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- The markets liked the Tory victory. Will they like Britain leaving Europe?
- Swiss shooting leaves several dead
- Two Mississippi police shot dead
- EU considers military attacks on targets in Libya to stop migrant boats
- Nepal earthquake: why I had to return to a devastated country in crisis
- The devastation in Nepal's villages two weeks after the earthquake – in pictures
- Kenan Evren, leader of Turkey's 1980 military coup and former president, dies
- Saudi air strikes in Yemen target house of ex-president Saleh
- Indonesia releases five West Papuan political prisoners as president pledges reforms
- Thousands evacuated as typhoon Noul nears Philippines
- Joko Widodo defends death penalty as 'positive' for Indonesia
- Tornado kills one and destroys two houses in north Texas farming area
- Tropical Storm Ana prompts Carolina flooding concerns ahead of landfall
- US nuclear plant shuts down after fire
- From Spooks to The Game, why the bleak world of spy thrillers is back
- Le Corbusier, Piaf, the feuding Le Pens … the wartime rifts that still divide France
- Greek leader faces revolt by party hardliners as debt showdown looms
- Robbie Rogers calls for bans over homophobia in sports stadiums
- MEPs’ debate on animal research ban worries scientists
- Juventus hope cup run will honour memory of ‘forgotten’ Heysel disaster victims
| The markets liked the Tory victory. Will they like Britain leaving Europe? Posted: 10 May 2015 01:05 AM PDT A Conservative majority makes a referendum on the EU almost certain and makes the prospect of 'Brexit' a reality Continue reading...         |
| Swiss shooting leaves several dead Posted: 10 May 2015 12:44 AM PDT Police say they are working to identify several people found dead after shots were heard in town of Würenlingen, north-west of Zurich, late on Saturday night Police say they have found several people dead after shots were heard in a town in northern Switzerland. Police in Aargau canton said residents heard shots in the town of Würenlingen, a community of about 4,500 people north-west of Zurich late on Saturday night. Continue reading...        |
| Two Mississippi police shot dead Posted: 10 May 2015 12:32 AM PDT Officers killed while conducting traffic stop in city of Hattiesburg, with two brothers sought after suspects flee the scene Two police officers were fatally shot following a traffic stop in the southern Mississippi city of Hattiesburg and two suspects were on the loose and believed armed and dangerous, authorities said. Warren Strain, a spokesman for the Mississippi department of public safety, said one officer stopped a 2000 Gold Cadillac Escalade in an industrial corridor about 8.30pm on Saturday. A second officer arrived to assist him and shots were fired. Continue reading...        |
| EU considers military attacks on targets in Libya to stop migrant boats Posted: 10 May 2015 12:05 AM PDT Member states drawing up strategy to hit vessels used by human traffickers for dash across Mediterranean as Brussels pushes for EU-wide refugee deal The European Union has drawn up plans that could involve military attacks in Libya to try to curb the influx of migrants across the Mediterranean by targeting the trafficking networks. It is to launch a bid on Monday to secure a UN mandate for armed action in Libya's territorial waters. Britain was drafting a UN security council resolution to mandate the mission, said senior officials in Brussels, which would fall under Italian command, have the participation of around 10 EU countries and could also drag the Nato alliance in. Related: People smugglers using Facebook to lure migrants into 'Italy trips' Related: Royal Navy rescues 110 refugees in Mediterranean Continue reading...        |
| Nepal earthquake: why I had to return to a devastated country in crisis Posted: 10 May 2015 12:00 AM PDT Last month, days after our reporter left Nepal, where she'd been reporting from Mount Everest, a 7.8 earthquake rocked the country. Now she returns to a land ill-prepared for such a natural disaster – or for the full-blown humanitarian crisis that has followed in its wake Continue reading...        |
| The devastation in Nepal's villages two weeks after the earthquake – in pictures Posted: 10 May 2015 12:00 AM PDT Last week Nepalese photographer Sagar Chhetri travelled with Observer writer Carole Cadwalladr to remote villages devastated by the earthquake in Nepal. Here we show more of his remarkable photographs Continue reading...        |
| Kenan Evren, leader of Turkey's 1980 military coup and former president, dies Posted: 09 May 2015 09:53 PM PDT Former general hailed as a hero at the time of the coup but in 2014 was convicted of crimes against the state and sentenced to life imprisonment Kenan Evren, the general who led Turkey's 1980 military coup that ended years of street clashes between rival left- and right-wing militias but also unleashed a wave of arrests, torture and extrajudicial killings, died on Saturday. He was 97. Evren, who later ruled as president for seven years, died at Ankara's GATA military hospital, the state-run Anadolu agency reported, hours after he was placed on a respirator because of multiple organ failure and his family and lawyers were called to his side. Related: Leaders of 1980 military coup in Turkey are jailed for life after showcase trial Continue reading...        |
| Saudi air strikes in Yemen target house of ex-president Saleh Posted: 09 May 2015 09:29 PM PDT Loyalists of ousted leader say he and family are safe after jets bomb residence in Sana'a as part of campaign against insurgency Saudi-led forces conducted air raids at dawn on Sunday in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, targeting former president Ali Abdullah Saleh's house, sources in his political party and residents said. Three loud explosions were heard and plumes of smoke were seen rising from the area where Saleh's residence is located in the capital. Related: Saudi air strikes continue against Houthi rebels in Yemen Continue reading...        |
