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- Ted Cruz drops bid for Republican nomination, clearing path for Trump
- China's Xi Jinping denies House of Cards power struggle but attacks 'conspirators'
- European commission set to approve Turkish citizens' visa-free travel
- €500, the 'Bin Laden' of banknotes, could be axed
- Aleppo hospital hit as city faces humanitarian catastrophe
- Fort McMurray: Canada wildfires force evacuation of oil sands city
- Ireland to have minority Fine Gael government after deal agreed
- Self-immolation: desperate protests against Australia's detention regime
- Global water shortages to deliver 'severe hit' to economies, World Bank warns
- EU executive to propose asylum reforms and approve Turkey visa deal
- 'A silent catastrophe': Chilean fishermen protest failure to mitigate toxic 'red tide'
- UN urges countries to stem tide of firms profit-shifting to tax havens
- Merkel 'served me up for tea' to Erdoğan, says German comedian
- North Korea ramps up security ahead of national congress
- Hillary Clinton gets personal with voters as general election approaches
- US navy Seal killed in 'direct fire' from Isis, Pentagon says
- Indonesia preparing to execute prisoners, police official confirms
- Chanel glamour comes to now fashionable Cuba
- Protests signal serious challenge to Gambia's 'billion-year' president
- Story of cities #35: Arcosanti – the unfinished answer to suburban sprawl
- Philippine elections 2016: what you need to know
- We're demanding an end to offshore secrecy – any questions?
- Desperate remedies: inside a neurosurgery ward in Iran
- Brent Cross raid: five arrested after jewellery shop smash-and-grab
- UK's claims over Saudi bombing in Yemen 'deeply disappointing', say MPs
- Bernie Sanders pulls off shock victory over Hillary Clinton in Indiana
- Bronwyn Bishop says she was asked to resign the speakership to protect Tony Abbott – politics live
- Chinese army tries to tempt young recruits with high–octane promo – video
- China's military appeals to younger generation with 'kill, kill, kill' video
- China to release last prisoner jailed over Tiananmen Square protests
- Tens of thousands forced to flee wildfire in Fort McMurray, Canada – video
- Baden-Powell on the Mafeking front line - archive, 4 May 1900
- Brazil's ex-president Lula charged in secret Petrobras case, says report
- New Zealand police use 'running man' to attract new recruits – video
- Police across the world take up 'running man' recruitment dance challenge
- Angélique Kidjo honoured with Amnesty International top human rights award
- Brexit will leave 2 million Britons in legal limbo abroad, say peers
- Israeli ringleader gets life for setting fire to Palestinian teenager
- Philippines militants threaten lives of three more hostages after beheading
- Mexico is committed to investigating missing students | Letters
- Theft of sausage and cheese by hungry homeless man 'not a crime'
- German founder of Pegida fined €9,600 for Facebook posts
- Russia and UN discuss new Aleppo truce
- French parliament begins heated debate of labour law shakeup
- Corbyn, Cameron and Livingstone face questioning by MPs on antisemitism
- Marines investigate claim of mistaken identity in Iwo Jima photograph
- 'Russian Forrest Gump' walks from St Petersburg to Vladivostok
- Nairobi baby stable after rescue from collapsed building – video
- 'No one will remove us': Aleppo residents defiant after attacks – video
- Spain set for 26 June election after king dissolves parliament
- Baby found alive four days after building collapsed in Nairobi
- Doctor, artist, engineer, blogger: human stories of Malta's own migration crisis
- Life for the Baka Pygmies of Central African Republic
- UN demands protection for war zone hospitals after 'epidemic of attacks'
- The growing risk of disasters, and remembering the Nepal earthquake
- Paraguay battles over land rights in the courts and across the airwaves
- Indiana primary: Donald Trump looks poised for a win – and the nomination
- High drama in Indiana: Trump and Sanders win; Cruz bows out - video
- Indiana voters on why they backed Donald Trump - video
- Bernie Sanders interrupted mid-speech with news of Indiana win – video
- Ted Cruz suspends his presidential campaign – video
- Cruz attacks Trump for linking his father to JFK assassination – video
| Ted Cruz drops bid for Republican nomination, clearing path for Trump Posted: 03 May 2016 05:46 PM PDT Texas senator quits presidential race after losing to Donald Trump in Indiana, while Bernie Sanders beats Hillary Clinton
Ted Cruz suspended his US presidential campaign on Tuesday after a crushing defeat in Indiana's primary, leaving the way clear for Donald Trump to become the Republican nominee. The Texas senator was the last remaining competitor to Trump with a clear shot at the nomination. However, after staking his campaign on a win in Indiana, Cruz suffered an overwhelming loss in the Hoosier State. Continue reading... |
| China's Xi Jinping denies House of Cards power struggle but attacks 'conspirators' Posted: 03 May 2016 08:00 PM PDT Chinese president warns of 'cabals and cliques' within Communist party and promises 'resolute response to eliminate the problem' Xi Jinping has rejected claims that a "House of Cards power struggle" is raging at the pinnacle of Chinese politics, but claimed "conspirators" were attempting to undermine the Communist party from within. In a speech published in Beijing's official newspaper this week, the Chinese president warned that the presence of "cabals and cliques" inside the party risked "compromising the political security of the party and the country". Continue reading... |
