Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Facing Internet competition, Playboy to cover up from January 2017

Playboy magazine has announced that it will stop publishing pictures of naked women beginning in the New Year.


Playboy's founder, Hugh Hefner, says there's so much pornography freely available on the Internet, that the magazine has to find other reasons to persuade readers to buy it.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Monday, October 12, 2015

REPORTS: US military air drops for anti-ISIS fighters in Syria

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US forces have carried out a military air drop of supplies to anti-ISIS units in Syria.

The move comes after the Pentagon announced it was adapting it's controversial train and equip program as part of the ongoing US strategy to degrade and destroy the Islamic extremists.

Kevin McAleese has more from Washington...

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UN kicks off Africa Week to align Africa's 50-year plan with SDGs



The United Nations has kicked off Africa Week to discuss the implementation of grand plans to transform the African continent over the next 50 years.

At the heart of weeklong discussions… how to align the ambitious goals under Africa's so-called Agenda2063 plan, with those of the U-N's Sustainable Development Goals.

Here's our U-N Correspondent Liling Tan with the details.

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UGANDA STARTS SOUTH SUDAN TROOP WITHDRAW

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UGANDA BEGINS TROOP WITHDRAW

Ugandan troops have started to withdraw from South Sudan.

 

The announcement was made by the Ugandan military at a press conference in Kampala

 

In doing so, they meet a key demand by rebels in the country, following peace negotiations that have been ongoing for several months.

 

Michael Baleke reports.


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Uganda's Chief of Defense forces, General Katumba Wamala says close to 3000 troops are on their way home.

 

They were deployed to South Sudan's capital Juba and the northern town of Bor for 21 months.

 

 

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"Yes it's true, the boys are coming home. As I speak now the chief of land forces is in Juba working out the details and modalities of the disengagement and the withdraw of the troops.'

 

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General Katumba Wamala says their involvement in South Sudan helped put a stop to the mass killings of civilians

 

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"We have discussed this in detail with the government of South Sudan, and we think that by now they have upped their business, we think they will be able to take over the security of Juba."

 

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The United Nations Mission in South Sudan-UNMISS will now deploy about 12,000 forces including 1000 police personnel to monitor and enforce the peace agreement.

 

Michael Baleke reporting from Kampala.


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US dentist 'wont be charged' over killing of Zimbabwean lion Cecil

Officials in Zimbabwe say the American who killed a prized lion there will not face charges.

A cabinet minister said the Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer had obtained legal authority to conduct the hunt.  

Kevin McAleese Reports from Washington...

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EU steps up pressure against Russian military action in Syria

European Union foreign ministers have stepped up pressure on Russia to bring military efforts in Syria in line with the rest of the international community.

Moscow is accused of airstrikes against rebel held positions while the UN-lead efforts are targeting Islamic State holdings.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.
 
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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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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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