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- Crackdown in Turkey's Kurdish south-east turns journalists into 'terrorists'
- 'Big Daddy Xi' no more? Chinese president's nickname nixed
- Spain's left must unite to steer country on road to recovery
- Iceland president's wife linked to offshore tax havens in leaked files
- Choice of English song as French anthem for Euro 2016 'concerning'
- Wreckage of Captain James Cook's ship Endeavour found, researchers say
- Somali refugee in critical condition after setting herself alight on Nauru
- White House ducks questions on Larry Wilmore's use of N-word to greet Obama
- Brazilian judge orders mobile providers to block WhatsApp for 72 hours
- Chinese police to patrol Rome's streets
- Berta Cáceres murder: four men arrested over Honduran activist's death
- Israeli military orders detention of Palestinian journalist Omar Nazzal
- Reckitt Benckiser executive slapped at South Korea press conference
- Egyptian journalists protest against arrests after 'raid' on union
- Woman sues Starbucks over ice-to-coffee ratio in cold drinks
- Sexual harassment training may have reverse effect, research suggests
- New anti-extremism powers to be included in Queen's speech
- Corsican separatists 'to end military operations' in October
- Saudi Arabia gives women the right to a copy of their marriage contract
- 'Asylum seeker boat' arrives in the Australian territory of the Cocos Islands
- Fairytale newspaper coverage for Leicester City's fairytale victory
- Hand-me-down: African women in their grandmothers' clothes – in pictures
- Trump polling over Cruz in Indiana as Sanders vows to fight – as it happened
- Chinese-led consortium works on new bid for Australia's largest cattle empire
- China investigates Baidu after death of student who sought cancer cure on internet
- West Papua: UN must supervise vote on independence, says coalition
- RAF names student pilots killed in north Yorkshire crash
- 'Peace matters to women': Helen Clark launches campaign to lead UN
- Anger over 'martyrs' exhibition for Brussels and Paris bombers
- Mother duck and ducklings waddle through school halls in Michigan
- British woman paralysed in riding accident repatriated from Egypt
- Saudi Arabia labels reports of divestment from US assets 'ridiculous'
- Pierre Karl Péladeau steps down as leader of Quebec separatist party
- Ringling Bros' remaining circus elephants headed to sanctuary – video
- A Palestinian view on the antisemitism row | Letters
- Feast of cat shown on eagle cam scares feline owners: 'Nature isn't pretty'
- Turkish politicians brawl over lawmaker immunities – video
- Tensions run high in Odessa on anniversary of deadly clashes
- First US cruise ship in decades docks in Cuba – and gets warm welcome
- Aftermath of Baghdad car bombing – video
- Tightrope walker crosses gap between Jerusalem's ancient towers – video
- May Day protests in Seattle turn violent – video
- Turkish journalists accuse Erdoğan of media witch-hunt
- Man, 72, pulled alive from rubble 13 days after Ecuadorian earthquake
- Puerto Rico will not make $370m payment as debt crisis continues
- Father Daniel Berrigan obituary
- Chinese Communist party suspends tycoon after Xi Jinping outburst
- Frenchman takes former employer to tribunal over tedious job
- Alex Lowe: mountain maverick who died on a typically audacious mission
- Second refugee at Australian detention centre in Nauru sets herself on fire
- Where the streets have no men: the Nepalese town where women hold sway | Sune Engel Rasmussen
- Joseph Kabila's presidential ambitions could push Congo to the brink | Richard Moncrieff
- Carly Fiorina falls off stage during Ted Cruz event – video
- ‘Indiana don’t want you!’: Ted Cruz fails to win over Trump fans – video
- Fire destroys landmark cathedral in New York city – video
- Donald Trump in Indiana accuses China of 'raping' the US over trade – video
- Trump hotel workers in Las Vegas ask billionaire for fair pay – video
| Crackdown in Turkey's Kurdish south-east turns journalists into 'terrorists' Posted: 02 May 2016 11:00 PM PDT Reporters for pro-Kurdish media are routinely detained, while those of pro-government outlets cannot always write what they want Refik Tekin, an award-winning photographer and video journalist, had been covering the curfew in the predominantly Kurdish city of Cizre, south-east Turkey, for more than a month when a report by a pro-government news agency turned him into a terrorist. Tekin accompanied a group carrying white flags that wanted to retrieve bodies and injured people from a nearby street when security forces suddenly opened fire, wounding nine and killing two, including a member of the city council. Tekin was shot in the leg but kept filming. Continue reading... |
| 'Big Daddy Xi' no more? Chinese president's nickname nixed Posted: 03 May 2016 12:39 AM PDT Propaganda officials warn state media off using moniker after push to portray leader as man of the people appears to backfire Chinese propaganda chiefs have reportedly ordered state-controlled media to refrain from using the nickname "Big Daddy Xi" to refer to the president. Since Xi Jinping took power in 2012 the epithet has been at the centre of an energetic push to portray the Communist party leader as an omnipotent people's president. |