| European commission set to approve Turkish citizens' visa-free travel Posted: 03 May 2016 04:49 AM PDT Approval expected on Wednesday, despite Ankara having not met all the conditions stipulated in deal with EU over refugees The European commission is poised to recommend visa-free travel for Turkish citizens in Europe's borderless Schengen zone, one of the terms of a controversial deal over refugees struck between the EU and Turkey in March. Approval from the commission is expected to come on Wednesday, according to sources in Brussels, even though Ankara will fall short of the 72 political and technical conditions on border control and passports set out in the agreement. Continue reading... |
| €500, the 'Bin Laden' of banknotes, could be axed Posted: 04 May 2016 12:30 AM PDT ECB's governing council is likely to vote to stop issuing them at a meeting today The European Central Bank is set to decide on Wednesday the fate of the €500 banknote, which many people associate with money laundering, the black market and terrorist financing. The violet-coloured bill, the largest denomination banknote in the single currency area and physically also the bigger than the five other euro notes, is on the agenda of a meeting of the ECB's governing council. |
| Aleppo hospital hit as city faces humanitarian catastrophe Posted: 03 May 2016 09:27 AM PDT Relentless indiscriminate bombardment by government forces and retaliatory shelling by rebels worsens crisis engulfing city A maternity hospital in a government-controlled area of Aleppo has been badly damaged by rocket fire, killing at least three people, according to the state news agency. It was the sixth attack affecting a medical facility in nearly two weeks of fierce fighting that has left more than 250 people dead and the ancient city on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. A shell struck the fuel tank of a military vehicle near al-Dabeet hospital, which exploded and badly damaged the building. Images of the hospital showed that many of its windows had been shattered by the blast, which was blamed by the government and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on rebel forces. Continue reading... |
| Fort McMurray: Canada wildfires force evacuation of oil sands city Posted: 04 May 2016 12:35 AM PDT Mandatory evacuation orders issued for 80,000 residents in north of Alberta province, with reports entire neighbourhoods destroyed by wildfire The entire population of a northern Alberta city has been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire whipped by high winds engulfed homes and sent ash raining down on residents. All of Fort McMurray, with the exception of Parson's Creek, was under a mandatory evacuation order on Tuesday, said Robin Smith, press secretary for the regional municipality of Wood Buffalo in the Canadian province. Continue reading... |
| Ireland to have minority Fine Gael government after deal agreed Posted: 03 May 2016 03:41 PM PDT Enda Kenny to be proposed as taoiseach after opposition party Fianna Fáil hammers out deal including suspension of water charges Ireland will have a minority Fine Gael government after a deal that includes the suspension of water charges was agreed in Dublin. The main opposition party, Fianna Fáil, and Fine Gael hammered out a deal that will see a 15% rise in rent allowances to alleviate the housing crisis, especially in Dublin, and an increase in the numbers of the Garda Síochána to 15,000 to fight rising crime, including the current gangland warfare that has claimed at least six lives since February. |
| Self-immolation: desperate protests against Australia's detention regime Posted: 03 May 2016 05:29 AM PDT On Nauru, a man has died and a woman is in a critical condition, adding to toll of suicides and self-harm at offshore detention centres The video footage shot on a mobile phone last Wednesday is unsteady but clear enough. It shows a man, drenched in liquid, standing alone in a clearing, pleading. No one, it seems, wants to stand near him. In the background, the white shirts and blue caps of staff from the UN high commissioner for refugees are apparent. Continue reading... |
| Global water shortages to deliver 'severe hit' to economies, World Bank warns Posted: 03 May 2016 12:00 PM PDT The Middle East, north Africa, central Asia and south Asia due to suffer biggest economic hit from water scarcity as climate change takes hold, report finds Water shortages will deliver a "severe hit" to the economies of the Middle East, central Asia, and Africa by the middle of the century, taking double digits off their GDP, the World Bank warned on Tuesday. By 2050, growing demand for cities and for agriculture would put water in short supply in regions where it is now plentiful – and worsen shortages across a vast swath of Africa and Asia, spurring conflict and migration, the bank said. Continue reading... |
| EU executive to propose asylum reforms and approve Turkey visa deal Posted: 03 May 2016 11:17 PM PDT European commission proposes 'solidarity contributions' by states that do not take in refugees, to support those that do European countries that refuse to give shelter to refugees could be forced to pay into the coffers of states that do, under plans to be unveiled by the European commission on Wednesday. The idea is part of a long-awaited proposal to reform the EU's asylum rules, which were stretched to breaking point by the arrival of more than one million refugees and migrants last year. |
