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Frances Bean Cobain: I'm Not A Nirvana Fan

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 09 April 2015 | 23.31

Kurt Cobain's daughter Frances Bean has admitted she does not like her late father's music.

The 22-year-old was speaking publicly for the first time ahead of the release of a documentary about the Nirvana frontman.

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Cobain was asked about what it is like listening to her father's songs.

"I don't really like Nirvana that much. Sorry, promotional people, Universal. I'm more into Mercury Rev, Oasis, Brian Jonestown Massacre," she said.

Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck covers the life of the 27-year-old and his death in 1994 and is the first film to be made with the co-operation of his family.

Despite being just a baby when her father killed himself, Cobain says she has come to understand why he made the decision.

"Kurt got to the point where he eventually had to sacrifice every bit of who he was to his art, because the world demanded it of him. I think that was one of the main triggers as to why he felt he didn't want to be here and everyone would be happier without him.

"In reality, if he had lived, I would have had a dad. And that would have been an incredible experience."

The making of the documentary has reunited Cobain with her mother Courtney Love - the pair were photographed together on a red carpet in January.

They were reportedly estranged for around five years following a feud.

Cobain said she was 15 when she realised that being the musician's daughter was "inescapable".

"He became even bigger after he died than he was when he was alive. You don't think it could have gotten any bigger. But it did."

:: Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck is in cinemas from 10 April.


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Iran Warning On Final Nuclear Agreement

Iran has warned it will not sign a final nuclear deal unless the six major powers lift all sanctions imposed on the country.

"We will not sign any deal unless all sanctions are lifted on the same day," President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Thursday.

"We want a win-win deal for all parties involved in the nuclear talks."

A tentative deal reached last week between Iran and the six powers on curbing the country's nuclear programme has revived hopes of an end to sanctions.

Iran wants them lifted altogether and at once - but the United States made it clear on Monday sanctions would have to be phased out gradually.

Under the accord reached in Switzerland last Thursday, Iran would reduce its reserves of enriched uranium, which some nations fear could be used to produce a nuclear bomb.

It would also dismantle nearly 13,000 centrifuges and allow "invasive" inspections of its nuclear plants by international bodies.

In return, many sanctions would be lifted, providing £100bn of relief to the Iranian economy.

President Barack Obama hailed the deal as "our best bet", while Mr Rouhani said it would "remain in the historic memory of the Iranian nation".

However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would give Iran a "free path to the bomb" and could lead to the destruction of his country.

In a statement, he said: "Israel demands that any final agreement with Iran will include a clear and unambiguous Iranian commitment to Israel's right to exist."

Iran has always maintained its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes.

Iran and the six powers - the US, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China - are expected to meet shortly for more discussions.

Diplomats have said tough negotiations lie ahead of the deadline to reach a final agreement on 30 June.

Mr Rouhani came to power in a landslide election victory two years ago, pledging to bring decades of international isolation to an end.


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IS Supporters Hack Into France's TV5Monde

One of France's largest TV stations, TV5Monde, says it has been the victim of a cyberattack by people connected with the Islamic State group.

Broadcasts were brought to a halt and the company's websites and social networks were hijacked with the words "Cybercaliphate" and "Je suIS IS" plastered over the front.

The international TV network, broadcast in more than 200 countries worldwide and based in Paris, was off air for three hours overnight, director general Yves Bigot said.

Systems had been "severely damaged" by the "unprecedented attack", Mr Bigot explained.

The hackers posted documents on the company's Facebook page claiming they were identity cards and CVs of relatives of French soldiers involved in anti-IS operations.

The hackers also posted threats against the troops.

"Soldiers of France, stay away from the Islamic State! You have the chance to save your families, take advantage of it," read one message.

"The CyberCaliphate continues its cyberjihad against the enemies of Islamic State," the message added.

Mr Bigot said TV broadcasts were likely to take hours, if not days, to get back to normal.

Speaking at the time, he said: "We are no longer able to broadcast any of our channels. Our websites and social media sites are no longer under our control and are all displaying claims of responsibility by Islamic State."

The hackers also accused President Francois Hollande of committing "an unforgivable mistake" by getting involved in "a war that serves no purpose".

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    Women in South Africa unveil a Tricolore in a show of solidarity with the people of France

Graffiti reads Je suis Charlie (I am Charlie) in east London

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    US Soldier Killed In Afghan Insider Attack

    An Afghan soldier was shot dead after opening fire on American troops - killing one and wounding several other people.

    The attack was believed to be an attempt to assassinate a senior US diplomat, sources told Sky News.

    The Afghan soldier opened fire after a meeting between Afghan provincial leaders and Donald Yamamoto, a former ambassador to Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti, in the compound of the provincial governor in Jalalabad.

