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Monday, 22 November 2010
NEWSNIGHT - Monday 22 November 2010 at 10.30pm on BBC 2
Topic: bbc 2, biodun iginla
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Ireland is to hold a general election within two months after the Green Party today issued a new year deadline for the vote.
Less than 24 hours after a multi-billion bailout was signed, the Taoiseach has landed in a political crisis to match the country's economic woes.
The UK has offered a direct loan of around £7bn to the Irish Republic in addition to contributing to an international rescue package.
Tonight Paul Mason will be asking if the Irish bail-out will work and if it will halt the threat of contagion.
Then Michael Crick will be considering how serious the dissent in the Labour Party is and what Ed Miliband needs to do as leader.
We hope to be joined by the chair of the Labour Party policy review, Shadow Cabinet member Peter Hain.
And Stephen Smith will be meeting Gary Trudeau, creator of the satirical comic strip, Doonesbury, which this year celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Join Jeremy at 10.30pm on BBC Two.
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at 6:58 PM GMT
TSA chief says no short term change to airport checks
Topic: tsa (travel security administrat
22 November 2010 Last updated at 09:06 ET Enhanced body "pat downs" are given to those opting out of full body scans The US agency overseeing airport screening says it is working to make controversial new screening "as minimally invasive as possible". But Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole said there would be no "short-term" changes. Some passengers are objecting to revealing full-body scanners and "pat-downs" for those opting out of scans. This week is one of the busiest for US airports as millions travel for Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday. 'Trade-off' Travellers who refuse to be screened via new full body scanners - in use at 60 US airports - must undergo an extensive hand search, which include touching of the genital region and breasts. Mr Pistole appeared to row back from a position he stated on Sunday in which he said the TSA had no plans to back away from the procedures. "We're going to look at how can we do the most effective screening in the least invasive way knowing that there's always a trade-off between security and privacy," he told NBC's Today programme on Monday. The official said security officials were trying to determine how methods might be changed and still protect against a passenger posing a security threat. While there have been complaints about the new procedure, recent polling suggests a large majority of Americans support the use of full body X-ray machines to help security officials check underneath passengers' clothing. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote ... You have to constantly refine and measure whether what we're doing is the only way to assure the American people's safety” End Quote Barack Obama US President 'Recalcitrant passengers' There are also fears that potential protests against the new measures could disrupt the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. A loosely-organised National Opt-Out day is scheduled for Wednesday - with organisers urging all those against the new screening checks to exercise their right to opt-out of the full body scans in favour of a more time-consuming pat down check. Mr Pistole implored passengers not to take delaying actions, saying they would only serve to "tie up people who want to go home and see their loved ones". Paul Ruden, a spokesman for the American Society of Travel Agents, said: "Just one or two recalcitrant passengers at an airport is all it takes to cause huge delays." Clinton would avoid pat down Mr Pistole's latest comments come after a weekend in which US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton both spoke out on the issue. Mr Obama told the TSA: "You have to constantly refine and measure whether what we're doing is the only way to assure the American people's safety". Ms Clinton, speaking on a Sunday morning talk show, said she would not submit to a security pat down "if I could avoid it". She added that everyone, "including our security experts, are looking for ways to diminish the impact on the travelling public" and that "striking the right balance is what this is about". (Required) Name (Required) Your E-mail address (Required) Town & Country (Required) Your telephone number (Required) In most c
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at 5:12 PM GMT
France 24 Newsletter by Biodun Iginla, BBC News, The Economist, France 24
Topic: france24, bbc news, biodun iginl
| Monday November 22, 2010 08:12 (Paris time) |
