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- Trump tours border after repeating threat to call national emergency
- Tearful Andy Murray says Australian Open could be last tournament
- Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress in February
- Jayme Closs: 13-year-old girl found alive three months after parents' murder
- Canada and Australia in talks with UN to accept Saudi asylum seeker, Thais say
- Syria troop withdrawal under way, says US-led coalition
- France braces for ninth weekend of gilets jaunes protests
- Reuters journalists to remain in Myanmar jail after losing appeal
- UK faces prospect of no Brexit if May's deal rejected, says Hunt
- Trump ally Steve King: I don't know how 'white supremacist' became offensive term
- No-deal Brexit would put thousands of UK jobs at risk, CBI to warn
- Family files lawsuit after being called 'ugly' in Christmas movie
- Easter Island statues: mystery behind their location revealed
- Four single mothers win high court benefits battle against DWP
- Why Kabila may be real victor of DRC’s contested election
- 'This is my land': Canada's indigenous fight pipeline builds on their territory
- Serial Sydney protester Danny Lim arrested for offensive behaviour
- Afghanistan bucks global trend with sharp rise in civilian casualties
- Maggots could be sent to Syria by UK to help clean wounds
- Mother and two boys suffocate in Nepal's latest 'period hut' tragedy
- The divisiveness that permeates Detroit's communities of color
- Bruce Davidson photographs donated to Telfair Museums – in pictures
- Taiwan's Guidebook of Marine Debris – in pictures
- Inside the office of missing migrant children – an animated video
- 'If I have to I will': Donald Trump on declaring a national emergency – video
- 'If there is a wall in front of you, go through it,' says Trump in 2004 speech – video
| Trump tours border after repeating threat to call national emergency Posted: 10 Jan 2019 07:01 PM PST President visits Texas on shutdown's 20th day as rift with Democrats expands Donald Trump has reiterated his threat to declare a national emergency if Congress does not meet his demand for billions of dollars to construct a wall along the US-Mexico border as part of a deal to end the partial government shutdown. The president visited the Texas border on Thursday – the 20th day of a partial government shutdown – in a publicity ploy to help make the case for funding his long-promised wall after negotiations with Democrats broke down. Continue reading... |
| Tearful Andy Murray says Australian Open could be last tournament Posted: 10 Jan 2019 04:36 PM PST • Murray unsure he will make it to Wimbledon Andy Murray's career is all but over. He expects his match against Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday to be his last but, even if another hip operation were to help him reach a more emotional and perhaps more fitting farewell at Wimbledon, it will never be the same for the player who stood alongside Fred Perry as the greatest Britain has ever had. Many would say Murray was the greater, but it is a fine call. The former world No1 and three-time slam champion conceded that the pain that has been running through his right hip with increasing strength the past few months has brought his serious playing days to a reluctant conclusion. Continue reading... |
| Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress in February Posted: 10 Jan 2019 02:25 PM PST Former Trump lawyer says he accepted invitation from top Democrat and will offer 'full and credible account of events' Donald Trump's longtime lawyer and aide Michael Cohen says he has accepted an invitation from a top House Democrat to testify publicly before Congress next month. His testimony before the House oversight and reform committee on 7 February will be the first major public oversight hearing for Democrats, who have promised greater scrutiny of Trump after winning control of the House in the 2018 midterm elections. Continue reading... |
| Jayme Closs: 13-year-old girl found alive three months after parents' murder Posted: 11 Jan 2019 02:19 AM PST Missing girl found about an hour's drive from her home in Wisconsin looking dirty and malnourished A 13-year-old Wisconsin girl, missing since her parents were discovered shot dead in their home three months ago, was found on Thursday, malnourished and dirty but alive, after apparently fleeing her captor in a remote community, police and media said. One man, who has not been identified by police, was in custody, authorities said, in connection with the case of James Closs, 56, and his wife Denise, 46, whose bodies were found on October 15 while their daughter, Jayme, was missing. Continue reading... |
| Canada and Australia in talks with UN to accept Saudi asylum seeker, Thais say Posted: 11 Jan 2019 12:20 AM PST Thai police say several states considering accepting woman who fled alleged family abuse Several countries including Canada and Australia are in talks with the UN refugee agency to accept the Saudi asylum seeker Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun who fled alleged abuse by her family, police in Thailand have said. The immigration police chief said on Friday that the UN was accelerating Qunun's case, but he gave no indication of when the process would be completed. Continue reading... |
| Syria troop withdrawal under way, says US-led coalition Posted: 11 Jan 2019 01:39 AM PST Combined Joint Task Force spokesman confirms pullout has begun but gives no details The US-led military coalition in Syria has begun withdrawing troops, a spokesman has said, without elaborating on locations or timetables. Col Sean Ryan told Agence France-Presse in a statement: "Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve has begun the process of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria. Continue reading... |