| Indonesia releases five West Papuan political prisoners as president pledges reforms Posted: 09 May 2015 08:40 PM PDT Indonesia promises to allow foreign journalists full access to the province, where a separatist movement has been fighting for independence for decades Continue reading...        |
| Thousands evacuated as typhoon Noul nears Philippines Posted: 09 May 2015 07:43 PM PDT Thousands evacuated and ports closed as forecasters hope storm system will pass along coast without moving inland Thousands of people were evacuated from part of the Philippines as a typhoon expected to bring winds of more than 100mph passed close to the coast. Typhoon Noul was forecast to bring gusts exceeding 120mph and sustained speeds of 100mph, plus heavy rain that prompted warnings of landslides in mountainous areas.         |
| Joko Widodo defends death penalty as 'positive' for Indonesia Posted: 09 May 2015 07:20 PM PDT Indonesian president says it was his duty to carry out executions as calls surface for foreign aid to be linked with human rights in Asia Pacific region Indonesia's president has declared the death penalty is "positive" for the country after seven foreign drug smugglers, including two Australians, were executed. Joko Widodo defended the executions as Australia's human rights commissioner, Gillian Triggs, suggested foreign aid should be more directly linked to improving the human rights records of countries in the region. Continue reading...        |
| Tornado kills one and destroys two houses in north Texas farming area Posted: 09 May 2015 07:17 PM PDT No injuries recorded in Colorado and Kansas which were also hit as tornado season begins in earnest in southern states Continue reading...        |
| Tropical Storm Ana prompts Carolina flooding concerns ahead of landfall Posted: 09 May 2015 07:03 PM PDT Year's first named storm has sustained winds of 60 mph as it moves north-northwest weeks before Atlantic hurricane season Related: Great Plains tornadoes: meteorologists perfecting the science of getting it right Weeks ahead of the official start of Atlantic hurricane season, the first named tropical storm of the year was slowly approaching the Carolinas coast on Saturday night. The NHC pronunciation of #Ana is AH-nah , not Ann-ah. For more 2015 names, see: http://t.co/6CfYYWALl2 pic.twitter.com/eoWstFbQ0e Continue reading...        This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| US nuclear plant shuts down after fire Posted: 09 May 2015 04:58 PM PDT Indian Point nuclear facility 40 miles from New York city closes automatically after a transformer failure, but owner says public and employees in no danger A unit at Indian Point nuclear plant in Buchanan, New York state, was shut down following a transformer failure and fire on Saturday, and at one point smoke was seen rising from the facility. But the plant was stable and there was no danger to the public or employees, Entergy Corp said. Continue reading...        |
| From Spooks to The Game, why the bleak world of spy thrillers is back Posted: 09 May 2015 04:05 PM PDT On screen and in print, the genre is returning to the moral ambiguity of its cold war heights Continue reading...         |
| Le Corbusier, Piaf, the feuding Le Pens … the wartime rifts that still divide France Posted: 09 May 2015 04:04 PM PDT |
| Greek leader faces revolt by party hardliners as debt showdown looms Posted: 09 May 2015 04:01 PM PDT Alexis Tsipras's bid to delay a €750m loan repayment may fail, prompting a struggle with those who voted for him The epic struggle to keep Greece solvent and in the eurozone intensified on Saturday night amid signs of a looming crisis within the anti-austerity government that took Europe ablaze barely three months ago. As prime minister Alexis Tsipras scrambles to secure a financial lifeline to keep the debt-stricken country afloat, hardliners in his radical left Syriza party have also ratcheted up the pressure. In a make-or-break week of debt repayments, the politician once seen as the harbinger of Europe's anti-establishment movement has found himself where no other leader would want to be: caught between exasperated creditors abroad and enraged diehards at home. Continue reading...        |
| Robbie Rogers calls for bans over homophobia in sports stadiums Posted: 09 May 2015 04:01 PM PDT • Rogers points to Out on the Fields survey revealing abuse • 'Enforce zero tolerance of hateful language on and off field' • Rogers warns over Russia and Qatar World Cups Continue reading...         |
| MEPs’ debate on animal research ban worries scientists Posted: 09 May 2015 03:34 PM PDT European parliament to discuss scrapping of all animal research in response to citizens' initiative petition signed by 1.2 million people The European parliament will on Monday debate a call – backed by a petition signed by 1.2 million people – to scrap animal research in the EU. The proposal has alarmed scientists, who worked for six years to set up the 2010 European directive that controls animal experimentation and welfare in the EU. Researchers fear that the petition, which was drawn up by the Italian-based Stop Vivisection European citizens' initiative, could sway many newly elected MEPs who would then press the European commission into scrapping the directive which, in the UK, is enshrined in an amendment to the 1986 Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act. Continue reading...        |
| Juventus hope cup run will honour memory of ‘forgotten’ Heysel disaster victims Posted: 09 May 2015 03:03 PM PDT Thirty years after a night that scarred football, when 39 people died moments before the Italian side took on Liverpool in the 1985 European Cup final, there are moves to in Turin to mark the loss Continue reading...         |
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