be able to reverse Tunisia's path towards democracy.

North Africa fellow at think-tank Chatham House Jane Kinninmont says the incident shouldn't, on its own, put people off traveling to the country.

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UK ELECTION BATTLE LINES DRAWN WITH BUDGET PLANS

The junior coalition partners in Britain, the Liberal Democrats, are presenting an alternative budget as battle lines are drawn ahead of May's General Election.

On Wednesday Conservative finance minister George Osborne revealed his tax and spending plans - insisting that Britain is 'walking tall again' and growing faster than thought.

The opposition Labour Party insists the coalition has left the British people with lower living standards.

The election campaign will be officially in full swing on March 30th when Parliament is dissolved.

And Jonathan Portes, Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, says that's why the coalition parties are beginning to drift apart.

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