    According to sources, a convoy was leaving the compound when the Afghan soldier shot at the last car using a vehicle-mounted machine gun.

    Mr Yamamoto, who was recently appointed as special advisor to Afghanistan, had already left the compound by this stage and was unharmed.

    The American soldier, who has not been named, was part of a unit training and advising Afghan forces 

    General Fazel Ahmad Sherzad, police chief for eastern Nangarhar province, said American troops immediately returned fire, killing the Afghan soldier.

    An Afghan interpreter working with the US troops had previously said no American soldiers had died in the incident.

    It is the second insider attack in the country this year, after an Afghan soldier killed three American contractors on 29 January.

    The Western-backed Afghan government's 13-year war against the insurgents has intensified as both sides seek to strengthen their positions ahead of possible peace talks.

    However, the Taliban did not immediately claim responsibility for the latest attack and many such attacks are believed to stem from personal grudges and cultural misunderstandings.


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    EU Was 'Looking Into German Air Safety Issues'

    European Union authorities began looking into German airline safety procedures regarding "a number of issues" long before the Germanwings crash, it has been reported.

    An EU official, who asked not be named, said the issues included health checks on pilots, although he did not elaborate further.

    It has emerged Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who deliberately flew his Airbus A320 into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board, had suffered depression.

    Investigators have also said they found a sick note for the day of the crash at Lubitz's home, but it was never given to the airline. 

    He was reportedly being treated by psychologists and neurologists and authorities believe he was trying to hide this from his employers. 

    Doctors working for the German aviation industry have suggested that pilots should undergo more extensive medical checks after the tragedy.

    "We are calling for more frequent and comprehensive laboratory tests for pilots," Hans-Werner Teichmueller of the German Pilots' Doctors Association told Welt newspaper.

    "We need to see results that can also show traces of psychotropic drugs and narcotics."

    The annual physical taken by pilots only includes tests of urine, haemoglobin levels and in some cases blood sugar.

    The EU official told the Associated Press that the examination of German procedures followed a routine inspection by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

    He said that last November EU authorities "had asked for clarification to make sure all airlines actively observe rules".

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    1. Gallery: Tributes Laid Near Crash Site

      A memorial, carved in French, German, Spanish and English, in memory of the victims of the Germanwings Airbus A320 crash, in the small village of Le Vernet, French Alps

    The chapel prepared for the families of the victims and the medico-legal tents for investigators at Seyne les Alpes near the crash site

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    Legal Experts Urge UN To Ban Killer Robots

    Killer robots should be banned before they can be developed, the United Nations has been told.

    Current international law means that military commanders that use fully autonomous weapons would escape liability for deaths caused, a report by Harvard Law School says.

    The report - called The Lack of Accountability for Killer Robots - was co-authored by Human Rights Watch and released ahead of a UN meeting in Geneva on 13 April.

    The current generation of drones always has an individual overseeing their actions and deciding whether to fire a missile, a clause used to defend them by the likes of the Ministry of Defence.

    But newer machines may be able to select their own targets, a move which concerns some human rights campaigners and legal experts.

    The report says: "Fully autonomous weapons do not yet exist but technology is moving in their direction, and precursors are already in use or development.

    "For example, many countries use weapons defence systems - such as the Israeli Iron Dome and the US Phalanx and C-RAM - that are programmed to respond automatically to threats from incoming munitions."

    It adds: "The lack of meaningful human control places fully autonomous weapons in an ambiguous and troubling position.

    "On the one hand, while traditional weapons are tools in the hands of human beings, fully autonomous weapons, once deployed, would make their own determinations about the use of lethal force."

    The report authors call for the development and production of such weapons to be banned internationally.


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    Obama Wants End To LGBT Conversion Therapy

    By Sky News US Team

    Barack Obama has called for an end to psychiatric therapies that seek to change the sexual orientation of gay, lesbian and transgender youth.

    The White House put out a statement in response to a petition calling for Mr Obama to back a law to ban conversion therapy, which is supported by some socially conservative organizations and religious doctors.

    The petition was started following the suicide in December of 17-year-old transgender youth Leelah Alcorn, who died after her parents forced her to attend conversion therapy, pulled her out of school and isolated her in an attempt to change her gender identity.

    "The overwhelming scientific evidence demonstrates that conversion therapy, especially when it is practiced on young people, is neither medically nor ethically appropriate and can cause substantial harm," said the statement, written by senior adviser Valerie Jarrett.

    "As part of our dedication to protecting America's youth, this Administration supports efforts to ban the use of conversion therapy for minors," she added.

    On 27 December 2014, Leelah wrote a suicide note, posted it on Tumblr and then walked in front of a semi-trailer.


