Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Buhari hails election victory, praises Goodluck

Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to outgoing Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan after winning the country's presidential election.

He said Mr Jonathan had been a 'worthy opponent' who is committed to peacefully handing over power, which will officially happen on 29th May.

Muhammadu Buhari was Nigeria's military ruler between 1984 and 1985 and is the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election in the country.

He hailed the process which saw him run out as victor.

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Iran talks continue past deadline

Negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme continue in Lausanne, Switzerland, after a deadline for a deal expired on Tuesday.

Russian and Iranian officials have reported progress in the talks.

World powers want Tehran to restrict its nuclear activities in exchange for an easing of sanctions.

Western officials say several issues remain unresolved but have expressed hope agreement can be reached on Wednesday.

Dr Mahjoob Zweiri, Iran expert at Qatar University, is less optimistic. 

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Dr Mahjoob Zweiri, Iran expert at Qatar University, says there remain disagreements about how quickly sanctions should be removed.

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Lufthansa knew of co-pilot’s depression

German airline Lufthansa said that the co-pilot of the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps had informed in 2009 that he had suffered from depression. 

The airline is facing questions over how its pilot screening processes.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin. 

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UK business leaders sign Conservative support letter

Britain's Conservative Party has had a pre-election boost with over 100 company bosses signing a letter in support of it.

The letter has been published in the Daily Telegraph and is a blow to the opposition Labour Party which has been trying to woo business in the run up to May 7th's general election.

It comes with the Conservatives and Labour neck and neck in polls in an unpredictable race.

Westminster reporter Theo Usherwood says the signatories insist Britain is on the right economic path.

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Russia's Foreign minister claims, "all key aspects," of Iran deal agreed

Russia's Foreign Minister says, "all key aspects," of a deal on Iran's nuclear program have been agreed at talks in Switzerland.


It comes as talks between Iran and six world powers have overrun their deadline and will continue into Wednesday.


Tom Barton reports.


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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Arkansas legislature passes controversial “religious freedom” bill

Both houses of the legislature in the U.S. state of Arkansas have passed a so-called "religious freedom" bill that critics say will allow businesses to discriminate against homosexuals.

This comes as the state of Indiana has come under fire for a similar bill it passed last week.

Mary MacCarthy reports:

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In-flight footage of Germanwings air disaster 'found in wreckage'

In-flight footage of the last seconds of the deadly Germanwings air crash in the French Alps has reportedly been found among the wreckage.

It comes as Lufthansa revealed that the co-pilot accused of crashing the plane had told officials about experiencing an "episode of severe depression".

Andreas Lubitz informed instructors of his illness in 2009.

149 passengers and crew died when the German co-pilot flew the Airbus A320 into the French Alps.

In our Berlin Bureau, Ira Spitzer

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Facebook Lashes Out Against Criticism of its Privacy Policy

Facebook is lashing out against a report critical of its privacy policy. 

The report was produced a team of European academics, and commissioned by the Belgian Data Protection Agency.  

Our Silicon Valley correspondent Rachel Silverman has this report. 


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Obama lifts arms freeze against Egypt

U.S. President Barack Obama has lifted an arms freeze against Egypt, in an effort to boost Cairo's ability to combat the extremist threat in the region.

The U.S. aid was suspended after the 2013 military overthrow of the country's elected government.

Our Washington correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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Iran nuclear talks to continue past deadline

Nuclear talks with Iran will continue in Lausanne on Wednesday, after the US said "sufficient progress" had been made to justify breaking a March 31st deadline.


US Secretary of State John Kerry is staying in the Swiss city although his spokeswoman said there are still difficult issues to resolve.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Comedy Central defends comic Trevor Noah over racist & misogynistic Tweets

The American television channel Comedy Central is standing by its decision to appoint the South African comedian Trevor Noah to host its satirical news program "The Daily Show".


He's come under fire for racist and misogynistic comments that he's made in the past on Twitter.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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US: 'Iran Talks Extended Until Wednesday'


US officials say enough progress has been made at talks in Switzerland on an Iran nuclear deal to extend them until Wednesday, past the original self imposed deadline of midnight on Tuesday. 

Foreign ministers from six world powers, plus Iran, are discussing how to scale back Tehran's nuclear programme, in return for an easing and eventual lifting of international sanctions.

Lorna Shaddick reports from Washington. 

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UPDATE: US, Kuwait, UAE, EU, Saudi Arabia pledge $3.8 billion to Syria humanitarian effort

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Pledges are coming in the hundreds of millions at the Third International Pledging Conference for Syria, now taking place in Kuwait.

The figure so far is $3.8 billion dollars, but will the final tally be enough to meet the 8.4 billion dollars required to help more than 16 million Syrians?

Liling Tan reports.

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US Pledges to Cut Carbon Emissions 26-28% by 2025

The United States has pledged to the United Nations that it will cut
26-28 % of its carbon emissions in the next ten years.

The White House took to Twitter to make the announcement, using the
hashtag " Act On Climate", calling the targets "fair and ambitious"

Mimi Chiahemen reports from New York

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White House, Iran nuclear talks may go beyond Tuesday 'deadline'


The Iranian nuclear negotiations may be extended into Wednesday.  

Negotiators have been working to resolve differences before a deadline that was set for the end of march. 

The U.S.-led talks in Switzerland are aimed at prompting Iran to end its nuclear program. 

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said current efforts will continue if an agreement can be reached...

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British Haroon Aswat pleads guilty to terror charges

A British man has pleaded guilty in a New York court to charges that
he was part of a plot to create a terrorist training camp in the
American state of Oregon.

Prosecutors accused Haroon Aswat of conspiring with radical Muslim
cleric Abu-Hamza in setting up the camp some 15 years ago.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Nigerians elect new president

INTRO:  Nigeria's opposition has unseated President Goodluck Jonathan's PDP party from power in the largest election in Africa. The opposition party's former military leader Muhammadu Buhari has declared victory with votes in only 1 state still outstanding. The opposition secured more than 15 million votes, compared to the ruling party's 12 million. Although some irregularities were reported, most foreign observers have praised Nigeria for concluding the elections without any major incidents of violence. Gary Alfonso reports ...


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Arkansas set to vote on controversial “religious freedom” bill

Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Arkansas are set to vote on a so-called "religious freedom" bill that critics say will allow businesses to discriminate against homosexuals.

This comes as the state of Indiana has come under fire for a similar bill it passed last week.

Mary MacCarthy reports:

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Third Syria Pledging Conference hopes to raise $8.4 billion

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Pledges are coming in the hundreds of millions at the Third International Pledging Conference for Syria, now taking place in Kuwait.


So far over 2 billion dollars have been pledged, but will the final tally be enough to meet the 8.4 billion dollars required to help more than 12 million Syrians.


Liling Tan reports.


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NSA incident appears to be partying gone wrong - FBI

The FBI says the incident at the gates of the National Security Agency, America's leading intelligence operations, does not appear to have anything to do with terrorism.

Instead, it appears to be a night of partying and an auto-theft gone wrong.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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