tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65773622945205627522024-03-08T14:05:25.327+07:00Badut JayusAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.comBlogger2394125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-8071049674498052792015-04-16T18:46:00.004+07:002015-04-16T18:47:53.266+07:00Sewol Disaster: Anger Despite Ship Salvage Vow<div><head><title>Sewol Disaster: Anger Despite Ship Salvage Vow</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/f670e1be.sky-news-touch.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/images/1b5f54e3.sky-news-touch-ipad.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/images/74ebaccd.sky-news-touch-retina.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/images/61bf2734.sky-news-touch-retina-ipad.png"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/289a719e.main.css" type="text/css"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="//player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css" type="text/css"/></head> <div readability="6.5"> <p>We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p> <button type="button"><span>Close</span></button> </div> <div> <div role="main"> <div> <div> <div> <button><span>Play video "PM Blocked From Sewol Memorial"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>PM Blocked From Sewol Memorial</span></span></div> <div readability="36.0285714286"> <div readability="49.5"> <p>Families of some of the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry disaster have blocked South Korea's leaders from attending a memorial event marking the first anniversary.</p> <p>The protest came amid anger from bereaved relatives over the government's handling of the tragedy and the recovery of the vessel.</p> <p>Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo was confronted by demonstrators clutching placards as he attempted to visit the memorial venue in the city of Ansan.</p> <p>Earlier, protesters had put up a barrier to block President Park Guen-hye from getting into the hall.</p> <p>Of those who died, 250 were children from the same high school in Ansan, which has been the focus of anniversary activities.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>12</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1466129"><li readability="-0.5"> <div readability="35"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Sewol Victims Remembered A Year On</p> <p>Relatives of victims of the Sewol ferry disaster react as they throw flowers to pay tribute to the victims of the 16 April sinking last year</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="33"> <p>The ferry capsized off the coast of South Korea's southern island of Jindo. Continue through for more images</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>At the venue where Mr Lee was turned away, one of the protesting relatives said: "If we can't get enough answers from the government, we cannot mourn the first anniversary."</p> <p>A minute's silence was held across Ansan and flags flew at half mast on Thursday, exactly a year to the day since the ferry capsized.</p> <p>Thousands of mourners visited the memorial hall where portraits of the students were displayed with flowers and black ribbons.</p> <p>One tribute among the framed photos read: "My son, I hope you're happy up there. Mom misses you so much."</p> <p>Uniformed students from Danwon High School also stood in silence inside the venue.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>44</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1243377"><li readability="-0.5"> <div readability="35"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Scene Of Sewol Ferry Disaster</p> <p>Hundreds of high school pupils were on board the Sewol when it got into difficulties - only 75 survived. Continue through the gallery for more images from the scene and the rescue effort.</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>Nine of the victims remain unaccounted for after the search was called off in November. Only 75 of those on board survived.</p> <p>The government is now under pressure to commit to raising the 6,825-tonne ferry, which is expected to cost the equivalent of £75m, and carry out a more thorough investigation.</p> <p>While President Park pledged on Thursday to start the operation "at the earliest possible date", families were still not satisfied and boycotted official anniversary events, including one on the island of Jindo, close to where the Sewol sank.</p> <p>The disaster has been largely blamed on overloading and an illegal redesign of the passenger ship, but in its aftermath wider questions have been raised about safety standards and regulatory failings.</p> <p>The captain, Lee Joon-seok, was <strong>jailed along with other crew members</strong> after they were accused of abandoning the stricken ship, telling passengers to stay in their cabins.</p> <section data-external="9" data-internal="3" data-widget> <span>Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span> Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span></span></section> <section> <div> <h2>Top Stories</h2> <ol aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"><li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> Karen Buckley: Remains Found As Man Held</span></li> <li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> Preacher Murder Police Make Terror Arrests</span></li> <li> <span>DJ Neil Fox Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Offences</span></li> <li> <span>Russian Submarine Blamed For Snagging Trawler</span></li> <li> <span>Election Challengers Set For Live TV Debate</span></li> </ol></div> </section> <p><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" /></p> </div><div readability="5"><head><title>Sewol Disaster: Anger Despite Ship Salvage Vow</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/f670e1be.sky-news-touch.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/images/1b5f54e3.sky-news-touch-ipad.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/images/74ebaccd.sky-news-touch-retina.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/images/61bf2734.sky-news-touch-retina-ipad.png"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/289a719e.main.css" type="text/css"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="//player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css" type="text/css"/></head> <div readability="6.5"><p>We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p><button type="button"><span>Close</span></button></div> <div><div role="main"><div><div><div><button><span>Play video "PM Blocked From Sewol Memorial"</span></button></div><span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>PM Blocked From Sewol Memorial</span></span></div><div readability="36.0285714286"><div readability="49.5"><p>Families of some of the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry disaster have blocked South Korea's leaders from attending a memorial event marking the first anniversary.</p><p>The protest came amid anger from bereaved relatives over the government's handling of the tragedy and the recovery of the vessel.</p><p>Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo was confronted by demonstrators clutching placards as he attempted to visit the memorial venue in the city of Ansan.</p><p>Earlier, protesters had put up a barrier to block President Park Guen-hye from getting into the hall.</p><p>Of those who died, 250 were children from the same high school in Ansan, which has been the focus of anniversary activities.</p><div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"><p><span>1</span>/<span>12</span></p><div><ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1466129"><li readability="-0.5"> <div readability="35"><p><span>Gallery:</span> Sewol Victims Remembered A Year On</p><p>Relatives of victims of the Sewol ferry disaster react as they throw flowers to pay tribute to the victims of the 16 April sinking last year</p></div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div></div><div readability="33"><p>The ferry capsized off the coast of South Korea's southern island of Jindo. Continue through for more images</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>At the venue where Mr Lee was turned away, one of the protesting relatives said: "If we can't get enough answers from the government, we cannot mourn the first anniversary."</p> <p>A minute's silence was held across Ansan and flags flew at half mast on Thursday, exactly a year to the day since the ferry capsized.</p> <p>Thousands of mourners visited the memorial hall where portraits of the students were displayed with flowers and black ribbons.</p> <p>One tribute among the framed photos read: "My son, I hope you're happy up there. Mom misses you so much."</p> <p>Uniformed students from Danwon High School also stood in silence inside the venue.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"><p><span>1</span>/<span>44</span></p><div><ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1243377"><li readability="-0.5"> <div readability="35"><p><span>Gallery:</span> Scene Of Sewol Ferry Disaster</p><p>Hundreds of high school pupils were on board the Sewol when it got into difficulties - only 75 survived. Continue through the gallery for more images from the scene and the rescue effort.</p></div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>Nine of the victims remain unaccounted for after the search was called off in November. Only 75 of those on board survived.</p> <p>The government is now under pressure to commit to raising the 6,825-tonne ferry, which is expected to cost the equivalent of £75m, and carry out a more thorough investigation.</p> <p>While President Park pledged on Thursday to start the operation "at the earliest possible date", families were still not satisfied and boycotted official anniversary events, including one on the island of Jindo, close to where the Sewol sank.</p> <p>The disaster has been largely blamed on overloading and an illegal redesign of the passenger ship, but in its aftermath wider questions have been raised about safety standards and regulatory failings.</p> <p>The captain, Lee Joon-seok, was <strong>jailed along with other crew members</strong> after they were accused of abandoning the stricken ship, telling passengers to stay in their cabins.</p> <section data-external="9" data-internal="3" data-widget> <span>Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span> Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span></span></section> <section> <div><h2>Top Stories</h2><ol aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"><li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> Karen Buckley: Remains Found As Man Held</span></li> <li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> Preacher Murder Police Make Terror Arrests</span></li> <li> <span>DJ Neil Fox Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Offences</span></li> <li> <span>Russian Submarine Blamed For Snagging Trawler</span></li> <li> <span>Election Challengers Set For Live TV Debate</span></li> </ol></div> </section> <p><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" /></p> </div><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-74309526441035644282015-04-16T18:46:00.003+07:002015-04-16T18:46:25.796+07:00Eurostar: Paris Attacks Hit Passenger Numbers<p>Eurostar has reported passenger numbers have been hit in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris in January.</p> <p>The cross-Channel rail service said sales revenues in its first quarter were 6% down on the same period a year ago.</p> <p>It blamed not only disruption caused by <strong>the shootings in France</strong>, which included the attack on the offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine, but also delays and cancellations forced on it by <strong>a lorry fire</strong>.</p> <p>Passenger numbers were flat at 2.3 million.</p> <p>The company expressed confidence that the performance was a blip.</p> <p>"The uplift in business travel bookings that was reported in 2014 has continued in the first three months of the year with the number of Eurostar Business Premier travellers increasing by 7% compared with the first quarter of last year," it said in a statement. </p> <p>"The increase in business passengers which was underpinned last year by the recovery in the UK economy is now starting to take hold on the continent.</p> <p>"This trend is testament to the increasing enthusiasm among business customers for choosing the ease of high speed rail over plane and the growing attraction of the Eurostar Business Premier offer.</p> <p>Sales revenues in the first quarter were impacted by the events in January and by movements in exchange rates.</p> <p>"The first three months of 2015 saw the average exchange rate increase by 11% compared with the same quarter the previous year, with sterling rising to a seven year high of €1.37.</p> <p>"As a result, Eurostar sales revenues were down by 6% compared to 2014 (at) £215m.</p> <p>"Whilst January was challenging, trading returned to a more normalised pattern in the course of the quarter.</p> <p>"Eurostar reported high levels of traffic during a record Easter holiday period and the company is seeing a strong year-on-year increase in forward bookings for the summer period." </p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-1018281439322331692015-04-16T18:46:00.001+07:002015-04-16T18:46:25.382+07:00Report: Global Rise In Anti-Semitic Attacks<div><head><title>Report: Global Rise In Anti-Semitic Attacks</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/f670e1be.sky-news-touch.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/images/1b5f54e3.sky-news-touch-ipad.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/images/74ebaccd.sky-news-touch-retina.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/images/61bf2734.sky-news-touch-retina-ipad.png"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/289a719e.main.css" type="text/css"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="//player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css" type="text/css"/></head> <div readability="6.5"> <p>We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p> <button type="button"><span>Close</span></button> </div> <div readability="5.64017991004"> <div role="main"> <div readability="29.9984362783"> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Auschwitz survivor Dov Landau talks about his experiences</p> </div> <div readability="38.5953630796"> <div readability="54.5"> <p>Violent anti-Semitic attacks have risen by 38% over the past year with figures from France and Britain being particularly disturbing, says a study from an Israeli university.</p> <p>The study from Tel Aviv University was published as Israel marked Holocaust Memorial Day 70 years after the liberation of the Nazi death camps.</p> <p>The report found 766 violent attacks, including "arson, vandalism or direct threats against Jewish persons or institutions" across the world, making 2014 the second-worst year of the decade, after 2009.</p> <p>The highest number of incidents in a single country happened in France which, at around 600,000, is home to Europe's largest Jewish community.</p> <p>It recorded 164 anti-Semitic attacks in 2014 compared with 141 the previous year.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>13</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1463861"><li readability="-0.5"> <div readability="35"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Concentration Camp's Liberators And Survivors Reunited</p> <p>A visitor stands in front of a watchtower behind a fence on the grounds of the former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="33"> <p>Germany marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp by the US army</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div> <div readability="32"> <p>US veterans who freed the camp and survivor Murray Goldfinger (3R) arrive</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div> <div readability="32"> <p>Survivor Alexander Butschuk gestures as he arrives</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> <div readability="32"> <p>Holocaust survivor Murray Goldfinger tells people how he survived</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>Britain saw 141 attacks for the same year, up from 95 in 2013, while Germany recorded 76, more than double the figure for 2013, figures in the annual report revealed.