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| WORLDDebt-crippled Ireland will receive tens of billions of euros in financial aid after striking a three-year bailout deal with the EU and IMF. The massive loan is hoped to prevent Ireland’s financial woes from spreading to other EU member states. The war crimes trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba begins on Monday at the Hague, which has charged Congo's former vice president in connection with the mass rape and murder committed by his troops in neighbouring Central African Republic in 2002 and 2003. Pope Benedict XVI’s suggestion that the use of condoms may be acceptable in certain circumstances does not reverse the Catholic Church’s long-standing ban on contraception, says the head of France's leading Catholic daily. Incumbent Blaise Compaore, who has led impoverished Burkina Faso since 1987, looks set to win Sunday's presidential election amid low turnout, with less than half the population registered to vote. Poll results are expected no later than Thursday. A recent tour of a uranium enrichment plant in North Korea revealed more than 1,000 centrifuges and possibly up to twice that number, a US scientist said on Sunday, noting that this level of capability "significantly exceeds" most estimates. BUSINESSDebt-crippled Ireland will receive tens of billions of euros in financial aid after striking a three-year bailout deal with the EU and IMF. The massive loan is hoped to prevent Ireland’s financial woes from spreading to other EU member states. US President Barack Obama and European Union leaders meeting at a joint US-EU summit in Lisbon reiterated calls on Saturday for world economies to avoid launching a round of competitive currency devaluations in a bid to boost exports. GM pulled off the biggest initial public offering in US history on Wednesday, raising 20.1 billion dollars after returning to the stock market following a US taxpayer-funded bailout. The US stalwart floundered during the credit crisis. Rolls-Royce announced Thursday that they are to replace as many as 40 engines across the Airbus A380 fleet of passenger aircraft, following safety fears sparked by a mid-air explosion on board a Singapore Airlines flight earlier this month. EU and the IMF officials are heading to Ireland this week in a bid to stabilise Irish banks and stem the spread of Ireland’s financial woes following Tuesday’s meeting which ended without a bailout agreement. SPORTSBritain's Andy Murray was back at his best for the opening game of the World Tour Finals on Sunday, delighting the home crowd with a comprehensive 6-2, 6-4 defeat of Sweden's Robin Soderling at the O2 Arena in London. Unfancied outfit Montpellier climbed to the top of France's Ligue 1 with a 1-0 win over Nice on Saturday, but with the top six teams all within three points of each other next week's leader could be anyone's guess. Having been outmuscled and outwitted by Argentina in seven of their last 10 encounters, France set the record straight when they took on the Pumas in Montpellier on Saturday by walking away with a 15-9 victory. Scotland fly-half Dan Parks (pictured) inspired the home side to an unlikely victory over the world champions at Murrayfield on Saturday, dashing the Springboks' hopes of a European grand slam. Karim Benzema (pictured) and Mathieu Valbuena both scored as a slick French team deservedly defeated England on a drenched pitch Wednesday, handing Fabio Capello his first defeat at Wembley. CULTUREHe is one of the world's most celebrated fashion and portrait photographers. Rare prints of Richard Avedon's iconic fashion and portrait shots fetched 5.5 million euros at a Christie's auction in Paris on Saturday. For some wine drinkers and diehard Francophiles, the yearly arrival of the Beaujolais nouveau is a day they await with gusto. For more discerning palates, and most people in France, it’s at best an excuse to throw a party. UNESCO has chosen the “gastronomic meal of the French” to feature on its list of the world’s intangible cultural treasures. But what exactly is French cuisine? Eva Longoria, star of the hit American TV series "Desperate Housewives", filed for divorce in Los Angeles Wednesday from her French basketball-player husband Tony Parker. The TV star cited "irreconcilable differences". Sarah Palin’s participation in a new television show about her life in Alaska has political commentators scratching their heads. Is reality television stardom compatible with presidential aspirations? SCIENCEPope Benedict XVI’s suggestion that the use of condoms may be acceptable in certain circumstances does not reverse the Catholic Church’s long-standing ban on contraception, says the head of France's leading Catholic daily. Pope Benedict XVI says that condom use can be justified "in certain cases", according to an interview to be published on Tuesday, an apparent reversal of the Vatican's longtime ban on contraception even to prevent sexually transmitted disease. FRANCEThe relatives of 11 French engineers killed in a 2002 bombing in Pakistan will bring charges against former President Jacques Chirac, claiming he ignored risks of reprisals against French personnel by stopping bribe payments to Pakistani officials. A French news website has had its premises burgled for the second time this year, in the latest in a series of incidents that have prompted media organisations to accuse the French state of spying on reporters. A purported message by Abdelmalek Droukdel, head of al Qaeda's North Africa branch, said the fate of French hostages depends on Paris talking to Osama bin Laden and withdrawing from Afghanistan. France has rejected the ultimatum. For some wine drinkers and diehard Francophiles, the yearly arrival of the Beaujolais nouveau is a day they await with gusto. For more discerning palates, and most people in France, it’s at best an excuse to throw a party. The new French cabinet, the third under the direction of PM Francois Fillon, held its first meeting on Wednesday, a day after President Sarkozy revealed to television audiences the challenges awaiting his new team. EUROPEDebt-crippled Ireland will receive tens of billions of euros in financial aid after striking a three-year bailout deal with the EU and IMF. The massive loan is hoped to prevent Ireland’s financial woes from spreading to other EU member states. After long denying a bailout would be necessary, Ireland asked for a loan from the EU and the International Monetary Fund on Sunday to help stabilise its banks. EU officials said the loan was needed "to safeguard financial stability" in the eurozone. Pope Benedict XVI’s suggestion that the use of condoms may be acceptable in certain circumstances does not reverse the Catholic Church’s long-standing ban on contraception, says the head of France's leading Catholic daily. Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said he would recommend that the government apply for a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund when the cabinet meets on Sunday to discuss the country's sprawling budget deficit. US President Barack Obama and European Union leaders meeting at a joint US-EU summit in Lisbon reiterated calls on Saturday for world economies to avoid launching a round of competitive currency devaluations in a bid to boost exports. MIDDLE-EASTIsrael's security cabinet has agreed to withdraw troops from part of a disputed village on the Lebanese border and hand over control to a UN peacekeeping force, resolving a key issue between the two countries. Two people were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on Wednesday during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday. Israeli security claims that the targets were Islamic militants. In an interview with FRANCE 24 Wednesday, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said he will not sign off on the execution of former foreign minister Tariq Aziz, who was condemned to death on October 26th. Muslim pilgrims gathered on Tuesday for the festival of Eid al Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, and the symbolic "stoning of the devil" in Saudi Arabia's Mina valley for the third day of the annual hajj pilgrimage. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will ask his Cabinet on Sunday to consider a US offer of security and diplomatic incentives in exchange for a 90-day moratorium on the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. AFRICAIncumbent Blaise Compaore, who has led impoverished Burkina Faso since 1987, looks set to win Sunday's presidential election amid low turnout, with less than half the population registered to vote. Poll results are expected no later than Thursday. The war crimes trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba begins on Monday at the Hague, which has charged Congo's former vice president in connection with the mass rape and murder committed by his troops in neighbouring Central African Republic in 2002 and 2003. Madagascar's Prime Minister Camille Vital said Saturday there were no casualties after troops stormed an army barracks occupied by rebel officers, ending a three-day mutiny. An airport security officer in Namibia was arrested Saturday in connection with a suspicious package found at Windhoek airport that sparked an international security alert. The Munich-bound parcel turned out to be a fake used in security checks. Ethnic violence in Guinea’s capital Conakry following a disputed presidential election has left at least seven people dead. The situation appears to have calmed, but simmering tensions remain. AMERICASUN officials on Friday called for an end to the violent protests in Port-Au-Prince that have sparked clashes between UN peacekeepers and angry Haitians furious at the handling of a devastating cholera epidemic. Thousands of rescue workers sickened by toxic dust and other debris after the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York accepted a 625-million-dollar compensation payout on Friday after years of legal battles. Hundreds of angry Haitians, furious with the handling of the devastating cholera epidemic in the country, clashed with UN peacekeepers in Port-au-Prince as violence spread to the capital on Thursday. In the first civilian trial of a Guantanamo detainee on American soil, Ahmed Ghailani was acquitted by a federal jury in New York Wednesday of all but one of the terrorism charges brought against him. He faces a minimum of 20 years in prison. Authorities in the Dominican Republic have reported their first case of cholera just weeks after the outbreak gripped neighbouring quake-hit Haiti. The patient was identified as a Haitian citizen who recently returned from a holiday in Haiti. ASIA-PACIFICAfghanistan's election watchdog on Sunday disqualified 19 of the winners in Sept. 18 parliamentary elections from serving their terms in office after upholding fraud charges as part of a probe into widespread claims of voting irregularities. A recent tour of a uranium enrichment plant in North Korea revealed more than 1,000 centrifuges and possibly up to twice that number, a US scientist said on Sunday, noting that this level of capability "significantly exceeds" most estimates. Chances of finding 29 miners trapped underground in a remote part of New Zealand fell on Sunday as tests proved that toxic and combustible gases are still being generated in the mine, making it too dangerous for any rescue operations to begin. Efforts to reach 29 miners who went missing on Friday after a powerful blast tore through their mine in New Zealand's South Island have been put on hold due to fears of a second gas explosion. Six Oslo ambassadors from countries including Cuba, Russia and Iraq have turned down their invitation to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in honour of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo next month, after pressure from China not to attend.
