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- Turkey airport attack: 36 killed in explosions at Istanbul Atatürk
- House Benghazi report faults military response, not Clinton, for deaths
- 'Welcome to Hell': Rio police protest financial disaster ahead of Olympics
- Trump escalates economic tirade against free trade, China and globalism
- Germany to further curb activities of spy agency in wake of NSA scandal
- Nicaragua expels six environmental activists accused of handling explosives
- Huge helium gas find in east Africa averts medical shortage
- Abortion advocates 'on a high' with a long road ahead after supreme court win
- 'Why are you still here?' asks EU's Juncker amid barrage of Nigel Farage
- Iran under pressure to abolish death penalty for drug trafficking
- Zika virus vaccine for animals brings hope for human protection
- Texas train crash: one person injured in head-on collision
- Zimbabwe politician Morgan Tsvangirai says he has colon cancer
- Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is hero in new Marvel comic
- Extremist violence on the rise in Germany
- Chagos islanders lose supreme court bid to return to homeland
- Brexit live: 'sad' Cameron says EU must deal with immigration concerns - latest news
- Scotty Moore, guitarist on Elvis's early hits, dies aged 84
- Italian navy recovers ship that sank with 700 migrants onboard
- Istanbul airport attack: Isis behind deaths of at least 36, PM says – latest updates
- John Kerry: Brexit could be 'walked back'
- Romanians for Remainians: an 'adoption' offer for bewildered Brits
- Manchester tram 'racism': two bailed, one remains in custody
- Tiny New Zealand town with 'too many jobs' launches drive to recruit outsiders
- Father of Isis fighter Mohamed Elomar accused of Iraq bribery plot
- What is article 50? – video explainer
- India's supreme court refuses to hear challenge to law against gay sex
- Have you been affected by the Ataturk terrorist attack?
- 'Europe pays a heavy price for Syria – it must act to end the crisis'
- Mongolians head to polls for election amid economic slowdown
- Eddie Obeid's $120,000-a-year pension under threat after guilty finding
- 'Regret no coloured': ads reveal true feelings – archive 29 June 1962
- David Cameron at EU Summit: ‘I’m sad to have lost the referendum’ – video
- Suicide bombings at Turkey's Atatürk airport follow pattern of deadly violence
- Hold off applying for passport, Ireland tells Britons
- Cameron tells EU leaders they must offer UK more control over immigration
- Scenes from Atatürk airport after explosions kill at least 36 – video
- Senate shoots down $1.1bn funding package to fight Zika virus
- Mexico and Canada settle disputes to forge closer ties ahead of US election
- Thousands of pro-EU demonstrators protest at Trafalgar Square – video
- Capybara captured: rodent's brief taste of freedom comes to an end
- Mexico judge grants El Chapo temporary stay of extradition to US
- Fires rage following Texas freight train collision – video
- Erdoğan's overtures to Russia part of wider diplomatic bridge-building
- Ireland among countries most vulnerable to EU referendum shock
- Spanish investigation into 'terrorism-praising' puppet show shelved
- Dutch court to extradite man accused of cyberbullying teen who killed herself
- German town hails Syrian refugee 'hero' for turning in €150,000
- Gus Heffernan obituary
- Where the streets have new names: the airbrush politics of renaming roads
- India tomato shortage causes curry crisis and puts sellers under pressure
- World must tackle intolerance and exclusion, says Social Progress Index
- Rise in refugee numbers, peace in Colombia and drought in India
- From skyrises to traffic jams: our densely populated planet – in pictures
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- Clinton on Benghazi report: 'It's pretty clear it's time to move on' – video
- Benghazi report blames military for slow response after attacks – video
- Obama warns against global 'hysteria' after Britain's vote to leave EU – video
- Scottish MEP given standing ovation in EU parliament – video
- Jean-Claude Juncker and Nigel Farage embrace at EU parliament – video
| Turkey airport attack: 36 killed in explosions at Istanbul Atatürk Posted: 29 Jun 2016 02:01 AM PDT Police opened fire on suspects who then blew themselves up outside security checkpoint at international terminal, Turkish officials say A series of deadly explosions tore through crowds at Istanbul's Atatürk international airport on Tuesday evening, leaving at least 36 people dead and scores more injured in an attack officials blamed on the Islamic State terror group. Shortly before the blasts, assailants armed with AK-47 rifles became involved in a firefight with security and police near the airport's x-ray security checkpoint. Continue reading... |
| House Benghazi report faults military response, not Clinton, for deaths Posted: 28 Jun 2016 07:49 AM PDT Panel chair Trey Gowdy concludes $7m investigation with 800-page report that accuses US of being slow to respond after 2012 attack was already under way House Republicans investigating the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, have found no new evidence to conclude that Hillary Clinton, secretary of state at the time, was culpable in the deaths of four Americans, according to the committee's final report released on Tuesday. The 800-page document released by the Republicans on the House select committee on Benghazi brought to a close a fiercely partisan, two-year, $7m investigation that included interviews with more than 80 witnesses. The report reveals new details about the night of the attack and concludes that the Obama administration failed to recognize the possibility of it happening. Continue reading... |
| 'Welcome to Hell': Rio police protest financial disaster ahead of Olympics Posted: 28 Jun 2016 01:52 PM PDT Rio de Janeiro has cut budgets across the board, delaying officers' salaries, halting patrols and fueling worries about safety at the world's premier sporting event Just weeks ahead of the Olympic Games, police helicopters are grounded, patrol cars are parked and Rio de Janeiro's security forces are so pressed for funds that some have to beg for donations of pens, cleaning supplies and even toilet paper, fueling worries about safety at the world's premier sporting event. Related: Rio de Janeiro governor declares state of financial emergency ahead of Olympics Continue reading... |