</p> <p>The study said: "The overall feeling among many Jewish people is one of living in an intensifying anti-Jewish environment that has become not only insulting and threatening, but outright dangerous, and that they are facing an explosion of hatred towards them as individuals, their communities, and Israel, as a Jewish state."</p> <p>The report considered one of the contributing factors to the increased attacks was last summer's war in Gaza which led to protests across Europe.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>19</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1415921"><li readability="-0.5"> <div readability="35"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Holocaust Survivors Mark Auschwitz Liberation</p> <p>About 300 Holocaust survivors gathered to mark 70 years since Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz death camp</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="32"> <p>Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski (C) lays a wreath at the 'Wall of Death' in the camp</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>Across Israel, people came to a standstill to observe a two-minute silence to remember the estimated six millions Jews murdered during the Holocaust by the Nazi regime, between 1933 and 1945.</p> <p>As sirens sounded, cars and buses pulled over. Drivers stepped out of their vehicles and people bowed their heads in one of Israel's most solemn annual reminders of the Shoah, while television and radio stations broadcast programmes about the genocide.</p> <p>Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid a wreath at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>28</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1415716"><li readability="0.5"> <div readability="37"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Portraits Of Auschwitz Survivors</p> <p>Auschwitz death camp survivor Jacek Nadolny, 77. Jacek was seven during the Warsaw Uprising, when he was sent with his family to Auschwitz-Birkenau by train</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="33"> <p>Jacek holds up a wartime photo of his family. In January 1945 the family were moved to a labour camp in Berlin</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>The names of some of those murdered were being read out at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament.</p> <p>Around the country some of those who survived the Holocaust were visiting homes to talk to informal groups about their experiences.</p> <section data-external="9" data-internal="3" data-widget> <span>Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span> Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span></span></section> <section> <div> <h2>Top Stories</h2> <ol aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"><li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> Karen Buckley: Remains Found As Man Held</span></li> <li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> Preacher Murder Police Make Terror Arrests</span></li> <li> <span>DJ Neil Fox Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Offences</span></li> <li> <span>Russian Submarine Blamed For Snagging Trawler</span></li> <li> <span>Election Challengers Set For Live TV Debate</span></li> </ol></div> </section> <p><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" /></p> </div><div readability="5"><head><title>Report: Global Rise In Anti-Semitic Attacks</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/f670e1be.sky-news-touch.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/images/1b5f54e3.sky-news-touch-ipad.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/images/74ebaccd.sky-news-touch-retina.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/images/61bf2734.sky-news-touch-retina-ipad.png"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/289a719e.main.css" type="text/css"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="//player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css" type="text/css"/></head> <div readability="6.5"><p>We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p><button type="button"><span>Close</span></button></div> <div readability="5.64017991004"><div role="main"><div readability="29.9984362783"><div readability="7"><p aria-hidden="true">Auschwitz survivor Dov Landau talks about his experiences</p></div><div readability="38.5953630796"><div readability="54.5"><p>Violent anti-Semitic attacks have risen by 38% over the past year with figures from France and Britain being particularly disturbing, says a study from an Israeli university.</p><p>The study from Tel Aviv University was published as Israel marked Holocaust Memorial Day 70 years after the liberation of the Nazi death camps.</p><p>The report found 766 violent attacks, including "arson, vandalism or direct threats against Jewish persons or institutions" across the world, making 2014 the second-worst year of the decade, after 2009.</p><p>The highest number of incidents in a single country happened in France which, at around 600,000, is home to Europe's largest Jewish community.</p><p>It recorded 164 anti-Semitic attacks in 2014 compared with 141 the previous year.</p><div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"><p><span>1</span>/<span>13</span></p><div><ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1463861"><li readability="-0.5"> <div readability="35"><p><span>Gallery:</span> Concentration Camp's Liberators And Survivors Reunited</p><p>A visitor stands in front of a watchtower behind a fence on the grounds of the former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar</p></div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div></div><div readability="33"><p>Germany marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp by the US army</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div></div><div readability="32"><p>US veterans who freed the camp and survivor Murray Goldfinger (3R) arrive</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div><div readability="32"><p>Survivor Alexander Butschuk gestures as he arrives</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div> <div readability="32"><p>Holocaust survivor Murray Goldfinger tells people how he survived</p></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>Britain saw 141 attacks for the same year, up from 95 in 2013, while Germany recorded 76, more than double the figure for 2013, figures in the annual report revealed.</p> <p>The study said: "The overall feeling among many Jewish people is one of living in an intensifying anti-Jewish environment that has become not only insulting and threatening, but outright dangerous, and that they are facing an explosion of hatred towards them as individuals, their communities, and Israel, as a Jewish state."</p> <p>The report considered one of the contributing factors to the increased attacks was last summer's war in Gaza which led to protests across Europe.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"><p><span>1</span>/<span>19</span></p><div><ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1415921"><li readability="-0.5"> <div readability="35"><p><span>Gallery:</span> Holocaust Survivors Mark Auschwitz Liberation</p><p>About 300 Holocaust survivors gathered to mark 70 years since Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz death camp</p></div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div></div> <div readability="32"><p>Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski (C) lays a wreath at the 'Wall of Death' in the camp</p></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>Across Israel, people came to a standstill to observe a two-minute silence to remember the estimated six millions Jews murdered during the Holocaust by the Nazi regime, between 1933 and 1945.</p> <p>As sirens sounded, cars and buses pulled over. Drivers stepped out of their vehicles and people bowed their heads in one of Israel's most solemn annual reminders of the Shoah, while television and radio stations broadcast programmes about the genocide.</p> <p>Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid a wreath at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"><p><span>1</span>/<span>28</span></p><div><ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1415716"><li readability="0.5"> <div readability="37"><p><span>Gallery:</span> Portraits Of Auschwitz Survivors</p><p>Auschwitz death camp survivor Jacek Nadolny, 77. Jacek was seven during the Warsaw Uprising, when he was sent with his family to Auschwitz-Birkenau by train</p></div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div></div> <div readability="33"><p>Jacek holds up a wartime photo of his family. In January 1945 the family were moved to a labour camp in Berlin</p></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>The names of some of those murdered were being read out at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament.</p> <p>Around the country some of those who survived the Holocaust were visiting homes to talk to informal groups about their experiences.</p> <section data-external="9" data-internal="3" data-widget> <span>Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span> Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span></span></section> <section> <div><h2>Top Stories</h2><ol aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"><li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> Karen Buckley: Remains Found As Man Held</span></li> <li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> Preacher Murder Police Make Terror Arrests</span></li> <li> <span>DJ Neil Fox Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Offences</span></li> <li> <span>Russian Submarine Blamed For Snagging Trawler</span></li> <li> <span>Election Challengers Set For Live TV Debate</span></li> </ol></div> </section> <p><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" /></p> </div><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-49047212100670980282015-04-15T18:46:00.004+07:002015-04-15T18:48:10.415+07:00Hundreds Of Pearl Harbor Dead To Be Exhumed<p>The remains of 388 Americans killed during the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor during World War Two are to be exhumed for DNA testing.</p> <p>Most of the crew on board the torpedoed USS Oklahoma could not be identified after Japan's surprise attack - a pivotal moment which convinced the US to enter the war.</p> <p>Their remains were interred at Hawaii's National Memorial Cemetery but now the Pentagon plans to transfer them to a Defense Department lab on the island to hopefully bring closure to some families.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">An aerial view of Battleship Row taken from an attacking Japanese plane</p> </div> <p>Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work said the government remained "committed to fulfilling its sacred obligation to achieve the fullest possible accounting for US personnel lost in past conflicts".</p> <p>"Recent advances in forensic science and technology, as well as family member assistance in providing genealogical information, have now made it possible to make individual identifications for many service members long-buried in graves marked 'unknown,'" said Mr Work.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">The attack on the USS Oklahoma killed 429 people</p> </div> <p>"While not all families will receive an individual identification, we will strive to provide resolution to as many families as possible."</p> <p>For the exhumation to happen, Government rules state there must be a chance of identifying at least 60% of the troops. Family members of the dead crew are set to provide samples to help the process.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Salvage crews on the deck of the wrecked ship</p> </div> <p>Some 429 sailors and Marines on the USS Oklahoma died in the attack on 7 December 1941.</p> <p>In all, Japan's two-hour airborne onslaught destroyed eight battleships and 164 planes - more than a 100 other vessels were also sunk or damaged.</p> <p>But it was the deaths of more than 2,400 serviceman and civilians on home soil that truly shocked the US and led President Roosevelt to famously declare it "a day that will live in infamy".</p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-58366874807726309432015-04-15T18:46:00.003+07:002015-04-15T18:46:21.475+07:00Hundreds Of Migrants Feared Drowned Off Libya<p>Some 400 illegal migrants may have drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Sunday, according to survivors who were rescued and brought to Italy.</p> <p>Those rescued claimed the vessel was carrying between 500 and 550 people trying to make their way to Europe when it sank.</p> <p>Flavio Di Giacomo, a spokesman for the International Organisation for Migration, said between 144 and 150 survivors arrived on Tuesday at Reggio Calabria in southern Italy after being picked up by the Italian coastguard.</p> <p>"We are continuing to investigate in order to understand how the shipwreck happened," he said.</p> <p>There has been a suggestion the boat may have capsized after passengers began moving around when they saw the Italian rescue team approach.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/02/DIGI171412MOMIGRANTSRAVENSCROFT1700150216171644141424107105667374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/02/DIGI171412MOMIGRANTSRAVENSCROFT1700150216171644141424107105667700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Desperate Migrants Flee Libya"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Desperate Migrants Flee Libya</span></span></div> <p>The Italian coastguard says it has recovered nine bodies.</p> <p>"There were 400 victims in this shipwreck, which occurred 24 hours after (their vessel) left the Libyan coast," the charity Save the Children said in a statement, citing survivors.</p> <p>"There were several young males, probably minors, among the victims," the statement continued, adding there were also children among the survivors.</p> <p>Speaking to Sky News, Save the Children spokeswoman Carlotta Bellini said: "The situation in Libya is really bad.</p> <p>"Many migrants, including many children, have been victims of violence and many of them have reached Italy over the past few days.</p> <p>"They have mentioned that extremism and violence on migrants is growing (in Italy).</p> <p>"They are being transferred to a migrant centre in northern Italy."</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>12</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1401278"><li readability="-1"> <div readability="34"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Stranded Migrants Leave 'Ghost Ship' In Italy</p> <p>Migrants smile after disembarking from the ship</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="33"> <p>The Ezadeen cargo ship was stopped by Italian authorities after smugglers sent it speeding toward the coast in rough seas with nobody at the helm</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-54980542175166834142015-04-15T18:46:00.001+07:002015-04-15T18:46:20.845+07:00Russian-Language Siri Accused Of Homophobia<p>A Russian-language version of Apple's Siri personal assistant has been accused of providing homophobic responses to questions about gay people.</p> <p>The voice-activated helper responded to a question about whether gay marriage is "normal" by saying: "You are so rude" and "I consider this emotion should be considered negative."</p> <p>When asked the same question again Siri said: "I will pretend I didn't hear that" and "Now you are using obscenities and then you are going to eat bread with the same hands."</p> <p>It has been reported that the responses were due to a bug that has now been fixed.</p> <p>Gay rights are a controversial subject in Russia. A law banning gay "propaganda" that was passed in 2013 prevents people from giving information about homosexuality to people under 18.</p> <p>Apple chief executive Tim Cook came out as gay in October.</p> <p>Last November, a tribute to Steve Jobs was removed from a college campus in St Petersburg after Mr Cook's announcement.</p> <p>When the English version of Siri launched there were complaints about some its responses, which included refusing to look up the locations of local abortion clinics.