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- ‘We would rather die than stay there’: the refugees crossing from Morocco to Spain
- Spain terror cell was planning Sagrada Família attack, suspect tells court
- 'A triumph of reason': Chile approves landmark bill to ease abortion ban
- Two North Korean shipments to Syria intercepted in six months, UN told
- Danish police confirm torso found in Copenhagen is that of journalist Kim Wall
- Hey Macarena: Saudi police detain 14-year-old boy for dancing in the street
- North of Ireland sees flooding after battering by heavy rain
- George and Amal Clooney donate $1m to combat US rightwing extremism
- Arrest of Russian theatre director raises fears of clampdown on dissent
- Chinese activist Jiang Tianyong's subversion trial dismissed as sham
- Japan's field of dreams: school baseball teams vie for Koshien glory
- America's 'news deserts': the death of the great alt-weeklies
- Princes Harry and William talk about impact of losing mother – video
- This merger would threaten food supplies around the world. Who will stop it? | Hannah Lownsbrough
- Protests erupt after Trump’s rally in Arizona – video
- Nickelodeon abandons Philippine resort plan after backlash
- Schoolboy, 17, lodges discrimination complaint over same-sex marriage survey
- Silicon Valley siphons our data like oil. But the deepest drilling has just begun
- BBC journalist Jonathan Head on trial in Thailand over unusual defamation case
- Wednesday briefing: Baby boomers 'worst drinkers and drug users'
- Tony de Brum, champion of Paris climate agreement, dies aged 72
- High waves crash on coastline as Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong – video
- UN cyberwarfare negotiations collapsed in June, it emerges
- Pregnant refugees refused abortions on Nauru must be brought to Australia, says AMA
- Typhoon Hato: Hong Kong battens down as storm closes schools and stock market
- Philippines: protests against drug war erupt after killing of student – video
- 'Every day was agony': Indian woman granted divorce over lack of toilet
- Floods claim more than 800 lives across India, Nepal and Bangladesh
- You're the puppet: Breitbart attacks Trump's Afghanistan proposals
- Why Trump's Afghanistan strategy risks the worst of both worlds
- Protests at Donald Trump rally in Phoenix – in pictures
- Trump hints at pardon for former sheriff Joe Arpaio – video
- Trump lashes out at 'truly dishonest' media reporting of Charlottesville – video
- The Macarena video that led to Saudi teen's detainment - video
- The battle over Confederate statues – video explainer
- Baby is pulled alive from rubble after Ischia earthquake – video
| ‘We would rather die than stay there’: the refugees crossing from Morocco to Spain Posted: 22 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT The number of people travelling across the Strait of Gibraltar has risen sharply, and most who make the journey know the risks On the hilltops of Tarifa, the Spanish city that faces Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar and mainland Europe's southernmost point, gusts of wind power the turbines dotting the landscape. For the surfers who pack the city's hotels, the wind is a welcome sign of challenging waves. But for the Spanish coastguard and NGOs, the gusts are a warning that the record numbers of migrants and refugees attempting to cross the 10-mile strait are in grave danger. Continue reading... |
| Spain terror cell was planning Sagrada Família attack, suspect tells court Posted: 22 Aug 2017 11:55 AM PDT Two men remanded in custody, one kept for questioning and one freed after Madrid court is told of plan for larger-scale attacks The terror cell that brought carnage to north-eastern Spain, killing 15 people and injuring more than 130, was planning attacks on a much larger scale, including the bombing of Barcelona's Sagrada Família church, a suspect has told a court. Mohamed Houli Chemlal made the admission after being brought before a judge in Madrid, Spanish media reported, quoting court officials. |
| 'A triumph of reason': Chile approves landmark bill to ease abortion ban Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:37 AM PDT Campaigners hail President Michelle Bachelet's bill legalising abortion in some circumstances as a victory that opens the way for possible further liberalisation The decision by Chile's constitutional court to approve a bill that will allow abortion in some circumstances has been hailed as "a triumph of reason and an act of justice" by campaigners. The legislation, a victory for the centre-left president, Michelle Bachelet, will allow abortion when a woman's life is at risk, in case of rape and when a foetus is not viable. Continue reading... |