| Trump escalates economic tirade against free trade, China and globalism Posted: 28 Jun 2016 01:04 PM PDT Presumptive Republican nominee promises retaliatory economic action against China and calls for withdrawal from free-trade deals in break with GOP orthodoxy Donald Trump raged against globalization and free-trade agreements on Tuesday and urged the US "to declare economic independence again". At a scrap metal facility south of Pittsburgh, the presumptive Republican nominee veered yet again from conservative free-market orthodoxy as he called for the US to withdraw from free-trade deals, including Nafta, the trade agreement with Canada and Mexico. Trump said of the US's two neighbors: "They are so used to having their own way. Not with Trump they are not having their own way." Continue reading... |
| Germany to further curb activities of spy agency in wake of NSA scandal Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:01 AM PDT Angela Merkel's cabinet signs off on reforms to keep country's foreign intelligence agency on tighter leash Germany has approved new measures to rein in the activities of its foreign intelligence agency after a scandal over improper collusion with the US National Security Agency. Two months after replacing the head of the BND service over the damning revelations, chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet signed off on the reforms to keep the country's spies on a tighter leash. Continue reading... |
| Nicaragua expels six environmental activists accused of handling explosives Posted: 28 Jun 2016 01:59 PM PDT Four Mexican nationals, an Argentinian and a Costa Rican were deported 'without any official explanation', lawyer says Nicaragua has expelled six foreign environmental activists after they were detained on allegations of handling explosive substances without authorization, a lawyer and the Mexican government said Tuesday. Mónica López Baltodano, an environmental attorney who has been in contact with authorities since the activists were taken into custody, said four Mexican nationals were deported to Honduras on Monday night and an Argentinian and a Costa Rican were sent to Costa Rica. Continue reading... |
| Huge helium gas find in east Africa averts medical shortage Posted: 28 Jun 2016 03:50 PM PDT The natural store of helium found in the Rift valley in Tanzania contains an estimated 54bn cubic feet of the noble gas
According to independent analysts, the natural store of helium found in the Rift valley in Tanzania contains an estimated 54bn cubic feet of the noble gas, enough to inflate a similar number of party balloons, or to fill 1,200,000 hospital MRI scanners, researchers said. Continue reading... |
| Abortion advocates 'on a high' with a long road ahead after supreme court win Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:10 AM PDT After Monday's victory, providers face the complex task of re-opening clinics, which may take years, and preparing for future battles with Texas legislature Abortion providers and advocates gathered anxiously around a computer screen in Austin on Monday morning, waiting for news from the supreme court. When the ruling came through and handed a major victory to abortion rights supporters battling the severe restrictions Texas imposed in a 2013 law, there was elation that soon became inflected with an awareness of the challenges that still lie ahead in order to undo the damage done by the overturned regulations and to prepare for future battles against a state legislature hell-bent on finding ways to limit abortions. Continue reading... |
| 'Why are you still here?' asks EU's Juncker amid barrage of Nigel Farage Posted: 28 Jun 2016 11:46 AM PDT MEPs boo Ukip leader in Brussels chamber after he accused them of never having done a 'proper job' in their lives The European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, has clashed bitterly with Nigel Farage, pointedly asking the Ukip leader in front of the European parliament in Brussels: "Why are you still here?" In extraordinary scenes, Juncker said on Tuesday that he respected British democracy and last Thursday's seismic vote for the UK to leave the European Union. There was a smattering of applause in the chamber. Continue reading... |
| Iran under pressure to abolish death penalty for drug trafficking Posted: 28 Jun 2016 11:43 AM PDT Several European countries cut off financial contributions to republic's counter-narcotics campaign Iran is under pressure to end its use of death penalty against drug traffickers after facing a serious shortfall in the international funding of the country's counter-narcotics campaign. An increasing number of European countries have decided to cut off contributions even though the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) last year approved a five-year country partnership programme for Iran that was aimed at providing about $20m (then £14.4m). |
| Zika virus vaccine for animals brings hope for human protection Posted: 28 Jun 2016 08:00 AM PDT Trial version in US giving successful immunisation to mice could help fight disease, but complications warned for those who have contracted dengue fever An experimental vaccine that completely protects animals from the Zika virus has raised hopes for a jab that can bring the fast-spreading disease under control. Trials in the US found that a single immunisation shot made from a purified and inactivated form of the Zika virus gave mice total protection against the illness that has swept through Brazil and other parts of South America. |
| Texas train crash: one person injured in head-on collision Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:35 AM PDT