</p> <p>Sky News has contacted Apple for comment.</p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-80163735580477666052015-04-14T18:46:00.004+07:002015-04-14T18:48:07.540+07:00Robot Reveals Inside Of Wrecked Nuclear Plant<div><head><title>Robot Reveals Inside Of Wrecked Nuclear Plant</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/f670e1be.sky-news-touch.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/images/1b5f54e3.sky-news-touch-ipad.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/images/74ebaccd.sky-news-touch-retina.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/images/61bf2734.sky-news-touch-retina-ipad.png"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/289a719e.main.css" type="text/css"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="//player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css" type="text/css"/></head> <div readability="6.5"> <p>We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p> <button type="button"><span>Close</span></button> </div> <div> <div role="main"> <div readability="30.3909490886"> <div> <div> <button><span>Play video "Robot's Views Of Wrecked Reactor"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Robot's Views Of Wrecked Reactor</span></span></div> <div readability="35.1940814758"> <div readability="48"> <p>A specially-designed robot has become stranded after capturing the first grainy images from inside one of the melted reactors at Japan's doomed Fukushima nuclear plant.</p> <p>It withstood the deadly radioactive environment but then became stuck two-thirds of the way through its mission and had to be abandoned.</p> <p>Pictures lit by a lamp on the robot showed steam wafting around the chamber and debris that looked like small rocks and metal parts.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">The shape-changing robot was specially developed for the mission</p> </div> <p>The video also showed numerous white spots believed to be caused by gamma rays.</p> <p>Despite the glitch, officials said the images were a success and showed it was possible to send in more sophisticated robots as they embark on a 40-year mission to make the plant safe.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>7</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1464463"><li readability="0"> <div readability="36"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Robot's Pictures Inside Fukushima</p> <p>A still image of a video taken by a small cord-controlled robot shows inside the reactor vessel of the No. 1 reactor building at Tokyo Electric Power Co's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="34"> <p>The robot was used to film inside one of the reactors that melted down at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant last week, but the robot itself lost control and become disconnected</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div> <div readability="34"> <p>The 60cm Hitachi robot entered the disaster zone through a pipe and then morphed into a crawler device, collecting radiation and temperature data as it crept along. Continue through for more pictures</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>The robot also picked up lower than expected radiation readings, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), possibly paving the way for wireless devices to explore the site.</p> <p>However, radiation levels inside the plant are still far too dangerous for humans.</p> <p>The 60cm Hitachi robot entered the disaster zone through a pipe and then morphed into a crawler device, collecting radiation and temperature data as it crept along.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/140415DIGI084530TUFUKUSHIMAROBOTIN150414084931501428997789517374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/140415DIGI084530TUFUKUSHIMAROBOTIN150414084931501428997789517700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "What The Robot Looks Like"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>What The Robot Looks Like</span></span></div> <p>TEPCO spokesman Teruaki Kobayashi said its journey had been halted possibly after one of its tyres got stuck in a grating.</p> <p>A different amphibious robot is set to enter the site next year for more tests.</p> <p>Large volumes of cooling water continue to leak from the damaged reactors, causing contamination and hampering the cleanup process.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>16</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1131512"><li readability="-1"> <div readability="34"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Archive: Timeline Of Events</p> <p>March 11. Cooling problems at the nuclear plant emerged. The government declared state of emergency</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="33"> <p>March 12. Plant owners TEPCO said pressure was rising in some of the reactors and could not be controlled</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>A £1.8bn ice wall extending down 1,500 metres is hoping to freeze the earth around the wrecked plant and stop contaminated water leaching into the sea.</p> <p>The nuclear meltdown in March 2011 was the worst since Chernobyl and happened after a magnitude 9 earthquake hit the area and triggered a deadly tsunami.</p> <p>Three reactors at the plant went into meltdown and hundreds of thousands had to be evacuated.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>9</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1070770"><li readability="-1"> <div readability="34"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Images Of A Nuclear No-Go Zone</p> <p>A boat lies stranded on the ground after the powerful tsunami two years ago.</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="32"> <p>One of the Google Street View camera cars drives through the deserted Namie streets.</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>So far, more than 1,600 people have died from health complications brought on by the disaster.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/h264/vod/374/2013/08/230813-fukushima-holland-online.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/h264/vod/700/2013/08/230813-fukushima-holland-online.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "2013: Residents In Fear After Leak"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>2013: Residents In Fear After Leak</span></span></div> <section data-external="9" data-internal="3" data-widget> <span>Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span> Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span></span></section> <section> <div> <h2>Top Stories</h2> <ol aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"><li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> PM Launches Manifesto For 'Working People'</span></li> <li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> Tory Manifesto: Five Things We've Learned</span></li> <li> <span>Right To Buy: What Is It And How Does It Work?</span></li> <li> <span>Greens Vow To Roll Back NHS Privatisation</span></li> <li> <span>Dozing Luggage Handler Trapped Inside Hold</span></li> </ol></div> </section> <p><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" /></p> </div><div readability="5"><head><title>Robot Reveals Inside Of Wrecked Nuclear Plant</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/f670e1be.sky-news-touch.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/images/1b5f54e3.sky-news-touch-ipad.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/images/74ebaccd.sky-news-touch-retina.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/images/61bf2734.sky-news-touch-retina-ipad.png"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/289a719e.main.css" type="text/css"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="//player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css" type="text/css"/></head> <div readability="6.5"><p>We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p><button type="button"><span>Close</span></button></div> <div><div role="main"><div readability="30.3909490886"><div><div><button><span>Play video "Robot's Views Of Wrecked Reactor"</span></button></div><span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Robot's Views Of Wrecked Reactor</span></span></div><div readability="35.1940814758"><div readability="48"><p>A specially-designed robot has become stranded after capturing the first grainy images from inside one of the melted reactors at Japan's doomed Fukushima nuclear plant.</p><p>It withstood the deadly radioactive environment but then became stuck two-thirds of the way through its mission and had to be abandoned.</p><p>Pictures lit by a lamp on the robot showed steam wafting around the chamber and debris that looked like small rocks and metal parts.</p><div readability="7"><p aria-hidden="true">The shape-changing robot was specially developed for the mission</p></div><p>The video also showed numerous white spots believed to be caused by gamma rays.</p><p>Despite the glitch, officials said the images were a success and showed it was possible to send in more sophisticated robots as they embark on a 40-year mission to make the plant safe.</p><div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"><p><span>1</span>/<span>7</span></p><div><ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1464463"><li readability="0"> <div readability="36"><p><span>Gallery:</span> Robot's Pictures Inside Fukushima</p><p>A still image of a video taken by a small cord-controlled robot shows inside the reactor vessel of the No. 1 reactor building at Tokyo Electric Power Co's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant</p></div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div></div><div readability="34"><p>The robot was used to film inside one of the reactors that melted down at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant last week, but the robot itself lost control and become disconnected</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div></div><div readability="34"><p>The 60cm Hitachi robot entered the disaster zone through a pipe and then morphed into a crawler device, collecting radiation and temperature data as it crept along. Continue through for more pictures</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>The robot also picked up lower than expected radiation readings, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), possibly paving the way for wireless devices to explore the site.</p> <p>However, radiation levels inside the plant are still far too dangerous for humans.</p> <p>The 60cm Hitachi robot entered the disaster zone through a pipe and then morphed into a crawler device, collecting radiation and temperature data as it crept along.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/140415DIGI084530TUFUKUSHIMAROBOTIN150414084931501428997789517374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/140415DIGI084530TUFUKUSHIMAROBOTIN150414084931501428997789517700.mp4"><div><button><span>Play video "What The Robot Looks Like"</span></button></div><span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>What The Robot Looks Like</span></span></div> <p>TEPCO spokesman Teruaki Kobayashi said its journey had been halted possibly after one of its tyres got stuck in a grating.</p> <p>A different amphibious robot is set to enter the site next year for more tests.</p> <p>Large volumes of cooling water continue to leak from the damaged reactors, causing contamination and hampering the cleanup process.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"><p><span>1</span>/<span>16</span></p><div><ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1131512"><li readability="-1"> <div readability="34"><p><span>Gallery:</span> Archive: Timeline Of Events</p><p>March 11. Cooling problems at the nuclear plant emerged. The government declared state of emergency</p></div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div></div> <div readability="33"><p>March 12. Plant owners TEPCO said pressure was rising in some of the reactors and could not be controlled</p></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>A £1.8bn ice wall extending down 1,500 metres is hoping to freeze the earth around the wrecked plant and stop contaminated water leaching into the sea.</p> <p>The nuclear meltdown in March 2011 was the worst since Chernobyl and happened after a magnitude 9 earthquake hit the area and triggered a deadly tsunami.</p> <p>Three reactors at the plant went into meltdown and hundreds of thousands had to be evacuated.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"><p><span>1</span>/<span>9</span></p><div><ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1070770"><li readability="-1"> <div readability="34"><p><span>Gallery:</span> Images Of A Nuclear No-Go Zone</p><p>A boat lies stranded on the ground after the powerful tsunami two years ago.</p></div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div></div> <div readability="32"><p>One of the Google Street View camera cars drives through the deserted Namie streets.</p></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>So far, more than 1,600 people have died from health complications brought on by the disaster.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/h264/vod/374/2013/08/230813-fukushima-holland-online.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/h264/vod/700/2013/08/230813-fukushima-holland-online.mp4"><div><button><span>Play video "2013: Residents In Fear After Leak"</span></button></div><span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>2013: Residents In Fear After Leak</span></span></div> <section data-external="9" data-internal="3" data-widget> <span>Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span> Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span></span></section> <section> <div><h2>Top Stories</h2><ol aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"><li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> PM Launches Manifesto For 'Working People'</span></li> <li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> Tory Manifesto: Five Things We've Learned</span></li> <li> <span>Right To Buy: What Is It And How Does It Work?</span></li> <li> <span>Greens Vow To Roll Back NHS Privatisation</span></li> <li> <span>Dozing Luggage Handler Trapped Inside Hold</span></li> </ol></div> </section> <p><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" /></p> </div><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-39630375983080253262015-04-14T18:46:00.003+07:002015-04-14T18:46:26.307+07:00Kidnapped Nigeria Girls Still Missing A Year On<p>By Alex Crawford, Sky News Special Correspondent</p> <p>It is 12 months since the kidnap of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls captured the world's attention - they remain unaccounted for and it is increasingly clear Boko Haram is still abducting hundreds more women.</p> <p>Campaign group BringBackOurGirls says it has evidence some of the group were seen in the town of Gwoza in northeast Nigeria, until recently the main operational base of the militant terror group.</p> <p>Nothing concrete has been heard of them since.</p> <p>Even after the Nigerian military entered the town and claimed to have retaken it - a week before the country went to the polls - there has been little news of exactly what was found there.</p> <p>Nigeria's new president told Sky News last month - in his first interview after it became clear he was going to be the country's next leader- that cracking down on Boko Haram and recovering the schoolgirls was his top priority.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/02/DIGI213301WECAMEROONBOKOHARAMCRAWFORD1423690692382374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/02/DIGI213301WECAMEROONBOKOHARAMCRAWFORD1423690692382700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Feb 2015: Battling Boko Haram"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Feb 2015: Battling Boko Haram</span></span></div> <p>But he warned parents not to be overly optimistic.</p> <p>"We will do our best," President-elect Muhammadu Buhari told us from his Abuja residence.</p> <p>A report by human rights group Amnesty International says at least 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/10/271014BokoHaramGirlWitness1414388755294374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/10/271014BokoHaramGirlWitness1414388755294700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Boko Haram: Rape And Torture"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Boko Haram: Rape And Torture</span></span></div> <p>Many of them are forced into sexual slavery - and also trained to fight.