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- Suicide blast kills 33 outside a bank in Afghanistan city of Jalalabad
- Japanese population falls to 15-year low
- From the archive, 18 April 1975: Khmer Rouge take over Cambodia
- Julie Bishop in Iran to discuss nuclear program, asylum seekers, Islamic State
- At least 21 killed in fighting near Libyan capital
- G20 laws cut protest numbers from likely 120,000 to 1,000, inquiry told
- Random House told it should pay to quote Joseph Goebbels in biography
- Can Peru stop ‘ethical chocolate’ from destroying the Amazon?
- Oklahoma governor signs 'foolproof' nitrogen gas execution method
- Chris Christie and Jeb Bush take mantle of campaign trail from Clinton – as it happened
- Chris Christie and Jeb Bush face off at 'circus tent of Republican candidates'
- Argentina launches legal action to prevent Falklands oil and gas drilling
- Formula One: Bahrain GP goes ahead but human rights concerns remain
- Oklahoma teenager convicted of murder in Australian Chris Lane's death
- New Orleans court considers lifting hold on Obama immigration action
- Sábado Gigante: Univision's frenetic variety show ends after 53-year run
- Obama: Senate delay to confirm Loretta Lynch is 'embarrassing' – video
- Canada charges four British sailors with sexual assault in Nova Scotia
- Bear cub adopted by Russian family - video
- Cornel West warns of 'Planetary Selma' at Harvard fossil fuel divestment protest
| Suicide blast kills 33 outside a bank in Afghanistan city of Jalalabad Posted: 17 Apr 2015 11:37 PM PDT More than 100 people were injured in the blast outside a bank used by government workers to collect their salaries, police said Continue reading... |
| Japanese population falls to 15-year low Posted: 17 Apr 2015 10:02 PM PDT The total has shrunk for the fourth year running, falling back to a level it was last at in 2000, with more than one in four people now aged 65 or older Continue reading... |
| From the archive, 18 April 1975: Khmer Rouge take over Cambodia Posted: 17 Apr 2015 09:30 PM PDT The insurgent guerrillas were greeted by Cambodians waving flags and streamers as they moved into the city through a sea of white surrender flags Continue reading... |
| Julie Bishop in Iran to discuss nuclear program, asylum seekers, Islamic State Posted: 17 Apr 2015 08:05 PM PDT Foreign minister meeting President Hassan Rouhani for first high level talks between Australia and Iran in 12 years Continue reading... |
| At least 21 killed in fighting near Libyan capital Posted: 17 Apr 2015 06:41 PM PDT Pro-government forces clash with the Islamist-backed Fajr Libya militia on the outskirts on Tripoli as UN peace talks try to iron out differences Continue reading... |
| G20 laws cut protest numbers from likely 120,000 to 1,000, inquiry told Posted: 17 Apr 2015 05:13 PM PDT A demonstration forecast to have drawn up to 120,000 people in Brisbane was reduced to as few as 1,000 because of 'chilling' temporary laws, review hears Continue reading... |
| Random House told it should pay to quote Joseph Goebbels in biography Posted: 17 Apr 2015 04:45 PM PDT Nazi minister's estate sues Random House Germany and imprint Siedler over the use of extracts from his diaries The estate of Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler's minister of propaganda, is taking legal action against the publisher Random House over a new biography, claiming payment for the use of extracts from his diaries. We are convinced that no money should go to a war criminal Continue reading... |
| Can Peru stop ‘ethical chocolate’ from destroying the Amazon? Posted: 17 Apr 2015 04:38 PM PDT NGOs allege illegal deforestation of primary rainforest to plant cacao and oil palm Cattle-ranching, logging, mining, highways, hydroelectric dam projects, oil and gas, soy, oil palm. . . These are what first come to mind to many people when thinking about how the Amazon is being destroyed, but what about chocolate too? NGO Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) released a report on 7 April mainly about monoculture oil palm plantations, which it describes as a "major new threat to Peruvian forests." The report, Deforestation by Definition, focuses on the Romero Group, Peru's "largest economic actor", and what it calls the "Melka Group", a network of 25 companies recently established in Peru and controlled by businessman Dennis Melka, a major player in the destructive oil palm industry in Malaysia. Despite claims to investors, the Melka Group has repeatedly failed to abide by Peruvian environmental management laws and policies. . . In Tamshiyacu, Cacao del Peru Norte SAC began clearing forested land in June 2013 without submitting any of the required documents or obtaining any of the approvals necessary to carry out this deforestation. . . In his presentation to the Peruvian Congress, Minister [of Agriculture and Irrigation] Benites noted that regarding the deforestation after November 2012, the company did not even fulfil the requirements in the first step. Continue reading... |
| Oklahoma governor signs 'foolproof' nitrogen gas execution method Posted: 17 Apr 2015 04:06 PM PDT The state is the first to approve nitrogen-induced hypoxia for use on death-row inmates, which supporters says is 'painless' despite lack of human testing Oklahoma became the first US state to approve nitrogen gas for executions under a measure Governor Mary Fallin signed into law Friday that provides an alternative death penalty method if lethal injections aren't possible, either because of a court ruling or a drug shortage. Executions are on hold in Oklahoma while the US supreme court considers whether the state's current three-drug method of lethal injection is constitutional. Supporters of the new law maintain nitrogen-induced hypoxia is a humane and painless method of execution that requires no medical expertise to perform. Continue reading... |