| 'A silent catastrophe': Chilean fishermen protest failure to mitigate toxic 'red tide' Posted: 03 May 2016 04:38 PM PDT Thousands of fishermen are protesting the government's failure to mitigate effects of a poisonous 'red tide' agal bloom scientists call largest in history Thousands of Chilean fishermen have blocked roads with barricades in the region of Los Lagos, saying government efforts to mitigate the economic effects of a harmful algal bloom have been insufficient. For the last four weeks, the southern-central region of Los Lagos has been plagued by what scientists say is the biggest "red tide" in its history. Continue reading... |
| UN urges countries to stem tide of firms profit-shifting to tax havens Posted: 03 May 2016 10:26 AM PDT Unctad thinktank shows firms funnelled $221bn in 2015 through low-tax jurisdictions such as the Netherlands and tax havens in the Caribbean The UN has urged governments to stem the flow of funds to tax havens after companies funnelled $221bn (£152bn) into countries with low tax rates last year. Related: The Cayman Islands – home to 100,000 companies and the £8.50 packet of fish fingers Continue reading... |
| Merkel 'served me up for tea' to Erdoğan, says German comedian Posted: 03 May 2016 10:27 AM PDT Jan Böhmermann attacks German chancellor for allowing Ankara to prosecute him over poem about Turkish president A German comedian has sharply criticised Angela Merkel for acceding to a request from Ankara to prosecute him for reading out an offensive poem about the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In his first public comments since the controversy, Jan Böhmermann slammed Merkel for "serving me up for tea" to Erdoğan after a heated dispute over a poem he read on German TV. Continue reading... |
| North Korea ramps up security ahead of national congress Posted: 03 May 2016 02:14 AM PDT The pariah state's dictator, Kim Jong-un, is expected to cement his grip on power at ruling party's first convention for 36 years Security is being stepped up in North Korea's capital as Kim Jong-un, the pariah state's supreme leader, takes no chances in the tense run-up to this week's first national congress of the ruling Workers' party for 36 years. Travel to and from Pyongyang has been halted, spot checks are being carried out at hotels and private homes, and additional people's security ministry personnel have been drafted in from the provinces, South Korea-based media reported. Continue reading... |
| Hillary Clinton gets personal with voters as general election approaches Posted: 03 May 2016 11:04 AM PDT Democratic frontrunner works to demonstrate ability to connect with Americans as voters respond: 'You are very human. I don't care what they say' When Hillary Clinton took the stage at a steel company in Hammond, Indiana, last week, she thanked the dozens of workers before her who had broken from their daily routine, still wearing their yellow hard hats, and began to speak straight from the heart. Invoking the 9/11 attacks, Clinton recalled the profound effect the tragedy and its aftermath had on her – from the massive loss of life to the months-long cleanup efforts. That Clinton was a senator from New York at the time is widely known, but on this Tuesday afternoon she revealed another facet of the recovery efforts that would resonate with those who had gathered to see her speak. Continue reading... |
| US navy Seal killed in 'direct fire' from Isis, Pentagon says Posted: 03 May 2016 09:21 AM PDT Combat death near Erbil was the result of enemy fire, Defense Secretary Ash Carter tells reporters during trip to Germany Islamic State fighters killed a US navy Seal in northern Iraq on Tuesday, when the militants pushed through a forward line of Iraqi Kurdish forces, officials said. He is the third American killed in direct combat since a US-led coalition launched a campaign against the jihadist group in 2014. Continue reading... |
| Indonesia preparing to execute prisoners, police official confirms Posted: 04 May 2016 12:55 AM PDT Police spokesman says firing squad has been in training, risking backlash from foreign governments whose citizens are on death row Indonesia is preparing to execute several prisoners, a police official said on Wednesday, confirming reports that a year-long pause in the death penalty could be nearing an end. Authorities have not said how many prisoners will face the firing squad or if foreigners will be among them. Two Britons, Lindsay Sandiford and Gareth Cashmore, are on death row in the south-east Asian nation, which has a notoriously hardline attitude towards drug offences. Continue reading... |
| Chanel glamour comes to now fashionable Cuba Posted: 04 May 2016 12:51 AM PDT Karl Lagerfeld's latest collection on display in Chanel's first Latin American catwalk show International celebrities and Cuban bigwigs have graced the red carpet in Havana as French fashion house Chanel staged its first Latin American catwalk show. Karl Lagerfeld showed his latest collection, which the German designer infused with the styles and colours of the Caribbean island. Continue reading... |
| Protests signal serious challenge to Gambia's 'billion-year' president Posted: 04 May 2016 12:00 AM PDT Yahya Jammeh's iron grip on power contested by unprecedented popular uprising. Global Voices reports Pressure is mounting on Gambia's Yahya Jammeh after a series of unprecedented opposition protests demanding an end to his 20-year rule. Citizens first took to the streets of Banjul in mid-April in the biggest act of public defiance against the president since he took power in coup in 1996. |