| Two North Korean shipments to Syria intercepted in six months, UN told Posted: 22 Aug 2017 08:52 AM PDT Security council reportedly investigating suspected chemical and conventional arms cooperation between two countries Two shipments from North Korea destined for the Syrian government agency responsible for chemical weapons have been intercepted in the past six months, according to a report provided to the United Nations security council in early August. The report, which was revealed by Reuters on Tuesday, said both shipments were caught in the past six months. Syria's chemical weapons programme is one of the most sensitive sectors of the Assad regime. Continue reading... |
| Danish police confirm torso found in Copenhagen is that of journalist Kim Wall Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:51 PM PDT Danish inventor Peter Madsen has been charged with killing Wall on his home-made submarine Danish police have identified a headless female torso found in the Copenhagen waterside as that of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who police believe was killed on a home-made submarine. "DNA match between torso and Kim Wall," the police said on Twitter, declining to comment further until a press briefing at 0700 GMT. Continue reading... |
| Hey Macarena: Saudi police detain 14-year-old boy for dancing in the street Posted: 22 Aug 2017 05:02 PM PDT Teenager filmed performing 1990s dance hit at traffic lights held for 'improper public behaviour' in Jeddah Saudi police said on Tuesday they had detained a 14-year-old boy who was filmed dancing to the 1990s hit song Macarena at a street crossing in the coastal city of Jeddah, in a clip that was widely shared on social media. The teenager, whose name and nationality were not given, was being questioned because he had shown "improper public behaviour" and disrupted traffic, a statement from Mecca police said. It was not clear whether he would be formally charged. Continue reading... |
| North of Ireland sees flooding after battering by heavy rain Posted: 22 Aug 2017 04:57 PM PDT Downpours sweep in from Atlantic causing at least 60 incidents of flooding in the northern half of the island The north of Ireland has been battered by heavy rain as violent storms caused flooding. Related: Why does the BBC still broadcast the shipping forecast? Continue reading... |
| George and Amal Clooney donate $1m to combat US rightwing extremism Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:14 AM PDT The Clooney Foundation for Justice partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center to fight "bigotry and hate" in the wake of the events in Charlottesville George and Amal Clooney have announced a partnership with the Southern Poverty Law Center to combat "bigotry and hate" in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Clooney Foundation for Justice says that it will bestow a grant of $1m to the SPLC in order to assist the civil rights organization in its attempts to combat violent extremism in the US, following the death of counter-protester Heather Heyer at a white supremacist rally in the campus city earlier this month. Continue reading... |
| Arrest of Russian theatre director raises fears of clampdown on dissent Posted: 22 Aug 2017 08:55 AM PDT Kirill Serebrennikov detained over accusations of embezzling government funds, but supporters claim case is political Russian investigators have arrested one of the country's most prominent theatre directors for fraud, in a case that many in the arts world fear is part of a crackdown on dissenting voices. Kirill Serebrennikov stands accused of embezzling 68m roubles (£900,000) of government funds. He was questioned by investigators on Tuesday and denied the allegations, Russian agencies reported. The director will spend the night in prison and a court will decide on Wednesday whether he should be remanded in custody or put under house arrest. Continue reading... |
| Chinese activist Jiang Tianyong's subversion trial dismissed as sham Posted: 22 Aug 2017 03:25 AM PDT Rights campaigners reject reported 'admission of guilt' by lawyer accused of trying to topple China's one-party state Human rights activists have denounced as a sham the trial of a leading Chinese civil rights lawyer who authorities claim tried to topple China's one-party state. Jiang Tianyong, 46, was put on trial in the central city of Changsha on Tuesday morning having vanished into the custody of security services last November during a crackdown on lawyers described as China's "war on law". |
| Japan's field of dreams: school baseball teams vie for Koshien glory Posted: 22 Aug 2017 06:12 AM PDT Playing on the stadium's hallowed ground is every young baseball fan's goal, and the final will be front-page news On Wednesday afternoon, millions of Japanese people will stop what they are doing and turn their attention to the nearest TV screen to follow the fortunes of 18 student athletes. The occasion is the final, decisive game in the national high school baseball championships. The national broadcaster NHK will screen every inning live, the victors are assured of front-page coverage in the following day's newspapers and, for a couple of hours at least, Japan will come together in the name of amateur sport. Continue reading... |
