Russia Shrugs Off Oz PM Threat To Putin

A threat of a physical confrontation made by Australia's prime minister against President Vladimir Putin has been dismissed by a Russian diplomat as "immature".

Tony Abbott threatened to "shirtfront Mr Putin" over the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Ukraine in July as he pledged to make the Russian president cooperate with investigators into the crash.

A total of 298 people died in the crash, including 38 Australian residents and citizens.

There are allegations the jetliner was downed by pro-Russian separatists armed with surface-to-air missiles provided by the Kremlin.

Mr Abbott's "shirtfront" threat is the Australian Rules Football term for a head-on shoulder charge to an opponent's chest aimed at knocking the opponent backward to the ground.

Mr Putin at a judo training session

The PM said he was going to confront Mr Putin at some stage during a summit of the world's 20 biggest economies being held in Brisbane next month.

However, senior diplomat Alexander Odoevski pointed out that his 62-year-old president - a former KGB officer - is also a judo black belt.

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1. Gallery: Vladimir Putin - Man Of Action

   Vladimir Putin has earned a reputation as something of an action man. Here in 2013 he is seen shaking hands with a walrus on a visit to the under-construction Primorsky Aquarium.

2. Seemingly always keen to be seen with members of the animal kingdom, he was also pictured touching a dolphin during his trip to the new attraction on the Russky Island, in the far eastern city of Vladivostok.

3. Here, at a Moscow sports complex in St Petersburg, he shows off his judo skills.

4. He joined a group of scientists in the Arctic to help tag endangered polar bears.

5. In the Siberian mountains, he rode bare-chested on a horse.

6. Mr Putin walks along the Khemchik River in southern Siberia's Tuva region.

7. The Russian leader with a big catch from a fishing trip in Siberia ...

8. ... during which he was also photographed getting familiar with some other wild animals.

9. On a trip to Chkalov island, Mr Putin attached a satellite tracking tag to a Beluga whale.

10. He has taken to the skies...

12. Here, the president rolls in the snow with excitable dogs.

13. During a dive to an underwater archaeological site at Phanagoria on the Taman Peninsula, he returned to the surface with a precious artefact - but it later emerged that it had been planted in advance.

14. Mr Putin also made a grand entrance on a Harley Davidson at a biker festival in the town of Novorossiysk.

15. Mr Putin sits in a car from the Renault Formula One team before test driving it at a racing track in Leningrad Region.

"We consider the recent statements tough talk; we consider it immature," Mr Odoevski said.

"Hopefully there's no fight. Well, definitely we admire the Australian prime minister. He's very fit, but the Russian president, he's a professional judo wrestler." 

While Mr Abbott's threat was not seen as serious, the embassy's rare public response indicates Russia was annoyed with the comment.

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1. Gallery: Putin Leads Cranes In Microlight

   The Russian President took to the skies in a microlight to lead young cranes in flight in 2012

3. He donned white overalls before strapping himself into the deltaplane

4. He was pictured on the aircraft alone before take-off, but a second man on board appeared to pilot the flight

5. The flight was a partial success, with at least two birds following him in flight for a time

6. After the flight, Mr Putin said the birds were "cute" and praised their efforts

7. He then gathered at a camp fire to eat with workers at the nature reserve, in the Yamal peninsula

Mr Abbott played down the remark - made on Monday - and refused to talk further about it.

He did say, however: "I am absolutely determined to have a very robust conversation with the Russian president.

"We've all seen the impact of Russian policy on the innocent people on board flight MH17.

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1. Gallery: Impact Marks On MH17 Fuselage

   These stills were released by the Dutch Safety Board on September 9, 2014

2. They show clearly visible puncture marks scattered across the fuselage of MH17

3. On July 17, the Malaysia Airlines flight lost all 298 passengers and crew

4. The plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur

5. The disaster occurred over an area of Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian separatists

6. Crash investigators say it was probably downed by "a large number of high-energy objects"

7. The Dutch Safety Board has ruled out technical fault or human error

"I think the very least I can do, speaking for Australia's dead and speaking for the families of Australia's dead and indeed speaking for the world's victims is to have a very robust conversation with President Putin," he added.