| Spain's left must unite to steer country on road to recovery Posted: 02 May 2016 10:00 PM PDT In December voters asked for a coalition, but have been ignored despite the need for cross-party deals to tackle Spain's problems In his restaurant overlooking the Med at Mataró, a few miles north of Barcelona, Ricard Jornet declares himself an insumiso, a rebel who refuses to obey government demands to pay a so-called "tax on sunshine" for an award-winning solar power installation that allows his business to function almost exclusively off sunlight. The anti-ecological tax on self-produced electricity was pushed through by the conservative People's party (PP) government of Mariano Rajoy a few weeks before elections in December. "I think they did it deliberately to protect the electricity companies, knowing that it would hold up the installation of solar power in Spain for another few years," says Jornet, who is just one of many rebelling against the new law. "We are not going to pay." Continue reading... |
| Iceland president's wife linked to offshore tax havens in leaked files Posted: 02 May 2016 11:00 AM PDT HSBC files appear to show that Dorrit Moussaieff had links to offshore companies and trusts registered outside UK The president of Iceland is expected to come under pressure this week after leaked documents appeared to show that part of his wife's considerable fortune was held in offshore tax havens. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who has been in office for 20 years, last month surprised many by declaring he would stand for re-election again after serving five terms. His decision was prompted by the Panama Papers scandal, which forced Iceland's prime minister to resign. Continue reading... |
| Choice of English song as French anthem for Euro 2016 'concerning' Posted: 02 May 2016 09:37 AM PDT Use of I Was Made for Lovin' You 'incomprehensible', says French minister, arguing tournament is chance to promote French language A French minister has described the choice of a song in English as the official anthem for French supporters at Euro 2016 as "incomprehensible". Andre Vallini, the secretary of state for Francophony, said the French Football Federation's decision to choose a cover of I Was Made for Lovin' You, performed by French group Skip the Use, was "very concerning". |
| Wreckage of Captain James Cook's ship Endeavour found, researchers say Posted: 02 May 2016 02:56 PM PDT The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project appears to have located the British explorer's vessel off US coast where it was sunk during the revolutionary war Researchers said they believe they have located the wreckage of the Endeavour, a ship sailed by the famous British explorer James Cook, which was sunk off the US during the revolutionary war. The ship was scuttled in 1778 leading up to the Battle of Rhode Island between American colonists and the British, and was as part of a blockade during the revolutionary war. Continue reading... |
| Somali refugee in critical condition after setting herself alight on Nauru Posted: 02 May 2016 02:11 PM PDT The 21-year-old has been flown to hospital in Brisbane just days after the death of another Nauru refugee, who set himself on fire in front of UN representatives The young Somali woman who set herself alight on Nauru – the second refugee in a week to do so – has been taken to Australia by air ambulance, but her situation remains critical. Related: Widow of refugee who set himself alight 'being kept in hotel and denied a lawyer' Continue reading... |
| White House ducks questions on Larry Wilmore's use of N-word to greet Obama Posted: 02 May 2016 01:49 PM PDT Spokesman says the president appreciated 'the spirit' of the comedian's use of the racial slur to address him during the White House correspondents dinner The White House has faced tough questioning over comedian Larry Wilmore's use of a taboo racial slur at its annual correspondents dinner. Press secretary Josh Earnest was challenged repeatedly by April Ryan, an African American journalist and author of The Presidency in Black and White, who suggested that many people in the room were "appalled" by the N-word being uttered to the president's face. Earnest said that Barack Obama appreciated "the spirit" of Wilmore's remark. Continue reading... |
| Brazilian judge orders mobile providers to block WhatsApp for 72 hours Posted: 02 May 2016 12:42 PM PDT Messaging service said shutdown – the second in five months – 'punishes' more than 100 million users in Brazil in attempt to get information amid court case A Brazilian judge has ordered wireless phone carriers to block access to Facebook Inc's WhatsApp for 72 hours throughout Latin America's largest country on Monday, the second such move against the popular messaging application in five months. The decision by the judge in the north-eastern state of Sergipe applies to the five main wireless operators in Brazil and affects WhatsApp's more than 100 million users in the country. The reason for the order is not known due to legal secrecy in an ongoing case in the Sergipe state court. Continue reading... |