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Bioduniginla News by Biodun Iginla of the BBC
Topic: bbc news, biodun iginla, the eco
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Passenger jet lands safely after reports of fire on wing
Topic: airline security, bbc news
21 November 2010 Last updated at 19:02 ET A US passenger jet bound for Moscow has returned safely to a New York airport after reports its wing had caught fire.Emergency crews were sent to New York's JFK airport to wait for the planeby Suzanne Gould and Biodun Iginla, BBC News The Delta Airlines Boeing 767 dumped fuel and turned back to John F Kennedy Airport after reports of engine trouble soon after take-off. Emergency crews were sent to the airport to wait for the plane - which had 200 passengers on board - to land. A fire official said there were no signs of fire once the plane landed, and no injuries were reported. The jet landed at JFK airport at 1750 (2250 GMT). A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said the incident was being investigated.
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Sunday, 21 November 2010
The Trouble with the FedEx Office in Stadium Village in Minneapolis
Topic: fedex, racism, bbc news
by Biodun Iginla, BBC News Analyst, London, New York, and Minneapolis First off, I'm a BBC News.com news analyst, which means I can do my work anywhere in the world where there's WiFi connection. Second, I'm (at least until now) a regular customer at this particular Fedex Office located on Washington Avenue SE in Minneapolis, right across the street from Starbucks, where I'm writing this. I have a Starbucks card, and I often buy coffee anytime I'm working at any Starbucks. And so one night two weeks ago, I was surprised when a FedEx employee named Lisa (I told her I would identify her as Lisa X), approached me and said I really wan'st welcomed there to use the WiFi--that the WiFi is for customers. I asked her if she thought I wasn't a customer. She said that's not what she meant. She elaborated that since she's been there, I've been coming in just about every night to use the WiFi. Is something wrong with this picture? I've spent almost $1000 at this particular FedEx since 1996. Now I'm a black US citizen, born in London by Nigerian parents. Lisa X is a white woman, looking a thirty-something. Anytime I'm at this FedEx I keep to myself and don't talk to any one I don't know personally. I especially ignore white women around there. I have nothing against white women. I was married to one for 18 years, and we have two wonderful biracial kids. I want readers to draw their own conclusions with my story. I for one will never set foot in this particular FedEx Office again in my life. There may well be an update to this story, as tomorrow Monday I will talk to Scott X, the office manager about this incident, and see what he has to say. Scott X was there when I spent close to $200 to get a Sansa MP3 player and some other accessories last June. (My business card and Press passes are usually printed there from my master disks.)
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Updated: Sunday, 21 November 2010 11:24 PM GMT
France 24 Newsletter by Biodun Iginla, BBC News, The Economist, France 24
Topic: france24, bbc news, biodun iginl
| Sunday November 21, 2010 08:11 (Paris time) |
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| WORLDAs a NATO summit wrapped up in Lisbon on Saturday, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (left) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) hailed a "historic" agreement to cooperate on European missile defence and on Afghan security. Madagascan soldiers attacked an army barracks outside the capital on Saturday where up to 20 dissident officers who attempted a coup three days ago had been seeking refuge and arrested all involved. Less than half of the electorate has registered to vote in Sunday’s presidential election in Burkina Faso, which incumbent Blaise Compaore is likely to win convincingly. Having been outmuscled and outwitted by Argentina in seven of their last 10 encounters, France set the record straight when they took on the Pumas in Montpellier on Saturday by walking away with a 15-9 victory. Pope Benedict XVI says that condom use can be justified "in certain cases", according to an interview to be published on Tuesday, an apparent reversal of the Vatican's longtime ban on contraception even to prevent sexually transmitted disease. BUSINESSUS President Barack Obama and European Union leaders meeting at a joint US-EU summit in Lisbon reiterated calls on Saturday for world economies to avoid launching a round of competitive currency devaluations in a bid to boost exports. The Irish government officially entered negotiations with members of the EU, European Central Bank and the IMF on Friday as speculation mounted that they are to accept a bailout worth billions of euros. GM pulled off the biggest initial public offering in US history on Wednesday, raising 20.1 billion dollars after returning to the stock market following a US taxpayer-funded bailout. The US stalwart floundered during the credit crisis. Rolls-Royce announced Thursday that they are to replace as many as 40 engines across the Airbus A380 fleet of passenger aircraft, following safety fears sparked by a mid-air explosion on board a Singapore Airlines flight earlier this month. EU and the IMF officials are heading to Ireland this week in a bid to stabilise Irish banks and stem the spread of Ireland’s financial woes following Tuesday’s meeting which ended without a bailout agreement. SPORTSHaving been outmuscled and outwitted by Argentina in seven of their last 10 encounters, France set the record straight when they