Wednesday, October 28, 2015

South Carolina fires "school takedown" sheriff's deputy

A South Carolina sheriff's deputy has been fired after throwing a black teenager to the floor of her classroom after she disrupted an algebra class.


Video of the incident went viral and the officer is now facing an FBI investigation.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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UK Police numbers investigating Madeleine McCann scaled down

The number of UK police officers working on the investigation into the disappearance of Madeline McCann is being scaled back from 29 to four...

The British girl was three years old when she went missing from her family's holiday resort in Portugal in 2007.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Russia's Sergei Lavrov discussed Syria with his Iranian counterpart

LEAD: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov discussed Syria with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Zarif over the telephone on Wednesday. They spoke about their upcoming meeting in Vienna, during which up to a dozen of "foreign players" and key countries in the region will discuss ways of coordinating efforts to establish a political process in Syria. Anya Ardayeva reports from Moscow.

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UK Foreign Secretary in Saudi Arabia

The UK's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has arrived in Saudi Arabia for a key visit to discuss the crisis in Syria and conflict in Yemen.


However it comes at a time of strained relations between Britain and Saudi Arabia after the UK stopped a deal for prison training with the Saudi Ambassador to the UK calling it an alarming change in attitude.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports…


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US drugstore giants set to merge

US drugstore chain Walgreens has announced it's set to acquire rivals
Rite Aid in a deal worth $17.2 billion dollars.

And while the plan will be looked at closely by antitrust regulators-
if successful the move will unite two of the three biggest drugstores
in the country.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Nigerian army rescues 'over 300 women and children' from miltants

The Nigerian Army says it has rescued 338 people including almost 200 children after a raid in the northeastern state of Borno.

The captives were being held by Boko Haram militants.

FSN's Nigeria correspondent Sophia Adengo has more...

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Volkswagen reports first quarterly loss in fifteen years

Volkswagen has recorded its first quarterly loss in fifteen years as a result of the emissions scandal involving some of its diesel engines. 

The crisis is the worst in the German automaker's history.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.


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Volkswagen has issued a full year profit warning, as the cost of repairing its cars that were at the centre of the recent emissions scandal starts to hit its earnings. 

The German carmaker was found by the US Environmental Protection Agency to have cheated on emissions tests of some of its diesel cars, and has reported a net loss of 1.9 billion dollars in the third quarter of this year. 

Lorna Shaddick reports from New York.

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We don't need or want US direct action - Iraq

The Iraqi government is now saying that they neither want nor need American direct action on the ground - that's according to NBC News.

This comes one day after U.S. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter told a congressional committee may carry out more operations similar to the one where dozens of Islamic State hostages were rescued.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Iran Accepts US Invite to Syria Talks

Iran has accepted a US invitation to attend talks on Syria's future.

The talks in Vienna this week will also involve foreign ministers from Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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UK PM reform talks continue in Iceland

The British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet with fellow EU leaders in Iceland on Wednesday to push for further reforms to the UK's relationship with the Union...

It comes ahead of an in-out referendum being put to the British public by the end of 2017.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Breakthrough in Australian search for killers of mother and daughter

Police in South Australia and New South Wales say they have made a breakthrough in the hunt for the killers of a mother and her child, who were murdered around 7 years ago, and their bodies discovered around 1200 kilometres (750 miles) apart.

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Australian manhunt comes to an end after 8 years

A manhunt in Australia's south east has ended with the arrest on Wednesday of father and son fugitives Gino and Mark Stocco.
The two have been on the run for 8 years, but the search has intensified in the last two weeks since they fired at Police near Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales.

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Austrian threatens to rebuild borders with Slovenia in the EU's border-free zone amid refugee crisis

The Austrian government is warned it may put up a controversial, "technical barrier" on its border with Slovenia.

The two countries are in the European Union's border-free schengen zone but are struggling to cope with the thousands of refugees and migrants arriving every day.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Russia confirms death of its first military staff member in Syria

Moscow confirmed the first death among its military personnel in Syria. The relatives of the Russian contractor rejected allegations the young man had committed suicide. Russia, who's been bombing Islamic militants in Syria since September 30, continues to deny it has boots on the ground. Daria Bondarchuk reports from the Russian capital.


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Prince Harry visits US

The UK's Prince Harry will meet US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama today (Wednesday). He's visiting Virginia and Washington on a one-day visit to the U.S. 
He is there to promote the 2016 Invictus Games, a Paralympic-style championship for injured military personnel. 
Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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US Federal Reserve to Decide on Rate Hike

The US Federal Reserve is meeting to decide whether to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade.  

Markets are not expecting a rate rise,  given uncertainty over the severity of the global downturn.

From Washington Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Apple and Twitter post quarterly earnings

For the 12th quarter in a row Apple's earnings have beaten Wall Street
estimates with profits up at 31%.

But while sales of the iPhone missed some analyst expectations, Apple
say they are continuing to win customers from their major competitors.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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US open to Iran participating in Syria talks

The Obama administration is now indicating it is open to Iranian representatives participating in the upcoming talks on Syria.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is set to travel to Vienna for these talks.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Médecins Sans Frontières Hospital Struck In Yemen, UN Responds

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition that on Monday hit a hospital in Yemen, run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres and supported by the World Health Organization and UNICEF. Mr. Ban is calling for a full investigation of the incident.
Patrice Howard reports from UN Headquarters in New York.

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US Votes Against UN Cuba Resolution


The US has voted against a resolution at the United Nations condemning the American trade embargo on Cuba, the only member country to do so apart from Israel.

Washington usually does vote down the annual measure, but following Barack Obama and Raul Castro's recent moves towards normalising relations, it was thought it may abstain this year.

Lorna Shaddick reports from the UN in New York.

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