| Chinese police to patrol Rome's streets Posted: 02 May 2016 03:09 PM PDT The officers will work with Italian counterparts to help Chinese tourists Chinese police are joining Italian officers on the streets of Rome and Milan in an experiment aimed at helping tourists from China feel safe, Italy's interior ministry has announced. Related: Pulp fiction: Asda's 'made in Italy' tomato puree hails from China Continue reading... |
| Berta Cáceres murder: four men arrested over Honduran activist's death Posted: 02 May 2016 11:40 AM PDT Honduras officials report arrests of two people linked to company building hydroelectric dam which Cáceres had fought Four men have been arrested in connection with the murder of the Honduran indigenous activist Berta Cáceres, who was shot dead at her home two months ago. Two of those arrested are linked to the company building a hydroelectric dam which Cáceres had campaigned against. Continue reading... |
| Israeli military orders detention of Palestinian journalist Omar Nazzal Posted: 02 May 2016 12:33 PM PDT The 53-year-old to be held for four months without charge or trial on suspicion of 'unlawful activity' for PLO faction Israel's military has ordered a Palestinian journalist to be held for four months without charges or trial. The military said Omar Nazzal is being held in administrative detention on suspicion of "unlawful activity" for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a PLO faction that has been labelled a terrorist organisation by Israel. Continue reading... |
| Reckitt Benckiser executive slapped at South Korea press conference Posted: 02 May 2016 08:16 AM PDT Head of Reckitt Benckiser Korea and Japan bowed 13 times during ritual apology for company's role in humidifier sterilisers linked to 92 deaths An executive at Reckitt Benckiser was slapped during an emotional news conference as he apologised on Monday for deadly lung injuries linked to the use of humidifier sterilisers marketed by the firm. Ata Safdar, head of Reckitt Benckiser Korea and Japan, bowed several times in apology before an audience that included victims and their families, among them a 13-year-old boy who now uses an oxygen tank to breathe. Continue reading... |
| Egyptian journalists protest against arrests after 'raid' on union Posted: 02 May 2016 08:42 AM PDT Demonstrators call for dismissal of interior minister and sit-in at union HQ after detention of two journalists on Sunday Egypt's journalists' union has called for the dismissal of the interior minister and an immediate sit-in at its headquarters in Cairo to protest against the arrest of two journalists on Sunday night. After an emergency meeting in the early hours of Monday morning, the group called for an open-ended sit-in to run through World Press Freedom day on Tuesday and into Wednesday. Continue reading... |
| Woman sues Starbucks over ice-to-coffee ratio in cold drinks Posted: 02 May 2016 09:51 AM PDT As summer approaches, 29-page complaint calls Starbucks' advertising misleading – but Starbucks says 'ice is an essential component' of iced drinks More coffee, please! A Chicago woman is suing Starbucks for allegedly serving her too much ice and too little caffeine in its cold beverages. With summer on the horizon and iced drinks coming back into season, Starbucks is being accused of short-changing its coffee lovers. Continue reading... |
| Sexual harassment training may have reverse effect, research suggests Posted: 02 May 2016 10:00 AM PDT Trainings' use of 'cartoonish, unrealistic' examples could be partially to blame for men's subsequent dismissal of allegations, says Berkeley professor Sexual harassment courses aimed at preventing workplace discrimination can have the opposite effect, making men less capable of perceiving inappropriate behavior and more likely to blame victims, according to academic studies that cast doubt on traditional training programs. One researcher who has questioned the effectiveness of harassment prevention classes is Lauren Edelman, a professor of law and sociology at the University of California Berkeley, the prestigious school that has been at the center of a series of high-profile faculty misconduct scandals in recent months. Continue reading... |
| New anti-extremism powers to be included in Queen's speech Posted: 03 May 2016 01:07 AM PDT Legislation expected to include measures to ban groups, close down premises and gag individuals David Cameron is expected to announce plans to crackdown on extremism in the Queen's speech, including powers to ban organisations, close down premises and gag individuals. The legislation follows the publication of the government's counter-extremism strategy which also promised a full investigation into the application of sharia law in the UK. Continue reading... |