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    Judge And Lawyer Among Three Killed In Court

    A man has been arrested after a judge and lawyer were among three people shot dead in a court in Milan, the Italian Interior Minister has confirmed.

    The man was found by police in the town of Vimercate, 25km (15 miles) from Milan, after fleeing on a motorbike and is being held in a military police barracks, Angelino Alfano said.

    He was named in reports as Claudio Giardiello, a defendant in a bankruptcy case at the Palace of Justice, which is in the historic centre of the city, a few streets from its cathedral and main shops.

    The gunman shot dead his lawyer and one of his co-defendants first, before walking through the building, going down one floor and killing the judge, prosecutor Edmondo Bruti Liberati said.

    The president of Milan's appeals court, Giovanni Canzio, named bankruptcy judge Fernando Ciampi as the one who had been killed.

    The ANSA news agency identified the lawyer as Lorenzo Alberto Claris Appiani.

    A second co-defendant was seriously injured, Mr Bruti Liberati said.

    A fourth person was found dead in the court buildings with no apparent sign of injury, emergency services said.

    The area around the court was cordoned off after the shooting and people were initially told to remain inside.

    Court employees barricaded themselves inside their offices and took cover under their desks while police searched for the gunman.

    A person speaking from inside the president's office at the court told Sky News shortly after the shooting that they had been locked in a room and instructed not to leave.

    Women were later seen leaving the building first followed by men, after having their identification checked.

    The gunman fired "at least three or four shots", according to lawyer Marcello Ilia.

    "We tried to find out what was going on. There were suddenly lots of police officers who told us not to leave the room, they shut us in," he said.

    "After a few minutes we came out. They told us someone in a suit and tie was armed and at large in the court."

    It was unclear how an armed man gained access to the building as visitors must pass through metal detectors.


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    Ambassador Summoned Over Falklands Oil Threat

    Argentina claims three British companies drilling for oil and gas in the Falklands do not have the right to be there and has threatened to prosecute them.

    The threat was made by president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in a speech on the 33rd anniversary of the Falklands Conflict.

    She vowed to take action against UK oil companies if they drilled in waters around the islands.

    Sky sources say Argentina's UK ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. It is understood that Britain considered the comments to be "unreasonable" and the ambassador was given a "dressing down".

    The three British firms involved in oil and gas exploration in the Falklands are Premier Oil, Rockhopper and Falkland Oil and Gas.

    They hold stakes in the Zebedee well and want to test for oil and gas in another well in the North Falkland Basin.

    They are set to begin drilling and the results are expected at the end of the month.

    However, the Argentine government is firmly opposed to the move and has threatened to take them to court.

    It warned it "could end with an Argentine judge issuing an arrest warrant against those who operate illegally in Argentine waters".

    The dispute comes after the British government announced plans to spend £280m over the next 10 years on renewing and strengthening Falklands forces.

    President Fernandez responded by saying Britain should concentrate on fighting poverty instead of increasing the amount spent on defence.

    "What a paradox," she said, "when there are more than one million Britons eating at the food banks they have had to open in one of the most powerful countries in the world."

    "Don't worry. Don't spend another pound sterling on defending the Malvinas," she added, using the Argentine name for the Falklands.

    "Spend your money feeding the English, on providing jobs for your young people and a better quality of life for the British, because we are not a threat to anyone."


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    HSBC Tax Scandal: France Starts Criminal Probe

    HSBC has expressed outrage at being placed on €1bn bail amid a criminal investigation in France into historical tax issues.

    The UK-listed bank said it was informed on Wednesday that French magistrates were examining the "conduct of its Swiss private bank in 2006 and 2007 for alleged tax-related offences."

    Its statement said the court's decision is "without legal basis and bail is unwarranted and excessive".

    The bank added that it intended to appeal and "defend itself vigorously in any future proceedings".

    Activities at the private bank are being examined in several other countries including Germany and Argentina in the wake of the publication of stolen files.

    The papers claimed the Swiss operation had helped clients in more than 200 countries, including Britain, evade and avoid tax.

    The accounts in question were said to contain £77bn ($119bn).

    HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver apologised earlier this year for past practices at the Swiss arm.

    He and chairman Douglas Flint told a committee of MPs in February they had completed a series of reforms to help restore trust and confidence.

    Argentina last month stepped up its tax evasion row with HSBC by demanding it repatriates $3.5bn (£2.32bn) of cash allegedly moved from the country to its Swiss private bank.

    The country's tax authorities issued the request weeks after the Central Bank of Argentina temporarily suspended HSBC Bank Argentina's operations of transferring money and assets abroad for a period of 30 days.

    Argentina accuses HSBC of aiding more than 4,000 clients to evade taxes by shifting assets offshore.

    HSBC Argentina denied the claim - insisting it respected Argentine law.


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