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- Iranian nuclear talks resume in Lausanne as deadline approaches
- From California gang to Mexican vigilante: the family man fighting the drug cartels in Mexico – video
- Three British teenagers heading to Syria held by counter-terrorism police
- Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu's president blames climate change for extreme weather
- Sales of weapons to Gulf states up 70%
- Could the Israeli left beat Bibi? - video
- Ed Sheeran and James Blunt help create UN 'happiness playlist'
- Drive to end violence against women needs more money and better data
- Chinese man wins $80,000 payout after being bitten by panda
- Saddam Hussein's tomb destroyed as battle for Tikrit rages
- From the archive, 16 March 1917: The story of the Russian revolution
- Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu president says climate change contributed to death and destruction
- Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro given power to rule by decree
- Three-quarters of Muslim Australians feel they are unfairly targeted by terror laws, study reveals
- Cyclone Pam survivor: I was afraid, I didn’t know if I’d face another day - video
- Cyclone Pam's aftermath in Vanuatu – in pictures
- Ukraine conflict: Vladimir Putin 'was ready for nuclear alert'
- Indonesian aerobatic planes collide during air show practice
- Porn belongs in the classroom, says Danish professor
- Two koalas caught on camera fighting each other in fierce wrestling match - video
| Iranian nuclear talks resume in Lausanne as deadline approaches Posted: 16 Mar 2015 01:37 AM PDT US secretary of state John Kerry meets Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif to negotiate curbs to Tehran's nuclear programme The US secretary of state, John Kerry, and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, have resumed nuclear talks in the Swiss city of Lausanne to try to narrow the gaps before a 31 March deadline for a political agreement. The meeting on Monday included the US energy secretary Ernest Moniz and Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi, who also met on Sunday to negotiate technical details on how to curb Iran's nuclear programme. Continue reading...      |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2015 01:30 AM PDT Antonio Guiterrez - AKA Lonely - grew up in the USA but agreed to leave to avoid heavy punishment for his gang violence. He joined the notorious 'Autodefensas' in Michoacan, Western Mexico, the vigilante group who expelled drug cartels and police and took control of the area village by village. He's been kidnapped by the cartels once already, but as the government tries to retake control of the region from cartels and Autodefensas, can he protect his family and his region? Is he motviated by taking care of his fellow villagers, or is he just in it for revenge? Continue reading...       |
| Three British teenagers heading to Syria held by counter-terrorism police Posted: 16 Mar 2015 01:21 AM PDT Trio, aged 17-19, in custody at London police station after Turkish officials stop their plan to join Isis following tip-off from British officers Continue reading...      |
| Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu's president blames climate change for extreme weather Posted: 16 Mar 2015 01:19 AM PDT Baldwin Lonsdale describes category five cyclone Pam as 'a monster that has hit Vanuatu', wiping out development The president of Vanuatu says climate change is contributing to more extreme weather conditions and cyclone seasons, after cyclone Pam ripped through the island nation. The damage from the category five storm to the island nation has been extensive, and is still being assessed as aid workers scrambled to get to affected areas on Monday morning. Related: Climate change: why the Guardian is putting threat to Earth front and centre | Alan Rusbridger Continue reading...      |
| Sales of weapons to Gulf states up 70% Posted: 16 Mar 2015 01:14 AM PDT Saudi Arabia increases sales of major weapons systems fourfold between 2010 and 2014, with global sales of drones soaring Continue reading... |
| Could the Israeli left beat Bibi? - video Posted: 16 Mar 2015 12:48 AM PDT Tens of thousands of Israelis have joined a protest calling for Binyamin Netanyahu to be booted out, while former military, police and intelligence chiefs have called him the biggest security threat to Israel. The polls are pointing to a win for his rival Yitzhak Herzog. Phoebe Greenwood asks if this week's general election in Israel could be the end for the 'Teflon prime minister' Continue reading...       |
| Ed Sheeran and James Blunt help create UN 'happiness playlist' Posted: 16 Mar 2015 12:00 AM PDT The United Nations is marking the International Day of Happiness by asking celebrities and Twitter users to help them compile 'the world's happiest playlist' Continue reading...      |