| Corsican separatists 'to end military operations' in October Posted: 03 May 2016 12:03 AM PDT National Liberation Front seeking independence from France announces it wants to allow island's new nationalist-led assembly 'to fulfil its mandate calmly' The main militant group fighting for Corsica's separation from France has said it will end "military operations" in October after staging attacks since the 1970s in its quest for independence. The National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) had announced in June 2014 that it planned to end its armed struggle in a unilateral decision reached without any preconditions. Continue reading... |
| Saudi Arabia gives women the right to a copy of their marriage contract Posted: 02 May 2016 11:38 PM PDT Kingdom's justice ministry announces move to 'protect the rights of the woman', ending practice of only supplying document to husbands Saudi brides will now get a copy of their marriage contracts, a privilege that was previously exclusive to men in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the kingdom's justice ministry has announced. According to a directorate issued by the justice minister, Walid al-Samaani, clerics who register marriage contracts will now have to hand a copy to the bride "to ensure her awareness of her rights and the terms of the contract". Continue reading... |
| 'Asylum seeker boat' arrives in the Australian territory of the Cocos Islands Posted: 02 May 2016 11:30 PM PDT Observers say the boat, reported to be carrying asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, arrived on Monday A wooden boat, which observers said was clearly an asylum seeker vessel, made it to the Cocos Islands under its own steam and without interception on Monday. The boat, reported by the ABC's Hack program to be carrying asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, motored into the lagoon between the two largest islands in the archipelago on Monday morning. Continue reading... |
| Fairytale newspaper coverage for Leicester City's fairytale victory Posted: 03 May 2016 12:06 AM PDT National press revels in the chance to report good news by recording the remarkable Premier League success by the 5,000 to 1 outsiders Leicester City's Roy-of-the-Rovers-style achievement by winning the Premier League dominated the front and back pages of the national press on Tuesday. Amidst the Brexit debate, the Labour party's internal strife and the ongoing war against Isis, editors clearly revelled in the opportunity to report a good news story. Continue reading... |
| Hand-me-down: African women in their grandmothers' clothes – in pictures Posted: 02 May 2016 11:00 PM PDT Joana Choumali's portraits show modern African women swapping jeans for kente cloth – and diving into the dazzling cultural heritage of their families Continue reading... |
| Trump polling over Cruz in Indiana as Sanders vows to fight – as it happened Posted: 02 May 2016 07:35 PM PDT
Did you get heckled by a preteen, told that an entire state's population "don't want you," questioned about your citizenship and have your spouse grilled about whether you are actually a prominent serial killer who operated in northern California from 1968 to 1970? If not, you had a better day than Texas senator Ted Cruz, whose attempts to win over last-minute undecided voters in Indiana were as awkward as his attempted handgrab with "running mate" Carly Fiorina:
Hot on the heels of a piece by CNN's Dylan Byers that highlights a close relationship between Fox News talk show host Sean Hannity and billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, the candidate is making an appearance on Hannity's show this evening in a last-minute bid to pump up his followers ahead of tomorrow's primary in Indiana. Continue reading... |
| Chinese-led consortium works on new bid for Australia's largest cattle empire Posted: 03 May 2016 01:10 AM PDT Decision follows Scott Morrison's rejection last Friday of $371m offer for S Kidman and Co, which was deemed against the national interest The Chinese-led consortium seeking to buy the Kidman cattle empire will try again after the treasurer, Scott Morrison, blocked its first attempt. Related: Australia's largest landholder agrees to sell to Chinese-led consortium Continue reading... |
| China investigates Baidu after death of student who sought cancer cure on internet Posted: 02 May 2016 10:40 PM PDT State run media claims 'China's Google' promoted potentially dubious medical treatments in search results in exchange for money China's state-run media has accused internet giant Baidu of putting profits before people following the death of a 21-year-old student who used its search engine to seek out ineffective treatment for cancer. Wei Zexi, from Shaanxi province, died on 12 April after undergoing expensive experimental treatment that he had learned about through the search engine of Baidu, China's answer to Google. Continue reading... |
