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>> the united states has evacuated embassy staff out of plane.board a military britain will be closing their embassy as well and getting personnel out. in egypt, trying to end the standoff there. and a new president says he is
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determined to resolve the impasse of the west over iran pose a nuclear program and is ready to sit down and talk. >> the u.s. has evacuated non- essential personnel from yemen, flying 75 people out by military plane while britain has announced a temporary withdrawal as well as its staff and embassy. they intercepted a message to the deputy leaders based in yemen. >> are arriving in the airport, warning of a possible attack. dueral diplomatic missions to increased communications among leaders according to the new york times.
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leader andween the the head of the yemen-based offshoot. >> we have taken action because of that. able to discuss specific intelligence, but we are taking it seriously for that reason. u.s. intelligence suspected a major attack could be mounted by the end of ramadan or the anniversary of the attacks on the u.s. embassies in 1998. they have been badly decimated in recent years and remains a serious threat. been a have always different animal.
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i don't think they have been truly out of the game, but the assessment is that they have always have the capability to strike the u.s. homeland. >> they have been at the forefront of trading in recent years. among the members or the national that tend to blow up the u.s. passenger plane. >> carrying out another drone strike that killed perspective -- prospective al qaeda members, a senior member being killed not yet confirmed. situationhow has the than light on the streets?
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>> [inaudible] the situation was pretty normal, going by checkpoints. they were warning about a possible real threat going out. people who early were wondering how it could happen today. been reactingey to security fears? they seemed to take seriously the threat that they were
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talking about. anyreleased 25 names, for information that could lead to the capture. talk aboutrying to the evacuation of the u.s. to make them aware of the potential danger of the situation. oflet's get some analysis the national depend -- defense university.
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much.ank you very does the focus mean that affiliate's are currently the most active and powerful? mobilizationu.s. shutting down in 22 countries. , thecomes from a traffic head of the arabian peninsula. the ones that have international outrage from one country to another, it is based in yemen. there is a special pressure. the government is helping u.s.
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on the ground. of their affiliates have been able to reorganize. >> it is how to read the defeat of al qaeda. they have asserted that with the killing of bin laden, the head of al qaeda, and others by drones and other means have put al qaeda on the run. they cannot bet terminated by the killing of leaders. it is an ideological movement that produces wave after wave. isthe ground, the reality that the u.s. has been obligated to shut down some of the indices, it is evident that
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they are still strong and still expanding. >> we will have to leave it there, thank you for your analysis of the national defense university in washington d.c.. attack thatside rocked the u.s. military in 2009. they opened fire on fellow soldiers at the fort in the military base. he has admitted killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in the attack in 2009. the opening of his court artial has declared -- trying to find a way out of the deadlock in egypt, to senators in cairo to hold talks. republicans wednesday gramm and
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john mccain sent by president obama. they have been talking to , at this is what john mccain had to say. >> we have also said that the circumstances of the former government's removal, we have not come to egypt to dwell on the past. democracy is the only viable path to a lasting stability, national reconciliation and sustainable economic growth. and the return of investment and tourism in egypt. >> to an asia is bracing itself for protests later this tuesday. they're calling for the
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islamists led government to go. turmoil has mounted in recent months since the assassination of two opposition politicians. >> to killings that have struck at the heart of the opposition. shot dead outside his home, a political assassination. they prompted rallies calling for the resignation for the radical less. .hey were elected to years ago the ruling party will organize its own demonstrations in support of the efforts. it drew tens of thousands of
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people. the party leader says it is undemocratic and hampering their search. if they insist on bringing down the government and the constituents, we say to go to ourou want to referendum, let us go to the referendum. thehey are calling for assembly to approve a new constitution by october 2 allow for action on december 17. the national constituent assembly has suspended its work and calling for the government to sit down and talk. the assembly leader called for dialogue and the political crisis.
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political crisis. no other killed, details on that in syria. was alsohters seized control of airport. the northern border with turkey. hthe journalist for the financil times says that gaining control of the base will be important. >> i think it is primarily a move for the rebels. besiegeden trying to this for a long time and it has fallen. it is a much-needed boost.