| America's 'news deserts': the death of the great alt-weeklies Posted: 22 Aug 2017 11:15 PM PDT The Village Voice's decision to end print publication is just the latest in an epidemic of free alternative newspaper closures in the US, which have left many cities with no local journalism at all. Is there hope for alt-weeklies? In the basement dressing room at G*A*Y Lounge in Baltimore, Scott Murdock – who works by day in a health clinic – is about halfway into becoming his drag alter ego, Shaunda Leer. With Billie Jean playing on an iPhone, Shaunda applies exaggerated fake eyelashes as co-host Abbi Kadabra, wearing a white knit gown, adjusts a Jane Fonda-style wig in the mirror. "It's really disappointing," Shaunda says, perfecting a cheek contour. "Not just for us, but for the other fringe artists out there who don't have mainstream exposure in the city." Continue reading... |
| Princes Harry and William talk about impact of losing mother – video Posted: 22 Aug 2017 11:38 PM PDT On 31 August 1997 the sudden death of Diana, Princess of Wales stunned her family and catapulted the British public into one of the most extraordinary weeks in modern history. In a documentary to be aired on Sunday, we hear from those who were in the eye of the storm Continue reading... |
| This merger would threaten food supplies around the world. Who will stop it? | Hannah Lownsbrough Posted: 23 Aug 2017 01:00 AM PDT If the Bayer-Monsanto merger is approved, the concentration of agricultural control could have major consequences for farming families and communities • Hannah Lownsbrough is executive director of consumer group SumOfUs It's the worst corporate merger you've probably never heard of, and one that could spell disaster for our global farming system. Bayer recently started the clock for the European Union to approve its $65bn takeover of Monsanto. On Tuesday, EU regulators announced that they would now launch an in-depth assessment of the merger on anti-competitive grounds – what it calls a "phase 2 investigation" – which will take several more months. Related: Bayer raises Monsanto cash takeover offer to $65bn Continue reading... |
| Protests erupt after Trump’s rally in Arizona – video Posted: 23 Aug 2017 01:27 AM PDT There were chaotic scenes outside the Phoenix Convention Center where Donald Trump held a campaign rally on Tuesday, with protesters chanting and what appeared to be smoke bombs and fireworks being set off. Teargas was used to disperse the crowd Continue reading... |
| Nickelodeon abandons Philippine resort plan after backlash Posted: 23 Aug 2017 12:23 AM PDT US children's TV network's plan for 'undersea attraction and resort' on Palawan island sparked fierce criticism from environmentalists American children's television network Nickelodeon says it has abandoned plans for a themed resort on an island known as the Philippines' last ecological frontier following a backlash from environmentalists. Nickelodeon said in January that it would build an "undersea attraction and resort" on Palawan island that would let fans "interact with the brand and the iconic characters they love", including SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer. Continue reading... |
| Schoolboy, 17, lodges discrimination complaint over same-sex marriage survey Posted: 23 Aug 2017 01:36 AM PDT Cameron Warasta argues that decision to exclude 16- and 17-year-olds from postal plebiscite breaches Age Discrimination Act A Victorian schoolboy has lodged a discrimination complaint against the federal government's exclusion of 16- and 17-year-olds from voting in the same-sex marriage postal survey. Cameron Warasta, 17, lodged a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission on Wednesday which could escalate to a federal court case to overturn the government direction excluding Australians under 18. Continue reading... |
| Silicon Valley siphons our data like oil. But the deepest drilling has just begun Posted: 23 Aug 2017 01:00 AM PDT Personal data is to the tech world what oil is to the fossil fuel industry. That's why companies like Amazon and Facebook plan to dig deeper than we ever imagined What if a cold drink cost more on a hot day? Customers in the UK will soon find out. Recent reports suggest that three of the country's largest supermarket chains are rolling out surge-pricing in select stores. This means that prices will rise and fall over the course of the day in response to demand. Buying lunch at lunchtime will be like ordering an Uber at rush hour. Continue reading... |
