Erstellt am: 21. 10. 2013 - 14:19 Uhr

Australia on fire

Reality Check: Bush fires could run out of control in New South Wales, Cyprus talks, JP Morgan facing record fine, Jeremy Scahill on the secret operations of JSOC

Hundreds of homes have already been lost and the worry is that the fires could merge to create a massive blaze that would be almost impossible to control.

EPA/NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Springwood in the Blue Mountains has already been badly hit by the fires

Trevor Thompson of the ABC in Sydney reports on the catastrophic wild fires that are ravaging large parts of New South Wales and threatening the outskirts of Sydney.

Cyprus talks

Prof. Ahmet Sözen of the Eastern Mediterranean University talks about the relationship between northern and southern Cyprus, and why finding a solution for the divide is so difficult, despite the wishes of people on both sides.

JP Morgan could face record fine

Banking giant, JP Morgan, could face a record fine of $13 billion for its role in the near collapse of the banking system in 2007. Robert Zikmund explains the charges against the bank, and the likely outcome.

Dirty Wars

creative commons

Sammy Khamis meets Jeremy Scahill, the author of "Dirty Wars", a book about the activities of the US Joint Special Operations Command, or JSOC. Read the full story.

FM4 Reality Check

Monday to Friday from 12.00 to 14.00, and after the show via Podcast or fm4.orf.at/realitycheck.