| Story of cities #35: Arcosanti – the unfinished answer to suburban sprawl Posted: 03 May 2016 11:30 PM PDT Four decades on, Paolo Soleri's revolutionary Arizona desert vision of super-dense living remains a work in progress. Oliver Wainwright meets the volunteers who haven't given up hope in his fusion of architecture and ecology A cluster of concrete domes and vaults rises above a rocky valley in the middle of the Arizona desert, perched on the brow of the hill like the ruins of a space-age Acropolis. Beneath one richly patterned apse sit two women, carving cosmic symbols into freshly cast ceramic bells, while a second group pours molten bronze into sand moulds under another dome nearby. Slender cypress trees sway in the warm breeze, as the sound of wind chimes tinkles across the terraces. This otherworldly scene, which feels like a New Age crafts retreat, is all that has materialised, so far, of a vision that was hailed by Newsweek magazine in 1976 as "the most important urban experiment undertaken in our time". Continue reading... |
| Philippine elections 2016: what you need to know Posted: 03 May 2016 11:19 PM PDT A man known as the 'Punisher' leads the polls, an anti-gay boxing champion could be a senator and the son of a dictator is running for vice-president The Philippines is holding elections for almost all branches of government. The most powerful posts of president and vice-president will be voted for, with the winners serving one six-year term. Also up for grabs are 12 seats, or half of the senate; all governor posts, all mayors, and all city and municipal councils. Continue reading... |
| We're demanding an end to offshore secrecy – any questions? Posted: 03 May 2016 06:09 AM PDT Ahead of the London anti-corruption summit, three activists will answer your questions about what should follow the Panama Papers revelations
A month after the Panama Papers revealed global elites were using a warren of offshore business opportunities to protect their money from taxation, David Cameron is getting ready to host an anti-corruption summit in London. The UK prime minister has talked a strong game in the run up the summit, promising to deliver an international agreement that will leave the "perpetrators of corruption with nowhere to hide". Continue reading... |
| Desperate remedies: inside a neurosurgery ward in Iran Posted: 03 May 2016 04:54 AM PDT For the sick, it doesn't matter whether sanctions or government mismanagement is more to blame for the dire state of Iran's health service. A doctor-in-training gives us an inside look I left Iran at a young age and have always enjoyed going back to visit family, relive childhood memories and learn about the challenges of life there. Growing up abroad, I decided to become a doctor, and between my studies and applying for a job, I decided to take up an opportunity in late 2015 to shadow one of Iran's most renowned neurosurgeons. I had opted for neurosurgery even before I started medical school, partly because someone close to me had suffered from a brain tumour. The uncertain outcomes, the fear, the emotional and physical pain that both the patient and those around them must endure are hard to describe. Continue reading... |
| Brent Cross raid: five arrested after jewellery shop smash-and-grab Posted: 03 May 2016 11:59 PM PDT Police called to north London shopping centre where armed gang targeted jewellers Five men have been arrested after police responded to a smash-and-grab jewellery raid at Brent Cross shopping centre in north London. Officers were called to the raid at about 2.30am on Wednesday and later found sledgehammers and pick axes. Continue reading... |
| UK's claims over Saudi bombing in Yemen 'deeply disappointing', say MPs Posted: 03 May 2016 10:01 PM PDT Foreign secretary's conclusion that Saudi Arabia has not breached humanitarian law in Yemen adds to 'anything goes' attitude, says committee The British government's claim that Saudi Arabia's bombing campaign in Yemen has not breached international humanitarian law is "deeply disappointing" and contributes to an "anything goes" attitude from the opposing sides in the conflict, the international development select committee has said. The finding comes as a rebuke to the foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, who made the assessment despite a UN-sponsored report and many charities presenting evidence to the contrary. The Conservative-dominated committee said the Saudi inquiry into the Yemen campaign, supported by the Foreign Office, was inadequate and called for an independent inquiry. Continue reading... |
| Bernie Sanders pulls off shock victory over Hillary Clinton in Indiana Posted: 03 May 2016 11:12 PM PDT Despite trailing behind Hillary Clinton in polls, Sanders once again proved his appeal to disaffected midwest voters by pulling off his 18th victory of 2016
Bernie Sanders threw a last-minute hurdle in front of Hillary Clinton's march toward the Democratic party nomination on Tuesday by clinching a surprise victory in the Indiana primary. Despite trailing by an average of seven points in opinion polls and losing a string of bigger, more diverse states on the east coast, Sanders once again proved his appeal to disaffected midwest voters by pulling off his 18th victory of 2016, according to Associated Press projections. Continue reading... |
