Wednesday, May 3, 2017

EU Brexit Negotiator to Lay Out Stance on Key Issues

The European Union's negotiating stance on how to handle crucial Brexit issues like citizen's rights and the divorce bill for the UK are due to be unveiled on Wednesday.

It all comes as tensions between Brussels and London heat up.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek reports from Brussels.  

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Russian and Turkish Presidents to meet in Sochi

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Russian and Turkish Presidents are due to meet at Vladimir Putin's summer residence in Sochi.  The leaders are likely to discuss bilateral relations, regional issues including Syria's ceasefire and the supply of S400 air defence system to Turkey.  Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.


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German defense minister cancels US trip over far-right officer scandal

Germany's defense minister has cancelled her trip to the United States to address the fallout from a scandal involving an army lieutenant who has been arrested over a plot targeting refugees.

The situation has raised larger questions about right-wing viewpoints within the German military.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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India plans to remeasure Mount Everest

India is planning to remeasure Mount Everest to record potential changes in its height following the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.

India's official mapping and surveying centre confirmed this week that it will go ahead with a survey of the world's highest mountain.

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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Indian Government Says Citizens Don’t Have Absolute Rights Over Their Bodies

The Indian government has told the country's top court that Indian nationals do not enjoy complete freedom over their own bodies.  

The government has made it mandatory for all citizens to have their biometric parameters registered- a proposal that has been challenged by various organizations.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports

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Australian journalists out on strike following mass sackings

On World Press Freedom day, Wednesday, a quarter of Australian newspaper publisher Fairfax's journalists were told they were being given their freedom, with the news their jobs were gone.
It's triggered a mass walk out by the company's journalists which is expected to encompass the Australian federal budget next Tuesday.
Arthur Stevens has more.

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Decade after Madeleine McCann disappearance, parents say search ongoing


People in Portugal, where 3-year old British girl Madeleine McCann disappeared ten years ago, are marking the event with a special church service on Wednesday. 

Madeleine's parents say they'll continue to do whatever it takes to find their daughter - during a BBC interview Gerry McCann said they aren't giving up on the search...

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Ex-police officer pleads guilty in shooting death of black man in S. Carolina


A former South Carolina police officer accused of shooting a fleeing black man in the back is pleading guilty to using excessive force.  

Michael Slager, who is white, shot Walter Scott several times in 2015.

Our US correspondent Kevin McAleese reports

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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Pres. Trump to host Pres. Abbas

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for talks at the White House.

His administration is indicating that President Trump wants to achieve peace for the Middle East, although he's initially backed his relationship with the Israelis.

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

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Syria tops agenda for US Russia phone call

Syria topped the agenda for the phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The White House is characterizing the call as one with a positive tone.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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US FBI translator married ISIS recruiter she was investigating

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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that an FBI
translator married a Islamic State recruiter while on assignment.

In 2014, Daniela Greene travelled to Syria and secretly married the
man she was assigned to investigate, lying to the FBI about the trip.

Ms Greene served two years in a US prison after her deception was
uncovered by authorities.

US Correspondent Laura Cantekin reports.

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Clinton Blames Comey, Russia For Election Defeat

Hillary Clinton has told an audience at a charity lunch in New York that she was on the path to election victory last November, until the intervention of FBI Director James Comey.

The former Democratic candidate said she took 'absolute personal responsibility' for her losing campaign - but added that the letter sent by Mr. Comey at the end of October, saying agents were looking into possible new information related to her personal email server, helped her rival Donald Trump.

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Hillary Clinton also mentioned Wikileaks, which posted the hacked emails of her campaign chairman soon after a compromising video of Donald Trump had surfaced:

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Mrs. Clinton called on the Trump administration to make women's rights a central plank of foreign policy:

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White House repeats claim Mexico will pay for wall

Top White House officials are still trying to get Mexico to pay for the construction of a wall along the border with the U.S.

The spending compromise which President Trump is expected to sign includes just over $1 billion for some border security measures such as hiring more agents and repairs to the existing sections of the wall.

Office of Budget and Management Director Mick Mulvaney insists things are progressing on fulfilling this campaign promise to build the wall.

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White House insists it's the winner of the spending battle

White House officials are insisting that President Trump is the big winner in the compromise to keep the U.S. federal government running, despite the fact that hardly any of the president's priorities are funded.

President Trump is expected to sign the compromise legislation by the end of the week, which provides spending rules until the end of September, with the next fiscal year beginning October 1.

Office of Budget and Management director Mick Mulvaney said President Trump got the upside of the deal with the Democrats.

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U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media that maybe the American government should be shut down, but his budget director Mick Mulvaney tried to postpone that.

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Venezuelans Protest Against President's Plan for New Constitution

Early on Tuesday thousands of opposition demonstrators  blocked almost all streets in Caracas and other cities across Venezuela, in rejection of President Maduro call of a constituent assembly, which removes the possibility of general elections demanded by the opposition. 

Juan Carlos Lamas has more from Caracas. 

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UN disability rights expert announces first visit to North Korea



North Korea is welcoming a United Nations independent expert on human rights, in the first visit of its kind to the secretive nation.

Catalina Devandas-Aguilar is starting a six-day trip that will focus on the situation for children with disabilities.

Our UN correspondent Liling Tan reports from New York.

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Texas police shooting: officials change initial statement

Police in Texas have changed their initial statement about the fatal shooting of an unarmed African-American teen.

The officer claimed he fired at a vehicle that was moving aggressively towards him, but video footage discredited that account.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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May describes herself as "bloody difficult woman" in Brexit spat

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that former colleagues were right to describe her as a "bloody difficult woman" and that's what she will be when dealing with the European Union over Brexit. 

Her comments come after reports the Prime Minister clashed with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker as Catherine Drew reports from London. 

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Pres. Trump promotes spending compromise as political win

U.S. President Donald Trump is promoting the spending compromise that will keep the U.S. government running through the end of the fiscal year in September as a massive political win.

But a closer look at the legislation finds many of the White House priorities minimized - such as a limited increase in funding for the military and maintaining funding for key agencies such as the National Institutes of Health.

And while the legislation only adds a little bit for border security, on that President Trump insists is a win.

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Theresa May says she will be "bloody difficult woman" in Brexit talks

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that former colleagues were right to describe her as a "bloody difficult woman" and that's what she will be when dealing with the European Union over the Brexit negotiations. 

Her comments come after reports the Prime Minister clashed with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at a dinner in Downing Street Friday evening.   Media reports suggested Mr Juncker was shocked at British ignorance over how Brussels works and the UK's  expectations for the talks.  

Speaking to the BBC, Mrs May said she would be a difficult person to deal with on the Brexit issue. 

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