</p> <p>One young woman who was kidnapped then forced into marriage told Amnesty she was repeatedly raped and sexually abused.</p> <p>She said she had been taught how to use weapons and forced to take part in Boko Haram battles - even one against her own village.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/11/011114NIGERIABokoHaramLeaderOnKidnappedGirls1414852089508374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/11/011114NIGERIABokoHaramLeaderOnKidnappedGirls1414852089508700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Nov: 2014 Schoolgirls 'Married Off'"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Nov: 2014 Schoolgirls 'Married Off'</span></span></div> <p>Amnesty has documented what it calls multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the extremist group, which recently pledged allegiance to Islamic State.</p> <p>It commissioned new satellite images, including that of the town of Bama, which showed the level of destruction wrought by Boko Haram as it retreated.</p> <p>Nearly 6,000 structures can be seen damaged or destroyed - about 70% of the town.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/05/120514BokoHaramNigeriaGirlsVideo1399889261459374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/05/120514BokoHaramNigeriaGirlsVideo1399889261459700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "May 2014: Kidnapped Girls On Show"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>May 2014: Kidnapped Girls On Show</span></span></div> <p>There is more hope than at anytime over the last five years that with the election of a new president there will be fresh impetus and the will to take on the militants - and to try to find some answers for the hundreds of parents still hoping their daughters will be returned.</p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-75057078146345214712015-04-14T18:46:00.001+07:002015-04-14T18:46:25.928+07:00Deadly 'Al Shabaab Attack' On Somali Ministry<p>At least five people were killed and ten injured in an attack on Somalia's higher education ministry in the capital Mogadishu, police have said.</p> <p>Officers said there were two blasts at the entrance to a complex of government buildings.</p> <p>They said it then opened the way for gunmen to enter the site where they are thought to have taken hostage some of the ministry's employees.</p> <p>"First two blasts occurred, a bike blast and a car blast, outside the building, then armed fighters stormed in," Major Ali Nur, a police officer, told Reuters.</p> <p>Smoke could be seen rising over the compound and gunfire was heard from inside.</p> <p>The building houses the Higher Education Ministry and the Petroleum and Minerals Ministry.</p> <p>Police Colonel Hussein Ibrahim said at least five people had been killed, including an African Union and a government soldier. The other three were civilians.</p> <p>But initial estimates of the number killed varied, with some saying as many as eight dead.</p> <p>About half an hour after the blast happened, police said the complex had been brought under control.</p> <p>A spokesman for the armed Islamist group al Shabaab said it was responsible.</p> <p>It is the latest in a series of raids in Mogadishu by the group which wants to topple the government and impose its own strict version of Islamic law.</p> <p>It also comes days after an attack by militants on a Kenya university campus massacre in which 148 people were killed.</p> <p><strong>More follows...</strong></p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-24098701278904486952015-04-13T18:46:00.004+07:002015-04-13T18:48:01.472+07:00It's Official: Clinton Running For President<div><head><title>It's Official: Clinton Running For President</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/f670e1be.sky-news-touch.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/images/1b5f54e3.sky-news-touch-ipad.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/images/74ebaccd.sky-news-touch-retina.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/images/61bf2734.sky-news-touch-retina-ipad.png"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/289a719e.main.css" type="text/css"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="//player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css" type="text/css"/></head> <div readability="6.5"> <p>We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p> <button type="button"><span>Close</span></button> </div> <div readability="5.49473684211"> <div role="main"> <div readability="28.6711880262"> <div> <div> <button><span>Play video "Clinton Wants To Be 'Champion'"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Clinton Wants To Be 'Champion'</span></span></div> <div readability="34.4339933993"> <div readability="48.0485436893"> <p>Hillary Clinton has told donors she is to run for US president and seek the Democratic nomination.</p> <p>A top adviser to the former First Lady and Secretary of State made her 2016 plans official with an email message sent to veterans of her first presidential campaign.</p> <p>Minutes later, Mrs Clinton announced the details on her <strong>campaign website</strong>.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Hillary Clinton tweeted this photo during her road trip to Iowa</p> </div> <p>She said in a video, uploaded to her new campaign website, that "everyday Americans need a champion. I want to be that champion".</p> <p>"I'm getting ready to do something too, I'm running for President," she said.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>5</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1463598"><li readability="-1"> <div readability="34"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Former First Lady Makes Announcement In Emails And Online</p> <p>Hillary Clinton used Twitter to post a message about her decision to run for president</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="32"> <p>Her daughter Chelsea was quick to express her pride</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div> <div readability="33"> <p>The news broke in an email from a senior member of her team, John Podesta</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div> <div readability="32"> <p>The wannabe president released a video on her new campaign website</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/></div> <div readability="32"> <p>The Hillary For America logo</p> </div> ]]> <p>"Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times but the deck is still stacked in favour of those at the top.</p> <p>"Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion, so you can do more than just get by, you can get ahead, and stay ahead, because when families are strong, America is strong.</p> <p>"So I'm hitting the road to earn your vote, because it's your time, and I hope you'll join me on this journey."</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/DIGI123826SUHILLARYCLINTON1200VT150412124115151428838967058374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/DIGI123826SUHILLARYCLINTON1200VT150412124115151428838967058700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Hillary Clinton Ready To Lead"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Hillary Clinton Ready To Lead</span></span></div> <p>Her daughter Chelsea tweeted: "Very proud of you Mom! @HillaryClinton." </p> <p>Mrs Clinton is aiming to be the first female president.</p> <p>She enters the Democratic primaries in a strong position to succeed her rival from the 2008 campaign, President Barack Obama.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>41</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1462278"><li readability="0"> <div readability="36"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Hillary Clinton: A Profile In Pictures</p> <p>Hillary Clinton is launching her bid for the White House - and here is a look back her life in pictures... 1960s: Clinton as a teenager, posing on rock on the shore of a lake</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="32"> <p>1960s: A sixties teenager</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>Following Sunday's announcement, she's expected to travel soon to early voting states, including Iowa and New Hampshire.</p> <p>Mrs Clinton has signalled that she intends to run on strengthening economic security for the middle class and expanding opportunities for working families.</p> <p><strong>Republicans are already trying to link Mrs Clinton to President Obama. They say electing her would be no different from giving Mr Obama a third term.</strong></p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/DIGI113600SUHILLARYCLINTONDEBATE150412113811351428836172771374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/DIGI113600SUHILLARYCLINTONDEBATE150412113811351428836172771700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Will Hillary Be Next US Leader?"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Will Hillary Be Next US Leader?</span></span></div> <p>Republican presidential contender Randy Paul said Mrs Clinton was a poor choice.</p> <p>He said: "Hillary Clinton represents the worst of the Washington machine – the arrogance of power, corruption and cover-up, conflicts of interest and failed leadership with tragic consequences."</p> <p>Sky's US correspondent Greg Milam, who is in Iowa ahead of an expected speech from Mrs Clinton, said: "She has kept us waiting for it and it didn't come out as expected with an announcement on social media from Hillary Clinton.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/DIGI103523FRHILLARYCLINTONPROFILE150411131553401428754605848374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/DIGI103523FRHILLARYCLINTONPROFILE150411131553401428754605848700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Hillary Clinton In 90 Seconds"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Hillary Clinton In 90 Seconds</span></span></div> <p>"It came in an email from John Podesta, a veteran of the Obama White House and now part of Hillary Clinton's team.</p> <p>"It's interesting that it was him reaching out to donors, the people who will raise the expected $1bn for her campaign, getting them on side."</p> <section data-external="9" data-internal="3" data-widget> <span>Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span> Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span></span></section> <section> <div> <h2>Top Stories</h2> <ol aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"><li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> Miliband: 'I Am Ready' To Lead Better Britain</span></li> <li> <span>Five Things We Learned From Labour's Manifesto</span></li> <li> <span>Hotter Than Spain! UK Set For Deckchair Weather</span></li> <li> <span>Chess Grandmaster Used Phone In Toilet To Cheat</span></li> <li> <span>Boy, 3, Shoots And Kills One-Year-Old Brother</span></li> </ol></div> </section> <p><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" /></p> </div><div readability="5"><head><title>It's Official: Clinton Running For President</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/f670e1be.sky-news-touch.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/images/1b5f54e3.sky-news-touch-ipad.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/images/74ebaccd.sky-news-touch-retina.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/images/61bf2734.sky-news-touch-retina-ipad.png"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/289a719e.main.css" type="text/css"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="//player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css" type="text/css"/></head> <div readability="6.5"><p>We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p><button type="button"><span>Close</span></button></div> <div readability="5.49473684211"><div role="main"><div readability="28.6711880262"><div><div><button><span>Play video "Clinton Wants To Be 'Champion'"</span></button></div><span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Clinton Wants To Be 'Champion'</span></span></div><div readability="34.4339933993"><div readability="48.0485436893"><p>Hillary Clinton has told donors she is to run for US president and seek the Democratic nomination.</p><p>A top adviser to the former First Lady and Secretary of State made her 2016 plans official with an email message sent to veterans of her first presidential campaign.</p><p>Minutes later, Mrs Clinton announced the details on her <strong>campaign website</strong>.</p><div readability="7"><p aria-hidden="true">Hillary Clinton tweeted this photo during her road trip to Iowa</p></div><p>She said in a video, uploaded to her new campaign website, that "everyday Americans need a champion. I want to be that champion".</p><p>"I'm getting ready to do something too, I'm running for President," she said.</p><div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"><p><span>1</span>/<span>5</span></p><div><ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1463598"><li readability="-1"> <div readability="34"><p><span>Gallery:</span> Former First Lady Makes Announcement In Emails And Online</p><p>Hillary Clinton used Twitter to post a message about her decision to run for president</p></div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div></div><div readability="32"><p>Her daughter Chelsea was quick to express her pride</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div></div><div readability="33"><p>The news broke in an email from a senior member of her team, John Podesta</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div><div readability="32"><p>The wannabe president released a video on her new campaign website</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/></div> <div readability="32"><p>The Hillary For America logo</p></div> ]]> <p>"Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times but the deck is still stacked in favour of those at the top.</p> <p>"Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion, so you can do more than just get by, you can get ahead, and stay ahead, because when families are strong, America is strong.</p> <p>"So I'm hitting the road to earn your vote, because it's your time, and I hope you'll join me on this journey."</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/DIGI123826SUHILLARYCLINTON1200VT150412124115151428838967058374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/DIGI123826SUHILLARYCLINTON1200VT150412124115151428838967058700.mp4"><div><button><span>Play video "Hillary Clinton Ready To Lead"</span></button></div><span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Hillary Clinton Ready To Lead</span></span></div> <p>Her daughter Chelsea tweeted: "Very proud of you Mom! @HillaryClinton." </p> <p>Mrs Clinton is aiming to be the first female president.</p> <p>She enters the Democratic primaries in a strong position to succeed her rival from the 2008 campaign, President Barack Obama.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"><p><span>1</span>/<span>41</span></p><div><ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1462278"><li readability="0"> <div readability="36"><p><span>Gallery:</span> Hillary Clinton: A Profile In Pictures</p><p>Hillary Clinton is launching her bid for the White House - and here is a look back her life in pictures... 1960s: Clinton as a teenager, posing on rock on the shore of a lake</p></div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div></div> <div readability="32"><p>1960s: A sixties teenager</p></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>Following Sunday's announcement, she's expected to travel soon to early voting states, including Iowa and New Hampshire.</p> <p>Mrs Clinton has signalled that she intends to run on strengthening economic security for the middle class and expanding opportunities for working families.</p> <p><strong>Republicans are already trying to link Mrs Clinton to President Obama. They say electing her would be no different from giving Mr Obama a third term.</strong></p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/DIGI113600SUHILLARYCLINTONDEBATE150412113811351428836172771374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/DIGI113600SUHILLARYCLINTONDEBATE150412113811351428836172771700.mp4"><div><button><span>Play video "Will Hillary Be Next US Leader?"