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- International Space Station captures images of super-typhoon Maysak – video
- Hostages feared after masked gunmen attack university in eastern Kenya
- 14 routes to better education in Pakistan
- Nuclear talks negotiators meet again as Iran hints at flexibility over sanctions
- Women's human rights defenders under threat – podcast
- Palestinian man wants his 'Banksy door' back – video
- From the archive, 2 April 1948: Russians blockade Berlin
- I was an 'undercover' teacher at North Korea's elite school – any questions?
- At least 54 dead as Russian trawler sinks in freezing waters off far east coast
- Iraq and Syria are 'finishing schools' for foreign extremists, says UN report
- Water shortages, factions and free speech at Burma's Irrawaddy literary festival
- Killers of 50 Queensland greyhounds 'oxygen thieves', says police minister – video
- Arkansas governor's son thrust into spotlight over religious freedom bill
- Nigerian election winner vows to crush Boko Haram insurgency
- Treasure hunter's platinum-seeking efforts off Cape Cod sunk by judge
- Parents of missing Mexican students appeal to local drug gang for help
- Favela residents protest forced Olympic relocation by blocking Rio roadway
- Graphic anti-drone video ad to run on television near US air force bases
- Canadian diplomat's teen son shot dead after botched drug deal in Miami
- California restricts water as snowpack survey finds 'no snow whatsoever'
| International Space Station captures images of super-typhoon Maysak – video Posted: 02 Apr 2015 01:31 AM PDT Video shot from the International Space Station shows super-typhoon Maysak as it heads through the western Pacific en route to the Philippines. The island nation is on high alert with the typhoon, initially rated category 5, expected to make landfall on the weekend. British-based Tropical Storm Risk said Maysak would probably weaken to a category 2 typhoon, with maximum winds of up to 109mph, when it hits land Continue reading...         |
| Hostages feared after masked gunmen attack university in eastern Kenya Posted: 02 Apr 2015 01:04 AM PDT At least two dead and 30 injured as gunmen storm university hostels and open fire on security guards and students Students and teachers are feared held hostage after masked gunmen stormed a university campus in eastern Kenya on Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding at least 30 others, police and the Red Cross said. Police who encircled the campus at the university in Garissa were joined by Kenyan soldiers as the standoff continued over several hours, Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper and Capital FM radio station reported. #BREAKING: Some of students who escaped #Garissa uni college attack report of warzone situation where gunmen stormed & went on killing spree Official report of current status vide Garissa attack. Thank you for your support. pic.twitter.com/I08RUALlFG #Kenya update: empty streets at #Garissa township as Univ College under attack. 2 killed, 30 injured. "@maandeeq254 pic.twitter.com/totqwbu3Vx Continue reading...        |
| 14 routes to better education in Pakistan Posted: 02 Apr 2015 12:00 AM PDT With one of the lowest education budgets in the world, where should Pakistan begin to reform its school system? Our panel has these suggestions Sponsored by Adam Smith International Continue reading...        |
| Nuclear talks negotiators meet again as Iran hints at flexibility over sanctions Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:32 PM PDT Discussions in Lausanne continue through the night with disagreement over Iran's development of centrifuges and relief of UN sanctions causing impasse Foreign ministers are due to reconvene in Lausanne on Thursday morning to consider fresh Iranian proposals aimed at bringing an end to the impasse that has mired negotiations over the the country's nuclear programme. No details were released about the proposals but an Iranian official had publicly hinted at new flexibility over one of the most intractable issues, the lifting of UN sanctions. Continue reading...        |
| Women's human rights defenders under threat – podcast Posted: 01 Apr 2015 11:00 PM PDT Defenders of women's human rights around the world are facing systematic targeting. Liz Ford investigates Continue reading...         |
| Palestinian man wants his 'Banksy door' back – video Posted: 01 Apr 2015 09:45 PM PDT A Palestinian man says he only sold the door to his destroyed home for US$175 because he didn't know the graffiti on it was by the UK artist Banksy. Israeli forces destroyed Rabea Darduna's home in the Gazan village of Beit Hanoun, and he recently sold the door to a local artist. The father of six says that he then became aware of the artist's fame and is asking the buyer to return the door to him and his family Continue reading...         |
| From the archive, 2 April 1948: Russians blockade Berlin Posted: 01 Apr 2015 09:30 PM PDT The Allied officers refused to allow Russian guards to search the trains or to check travellers' documents, and for that reason the Russian authorities would not let the trains proceed Continue reading... |