At least one person was injured when two freight trains collided head-on in a fiery crash near a small town in north-west Texas. Boxcars erupted in flames and piled on top of each other as thick black smoke billowed high into the air. Continue reading... |
| Zimbabwe politician Morgan Tsvangirai says he has colon cancer Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:40 AM PDT President Mugabe's chief rival discloses medical condition and says health of national leaders should not be subject of speculation Zimbabwe's main opposition leader and President Robert Mugabe's chief rival for the past 17 years has announced he is undergoing treatment for colon cancer. Related: Thousands march in Harare in rare mass protest against Robert Mugabe Continue reading... |
| Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is hero in new Marvel comic Posted: 28 Jun 2016 08:56 AM PDT 'We acknowledge that this is basically Trudeau fan fiction,' says Chip Zdarsky, Canadian artist and writer of Marvel's Civil War II: Choosing Sides #5 Sporting red boxing gloves and a sleeveless top emblazoned with a red maple leaf, a smiling Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, appears relaxed as gears up for his latest role: comic book hero. Trudeau will appear on the variant cover of Marvel's Civil War II: Choosing Sides #5, slated for release at the end of August. The cover is an alternative to the main cover in circulation. Continue reading... |
| Extremist violence on the rise in Germany Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:34 AM PDT Domestic intelligence agency says far-right, far-left and Islamist radical groups gaining membership in country Political extremism rose sharply in Germany last year – among far-right but also far-left and Islamist radical groups – the domestic intelligence agency has said. "Extremist groups, whatever their orientation, are gaining ground in Germany," said the interior minister, Thomas de Maiziere, presenting the report into 2015. The security agency had "observed not just a rise in membership but also an increase in violence and brutality," he said in a statement. Continue reading... |
| Chagos islanders lose supreme court bid to return to homeland Posted: 29 Jun 2016 02:49 AM PDT Islanders forcibly evicted to make way for US base in Indian Ocean had launched legal challenge to overturn resettlement ban Chagos islanders, forcibly removed from their homes in 1971, have lost a legal challenge at the supreme court that could have speeded up their return. Continue reading... |
| Brexit live: 'sad' Cameron says EU must deal with immigration concerns - latest news Posted: 29 Jun 2016 02:46 AM PDT
On Monday Chi Onwurah was being tipped by Labour sources as the next shadow business secretary. She has now written a blog saying that she voted against Jeremy Corbyn in the no confidence ballot and explaining why. Here's an extract. I am not going to set out a detailed critique of Jeremy's leadership. Whilst Jeremy has some important qualities – honesty and integrity – I could not in good conscience say I had confidence in him as our leader. I therefore voted No to today's motion. Since Monday, 86 constituents (including members) have emailed me asking me to back Jeremy Corbyn's leadership whilst 60 constituents have emailed me asking me to vote against a motion of confidence in his leadership. I have considered all their comments. Of the activists who worked the EU referendum – doorknocked, leafletted etc. – who contacted me the majority did not back Jeremy. On the doorstep, the majority of constituents who mentioned Jeremy did so negatively. I nominated Jeremy to widen the leadership debate and have backed him since he became leader. I hope that constituents and party members alike in Newcastle recognise that I have always supported him in public and have undertaken to serve him in whatever capacity he asked of me.
Jeremy Corbyn may have lost the support of his parliamentary party but, according to a press notice from his supporters, he still holds Facebook and Twitter. As of last night, there had been 48,000 "likes" on his Facebook status, and a graphic supporting him had been shared by 26,000 people and viewed by 5 million. Marshajane Thompson, who helps to run the Jeremy Corbyn for PM social media operation (JC4PM), said: The huge increase in activity on the accounts we run shows the breadth of support for Jeremy in Labour and in Britain. With messages of support flooding in, we've had enough engagement to win a leadership contest several times over. We know you can't win an election with social media power alone, but you can't win without it either, and our leader has it in spades. Continue reading... |
| Scotty Moore, guitarist on Elvis's early hits, dies aged 84 Posted: 29 Jun 2016 02:41 AM PDT Moore only worked with Elvis for three years, but helped invent the sound that changed music Scotty Moore, the pioneering rock guitarist whose sharp, graceful style helped Elvis Presley shape his revolutionary sound and inspired a generation of musicians that included Keith Richards, Jimmy Page and Bruce Springsteen, died on Tuesday. He was 84. Moore died at his home in Nashville, said biographer James L Dickerson, who confirmed the death through a family friend. Continue reading... |
| Italian navy recovers ship that sank with 700 migrants onboard Posted: 29 Jun 2016 02:11 AM PDT Forensic experts to begin identifying victims of 2015 Mediterranean disaster in which vessel capsized off Sicily The Italian navy has recovered the ship that sank off Sicily last year with between 700 and 800 people onboard in one of the worst-known tragedies of the Mediterranean migrant crisis. The navy said it had raised the boat toward the surface from a depth of 370m. The wreck is being kept in a refrigerated transport structure, where forensic experts will begin trying to identify the victims. Continue reading... |
| Istanbul airport attack: Isis behind deaths of at least 36, PM says – latest updates Posted: 29 Jun 2016 02:10 AM PDT Series of deadly explosions tear through crowds at Atatürk international airport on Tuesday evening in attack officials blame on Islamic State
