Thursday, March 24, 2016

Karadzic sentenced to 40 years for genocide and war crimes

The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been sentenced to 40 years on charges of  genocide and war crimes.


The allegations date back to 1995 and the violent collapse of Yugoslavia, though the political leader pleaded not guilty to the charges at the International Criminal Court in the Hague.


Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek reports


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US to release secret files to Argentina

While visiting Argentina, President Obama announced that the U.S. State Department will declassify military and intelligence records related to the 1970s military dictatorship of General Jorge Rafael Videla. 

Argentina's President Mauricio Macri had requested the release of any records regarding Washington's role during those years.

Andrea Arenas reports.

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US DOJ indicts seven Iranian hackers

The US Department of Justice has indicted seven Iranian hackers for attacks on dozens of banks and a dam in New York.

US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the cyber hacks took place between 2011 and 2013 and affected 46 financial institutions, threatening the free market.

One individual also hacked the Bowman Dam in New York, giving him access to the dam's water levels and flow patterns, posing a public health and safety risk.

The DOJ and the FBI worked together to pursue the hackers, who they say have links to the Iranian government.

US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said that cyber criminals will be exposed.

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Footballer Adam Johnson sentenced to 6 years

Former Sunderland United footballer Adam Johnson has been sentenced to six years in prison for grooming and sexual activity with an underaged girl.


The judge told the 28 year old England international that he had shown no remorse for his actions and was told that his victim had suffered severe psychological harm.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie  Powell reports…


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Salah Abdeslam says he will not fight extradition to France

One of the main suspects in November's terrorist attack on the French capital, Salah Abdeslam, has said he will not fight extradition from Belgium to France.


He was arrested in Brussels on Friday, four days before suicide bombers detonated explosives at an airport and metro station in the city.


Our Correspondent Olly Barratt is in Brussels with the latest 


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31 people died in the attack, which also  injured hundreds, 60 of whom are in a critical condition in intensive care.


Police raids are still ongoing to find fugitives suspected of involvement, as Olly Barratt reports from Brussels



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Iraqi forces launch operation to retake ISIS-held Mosul

Iraqi military forces have begun an operation aimed at retaking the ISIS-held city of Mosul.  

The operation, which began at dawn on Thursday, is being supported by U.S.-led coalition aircraft.

Kevin McAleese has this from Washington

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Six Russian athletes set to be stripped of medals

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland ruled six Russian athletes should be stripped of their medals gained at European and world championships. In its ruling the court accused the suspended Russian anti-doping agency of wrongly imposing bans on the athletes which allowed them to keep their titles. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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40% of deportations from UK cancelled

40% of deportations of foreign criminals and illegal immigrants from the UK are cancelled, a report has found.

In recent months several thousand plane tickets have had to be scrapped because there aren't enough staff to accompany detainees out of the country.

Our UK correspondent Martha Holeyman has more.


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Radovan Karadzic Verdict

The verdict is to be delivered in the trial of Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader charged with multiple counts of genocide and crimes against humanity by judges in The Hague.

The case centers around a 1995 massacre in Bosnia in which 8000 muslim men and boys were killed.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Abdeslam No Longer Fighting Extradition

The defense attorney for Paris Terror Attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam says he will not fight extradition to France.

Meanwhile the hunt in Brussels is still on for more people connected to the terror attacks that shook that city on Tuesday.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has the latest from Brussels.


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Reports of a second Brussels metro attacker

Concerns are growing in Belgium after local media reported that a second person may have been involved in the bombing of the metro station on Tuesday.

Prosecutors have identified two of at least four attackers who targeted the Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station in Brussels

31 people have died in the blasts around 300 sustained injuries, with 61 people still in a critical condition in intensive care.

Our Correspondent in Brussels, Olly Barratt reports from Place de la Bourse.

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Our Correspondent in Brussels Olly Barratt says major questions are being raised over Belgian security.

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US Secretary of State John Kerry meets Russia's Putin, Lavrov

On the second day of his visit to Moscow US Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss crosses in Syria and Ukraine. On the eve of Kerry's visit Russian Foreign ministry said it hoped the visit, a third one in less than a year, may help bring bilateral relations back to normal. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Mourners gather one year after Germanwings plane crash

Memorials are being held in several places in Europe to mark one year since a Germanwings airplane crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.

The tragedy has sparked new debate over medical confidentiality for pilots.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Chinese National Pleads Guilty To Hacking US Aviation Companies

A Chinese national pleaded guilty Wednesday to participating in a
years-long conspiracy to hack into the computer networks of major U.S.
defense contractors. In a statement US authorities claim Su Bin
conspired to steal sensitive military and export-controlled data and
send the information back to China.

Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.

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HIllary Clinton calls for Intelligence Surge to defeat ISIS

Hillary Clinton is calling for an “intelligence surge” to defeat the Islamic State. 
Speaking to an audience at Stanford University, Clinton called on technology companies to work with the US government to fight the islamic State. 

Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman has that story. 

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Third Belgian bomber dead - sources

U.S. and Belgian intelligence sources are certain that Najim Laachraoui is dead.

He is the third man in the image from the closed circuit television picture at the Brussels airport.

That's where two of the three bombs went off, leaving more than 30 dead and hundreds injured in the European capital.

DNA evidence indicates, he built the bombs used in the Paris attacks and in Brussels.

Our correspondent Olly Barratt reports from Brussels:

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Now Belgian and European authorities are continuing to search for a possible fourth suspect, as Olly Barratt reports from Brussels:

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Officials are also reviewing intelligence that links the Paris attacks from last November to the Brussels attacks of this week....and as Olly Barratt reports, the search for co-conspirators and intelligence continues.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

400 trained Islamic State fighters ready in Europe - AP

The Associated Press is warning, the Islamic State has trained at least 400 fighters for wave of terrorist attacks across Europe.

The report comes hard on the heels of a travel warning by the U.S. State Department that attacks are being planned for the near future.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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UN: Cessation of hostilities in Yemen to precede peace talks

A cessation of hostilities in Yemen is set to begin April 10th, the
United Nations announced Wednesday. The humanitarian situation
continues to worsen in Yemen, after nearly a year of conflict between
the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition.

UN correspondent Laura Cantekin reports from New York.

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Authorities name suspected 3rd Belgian bomber

Two brothers have been identified as the main bombers at the Brussels airport.

Complicating matters, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan insists that at least one of the brothers, Ibrahim el-Bakraoui was deported back to Belgium last year, and European officials warned he was probably a terrorist.

A third man in closed circuit television image has been identified as Najim Laachraoui

Now, U.S. and Belgian intelligence sources are certain that Najim Laachraoui is dead, but as Olly Barratt reports from Brussels, the official announcement has not been made.

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Our Olly Barratt reports from Brussels that a lot of Belgians have questions about the claims made by the Turkish president.

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US preparing to indict Iranian hackers

US officials are preparing to name Iranian hackers who attacked infrastructure and financial institutions.

Sources told Reuters, the attacks took place in 2012.

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

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