</span></button></div><span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Will Hillary Be Next US Leader?</span></span></div> <p>Republican presidential contender Randy Paul said Mrs Clinton was a poor choice.</p> <p>He said: "Hillary Clinton represents the worst of the Washington machine – the arrogance of power, corruption and cover-up, conflicts of interest and failed leadership with tragic consequences."</p> <p>Sky's US correspondent Greg Milam, who is in Iowa ahead of an expected speech from Mrs Clinton, said: "She has kept us waiting for it and it didn't come out as expected with an announcement on social media from Hillary Clinton.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/DIGI103523FRHILLARYCLINTONPROFILE150411131553401428754605848374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/DIGI103523FRHILLARYCLINTONPROFILE150411131553401428754605848700.mp4"><div><button><span>Play video "Hillary Clinton In 90 Seconds"</span></button></div><span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Hillary Clinton In 90 Seconds</span></span></div> <p>"It came in an email from John Podesta, a veteran of the Obama White House and now part of Hillary Clinton's team.</p> <p>"It's interesting that it was him reaching out to donors, the people who will raise the expected $1bn for her campaign, getting them on side."</p> <section data-external="9" data-internal="3" data-widget> <span>Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span> Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span></span></section> <section> <div><h2>Top Stories</h2><ol aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"><li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> Miliband: 'I Am Ready' To Lead Better Britain</span></li> <li> <span>Five Things We Learned From Labour's Manifesto</span></li> <li> <span>Hotter Than Spain! UK Set For Deckchair Weather</span></li> <li> <span>Chess Grandmaster Used Phone In Toilet To Cheat</span></li> <li> <span>Boy, 3, Shoots And Kills One-Year-Old Brother</span></li> </ol></div> </section> <p><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" /></p> </div><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-16312169999108753192015-04-13T18:46:00.003+07:002015-04-13T18:46:22.428+07:00Beach Tribute To 13-Year-Old Killed By Shark<p>Hundreds of people have turned out for a beachfront tribute to a 13-year-old surfer who died in a brutal shark attack.</p> <p>Elio Canestri had his arms and legs bitten, as well as part of his stomach, while surfing off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion.</p> <p>Rescuers arrived quickly but could not save him.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Pro-surfer Jeremy Flores paid tribute. Pic: instagram.com/floresjeremy</p> </div> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Rescuers could not save the 13-year-old boy</p> </div> <p>A 3.5-metre tiger shark was quickly captured and killed but an examination of the boy's body revealed it was not the animal that killed the boy.</p> <p>Elio was surfing in an off-limits area introduced after a series of shark attacks around the island.</p> <p>In July 2013, <strong>a 15-year-old girl died after a shark tore her in two while she was snorkelling in a prohibited area.</strong></p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Crowds gathered in remembrance after the seventh fatality since 2011</p> </div> <p>Authorities banned all water activities outside special areas watched by lifeguards - a measure recently extended to February 2016.</p> <p>The 13-year-old's death is the 16th shark attack on Reunion since 2011, and the seventh death.</p> <p>"More than ever, we have to be doubly vigilant and the best way to prevent accidents is to respect the ban," said local police chief Dominique Sorain.</p> <p>Professional surfer Jeremy Flores, who grew up on Reunion, paid tribute to Elio and <strong>posted a photo of him on Instagram.</strong></p> <div readability="8"> <p aria-hidden="true">Reunion island is in the Indian Ocean, near Madagascar</p> </div> <p>He wrote: "ANOTHER shark attack in Reunion island this morning. 13 years old Elio was one of our best up and coming surfer. Words can't describe how sad and angry i am. So young !!! Heart breaking News . RIP."</p> <p><strong>A Facebook tribute page</strong> has also been set up, attracting more than 5,000 likes.</p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-7465019810152028852015-04-13T18:46:00.001+07:002015-04-13T18:46:22.042+07:00Families Who Refuse Jabs In Oz Face Benefits Ban<p>Families who refuse to vaccinate their children will be barred from accessing some benefits under tightened "no jab, no pay" laws in Australia.</p> <p>The policy change comes amid a debate over immunisation for children, with some parents concerned vaccines against deadly diseases are dangerous.</p> <p>The anti-vaccination movement has coincided with the resurgence of measles, a preventable disease, in some European countries as well as in parts of the United States.</p> <p>Prime Minister Tony Abbott said: "It's essentially a 'no jab, no pay' policy from this government.</p> <p>"It's a very important public health announcement. It's a very important measure to keep our children and our families as safe as possible."</p> <p>Under current Australian laws, parents who have "conscientious objections" about immunisation can claim childcare and welfare payments.</p> <div readability="8"> <p aria-hidden="true">Tony Abbott called the measures a 'no jab, no pay' policy</p> </div> <p>If the measures are passed those parents would be denied the payments - which include childcare rebates, benefits and family tax benefit supplements - potentially missing out on almost £8,000 (Aus$15,000) per child annually.</p> <p>Parents unwilling to vaccinate the children on medical or religious grounds will still be allowed to access some benefits, although under tighter eligibility requirements.</p> <p>Social Services Minister Scott Morrison said no mainstream religions had registered vaccination objections with the government.</p> <p>The new measures have to be passed by parliament but are supported by the Labor opposition. They are set to come into force at the start of 2016.</p> <p>Australia has vaccination rates of over 90% for children aged one to five years.</p> <p>But the government said more than 39,000 children aged under seven were not vaccinated because their parents objected - an increase of more than 24,000 children over the past decade.</p> <p>Mr Abbott said his government was "extremely concerned" about the risks such actions posed to the rest of the population.</p> <p>In a joint statement with Mr Morrison, he said: "The choice made by families not to immunise their children is not supported by public policy or medical research nor should such action be supported by taxpayers in the form of child care payments."</p> <p>Many people who do not vaccinate their children say they fear a triple vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella is responsible for increasing cases of autism - a theory repeatedly disproven by various studies.</p> <p>The controversy dates back to the publication of a now discredited article in the Lancet medical journal in 1998.</p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-14153084376374717892015-04-12T18:46:00.004+07:002015-04-12T18:48:18.825+07:00Obama And Castro In Historic Meeting<p>The leaders of the US and Cuba have held their first formal meeting in more than half a century - clearing the way for a thawing of relations that seemed unthinkable to citizens of both countries only a few years ago.</p> <p>US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro met in a small conference room in Panama, where they sat side by side.</p> <p>Mr Obama said the event was "obviously a historic meeting", adding that his country was ready to "turn the page" with Cuba on the past.</p> <p>He said: "It was my belief it was time to try something new, that it was important for us to engage with Cuban government. And, more importantly, with Cuban people."</p> <p>He thanked Mr Castro for his "spirit of openness" but warned that significant differences still remain.</p> <p>Mr Castro said he was ready to discuss issues such as human rights and press freedom, saying: "Everything can be on the table."</p> <p>But he warned that the two countries may "agreed to disagree" at times, adding that both sides must be "very patient".</p> <p>The meeting was held on the sideline of the Summit of the Americas, which this year included Cuba for the first time.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Mr Castro and Mr Obama shake hands during their historic meeting in Panama</p> </div> <p>It was not publicly announced in advance but White House officials had suggested the two leaders were hoping for an opportunity to meet while in Panama.</p> <p>The meeting came just hours after the two shared a handshake as the summit opened.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/02/DIGI210806TUFIDELCASTRONEWPHOTOSRIDGEANALYSIS1422997933369374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/02/DIGI210806TUFIDELCASTRONEWPHOTOSRIDGEANALYSIS1422997933369700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Fidel Castro 'Still Full Of Life'"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Fidel Castro 'Still Full Of Life'</span></span></div> <p>Four months ago Mr Castro and Mr Obama simultaneously announced an ending of hostilities.</p> <p>President Obama said starkly: "Fifty years of isolation hasn't worked."</p> <p>It is expected that the US will soon agree to remove Cuba's name from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, something that would also open the door to loans and aid for the South American nation after decades of suffering under the trade embargo.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/12/DIGI220601WECUBA2200141217220748051418854190772374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/12/DIGI220601WECUBA2200141217220748051418854190772700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Dec 17: The Cuba Deal"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Dec 17: The Cuba Deal</span></span></div> <p>Fidel Castro came to power in 1959 after overthrowing the US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista.</p> <p>For half a century, the leader of the first communist country in the western hemisphere was a thorn in America's side.</p> <p>In 2006, after abdominal surgery, he started the transfer of power to his brother Raul, who took the landmark step in 2014 of appearing with the US President.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/12/DIGI170230WECUBAUSOBAMAFULLSLAB1418838555163374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/12/DIGI170230WECUBAUSOBAMAFULLSLAB1418838555163700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Dec 17: Obama On Cuba: Statement"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Dec 17: Obama On Cuba: Statement</span></span></div><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-10087340848168430082015-04-12T18:46:00.003+07:002015-04-12T18:46:21.652+07:00Hillary Clinton Set To Confirm Presidency Bid<p>By Greg Milam, US Correspondent</p> <p>Hillary Clinton is today expected to confirm she is running for the Democratic nomination to be the president of the US, effectively firing the starting gun on the 2016 election campaign.</p> <p>The former Secretary of State and First Lady has long been the runaway favourite to be the party's candidate for the election next November.</p> <p>It is expected she will make the announcement via a video message on Twitter before heading off to a first campaign event in Iowa.</p> <p>The Midwest state was where her last campaign for president in 2008 began to unravel when she lost the caucuses to then senator Barack Obama.</p> <p>Iowans are the first to vote for their candidates and Mrs Clinton is reported to be planning on a low key meeting a small group of voters. She is trying to counter the image that she is out of touch with real Americans.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/DIGI103523FRHILLARYCLINTONPROFILE150411131553401428754605848374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/DIGI103523FRHILLARYCLINTONPROFILE150411131553401428754605848700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Hillary Clinton In 90 Seconds"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Hillary Clinton In 90 Seconds</span></span></div> <p>The state, which has traditionally been evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, is currently hosting its annual horse fair and attendees gave Mrs Clinton's expected candidacy a mixed reception.</p> <p>Katherine Resler said: "I won't vote for her. I don't think she is very trustworthy. I don't think she relates well to other people."</p> <p>Hannah Hilsabeck said: "I definitely think we need to have a woman in office. I think that would be huge for all women everywhere and just show we can do just as good a job as a guy can."</p> <p>Opinion polls have consistently put Mrs Clinton ahead of potential Republican rivals but the gap has narrowed in recent weeks.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>40</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1462278"><li readability="0"> <div readability="36"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Hillary Clinton: A Profile In Pictures</p> <p>Hillary Clinton is launching her bid for the White House - and here is a look back her life in pictures... 1960s: Clinton as a teenager, posing on rock on the shore of a lake</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="32"> <p>1960s: A sixties teenager</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-76776807942993296352015-04-12T18:46:00.001+07:002015-04-12T18:46:21.152+07:00IS Turns Ancient City Of Nimrud Into Dust<div><head><title>IS Turns Ancient City Of Nimrud Into Dust</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/f670e1be.sky-news-touch.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/images/1b5f54e3.sky-news-touch-ipad.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/images/74ebaccd.sky-news-touch-retina.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/images/61bf2734.sky-news-touch-retina-ipad.png"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/289a719e.main.css" type="text/css"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="//player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css" type="text/css"/></head> <div readability="6.5"> <p>We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p> <button type="button"><span>Close</span></button> </div> <div readability="7.62040332147"> <div role="main"> <div readability="30.3113456464"> <div> <div> <button><span>Play video "IS Bombs Ancient City"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>IS Bombs Ancient City</span></span></div> <div readability="37.0692307692"> <div readability="52.5"> <p>Islamic State militants have continued their spree of destroying ancient cities and treasures across Iraq, this time targeting Nimrud.</p> <p>The video posted online appears to show the terror group's fighters smashing artefacts in the ancient Assyrian city before blowing up the site.</p> <p>Militants can be seen ripping large barrels filled with powder in a room where the walls are lined with gypsum slabs, beautifully carved with representations of Assyrian figures.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Nimrud was home to some of the world's most important treasures</p> </div> <p>Nimrud was founded in the 13th century BC and contains one of the most famous archaeological sites in the history of a country often described as the cradle of civilisation.</p> <p>It was such a special city, in fact, that it was on Unesco's tentative list of world heritage sites.