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- Bernard Cazeneuve named French PM as Manuel Valls resigns
- Trump 'tantrums' signal trouble for China-US relations – state media
- Austrians celebrate far right defeat: 'the first good election result this year'
- Israel votes to authorise illegal settler homes in Palestine
- Matteo Renzi's resignation temporarily 'frozen' by Italian president
- Jayalalithaa Jayaram, Tamil Nadu's 'iron lady', dies aged 68
- Manuel Valls stands down to join battle for French presidency
- First Republican 'faithless elector' announces intent to vote against Trump
- G5 summit photograph shows Merkel as last leader standing
- Brazil's Senate president ousted over embezzlement charges
- Google 'must review its search rankings because of rightwing manipulation'
- Guy Philippe, former coup leader wanted by US, wins Haiti senate seat
- Liberals can reclaim patriotism, says Austrian president-elect's camp
- Ben Carson nominated for housing secretary in Trump administration
- Walter Scott shooting: mistrial declared in case against former police officer
- Venezuelan women sell their hair in order to buy basic necessities
- Isis loses control of Libyan city of Sirte
- Gambian opposition leaders freed on bail ahead of handover of power
- UN inquiry into CAR abuse claims identifies 41 troops as suspects
- Anohni urges Barack Obama to free Chelsea Manning: 'She poses no threat'
- War crimes trial of former Ugandan child soldier Dominic Ongwen to begin
- Standing Rock: blizzard hits protesters as controversial pipeline halted – in pictures
- A cellphone is no substitute for a midwife, African tech prodigy warns
- Chris Grayling to unveil plans for new fully privatised railway line
- UK wants 'as much flexibility as possible' in Brexit negotiating position, says Hammond - Politics live
- Theresa May urged to raise human rights concerns on Gulf visit
- Joe Biden hints at 2020 presidential run: 'Fate has a strange way of intervening'
- Slow-motion pile up of cars, buses and trucks in snowy Montreal – video
- Chinese firm buys pub where David Cameron and Xi Jinping enjoyed a pint
- Josh Frydenberg backtracks on emissions trading comments
- Sinkhole in Texas swallows two cars – video
- Bringing up the bodies in Bosnia | Ed Vulliamy
- Slippery slope: slo-mo snow mayhem in Montreal as buses, cars and trucks crash
- Catholic church denies link to pregnancy centre accused of covert anti-abortion agenda
- One dead after Texas sinkhole swallows two cars
- Taronga zoo says it will not fire keeper filmed punching kangaroo
- John Key's pick for New Zealand's next prime minister faces party challengers
- German election: Angela Merkel to rally party ahead of fight with far right
- Where is Bana? Fears for Syrian girl who tweeted from Aleppo
- Chapecoense named Copa Sudamericana winners after plane crash
- M5S calls for elections after PM Matteo Renzi loses Italian referendum
- Eidur Gudjohnsen offers to play for the stricken Brazilian club Chapecoense
- Pakistan PM celebrates scientist from minority sect, risking hardliners' fury
- Italian referendum result is unhelpful for EU, but not a fatal blow
- Fake news pizzeria owner calls on conspiracists to stop – video
- Renzi due to formally submit resignation as Italy ponders what next
- Russian MPs accuse Fifa 17 video game of 'gay propaganda'
- Komunitas LGBT di Jakarta: ‘Lebih parah dari senjata nuklir? Kami cuma ingin diterima kok’
- An insider's guide to Juárez: the former murder capital finds a new direction
- Has a Bangladesh charity found a way to banish extreme poverty?