A video posted on Twitter shows the moment one of the Ataturk airport attackers detonated his suicide bomb. The clip, which has no sound, begins with dozens of people milling around as normal. Then they suddenly all begin to run away from something. before a huge blast goes off around them, filling the air with smoke and debris. Atatürk Havalimanı'nda çekilen görüntülerde canlı bomba saldırısı öncesi insanların ters yöne koştuğu görülüyor. pic.twitter.com/PqPMWvPNre
The prime minister of Albania, whose plane touched down at Ataturk airport minutes after the attacks that killed 36 and wounded 147, has tweeted his condolences to the victims and their families. Edi Rama said in a message on Twitter that he felt "deep pity for the lost innocent lives in that barbarous act of those who have neither God or hope nor a place among the people." Keqardhje e thelle per jetet e pafajshme te humbura ne kete tjeter akt barbar te atyre qe s'kane as Zot as shprese dhe as vend mes njerezve! Continue reading... |
| John Kerry: Brexit could be 'walked back' Posted: 29 Jun 2016 02:09 AM PDT US secretary of state expresses doubts over whether Brexit will happen as David Cameron 'has no idea how he would do it' The US secretary of state, John Kerry, has raised doubts about whether Brexit will ever happen, suggesting most leave campaigners do not truly believe in Britain's divorce from the EU and do not know how to achieve it. Claiming there were a number of ways in which Thursday's vote could be "walked back", Kerry, who visited Downing Street on Monday, said David Cameron was loth to invoke article 50, the EU exit procedure. Continue reading... |
| Romanians for Remainians: an 'adoption' offer for bewildered Brits Posted: 28 Jun 2016 05:34 AM PDT Bucharest newspaper offers an opportunity to stay in the EU, escape the political fallout and get away from the miserable weather If the Brexit fallout has left you reeling and combing your family tree for alternative passport options, it might be time to consider adoption by a Romanian family. A daily newspaper in Bucharest has launched a "Romanians for Remanians" campaign, offering a new home to the 48% of Britons who voted to stay in the European Union. Continue reading... |
| Manchester tram 'racism': two bailed, one remains in custody Posted: 29 Jun 2016 01:16 AM PDT Passenger filmed Juan Jasso Jr being told to 'go back to Africa' by three youths on rush-hour tram Two men have been bailed after being arrested in connection with an allegedly racist incident on a tram in Manchester. The men, aged 18 and 20, were questioned on suspicion of affray following what police described as a "hate incident" on a rush-hour tram on Tuesday morning. Continue reading... |
| Tiny New Zealand town with 'too many jobs' launches drive to recruit outsiders Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:47 PM PDT Kaitangata, on the South Island, is offering new residents attractively priced house and land packages in the hope of tempting city-dwellers to relocate A tiny New Zealand town has a unique problem – too many jobs, too many affordable houses and not enough people to fill them. So the 800 residents of picturesque Kaitangata, on the South Island, have launched a recruitment drive to lure new residents to the town. Continue reading... |
| Father of Isis fighter Mohamed Elomar accused of Iraq bribery plot Posted: 29 Jun 2016 02:39 AM PDT Mamdouh Elomar, his brother Ibrahim Elomar and businessman John Jousif face committal hearing over alleged million-dollar bribe The father of Isis recruit Mohamed Elomar has been accused of involvement in a plot to send a million-dollar bribe to Iraq in an effort to secure "first chance" at lucrative building projects. The late terrorist's father Mamdouh Elomar, 62, his brother Ibrahim Elomar, 60, and businessman John Jousif, 46, faced a committal hearing in Sydney's Downing Centre local court on Wednesday on charges of conspiring to bribe a foreign official. Continue reading... |
| What is article 50? – video explainer Posted: 29 Jun 2016 01:45 AM PDT The only legal way for a Brexit – or for any member state to withdraw from the European Union – is by triggering an obscure and controversial clause in the Lisbon Treaty: article 50. It gives the departing country two years to negotiate the terms of its withdrawal and has never been used before. Tom Clark explains how it works Continue reading... |
| India's supreme court refuses to hear challenge to law against gay sex Posted: 29 Jun 2016 01:01 AM PDT Setback for gay community, which argued that penal code undermined their rights by failing to protect sexual preferences India's supreme court has refused to hear a petition challenging a law criminalising gay sex, in a setback for activists battling in the country's courts to get the ban overturned. A number of well-known lesbian, gay and bisexual Indians had argued that section 377 of India's penal code, which prohibits "carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal", undermined their fundamental rights by failing to protect their sexual preferences. Continue reading... |
| Have you been affected by the Ataturk terrorist attack? Posted: 29 Jun 2016 01:00 AM PDT If you live in Turkey, share your reaction to the attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport A terrorist attack on Istanbul's Atatürk international airport has left at least 36 dead and scores more injured after a series of deadly explosions were set off in the midst of crowds. Shortly before the blasts, assailants armed with AK-47 rifles became involved in a firefight with security and police near the airport's x-ray security checkpoint. Continue reading... |
| 'Europe pays a heavy price for Syria – it must act to end the crisis' Posted: 29 Jun 2016 01:00 AM PDT Anti-Assad opposition wants to see the EU – despite Brexit diversions – do more to help secure a political solution to the bloody conflict in its own backyard Europe's extraordinary political turbulence, triggered by the Brexit referendum, has caught the attention of the world. But the longer-running and far deadlier crisis in the continent's backyard bleeds on while precious little is being done to help end it. Syrians fighting to overthrow Bashar al-Assad are close to despair: Russia and Iranian intervention has bolstered the president's position while Washington and Moscow have moved closer together - perhaps to the point where they will seek to impose a solution to end the five-year war. The UN deadline for agreement on a "political transition" in Damascus is looming on 1 August. |
