Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Indian godman found guilty for rape of underage girl

Asaram Bapu, a self-styled godman, has been convicted by an Indian court for raping a 16-year-old girl in 2013. The maximum punishment for raping underage girls in India is life imprisonment.

Ironically, he first shot to fame in the 1970s for teaching his followers how they should control their sexual desires. The 77-year-old guru claims to have 40 million followers globally. 

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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WhatsApp Changing Age Rules in EU

The popular messing app WhatsApp will soon start banning people under 16 years old.

WhatsApp—which is owned by social media giant Facebook—says the change is to make sure everything is inline with tougher new EU data protection laws.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels. 

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'LIVERPOOL FAN' CRITICAL AFTER ROMA TIE

A man's in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked before Liverpool's Champions League semi-final against Roma.

Two men from Rome have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The victim is 53 years old and thought to be a Liverpool fan from Ireland.

Liverpool fans report being attacked by small groups of Roma supporters before the game at Anfield which Liverpool won 5 - 2.

Chris Chambers reports from the city.

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UK LABOUR UNDER GROWING PRESSURE OVER ANTI-SEMITISM

Jewish leaders in the UK say the country's Labour Party is failing to act on anti-semitism, after a meeting with its leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Labour is promising it will settle most outstanding anti-semitism cases faced by the party by the end of July.

But Jewish leaders say talks with Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday were 'disappointing' and that Labour has not presented a minimum plan of action on the issue.

Mr Corbyn has apologised for anti-semitisim inside Labour and insists he will root it out.

But Jonathn Arkush of the Board of Deputies of British Jews says it's not enough.

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Trump's travel ban reaches US Supreme Court

The first big showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump's immigration policies is set for Wednesday.

The justices will hear a challenge to the lawfulness of his travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countries.

From Washington, Kate Fisher reports

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Trump and Macron discuss Iran deal

French President Emmanuel Macron says he's discussed "a new deal" on Iran with US President Donald Trump.

Macron said it would strengthen the accord along the lines the US wants, but Trump gave no clear signal about whether he would scrap the existing deal as threatened.

From Washington, Harry Horton reports.

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Amazon to begin deliveries to cars

Online retailer Amazon is to begin delivering packages to customers' cars.

The company says it's an extension of a program that started last year, allowing delivery drivers to unlock customers' front doors and put packages inside their homes.

US correspondent Steve Mort reports.

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UN wants coalition probe into Yemen strikes that killed at least 45 civilians in four days

Airstrikes in Yemen over the past four days — believed to have been carried out by the Saudi-led coalition — have killed at least 45 people, according to the United Nations.


The UN human rights office said those killed were reportedly all civilians, including women and children.


Our UN correspondent Liling Tan has the details. 


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Frmr Pres. George H.W. Bush hospitalized, treated for infection

Former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized in Houston with an infection on Sunday.

The 93 year-old was admitted just days after the funeral of his wife, Barbara Bush

Our U.S. correspondent Kevn McAleese reports...

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Man Charged After Van Driver Kills 10 in Toronto

A Canadian man has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murder after driving onto a  sidewalk in Toronto on Monday. 

It's unclear what may have motivated the 25-year-old, named as Alek Minassian. 

Our North America Correspondent Daniel Ryntjes reports.


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French billionaire questioned over African corruption claims

French billionaire Vincent Bolloré, head of the Vivendi conglomerate, is being held for questioning in Paris over accusations his firm paid off public officials in exchange for contracts in Togo and Guinea. 

The contracts, for building container terminals, were signed in 2010.

Elena Casas reports from Paris.


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Prominent Indian choreographer defends sexual harassment

A three time-time National Award winning choreographer in India has openly defend sexual harassment in the Indian film industry. 

She's said that there's nothing new with an aspiring actress being asked for sexual favours in exchange for work and that any kind of sexual harassment takes place with a woman's consent.

The comments come in the backdrop of the #MeToo movement, that has seen women from across different walks of lives, calling out their harassers. 

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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New Royal Prince welcomed with gun salute


Traditional gun salutes are being fired in London to welcome the new royal baby after the arrival of a third child to Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge on Monday. 


The baby boy becomes the fifth in line to the throne as Catherine Drew reports. 



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Man in Mumbai pushed into path of oncoming train

A man in his fifties is believed to have been deliberately pushed into the path of an oncoming train in Mumbai by a couple that he had a fight with.

Police are investigating the incident.

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai 

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Lavrov says he doesn't believe the US will leave Syria

Russia's foreign minister says he doesn't believe the United States will leave Syria according to Russian media.

Sergei Lavrov says comments coming from Washington about a US exit from the war-torn country are unlikely to materialize.

Our Moscow correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Brussels Conference Seeks Aid for Syria

The European Union and United Stations are holding a two day conference in Brussels with the hope of raising money for Syrians impacted by the brutal civil war. 

The goal is also to find a political solution, but hopes of that being accomplished are grim.

Our Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more. 

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10 dead after van attack in Toronto


Police in Canada are continuing to question a man who drove a van at pedestrians in the city of Toronto, killing 10 people and injuring 15 others. 


Officials say the targeting of pedestrians appeared to be deliberate but so far the motive for the attack is unclear. 


From Canada, Ross Ingram reports.

 

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Macron to have talks at White House

French President Emmanuel Macron is due to have talks at the White house on Tuesday as he continues the first state visit of Donald Trump's presidency.

The future of the Iran nuclear deal is likely to top the agenda.

Kate Fisher reports

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Monday, April 23, 2018

WH: No plans to lift sanctions over North Korea

The White House says the U.S. will continue its campaign of maximum pressure against North Korea despite reports the regime is considering a path to denuclearisation.

Last week, Kim Jong Un announced his country would no longer test nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles  - a move Trump described

The response from the Trump administration comes with plans underway for the U.S. President to meet his North Korea counterpart in the coming weeks.

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Waffle House Gunman Arrested

A man suspected of killing four at a waffle house in Tennessee has been arrested.

Travis Reinking has been on the run since the incident on Sunday.

Our US Correspondent Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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