Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Berlin attack suspect released by police

Police in the German city of Berlin have released a man they had suspected of driving a truck into a crowded Christmas market due to lack of evidence.

The so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack which killed at least twelve people.

Ira Spitzer reports from the German capital.

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New Video Released of Kidnapped North American Couple in Afghanistan

An Afghan militant group has released new footage of an American woman and a Canadian man kidnapped in July 2012.

 The video shows the couple, Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman, with two young boys, who appear healthy but seem to have been born in captivity.

 Caitlan was pregnant when the pair were abducted while on a hiking trip. Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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European Commission Files Charges Against Facebook

The European Union has accused Facebook of giving incorrect or misleading information to investigators. 

The accusations relate to a probe of Facebook's 2014 purchase of WhatsApp. 

Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 

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Russia, Turkey and Iran agree to revive peace process in Syria

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Russia, Turkey and Iran say they are ready to help broker a Syrian peace deal after the three countries held talks in Moscow.  The sides adopted a declaration which set out the principles any agreement should adhere to. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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UN: Up to 15,000 Myanmar refugees have crossed into China

As many as 15,000 people may have crossed the Myanmar border into
China over the last month. According to a United Nations agency
they're fleeing worsening clashes between rebel fighters and
government forces in the northern states of Kachin and Shan.


UN correspondent Mimi Chiahemen has more.

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UN chief warns of South Sudan genocide

The United Nations Secretary-General has said he's worried genocide
could become a reality in South Sudan.

Ban Ki-moon is calling for an immediate arms embargo to prevent
further bloodshed in the troubled nation.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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German police unsure if they’ve captured Christmas market attacker

German authorities said they can't be certain whether a man in custody is responsible for the truck attack at a Berlin Christmas market that killed at least eleven people.

They've urged witnesses to submit any potential video or photo evidence from the scene.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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U.S. embassy in Turkey closes after shots fired

A gunman is under arrest after he allegedly tried to enter the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital of Ankara.  

The suspect was armed and reportedly fired several shots into the air before being taken into custody  

Kevin McAleese has this from Washington....

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China returns seized US military drone

China has returned a US military underwater drone it captured last
week in the disputed South China Sea.

America has condemned it as an "unlawful" seizure.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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QUEEN TO STEP DOWN.... FROM SOME ORGANISATIONS

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will step down as patron of 25 organisations after her 90th birthday year.

Buckingham Palace has announced she will hand some of her responsibilities to family members.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Two time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova stabbed at home in the Czech Republic

Two time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has been stabbed by a knife wielding attacker at her home in the Czech Republic. 
Her injuries aren't life threatening.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels.


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Italian government asks parliament for approval to raise national debt to save struggling banks

The government in Italy has applied parliament to borrow more than 20 billion dollars to prop up its faltering banking system.

The move will need parliamentary approval but the government hopes it will be able to save Italy's third largest bank with the loan.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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London police review terror procedures after attacks in Berlin and Ankara

Police in London say they have detailed plans for protecting public events in the British capital over the Christmas and New Year period, but that these will be reviewed in light of the terror attack in Germany and Turkey. 

The statement was issued after what the Metropolitan police described as the "awful incidents" in Berlin and Ankara Monday.   From London, Catherine Drew reports. 


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Lloyds to buy MBNA from Bank of America

The UK's Lloyds Bank is to buy credit card company MBNA from Bank of America, in a deal expected to be completed in the first half of 2017.


Lloyds is 7% owned by the British government and this would be its first acquisition since the 2008 financial crisis.


Our Correspondent in London Natalie Powell reports…


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Russia condemned “barbaric” ambassador’s killing as “provocation”

The Kremlin called the killing of the Russian ambassador to Turkey a "clear provocation" aimed at undermining Russia-Turkey relations. The assassination happened on the eve of trilateral talks on the Syrian crisis between Turkey, Russia and Iran taking place in Moscow on Wednesday during which the three countries would look to elaborate "tangible measures" on Syria. Daria Bondarchuk reports from the Russian capital.

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Search Continues for Islamic Center Shooter

Swiss police are still searching for a man who shot three people inside an Islamic Center in Zurich. 

Police have launched an investigation, but right now they aren't mentioning any possible motive. 

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.


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GERMAN POLICE INVESTIGATE BERLIN 'TERROR ATTACK'

German officials are investigating what they now say was likely a terrorist attack on a Christmas market in Berlin, which killed 12.

48 people were also injured as a lorry was driven into the busy market in the centre of the city.

The driver of the lorry has been detained, and is thought to be an Afghan or Pakistani asylum seeker.

Our reporter Ira Spitzer is at the scene.

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New search zone identified for MH370 wreckage

Experts have called for the search zone for missing flight MH370 to be extended to an unsearched 25,000 kilometre square area in the southern Indian Ocean.
Arthur Stevens reports from Melbourne

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IMF Boss Christine Lagarde Keeps Job After Conviction

Christine Lagarde will keep her job as head of the International Monetary Fund, despite a conviction on charges of negligence over a state payout she made while French finance minister in 2008.

Ms. Lagarde told reporter at the Fund's headquarters in Washington D.C that she wouldn't appeal against the conviction, but the IMF Board has full confidence in her ability to lead.

Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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Michelle Obama: US is "Feeling What Not Having Hope Feels Like"

Michelle Obama has been speaking to US TV host Oprah Winfrey, in her last formal interview as First Lady - and she seemed to have a sombre view of America in the wake of November's election. 

Although she didn't mention Donald Trump by name, Mrs. Obama used the interview, which aired on CBS on Monday night, to talk about her husband's campaign promise of hope and change:

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