| Bronwyn Bishop says she was asked to resign the speakership to protect Tony Abbott – politics live Posted: 04 May 2016 12:59 AM PDT It's the day after the budget and the government launches its traditional big sell. All the measures, and all the reaction from Canberra
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The Labor MP Alannah McTiernan, in her valedictory, has told the chamber she's leaving because she didn't feel like she could influence policy, she felt something like an extra in a blockbuster. Continue reading... |
| Chinese army tries to tempt young recruits with high–octane promo – video Posted: 03 May 2016 11:37 PM PDT Film aimed at boosting recruitment to the Chinese military includes footage of tanks, aircraft carriers, fighter jets and a deadly shootout. The three-minute clip's soundtrack features a song that declares 'war can break out at any time, are you ready?'. This is a short clip from the promotional film Continue reading... |
| China's military appeals to younger generation with 'kill, kill, kill' video Posted: 03 May 2016 10:53 PM PDT Three-minute recruitment film features aircraft carriers, tanks and fighter jets, set to a soundtrack warning that 'war can break out at any time' China's military is appealing to the younger generation with a slick new recruitment video featuring aircraft carriers, rocket launchers, tanks and fighter jets, all set to a rousing rap-rock soundtrack. With lyrics such as "just waiting for the order to kill, kill, kill", the video appears aimed at millennials brought up on first-person shooter video games such as Call of Duty. While no potential opponents are identified in the clip, it cautions that "war can break out at any time" and asks "are you ready?" Continue reading... |
| China to release last prisoner jailed over Tiananmen Square protests Posted: 03 May 2016 09:12 PM PDT Miao Deshun, who was 25 when he was jailed in 1989, has been in prison for almost three decades and has had no contact with outside world for years The last prisoner being held in China in connection with the 1989 Tiananmen protests is set to be released later this year after nearly three decades behind bars. Miao Deshun, who was 25 at the time of the mass pro-democracy demonstrations, was one of about 1,600 Chinese people jailed following a brutal military crackdown on 4 June 1989 in which hundreds of lives are believed to have been lost. Continue reading... |
| Tens of thousands forced to flee wildfire in Fort McMurray, Canada – video Posted: 03 May 2016 09:10 PM PDT Vision shows towering flames and clouds of smoke billowing into the sky as an uncontrolled wildfire burns in the city of Fort McMurray in northern Alberta. The fire has forced most of the city's 80,000 residents to evacuate and has left many with nothing. "It's a disaster," one resident says. Continue reading... |
| Baden-Powell on the Mafeking front line - archive, 4 May 1900 Posted: 03 May 2016 09:00 PM PDT 4 May 1900: The British colonel gives an account of the siege of Mafeking during the Boer War The War Office yesterday afternoon issued a telegram dated April 23 from the Base Commandant at Bulawayo, in which the following messages which he had received from Colonel Baden-Powell were contained:— Mafeking, April 13 |
| Brazil's ex-president Lula charged in secret Petrobras case, says report Posted: 03 May 2016 07:30 PM PDT Newspaper says ally and mentor of embattled President Dilma Rousseff is named alongside Senator Delcidio do Amaral in supreme court documents Brazil's prosecutor general has charged the former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with participating in a scheme to buy the silence of a former executive at state-run oil company Petrobras, newspaper Estado de S.Paulo has reported. Related: Dilma Rousseff in New York declares no grounds for impeachment Continue reading... |
| New Zealand police use 'running man' to attract new recruits – video Posted: 03 May 2016 06:52 PM PDT The New Zealand police force has released a video of their officers dancing in an underground car park with the caption, 'We catch people on the run every day, this was a new #runningmanchallenge for our team.' The video, aimed at attracting people to work for the police, has already amassed over 4 million views on their Facebook page, with the 'running man' challenge being extended to Australian police forces as well as the NYPD and the LAPD. Continue reading... |
| Police across the world take up 'running man' recruitment dance challenge Posted: 03 May 2016 06:33 PM PDT New Zealand police's #runningmanchallenge Facebook video dare taken up by New York officers with Australian force also considering their moves The New Zealand police force has released a video of officers doing the "running man" dance and issued a challenge to other forces around the world to do the same in an unorthodox recruitment drive. The 30-second clip, dubbed the #runningmanchallenge, is part of a year-long campaign by the New Zealand police force, which wants to sign up 400 new officers by the end of 2016, particularly of Maori, Pacific Island, Asian, Middle Eastern and Indian descent. Continue reading... |
| Angélique Kidjo honoured with Amnesty International top human rights award Posted: 03 May 2016 06:09 PM PDT The Grammy-winning musician shares the prize with three African youth activist movements, who show 'exceptional courage' standing up to injustice Amnesty International has given its top 2016 human rights award to Grammy award-winning musician Angélique Kidjo and to three African youth activist movements for their work standing up to injustice, the organisation announced on Wednesday. Related: Angélique Kidjo | Top 100 women Continue reading... |
