Thursday, August 27, 2015

Years of concern for Virginia shooter

Company documents point to years of concern about Vester Lee Flanagan, the man who shot two of his former colleagues on live television outside Roanoke, Virginia.

His own manifesto, sent to an American network, insists he'd been repeatedly discriminated against.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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50 people found dead inside a truck in Austria

Around 50 bodies have been found inside a truck parked on a highway in Austria.

Police say they suspect the passengers inside died from suffocation and are still looking for the driver who appears to be on the run.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann has the latest details.

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Meanwhile our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports that a summit on migration is underway in Vienna where regional leaders from Balkan countries including German Chancellor Angela Merkel are discussing steps to address the crisis.

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Net migration to UK hits record high

Net migration to the UK has hit a record high of 330-thousand...

The number - the difference between those leaving the UK and those coming in - is more than three times higher than government targets...

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Business leaders criticise UK PM over migration targets

Company bosses in the UK say Prime Minister David Cameron is "punishing businesses" by setting targets to cut immigration...

It comes as officials figures are due to show net migration is more three times higher than the government's target.

The Institute of Directors says limits on migration harm the British economy.

Mark Hilton is from business group London First - and says the government has a difficult challenge getting numbers down...

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Hillary Clinton vows to "take on" gun violence

Hillary Clinton says Wednesday's murder of two television station employees during a live broadcast again illustrates the need for America to embrace gun control.


She told reporters she'd experienced "heartache" when she heard of the killings of Alison Parker and Adam Ward by a disgruntled former colleague.


And she said the United States is "smart enough" to find a way of keeping guns out of the hands of the deranged and the disturbed.


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Mrs. Clinton told reporters that if elected, she will "take on" the issue of gun violence in America.


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Smaller panda cub at National Zoo dies

The smaller of the two panda cubs born just a few days ago has died.

The smaller cub was found to be in some sort of respiratory distress  when the veternarians went to swap the babies, a normal protocol developed by the Woolong Panda Center to help a panda mother raise twins.

Don Neiffer is  chief veterinarian of the National Zoo, part of the Smithsonian Institution.

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The National Zoo's Chief veternarian Don Neiffer says their focus remains on conserving pandas.

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Brandie Smith is the associate director for Animal Care Sciences at the  National Zoo and she says everyone needs to remember, the larger cub is doing well.

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Police begin investigation into Virginia TV killings

Police in Virginia say an investigation has begun into Wednesday morning's shooting of a TV reporter and a cameraman during a live on-air broadcast.


The gunman responsible for the attack, Vester Flanagan, died of a self-inflicted gunshot after first posting video of the murder to social media websites.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Arab leaders in Moscow to forge ties with Russia

Leaders of several Arab states are in Moscow this week to forge closer ties with Russia. The UAE deputy armed forces commander and crown prince, Egypt's president al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdulla II are attending an air show and meeting with Russia's president Vladimir Putin as Moscow seeks to promote its military and civil aviation. Anya Ardayeva reports from the Russian capital.

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White House: Gun violence in the US 'too common'

Reacting to the shootings in Virginia, White House spokesperson Josh Earnest said gun violence is all too common in the United States.
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Western U.S. Wildfires Burn into the Record Books

Firefighters from Australia and New Zealand  have joined the battle against  historic wildfires raging across the western part of the United States. 

They’re stepping into one of the worst fire seasons on record. 

Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco. 

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Guman in "very critical condition" after TV shooting

The murder suspect wanted in connection with today's killing of a television reporter and a TV cameraman in Virginia is reported to have shot himself.


Bryce Williams, a former colleague of the two murdered broadcasters, was being chased by police after posting gruesome video of the shooting on social media.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Virgina man shoots himself after killing former colleagues

The man suspected of killing two former colleagues live on television has reportedly shot himself after a police chase.

Bryce Williams used to work at WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, Virginia, and alledgedly shot Alison Parker and Adam Ward to death.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff has an update:

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On the noon broadcast on WDBJ-Roanoke Virginia, General Manager Jeffrey Marks expressed his and his staff's anger that a former colleague was the lead suspect in the shocking on-air deaths of a reporter and her videographer.

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50 bodies found aboard rescued migrant boat

Around 50 bodies have been found in the hold of a boat carrying hundreds of migrants off the Libyan coast.

More than 400 people were rescued by a Swedish vessel but the incident is of 10 emergency signals sent by boats in distress and picked up by the Italian coastguard on Wednesday alone.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports.

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US Markets open higher on fresh Chinese stimulus

Markets in the United States moved sharply higher in the first few
minutes of trading on Wednesday as Wall Street looks to break six
straight days in the red.

Weakness in the Chinese economy continues to shake global markets but
investors in the US are reacting to fresh stimulus measures introduced
by the People's Bank of China.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Germany faces "gigantic challenge" over migrant arrivals

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country is facing a "gigantic challenge" amid a record number of migrant arrivals...

She's been visiting a asylum shelter which was at the centre of clashes at the weekend.

It comes as officials in Hungary consider the use of soldiers to secure its border with Serbia - as Dan Whitehead reports...

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Pentagon awards multi-billion dollar contract for Humvee replacement

The US military has awarded its first major contract in a process that's expected to result in the purchase of close to 50-thousand new vehicles.

American truck maker Oshkosh won the initial contract to build around 17-thousand Joint Light Tactical Vehicles.

As Malcolm Brown reports, the new machines will replace the iconic Humvee.  

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Search for Virginia shooter of two journalists

The search is underway for the man who shot a TV reporter and her cameraman on live television down in Moneta, Virginia near Roanoke in rural Virginia.

Alison Parker and Adama Ward worked for WDBJ-TV of Roanaoke, Virginia and were doing a story on water parks.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Search for man who shot journalist, cameraman in Virginia

Law enforcement are searching for a man who shot a journalist and her cameraman to death live on morning television, and also badly injured the woman being interviewed.

Alison Parker and Adama Ward worked for WDBJ-TV of Roanaoke, Virginia and were doing a story on water parks.

Jeffrey Marks is the General Manager of the television station.

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Later in an interview with CNN, WDBJ General Manager Jeffrey Marks further confirmed that they know about the shooting and the deaths of Alison Parker and Adama Ward.

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Later in an interview with CNN, WDBJ General Manager Jeffrey Marks said his station employees are trying to do their jobs as journalists while grieving.

He did not want to comment on the type of person who might shoot two journalists on live television.

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Two US journalists killed on live TV

Two US TV journalists have been shot dead, live on air, near the rural town of Roanoke, Virginia.

Police say they are hunting for a gunman they say shot at several people earlier [Wednesday morning] in the area. 

Reports say there is a major police presence in the rural town, hunting for an 'active shooter'

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Local American reporter, cameraman shot live on air

A local American TV reporter and her cameraman were shot to death live on air.

The shocking incident happened while the reporter was doing a feature story on a water park for the morning show.

Leo Hirsbrunner is the weatherman for the morning show and remembered his colleagues, Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward.

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