| Mongolians head to polls for election amid economic slowdown Posted: 29 Jun 2016 12:19 AM PDT Election comes amid economic downturn caused by slumping demand for commodities from neighbouring China Mongolians have gone to the polls to elect a new national government as the country struggles to monetise its vast natural resources amid slumping demand for commodities from its largest trade partner, China. The contest largely comes down to a choice between the ruling Democratic party and the opposition Mongolian People's party. Continue reading... |
| Eddie Obeid's $120,000-a-year pension under threat after guilty finding Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:29 PM PDT NSW government looks at stripping former Labor MP's pension after he was found guilty of wilful misconduct in public office The former New South Wales MP Eddie Obeid may lose his parliamentary pension of about $120,000 a year after he was found guilty of wilful misconduct in public office. Obeid faces jail after being found to have committed a crime when he lobbied the then Maritime Authority's deputy chief executive, Steve Dunn, in 2007 about a long-running dispute over the renewal of leases at Circular Quay. Continue reading... |
| 'Regret no coloured': ads reveal true feelings – archive 29 June 1962 Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:30 PM PDT 29 June 1962: Were any literary conceits ever more meaningless than those "regrets" and "sorrys"? An outstanding anthology of landladies' prose is on view in a shop display case near Clapham Common. It is well worth a visit even for regular students of landladies' prose as used in their advertisements, for this anthology contains some remarkable examples of their style at its most revealing. All the standard lyrical passages are there – such as "Quiet house in select road recently decorated throughout with clean surroundings and pleasant atmosphere" – and it includes some admirably terse exercises in the art of persuasion – "Rent reasonable Frige use of bath." But where the anthology really scores is in the subtlety with which so many of the writer-landladies reveal themselves in what is on the surface merely an offer of a bedsitter. Continue reading... |
| David Cameron at EU Summit: ‘I’m sad to have lost the referendum’ – video Posted: 28 Jun 2016 08:33 PM PDT The British prime minister David Cameron speaks to the press after his final EU Summit on Tuesday night, telling reporters that he is sad that the UK voted to leave the European Union and saying he threw his 'head, heart and soul' into the effort to convince the public to stay as part of the organisation. Cameron dismisses questions regarding his own political ambitions and says he is more concerned now with ensuring Britain maintains a good relationship with Europe Continue reading... |
| Suicide bombings at Turkey's Atatürk airport follow pattern of deadly violence Posted: 28 Jun 2016 04:30 PM PDT Many ordinary Turks are increasingly worried and angry that the war at the border appears to be spreading within the country The triple suicide attack in Atatürk airport in Istanbul that killed dozens and wounded scores more may well become the deadliest bombing in Turkey this year – but it is certainly not the first. Police sources quoted in Turkish media said that the attackers were likely affiliated with the Islamic State terror group. Turkish security forces have recently carried out numerous arrests and raids on the group in the country and at its borders, leading some analysts to speculate that Isis might carry out more retaliatory attacks. Continue reading... |
| Hold off applying for passport, Ireland tells Britons Posted: 28 Jun 2016 03:28 PM PDT Irish citizenship now seen as more desirable in light of Brexit vote, leading to a surge in applications The Irish government has urged Britons to take some time to think before applying for an Irish passport as it warned that a surge in applications threatened to place major pressure on the system for processing them. A spike in interest in Irish passports has occurred in Northern Ireland, Britain and elsewhere in the past few days, according to Ireland's foreign minister, Charlie Flanagan, who said there was no urgency for UK citizens to apply. Continue reading... |
| Cameron tells EU leaders they must offer UK more control over immigration Posted: 28 Jun 2016 02:00 PM PDT PM tells Brussels summit that free movement was at heart of Britain's decision to reject European Union David Cameron told Europe's leaders that they will have to offer the UK more control over immigration at the end of a fractious day where politicians across Europe clashed over the meaning and consequences of last week's Brexit vote. The British prime minster used his last Brussels summit to tell Angela Merkel, François Hollande and other European heads of government that anxieties about unrestricted freedom of movement were at the heart of the decision by Britons to reject the EU. |
| Scenes from Atatürk airport after explosions kill at least 36 – video Posted: 28 Jun 2016 01:44 PM PDT Turkish emergency services help wounded people outside Istanbul's Atatürk airport on Tuesday evening after a series of blasts left 36 people dead and scores more injured. Officials have blamed the attack on the Islamic State terror group. The video from Oguzcan Aksoy can be seen in full on Twitter |
| Senate shoots down $1.1bn funding package to fight Zika virus Posted: 28 Jun 2016 11:43 AM PDT