| Brexit will leave 2 million Britons in legal limbo abroad, say peers Posted: 03 May 2016 04:01 PM PDT Parliamentary committee warns of complex negotiations to determine rights of UK citizens living in other member states Validating the rights of the 2 million Britons living in the EU after Brexit – and of EU citizens resident in Britain – would be a "complex and daunting task", a cross-party parliamentary report will warn on Wednesday. Negotiations might have to be prolonged beyond the two years allowed for, although the European parliament and individual member states could jeopardise any extension of the process, according to the House of Lords European Union committee. |
| Israeli ringleader gets life for setting fire to Palestinian teenager Posted: 03 May 2016 02:37 PM PDT Yosef Haim Ben-David jailed for life plus 20 years by a Jerusalem court for the 2014 murder of 16-year-old Abu Khdeir An Israeli court has handed down a life sentence to the ringleader of a Jewish gang that kidnapped, beat and burned alive a Palestinian teenager in 2014. Barely two hours later, a Palestinian rammed a car into a group of Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank and injured three, including one seriously. Continue reading... |
| Philippines militants threaten lives of three more hostages after beheading Posted: 03 May 2016 01:40 PM PDT Video shows captives from Canada, Norway and the Philippines begging governments to listen to demands of Abu Sayyaf fighters after Canadian's death Militants have threatened to kill three more hostages in their jungle base in the southern Philippines more than a week after beheading a Canadian man when their multimillion-dollar ransom demands were not met. In a video circulated Tuesday by the Site Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadi websites, the captives from Canada, Norway and the Philippines pleaded for the Canadian and Philippine governments to heed the Abu Sayyaf militants' demand. Continue reading... |
| Mexico is committed to investigating missing students | Letters Posted: 03 May 2016 11:52 AM PDT I am writing regarding your editorial (The Guardian view on Mexico's missing students: justice indefinitely deferred, 29 April). I would like to share with your readers the following important points: 1 The government of Mexico is absolutely committed to a transparent and in-depth investigation, which is still open and will not end until all the implicated individuals are punished. Continue reading... |
| Theft of sausage and cheese by hungry homeless man 'not a crime' Posted: 03 May 2016 10:46 AM PDT Italy's highest court rules that Roman Ostriakov took food because he was in desperate need of nourishment Italy's highest court has ruled that the theft of a sausage and piece of cheese by a homeless man in 2011 did not constitute a crime because he was in desperate need of nourishment. The high court judges in the court of cassation found that Roman Ostriakov, a young homeless man who had bought a bag of breadsticks from a supermarket but had slipped a wurstel – a small sausage – and cheese into his pocket, had acted out of an immediate need by stealing a minimal amount of food, and therefore had not committed a crime. |
| German founder of Pegida fined €9,600 for Facebook posts Posted: 03 May 2016 10:27 AM PDT German court found posts by Lutz Bachmann calling refugees 'cattle' and 'scum' counted as racial incitement The founder of the German anti-Islam protest movement Pegida has been hit with a €9,600 (£7,600) fine for a Facebook post branding refugees "cattle", "scum" and "trash". A Dresden court on Tuesday ruled that Lutz Bachmann's posts counted as racial incitement since they had stoked hatred against refugees on a public forum. Continue reading... |
| Russia and UN discuss new Aleppo truce Posted: 03 May 2016 09:50 AM PDT Britain and France call for urgent meeting of UN security council to consider response to upsurge in violence in Syrian city Russia and the UN have said they hope a new ceasefire can be announced within hours for the Syrian city of Aleppo, where fighting left up to 19 dead on Tuesday amid frantic diplomatic efforts to restore a countrywide truce agreement and prevent the total collapse of peace negotiations. Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, held talks with the UN envoy, Staffan de Mistura, who had flown to Moscow after crisis meetings in Geneva with John Kerry, the US secretary of state, and the Saudi and Jordanian foreign ministers. |
| French parliament begins heated debate of labour law shakeup Posted: 03 May 2016 09:16 AM PDT Riot police guard demonstrators in Paris streets as MPs discuss François Hollande's bill to loosen employment rules The French parliament has begun a heated debate of François Hollande's controversial shakeup of labour regulations as riot police stood guard over demonstrators in nearby streets. France has seen almost two months of regular mass street protests against the unpopular Socialist president's attempt to reshape the country's rigid labour laws. Just as the bill reached parliament for the first day of a debate scheduled to last for more than a week, hundreds of demonstrators continued their protests near parliament in Paris and in other cities. Continue reading... |