| BBC journalist Jonathan Head on trial in Thailand over unusual defamation case Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:41 PM PDT Southeast Asia correspondent faces up to five years in jail over 2015 report detailing how foreign retirees had properties stolen by a network of criminals A British BBC journalist has appeared in a Thai court for the start of a criminal defamation trial brought by a lawyer who featured in an investigation about foreigners being scammed of their retirement homes. Jonathan Head, the BBC's Southeast Asia correspondent, faces up to five years in jail. Continue reading... |
| Wednesday briefing: Baby boomers 'worst drinkers and drug users' Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:37 PM PDT Rate of substance abuse sparks health warning … May accused of EU courts reversal … and, homeowners fall off the ladder and down the basement Good morning, I'm Warren Murray – let's get started. Continue reading... |
| Tony de Brum, champion of Paris climate agreement, dies aged 72 Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:30 PM PDT De Brum saw the effects of rising seas from his home in the Marshall Islands and became a leading advocate for the fight against climate change Tony de Brum, the former Marshall Islands foreign minister who became a leading advocate for the landmark Paris Agreement and an internationally recognised voice in the fight against climate change, has died aged 72. De Brum, who was also the Pacific nation's climate ambassador, died on Tuesday in the capital Majuro surrounded by his family, according to Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine. Continue reading... |
| High waves crash on coastline as Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong – video Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:29 PM PDT A powerful typhoon has hit Hong Kong, forcing offices and schools to close and hundreds of flights to be cancelled. High waves can be seen crashing on the coastline and submerging entire beaches as Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm. Continue reading... |
| UN cyberwarfare negotiations collapsed in June, it emerges Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:00 PM PDT Dispute between western nations and Russia, China and Cuba centred on the right to self-defence in the face of attacks Thirteen years of negotiations at the United Nations aimed at restricting cyberwarfare collapsed in June, it has emerged, due to an acrimonious dispute that pitted Russia, China and Cuba against western countries. The dispute among legal and military experts at the UN, along old cold war lines, has reinforced distrust at a time of mounting diplomatic tension over cyber-attacks, such as the 2016 hacking of the US Democratic National Committee's (DNC) computers. That break-in was allegedly coordinated by Russian intelligence and intended to assist Donald Trump's presidential campaign. |
| Pregnant refugees refused abortions on Nauru must be brought to Australia, says AMA Posted: 22 Aug 2017 09:46 PM PDT President of the peak medical body says ethically and legally the trio 'are entitled to healthcare standards the same as Australian citizens' The president of the Australian Medical Association has said three pregnant refugees being refused terminations on Nauru must be brought to Australia for the procedure. Doctors for the trio held in the offshore immigration regime have requested they be transferred to Australia to terminate their pregnancies. They have been refused by Nauru hospital's overseas medical referral (OMR) committee. Continue reading... |
| Typhoon Hato: Hong Kong battens down as storm closes schools and stock market Posted: 22 Aug 2017 09:20 PM PDT Weather authorities raised the hurricane threat to 10, the highest level, for the first time in five years A powerful typhoon has forced offices and schools to close and led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights in Hong Kong. Related: Asian typhoons becoming more intense, study finds Continue reading... |
| Philippines: protests against drug war erupt after killing of student – video Posted: 22 Aug 2017 08:37 PM PDT Hundreds marched and lit candles near where a 17-year-old high school student Kian Delos Santos was shot dead by police last week in President Rodrigo Duterte's controversial war on drugs. Government figures show police have killed close to 3,500 'drug personalities'. More than 2,000 other people have been killed in drug-related crimes Continue reading... |