| I was an 'undercover' teacher at North Korea's elite school – any questions? Posted: 01 Apr 2015 09:00 PM PDT How do you explain the concept of Facebook to students cut off from the outside world? Suki Kim joins us for a Q&A on teaching incognito in the DPRK Continue reading...        |
| At least 54 dead as Russian trawler sinks in freezing waters off far east coast Posted: 01 Apr 2015 07:38 PM PDT A further 15 crew are missing after the Dalniy Vostok freezer vessel carrying 132 people went down near the Kamchatka Peninsula Continue reading...        |
| Iraq and Syria are 'finishing schools' for foreign extremists, says UN report Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:43 PM PDT The number of foreign fighters joining al-Qaida and Islamic State in Iraq, Syria and other countries has spiked to more than 25,000 from more than 100 countries Continue reading...        |
| Water shortages, factions and free speech at Burma's Irrawaddy literary festival Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:22 PM PDT The festival is a kind of miracle in a land where everything is hard. Its future is continually in doubt and relies on the patronage of Aung San Suu Kyi, yet its message is perpetual: that ideas and books can be freely discussed Continue reading...        |
| Killers of 50 Queensland greyhounds 'oxygen thieves', says police minister – video Posted: 01 Apr 2015 06:17 PM PDT Queensland's police minister Jo-Ann Miller says the people responsible for the death of 50 greyhounds are 'oxygen thieves' who must be brought to justice. Miller says the inquiry into greyhounds will deliver a review shortly, but in the meantime the government will make sure the 'perpetrators of this crime of animal cruelty are dealt with'. Continue reading...         |
| Arkansas governor's son thrust into spotlight over religious freedom bill Posted: 01 Apr 2015 05:58 PM PDT Seth Hutchinson, who helped persuade his father to back down over the controversial bill, tells the Guardian the result was thanks to 'a lot of people stepping up' Continue reading...        |
| Nigerian election winner vows to crush Boko Haram insurgency Posted: 01 Apr 2015 05:26 PM PDT Muhammadu Buhari says government faces 'tough and urgent job' to tackle Islamist group and will also work to eradicate corruption Continue reading...        |
| Treasure hunter's platinum-seeking efforts off Cape Cod sunk by judge Posted: 01 Apr 2015 04:01 PM PDT
A treasure hunter's effort to salvage what he calls $3bn in platinum from a shipwreck off Cape Cod during the second world war has been ended by a federal judge. Greg Brooks's company, Sea Hunters LP, is no longer allowed to salvage additional items from the SS Port Nicholson, which was sunk by a Nazi U-boat in 1942, US district judge George Singal ruled Wednesday. Continue reading...        |
| Parents of missing Mexican students appeal to local drug gang for help Posted: 01 Apr 2015 03:37 PM PDT
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| Favela residents protest forced Olympic relocation by blocking Rio roadway Posted: 01 Apr 2015 03:26 PM PDT Vila Autodromo has faced breaks in electricity and water supplies but remaining residents insist they will not leave, even for increasingly high financial incentives Rio de Janeiro's progress towards the 2016 Games ran into a road block on Wednesday as residents resisting eviction to make way for the Olympic Park took their protest to the streets. The demonstrators from the Vila Autodromo favela held up traffic on one of the busiest roads into the city during the morning rush hour, causing a three-mile tailback. Related: Rio 2016: Occupy takes swing at Olympic golf course Continue reading...        |
| Graphic anti-drone video ad to run on television near US air force bases Posted: 01 Apr 2015 02:56 PM PDT
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| Canadian diplomat's teen son shot dead after botched drug deal in Miami Posted: 01 Apr 2015 02:44 PM PDT Jean Wabafiyebazu – son of Canada's consul general in Miami, Roxanne Dubé – was killed in shootout while younger brother and suspected dealer were arrested         |
| California restricts water as snowpack survey finds 'no snow whatsoever' Posted: 01 Apr 2015 02:43 PM PDT Governor Jerry Brown orders unprecedented and mandatory water regulations on residents to reduce statewide water use as drought stretches into fourth year The governor of California has ordered unprecedented and mandatory water restrictions in the state as officials conducted a regular measurement of the Sierra Nevada snowpack and found "no snow whatsoever" amid the state's ongoing drought. "This was the first time in 75 years of early-April measurements at the Phillips snow course that no snow was found there," the California Department of Water Resources said in a statement on Wednesday at the conclusion of a survey attended by the Governor Jerry Brown. It said readings from Thursday put the state's level of water content at just 5% of the historical average for the date. Related: California drought goes from bad to worse as state grapples with heat wave Continue reading... |
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