| Corbyn, Cameron and Livingstone face questioning by MPs on antisemitism Posted: 03 May 2016 09:01 AM PDT Senior politicians asked to give evidence to Commons committee as Labour launches independent inquiry into allegations Jeremy Corbyn, David Cameron and Ken Livingstone will be asked to give evidence to an inquiry by MPs into antisemitism. The House of Commons home affairs committee confirmed it would call the party leaders, as well as Livingstone, to give evidence after Labour launched an independent inquiry into allegations of antisemitism within the party. Continue reading... |
| Marines investigate claim of mistaken identity in Iwo Jima photograph Posted: 03 May 2016 08:32 AM PDT
The marine corps says it has begun investigating whether it mistakenly identified one of the men shown raising the US flag at Iwo Jima in one of the most famous images of the second world war after two amateur history buffs began raising questions about the picture. Related: Alan Wood, US veteran who provided flag for Iwo Jima picture, dies aged 90 Continue reading... |
| 'Russian Forrest Gump' walks from St Petersburg to Vladivostok Posted: 03 May 2016 07:53 AM PDT Sergei Scheulin set off for city 9,300km away 'out of pure curiosity', saying it took him a year and eight months A man from St Petersburg has completed a walk across Russia to Vladivostok, a journey of 9,300km (5,780 miles), nearly two years after he left his home city. Sergei Scheulin, 24, nicknamed the "Russian Forrest Gump", arrived at the Pacific Ocean port city on Monday, the state news agency RIA Novosti reported. He told locals who came out to meet him that he had walked for a year and eight months, although his mother said he left home in June 2014. Continue reading... |
| Nairobi baby stable after rescue from collapsed building – video Posted: 03 May 2016 07:51 AM PDT A Kenyatta National hospital official says a seven-month-old baby, Dealeryn Saisi Wasike, who was rescued from a collapsed building on Saturday, is stable and recovering after days under the rubble. Dealeryn's father expresses his gratitude for his daughter's rescue Continue reading... |
| 'No one will remove us': Aleppo residents defiant after attacks – video Posted: 03 May 2016 07:31 AM PDT Residents of Aleppo express their anger on Tuesday after continued attacks on the city. Syrian activists say government forces have bombarded rebel-held parts of Aleppo, a northern city divided between government and opposition control, killing two people and wounding several |
| Spain set for 26 June election after king dissolves parliament Posted: 03 May 2016 07:24 AM PDT King Felipe VI signs decree for new vote after December election left no party able to form a government The king of Spain has signed a decree dissolving parliament and setting an election for 26 June after politicians chosen in an inconclusive December vote failed to agree on the country's next prime minister. King Felipe VI signed the order in the presence of the parliamentary speaker, Patxi López, on Tuesday after the deadline for installing a new government passed at midnight on Monday. Spain has never had to repeat elections since democracy was restored in 1978. Continue reading... |
| Baby found alive four days after building collapsed in Nairobi Posted: 03 May 2016 06:51 AM PDT Rescuers find seven-month-old girl in bucket wrapped in a blanket after disaster in which 23 people died Kenyan rescuers have pulled a seven-month-old girl alive from the rubble of a six-storey building in Nairobi, four days after the block collapsed during heavy rains, killing at least 23 people. Two brothers who own the building have been remanded in police custody but not charged, as rescue efforts continue with close to 100 still missing. Continue reading... |
| Doctor, artist, engineer, blogger: human stories of Malta's own migration crisis Posted: 03 May 2016 03:13 AM PDT Refuge cities An immigration influx triggered in 2002 by the Somali civil war ended in mysterious circumstances last year. Alexander Masters visits Malta's capital, Valletta, to hear the experiences of some who have forged new lives there "The refugee situation in Malta is changing so fast!" exclaimed Dr Ahmed Bugri. I'd caught up with him in Republic Square, Valletta's main cafe piazza, as he rushed between meetings with government ministers. A well-known figure in the city ("I can be recognised by my loud African shirt"), Ahmed arrived 26 years ago – when "there were only three black people on the islands, and one of them was me". The Maltese immigration crisis is a decade ahead of the rest of Europe. It began in 2002, during the fierce fighting of the Somali civil war, peaked in 2004 when Malta joined the EU, and ended – eerily, abruptly, and so far without a decent explanation – just as the main European crisis was beginning in 2015. Continue reading... |
| Life for the Baka Pygmies of Central African Republic Posted: 03 May 2016 11:00 PM PDT Susan Schulman's photo essay reveals life in the Dzanga-Sangha forest, where Baka Pygmies are struggling to maintain their traditional way of life in the face of logging, poaching and a lack of healthcare As the Baka Pygmies of the Dzanga-Sangha region of Central African Republic struggle to live in their traditional ways, they find themselves caught between worlds. Baka split their time between village and forest. Here, in their forest home, life continues in the face of many challenges, ranging from poachers to ill health. Destructive developments within the forest, such as illegal logging, also pose a threat. Continue reading... |