| Chris Christie and Jeb Bush take mantle of campaign trail from Clinton – as it happened Posted: 17 Apr 2015 03:45 PM PDT
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| Chris Christie and Jeb Bush face off at 'circus tent of Republican candidates' Posted: 17 Apr 2015 03:39 PM PDT The New Jersey governor became crowd favorite, while Bush was met with lukewarm applause among an audience of possible presidential contenders Jeb Bush and Chris Christie competed head-to-head to address their perceived character flaws before Republican activists in New Hampshire on Friday during the first big "cattle call" of the party's presidential primary race. Speaking within minutes of each other in a small hotel in Nashua, the two heavyweights seen as closest to the party mainstream sought to shake off differing reputations that may hold back their anticipated declaration as candidates with remarkably similar speeches focused on their personality and records as state governors. Continue reading... |
| Argentina launches legal action to prevent Falklands oil and gas drilling Posted: 17 Apr 2015 03:18 PM PDT Daniel Filmus, Buenos Aires's minister for the Malvinas, confirms lawsuit against UK companies, insisting oil resources around the Falklands belong to Argentina
Daniel Filmus, Buenos Aires's minister for the Malvinas, as Argentina refers to the British overseas territory, gave a speech in London in which he said the country was "forced to resort to defensive measures" to protect its natural resources. Related: Falkland Islands will always be defended by UK, says David Cameron Continue reading... |
| Formula One: Bahrain GP goes ahead but human rights concerns remain Posted: 17 Apr 2015 03:00 PM PDT The presence of Formula One is not the problem for some; it is the lack of assistance from the sport to highlight the alleged violations that anger many • Ferrari lead Bahrain practice as Mercedes opt for slow approach Continue reading...  |
| Oklahoma teenager convicted of murder in Australian Chris Lane's death Posted: 17 Apr 2015 02:54 PM PDT Defense acknowledged that Chancey Allen Luna, 16 at the time, shot Lane, who was in Oklahoma on a college baseball scholarship An Oklahoma teenager whose attorney said he only meant to scare an Australian college baseball player by firing a shot at him was convicted Friday of first-degree murder. The Stephens County jury found Chancey Allen Luna guilty in the 16 August 2013 death of Christopher Lane, 22, who was shot in the back while jogging along a city street in Duncan. The jury recommended that Luna receive life in prison without parole when he is sentenced in June. Continue reading... |
| New Orleans court considers lifting hold on Obama immigration action Posted: 17 Apr 2015 02:12 PM PDT White House hopes rest on conservative appellate court in Louisiana after judge's earlier halt on order, which could help up to 5m immigrants remain in US Continue reading... |
| Sábado Gigante: Univision's frenetic variety show ends after 53-year run Posted: 17 Apr 2015 01:01 PM PDT The American Spanish-language network's top program, which has featured celebrities and US presidents, is longest-running variety show in TV history Continue reading... |
| Obama: Senate delay to confirm Loretta Lynch is 'embarrassing' – video Posted: 17 Apr 2015 12:48 PM PDT Barack Obama said it is embarrassing that the US Senate still has not voted on confirmation of his attorney general nominee, Loretta Lynch. Obama criticized the Senate for waiting so long on Lynch, who has been eligible to be confirmed by the 100-member body since late February Continue reading...  |
| Canada charges four British sailors with sexual assault in Nova Scotia Posted: 17 Apr 2015 12:47 PM PDT
Canada's military has charged four members of the British navy with sexual assault causing bodily harm at a Canadian Forces base in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The men were charged Thursday for their role in a "group sexual assault" in barracks in Shearwater, Nova Scotia last week, according to the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service. Continue reading... |
| Bear cub adopted by Russian family - video Posted: 17 Apr 2015 12:44 PM PDT A Russian family is looking after a bear cub after it turned up at their gate three weeks ago. It's thought the bear's mother was killed by poachers. The Shcherbakovs hope that media coverage will lead to a circus or a zoo taking the cub in permanently Continue reading...  |
| Cornel West warns of 'Planetary Selma' at Harvard fossil fuel divestment protest Posted: 17 Apr 2015 12:24 PM PDT Activist joins 'heat week' calling for full fossil fuel divestment and says 'Ecological catastrophe is as evil as white supremacist catastrophe' The outspoken civil rights activist and academic Cornel West said Harvard University risked being on the wrong side of a "planetary Selma", culminating a week-long campaign by students and prominent alumni campaigning for the most prominent university in the US to divest from fossil fuels. The sit-in protest shut down the campus building that houses the president's office for the entirety of so-called "heat week", and forced the closure of another administration building for two days. Related: Harvard divestment campaigners gear up for a week of action Related: Dear Gates Foundation and Wellcome Trust: Here's 180,000 reasons to lead on climate change Continue reading... |
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