took on the Pumas in Montpellier on Saturday by walking away with a 15-9 victory. Scotland fly-half Dan Parks (pictured) inspired the home side to an unlikely victory over the world champions at Murrayfield on Saturday, dashing the Springboks' hopes of a European grand slam. Karim Benzema (pictured) and Mathieu Valbuena both scored as a slick French team deservedly defeated England on a drenched pitch Wednesday, handing Fabio Capello his first defeat at Wembley. FIFA suspended two executive members for one to three years and fined them after the ethic’s committee found them guilty of alleged malpractice for the bidding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Germany’s Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) picked up the 2010 Formula One world champion title with a win at the season’s last Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. At 23, Vettel is the youngest F1 driver to claim the title. CULTUREHe is one of the world's most celebrated fashion and portrait photographers. Rare prints of Richard Avedon's iconic fashion and portrait shots go to auction at Christie’s in Paris on Saturday. For some wine drinkers and diehard Francophiles, the yearly arrival of the Beaujolais nouveau is a day they await with gusto. For more discerning palates, and most people in France, it’s at best an excuse to throw a party. UNESCO has chosen the “gastronomic meal of the French” to feature on its list of the world’s intangible cultural treasures. But what exactly is French cuisine? Eva Longoria, star of the hit American TV series "Desperate Housewives", filed for divorce in Los Angeles Wednesday from her French basketball-player husband Tony Parker. The TV star cited "irreconcilable differences". Sarah Palin’s participation in a new television show about her life in Alaska has political commentators scratching their heads. Is reality television stardom compatible with presidential aspirations? SCIENCEPope Benedict XVI says that condom use can be justified "in certain cases", according to an interview to be published on Tuesday, an apparent reversal of the Vatican's longtime ban on contraception even to prevent sexually transmitted disease. FRANCEA purported message by Abdelmalek Droukdel, head of al Qaeda's North Africa branch, said the fate of French hostages depends on Paris talking to Osama bin Laden and withdrawing from Afghanistan. France has rejected the ultimatum. The relatives of eleven French engineers who were killed in a bombing in Pakistan in 2002 have demanded that President Sarkozy and two other senior politicians be made to testify over alleged corrupt deals that may have caused their deaths. For some wine drinkers and diehard Francophiles, the yearly arrival of the Beaujolais nouveau is a day they await with gusto. For more discerning palates, and most people in France, it’s at best an excuse to throw a party. The new French cabinet, the third under the direction of PM Francois Fillon, held its first meeting on Wednesday, a day after President Sarkozy revealed to television audiences the challenges awaiting his new team. At the end of March 1832 Paris’ Hotel Dieu hospital began to receive a steady stream of patients. A six-month cholera epidemic, which was to claim 7,000 lives in the next two weeks and 19,000 in total, had begun which was to shape the Paris of today. EUROPEUS President Barack Obama and European Union leaders meeting at a joint US-EU summit in Lisbon reiterated calls on Saturday for world economies to avoid launching a round of competitive currency devaluations in a bid to boost exports. As a NATO summit wrapped up in Lisbon on Saturday, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (left) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) hailed a "historic" agreement to cooperate on European missile defence and on Afghan security. Pope Benedict XVI says that condom use can be justified "in certain cases", according to an interview to be published on Tuesday, an apparent reversal of the Vatican's longtime ban on contraception even to prevent sexually transmitted disease. Al Qaeda and groups allied with the terrorist network are planning to attack the German parliament, according to reports to be published on Monday in Germany's Der Spiegel news magazine. Swedish police issued an international arrest warrant Saturday for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has been accused of rape and molestation. Assange says the charges are part of a "smear campaign" to discredit his whistleblowing website. MIDDLE-EASTIsrael's security cabinet has agreed to withdraw troops from part of a disputed village on the Lebanese border and hand over control to a UN peacekeeping force, resolving a key issue between the two countries. Two people were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on Wednesday during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday. Israeli security claims that the targets were Islamic militants. In an interview with FRANCE 24 Wednesday, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said he will not sign off on the execution of former foreign minister Tariq Aziz, who was condemned to death on October 26th. Muslim pilgrims gathered on Tuesday for the festival of Eid al Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, and the symbolic "stoning of the devil" in Saudi Arabia's Mina valley for the third day of the annual hajj pilgrimage. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will ask his Cabinet on Sunday to consider a US offer of security and diplomatic incentives in exchange for a 90-day moratorium on the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. AFRICALess than half of the electorate has registered to vote in Sunday’s presidential election in Burkina Faso, which incumbent Blaise Compaore is likely to win convincingly. Madagascan soldiers attacked an army barracks outside the capital on Saturday where up to 20 dissident officers who attempted a coup three days ago had been seeking refuge and arrested all involved. An airport security officer in Namibia was arrested Saturday in connection with a suspicious package found at Windhoek airport that sparked an international security alert. The Munich-bound parcel turned out to be a fake used in security checks. Ethnic violence in Guinea’s capital Conakry following a disputed presidential election has left at least seven people dead. The situation appears to have calmed, but simmering tensions remain. The Nigerian army has arrested the leader of a militant group, known as Obese, and 50 gang members believed to have been behind a spate of kidnappings across the Niger Delta region in recent weeks. AMERICASUN officials on Friday called for an end to the violent protests in Port-Au-Prince that have sparked clashes between UN peacekeepers and angry Haitians furious at the handling of a devastating cholera epidemic. Thousands of rescue workers sickened by toxic dust and other debris after the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York accepted a 625-million-dollar compensation payout on Friday after years of legal battles. Hundreds of angry Haitians, furious with the handling of the devastating cholera epidemic in the country, clashed with UN peacekeepers in Port-au-Prince as violence spread to the capital on Thursday. In the first civilian trial of a Guantanamo detainee on American soil, Ahmed Ghailani was acquitted by a federal jury in New York Wednesday of all but one of the terrorism charges brought against him. He faces a minimum of 20 years in prison. Authorities in the Dominican Republic have reported their first case of cholera just weeks after the outbreak gripped neighbouring quake-hit Haiti. The patient was identified as a Haitian citizen who recently returned from a holiday in Haiti. ASIA-PACIFICEfforts to reach 29 miners who went missing on Friday after a powerful blast tore through their mine in New Zealand's South Island have been put on hold due to fears of a second gas explosion. Six Oslo ambassadors from countries including Cuba, Russia and Iraq have turned down their invitation to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in honour of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo next month, after pressure from China not to attend. The relatives of eleven French engineers who were killed in a bombing in Pakistan in 2002 have demanded that President Sarkozy and two other senior politicians be made to testify over alleged corrupt deals that may have caused their deaths. Despite international condemnation and an opposition boycott, Madagascar is holding its first poll since a March 2009 coup. Wednesday’s constitutional referendum has been criticised as a bid to shore up current strongman Andry Rajoelina’s power. At least 65 people were killed late Monday when a building collapsed in a densely populated area of New Delhi and rescuers expect the death toll to rise. Investigators said the multi-storey structure may have been weakened by recent flooding.
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Vatican plays down Pope's remarks on condoms
Topic: Pope Benedict XVI, natalie de va
21 November 2010 Last updated at 13:51 ET Continue reading the main storyThe Vatican has long opposed the use of condoms as a form of contraceptionby Natalie de Vallieres, BBC News EU Desk, for the BBC's Biodun Iginla The Vatican has played down the importance of Pope Benedict's remarks appearing to temper the opposition of the Roman Catholic Church to condoms. The Vatican spokesman said the pontiff's comments were not "revolutionary", but added it was the first time Pope Benedict had commented on the issue informally. The Pope made clear in his view condoms were no answer to the Aids pandemic. But he said their use could sometimes be justified in exceptional cases. Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi said the Pope was speaking about "an exceptional situation" in one of the interviews in the book Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times, which is being published on Tuesday. "The Pope considered an exceptional situation in which the exercise of sexuality is a real danger to the life of another," said Fr Lombardi. Benedict used the specific example of a male prostitute using a condom to illustrate his apparent shift in position. "The Pope maintains that condom use to lessen the danger of infection is a 'first assumption of responsibility,'" said Fr Lombardi, quoting from the book. "In this, the reasoning of the Pope certainly cannot be defined as a revolutionary breakthrough." 'Step forward'Continue reading the main story“Start QuoteIt is not really the way to deal with the evil of HIV infection” Pope Benedict The Vatican has long opposed condoms as an artificial form of contraception. This had drawn heavy criticism, particularly from Aids campaigners, who said condoms were one of the few methods proven to stop the spread of HIV. The head of the United Nations Aids agency, Michael Sidibe, said the Pope's words were a significant step forward. They were also welcomed by the Save the Children charity, although a spokesman said the Catholic Church needed to go further in supporting condom use for preventing the spread of Aids. The new book is based on a series of interviews the Pope gave German Catholic journalist, Peter Seewald, earlier this year. The Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, published excerpts of the interview in its Saturday edition.