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Violent Clashes Outside Ukraine Parliament

Violent protests have broken out in Ukraine, with thousands of demonstrators clashing with police outside the Parliament in Kiev.

Many of the masked protesters were armed with metal chains and batons, with smoke bombs and stones being hurled through the building's windows.

Air guns have also been used to smash most windows on the first floor.

The clashes forced politicians, who had just passed anti-corruption laws and voted in a new defence minister, to go into recess, ahead of national elections on 26 October.

Zoryan Shkiryak, an aide to Ukraine's interior minister, said: "This is a provocative action directed on destabilising the situation in Ukraine."

Some of the protesters, numbering in the thousands, are armed with chains

It remained unclear what the demonstrators were demanding. According to a Reuters photographer, some of the young people on the ground declined to state their political affiliation.

The Interior Ministry said 36 people were detained.

Stepan Poltorak, a former National Guard chief, was confirmed as the country's new defence minister by an overwhelming majority of 245-1.

On Tuesday, he pledged to establish an army capable of standing up to Russia - but his main challenge will be boosting morale within a force that has lost 1,000 soldiers in the past six months.

"Ukraine needs peace, and only a modern, well-trained and well-supplied mobile armed forces can guarantee this peace," Mr Poltorak added.

The violence forced politicians to begin a parliamentary recess early

Meanwhile, Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, is scheduled to hold talks with John Kerry, the US secretary of state.

But in a press conference beforehand, Mr Lavrov insisted Moscow was unwilling to negotiate over requirements for the removal of sanctions.

"Whoever introduced them should cancel them. We are not going to implement someone's far-fetched demands," he told reporters.

"We don't know who is losing out more in terms of the economy: Russia or the European Union."

Despite his defiant tone, Mr Lavrov stressed that the Kremlin was prepared to strengthen its ties with Europe once again.

"I think that no clear-headed person in Europe would dispute an idea that there is no sensible alternative to improving ties between Russia and the EU," he added.

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Steenkamps Rejected Pistorius 'Blood Money'

Oscar Pistorius offered the family of Reeva Steenkamp 375,000 rand (£21,305) as compensation for killing her, a court has heard.

But a prosecutor said the Steenkamps rejected the payment which they called "blood money" and promised to hand back other payments Pistorius had given them.

Pistorius' probation officer Annette Vergeer, called by the defence, revealed the payments on the second day of the athlete's sentencing hearing in Pretoria, which was watched by his father Henke and Ms Steenkamp's mother June.

The athlete arrived without his usual phalanx of police and minders

Ms Vergeer said Pistorius had been paying 6,000 rand (£350) per month to the Steenkamps as a form of maintenance, or compensation - though the payments stopped a while ago.

Suggesting the athlete was genuinely remorseful for the killing, she told the court he sold one of his cars for 375,000 rand and offered the money to the Steenkamps as a lump sum.

Video: Prison Term would 'Break' Pistorius

Ms Vergeer said: "He sold his last asset, his motor vehicle and requested the amount be paid into the account of the Steenkamps' lawyers should they wish to accept the amount.

"I was informed they did not want the amount of money offered by the accused."

Cross examinaing Ms Vergeer, prosecutor Gerrie Nel said: "Did you know that the deceased's mother went so far as to say she does not want blood money?"

Ms Vergee replied: "You can place it on record now m'lady, that the money was in fact rejected and no further legal action would be taken."

Reporting from Pretoria, Sky's Alex Crawford said: "These payments had not been known before.

"The Steenkamps' lawyer said this was because Pistorius' defence team asked for it to be kept secret."

When asked about the payments, the Steenkamp's lawyer Dup de Bruyn said: "I am not commenting because I'll get cross-examined about it. They are going to pay back every cent of it."

Ms Vergeer also said Pistorius was sorry and heartbroken at what had happened and that prison "would not assist him but break him".

Fanning herself while in the witness box, Ms Vergeer said Pistorius did not appear to be "such a danger to society" that a prison sentence was required.

However, prosecutor Mr Nel suggested she gave evidence on issues she knew little about.

The athlete arrived at the North Gauteng High Court without his usual phalanx of police or minders, while in an unusual move, Judge Thokozile Masipa appeared flanked by six armed guards.