- Nigeria's president accuses UN of hyping up north-east crisis for $1bn appeal
- Ebola in Sierra Leone: 'The scars still show. People are very angry'
- Beijing grits teeth in face of Trump's tweets
- Judge declares mistrial in Walter Scott shooting case – video
- Ben Carson: five dangerous views held by the housing secretary nominee – video
- The 24-hour emergency hotline for Syrian refugees – video
| Bernard Cazeneuve named French PM as Manuel Valls resigns Posted: 06 Dec 2016 01:08 AM PST Interior minister replaces Valls, who resigned on Tuesday after announcing his bid to become France's next president The French president, François Hollande, has named Bernard Cazeneuve to head the French government as prime minister until a general election next May. Cazeneuve, who was interior minister, replaced Manuel Valls, who resigned on Tuesday morning after announcing his bid to become France's next president. Continue reading... |
| Trump 'tantrums' signal trouble for China-US relations – state media Posted: 05 Dec 2016 06:26 PM PST After president-elect controversially spoke with Taiwan leader, Communist party-controlled tabloid warns Beijing must be ready to 'strike back' China must prepare to strike back against Donald Trump's reckless "tantrums", a Communist party-controlled tabloid has warned, as a series of snubs to Beijing from the US president-elect continued to generate diplomatic aftershocks. Trump's decision to hold a protocol-trampling conversation with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen last Friday and his subsequent Twitter attacks on China have caused consternation in Beijing. Continue reading... |
| Austrians celebrate far right defeat: 'the first good election result this year' Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:00 PM PST Voters celebrate after Norbert Hofer is defeated in the country's presidential elections, but warn that populist forces may yet gain ground Despite a year of often bitter campaigning, Austrians turned out in significant numbers to reject the far-right candidate Norbert Hofer in a rerun of the country's presidential elections. For those worried about Europe's turn towards populist rightwing forces, Austria's election outcome was heartening. Alexander van der Bellen, the left-leaning, pro-Europe moderate, won by about 3% more of the vote than he did in May's annulled election. But according to Austrian voters who responded to a Guardian callout, despite Van der Bellen sweeping to victory, the outcome does not signal an end to the threat from far-right forces. Continue reading... |
| Israel votes to authorise illegal settler homes in Palestine Posted: 05 Dec 2016 03:33 PM PST Passage of bill to evacuate one settler site while retroactively recognising others meets with condemnation from UN and US Israel's parliament has voted to retroactively legalise thousands of illegitimate settler homes in outposts built on private Palestinian land, in a highly controversial move described by critics as a "land grab". The measure, which passed in a stormy Knesset session late on Monday, has been met with international condemnation, and has already strained relations within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing rightwing coalition. It comes in sharp defiance of a call on Sunday by the US secretary of state, John Kerry, who urged Israel again to rein in the construction of settlements on West Bank land. Continue reading... |
| Matteo Renzi's resignation temporarily 'frozen' by Italian president Posted: 05 Dec 2016 01:50 PM PST PM to stay in office for at least a week as Sergio Mattarella resists opposition calls for snap election after referendum Matteo Renzi will remain in office for at least a week after Italy's head of state asked the centre-left prime minister to "freeze" his resignation temporarily until the senate passed a 2017 budget. Renzi met Sergio Mattarella on Monday at the presidential palace – the Quirinale – in order to formally submit his resignation following a stunning defeat in a referendum on Sunday. Renzi was expected to step down immediately but his departure could now be delayed until Christmas. Continue reading... |
| Jayalalithaa Jayaram, Tamil Nadu's 'iron lady', dies aged 68 Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:17 AM PST Tamil film star who challenged state's male-dominated politics and went on to become chief minister has died in hospital in Chennai Jayalalithaa Jayaram, the "iron lady" of Tamil Nadu, who riveted and ruled the south Indian state for more than half a century as an actor and then chief minister, has died in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. Her death at age 68 was announced shortly after midnight on Tuesday by the Chennai hospital where she had been receiving treatment. Continue reading... |
| Manuel Valls stands down to join battle for French presidency Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:55 AM PST Socialist prime minister who has taken a hard line on immigration and crime says he has a duty to keep far right from the Elyseé France's socialist prime minister, Manuel Valls, has declared he will be standing down in order to enter the battle to become the left's candidate in next year's presidential election. The announcement had been expected since the president, François Hollande, told the country four days ago that he would not seek a second term in office because he was unable to unite the country's left. |
| First Republican 'faithless elector' announces intent to vote against Trump Posted: 05 Dec 2016 03:56 PM PST Christopher Suprun vowed to break ranks with Texas electoral college members out of 'constitutional duty', joining seven others in growing protest attempt A Republican presidential elector has become the first to announce that he intends to defect from Donald Trump when he casts his vote as part of the electoral college, vowing to try and block the president-elect from reaching the White House. Writing in the New York Times, Christopher Suprun has declared that he will break ranks with his fellow Republican electors in Texas and cast his vote for a GOP candidate whom he deems to be more fit for highest office. He argues that under the electoral college system he has the constitutional duty to vote according to his conscience, not just according to party loyalty – and his conscience tells him that Trump is unfit for the presidency. Continue reading... |