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Breaking News US reacts with alarm to N Korea report
Topic: north korea, bbc news, nuclear p
by Melissa Gruz, BBC News US Desk, for the BBC's Biodun Iginla The US has reacted with alarm to a report that North Koreahas a new facility that could produce material for makingnuclear weapons.
The State Department said on Saturday night that Stephen Bosworth, US special envoy for North Korea, was on his way to Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing in the wake of allegations that Pyongyang had built a facility with centrifuges to enrich uranium. The process can yield both nuclear fuel and fissile material used for making nuclear weapons.
North Korea has said since last year that it has a uranium enrichment programme, although its claims have been shrouded in uncertainty over the extent and effectiveness of any such programme.
But Siegfried Hecker, a US nuclear scientist who visited the country last week, told the New York Times he had seen “hundreds and hundreds” of recently installed centrifuges and “an ultra-modern control room”, and was “stunned” by the plant’s sophistication. http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/723ALV/Y14KP/OJZTP2/9ZSTO7/VU/h?a1=2010&a2=11&a3=21
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Debt-cutting plans share this: Taxes will go up for everyone
Topic: us taxes, bbc news, the economis
by Judith Stein and Biodun Iginla, BBC News and The Economist | Sun, Nov 21, 3:12 AM WASHINGTON -- Just in time to dash holiday cheer, recently unveiled debt-reduction plans underscore how huge are the fiscal challenges facing the U.S. They also make clear how tough the tradeoffs must be to tame federal budget deficits and the national debt. Major overhauls of the entire U.S. tax code are at the heart of all these plans. They'd eliminate popular deductions and radically change taxation across the board. None of this will happen unless Congress and President Barack Obama enact these proposals into law. However, the gravity of the nation's debt problem and the stature of these commissions add political urgency to grappling with these proposals. The most influential panel is the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Earlier this month, the panel's co-chairmen -- Democrat Erskine Bowles and Republican Alan Simpson -- released their preliminary report on how to bring down deficits and debt. It sent shock waves rumbling nationwide. "We can't grow ourselves out of this problem. We can't tax our way out of it," Bowles told PBS' Charlie Rose Tuesday. "People who want to do just taxes, you'd have to raise the maximum marginal rates to 80 percent. You'd have to raise the corporate rate to 70 percent. You'd have to raise the capital gains rate to 50 percent if you're just going to do taxes. "We can't cut our way out of it. People say, 'Oh, well, let's just cut the budget.' If you just rely on deficit reduction through cutting, and you want to exclude Social Security, Medicare and defense and of course interest, then you'd have to cut everything else by about 60 to 65 percent. You can't do that, either," Bowles said. "What we've got to do is some combination. Alan and I have come out with a plan that's balanced that takes $4 trillion out of the deficit over the next 10 years. I think that's the kind of thing we have to do. And if we don't, the markets are going to force us to." Their report drew cautious praise from moderates and conservatives, but many liberals insisted instead that reducing unemployment, not deficits, should be the government's most urgent priority. Budget experts disagree. "Some politicians and economists present a false choice: Reduce unemployment or stabilize the debt. Restoring America's future, however, requires that we do both -- and begin now," said a second similar report this week from the Bipartisan Policy Center, a think tank featuring former Washington leaders from both parties. A third similar report was issued jointly this month by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which is devoted to reducing the national debt, and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Driving all the plans is this cruel reality: The federal deficit is projected at $1.3 trillion this year, almost as much as last year -- a scale not seen since the end of World War II. Left untamed, experts insist, this monstrous debt threatens the nation's future prosperity and security. Simply paying interest on the nearly $14 trillion national debt will cost more than $1 trillion in 2020 -- 17 percent of all federal spending -- unless big changes are made. The biggest change that all three plans emphasize: Overhauling the U.S. tax code. All three plans would restructure income tax brackets. Current tax brackets -- set to sunset this year -- are 10 percent, 15 percent, 25 percent, 28 percent, 33 percent and 35 percent. The corporate rate is 35 percent. All three plans would broaden the tax base subject to the lower rates to ensure that sufficient revenue comes to the Treasury. They'd do that by eliminating or