Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Situation in Darfur remains volatile as UN peacekeeping operations derail

INTRO: The persistent conflict in Darfur continues to affect efforts
to find a political solution. Peace talks slated for next month remain
uncertain as the number of displaced people rises.

Laura Cantekin reports from UN Headquarters in New York.

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Darfur remains volatile as UN peacekeeping operations derail

INTRO: The persistent conflict in Darfur continues to affect efforts
to find a political solution. Peace talks slated for next month remain
uncertain as the number of displaced people rises.

Laura Cantekin reports from UN Headquarters in New York.

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Fed Hints at Possible Rate Hike in December

Runaway blimp crashes in trees, sparking power outages on America's East Coast

More than 20 thousand people on America's East Coast are without power after a multi-million dollar military blimp came free from its moorings in Maryland.


F-16 fighter jets were scrambled to chase the blimp, which is used to monitor America's civil defenses and detect enemy cruise missiles.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Tensions in Zanzibar after election annulment

There's tension in the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar after election results there were annulled.

Claims of voting irregularities come as counting continues in national elections, which have posed the strongest challenge to Tanzania's ruling party in over half a century.

Correspondent Dan Ashby, who's in semi-autonomous Zanzibar, says the nullification has cast doubt over the entire process.  

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Dan Ashby says the high stakes and past election-related violence in Zanzibar are fueling concern about the situation.
 
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The US government says it's "gravely alarmed" by the annulment and is calling for the announcement to be withdrawn.

Correspondent Dan Ashby is in Zanzibar and says that work to ascertain the overall results continues.

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Republican candidates set to debate

Ben Carson has surprised many by taking a lead in the national polls ahead of the third Republican candidates debate.

The candidates will take the stage at the University of Colorado at Boulder (the main debate starts at 8pm Eastern on CNBC).

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff has a preview:

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Stray US military blimp causes power outages on America's East Coast

More than 20 thousand people on America's East Coast are without power after a multi-million dollar military blimp came free from its moorings in Maryland.


F-16 fighter jets were scrambled to chase the blimp, which is used to monitor America's civil defenses and detect enemy cruise missiles.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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US Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged

The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged, leaving the door open for tightening monetary policy at its next meeting in December.

After a two day meeting, the central bank said it's still monitoring economic and financial developments abroad.

Lorna Shaddick reports.

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South Carolina fires "school takedown" sheriff's deputy

A South Carolina sheriff's deputy has been fired after throwing a black teenager to the floor of her classroom after she disrupted an algebra class.


Video of the incident went viral and the officer is now facing an FBI investigation.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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UK Police numbers investigating Madeleine McCann scaled down

The number of UK police officers working on the investigation into the disappearance of Madeline McCann is being scaled back from 29 to four...

The British girl was three years old when she went missing from her family's holiday resort in Portugal in 2007.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Russia's Sergei Lavrov discussed Syria with his Iranian counterpart

LEAD: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov discussed Syria with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Zarif over the telephone on Wednesday. They spoke about their upcoming meeting in Vienna, during which up to a dozen of "foreign players" and key countries in the region will discuss ways of coordinating efforts to establish a political process in Syria. Anya Ardayeva reports from Moscow.

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UK Foreign Secretary in Saudi Arabia

The UK's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has arrived in Saudi Arabia for a key visit to discuss the crisis in Syria and conflict in Yemen.


However it comes at a time of strained relations between Britain and Saudi Arabia after the UK stopped a deal for prison training with the Saudi Ambassador to the UK calling it an alarming change in attitude.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports…


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US drugstore giants set to merge

US drugstore chain Walgreens has announced it's set to acquire rivals
Rite Aid in a deal worth $17.2 billion dollars.

And while the plan will be looked at closely by antitrust regulators-
if successful the move will unite two of the three biggest drugstores
in the country.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Nigerian army rescues 'over 300 women and children' from miltants

The Nigerian Army says it has rescued 338 people including almost 200 children after a raid in the northeastern state of Borno.

The captives were being held by Boko Haram militants.

FSN's Nigeria correspondent Sophia Adengo has more...

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Volkswagen reports first quarterly loss in fifteen years

Volkswagen has recorded its first quarterly loss in fifteen years as a result of the emissions scandal involving some of its diesel engines. 

The crisis is the worst in the German automaker's history.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.


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Volkswagen has issued a full year profit warning, as the cost of repairing its cars that were at the centre of the recent emissions scandal starts to hit its earnings. 

The German carmaker was found by the US Environmental Protection Agency to have cheated on emissions tests of some of its diesel cars, and has reported a net loss of 1.9 billion dollars in the third quarter of this year. 

Lorna Shaddick reports from New York.

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We don't need or want US direct action - Iraq

The Iraqi government is now saying that they neither want nor need American direct action on the ground - that's according to NBC News.

This comes one day after U.S. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter told a congressional committee may carry out more operations similar to the one where dozens of Islamic State hostages were rescued.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Iran Accepts US Invite to Syria Talks

UK PM reform talks continue in Iceland

The British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet with fellow EU leaders in Iceland on Wednesday to push for further reforms to the UK's relationship with the Union...

It comes ahead of an in-out referendum being put to the British public by the end of 2017.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Breakthrough in Australian search for killers of mother and daughter

Police in South Australia and New South Wales say they have made a breakthrough in the hunt for the killers of a mother and her child, who were murdered around 7 years ago, and their bodies discovered around 1200 kilometres (750 miles) apart.

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Australian manhunt comes to an end after 8 years

A manhunt in Australia's south east has ended with the arrest on Wednesday of father and son fugitives Gino and Mark Stocco.
The two have been on the run for 8 years, but the search has intensified in the last two weeks since they fired at Police near Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales.

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