Pistorius, 27, was cleared of murdering his former girlfriend but found guilty of culpable homicide - the equivalent of manslaughter in the UK.

The double-amputee Olympian could receive a fine and a suspended jail sentence or up to 15 years in prison for the convictions.

The prosecution are pushing for him to serve a prison sentence for the killing, while his defence team submit he should serve no more than house arrest or community service. His sentencing continues on Wednesday.

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10,000 New Ebola Cases Per Week By Xmas: WHO

There could be 10,000 new cases of ebola per week within two months, health officials have warned.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said 8,914 cases of ebola have now been reported in West Africa, including 4,447 deaths.

WHO assistant director general Bruce Aylward told a press conference in Geneva that the total was expected to top 9,000 by the end of this week.

He warned that the death rate from the current outbreak has now risen to 70%. It was previously estimated at about 50%. 

When asked how the situation would emerge over the next couple of months, he said: "It's impossible to look into a glass ball and say we're going to have this many or that many (cases) but we anticipate the number of cases occurring per week by that time to be somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 per week.

Video: Liberia Gripped By Ebola Virus Fear

"It could be higher, it could be lower, but somewhere in that ball park."   

But he said there were some positive indications that the rate of spread of the disease may be slowing in some of the areas where it first struck.

Some 95% of the cases are occurring in the same limited number of districts of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea which were affected a month ago, he said.

Dr Aylward said it was "too early to say" whether this meant that the epidemic was slowing down and that the feared exponential growth in cases may not materialise.

The plateau in reported infections may simply be due to limitations in the ability of authorities in the region to check and record cases, he said.

Dr Aylward said there were "positive" signs of a slowing down in the rate of new cases in the epicentre of the outbreak in northern Liberia and Guinea, probably due to behaviour changes among the local population.

But he warned: "This is ebola, this is a horrible, unforgiving disease - you've got to get to zero.

"What gets you down to a level of control may not be - and usually isn't - what gets you down to zero. With a bit of change in the behaviour of populations, with some burials happening safely, with a little bit more case management and a couple of new centres opening, you are going to slow this down very quickly.

"That's not going to stop ebola. To stop ebola, you've really got to have great contact tracing in place, same-day isolation.

"Those pieces are not systematically in place in these places."

Video: On Board The Ebola Hospital Ship

Dr Aylward said that it was "concerning" that the disease was continuing to expand geographically within all three countries, with escalating case numbers in their capital cities.

"In certain areas, we are seeing the disease coming down and it appears to be for the right reasons, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are going to get to zero," he said.

"Even more concerning is the geographical expansion and the disease in the capitals.

"Any sense that the great effort that's been kicked off over the last couple of months is already starting to see an impact would be really, really premature."

In other ebola developments:

:: Enhanced screening of passengers travelling to the UK began at Heathrow airport

:: A UN worker died while receiving treatment for the disease in Germany

:: An American nurse who contracted ebola while treating a dying patient received blood from a survivor of the virus

:: Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg said he is to give $25m (£19.7m) to help fight the outbreak

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'Blair May Have Been Terror Suspect Target'

Former prime minister Tony Blair could have been the target of a terror attack, the jury in a secret trial has heard.

Erol Incedal, who is accused of preparing acts of terrorism and possessing a document called how to make a bomb on a memory card, was arrested in September last year, the court heard.

His black Mercedes was searched and the jury was told a number of significant items were found including a piece of paper with the address of a home owned by Mr Blair and his wife, Cherie, written on it.

The paper was found inside a Versace sunglasses case, the jury heard, and during the search of the car it was bugged by officers.

The prosecution told the jury it was not clear 26-year-old Incedal had set out a specific target but that he may have been intending to launch either a Mumbai-style attack or to hit a high-profile individual.

Prosecutor Richard Whittam QC told the court: "Count 1 does not suggest that Erol Incedal had settled on a specific target or a particular methodology but in the context of the case as a whole and the evidence that I am going to come to, you may think that this address does have some significance."

The address of a home owned by the Blairs was found in Incedal's car

He added: "You will hear that he was actively engaged with another or others who were abroad. The prosecution case is that such engagement was for an act, or acts of terrorism, either against a limited number of individuals of significance, or a more wide-ranging, an indiscriminate attack such as the one in Mumbai."