US lawmakers deadlocked over funding to fight the Zika virus on Tuesday, as Senate Democrats blocked a Republican proposal they said fell short of the challenge posed by the mosquito-borne virus and hurt other health priorities. Amid political recriminations by both parties, the Republican plan to provide $1.1bn in funding to combat Zika, which had already passed the House of Representatives, failed to get the 60 votes needed in the Senate to clear a procedural hurdle. The vote was 52 in favor and 48 against on a mostly party-line vote. Continue reading... |
| Mexico and Canada settle disputes to forge closer ties ahead of US election Posted: 28 Jun 2016 11:42 AM PDT With future of Nafta uncertain, Canada to scrap rules obliging Mexican visitors to obtain a visitor visa and Mexico will allow expanded imports of Canadian beef Canada and Mexico have agreed to settle a pair of protracted bilateral disputes in the run-up to a US presidential election in November that could shake ties between the three North American nations. Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that Canada would scrap rules obliging Mexican visitors to obtain visas, starting 1 December. The former Conservative government imposed the restrictions in 2009 to stop what it said were bogus asylum claims. Continue reading... |
| Thousands of pro-EU demonstrators protest at Trafalgar Square – video Posted: 28 Jun 2016 11:37 AM PDT People in favour of the UK remaining the European Union, despite the recent referendum results that saw a narrow decision for the country to leave the organisation, gather at Trafalgar Square on Tuesday evening. Demonstrators express concerns over isolationist policies from the UK and state their identities as europeans Continue reading... |
| Capybara captured: rodent's brief taste of freedom comes to an end Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:55 AM PDT The capture brought an end to the saga of the missing 'Bonnie and Clyde' capybaras, who bolted after their first day in captivity at a small zoo in Toronto Toronto's second runaway-turned-folk-hero is back behind bars, after an action-packed five weeks on the run from a Toronto park, munching grass and lolling around in ponds. The capybara's brief taste of freedom came to an end on Tuesday, after the rodent – native to South America and resembling a large, tailless beaver with stumpy legs – was lured into a cage near a pond in the 400-acre park in the city. Continue reading... |
| Mexico judge grants El Chapo temporary stay of extradition to US Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:48 AM PDT Stay granted until arguments can be heard on two appeals arguing statute of limitations has run out and some accusations are based on hearsay A judge in Mexico has granted a temporary stay of extradition for the Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán until arguments can be heard on two appeals filed by his lawyers. Guzmán's lawyer, José Refugio Rodriguez, said one of the appeals argued that the statute of limitations has run out on some crimes Guzmán is accused of in the United States. The defense also argues that some of the accusations against Guzman are based on hearsay, not direct evidence. Continue reading... |
| Fires rage following Texas freight train collision – video Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:34 AM PDT A collision involving two freight trains in northeastern Texas on Tuesday caused several box cars to derail and burst into flames, leading to an evacuation of nearby residents, authorities said. Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Bryan Witt said the accident occurred near the town of Panhandle, about 25 miles northeast of Amarillo. The cause of the wreck and other details are still not known. There are no reported deaths so far Continue reading... |
| Erdoğan's overtures to Russia part of wider diplomatic bridge-building Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:32 AM PDT Turkey's foreign policy softening – denied by Ankara – could yet see a rapprochement with US-backed regime in Egypt Even tough guys have to say sorry sometimes, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is no exception. But the regrets expressed this week by Turkey's famously stubborn president over last November's shooting down of a Russian military plane have an ulterior purpose. Erdoğan boxed Turkey into a diplomatic corner in recent years. Now he's on the ropes and he badly needs a wet towel and a breather. Ahmet Davutoğlu, the prime minister sacked by Erdoğan in May, might be forgiven a wry smile. As chief adviser and foreign minister after 2002, when the ruling Justice and Development party first took power, Davutoğlu championed a policy of "zero problems with neighbours". Continue reading... |
| Ireland among countries most vulnerable to EU referendum shock Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:26 AM PDT Fitch ratings agency says Britain's decision to leave the EU could lead to lower growth and higher unemployment in Ireland Ireland is among the most vulnerable countries to a post-EU referendum shock, the credit ratings agency Fitch has warned. It said Britain's decision to leave the EU could lead to lower growth and higher unemployment in Ireland. It could also lead to trade barriers between the close neighbours, and weaken confidence in the Northern Ireland peace process. Continue reading... |
| Spanish investigation into 'terrorism-praising' puppet show shelved Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:22 AM PDT Insufficient evidence puppeteers had committed offence with show which referenced Eta, court says Spain's national court judge has shelved an investigation into two puppeteers for allegedly praising terrorism in a theatre show. The court said on Tuesday there was insufficient evidence Raul Garcia and Alfonso Lazaro had committed an offence by using a sign during a performance in Madrid that said "long live Alka ETA". The message was a play on words in reference to Spain's armed Basque group, Eta, and al-Qaida. Continue reading... |
