Thursday, October 22, 2015

69 ISIS hostages rescued

The White House has confirmed that a joint US-Kurdish operation has led to the detention of five ISIS militants, and the rescue of nearly 70 of their prisoners.

The group of hostages, which included more than 20 members of the Iraqi Security Forces, were being held in an ISIS jail, and were facing imminent execution.

A number of ISIS fighters as well as one American serviceman were killed during the operation.

White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz made the announcement.

IN: "Earlier today..."
OUT: "...mass execution."
DUR: 18 seconds


Posted by at

Pentagon: "imminent mass execution" averted by US commando raid in Iraq

The Pentagon says the mass execution of 70 Islamic State hostages has been averted after American and Kurdish commandos launched a raid in northern Iraq.


It left one American soldier dead.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


IN:  "US officials…."

OUT:  SOC

DUR:  31 seconds


AIR:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue2-sm-air.mp3

ARN:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue2-sm-arn.mp3

FM4:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue2-sm-fm4.mp3

ICRT: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue2-sm-icrt.mp3

NIGERIA:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue2-sm-von.mp3

RNZ:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue2-sm-rnz.mp3

VATICAN:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue2-sm-vat.mp3

ZIZ:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue2-sm-ziz.mp3

GENERIC:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue2-sm-generic.mp3


Posted by at

Clinton Faces Renewed Scrutiny Over Benghazi Attack

Hillary Clinton is facing renewed scrutiny on Capitol Hill over her handling of the attack on two US compounds in the Libyan city of Benghazi.

Republicans have been accused of using the 2012 incident as an attempt to derail her presidential campaign.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports...

IN: Republicans say they...
OUT: SOC
DUR: 

Posted by at

Kerry tries to defuse Mideast tension

US secretary of State John Kerry is trying to reduce political tension that's led to dozens of deaths in Israel and the Palestinian territories in recent weeks.

As our US correspondent John Clarke reports, Mr Kerry has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin, urging him to tone down harsh language over the latest crisis

IN: "The meeting between...
OUT: SOC
DUR: 40"











Posted by at

Two killed in sword attack at Swedish School

A pupil and teacher have been killed after a masked man armed with a sword entered a school in Sweden...

It happened in the town of Trollhattan - the attacker, a 21 year old, was shot by police and is in hospital.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrack reports.

IN: "A teacher..."
OUT: SOC
DUR: 33 secs 


Posted by at

US and Kurdish commandos rescue 70 IS hostages

One American soldier has been killed in a raid that rescued 70 Iraqi hostages held by Islamic State.


The hostages were reportedly found chained to the walls of a prison in northern Iraq.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


IN:  "The rescue…."

OUT:  SOC

DUR:  26 seconds


AIR:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue-sm-air.mp3

ARN:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue-sm-arn.mp3

FM4:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue-sm-fm4.mp3

ICRT: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue-sm-icrt.mp3

NIGERIA:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue-sm-von.mp3

RNZ:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue-sm-rnz.mp3

VATICAN:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue-sm-vat.mp3

ZIZ:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue-sm-ziz.mp3

GENERIC:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022rescue-sm-generic.mp3

Posted by at

CIA denounces Wikileaks hack

The CIA is describing the hack of an old email account owned by director John Brennan as malicious.

According to the New York Post, a 13-year-old boy figured out how to hack into Mr. Brennan's old America Online email account.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

IN: "The CIA is...
OUT:  SOC
DUR: 37


***
Posted by at

Syria campaign sends Putin's ratings record high

Lead:


Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval ratings have hit a record high of almost 90%.  The new state poll suggests this is a result of Russia's airstrikes against Islamist militants in Syria. Julia Lyubova reports.

IN: The state pollster...

OUT: SOC


DUR: 59'


AIR: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022putin-jl-air.mp3

ARN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022putin-jl-arn.mp3

FM4: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022putin-jl-fm4.mp3

ICRT: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022putin-jl-icrt.mp3

NIGERIA: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022putin-jl-von.mp3

RNZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022putin-jl-rnz.mp3

SRN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022putin-jl-srn.mp3

VATICAN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022putin-jl-vatican.mp3

ZIZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022putin-jl-ziz.mp3

GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022putin-jl-generic.mp3

Posted by at

Germany denounces Netanyahu Holocaust comments

Germany has responded to the claims by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that a former Palestinian leader inspired the Holocaust. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Haj Amin al-Husseini, the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, told Hitler that he must do more than simply expel the Jews because they would then go to Palestine. 