In 2008 Pakistani terrorists launched co-ordinated bombing and shooting attacks at venues across Mumbai lasting four days and killing 164 people.

The case is the first major terror trial to be heard almost entirely in secret, with only a few journalists admitted but unable to report on the proceedings on the grounds of national security.

Parts of the trial will be heard in public after newspapers and campaign groups fought a court ruling it should be held completely in secret, however, the majority of it will still be held behind closed doors.

Speaking ahead of the trial, the judge told the jury they must set their emotions aside and decide on their verdicts in a "cool and dispassionate" way.

Incedal denies the charges against him.

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Nurse Arrested Over 'Killing Annoying Patients'

Italian police are investigating a nurse suspected of killing at least 38 of her patients because they or their relatives annoyed her.

Daniela Poggiali, 42, was initially charged with murder over the unexpected death of an elderly patient.

Rosa Calderoni had been admitted for a routine illness, but a post-mortem examination found high levels of potassium in her bloodstream.

But prosecutors believe Poggiali, from Lugo in northeastern Italy, killed more patients she found hard to treat or those with difficult relatives.

Police are reviewing 37 other deaths, with 10 of those described as "very suspicious".

A prosecutor on the case, Rossella Materia, claimed the suspect is a sadist "who draws pleasure in provoking the death of the patients in her care".

Since Poggiali's arrest, a colleague described her as a "cold person who was always eager to work".

Another co-worker has made further allegations about the nurse, claiming that she gave strong laxatives to patients as her shift ended to make work more difficult for the nurses taking over.

Pictures reportedly found on the nurse's mobile phone showed her posing next to a patient who had died minutes earlier. In one of the images, she reportedly had her thumbs up.

Poggiali denied wrongdoing when questioned by prosecutors - and maintained she was the victim of a conspiracy orchestrated by her enemies, according to the ANSA news agency.

Another prosecutor on the case, Alessandro Mancini, told Il Resto Del Carlino, an Italian newspaper, that there are "insurmountable difficulties" with their murder investigation as a lot of time has passed since some of the deaths.

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North Korea's Kim Jong-Un Seen In Public

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un has been seen in public for the first time in more than five weeks, scotching rumours of a coup.

State media said early on Tuesday, local time, that Mr Kim visited a residential district and a scientific establishment.

The failure of Mr Kim to appear on TV since 3 September has led to a mass of speculation about what could have happened to the 31-year-old.

Most North Korea watchers believed the leader's absence from the public eye was because he was suffering from illness.

But others suspected power struggles at the heart of one of the most secretive regimes in the world was the explanation.

Video: Is Kim Jong-Un Really Back?

The report from the official KCNA news agency did not touch on the leader's prolonged absence from public view.

His last public appearance was to attend a concert with his wife.

Since then he has missed a key political anniversary and a recent session of the country's parliament.

Video: Kim Missing Due To 'Pulled Tendon'

The report - typical of the way the state media discusses Mr Kim's activities - said he "gave field guidance" to workers at a new facility called Wisong Scientists Residential District.

It added that he also visited the newly-built Natural Energy Institute of the State Academy of Sciences.

However, Sky's Asia Correspondent, Mark Stone, has cast doubt over whether the images can be trusted.

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1. Gallery: Kim Jong-Un Inspecting Things

   Before recently disappearing from public view North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was making regular public appearances across the country

2. The state media followed him as he enjoyed visits to factories, military installations and construction sites. Continue through for more pictures

"There's nothing to prove beyond doubt that the images were taken on Monday," he said.

"They could be unpublished photos from a previous visit - albeit a recent one, given that he is carrying a walking stick. The North Korean regime also has form in releasing doctored or inaccurate photographs."

It is not known on which day the visit was made.

Video: 8 July 2014: Kim Seems Unbalanced

Mr Kim was quoted as saying: "Our scientists are patriots who are devoting all their lives to building a rich and powerful nation."

Among the conditions he has been rumoured to be suffering from are gout, obesity, a pulled tendon and fractured ankles.

His country's state news agency admitted he was suffering "discomfort" but has not elaborated.