| Dutch court to extradite man accused of cyberbullying teen who killed herself Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:19 AM PDT Aydin C is linked to the case of 15-year-old Amanda Todd, who took her life in October 2012 after being tormented by an anonymous cyberbully An Amsterdam court has ruled in favour of extraditing a Dutchman to Canada where he is wanted on charges linked to the cyberbullying of a teenager who killed herself in 2012. Identified only by his first name because of Dutch privacy rules, Aydin C, "who is linked to the suicide of 15-year-old Amanda Todd, may be extradited to Canada", the court said in a statement. Continue reading... |
| German town hails Syrian refugee 'hero' for turning in €150,000 Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:19 AM PDT Minden police praise 25-year-old man for reporting cash he found hidden in a self-assembly cupboard Police in Minden, Germany, say a Syrian man who arrived last year as a refugee is their "hero of the day" after he found €150,000 (£124,000) and handed it to authorities. The 25-year-old discovered the money in a cupboard he had been given by a charitable organisation. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:56 AM PDT My father-in-law, Gus Heffernan, who has died aged 96, worked for nearly 40 years for the John Lewis Partnership at the Cole Brothers department store in Sheffield. He had previously endured a gruelling second world war – although the conflict did little to dislodge his gentleness, kindness and sense of humour. He was born in County Tipperary, when Ireland was still part of the UK. His father, Michael, was a policeman in the Royal Irish Constabulary; by 1919, the IRA was in a bitter war of independence against the crown, and RIC officers were prime targets. The British government offered them asylum, and Michael resettled in Sheffield to work in the steel industry. In 1922 he was joined by his wife, Elizabeth (nee Duggan), and their five children, including three-year-old Gus. Another child, Michael, arrived after they had moved into their council house in Firth Park. Continue reading... |
| Where the streets have new names: the airbrush politics of renaming roads Posted: 28 Jun 2016 04:18 AM PDT Is naming a street after a controversial character like Margaret Thatcher – or Bobby Sands – simply superficial, or can it cut to the heart of a city's identity? When the mayor of Madrid, Ana Botella, inaugurated Plaza Margaret Thatcher in 2014, flanked by the former British prime minister's son Mark and his wife, it sparked a series of rows about the appropriateness of having a city square named after the "Iron Lady". Over the following days and months, the sign bearing Thatcher's name was repeatedly vandalised, with Madrid-based British socialists campaigning to have the square renamed Jack Jones Plaza, after the Transport and General Workers' Union head who fought with the International Brigades. Continue reading... |
| India tomato shortage causes curry crisis and puts sellers under pressure Posted: 28 Jun 2016 11:00 PM PDT Drought has hit the harvest, hurting farmers, hiking prices and forcing consumers to use substitutes for tomato-based dishes such as curries At Pimpalgaon Basant, a village in western India, there is not a single cloud in the sky. The last time it rained was days ago, and that was only for an hour. Without rain, the Pimpalgaon tomato market, said to be the biggest in Asia, is almost empty. "We have around 75% fewer tomatoes than normal," says Sheik Tanveer, who works at the market. "Normally, you can buy tomatoes wholesale for 10 rupees [10p] a kilo here – now you'll get about 150g for that." Continue reading... |
| World must tackle intolerance and exclusion, says Social Progress Index Posted: 28 Jun 2016 06:00 PM PDT Finland came top and Central African Republic bottom of the index, which ranks 133 countries for how they meet citizens' social and environmental needs The world has been broadly successful in harnessing economic growth to improve delivery of basic needs, but rising wealth is less effective in tackling more intractable, less tangible problems like intolerance and exclusion, and policies to tackle these are needed, according to the latest Social Progress Index. Finland came top of the index, which ranked 133 countries on the extent to which they meet the social and environmental needs of their citizens. It was followed by Canada, Denmark, Australia, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, the UK, Iceland, New Zealand and Ireland. Continue reading... |
| Rise in refugee numbers, peace in Colombia and drought in India Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:52 AM PDT As the UN says 65 million people are now refugees, we find out how one Syrian family has adapted to life in the UK. Plus, our latest podcast, on sex education If you are reading this on the web and would prefer to get it in your inbox every two weeks, register for the email edition Two years ago, we met Ayman Hirh, a Syrian refugee who had fled to Scotland with his family. Hirh spoke about the heartache of leaving Damascus, and his hopes for his two young sons. Now, the family are settled in Edinburgh, where Hirh volunteers for the British Red Cross and his wife, Iman, works in a hotel. Read how their lives have changed. One in every 113 people in the world is a refugee, according to the UN. A record 65 million men, women and children were forced from their homes by war and persecution last year, the annual global trends study found. |
| From skyrises to traffic jams: our densely populated planet – in pictures Posted: 28 Jun 2016 04:25 AM PDT The number of people in the world reached 7.3 billion midway through last year, an increase of 2 billion since 1990. Falling birth rates in many parts of the world are being offset by rising life expectancy, and by 2050, more than two-thirds of humanity will live in cities. We take a look at our increasingly crowded world Continue reading... |
| Over-populated or under-developed? The real story of population growth Posted: 28 Jun 2016 03:22 AM PDT The world population looks set to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, but what's behind the big numbers? We look at the complex demographic shifts in play Global population hit 7.3 billion midway through 2015, an increase of 2 billion since 1990. It will continue to climb steadily, according to forecasters, reaching 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and 11.2 billion in 2100. But there is more to the population story than unprecedented numbers. The rate of growth is continuing to slow – the overall growth rate has been falling since the 1970s – and demographics are shifting. Continue reading... |
