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The South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison a year after hewas jailed for the manslaughter of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He admittedshooting Ms. Steenkamp after mistaken her for an intruder. Karen Allen has thisreport. “Oscar Pistorius was driven under cover of darkness to his uncle’shouse 20 minutes away. It was a premature departure designed presumably toavoid the immediate lap although the exact condition has not been made public,it’s understood he won’t be electronically tagged, but he will haverestrictions on his movement. Oscar Pistorius’s parole could be short lift. In twoweeks’ time, the supreme court of appeal will hear application from the stateto convert the manslaughter conviction to murder.”

The UnitedStates and Spain have reached a new agreement to clean up Spanish landcontaminated with radio activity by a US nuclear accident nearly 50 years ago.In 1966, a US B52 aircraft dropped 4 hydrogen bombs near the southern villageof Palemarus after crashing into a refueling plane in midair. None of thebombers detonated, but highly toxic plutonium was spread over a 200 hectarearea.

The Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Britain for a four-daystate visit, the culmination of efforts by London to strengthen ties with theworld’s second largest economy, as well as attending a banquet hosted by QueenElizabeth at Buckingham Palace. Mr. Xi will also address both houses ofparliament. Jon Mg Brain looks how the trip is being viewed in China. “For days,China’s state media has gushed with excitement. At the moment, Xinhuan’swebsite is dominated by a broad commemorative banner with details of the President’sprogram and celebration of the British monarch. People in the streets inBeijing are also enthusiastic. Some want easier UK visas, others more culturalexchange. ***部分省略***”

There’ve been large rival rallies in Germany to mark thefirst anniversary of the anti-immigrant Pegida. Police say that 20,000 Pegidasupporters were met by a similar number of counter demonstrators in Dresden.Scuffles broke out as police try to keep them apart. There are fears thatPagida is becoming more radical in response to Germany’s decision to take inhundreds of thousands of refugees this year. From Berlin, Damien McGuinnessreports. “Numerous government ministers have accused the movement ofusing xenophobic hate speech to incite violence. This year, in Germany, therehave been almost 500 attacks on refugees or their homes. On a Saturday, afemale politician responsible for refugee housing was stabbed in the neck. Shesurvived, but the assault has shocked the country as that calls the authoritiesto clamp down on the racist slogan that Pegida rallies.”

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Slovenia saysit's allowed most of the refugees and migrants who was stranded on its borderwith Croatia into its territory. An estimated 5000 people, many of themapparently Syrian refugees, were stuck in the open and wet, cold and muddyfields for most of Monday as Balkan countries accused each other of reneging oNPRomises they made about the number of migrants they would accept. Croatia'sforeign minister Vesna Pusic said countries in the region needed to start workingtogether. "This mutual accusations don't really lead us anywhere. We areall facing the same crisis. They’re completely aware of that. It's difficultfor Slovenia. But it's even more difficult for Croatia. We are struggling withway bigger numbers."

Early results from Canada's parliamentary election are givinga strong lead to the opposition Liberal Party led by Justin Trudeau. They'releading in almost every city in eastern Canada where voting has closed. Mr.Trudeau has campaigned on a promise of change after nearly a decade ofgovernment by the conservative party.

Libya's international recognized parliament has failed toapprove a UN proposal for a unity government, seen as a first step towardending the country's violent political division. A majority of the parliamentin Te Brooke are reported to have rejected the terms. Western and Arab nationshad urged them to accept a power sharing compromise with the rival parliamentin the capital Tripoli by today.

The US Defense Department has admitted that one of its armedvehicles in Afghanistan last week was deliberately ran into the gate of thehospital in Konduz where 22 people had been killed in an American airstrikeearly this month. A Pentagon spokesman said troops smashed their way into thehospital compound to make an inspection without knowing that staff from themedical charity MSF were present.

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