Video: Inside North Korea: Full Programme

Diplomatic sources had already ruled out a coup, as there has been no evidence that one had taken place, but it is thought feasible that his sister could have been in charge if Mr Kim had been too ill to rule.

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Do Kim Jong-Un Photos Really Prove He's Back?

Kim Jong-Un has reappeared after 40 days out of sight. But do these "new" photos actually prove he's back? And if they do, where has he been?

The pictures, which dominate the front page of North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper, show Mr Kim touring a housing project.

It is standard North Korean propaganda: Mr Kim is, says the article, "giving field guidance" about the new development. In other words, he is issuing observations and directives to underlings, mostly military officers, who stand by, notebooks in hand.

But there's nothing to prove beyond doubt that the images were taken on Monday.

They could be unpublished photos from a previous visit - albeit a recent one, given that he is carrying a walking stick.

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1. Gallery: Supreme Leaner: Kim Jong-Un Images

   North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un has been seen in public for the first time in more than five weeks, appearing to scotch rumours of a coup. PICS: Rodong Sinmun

2. The secretive state's Supreme Leader is pictured visiting scientific facilities 40 days after he was last in public, state media reports.

3. The failure of Mr Kim to appear on TV since 3 September has led to a mass of speculation about what could have happened to the 31-year-old. Continue through for more images

10. The images first appeared in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper

It is conceivable the photos were taken in the past few months, but not published at the time because Mr Kim didn't want to appear weak.

But with speculation over his whereabouts mounting, perhaps a decision was taken to release the pictures.

The images show a sunny day. The weather in Pyongyang on Monday was sunny with some cloud, but it's thought the pictures were taken in Pyongsong, 22 miles (35km) north of the capital, which he visited in January.

The North Korean regime has form in releasing doctored or inaccurate photographs.

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1. Gallery: Kim Jong-Un Inspecting Things

   Before recently disappearing from public view North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was making regular public appearances across the country

2. The state media followed him as he enjoyed visits to factories, military installations and construction sites. Continue through for more pictures

In March 2013, photos released by North Korean media showed an "armada" of hovercraft landing on a beach as part of a military exercise.

Analysis of the images proved they had been photoshopped: one or two hovercraft had been "copied and pasted" to create an illusion that there were many more.

If we're to assume the photos released on Tuesday are genuine and new, then where has he been for the past 40 days?

Despite rumours of a coup, the most plausible explanation for his disappearance has always been illness, and that he's been recovering at a residence outside Pyongyang.

Video: The Defectors: A Special Programme

One report, in South Korea's Joongang Daily newspaper, quoted unnamed "North Korean sources" as claiming that Mr Kim was operated on by a French doctor in September and has been recuperating at his chalet in the mountains.

The chalet is visible from satellite images via Google Maps. It is one of several private residences built for the Kim family in the 1980s.

According to testimony from Hwang Jang-yop, a senior North Korean official who defected to the south in 1997, the chalet is linked by a tunnel to Mr Kim's summer residence in Kangdong, about 40 miles to the east.

Kangdong, also known as Yeongwon, is believed to be where Kim Jong-Un's grandfather, Kim Il Sung, died in 1994.

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1. Gallery: Do Tunnels Link Kim's Residences?

   Kim Jung-Un may have been in the mountains at this complex shown on Google Maps during his absence

2. His mountain chalet is believed to be connected by a tunnel to another estate in Kangdong

3. The Kim family has a plethora of residences outside North Korea's capital

The vast complex of guesthouses sits on several artificial lakes and is surrounded by elaborate gardens. The estate, which includes what looks like a racetrack, is visible from satellite imagery.

Various defectors have claimed that the North Korean regime has developed a vast network of tunnel systems over the past few decades which link up the Kim family homes in Pyongyang with country residences and airports.

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American Shot Dead In Saudi Capital Riyadh

By Sky News US Team

One American has been shot dead and another wounded after their car was fired upon in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.

A suspect, identified as a Saudi man born in the United States, was arrested after the shooting on Tuesday in the city's eastern district, a police spokesman told state media.

The gunman opened fire on the Americans at a petrol station, according to the statement carried by the SPA state news agency.

The suspect was also wounded during an exchange of gunfire with security forces, the statement said.