| West Papua: UN must supervise vote on independence, says coalition Posted: 02 May 2016 10:35 PM PDT Exclusive: Independence leader Benny Wenda joins parliamentarians, lawyers and humanitarians demanding UN supports referendum on territory's fate The United Nations must pass a resolution for an internationally supervised vote for independence in West Papua, global parliamentarians and independence advocates have said. In a meeting in London on Tuesday, the West Papuan independence leader, Benny Wenda, will join parliamentarians, lawyers and humanitarians from the UK and the Pacific region to demand the United Nations pass a resolution for an independence referendum, in order to make up for its "mistake" in allowing Indonesia to take control almost 50 years ago. |
| RAF names student pilots killed in north Yorkshire crash Posted: 02 May 2016 09:30 PM PDT 'Exceptionally talented' trainees Cameron James Forster and Ajvir Singh Sandhu died when light plane came down in Ryedale field The RAF has confirmed two "exceptionally talented" student pilots died when their plane crashed into a remote field in Ryedale during a civilian incident. Cameron James Forster, 21, from Sussex, and Ajvir Singh Sandhu, 25, from Essex, were killed as the light aircraft crash landed in a field off Mains Lane, between Castle Howard and the A64, in north Yorkshire. Continue reading... |
| 'Peace matters to women': Helen Clark launches campaign to lead UN Posted: 02 May 2016 07:20 PM PDT Former New Zealand PM, who wants to succeed Ban Ki-moon as secretary general, says women are a vector for stability New Zealand's former prime minister Helen Clark has started her campaign to become the first woman to lead the United Nations, saying in Paris that "peace really matters to women". Clark, 66, said she "never asked for supporters because I'm a woman," but acknowledged that "Of course I am a woman, and I bring that perspective to a job." Continue reading... |
| Anger over 'martyrs' exhibition for Brussels and Paris bombers Posted: 02 May 2016 06:09 PM PDT Exhibit will include works on Ibrahim and Khalid El-Bakraoui, Brussels suicide bombers, and Foued Mohamed-Aggad, one of the Bataclan attackers A Copenhagen art exhibit planning to portray two of the Brussels suicide bombers and one of the Paris Bataclan attackers as "martyrs" has been reported to police for encouraging terrorism. In an exhibit partly inspired by Tehran's Martyrs' Museum, a Danish group of artists plans to include brothers Ibrahim and Khalid el-Bakraoui, who detonated bombs in the deadly Brussels attacks on 22 March, and Foued Mohamed-Aggad, who blew himself up at Paris music venue Bataclan on 14 November. Continue reading... |
| Mother duck and ducklings waddle through school halls in Michigan Posted: 02 May 2016 05:08 PM PDT Elementary in Hartland is used to hosting 'Vanessa', who hatches her brood under the same shrub each year, then parades them through buildings to a pond A mother duck has grown attached to a Michigan elementary school's courtyard, returning each year to lay her eggs and then walk the hallways with her ducklings — with the help of students and staff — to get to a nearby pond. Related: Captured! How wild animals really behave – in pictures Continue reading... |
| British woman paralysed in riding accident repatriated from Egypt Posted: 02 May 2016 03:41 PM PDT Olivia Fairclough's travel insurance had lapsed but an online appeal raised more then £30,000 for her return to the UK A British woman paralysed in a riding accident in Egypt has arrived safely back in the UK after an online appeal raised more than £30,000. Related: Crowdfunding to get flooded Calderdale businesses out of deep water Continue reading... |
| Saudi Arabia labels reports of divestment from US assets 'ridiculous' Posted: 02 May 2016 02:36 PM PDT But foreign minister warns proposed law that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue foreign governments would erode global investor confidence in US Reports that Saudi Arabia is threatening to withdraw hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of investments from the US in a dispute over the 9/11 attacks are "ridiculous", its foreign minister said on Monday. But Adel al-Jubeir did warn that the proposed law, which could hold the kingdom responsible for any role in the terrorist atrocity, would erode global investor confidence in the US. Continue reading... |
| Pierre Karl Péladeau steps down as leader of Quebec separatist party Posted: 02 May 2016 02:09 PM PDT The Canadian media tycoon turned politician said family obligations forced him to resign as head of Parti Québécois less than a year after being elected Less than a year after his election as leader reignited the hopes of separatists in Quebec, media tycoon Pierre Karl Péladeau has stepped down as the head of the Parti Québécois. Péladeau said he had been forced to decide between his work and his family. "I am forced to make a choice, an agonizing choice, between my family and my political project, our political project, which is shared by so many people," he told reporters in Montreal on Monday as he fought back tears. "I have chosen my family." Continue reading... |
