Monday, October 26, 2015

Indonesia's Pres. Widodo Visits Washington

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will meet his US counterpart Barack
Obama in Washington Monday. He is the first Indonesian leader to visit
the United States in a decade. The focus of his visit is largely trade
and investment, but human rights and environmental groups have lobbied
for their causes to also make the agenda.

Patrice Howard shares a preview from New York.

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During his visit to the US Mr Widodo will also travel to Silicon
Valley to meet with leaders of tech giants such as Microsoft, Facebook
and Apple, in the hope of securing business deals and expanding access
for his people.

Patrice Howard has more.

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Sunday, October 25, 2015

Russian Spy Ships Near Vital Undersea Cables Concerns U.S.

Russian submarines and spy ships are allegedly operating near a network of undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among American officials. The New York times reports the Pentagon is concerned about Russia potentially planning how they could attack those lines in times of conflict.

Patrice Howard reports from New York.

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Talks & support for moderate Syrian factions endorsed by Riyadh & Washington

The US and Saudi Arabia have agreed to focus support on moderate Syrian factions while also pursuing a political settlement

The announcement came after U-S Secretary of State John Kerry met with King Salman and his officials

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

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EU and Western Balkan leaders meet to discuss refugee crisis

The European Union is holding a mini-summit with the leaders of the Western Balkan nations to try to find new solutions to the refugee and migrant crisis.

EU member state Slovenia saw 58 thousand people enter in the past week and Hungary has closed all its southern borders to prevent crossings.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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US Markets Look Ahead To Apple Earnings and Fed Meeting

Traders on Wall Street are awaiting a meeting of the US Federal Reserve this coming Tuesday and Wednesday, though few expect interest rates to be raised yet.

The Federal Open Markets Committee statement this week comes as a slew of big firms post their quarterly earnings, including tech giant Apple.

Lorna Shaddick reports from New York.

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Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine halted

Flights between Russia and Ukraine have terminated on October 25 as both countries have banned each other from their respective airspace. The step came after the countries exchanged mutual sanctions following the annexation of Crimea by Russia last year. Kiev also accused Moscow of sending arms and troops to help separatists fighting the government forces in the east of Ukraine. Daria Bondarchuk reports from the Russian capital.

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Friday, October 23, 2015

US TO CONDUCT MORE RAIDS AGAINST ISIS

US forces will conduct more raids like Thursday's operation that rescued 70 prisoners of ISIS in the future, according to the Department of Defense.

Defense Chief Ashton Carter says the raids do not constitute a change to US policy not to participate in combat operations in the fight against ISIS, but is merely an adaptation of existing US strategy.

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Mr Carter says the joint US-Kurdish operation saved 70 prisoners who were facing mass execution, their graves already dug and the deaths scheduled to take place after morning prayers.

He also said the US uncovered a significant cache of information on ISIS during the raid, including documentation and electronic equipment.

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39 year old Delta Force commando Master Sergeant Joshua Wheeler died during the operation.

He's the first known American casualty in the war against ISIS.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter:

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The Defense chief also said the US is ramping up an assault on ISIS' oil enterprise, which Mr Carter called a crucial piece of the group's financial infrastructure.

He said US forces this week took out an ISIS oil pump and site for crude oil production in Eastern Syria.

Mr. Carter named the Assad regime as one of the purchasers of this oil.

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Over 8 year sentence for American-Iranian man charged with violating the US Arms Export Control Act.

A United States judge has handed down an 8 year-plus, sentence to an
American-Iranian citizen charged with violating the US Arms Export
Control Act.

Mozaffar Khazaee, was arrested in January 2014 while attempting to
leave the US with sensitive information about two US Air Force fighter
planes.

Mimi Chiahemen has more from New York

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Kremlin says it is not able to identify moderate opposition in Syria

LEAD: Russia's foreign minister Sergei lavrov met with US Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Jordan in Vienna. Syria crisis dominated the talks, which come after a surprise visit to Moscow by Syria's president Bashar al Assad this week. Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman said on Friday that Russia has not been able to identify moderate opposition in Syria. Anya Ardayeva reports from Moscow.

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US and Moscow far apart on Syria crisis

America and Russia's top diplomats have met in Vienna to try to find a political solution to the devastating civil war in Syria.

Russia's recent involvement in Syria has changed the political and military situation in the country. As our US correspondent John Clarke reports, while there are likely to be more talks involving more countries, Moscow and Washington are far apart on how to deal with the crisis.

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United Nations Celebrates 70th Anniversary

Music, art and a first-of-its-kind light show are all being planned around the world this weekend to mark 70 years since the founding of the United Nations.

The organisation kicks off its celebrations with a concert at its headquarters in New York - our correspondent there Lorna Shaddick has more.

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Pentagon faces questions over Iraq role

The military operation to rescue prisoners held by the so-called Islamic State is prompting debate in America about the role of US troops in Iraq.

The mission involving US and Kurdish forces was launched following reports that the hostages faced imminent execution.

Despite the death of one American service member in the raid, the Pentagon says that US forces are not in a "combat role" in Iraq.

Malcolm Brown reports.

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Thousands evacuated as ''catastrophic hurricane' heads for Mexico


Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated as hurricane Patricia bears down from the pacific towards southwestern Mexico.

With winds of 200 miles per hour the category 5 Hurricane is the strongest ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere.

Our north America correspondent Kevin McAleese reports...

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Bus and lorry crash killing at least 42 people in France

A crash between a lorry and a bus in south west France has killed at least 42 people according to local authorities.

It happened in the wine region of Gironde - 54 kilometers east of the city of Bordeaux.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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TalkTalk customers face fallout from cyber attack



British police say they are investigating what they've called a significant and sustained cyber attack on the website of communications company TalkTalk.   

Banking details and personal information from four million customers of the phone and broadband provider could have been accessed.  From London, Catherine Drew reports. 


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Ukrainian army completes tanks pull out from the front line in Donetsk

The Ukrainian army completed the second phase of the pull out from the front line in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. The pullback began earlier this week with the pro-Russian rebels in the separatist Lugansk province also withdrawing their tanks and smaller weapons from the engagement line. Given the ceasefire maintains, this may open a door for the resolution to the 18-months long conflict in Ukraine. Daria Bondarchuk reports from the Russian capital. 

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SYRIA TALKS AS AIR STRIKES CONTINUE

US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov are in Vienna for talks on the Syrian crisis.

The meeting comes as Moscow suggests potential routes towards a peaceful settlement in the country's civil war.

Olly Barratt reports from the Russian capital.

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Alphabet, formerly Google, Posts Better-Than-Expected Results

Alphabet, the successor to and new parent company of Google, has reported its third quarter earnings and revenue results this Thursday.

The figures, which date from before the re-organisation, show the company exceeded expectations.

Lorna Shaddick reports from New York.

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Rescue mission was response to "unique" circumstances, says Pentagon

The Pentagon says the raid to rescue hostages held by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq does not represent a change in tactics by the US military.

Kurdish commandos, backed by US forces, rescued dozens of prisoners in the mission.

One US soldier was killed, becoming the first known US combat fatality in Iraq since the start of the campaign against the Islamic State.  

Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters not to expect regular operations of this sort. 

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UN accuses Czech Republic of refugee human rights abuses

The United Nations has accused the Czech Republic of human rights
abuses in its treatment of refugees.

Czech authorities have denied the charges of holding migrants in
"degrading" conditions.

Nick Harper reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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