Our Europe correspondent Anna Brugmann reports

IN: "A spokesperson..."
OUT: SOC
DUR: 38 secs

Posted by at

French to provide heated tents for women and children in Calais "Jungle" camp

The French government is to provide heated tents for women and children living in the refugee camp at the port town of Calais.

The camp - known as the jungle - has grown rapidly in recent months as thousands more refugees and migrants enter the European Union.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

IN: "The French..."
OUT: SOC
DUR: 36 secs 


Posted by at

Chinese President's UK state visit continues at PM's country retreat

Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold further talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron at his country retreat on Thursday...

The President's penultimate day of the state visit will also see him meet business leaders before traveling to Manchester in the north of England.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

IN: President Xi's...
OUT: ...SOC.
DUR: 40"

AIR: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022xi-dw-air.mp3
ARN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022xi-dw-arn.mp3
FM4: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022xi-dw-fm4.mp3
GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022xi-dw-generic.mp3
ICRT: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022xi-dw-icrt.mp3
NIGERIA: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022xi-dw-von.mp3
RNZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022xi-dw-rnz.mp3
SRN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022xi-dw-srn.mp3
VATICAN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022xi-dw-vatican.mp3
ZIZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022xi-dw-ziz.mp3
Posted by at

Russian missiles reportedly hit medical facility in Syria

Russian missiles have reportedly hit a medical facility in northern Syria during Tuesday strikes killing at least 2 staff members, local monitoring group reported. The news came days ahead of the four-party talks on Syria involving US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Russia to be held on Friday in Austria. Daria Bondarchuk reports the Russian capital. 


IN: A human rights group …

OUT: SOC

DUR: 38 seconds 


AIR: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022Russia-Syria-db-air.mp3

ARN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022Russia-Syria-db-arn.mp3

FM4: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022Russia-Syria-db-fm4.mp3

GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022Russia-Syria-db-generic.mp3

ICRT: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022Russia-Syria-db-icrt.mp3

NIGERIA: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022Russia-Syria-db-von.mp3

RNZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022Russia-Syria-db-rnz.mp3

SRN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022Russia-Syria-db-srn.mp3

VATICAN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022Russia-Syria-db-vatican.mp3

ZIZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022Russia-Syria-db-ziz.mp3


Posted by at

Woman who's body was discovered 5 years before her child's bones "happy go lucky"

A family friend of a woman from Alice Springs in Central Australia, who's body was discovered in the notorious Belanglo State Forest in southern New South Wales 5 years ago, 1200 kilometres (740 miles) from where her infant daughter's bones were found earlier this year, has described her as a happy and much-loved child.
Arthur Stevens has more

IN: "Karli-Jade Pearce-Stevenson's body..."
OUT: SOC
DUR: 48 sec

FM4: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozbodies-as-fm4.mp3
RNZ: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozbodies-as-rnz.mp3
VATI:
http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozbodies-as-vat.mp3
SRN: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozbodies-as-srn.mp3
GENERIC: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozbodies-as-gen.mp3
ZIZ: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozbodies-as-ziz.mp3
VON: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozbodies-as-von.mp3
ICRT: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozbodies-as-icrt.mp3
ARN: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozbodies-as-arn.mp3
Posted by at

Marriage equality still no certainty for Australia

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced that he will carefully consider the legal mechanism for allowing a same-sex marriage bill after lobbying this week by those on both sides of the Australian political spectrum.
Arthur Stevens has more

IN: "Prime Minister Turnbull..."
OUT: SOC
DUR: 40 sec

FM4: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozequality-as-fm4.mp3
RNZ: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozequality-as-rnz.mp3
VATI:
http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozequality-as-vat.mp3
SRN: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozequality-as-srn.mp3
GENERIC: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozequality-as-gen.mp3
ZIZ: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozequality-as-ziz.mp3
VON: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozequality-as-von.mp3
ICRT: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozequality-as-icrt.mp3
ARN: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1022ozequality-as-arn.mp3
Posted by at

Hillary Clinton to testify on Benghazi attack

Former Secretary of State, and US Presidential contender, Hillary
Clinton is due to testify before Congress about the 2012 Benghazi
attack, in which four Americans died. [She testifies on Thursday
morning]

Democrats have decried the hearing as a political stunt to harm Ms
Clinton's chances in the Presidential race.