limiting popular tax deductions, such as those for interest paid on mortgages and for charitable donations. Bowles-Simpson suggests three individual income-tax rates: 8 percent, 14 percent and 23 percent. It also would drop the corporate tax rate to 26 percent. An alternative option would establish three rates at 15 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent. The policy center proposes only two income-tax brackets, 15 percent and 27 percent. Its corporate rate would be 27 percent. In the final accounting, almost everyone would pay higher federal taxes under Bowles-Simpson. "In 2015, the lowest earners would face an average cut in their after-tax income of 3.4 percent, or about $400. Middle-income households (those earning an average of about $60,000) would see their after-tax incomes fall by 4 percent or about $1,900," according to analysis by Howard Gleckman, a researcher at the Tax Policy Center, a joint operation of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, two leading Washington policy research centers. The wealthiest 1 percent would see their after-tax income shaved by $77,000, Gleckman wrote, while the top one-tenth of 1 percent of earners would see after-tax income fall by 8 percent, or almost $500,000. In short, everyone would share the burden of reducing the debt, some more than others. "Some individuals and corporations will certainly pay more, being the heavy users of deductions, and that's what makes tax reform so hard," said Rudolph Penner, a former director of the Congressional Budget Office and now a senior fellow at the Urban Institute. "There are a large number of losers, and they always seem to howl louder than those who praise the tax reform." Many of the proposals are certain to be controversial, none more than one featured by all three plans -- a sharp reduction in popular mortgage-interest deductions. Mortgage holders now can deduct from their federal income taxes the amount of interest they pay on any outstanding mortgage debt of $1 million or less. Under Bowles-Simpson, this deduction could be reduced by 20 percent, or by 15 percent under a second option. Under a third option, some interest costs would be excluded from the deduction: interest paid on mortgages for vacation and/or second homes; interest paid on home equity loans; and interest on any mortgage valued above $500,000. The Bipartisan Policy Center would eliminate the entire mortgage-interest deduction. It would replace it with a 15 percent tax credit for interest expenses on a mortgage for principal residences only. The tax credit would be capped at $25,000. Taxpayers no longer would file a tax return to claim the credit; it would be applied by mortgage lenders, who'd lower a borrower's annual mortgage interest payments by 15 percent. The Peterson-Pew report would replace the mortgage-interest deduction with a 20 percent tax credit. It estimates this would reduce the deficit by $190 billion by 2018. Real estate interests don't like these proposals. Walter Molony, a spokesman for the National Association of Realtors, said his group "is opposed to any change in the mortgage interest deduction, and will make an assessment when definitive proposals are released." "The mortgage interest deduction is one of the pillars of our national housing policy, and limiting its use will have negative repercussions for consumers and home values up and down the housing chain," Michael Berman, the chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association, said in a statement. Other tax proposals also promise to be unpopular, at least when viewed in isolation rather than as components of national debt-reduction. Among them: Bowles-Simpson would impose a 15-cents-a-gallon federal gas tax to fund road and bridge projects. For the employed, both Bowles-Simpson and the policy center would end the practice of not taxing the value of employer-provided health insurance. In addition, if an employer health insurance plan is valued above the standard plan that most federal workers have, Bowles-Simpson would tax the difference in value. Currently, employees' health care premiums are deducted from their checks before taxes, lowering their taxable income. Business interests and investors would have to pony up too. Capital gains would be taxed at the rate of ordinary income, not the current 15 percent rate. Businesses would lose deductions such as writing off the declining value of equipment. Under Bowles-Simpson, corporations could still count on a tax credit for research and development. Even so, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued a positive reaction. "The U.S. Chamber is encouraging the entire business community not just to calculate the cost of specific deficit reduction proposals to their individual companies, but to weigh the long-term costs to our country, our economy, and future generations if we fail to act," Martin Regalia, the group's chief economist, said in a statement. "All solutions will require shared sacrifices and we must be prepared to make them." ___
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