| Ringling Bros' remaining circus elephants headed to sanctuary – video Posted: 02 May 2016 12:11 PM PDT Elephants are preparing to take their final bow at the Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus, ending a 145-year spectacle that delighted fans and enraged animal activists. The 11 remaining elephants will be sent to a conservation center, owned and operated by the circus, in Polk City, Florida, but some animal rights groups worry that they will still suffer mistreatment Continue reading... |
| A Palestinian view on the antisemitism row | Letters Posted: 02 May 2016 11:21 AM PDT Jonathan Freedland (My plea to the left, 30 April) asks us to imagine if a country far away was created for black people and asks if the left would treat it as it does Israel. As a Palestinian I want to tell him that if, instead of a country for Jews, a country for black people or any other group had been created in our homeland without our consent, we would have objected and resisted as Palestinians with the same vigour. If it continued to defy international law and occupy, colonise and murder and make our lives so miserable that we would leave, we would call for its boycott as we do in the case of the real occupier, Israel. And if that occupation had continued for as long as Israel's has, we would have called supporters of human rights to help us end this occupation, treat Palestinian citizens of that state equally and allow Palestinian refugees to return. As it happens, those are the legitimate demands of the BDS movement called by Palestinian civil society organisations in 2005. Continue reading... |
| Feast of cat shown on eagle cam scares feline owners: 'Nature isn't pretty' Posted: 02 May 2016 11:06 AM PDT Footage from a live web camera nest shows bald eagles serving up a cat to eaglets – but the Audubon Society determines dead cat was not preyed upon Cat owners have been warned of the dangers their feline companions face when venturing outdoors after video emerged of bald eagles feasting on the body of a dead cat near Pittsburgh. Footage from a live web camera mounted at the Hays bald eagle nest, located a few miles from the center of Pittsburgh, showed the eagles serving up the cat to hungry eaglets. Concerned cat owners bombarded the local Audubon Society about why the eagles had preyed upon the cat. Continue reading... |
| Turkish politicians brawl over lawmaker immunities – video Posted: 02 May 2016 10:18 AM PDT Turkish lawmakers fight in after a meeting on Monday. The discussion at the constitutional commission was at over whether to remove lawmakers' immunities. This latest incident comes after the parliament had reconvened on Monday, following the previous week's brawl between members of the ruling AK Party and the pro-Kurdish opposition party Continue reading... |
| Tensions run high in Odessa on anniversary of deadly clashes Posted: 02 May 2016 09:45 AM PDT Huge police and security presence in Ukrainian city two years after unrest left 48 dead and hundreds injured A huge police and security operation has been launched to keep the calm in Odessa on Monday, the second anniversary of one of the bloodiest days in Ukraine's recent history. Two years ago, clashes left 48 dead and hundreds injured in the Black Sea city. Most of the dead were pro-Russia protesters who died in a fire at the trade union building. Continue reading... |
| First US cruise ship in decades docks in Cuba – and gets warm welcome Posted: 02 May 2016 09:14 AM PDT Cubans gathered at Havana's wharf in the colonial old city as hundreds of Americans waved from the decks of the vessel The first US cruise ship to arrive in Cuba in decades has received a warm welcome from Havana residents who gathered at the wharf in the colonial old city as hundreds of Americans waved from the decks of the vessel. The arrival on Monday was another first for the two countries since Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro announced a historic rapprochement in December 2014, and comes weeks after Obama's visit to the Caribbean island. Continue reading... |
| Aftermath of Baghdad car bombing – video Posted: 02 May 2016 09:04 AM PDT Iraqi emergency services clear the area of a market in Baghdad after an explosives-laden car detonated on Monday, killing at least 18 Shiite pilgrims. Shortly after the explosion, the Sunni extremist Islamic State group, which persecutes Shiite Muslims as apostates, claimed responsibility for the attack in an online statement. It said the assault was carried out by a suicide bomber. Iraqi officials denied the claim Continue reading... |
| Tightrope walker crosses gap between Jerusalem's ancient towers – video Posted: 02 May 2016 08:06 AM PDT US slackliner Heather Larsen makes history as she walks a narrow web line stretched between Jerusalem's ancient towers, 30 metres above the ground, on Monday. Larsen crossed a 35 metre line and then a 20 metre line inside the courtyard of the ancient museum of Jerusalem's Tower of David. She said the experience was overwhelming Continue reading... |