| UN demands protection for war zone hospitals after 'epidemic of attacks' Posted: 03 May 2016 09:31 AM PDT The UN adopts a resolution to protect healthcare in conflict, days after 55 people died in a hospital bombing in Aleppo The UN security council has unanimously adopted a resolution intended to protect hospitals, medical professionals and patients from "an epidemic of attacks" on health facilities in war zones. The resolution, which was drafted by New Zealand, Spain, Egypt, Japan and Uruguay and adopted on Tuesday, comes days after 55 people died when a hospital was bombed in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Continue reading... |
| The growing risk of disasters, and remembering the Nepal earthquake Posted: 03 May 2016 06:31 AM PDT Why does the world spend so much more on responding to disasters than on reducing the threat they pose? Plus, how severe drought is affecting southern Africa The world spends more than five times as much money on responding to natural disasters as it does on reducing the risk of them. The UN's head of disaster planning, Robert Glasser, has called for immediate action on mitigating the risks posed by climate change, droughts and the humanitarian crises that follow. Which country is most at risk from natural disasters? Explore our analysis of the world risk index, which measures countries by the frequency of natural disasters as well as how well-equipped they are to recover. Plus browse our content marking the first anniversary of the Nepal earthquake. Continue reading... |
| Paraguay battles over land rights in the courts and across the airwaves Posted: 03 May 2016 04:27 AM PDT As soya companies appropriate land in Paraguay, many small-scale campesino farmers are forced out to cities. For those who stay to fight for their land, the conflict can turn bloody For 14 years, Juan Aveiro broadcast Radio Mandu'arã to a cluster of communities in a remote corner of eastern Paraguay. He and his team of volunteer journalists worked from a makeshift studio painted with a mural depicting Paraguayan farmers, or campesinos, with their fists in the air, beneath a banner proclaiming "peace and justice!" Then, in November, police raided Mandu'arã's studio. "They took everything," Aveiro says. Continue reading... |
| Indiana primary: Donald Trump looks poised for a win – and the nomination Posted: 03 May 2016 03:00 AM PDT If Trump wins, only a huge upset by Ted Cruz in California can stop him from obtaining the 1,237 pledged delegates needed to get the Republican nomination Donald Trump only needs to win Indiana on Tuesday by a single vote to be the likely Republican nominee. One recent public poll had the real estate mogul up 15 points over rival Ted Cruz, giving Trump plenty of margin for error. If Trump wins the 30 delegates that Indiana awards the winner of the state's popular vote (the winners in each of the state's nine congressional districts receive three delegates apiece), only a huge upset by Cruz in California can stop him obtaining the 1,237 pledged delegates needed to clinch the nomination on the first ballot. Continue reading... |
| High drama in Indiana: Trump and Sanders win; Cruz bows out - video Posted: 03 May 2016 10:01 PM PDT What a night it was in Indiana. Ted Cruz is out – suspending his campaign after a crushing loss to Donald Trump, all but handing him the Republican nomination – and Bernie Sanders proved there was life yet in his campaign with a surprise win over Hillary Clinton. Watch our two-minute wrap of the high drama primary Continue reading... |
| Indiana voters on why they backed Donald Trump - video Posted: 03 May 2016 08:36 PM PDT The Guardian's John Harris speaks to voters in an Indianapolis neighborhood where Donald Trump's focus on a local air conditioner factory and its imminent move to Mexico seems to have had a big effect. Trump emerged as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on Tuesday after a resounding victory in the Indiana primary that prompted Ted Cruz to drop out of the race Continue reading... |
| Bernie Sanders interrupted mid-speech with news of Indiana win – video Posted: 03 May 2016 07:01 PM PDT Bernie Sanders was halfway through a speech in Louisville, Kentucky, when he was given news that he might have won the Indiana primary. He reacted with surprise before giving the crowd a wide grin, but saying: 'I think we don't know, let's hold off' to the cheering crowd. Sanders has now been confirmed the winner, with exit polls suggesting he has at least 53% of the vote Continue reading... |
| Ted Cruz suspends his presidential campaign – video Posted: 03 May 2016 06:23 PM PDT Ted Cruz suspended his presidential campaign on Tuesday night after a crushing loss in Indiana's primary, virtually guaranteeing Donald Trump the Republican nomination. 'We left it all on the field in Indiana,' Cruz said at a press conference Continue reading... |
| Cruz attacks Trump for linking his father to JFK assassination – video Posted: 03 May 2016 01:43 PM PDT Republican presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz launches a bitter attack on his Republican rival Donald Trump, calling the New York billionaire a 'bully', 'pathological liar' and 'serial philanderer', while making final pitches to Indiana voters as the state holds its presidential primary. Cruz was reacting to Trump's comments that suggested his father was linked to the assassination of JFK Continue reading... |
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