US Correspondent Nick Harper reports.

IN: "It's something..."
OUT: SOC
DUR: 41 seconds

AIR: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021benghazi-nh-air.mp3
ARN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021benghazi-nh-arn.mp3
FM4: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021benghazi-nh-fm4.mp3
GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021benghazi-nh-gen.mp3
ICRT: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021benghazi-nh-icrt.mp3
NIGERIA: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021benghazi-nh-von.mp3
RNZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021benghazi-nh-rnz.mp3
SRN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021benghazi-nh-srn.mp3
VATICAN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021benghazi-nh-vat.mp3
ZIZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021benghazi-nh-ziz.mp3
Posted by at

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Ferrari Makes A Speedy Start on New York Stock Exchange

Shares in Ferrari have got off to a speedy start as the luxury car maker floated on the New York stock exchange - its first step towards becoming an independent company.

Lorna Shaddick has more from New York.

IN: Ferrari shares zoomed….
OUT: SOC
DUR: 41 seconds
POT: 30 seconds

AIR: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021ferrari-ls-air.mp3
ARN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021ferrari-ls-arn.mp3
FM4: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021ferrari-ls-fm4.mp3
GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021ferrari-ls-generic.mp3
ICRT: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021ferrari-ls-icrt.mp3
NIGERIA: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021ferrari-ls-von.mp3
RNZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021ferrari-ls-rnz.mp3
SRN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021ferrari-ls-srn.mp3
VATICAN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021ferrari-ls-vat.mp3
ZIZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021ferrari-ls-ziz.mp3




Posted by at

WikiLeaks Releasing CIA Director's Hacked Emails

WikiLeaks has begun releasing emails it claims are from the hacked personal account of CIA Director John Brennan. 

Some media reports conclude that his account was hacked by a high school teenager.

From Washington Daniel Ryntjes reports...

IN: The anti-secrecy...
OUT: SOC
DUR: 35"

Posted by at

2015 on Track to Become Earth's Warmest Year in Recorded History

After a record shattering September, 2015 is on track to become the earth’s warmest year in recorded history. 

Scientists say this may signal a return to a sustained period of rapid global warming. 

Rachel Silverman reports. 

IN: “Scientists at”
OUT: SOC
DUR: 36


Posted by at

PUTIN PUSHES SYRIA DIPLOMACY ROLE

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken with a series of Middle Eastern leaders after hosting Syrian President Bashar al Assad for talks in Moscow.

The diplomatic push from Moscow comes as Russian air strikes in Syria continue.

Olly Barratt reports from the Russian capital.

IN: "Vladimir...
OUT: SOC
DUR: 43 seconds

AIR: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021bashar-ob-air.mp3
ARN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021bashar-ob-arn.mp3
FM4: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021bashar-ob-fm4.mp3
GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021bashar-ob-generic.mp3
ICRT: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021bashar-ob-icrt.mp3
NIGERIA: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021bashar-ob-von.mp3
RNZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021bashar-ob-rnz.mp3
SRN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021bashar-ob-srn.mp3
VATICAN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021bashar-ob-vatican.mp3
ZIZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1021bashar-ob-ziz.mp3
Posted by at

Mexican government to reopen investigation on missing students


Mexican authorities have decided to reopen an investigation into last year's disappearance of 43 students in the state of Guerrero.

Mexico has agreed to accepting recommendations by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. However, it will not allow a group of independent experts to directly question military troops about the case.

Andrea Arenas reports. 

IN: "The new..."
OUT: SOC
TIME: 48 Seconds

Posted by at
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)