| May Day protests in Seattle turn violent – video Posted: 02 May 2016 07:52 AM PDT May Day protests in Seattle turned violent on Sunday with officials saying demonstrators threw rocks and Molotov cocktails. Police said at least nine people were arrested, and five officers injured. The pro-immigration marches were held in cities across the country over the weekend, with some, such as the march in Los Angeles, having a decidedly anti-Trump message Continue reading... |
| Turkish journalists accuse Erdoğan of media witch-hunt Posted: 02 May 2016 05:59 AM PDT Reporters say the government is pursuing one of the worst crackdowns on press freedoms since the military junta in 1980s Can Dündar appears in good spirits for a man facing espionage charges and a possible life sentence. The editor of Cumhuriyet, one of the last remaining bastions of media opposition to Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, had appeared in court that morning over a documentary he produced on government corruption. It is one of two cases against him – in February, he was released from prison pending a spying trial over a story on arms shipments to Syria. Continue reading... |
| Man, 72, pulled alive from rubble 13 days after Ecuadorian earthquake Posted: 02 May 2016 05:18 AM PDT Miraculous rescue for Manuel Vasquez but he remains in hospital with renal failure and has lost several toes A a 72–year-old man has been pulled alive from rubble 13 days after a huge earthquake which hit Ecuador. Manuel Vasquez was found by Venezuelan rescuers in a partially collapsed building in the fishing town of Jaramijó, the Venezuelan embassy in Quito said. Continue reading... |
| Puerto Rico will not make $370m payment as debt crisis continues Posted: 02 May 2016 04:59 AM PDT Governor Alejandro Garcia Padill says island can't pay debts due without cutting essential services, after failed attempt to negotiate a settlement Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced that Puerto Rico's government will not make nearly $370m in bond payments due Monday after a failure to restructure or find a political solution to the US territory's spiralling public debt crisis. Garcia said Sunday that he had issued an executive order suspending payments on debt owed by the island's Government Development Bank, a default that will likely prompt lawsuits from creditors and could be a prelude to a deadline to a much larger payment due 1 July. Continue reading... |
| Father Daniel Berrigan obituary Posted: 02 May 2016 04:46 AM PDT Radical Catholic priest and writer who led protests against the Vietnam war The American Jesuit priest Father Daniel Berrigan, who has died aged 94, formed a radical partnership with his younger brother, Philip, that energised the movement against the Vietnam war in the 1960s and created a tradition of pacifist activism that lasted a generation. Unlike Philip, a former Josephite who gave up the priesthood and married an ex-nun, Daniel remained in holy orders as a Jesuit thinker, writer and teacher, and a well-regarded poet. If Philip was the heart of the anti-war movement, Daniel's intellectual and theological contributions made him the brains. He made consistent denunciations of the "war-making sins" of the state, while a strong strain of philosophical anarchism caused him to rage against what he called "American military imperialism". His detractors, many from within the Catholic church's liberal wing, maintained that his teachings alienated as many as they recruited. Berrigan, in one of several well-known aphorisms, retorted that "a good peace movement starts out small and gets smaller". Continue reading... |
| Chinese Communist party suspends tycoon after Xi Jinping outburst Posted: 02 May 2016 04:36 AM PDT Ren Zhiqiang's social media accounts blocked after he challenged president's attempts to further restrict country's media China has suspended an outspoken property magnate from the Communist party after he publicly questioned President Xi Jinping's attempts to bring the country's media to heel. In February, just days after Xi demanded absolute loyalty from China's party-controlled press, Ren Zhiqiang challenged the move on social media. |
| Frenchman takes former employer to tribunal over tedious job Posted: 02 May 2016 04:34 AM PDT Frédéric Desnard, 44, claims his job was so dull he suffered a 'descent into hell' similar to burnout, but less interesting A Frenchman who claims he was given so little to do at work he suffered "bore out" is taking his case to an employment tribunal on Monday. Frédéric Desnard says his managerial job at the perfume company, which made him redundant 18 months ago, was so tedious he became exhausted and literally bored out of his mind. Continue reading... |
| Alex Lowe: mountain maverick who died on a typically audacious mission Posted: 02 May 2016 04:10 AM PDT Find of body after 16 years 'frozen in time' on Tibetan peak means pioneering US climber can be mourned by family and fellow mountaineers He was regarded as one of the greatest mountaineers of the modern era, lost in an ice avalanche on Shishapangma, in Tibet, 16 years ago. Now the body of the American climber Alex Lowe, aged 40 when he died, has finally been found along with that of his climbing companion, 29-year old cameraman David Bridges, also American. Related: Remains of climbing legend Alex Lowe found on Tibetan mountain Continue reading... |