| G5 summit photograph shows Merkel as last leader standing Posted: 05 Dec 2016 12:06 PM PST Picture taken in Hanover in April reveals how quickly west's ruling elite has changed Reasons vary for the western world's political convulsions, but one photograph leaves little doubt how quickly its ruling elite has changed beyond recognition. The smiling faces at a summit in Hanover in April represented the four largest European economies and a United States then confident of political continuity. But the resignation of the Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, on Monday now means all but one of the G5 leaders will leave office under very different circumstances. Continue reading... |
| Brazil's Senate president ousted over embezzlement charges Posted: 05 Dec 2016 05:01 PM PST Renan Calheiros, key ally to Brazilian president Michel Temer, becomes latest politician to fall amid widening investigation into corruption Brazil's supreme court on Monday removed Renan Calheiros as president of the Senate after he was indicted last week on charges of embezzlement, a court spokesman said. Related: Fresh crisis in Brazil as new president faces corruption allegations Continue reading... |
| Google 'must review its search rankings because of rightwing manipulation' Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:48 AM PST Hate sites are dominating and controlling searches on Muslims, Jews, Hitler and women and search engine is failing to tackle problem, say academics Google must urgently review its search ranking system because of "compelling" evidence that it is being "manipulated and controlled" by rightwing propagandists, leading academics have said, after the Observer reported that hate sites are now dominating searches on Muslims, Jews, Hitler and women. Cathy O'Neil, a data scientist and the author of Weapons on Math Destruction, said that unless Google acknowledged responsibility for the problem, it would be a "co-conspirator" with the propagandists. "This is the end for Google pretending to be a neutral platform," she said. "It clearly has a terrible problem here and it has to own and acknowledge that. |
| Guy Philippe, former coup leader wanted by US, wins Haiti senate seat Posted: 05 Dec 2016 02:20 PM PST The DEA's decade-old arrest warrant accuses the rebel leader in 2004 coup d'état of cocaine trafficking and money laundering, charges Philippe has denied A former coup leader wanted by the US Drug Enforcement Administration for alleged cocaine trafficking and money laundering has won election to Haiti's senate, according to preliminary results released by the electoral council. Guy Philippe defeated all other candidates in the second round of elections, held on 20 November, for the south-western Grand Anse region, which is still recovering from the damage inflicted by Hurricane Matthew. Continue reading... |
| Liberals can reclaim patriotism, says Austrian president-elect's camp Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:01 AM PST Alexander Van der Bellen's campaign manager says Brexit vote and Trump win were a boon for the pro-EU candidate Liberal politicians across Europe should remind voters that patriotism is not at odds with pride in the European Union if they want to win at the polls, the Austrian president-elect's campaign manager has said. The advice on how to fight Eurosceptic populism came a day after Alexander Van der Bellen, a Green-backed independent, decisively beat his rightwing populist rival, Norbert Hofer, in a rerun of the Austrian presidential election. Continue reading... |
| Ben Carson nominated for housing secretary in Trump administration Posted: 05 Dec 2016 03:27 AM PST President-elect's former rival for Republican presidential nomination says he can help in 'making our inner cities great for everyone' Donald Trump has nominated former opponent Ben Carson as his secretary of housing and urban development. In a statement from his transition team on Monday, Trump said he was "thrilled to nominate" Carson, saying the retired neurosurgeon had "a brilliant mind and is passionate about strengthening communities and families within those communities". Continue reading... |
| Walter Scott shooting: mistrial declared in case against former police officer Posted: 05 Dec 2016 12:41 PM PST Jury of 12 unable to reach unanimous decision on charges against Michael Slager, who shot unarmed black man five times in the back in 2015 The trial of the former police officer who shot dead Walter Scott, an unarmed African American, in an incident that was caught on cellphone video and reignited the debate on race and policing in the US, has ended in a mistrial. Michael Slager, 35, was caught on film shooting Scott, 50, five times from behind after pursuing the father of four when he fled a traffic stop in South Carolina in April 2015. The video filmed by a witness, which propelled the case into the global spotlight, showed Scott was running away with his back turned when Slager, then an officer with the North Charleston police department, opened fire. Continue reading... |
| Venezuelan women sell their hair in order to buy basic necessities Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:52 AM PST 200 women a day are traveling over a bridge linking San Antonio, Venezuela, to Colombia's La Parada, to sell their hair to vendors making extensions Women from Venezuela are crossing the border in droves and selling their hair in a Colombian border town in order to afford scarce basic necessities such as food, diapers or medicines. Related: Venezuela on the brink: a journey through a country in crisis Continue reading... |