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>9</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1440059"><li readability="1"> <div readability="38"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Images Of The 3,000-Year-Old Assyrian Site</p> <p>The 3,000-year-old site on the banks of the Tigris river was once the capital of the world's most powerful empire, the Assyrians. European archeologists first excavated the site in the 1840s</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="35"> <p>Statues, sections of palaces and gold items were unearthed at the site. Some of its best-known monuments include these winged bulls with human faces, known as lamassus</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div> <div readability="34"> <p>Many of its artefacts were on display in the Baghdad Museum, but disappeared during the Gulf War in the 1990s. It was presumed they had been looted</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div> <div readability="36"> <p>However, after the 2003 Iraq invasion by allied forces, the items were found safe. They had been locked away in a secret vault in the city, submerged in sewage water</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> <div readability="32"> <p>The collection includes hundreds of gold and gem-studded jewellery items</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>The explosion sends a huge mushroom into the sky and turns yet another important part of the region's history to dust.</p> <p>The fighters hack away at statues with sledgehammers and carve them up with angle grinders, claiming that God had "honoured" them by "removing and destroying everything that was held to be equal to him and worshipped without him".</p> <p>In the jihadists' view, statues, idols and shrines amount to recognising objects of worships other than God and must be destroyed.</p> <p>A militant speaking at the end of the destruction said: "Whenever we are able in a piece of land to remove the signs of idolatry and spread monotheism, we will do it."</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/DIGI093212SUISISHATRADESTRUCTION150412094420311428828321070374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/DIGI093212SUISISHATRADESTRUCTION150412094420311428828321070700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "April: Artefacts Destroyed in Hatra"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>April: Artefacts Destroyed in Hatra</span></span></div> <p>The attacks, which follow similar destruction by IS in Iraq and Syria <strong>earlier this year</strong> and last year, will be widely criticised.</p> <p>Abdulamir Hamdani, an archaeologist from Stony Brook University in New York, said of Nimrud: "It's really a very important site in the history of Mesopotamia.</p> <p>"Many of Assyria's greatest artistic treasures came from this site."</p> <p>Nimrud is the later Arab name given to a settlement which was originally called Kalhu and was first described in 1820, being plundered by Western explorers and officials over decades.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/02/DIGI150423THIRAQISDESTROYARTIFACTSMOSULMUSEUM1424963503229374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/02/DIGI150423THIRAQISDESTROYARTIFACTSMOSULMUSEUM1424963503229700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "February: Mosul Artefacts Destroyed"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>February: Mosul Artefacts Destroyed</span></span></div> <p>It was also looted and damaged during the 2003 US invasion.</p> <p>Most of Nimrud's most valuable artefacts were moved long ago to museums in Mosul, Baghdad, Paris, London and elsewhere but giant "lamassu" statues - winged bulls with human heads - and reliefs were still on site.</p> <section data-external="9" data-internal="3" data-widget> <span>Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span> Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span></span></section> <section> <div> <h2>Top Stories</h2> <ol aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"><li> <span>Conservatives Promise To Cut Inheritance Tax</span></li> <li> <span>British Boy Killed In Alps Ski Fall 'Was Lost'</span></li> <li> <span>Video Shows Family In Deadly Brawl With Police</span></li> <li> <span>CCTV Pictures Show Gang Raiding Jewel Vault</span></li> <li> <span>Boy, 13, Killed By Shark In Banned Surfing Area</span></li> </ol></div> </section> <p><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" /></p> </div><div readability="5"><head><title>IS Turns Ancient City Of Nimrud Into Dust</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/f670e1be.sky-news-touch.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/images/1b5f54e3.sky-news-touch-ipad.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/images/74ebaccd.sky-news-touch-retina.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/images/61bf2734.sky-news-touch-retina-ipad.png"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/289a719e.main.css" type="text/css"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="//player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css" type="text/css"/></head> <div readability="6.5"><p>We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p><button type="button"><span>Close</span></button></div> <div readability="7.62040332147"><div role="main"><div readability="30.3113456464"><div><div><button><span>Play video "IS Bombs Ancient City"</span></button></div><span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>IS Bombs Ancient City</span></span></div><div readability="37.0692307692"><div readability="52.5"><p>Islamic State militants have continued their spree of destroying ancient cities and treasures across Iraq, this time targeting Nimrud.</p><p>The video posted online appears to show the terror group's fighters smashing artefacts in the ancient Assyrian city before blowing up the site.</p><p>Militants can be seen ripping large barrels filled with powder in a room where the walls are lined with gypsum slabs, beautifully carved with representations of Assyrian figures.</p><div readability="7"><p aria-hidden="true">Nimrud was home to some of the world's most important treasures</p></div><p>Nimrud was founded in the 13th century BC and contains one of the most famous archaeological sites in the history of a country often described as the cradle of civilisation.</p><p>It was such a special city, in fact, that it was on Unesco's tentative list of world heritage sites.</p><div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"><p><span>1</span>/<span>9</span></p><div><ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1440059"><li readability="1"> <div readability="38"><p><span>Gallery:</span> Images Of The 3,000-Year-Old Assyrian Site</p><p>The 3,000-year-old site on the banks of the Tigris river was once the capital of the world's most powerful empire, the Assyrians. European archeologists first excavated the site in the 1840s</p></div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div></div><div readability="35"><p>Statues, sections of palaces and gold items were unearthed at the site. Some of its best-known monuments include these winged bulls with human faces, known as lamassus</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div></div><div readability="34"><p>Many of its artefacts were on display in the Baghdad Museum, but disappeared during the Gulf War in the 1990s. It was presumed they had been looted</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div><div readability="36"><p>However, after the 2003 Iraq invasion by allied forces, the items were found safe. They had been locked away in a secret vault in the city, submerged in sewage water</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div> <div readability="32"><p>The collection includes hundreds of gold and gem-studded jewellery items</p></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>The explosion sends a huge mushroom into the sky and turns yet another important part of the region's history to dust.</p> <p>The fighters hack away at statues with sledgehammers and carve them up with angle grinders, claiming that God had "honoured" them by "removing and destroying everything that was held to be equal to him and worshipped without him".</p> <p>In the jihadists' view, statues, idols and shrines amount to recognising objects of worships other than God and must be destroyed.</p> <p>A militant speaking at the end of the destruction said: "Whenever we are able in a piece of land to remove the signs of idolatry and spread monotheism, we will do it."</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/DIGI093212SUISISHATRADESTRUCTION150412094420311428828321070374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/DIGI093212SUISISHATRADESTRUCTION150412094420311428828321070700.mp4"><div><button><span>Play video "April: Artefacts Destroyed in Hatra"</span></button></div><span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>April: Artefacts Destroyed in Hatra</span></span></div> <p>The attacks, which follow similar destruction by IS in Iraq and Syria <strong>earlier this year</strong> and last year, will be widely criticised.</p> <p>Abdulamir Hamdani, an archaeologist from Stony Brook University in New York, said of Nimrud: "It's really a very important site in the history of Mesopotamia.</p> <p>"Many of Assyria's greatest artistic treasures came from this site."</p> <p>Nimrud is the later Arab name given to a settlement which was originally called Kalhu and was first described in 1820, being plundered by Western explorers and officials over decades.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/02/DIGI150423THIRAQISDESTROYARTIFACTSMOSULMUSEUM1424963503229374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/02/DIGI150423THIRAQISDESTROYARTIFACTSMOSULMUSEUM1424963503229700.mp4"><div><button><span>Play video "February: Mosul Artefacts Destroyed"</span></button></div><span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>February: Mosul Artefacts Destroyed</span></span></div> <p>It was also looted and damaged during the 2003 US invasion.</p> <p>Most of Nimrud's most valuable artefacts were moved long ago to museums in Mosul, Baghdad, Paris, London and elsewhere but giant "lamassu" statues - winged bulls with human heads - and reliefs were still on site.</p> <section data-external="9" data-internal="3" data-widget> <span>Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span> Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span></span></section> <section> <div><h2>Top Stories</h2><ol aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"><li> <span>Conservatives Promise To Cut Inheritance Tax</span></li> <li> <span>British Boy Killed In Alps Ski Fall 'Was Lost'</span></li> <li> <span>Video Shows Family In Deadly Brawl With Police</span></li> <li> <span>CCTV Pictures Show Gang Raiding Jewel Vault</span></li> <li> <span>Boy, 13, Killed By Shark In Banned Surfing Area</span></li> </ol></div> </section> <p><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" /></p> </div><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-7036771585427210052015-04-11T18:46:00.004+07:002015-04-11T18:47:55.636+07:00Walter Scott Killing: Cop's Dashcam Released<p>By Sky News US Team</p> <p>Dashcam video has emerged showing a black South Carolina man running from his car after a traffic stop by a white officer, who gave chase before shooting him dead.</p> <p>The footage, released by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, does not show Officer Michael Slager shooting Walter Scott but does reveal more about the minutes before the killing in North Charleston last Saturday.</p> <p>Slager, who has been charged with murder and dismissed from the police, is seen approaching a car and asking the driver for his licence and proof of insurance.</p> <p>The patrolman tells Mr Scott he has been pulled over because of a broken brake light. After a brief exchange, the officer returns to his patrol car.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Walter Scott (L) and Michael Slager</p> </div> <p>The 50-year-old gets out of the vehicle, and Slager tells him to stay in the car. Several seconds later he leaves the black Mercedes-Benz again and runs away.</p> <p>After Slager gives chase, someone can be heard shouting: "Taser, taser."</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/DIGI114337FR100415KarenSharpeCopMu150410115059211428663094208374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/DIGI114337FR100415KarenSharpeCopMu150410115059211428663094208700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Cop's Mum: I Just Have To Let It Be"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Cop's Mum: I Just Have To Let It Be</span></span></div> <p>The 33-year-old patrolman said in a call to a dispatcher that he fired his weapon because Mr Scott took his stun gun and he feared for his life.</p> <p>But he was charged over the killing after a <strong>separate video, filmed on a mobile phone by an onlooker</strong>, showed the officer firing eight shots at Mr Scott's back as he flees.</p> <p>In the second video, Mr Scott does not appear to be armed.</p> <p>A post-mortem examination has found Mr Scott had multiple gunshot wounds on the back of his body.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/090415DIGI065045THSlagerPoliceShoot150409081557141428563806402374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/090415DIGI065045THSlagerPoliceShoot150409081557141428563806402700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Audio: Murder Charge Cop Chase"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Audio: Murder Charge Cop Chase</span></span></div> <p>His father has said his son, a father of four, may have run away because he owed child support money and did not want to go to jail.</p> <p>Mr Scott owed nearly $7,500 (£5,100) in child support when he was pulled over by Slager, according to court records cited by the Associated Press.</p> <p>He had been jailed three times for failing to pay child support, reports AP.</p> <p>He was sentenced to six months in 2008 and then in 2011 spent a night in jail for missed payments, and again a year later.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/090415DIGI204253THSOUTHCAROLINASHOO150409204846041428608957308374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/090415DIGI204253THSOUTHCAROLINASHOO150409204846041428608957308700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "South Carolina Police Shooting"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>South Carolina Police Shooting</span></span></div> <p>The dashcam video emerged as a man who was hit with a stun gun by Slager in a 2013 incident said he would sue.</p> <p>Mario Givens, 34, told a news conference Slager came to his house, pushed in the door and fired the stun gun at his stomach.</p> <p>Mr Givens, who was unarmed, filed an excessive-force complaint at the time, but Slager was exonerated and allowed to remain on the force.</p> <p>North Charleston police have said they will now review the case.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>6</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1461515"><li readability="-1"> <div readability="34"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Walter Scott's Death Sparks Protest</p> <p>Demonstrators rallied on Wednesday against what they described as a culture of police brutality</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="36"> <p>The protest came after a white officer, Michael Slager, was caught on video killing 50-year-old Walter Scott, an unarmed black man who was apparently running away</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-26645733577713598712015-04-11T18:46:00.003+07:002015-04-11T18:46:22.016+07:00Pakistan Frees Mumbai Attack Mastermind Suspect<div><head><title>Pakistan Frees Mumbai Attack Mastermind Suspect</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/f670e1be.sky-news-touch.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/images/1b5f54e3.sky-news-touch-ipad.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/images/74ebaccd.sky-news-touch-retina.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/images/61bf2734.sky-news-touch-retina-ipad.png"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/289a719e.main.css" type="text/css"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="//player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css" type="text/css"/></head> <div readability="6.5"> <p>We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p> <button type="button"><span>Close</span></button> </div> <div readability="5.60558751027"> <div role="main"> <div readability="29.7797051171"> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">The Mumbai terror attacks lasted for three days</p> </div> <div readability="33.6705426357"> <div readability="44"> <p>The man accused of being the mastermind of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai has been released on bail by a Pakistan court.