His condition and the condition of the surviving victim was not immediately known.

Both were taken to hospital.

An investigation is under way to determine a motive for the shooting, Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Mansour Turki said.

A third US national in a separate vehicle witnessed the shooting, Mr Turki said.

The gun attack resulted in the first killing of a Westerner in Saudi Arabia in years.

In 2007, three French nationals were shot dead while camping in the northwest of the kingdom.

The group of gunmen suspected of carrying out that attack allegedly had ties to al Qaeda. They are awaiting a verdict in the case.

From 2003 to 2006, al Qaeda carried out a series of attacks across Saudi Arabia on foreign and government targets that killed hundreds before being crushed by the kingdom's security forces.

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Ebola: UK Border Screening Measures Revealed

Details of how the government is trying to stop ebola reaching the UK have been revealed as enhanced screening measures have begun at Heathrow airport.

It comes as official figures showed the death toll from the disease has risen to 4,447 and the number of cases is expected to rise above 9,000 this week.

The World Health Organisation (WHO), which has called the latest outbreak the "most severe acute health emergency in modern times", also warned there could be up to 10,000 new cases of ebola per week within two months.  

In the UK, border checks are under way at Heathrow's Terminal 1 and are to be expanded to Gatwick airport and the Eurostar rail terminals by next week in an attempt to halt the spread of the disease to Britain.

The form asks about symptoms such as bruising or unexplained bleeding

While there are no longer any direct flights from the three West African countries to the UK, passengers who have boarded a flight in the affected region with travel booked to the UK will be automatically flagged up to officials at passport control.

These travellers will be asked to have their temperature taken and to complete a questionnaire asking about their current health and recent travel history.

Video: On Board The Ebola Hospital Ship

The passengers will be asked if they have come into contact with a person with ebola; if they have cared for anyone with a severe illness; if they have had any contact with dead bodies; and if they have visited any traditional healers or been admitted to hospital.

They will also be asked if they have any health problems such as headache, vomiting, diarrhoea, intense fatigue, bruising or unexplained bleeding.   

The screening measures, which are expected to cost £9m over six months, are voluntary and passengers can only be forced to undergo them if they are showing obvious symptoms of illness. In this case legal action can be taken.

Currently, there is one member of administration staff and two Public Health England (PHE) officials carrying out the screening at Heathrow Terminal 1. Other terminals at the airport are expected to begin screening by the end of this week.

Video: Ebola: Infected Dallas Nurse Named

The government expects up to two flights a day to be carrying passengers from the affected areas.  

Dr Paul Cosford, director at PHE, said the numbers undergoing screening were likely to total a few hundred per month. He said they would be learning from their experiences at Heathrow over the coming days.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that it is "likely" that ebola will be seen in the UK with around 10 cases expected to be confirmed in the next three months.

He said the screening measures being put in place should ensure 89% of people travelling to the UK from the affected region on tickets booked directly to the UK are checked.

Video: New UK Measures To Tackle Ebola

Anyone found to have ebola will be moved to the Royal Free Hospital in north London, the UK's specialist centre for treating the most dangerous infectious diseases.

But there have been concerns that the screening is not widespread enough and relies too much on self-reporting - while border officials will try to identify people who should be screened it will also be up to passengers to put themselves forward for checks.

Global health security expert Dr Devi Sridhar told Sky News that the airport screening was no more than "political theatre".

"Experience has shown is does not really work at managing and stopping the virus," she said.

Video: Ebola Crisis: On The Front Line

She called for investment in a global response, adding: "Piecemeal by piecemeal screening and closing borders is not going to contain it and it's not going to work."

Mr Hunt said screening at airports could be extended to Birmingham and Manchester if the threat level increases, but in the meantime people manning the NHS' non-emergency 111 phoneline will also be taught to look out for potential ebola.

The measures come as British troops were loading up the RFA Argus, which will set sail for Sierra Leone later this week to help in efforts to contain the outbreak. Some 750 military personnel and the medical ship, which has a fully-equipped hospital including critical care and high-dependency units, are being sent to the region.

On Tuesday a UN aid worker died while being treated at a hospital in Germany after contracting ebola in Liberia.  

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