| France braces for ninth weekend of gilets jaunes protests Posted: 11 Jan 2019 01:54 AM PST Macron prepares for three-month public debate as 80,000 police mobilise across country More than 80,000 police officers are mobilising across France for the ninth weekend of gilets jaunes anti-government protests as Emmanuel Macron prepares to launch a three-month public debate process that he had hoped would channel protesters' anger away from the streets. Related: French PM backs new measures to 'protect' protests from rioters Continue reading... |
| Reuters journalists to remain in Myanmar jail after losing appeal Posted: 10 Jan 2019 10:59 PM PST Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo jailed for seven years for breaching country's Official Secrets Act The two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar for their reporting on the violence against the Rohingya in Rahkine state have lost their appeal, with the court upholding their guilty verdict and lengthy prison sentences. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had each been handed prison sentences of seven years in September after they were found guilty of breaching the country's Official Secrets Act after it was claimed they were in possession of classified documents. Continue reading... |
| UK faces prospect of no Brexit if May's deal rejected, says Hunt Posted: 11 Jan 2019 01:33 AM PST Foreign secretary says vote against withdrawal agreement could lead to UK staying in EU A rejection of Theresa May's deal could lead to "Brexit paralysis" and prevent the UK from leaving the EU at all, Jeremy Hunt has said. Such an outcome would be "enormously damaging" for politicians' relationships with voters and Britain's global reputation, the foreign secretary said. Continue reading... |
| Trump ally Steve King: I don't know how 'white supremacist' became offensive term Posted: 10 Jan 2019 11:19 AM PST The Republican congressman says the diverse Democratic party appears to be 'no country for white men' A nine-term Republican congressman and close ally of Donald Trump known for making racially provocative statements said in an interview published Thursday that he did not understand why the phrases "white nationalist" and "white supremacist" had "become offensive". Congressman Steve King, who has represented his rural Iowa district in Washington since 2003, made the remarks in an interview with the New York Times. Continue reading... |
| No-deal Brexit would put thousands of UK jobs at risk, CBI to warn Posted: 10 Jan 2019 02:30 PM PST Exclusive: Carolyn Fairbairn of industry body will urge MPs to put economy before politics A no-deal Brexit would have profound economic consequences with GDP shrinking by up to 8%, putting thousands of jobs at risk, the Confederation of British Industry is to warn. The business body is urging MPs to back Theresa May's deal, describing it as a "solution" businesses can work with as it delivers a transition period and avoids a "hugely damaging cliff edge". Continue reading... |
| Family files lawsuit after being called 'ugly' in Christmas movie Posted: 10 Jan 2019 11:02 AM PST Setiam and Katherine Allah are suing Lifetime after their photo was used without permission in TV movie Christmas Harmony US cable channel Lifetime is being sued by a couple after they were called "ugly" in the festive TV movie Christmas Harmony. Setiam and Katherine Allah sent out 50 family portraits to friends and family, one of which found its way to the set of the film, which premiered in November 2018. In the offending scene, lead character Harmony attaches the picture to a wall but is told by her love interest to remove it. She protests and he responds: "They're ugly." Continue reading... |
| Easter Island statues: mystery behind their location revealed Posted: 10 Jan 2019 11:17 AM PST Location of statues was based on nearby fresh water and other resources, says US study The huge stone figures of Easter Island have beguiled explorers, researchers and the wider world for centuries, but now experts say they have cracked one of the biggest mysteries: why the statues are where they are. Researchers say they have analysed the locations of the megalithic platforms, or ahu, on which many of the statues known as moai sit, as well as scrutinising sites of the island's resources, and have discovered the structures are typically found close to sources of fresh water. Continue reading... |
| Four single mothers win high court benefits battle against DWP Posted: 11 Jan 2019 02:30 AM PST Women succeed in action over 'fundamental problem' with universal credit Four working single mothers have won a high court challenge over the government's universal credit scheme. Two judges in London announced on Friday that the women, who said they have been struggling financially because of the way the welfare system operates, had succeeded in a judicial review against the work and pensions secretary, Amber Rudd. Continue reading... |
| Why Kabila may be real victor of DRC’s contested election Posted: 10 Jan 2019 09:00 PM PST Claims provisional winner Tshisekedi has done deal with former ruler may be more than sour grapes In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an election is not a single decisive event, but just one part of a never-ending struggle to gain and keep power in which living to fight another day is as important as landing a knockout punch. Of the half dozen or so major players a year ago, only two or three remain standing. Continue reading... |
| 'This is my land': Canada's indigenous fight pipeline builds on their territory Posted: 11 Jan 2019 02:00 AM PST Swaths of land never signed away by treaty still belong to First Nations who are protesting projects they never consented to Justin Trudeau was in campaign mode this week, striding around a school gymnasium, shirtsleeves rolled up and brow suitably furrowed as he addressed voters' concerns at one of his annual town hall-style meetings. A day earlier and nearly 800km away, another face of the federal government was on display as dozens of police – some heavily armed – stormed a makeshift barricade, arresting 14 indigenous protesters and prompting others to flee for safety on snowmobiles. Continue reading... |
