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Positions. Party leaders agreed earlier this month as part of the deal to end the Government Shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. Lawmakers approved a bill two weeks ago to reopen the government and avoid a default. And the approved a stop gap budget through the middle of january. Panel members have until the middle of december so agree on a longer term plan and have to work towards easing automatic spending cuts that started in march. The chairman of the house of representatives budget committe...

Hello there, welcome to newsline. It is tuesday, february 12th. Im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. Millions of roman catholics around the world are coming to terms with an announcement that is both surprising and rare. Pope benedict xvi says hes too old to do his job. Hes 85. Spokespersons for the vatican say the pope cited his advance age and felt he could no longer fulfill his responsibilities. German Cardinal Joseph ratzinger was 78 years old when he became pope in april 2005 following the deat...

The civil war in syria will be at the top of the agenda. Leaders from 193 Member States are scheduled to attend when the annual general debate opens later on tuesday. Theyre expected to focus on the use of chemical weapons in syria. Many believe Government Forces used poison gas last month to kill hundreds of civilians in a suburb of damascus. U. S. President barack obama wanted to bypass the u. N. , and carry out punitive strikes on the regime of syrian president bashar al assad. Now hes expect...

U. S. russia agreement to eliminate the countrys chemical weapons arsenal. Members of the u. N. Security council have been discussing a resolution the make that agreement legally binding. Western leaders want to include possible military action and other sanctions if the administration of syrian president Bashar Alassad doesnt comply. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry met with officials from egypt and the United Arab Emirates to drum up support for the resolution. Russia and china are expected...

He was the first german to take over the role since the 11th century. Pope benedict faced a string of challenges during his term from sexual abuse scandals involving members of the clergy to an investigation into Money Laundering in vatican city. In addition, a court convicted his former butler last year of stealing and leaking classified documents that alleged corruption in the vatican. The pope pardoned him over christmas. Its rare for a pope to resign. They usually die in the job. Top members...

Welcome back to nhk world newsline. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe is starting off the new year facing a long todo list, and as he sorts through it all, hes firming up his priorities. Abe held his first News Conference the year on friday and he underscored his dedication to strengthening the japanese economy. The Prime Minister says he plans to decide on a fiscal 2013 draft budget within this month. He also confirmed he will submit a large scale supplementary budget to the diet for quick ena...

Budgets to finance spending seamlessly over the next 15 months to restore a strong economy. He also says the bank of japan should adopt bold monetary policies in close coordination with his government. Translator the bank of japans Monetary Policy is critically important in terms of Foreign Exchange rates and in achieving a 2 inflation target. I strongly expect the central bank to act responsibly. Prime minister abe also spoke about nuclear power. He indicated his government will consider allowi...

No longer fulfill his responsibilities. German cardinal yosef razinger was 75 years old when he became pope following the death of Pope John Paul ii. Benedict xvi was a conservative pope. He strongly worked for his control. He faced the generation and joined twitter last year. He took his turn on handling sexual abuse scandals to an investigation of money launderring in the vatican city. He accused his butler of stealing and leaking documents that pointed to corruption in the vatican. The pope p...

The russian side that was antiamerican that played into some of the old stereotypes about the cold war contest between the United States and russia. U. S. And russian officials have been at loggerheads over the russian decision to grant temporary asylum to the american fugitive edward snowden. Obama said the snowden episode reflects one of many emerging differences. It is probably appropriate for us to take a pause, reassess where it is that russias going, what our core interests are, and cal ib...

Hello there, welcome to newsline. It is tuesday, february 12th. Im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. Millions of roman catholics around the world are coming to terms with an announcement that is both surprising and rare. Pope benedict xvi says hes too old to do his job. Hes 85. Spokespersons for the vatican say the pope cited his advance age and felt he could no longer fulfill his responsibilities. German Cardinal Joseph ratzinger was 78 years old when he became pope in april 2005 following the deat...