</p> <p>The assault on India's financial capital resulted in the deaths of 166 people and seriously increased tensions between the two nuclear powers.</p> <p>The lawyer for Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi revealed the Lahore High Court move, saying: "Lakhvi has been released and he is out of the jail now. I don't know where he will go now."</p> <p>Lakhvi's release comes despite furious earlier protests from New Delhi which complained bitterly when a judge first granted him bail in December.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>27</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--652405"><li readability="0"> <div readability="36"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> 2008: Mumbai Terror Attacks</p> <p>From 2008: Scores of people have died and hundreds more have been injured in a series of terror attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. Guests had to be rescued from the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel after teams of heavily armed gunmen stormed the building.</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="32"> <p>Another guest is helped down from the fourth floor.</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div> <div readability="32"> <p>An Indian National security guard runs for cover opposite the hotel.</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div> <div readability="32"> <p>People duck as gunshots are fired from inside the building.</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/></div> <div readability="32"> <p>A fireman speaks with foreign tourists who were rescued from the Taj.</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>The Pakistan government subsequently issued a series of detention orders which judges then cancelled.</p> <p>The latest bail order is conditional on a $20,000 (£14,000) bond.</p> <p>India has called the decision to release him "an insult".</p> <p>"This is a very disappointing announcement. An insult to the victims of 26/11 Mumbai attack.</p> <p>"The global community should take serious note of Pakistan's double-speak on terrorism," said a government official.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/11/241114V2TheresaMayTerrorGrab1416850666571374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/11/241114V2TheresaMayTerrorGrab1416850666571700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "May: Terrorists Planned Gun Rampage"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>May: Terrorists Planned Gun Rampage</span></span></div> <p>India blames the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba for the Mumbai attack in which 10 gunmen crept into the city by boat and took part in a terror and killing spree over a three-day period.</p> <p>India says Lakhvi - who was arrested in 2009 over the tragedy - was the organisation's boss and has accused Pakistan of prevaricating over trials in connection with Lakhvi and six other suspects.</p> <p>The suspects were charged in Pakistan but no-one has been brought to trial in more than five years.</p> <p>India, which has urged Pakistan to either hand the suspects over or put them on trial, accuses its neighbour of playing a "double game" over terrorism, suggesting the country is supporting groups that may be useful for its own political gains.</p> <p>Relations between the two countries - which have had three wars over a bitter dispute over Kashmir since independence in 1947 - are at an all-time low.</p> <section data-external="9" data-internal="3" data-widget> <span>Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span> Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span></span></section> <section> <div> <h2>Top Stories</h2> <ol aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"><li> <span>NHS Battleground: Parties Unveil Rival Plans</span></li> <li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> LIVE UPDATES: General Election 2015</span></li> <li> <span>CCTV Shows Gang Plundering Hatton Garden Vault</span></li> <li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> British Boy, 7, Killed In Alps Ski Tragedy</span></li> <li> <span>Andy Murray 'Very' Excited As Wedding Nears</span></li> </ol></div> </section> <p><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" /></p> </div><div readability="5"><head><title>Pakistan Frees Mumbai Attack Mastermind Suspect</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/f670e1be.sky-news-touch.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/images/1b5f54e3.sky-news-touch-ipad.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/images/74ebaccd.sky-news-touch-retina.png"/><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/images/61bf2734.sky-news-touch-retina-ipad.png"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles/289a719e.main.css" type="text/css"/><link rel="stylesheet" href="//player.sky.com/css/skyplayer.min.css" type="text/css"/></head> <div readability="6.5"><p>We use cookies to give you the best experience. If you do nothing we'll assume that it's ok.</p><button type="button"><span>Close</span></button></div> <div readability="5.60558751027"><div role="main"><div readability="29.7797051171"><div readability="7"><p aria-hidden="true">The Mumbai terror attacks lasted for three days</p></div><div readability="33.6705426357"><div readability="44"><p>The man accused of being the mastermind of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai has been released on bail by a Pakistan court.</p><p>The assault on India's financial capital resulted in the deaths of 166 people and seriously increased tensions between the two nuclear powers.</p><p>The lawyer for Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi revealed the Lahore High Court move, saying: "Lakhvi has been released and he is out of the jail now. I don't know where he will go now."</p><p>Lakhvi's release comes despite furious earlier protests from New Delhi which complained bitterly when a judge first granted him bail in December.</p><div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"><p><span>1</span>/<span>27</span></p><div><ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--652405"><li readability="0"> <div readability="36"><p><span>Gallery:</span> 2008: Mumbai Terror Attacks</p><p>From 2008: Scores of people have died and hundreds more have been injured in a series of terror attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. Guests had to be rescued from the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel after teams of heavily armed gunmen stormed the building.</p></div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div></div><div readability="32"><p>Another guest is helped down from the fourth floor.</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div></div><div readability="32"><p>An Indian National security guard runs for cover opposite the hotel.</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div> </div><div readability="32"><p>People duck as gunshots are fired from inside the building.</p></div><p> ]]> </p><li class="gallery__item"/></div> <div readability="32"><p>A fireman speaks with foreign tourists who were rescued from the Taj.</p></div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item"/> <li class="gallery__item gallery__item--last"/> <p>The Pakistan government subsequently issued a series of detention orders which judges then cancelled.</p> <p>The latest bail order is conditional on a $20,000 (£14,000) bond.</p> <p>India has called the decision to release him "an insult".</p> <p>"This is a very disappointing announcement. An insult to the victims of 26/11 Mumbai attack.</p> <p>"The global community should take serious note of Pakistan's double-speak on terrorism," said a government official.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/11/241114V2TheresaMayTerrorGrab1416850666571374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/11/241114V2TheresaMayTerrorGrab1416850666571700.mp4"><div><button><span>Play video "May: Terrorists Planned Gun Rampage"</span></button></div><span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>May: Terrorists Planned Gun Rampage</span></span></div> <p>India blames the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba for the Mumbai attack in which 10 gunmen crept into the city by boat and took part in a terror and killing spree over a three-day period.</p> <p>India says Lakhvi - who was arrested in 2009 over the tragedy - was the organisation's boss and has accused Pakistan of prevaricating over trials in connection with Lakhvi and six other suspects.</p> <p>The suspects were charged in Pakistan but no-one has been brought to trial in more than five years.</p> <p>India, which has urged Pakistan to either hand the suspects over or put them on trial, accuses its neighbour of playing a "double game" over terrorism, suggesting the country is supporting groups that may be useful for its own political gains.</p> <p>Relations between the two countries - which have had three wars over a bitter dispute over Kashmir since independence in 1947 - are at an all-time low.</p> <section data-external="9" data-internal="3" data-widget> <span>Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span> Recommended by <span>Outbrain</span></span></section> <section> <div><h2>Top Stories</h2><ol aria-labelledby="top-stories__title"><li> <span>NHS Battleground: Parties Unveil Rival Plans</span></li> <li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> LIVE UPDATES: General Election 2015</span></li> <li> <span>CCTV Shows Gang Plundering Hatton Garden Vault</span></li> <li> <span><span>Breaking News:</span> British Boy, 7, Killed In Alps Ski Tragedy</span></li> <li> <span>Andy Murray 'Very' Excited As Wedding Nears</span></li> </ol></div> </section> <p><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035677&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" /></p> </div><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-88648255499882067502015-04-11T18:46:00.001+07:002015-04-11T18:46:21.526+07:00Obama And Castro Share Historic Handshake<p>US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro have greeted each other at a summit in Panama - a symbolically-charged gesture, as the pair seek to restore ties between their countries.</p> <p>For Barack Obama this will surely be amongst the highlights of his presidential legacy.</p> <p>He's in Panama for a gathering of leaders from across the Americas - but it's a meeting that has taken place on the sidelines of the summit which will attract the headlines.</p> <p>That meeting has taken place with Raul Castro.</p> <p>Touching down in Panama City, even getting invited is a first for the Cuban President - after half a century in exile for his communist country.</p> <p>The two men had spoken by phone - hours before they were due to meet.</p> <p>It was only the second conversation between the leaders of the US and Cuba in 50 years.</p> <p>Four months ago Mr Castro and Mr Obama simultaneously announced an ending of hostilities.</p> <p>President Obama said starkly: "Fifty years of isolation hasn't worked."</p> <p>It was quite a statement. But words come easy to the eloquent president. Now it's time to show Cuba has come in from the cold.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Fidel Castro came to power in 1959 after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista</p> </div> <p>The handshake between the two leaders is symbolic proof of that.</p> <p>It isn't technically the first time they have shaken hands.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/02/DIGI210806TUFIDELCASTRONEWPHOTOSRIDGEANALYSIS1422997933369374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/02/DIGI210806TUFIDELCASTRONEWPHOTOSRIDGEANALYSIS1422997933369700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Fidel Castro 'Still Full Of Life'"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Fidel Castro 'Still Full Of Life'</span></span></div> <p>There is a grainy image of them fleetingly meeting at the Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 2013.</p> <p>But this time the handshake is supposed to mean more because it comes after the leaders' December declaration of a new beginning.</p> <p>Speaking in Panama, President Obama said: "As we move towards the process of normalisation, we'll have our differences government to government with Cuba on many issues, just as we differ at times with other nations within the Americas, just like we differ with our closest allies, there is nothing wrong with that.</p> <p>"But I am here to say when we do speak out we're going to do so, because the United States of America does believe, and will always stand for, a certain set of universal values."</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/12/DIGI220601WECUBA2200141217220748051418854190772374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/12/DIGI220601WECUBA2200141217220748051418854190772700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Dec 17: The Cuba Deal"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Dec 17: The Cuba Deal</span></span></div> <p>And that means probably taking Cuba off America's designated list of state sponsors of terrorism. Something which infuriates Cuba.</p> <p>The rapprochement will also open the door towards loans and aid for Cuba after decades of a crippling trade embargo. And that is a move worth its weight in gold.</p> <p>Fidel Castro came to power in 1959 after overthrowing the US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista.</p> <p>For half a century, the leader of the first communist country in the western hemisphere was a thorn in America's side.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/12/DIGI170230WECUBAUSOBAMAFULLSLAB1418838555163374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/12/DIGI170230WECUBAUSOBAMAFULLSLAB1418838555163700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Dec 17: Obama On Cuba: Statement"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Dec 17: Obama On Cuba: Statement</span></span></div> <p>In 2006 after abdominal surgery he started the transfer of power to his brother Raul who took the landmark step in 2014 of appearing with the US President.</p> <p>Removing Cuba from the terror list will be a major step if ties really are to be rebuilt between the US and Cuba.</p> <p>An historic moment after 50 years which has seen America try to isolate Cuba and finally acknowledge it as a neighbour.</p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-57347882541769386402015-04-10T18:46:00.004+07:002015-04-10T18:54:36.909+07:00Walter Scott Killing: Cop's Dashcam Released<p>By Sky News US Team</p> <p>Dashcam video has emerged showing a black South Carolina man running from his car after a traffic stop by a white officer, who gave chase before shooting him dead.</p> <p>The footage, released by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, does not show Officer Michael Slager shooting Walter Scott but does reveal more about the minutes before the killing in North Charleston last Saturday.</p> <p>Slager, who has been charged with murder and dismissed from the police, is seen approaching a car and asking the driver for his licence and proof of insurance.</p> <p>The patrolman tells Mr Scott he has been pulled over because of a broken brake light. After a brief exchange, the officer returns to his patrol car.</p> <p>The 50-year-old gets out of the vehicle, and Slager tells him to stay in the car. Several seconds later he leaves the black Mercedes-Benz again and runs away.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/DIGI114337FR100415KarenSharpeCopMu150410115059211428663094208374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/DIGI114337FR100415KarenSharpeCopMu150410115059211428663094208700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Cop's Mum: I Just Have To Let It Be"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Cop's Mum: I Just Have To Let It Be</span></span></div> <p>After Slager gives chase, someone can be heard shouting: "Taser, taser."</p> <p>The 33-year-old patrolman said in a call to a dispatcher that he fired his weapon because Mr Scott took his stun gun and he feared for his life.</p> <p>But he was charged over the killing after a <strong>separate video, filmed on a mobile phone by an onlooker</strong>, showed the officer firing eight shots at Mr Scott's back as he flees.