| Drive to end violence against women needs more money and better data Posted: 16 Mar 2015 12:00 AM PDT Donor funding to combat gender-based violence must match the rhetoric, and needs to be accurately monitored to see what has been spent where Continue reading...      |
| Chinese man wins $80,000 payout after being bitten by panda Posted: 15 Mar 2015 10:59 PM PDT A giant panda wandered onto Guan Quanzhi's land and bit him in the leg, leading him to sue local officials Continue reading...      |
| Saddam Hussein's tomb destroyed as battle for Tikrit rages Posted: 15 Mar 2015 10:45 PM PDT Dictator's once-lavish mausoleum all but flattened as Iraqi security forces and Shia militias attempt to drive out Isis       |
| From the archive, 16 March 1917: The story of the Russian revolution Posted: 15 Mar 2015 10:30 PM PDT So far as can at present be judged, casualties among civilians amount to a few hundred, the great majority being wounded Continue reading...      |
| Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu president says climate change contributed to death and destruction Posted: 15 Mar 2015 09:54 PM PDT Aid agencies assess the death toll and extensive damage in South Pacific islands ravaged by category five cyclone • Kiribati president: 'There will be a time when the waters will not recede'       |
| Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro given power to rule by decree Posted: 15 Mar 2015 07:48 PM PDT Parliament grants for nine months the powers Maduro requested in response to US sanctions against Venezuelan officials accused of human rights violations The Venezuelan parliament on Sunday approved a law giving the president, Nicolás Maduro, the power to legislate by decree for nine months in the face of what he described as threats by the US government. The so-called "anti-imperialist" law will be in effect from the time it is published in Venezuela's Official Gazette until 31 December. Continue reading... |
| Three-quarters of Muslim Australians feel they are unfairly targeted by terror laws, study reveals Posted: 15 Mar 2015 07:48 PM PDT Most Muslims polled for large-scale community study say terror groups such as Isis distort real meaning of Islam Continue reading... |
| Cyclone Pam survivor: I was afraid, I didn’t know if I’d face another day - video Posted: 15 Mar 2015 07:41 PM PDT Residents of Vanuatu describe the horror of the storm which battered the island chain over the weekend. Vanuatu's president has pleaded for help, with at least eight people declared dead after Cyclone Pam but many more in outlying islands in dire need of help. In Mele, outside Port Vila, locals are cooking in the ruins of their homes as others move to evacuation centres Continue reading...       |
| Cyclone Pam's aftermath in Vanuatu – in pictures Posted: 15 Mar 2015 06:15 PM PDT Vanuatu is recovering from a category five cyclone which has killed at least eight people and caused extensive damage in the capital Port Vila and across the chain of islands in the south Pacific Continue reading...      |
| Ukraine conflict: Vladimir Putin 'was ready for nuclear alert' Posted: 15 Mar 2015 06:10 PM PDT Russian president says he was ready to put nuclear weapons on alert during tensions over crisis in Crimea and Ukraine Moscow was ready to put its nuclear forces on alert to ensure Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine last year, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said in a pre-recorded documentary aired on Sunday. Putin also said that Russia had saved the life of Ukraine's former pro-Moscow president, Viktor Yanukovich, who he said had been in danger after 'revolutionaries' seized power following weeks of violent street protests in Kiev last year.       |
| Indonesian aerobatic planes collide during air show practice Posted: 15 Mar 2015 06:09 PM PDT Pilots from two planes eject safely after mid-air collision as they prepare for Malaysian air show Two planes from an Indonesian aerobatic air team clipped wings and crashed Sunday during a practice session ahead of an air show in Malaysia, officials said. All four pilots ejected and were safe.       |
| Porn belongs in the classroom, says Danish professor Posted: 15 Mar 2015 05:36 PM PDT Sexologist says discussion with teenagers about the industry would make them more critical consumers Continue reading... |
| Two koalas caught on camera fighting each other in fierce wrestling match - video Posted: 15 Mar 2015 05:18 PM PDT Two koalas have been filmed locked in a wrestling match. Ashton Webster, from Victoria in Australia, was walking his dogs when he came across the pair of animals, engaged in a no-holds-barred contest. Male koalas are known for their aggression but capturing a pair of koalas locked in battle – while dogs sniff around – is rare Continue reading...       |
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