| Second refugee at Australian detention centre in Nauru sets herself on fire Posted: 02 May 2016 03:10 AM PDT The young woman, from Somalia, has severe burns and is being treated in a hospital on the island A young refugee woman from Somalia has set herself alight at an Australian detention centre on Nauru, just days after a 23-year-old man, Omid, died of injuries sustained in a similar act. It comes amid moves by the Australian immigration department to shift detainees out to other mainland facilities, a worsening mental health crisis in the offshore processing centres, and the sudden partial collapse of Australia's offshore processing policy. Continue reading... |
| Where the streets have no men: the Nepalese town where women hold sway | Sune Engel Rasmussen Posted: 02 May 2016 11:00 PM PDT Years of migration by men taking up jobs abroad have drained Bhramarpura of working-age men, leaving women to take the reins At first glance, Bhramarpura's dusty, sun-seared streets look like many others in southern Nepal. But there is a conspicuous difference. Nearly everyone making the wheels of this small town turn – selling groceries, carrying grain or pumping water – is female. There is hardly a young man in sight. Years of migration, fuelled by hope of providing a better life for their families, have drained Bhramarpura of working-age fathers, brothers and sons. Practically every household has at least one male family member working overseas, leaving boys and elderly men as the few remaining males in a town run by women. Continue reading... |
| Joseph Kabila's presidential ambitions could push Congo to the brink | Richard Moncrieff Posted: 02 May 2016 03:00 AM PDT When leaders in central Africa seek to circumvent the constitution for their own ends, as is the case in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, conflict often ensues The actions of President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) make clear his intention to stay in power beyond his second term. But with the people set against it, and a strong and unambiguous two-term limit in the constitution, his ambitions are leading his country to a dangerous impasse. Since 2010, Kabila has deployed various tactics to delay the elections, hoping that this will allow him to stay on in a transitional arrangement. He has already achieved one of his goals: the timetable for presidential elections this year is no longer feasible. |
| Carly Fiorina falls off stage during Ted Cruz event – video Posted: 02 May 2016 01:06 PM PDT Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz's new running mate, took a tumble on Sunday while introducing Cruz and his family to supporters in Lafayette, Indiana. Shortly after presenting 'the next first family', Fiorina disappeared from camera view, only to appear again moments later. Amid the excitement onstage, only Cruz's wife, Heidi, appeared to notice Fiorina's plight, and helped her back up on stage Continue reading... |
| ‘Indiana don’t want you!’: Ted Cruz fails to win over Trump fans – video Posted: 02 May 2016 11:59 AM PDT Ted Cruz tried unsuccessfully to win over a small crowd of Donald Trump supporters on Monday during an impromptu campaign stop in Marion, Indiana. Cruz attempted to engage in a conversation with one of the supporters, who flatly replied: 'Indiana don't want you.' The crowd later yelled pro-Trump slogans at Cruz as he walked away Continue reading... |
| Fire destroys landmark cathedral in New York city – video Posted: 02 May 2016 06:36 AM PDT A huge fire has destroyed a cathedral in New York city. Footage from the Serbian Orthodox cathedral in Manhattan shows huge flames and smoke billowing into the sky on Sunday. It took firefighters three hours to put out the flames which gutted the building and destroyed the church's roof. The fire broke out just hours after its Orthodox worshippers celebrated Easter Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump in Indiana accuses China of 'raping' the US over trade – video Posted: 02 May 2016 03:07 AM PDT Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump turns his fire on China as he campaigns in Indiana. At a rally in Fort Wayne on Sunday, he accused China's trade policy of raping the US. 'We can't continue to allow China to rape our country … It's the greatest theft in the history of the world,' he said. Photograph: AP/Darron Cummings Continue reading... |
| Trump hotel workers in Las Vegas ask billionaire for fair pay – video Posted: 02 May 2016 03:00 AM PDT Employees at the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas make $3 less on average than the rest of the workers on the strip. In December 2015, the workers voted to form a union, but hotel management has refused to negotiate their contract. Two workers share their experience of working at the presidential hopeful's hotel Continue reading... |
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