| More people in less space: rapid urbanisation threatens global health | Seth Berkley Posted: 28 Jun 2016 02:48 AM PDT As city populations swell worldwide, our ability to prevent and control infectious disease will come under ever greater strain The global population looks set to rise to 9.7 billion people by 2050, when it is expected that more than two-thirds of humanity will be living in urban areas. The global health community is bracing itself. Compared to a more traditional rural existence, the shift in lifestyle and inevitable increase in exposure to pollution will lead to significant long-term rises in non-communicable diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. Worrying as this prospect may be, current population trends are already altering the global health landscape even faster than we realise, and that could pose far bigger and more immediate problems. Continue reading... |
| How the Texas abortion ruling will affect access across the US Posted: 28 Jun 2016 07:18 AM PDT Providers across the country have heaved a sigh of relief following the supreme court's decision, but hundreds of restrictions are insulated from its effects Hours after a monumental supreme court ruling declared one of the US's harshest abortion restrictions to be unconstitutional, abortion rights activists were already jubilant over the prospect that many more restrictions could be struck down in its wake. "Without question, today's ruling was a game changer," said Nancy Northup, the president of the legal group the Center for Reproductive Rights, whose attorneys argued for the clinics before the court. "This decision will be critical in the many, many legal challenges taking place around the country." Continue reading... |
| Stanford sexual assault case revealed racial bias. We must recall the judge. Posted: 28 Jun 2016 04:00 AM PDT If we're going to make rulings on a case-by-case basis, then judicial discretion can only be entrusted to judges who will use it fairly – and Aaron Persky clearly can't Even before the news broke that Judge Aaron Persky had approved a sentence of three years in prison for Raul Ramirez, a Latino man who had pleaded guilty to a very similar sexual assault to the one committed by white former Stanford athlete Brock Turner, the issue of race and sentencing had surrounded the Turner case and the movement to recall Persky. One can expect further outcry now that Persky's lenient sentence in one case involving an elite white athlete from Stanford – only six months in a county jail for three felony counts of sexual assault on an unconscious woman – can be contrasted with the relatively harsh sentence he imposed on a person of color: three years in state prison. Continue reading... |
| Heroin killed my brother 38 years ago. Too many still suffer in its clutches | Eugene Paul Posted: 28 Jun 2016 04:00 AM PDT The heartbreak of losing a loved one to a drug overdose never goes away. I hope the trend toward treatment instead of punishment prevents future suffering On 30 June 1978, my brother Georgie died of a presumed heroin overdose in a hallway in West Harlem. He was 40. The day he died wasn't only my 12th wedding anniversary, but also the last day of my medical internship at Harlem Hospital. I was filled with a sense of relief; no more routinely spending 100 hours in the hospital each week. I was one day from starting my residency and not being the lowest person in the medical hierarchy. Continue reading... |
| Clinton on Benghazi report: 'It's pretty clear it's time to move on' – video Posted: 28 Jun 2016 11:56 AM PDT The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said it is important to 'learn the right lessons' from the 2012 Benghazi attack but that 'it's time to move on' after a final 800-page report contained no major new revelations. The report, which was two years in the making and cost more than $7m, found the US military largely to blame for a slow response to the attacks Continue reading... |
| Benghazi report blames military for slow response after attacks – video Posted: 28 Jun 2016 10:07 AM PDT Republicans on the Benghazi committee released an 800-page report on Tuesday on the attacks that killed four Americans, including the US ambassador Chris Stevens, in Libya in 2012. The report largely blames the military for what is seen as a slow response in sending resources to the US outpost during the deadly attacks, despite clear orders from Barack Obama and the defense secretary, Leon Panetta Continue reading... |
| Obama warns against global 'hysteria' after Britain's vote to leave EU – video Posted: 28 Jun 2016 07:58 AM PDT Barack Obama warned against financial and global hysteria after Britain's vote to leave the European Union, saying cataclysmic changes were unlikely. In an in interview with NPR that aired on Tuesday, the US president called for calm and pointed out that Norway is not a member of the European Union but is one of America's 'closest allies' Continue reading... |
| Scottish MEP given standing ovation in EU parliament – video Posted: 28 Jun 2016 04:00 AM PDT Alyn Smith, a Scottish National party MEP, is given a standing ovation in the European Parliament on Tuesday. Smith asks fellow members not to 'let Scotland down' after a majority of Scottish voters backed remaining in the EU |
| Jean-Claude Juncker and Nigel Farage embrace at EU parliament – video Posted: 28 Jun 2016 03:19 AM PDT Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the EU commission, embraces Nigel Farage, the Ukip leader, as he arrives at the EU parliament on Tuesday before a debate on the UK's vote to leave the European Union. During the session Juncker asked him, 'Why are you here?' Continue reading... |
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