| 'Every day was agony': Indian woman granted divorce over lack of toilet Posted: 22 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT Judge says forcing a woman to defecate in the open amounts to 'mental torture', in latest case underlining how far India still has to go on access to sanitation The drive to build more toilets in India has been given an unusual twist with a Rajasthan judge granting a woman a divorce because her husband's failure to provide her with one amounted to cruelty. Sangeeta Mali, 23, told the court in Bhilwara district that her husband, Chotu Lal Mali, had agreed to build her a toilet when they married in 2011, but never did. Mali told the judge that she was ashamed of having to defecate in the fields around her home in Pur village with no privacy or comfort. Continue reading... |
| Floods claim more than 800 lives across India, Nepal and Bangladesh Posted: 22 Aug 2017 05:25 AM PDT Millions affected by severe flooding in south Asia, as aid agencies struggling to cope with disaster warn of food shortages and risk of disease More than 800 people have been killed and 24 million affected following widespread floods across south Asia. Severe flooding has devastated communities and destroyed crops in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, with NGOs warning of food shortages and the risk of disease. Continue reading... |
| You're the puppet: Breitbart attacks Trump's Afghanistan proposals Posted: 22 Aug 2017 07:54 AM PDT 'Alt-right' news outlet accuses president of following US generals' wishes and 'flip-flopping' on campaign pledge with announcement of troop increase Breitbart News issued a scathing response to Donald Trump's speech on Afghanistan, accusing the president of becoming little more than a puppet of generals in the White House after he pledged to boost troop levels to try to counter the growing strength of al-Qaida and Taliban fighters. Related: Trump to expand US military intervention in Afghanistan Continue reading... |
| Why Trump's Afghanistan strategy risks the worst of both worlds Posted: 22 Aug 2017 02:35 AM PDT Open-ended commitment to send in more troops leaves US and allies without clear mission in middle of worsening conflict Donald Trump has probably never heard of the Grand Old Duke of York and his 10,000 men. But in spelling out his new Afghan strategy, the US president gave a good impersonation of that symbol of military muddle-headedness, incompetence and futility immortalised in the English nursery rhyme. By marching US troops back up the Afghan hill, having previously solemnly vowed to march them down and out of the country, Trump risks the worst of both worlds: leaving the US and its allies neither up nor down, without a clearly defined mission, and stuck in the middle of a worsening conflict. Continue reading... |
| Protests at Donald Trump rally in Phoenix – in pictures Posted: 23 Aug 2017 12:57 AM PDT Police used teargas to break up crowds gathered at the US president's 'Make America Great Again' rally at the Phoenix convention centre in Arizona, where Trump supporters clashed with peace protesters Continue reading... |
| Trump hints at pardon for former sheriff Joe Arpaio – video Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:48 PM PDT The US president has signalled that he wants to pardon former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted for breaking the law with immigration patrols. Trump told a rally in Phoenix that Arpaio is 'going to be just fine' Continue reading... |
| Trump lashes out at 'truly dishonest' media reporting of Charlottesville – video Posted: 22 Aug 2017 10:39 PM PDT US president blames the media for the widespread condemnation of his response to the Charlottesville protest organised by white supremacists that led to the killing of a counter-protester. Donald Trump was speaking at a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday Continue reading... |
| The Macarena video that led to Saudi teen's detainment - video Posted: 22 Aug 2017 05:18 PM PDT Saudi police said on Tuesday they had detained a 14-year-old boy who was filmed dancing to the 1990s hit song Macarena at a street crossing in the coastal city of Jeddah, in a clip that was widely shared on social media. The teenager wearing a striped T-shirt, grey sports shorts and brightly coloured shoes strides to the middle of the crossing. He starts dancing to the catchy tune in front of five lanes of cars stopped at a traffic light Continue reading... |
| The battle over Confederate statues – video explainer Posted: 22 Aug 2017 04:21 AM PDT Statues of Confederate leaders are being removed from public spaces in several US cities. Hundreds of monuments honouring the losing side in the civil war could soon be moved or destroyed, prompting an outcry from far-right groups Continue reading... |
| Baby is pulled alive from rubble after Ischia earthquake – video Posted: 22 Aug 2017 03:42 AM PDT An earthquake struck the tourist-packed Italian island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples, on Monday. A video released by the fire brigade shows a baby being carried out from the rubble in the arms of firefighters in the early hours of Tuesday morning Continue reading... |
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