Monday, October 12, 2015

Police end three-year guard of Assange

British Police say they are to stop guarding the entrance of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been in refuge since 2012...

The Metropolitan Police say the current deployment of officers is "no longer believed proportionate."

It says it will now use overt and covert methods to monitor Mr Assange - as our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Russia defends its military operation in Syria

LEAD: Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that supporting extremist forces in Syria as opposed to supporting Syria's president Bashar al-Assad doesn't lead to a solution. This comes after Russian president Vladimir Putin said that terrorists in Syria are not willing to negotiate with Syria's current regime. Anya Ardayeva reports from Moscow.

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UK Ex-Judges say Government not doing enough on Migration

Some of the UK's top former judges and legal professionals have told the Government that its response to the migrant crisis is slow and narrow.


In an unusual move, around 300 of them signed an open letter, saying Britain's decision to accept 20 thousand refugees over 5 years is too little.


Our UK correspondent Natalie Powell reports…


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NATO does not intend to enter Syria as an alliance

NATO Secretery General, Jens Stoltenberg, says there are no plans to enter the conflict in Syria as an alliance and says Russia's involvement will only prove to prolong the conflict.

Speaking at NATO's parliamentary assembly in Norway, Mr Stoltenberg also says Turkey's reaction to Saturday's terror attack in Ankara should be proportionate. 

Our NATO correspondent Anna Brugmann reports.

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Far-right party gains in Vienna elections

The center-left Social Democrat party won elections again in the
Austrian capital of Vienna on Sunday.

But the far-right Freedom Party scored its highest showing ever, amid
fears over the refugee crisis.

Our Central Europe correspondent Ira Spitzer reports.

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Britain Stronger in EU campaign to launch

A cross-party campaign for Britain to stay as part of the European Union is being launched on Monday - which will brand those in favour of exiting as "quitters"...

The former boss of retail giant Marks and Spencer Lord Rose is heading the campaign with the message that leaving the EU is "not worth the risk"...

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Vladimir Putin says airstrikes set to "stabilize the legitimate authority" in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow's goal in Syria campaign was to "stabilise the legitimate authority" of the Syrian President and "create conditions for a political compromise". This is a new line in Moscow's rhetoric in defense of its airstrikes which earlier it claimed were part of its fight against the Islamic State terrorists operating in Syria. Daria Bondarchuk reports from the Russian capital. 

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EU foreign affairs ministers meet on Syria and refugee crisis

European Union foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg to discuss the war in Syria and the refugee crisis.

It's the first time they are convening their council since Russia began bombing targets in Syria.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Australian PM denounces violent protests as unAustralian

Australia's Prime Minister has denounced protests held over the weekend as un-Australian after hundreds of police worked to keep anti-mosque protesters and pro-diversity demonstrators apart in the gold rush city of Bendigo.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Australian MP slams racist organisations following weekend protests

Australian Labor Minister Tony Burke has used federal parliament in Canberra to denounce the kind of hate speech that has been displayed across Australian TV screens and newspapers over the last week following the killing of New South Wales Police accountant Curtis Cheng at the hands of a radicalised muslim teenager.
Mr Burke didn't name any specific groups, but his comments follow on from protests in the Victorian city of Bendigo over the weekend by the so-called United Patriots Front.

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Mr Burke appealed to all Australians to turn their back on racist statements by divisive groups.

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US Congress ponders speaker post

The top political question in Washington is who will be the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives when the Congress returns after a 10-day break for Columbus Day.

Representative Paul Ryan is facing a lot of pressure to take up the post, which he says he doesn't want.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Sunday, October 11, 2015

Verdict reached in Iran for Washington Post journalist

An Iranian court has reached a verdict in the case presented against Jason Rezaian, a reporter for the Washington Post.

He's been held for 14 months, arrested on espionage charges, which he and the newspaper have consistently denied.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff has an update:

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Gains for Syrian government forces, with help from Russians

The Syrian government forces appear to be regaining ground, thanks in part to more than 60 bombing runs carried out by the Russian military.

With the U.S. and it's allies specifically targeting the Islamic State, running some two dozen airstrikes, a conference call to coordinate with the Russians has been instituted.

However, questions remain about what Russia's endgame actually is.

And U.S. President Barack Obama's Syria policy is coming under increasing pressure, with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, running for the White House, telling NBC News' Meet the Press, the situation is a quagmire.

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Iraqi military claims to have attacked convoy including IS leader al-Baghdadi

The US military is refusing to comment on a claim by the Iraqi air force that at least 8 senior Islamic State figures were killed in an air strike in Anbar province.


The Iraqis claim that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was driving in the convoy that was targeted, although there is no news about his current whereabouts.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks says the Obama administration will be keeping close watch on reports from region for news of the fundamentalist leader's fate.


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International Day of the Girl Child

The United Nations is marking the fourth annual International Day of the Girl Child with a special focus on teenaged girls and  the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Research has shown, if girls are allowed to finish their educations and delay marriage, family incomes rise, but in many cultures that argument is hard to make.

Seventeen-year-old Taylor participated at  a UN event to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child.

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Russia hits 63 new targets in extended Syrian airstrikes

Russia had stepped up airstrikes in support of the embattled Syrian President Bashar al Assad hitting 63 targets in Syria. The US and western-backed rebels claim the strikes target areas that are not held by the Islamic State fighters. Daria Bondarchuk reports from the Russian capital. 

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UK gov to launch EU-in campaign

The UK government will launch its campaign for Britain to stay in the EU on Monday...

According to the Telegraph newspaper a four-point plan has been drawn up on what Britain's new relationship with the EU would look like.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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US Earnings Season Starts As Markets Recover Losses

Wall Street has seen a week of recovery following the release of the latest Federal Reserve minutes showing a cautious stance on interest rate hikes. 

This coming week will see earnings season kick off in full, as Lorna Shaddick reports from New York.

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Melbourne hospital refuses to return treated children to detention

Doctors from the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne have been applauded for standing their ground and refusing  to release children in detention who are being treated at the hospital back to authorities.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Friday, October 9, 2015