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it will free troops to go to other parts of the country, trying to capture the base. it is a very large air base. they indicate there are helicopters that have been captured. i think in some ways, the purely military significance iof the base isn't much, it has been under siege for so long. certainly psychologically and freeing up resources, it is a big boost for the rebels. his first news conference as leader and struck a more conciliatory tone than his predecessor saying that he is seriously determined to resolve the result -- disputes of the west with iran's nuclear program.
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he is prepared to enter negotiations. take a lesson. -- listen. >> we are not ignoring the rights of the iranian people. but we are ready to negotiate. we will not waste any time on this matter. >> the national affairs editor says this appears to mark a partial change in the approach to the nuclear issue. >> we have to put this into context. not much changed today in terms of substance but in terms of approach and open this, they have to remember that iran has
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the right to develop peaceful nuclear energy and the right to enrich uranium. the ayatollah has said that he will allow them to engage in talks with the united states. he does not believe that the talks will lead to anything, but there seems to be a change in iran. >> a reminder of the international news headlines. out of yemen, flying them, getting personnel out. standoff ind the egypt, john mccain and lindsay
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gramm are talking to members of the muslim brotherhood. good evening, marcus. buying thersonally washington post. of course, he is the chief executive and founder of amazon, he has really changed the face of retailing. the investor reactions, the
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executive with a difference. >> how has the man decided to place save your to this -- savior to this newspaper industry? in 1994, he took the biggest decision of his life. quitting wall street for an online hall opportunity, for amazon. one of the internet's biggest success stories. it could offer much to a floundering unwavering belief.
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much of the frustration, reinvesting in the company. he encourages employees to take action. sometimes the end result is brilliant, sometimes not. he fears innovation is key. today, they sell everything. he believes that his own story is far from over. his advice is to work hard, have fun, and make history. >> and another man in the headlines for this tuesday. appointed the next governor of the indian central bank, predicting the financial crisis in 2005 when he was working for the international monetary fund.
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traction, downd to its lowest in a decade, and these are challenging times for the indian economy. he said growth won't be as high as 10 or 11%, the government needs to cut red tape and increase investment, as well as improve the business climate. >> what are the market's looking like? will street shares closed in negative territory, investors don't seem to be worrying about the reserve with a drawing some of the stimulus minute -- measures. european stocks also took a beating on tuesday, taking their cue from wall street and those american markets. let's talk you through a few
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other stories. that may have grown at a faster pace than first estimated, that is the upshot to the trade deficit during the month of june. fell due to a spike in exports. and it suggests the u.s. government will revise the initial estimate of growth between april and june. looking at a few corporate stories, promise that a french bank joins the second quarter rose twelvefold this year. 696 million after the lender ditched the greek subsidiary last year. also beating expectations when it reported its second quarter results.
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that is seen as another sign for the health of the french banking sector is improving. reward london offering a a fine jewels stolen. offering to the person that provides information that leads to the recovery of these precious stones. stolen with a brazen daylight highest, 103 million. >> a famous robbery in france when it happened in broad daylight as well. >> around the twenty eighth of july, of all days. >> it is time now for media watch. james is with us.
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we are starting with june asia. planning a big demonstration against the ruling the islamist party. commentsare photos and all evening and all day, including a petition that i found. that square where many are gathering. you can see they are occupying. that is a petition that has been signed by many people. the two politicians in the last -- months, of course, they it was six months ago. iner people commenting
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response to that. some are looking to carpool through twitter. some people say that i have a feeling that in a few hours this will be a historic moment, a rendezvous with history. the contrary message putting up photos of a demonstration a few days back on the third with lots of people wanting to their message which is a democracy must be maintained. the revolution must be preserved, so to speak. on social media are sending misinformation. up, shared byt people.
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there is some degree of misinformation on line. that this the concern could really be a split. they wanted a more secular supporters, a very tumultuous times indeed. we're going to deal with the far more mundane matters. this holiday season, france, august, everyone goes away. which politicians are more likely to go on holiday? that was not even a the glossy magazine. which politician which most like to go on holiday left -- with?
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nicolas sarkozy. this is not a spoof article, apparently. i think this was an article that i found when i was searching for information. look at how he spend this holiday. looks a little bit more fun. >> a video that has gone viral. he has visited 201 countries in the world. traveling, aot of video has been circulating on line of one second per country. >> [naming countries]
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