Erstellt am: 7. 6. 2013 - 14:07 Uhr

Has the Golan Heights mission run its course?

Reality Check: Austria withdraws from Golan Heights; US surveillance of internet and phone use; US-China summit; "Gegen Unmenschlichkeit".

Austria has announced it is to withdraw its troops from the United Nations mission in the Golan Heights. Some sources say soldiers could start arriving home as early as next week.

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Defence Minister, Gerald Klug, says the situation in the Golan Heights is no longer under control.

Military analyst Paul Beaver discusses the implications and logistics of Austrias withdrawal, and the future of the UN presence in the Golan Heights in the light of the current situation in Syria.

US data collection revelations

It has been revealed that the United States government surveillance programmes have been collecting phone details from millions of people and also tapping internet servers for data on Internet use.

Priscilla Huff reports from Washington DC on reactions to the news and what it means.

US-China summit

China's president, Xi Jinping, is in California for an unprecedented "informal summit" with President Obama.

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The Grand Hall at Sunnylands where Obama and Xi will spend the weekend. Sunnylands in California is also known as the "President's Playground".

Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, an expert on China from the University of Vienna explains what is unusual about the meeting, and why it is important.

Gegen Unmenschlichkeit

"Gegen Unmenschlichkeit" is a new initiative in Austria, calling on the government to change its policies on asylum seekers.

They have five demands which include access to work and education for asylum seekers, allowing well integrated people to stay, and not breaking up families.

Former banker Ernst Löschner is the initiator, and he tells Joanna Bostock what prompted him to launch the initiative.

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