| Serial Sydney protester Danny Lim arrested for offensive behaviour Posted: 11 Jan 2019 12:38 AM PST 74-year-old previously had a conviction for offensive conduct overturned over sandwich board that mocked Tony Abbott Sydney sandwich board activist Danny Lim has been arrested and fined for offensive behaviour. Three police officers arrested the 74-year-old at Exchange Place in Barangaroo about 9.20am on Friday. It's unclear what the offensive behaviour involved. Continue reading... |
| Afghanistan bucks global trend with sharp rise in civilian casualties Posted: 10 Jan 2019 11:00 PM PST Number of innocent people killed or maimed in Afghan war rises 36% despite overall fall in casualties worldwide Civilian deaths and injuries in Afghanistan from explosive weapons rose by more than a third last year, against a downward trend globally, according to a survey seen by the Guardian. Most of the 4,260 civilians killed or injured in explosions in the country in 2018 – up from 3,119 in 2017 – were victims of suicide attacks, found a report by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV). Continue reading... |
| Maggots could be sent to Syria by UK to help clean wounds Posted: 10 Jan 2019 12:10 PM PST The plan is part of an initiative, co-sponsored by the DfID, to help those affected by conflict or humanitarian crises The UK government is taking part in a pioneering international aid project which could see consignments of maggots sent to crisis zones such as Syria as a simple and effective way to clean wounds, it has been announced. So-called maggot therapy was been used in the first world war, when their efficacy in helping wounds heal was discovered by accident, and it is sometimes used in the NHS, for example to clean ulcers. Continue reading... |
| Mother and two boys suffocate in Nepal's latest 'period hut' tragedy Posted: 10 Jan 2019 08:06 AM PST Practice of banishing women to small outbuildings during periods claims further victims despite country declaring practice illegal A woman and her two sons have suffocated to death in a windowless shed to which they were banished in the latest tragedy linked to the illegal practice of chhaupadi, whereby women in Nepal are forced to sleep in "period huts". Police said Amba Bohara, 35, had spent four days in the cowshed with her sons Ramit, nine, and Suresh, 12, when her father-in-law discovered their bodies on Wednesday morning. Continue reading... |
| The divisiveness that permeates Detroit's communities of color Posted: 09 Jan 2019 11:00 PM PST Anti-black sentiment regularly goes unchecked in cities around Detroit, but that's changing in the era of Trump Leah Vernon, who runs a popular Instagram account that celebrates being "fat, black and Muslim", never formally studied Arabic but, growing up in Detroit, she learned the word abeed: the Arabic plural for slave, a derogatory term used to describe African Americans. Sometimes she heard the word while she and her mother were in attendance at predominantly Arab mosques in Detroit's neighboring city of Dearborn. Other times, she heard it at "party stores", small corner shops that dot Detroit and are almost always staffed by Arab cashiers, who often sit behind inches of bulletproof glass. "Honestly, I heard it my whole life," Vernon said. "I was called abeed so many times I never thought anything of it until a Somali friend, who speaks Arabic, explained to me, 'No, they are calling us slaves.' I have even heard it from 11-year-old kids." Continue reading... |
| Bruce Davidson photographs donated to Telfair Museums – in pictures Posted: 11 Jan 2019 01:00 AM PST An anonymous donor has given hundreds of photographs by the Magnum photographer Bruce Davidson to the Telfair Museums in Savannah, Georgia. The collection spans his career from 1956 to 2008, and includes images from his most famous works including Brooklyn Gang and Circus. Continue reading... |
| Taiwan's Guidebook of Marine Debris – in pictures Posted: 10 Jan 2019 04:33 PM PST The environmental education association Re-Think has launched The Guidebook of Marine Debris to highlight the 101 most commonly found plastic items washed up on Taiwan's beaches. From Hello Kitty toys to cigarette lighters from thousands of kilometres away on the Midway Islands, Re-Think photographed the items in a bid to educate young people on the extent of the problem. The project took a year to complete with the help of beach clean-up volunteers around Taiwan and the Society of Wilderness. The oldest piece of waste was a military food pack found in Kinmen dated 1988. It still carried the slogan: "Unite against the Communists and promote love for our compatriots." Continue reading... |
| Inside the office of missing migrant children – an animated video Posted: 10 Jan 2019 10:11 AM PST More than 2,600 children were taken from their parents at the US border under the Trump administration's policy of family separation. Travelling from Guatemala, Tonita and her six-year-old son, Wilson, were separated at the border and Wilson held at a office building in Phoenix, Arizona. An animated film about the story of this family who was just one of many thousands having to live apart in a foreign and unknown country. As of today, 130 kids are still separated from their parents. This video is from Reveal and you can find more of their reporting on family separation and immigration here Continue reading... |
| 'If I have to I will': Donald Trump on declaring a national emergency – video Posted: 10 Jan 2019 08:29 AM PST The US president was speaking to reporters outside the White House when he was asked for his thoughts on calling a national emergency, to which he replied: I'll probably do it, almost definitely.' Donald Trump also denied having a 'temper tantrum' during his reported confrontation with Democrats Continue reading... |
| 'If there is a wall in front of you, go through it,' says Trump in 2004 speech – video Posted: 10 Jan 2019 07:32 AM PST An old video of Donald Trump has been unearthed in which he says 'If there is a concrete wall in front of you, go through it'. The clip, unearthed by the Daily Show with Trevor Noah, shows Trump speaking at Wagner College in New York Continue reading... |
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