</p> <p>In the second video, Mr Scott does not appear to be armed.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/090415DIGI204253THSOUTHCAROLINASHOO150409204846041428608957308374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/090415DIGI204253THSOUTHCAROLINASHOO150409204846041428608957308700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "South Carolina Police Shooting"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>South Carolina Police Shooting</span></span></div> <p>A post-mortem examination has found Mr Scott had multiple gunshot wounds on the back of his body.</p> <p>His father has said his son, a father of four, may have run away because he owed child support money and did not want to go to jail.</p> <p>The dashcam video emerged as a man who was hit with a stun gun by Slager in a 2013 incident said he would sue.</p> <p>Mario Givens, 34, told a news conference Slager came to his house, pushed in the door and fired the stun gun at his stomach.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/090415DIGI065045THSlagerPoliceShoot150409081557141428563806402374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/090415DIGI065045THSlagerPoliceShoot150409081557141428563806402700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Audio: Murder Charge Cop Chase"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Audio: Murder Charge Cop Chase</span></span></div> <p>Mr Givens, who was unarmed, filed an excessive-force complaint at the time, but Slager was exonerated and allowed to remain on the force.</p> <p>North Charleston police have said they will now review the case.</p> <p>Mr Givens' lawyer, Eduardo Curry, said there was "a systemic problem" in the city's police department.</p> <p>Slager, meanwhile, has hired Charleston lawyer Andy Savage - whose previous clients include convicted al Qaeda operative Ali al-Marri.</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>6</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1461515"><li readability="-1"> <div readability="34"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> Walter Scott's Death Sparks Protest</p> <p>Demonstrators rallied on Wednesday against what they described as a culture of police brutality</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="36"> <p>The protest came after a white officer, Michael Slager, was caught on video killing 50-year-old Walter Scott, an unarmed black man who was apparently running away</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-7844516271602436852015-04-10T18:46:00.003+07:002015-04-10T18:46:25.316+07:00'Voice Of Cricket' Richie Benaud Dies<p>Former Australian cricketer and commentator Richie Benaud who has died in a Sydney hospice, aged 84.</p> <p>Benaud, widely regarded as the most respected person in the game's history, had been <strong>receiving radiation treatment for skin cancer since November.</strong></p> <p>Channel Nine, the Australian network where he took the lead commentator's position in 1977, said he had died in his sleep on Thursday night local time.</p> <div readability="8"> <p aria-hidden="true">Benaud was popular with fans, some dressing like him at a test in January</p> </div> <p>Nine's head of sport, Steve Crawley said: "You didn't have to know Richie to love him - everything about him.</p> <p>"Best in the business bar none.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/04/DIGI094300FRIPUNDIT1150410095122051428655910955374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/04/DIGI094300FRIPUNDIT1150410095122051428655910955700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Hussain And Botham On Benaud"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Hussain And Botham On Benaud</span></span></div> <p>"We will miss him the way you miss loved ones. And at the same time we will thank our lucky stars he came our way at all."</p> <p>Nine Entertainment Co's chief executive David Gyngell said Benaud's death had "robbed" the world of "not only a national treasure but a lovely man".</p> <p>Australia's prime minister Tony Abbott tweeted: "What an innings. RIP Richie Benaud," He added: "This is the greatest loss for cricket since the loss of Don Bradman and for that reason I'm pleased to have offered the Benaud family a State funeral."</p> <p>Hollywood actor Russell Crowe tweeted: "RIP Richie Benaud. My deep gratitude for all you gave to the sport of cricket as a player and as a broadcaster. Sad, sad day."</p> <p>And Piers Morgan wrote: "RIP Richie Benaud. The greatest cricket commentator of them all & a wonderful man. Mourning Everyone."</p> <p>Benaud played 64 test matches as an all-rounder between 1952 and 1964, taking 945 wickets in 259 first-class matches and making 11,719 first-class runs, scoring 23 centuries at an average of 36.50.</p> <p>He was the first man to achieve 2,000 runs and 200 wickets at test level.</p> <p>Australia's Test side did not lose a Test series under his captaincy, which he held from 1958 until his retirement.</p> <p>Benaud will be remembered by millions for his measured, laconic brand of commentary and he was as popular in England, where he worked on television from 1963 to 2005, as he was in his homeland.</p> <p>Speaking about his commentary work, he once said: "My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.</p> <p>"What I want most from being a television commentator is to be able to feel that, when I say something, I am talking to friends."</p> <p>The news arm of Cricket Australia, www.cricket.com.au, described him as "an Australian test great who nurtured a generation's love for the game with his commentary".</p> <p>They added: "After Don Bradman, there has been no Australian player more famous than Richie Benaud."</p> <p>He became one of the greatest commentators in world cricket before a car crash outside his Coogee home in 2013 left him with two fractured vertebrae.</p> <p>The injuries and cancer combined to keep him away from the job he loved in his final years, but he made occasional pre-recorded appearances on Channel Nine and he rallied to record a moving tribute to Phillip Hughes when the Australia batsman died last year after being struck by a bouncer.</p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-80982873827770411722015-04-10T18:46:00.001+07:002015-04-10T18:46:24.910+07:00Clinton To Launch Presidential Bid 'On Sunday'<p>By Sky News US Team</p> <p>Hillary Clinton will launch her long-expected campaign for the 2016 presidential race at the weekend, reports say.</p> <p>The Guardian and the New York Daily News reported that the former First Lady and former secretary of state will launch her bid for the Democratic nomination on Sunday via social media.</p> <p>Her campaign is expected to begin with a stop in Iowa, and will initially focus on intimate events rather than large rallies.</p> <p>Mrs Clinton, 67, will become the first Democratic hopeful to formally enter the race, and is widely seen as a front-runner.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Hillary Clinton has defended her use of a private email account</p> </div> <p>She has endured several scandals, from Bill Clinton's infidelity with White House intern Monica Lewinsky to the couple's investment in a failed land deal known as Whitewater.</p> <p>More recently Mrs Clinton has been engulfed in a row over her use of a private email account while serving as secretary of state.</p> <p>Mrs Clinton insists that she has complied with the rules and she merely used a private account as a <strong>"matter of convenience"</strong>.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Bill Clinton remains popular among the Democrats and could be an asset</p> </div> <p>Two Republican hopefuls have already thrown their hats in the ring, senators <strong>Ted Cruz</strong> and <strong>Rand Paul</strong>. Senator Marco Rubio is due to announce his bid on Monday, and Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor and brother of former President George W Bush, is widely expected to run.</p> <p>It will be the second shot at the presidency for Mrs Clinton, who battled it out with Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, but ended up losing.</p> <p>There has never been a female presidential candidate for a major party in America, though two women have been nominated for vice-president: Geraldine Ferraro and Sarah Palin.</p> <p>A native of Chicago, Illinois, Mrs Clinton moved to Arkansas to marry Bill Clinton in 1975 and became a prominent lawyer. </p> <p>She served as first lady during her husband's two stints after he won elections in 1992 and 1996 and later went on to become a US senator for New York.</p> <p>Mrs Clinton served as secretary of state during Mr Obama's first term.</p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-49357606302532340312015-04-09T18:46:00.003+07:002015-04-09T18:48:20.787+07:00IS Supporters Hack Into France's TV5Monde<p>One of France's largest TV stations, TV5Monde, says it has been the victim of a cyberattack by people connected with the Islamic State group.</p> <p>Broadcasts were brought to a halt and the company's websites and social networks were hijacked with the words "Cybercaliphate" and "Je suIS IS" plastered over the front.</p> <p>The international TV network, broadcast in more than 200 countries worldwide and based in Paris, was off air for three hours overnight, director general Yves Bigot said.</p> <p>Systems had been "severely damaged" by the "unprecedented attack", Mr Bigot explained.</p> <p>The hackers posted documents on the company's Facebook page claiming they were identity cards and CVs of relatives of French soldiers involved in anti-IS operations.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">A police officer stands guard at TV5Monde headquarters</p> </div> <p>The hackers also posted threats against the troops.</p> <p>"Soldiers of France, stay away from the Islamic State! You have the chance to save your families, take advantage of it," read one message.</p> <div data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2015/03/DIGI090423MOFRANCEANTIJIHADISLAMIC150316092334651426497889004374.mp4" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2015/03/DIGI090423MOFRANCEANTIJIHADISLAMIC150316092334651426497889004700.mp4"> <div> <button><span>Play video "Tough Message For Wannabe Jihadis"</span></button></div> <span aria-hidden="true"><span>Video:</span> <span>Tough Message For Wannabe Jihadis</span></span></div> <p>"The CyberCaliphate continues its cyberjihad against the enemies of Islamic State," the message added.</p> <p>Mr Bigot said TV broadcasts were likely to take hours, if not days, to get back to normal.</p> <p>Speaking at the time, he said: "We are no longer able to broadcast any of our channels. Our websites and social media sites are no longer under our control and are all displaying claims of responsibility by Islamic State."</p> <p>The hackers also accused President Francois Hollande of committing "an unforgivable mistake" by getting involved in "a war that serves no purpose".</p> <div data-breakpoint="700" tabindex="0"> <p><span>1</span>/<span>10</span></p> <div> <ol aria-labelledby="gallery__teaser--1405523"><li readability="-1"> <div readability="34"> <p><span>Gallery:</span> World Reacts In Solidarity To France Attacks</p> <p>Women in South Africa unveil a Tricolore in a show of solidarity with the people of France</p> </div> </li> <li class="gallery__item"/></ol></div> </div> <div readability="32"> <p>Graffiti reads Je suis Charlie (I am Charlie) in east London</p> </div> ]]> <li class="gallery__item"/><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-36372984213684995162015-04-09T18:46:00.002+07:002015-04-09T18:48:04.588+07:00Judge And Lawyer Shot Dead In Court<p>A man has been arrested after a judge and lawyer were shot dead in a court in Milan, the Italian Interior Minister says.</p> <p>The man was found by police in the town of Vimercate, 25km (15 miles) from Milan, after fleeing on a motorbike and is being held in a military police barracks, Angelino Alfano said.</p> <p>He was named in reports as Claudio Giardiello, a defendant in a bankruptcy case at the Palace of Justice building, which is in the historic centre of the city, a few streets from its cathedral and main shops.</p> <p>The president of Milan's appeals court, Giovanni Canzio, named bankruptcy judge Fernando Ciampi as one of the victims.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">Police snipers arrive at the court</p> </div> <p>The second person killed was a lawyer called Lorenzo Alberto Claris Appiani, the ANSA news agency said.</p> <p>A third person was found dead inside the building after apparently suffering a heart attack, possibly brought on by the shooting, emergency services said.</p> <p>Two people were injured in the shooting. One of them is in a serious condition.</p> <p>The area around the court was cordoned off after the shooting and people were initially told to remain inside.</p> <div readability="7"> <p aria-hidden="true">The scene outside after the shooting Pic: SKY TG24</p> </div> <p>A person speaking from inside the president's office at the court told Sky News shortly after the shooting that they had been locked in a room and instructed not to leave.</p> <p>Women were later seen leaving the building first followed by men, after having their identification checked.</p> <p>The gunman fired "at least three or four shots", according to lawyer Marcello Ilia.</p> <p>"We tried to find out what was going on. There were suddenly lots of police officers who told us not to leave the room, they shut us in," he said.</p> <p>"After a few minutes we came out. They told us someone in a suit and tie was armed and at large in the court."</p> <p>It was unclear how an armed man gained access to the building as visitors must pass through metal detectors.</p> <p><strong>More follows ...</strong></p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-34159880197132883082015-04-09T18:46:00.001+07:002015-04-09T18:46:21.495+07:00Argentine Ambassador Summoned Over Oil Threats<p>Sky sources say Argentina's UK ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign Office over a threat to prosecute UK oil firms.</p> <p>The threat was made by president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in a speech on the 33rd anniversary of the Falklands Conflict.</p> <p>She vowed to take action against UK oil companies if they drilled in waters around the islands.</p> <p>Sky News understands Britain considered the comments to be "unreasonable" and the ambassador was given a "dressing down".</p> <p><strong>More follows...</strong></p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577362294520562752.post-90307416353240718422015-04-08T18:46:00.005+07:002015-04-08T18:46:23.253+07:00Two Israeli Soldiers Injured In Stabbing<p>Two Israeli soldiers have been injured in a stabbing near a settlement in the West Bank, with the attacker killed shortly afterwards, the Israeli army has said.</p> <p>An army spokeswoman said: "There was a stabbing attack near Shilo junction. Two people were stabbed and taken to hospital. The terrorist was targeted and killed by IDF (Israel Defence Forces) forces."</p> <p>The incident happened on route 60, the main road linking the cities of Ramallah and Nablus.</p> <p>Military sources told AFP one of the soldiers was in a serious condition after being stabbed in the neck.</p> <p>The other soldier was said to have suffered light to moderate injuries.</p> <p>Emergency services confirmed paramedics were called to a report of a stabbing near the entrance to the Maale Levona settlement near Shilo.</p> <p>A statement said: "Paramedics are transferring a young man of around 20 to (Jerusalem's) Shaarei Tzedek hospital in serious condition with a stab wound to his upper body."</p> <p>Palestinian security sources said they have sent an ambulance to pick up the body of the attacker.</p> <p>There was a similar wave of attacks in the West Bank and Jerusalem towards the end of last year, but the violence has mostly subsided.</p> <p>Palestinians demand the West Bank, which was captured by Israel from Jordan in the 1967 war, as part of their future state and object to an Israeli presence there.</p> <p>Soldiers and Jewish settlers are often targeted by militants.</p><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633232500447587743noreply@blogger.com0