| Isis loses control of Libyan city of Sirte Posted: 05 Dec 2016 06:54 AM PST Forces backed by US airstrikes take last Isis-held buildings but destination of fleeing fighters is unclear The drawn-out capture of Sirte, the last major Islamic State (Isis) stronghold in Libya, has been completed after months of fighting and a stubborn resistance by snipers. Rida Issa, a spokesman for the Misrata brigades, said they had led forces backed by US airstrikes to take the last Isis-held buildings in the city. He said the brigades "control all of Sirte's Ghiza Bahriya neighbourhood and are still securing the area". Continue reading... |
| Gambian opposition leaders freed on bail ahead of handover of power Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:42 AM PST Ousainou Darboe, United Democratic party leader, among 19 people released from prison after vote that unseated Yahya Jammeh after 22 years in power The leader of the Gambia's main opposition party has been released on bail along with 18 other political prisoners following an election that unseated one of Africa's most autocratic leaders after 22 years of rule. A courtroom packed with supporters cheered and stood to sing the national anthem as Ousainou Darboe, the leader of the United Democratic party, was allowed to go home after eight months in Banjul's notorious Mile Two prison. Continue reading... |
| UN inquiry into CAR abuse claims identifies 41 troops as suspects Posted: 05 Dec 2016 09:26 AM PST Gabon and Burundi asked to take action against peacekeepers accused of sexual exploitation and abuse A UN investigation into scores of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers in Central African Republic has identified 41 alleged perpetrators among the troops. The inquiry, which began in April when fresh allegations of sexual abuse emerged within CAR, reported its findings on Monday at a briefing held by the secretary general's press secretary in New York. Continue reading... |
| Anohni urges Barack Obama to free Chelsea Manning: 'She poses no threat' Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:44 AM PST Musician posts YouTube message urging Obama to release Manning, who is serving a prison sentence for leaking state secrets, before President-elect Trump takes office Anohni has released her video for the track Obama, along with a statement about the incarceration of Chelsea Manning that is addressed to the US president. In the text accompanying the video on YouTube, the British musician urges Obama to end the sentence of Manning, a former US soldier who is serving 35 years in prison for leaking state secrets. Continue reading... |
| War crimes trial of former Ugandan child soldier Dominic Ongwen to begin Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:21 AM PST Ex-Lord's Resistance Army commander to appear at international criminal court over war crimes and crimes against humanity A former militia leader who took part in a campaign of violence across Uganda is to appear at the international criminal court for one of the most important trials in its 14-year history. Dominic Ongwen was among the most feared leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a cult blamed for the deaths of about 100,000 people and the abduction of 60,000 children. |
| Standing Rock: blizzard hits protesters as controversial pipeline halted – in pictures Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:30 PM PST Over the weekend, military veterans joined Native Americans and activists at the camp in North Dakota – now amid heavy snow – where they've spent months trying to stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. Then, on Sunday, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced it would not allow the pipeline to run under a lake on the Sioux Tribes Standing Rock reservation. It remains to be seen whether the decision will be reversed next year when Donald Trump becomes president. The proposed 1,172-mile-long pipeline would transport oil from the North Dakota Bakken region through South Dakota, Iowa and into Illinois. Continue reading... |
| A cellphone is no substitute for a midwife, African tech prodigy warns Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:00 PM PST Founder of app that helps pregnant women says governments must not rely on technology to plug gaps in basic services African governments are using technological advances as an excuse to continue neglecting systemic problems in health, education, energy and other basic services, a prominent entrepreneur has claimed. "Over the past few years we've been talking a lot about leapfrogging health systems using mobile phones, but I am uncomfortable with the word because it implies that we can compromise local standards," says Alain Nteff, founder of Gifted Mom, which gives pregnant women and new mothers potentially life-saving information. Continue reading... |
| Chris Grayling to unveil plans for new fully privatised railway line Posted: 06 Dec 2016 01:29 AM PST Track and trains on Oxford-Cambridge route to be run by one firm, in first fully integrated operation since 1990s privatisation The government has unveiled plans for a fully privatised railway line, with track and trains operated by the same company. A new route linking Oxford and Cambridge will not be developed by Network Rail, the owner of Britain's rail infrastructure. Instead, a new entity will be responsible for track and infrastructure, as well as operating train services, under proposals drawn up by the transport secretary, Chris Grayling. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 06 Dec 2016 01:25 AM PST Rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen
Philip Hammond, the chancellor, has arrived in Brussels for a meeting of EU finance ministers and, in a doorstep with journalists on his way in, he said that Britain wanted "as much flexibility as possible" in its Brexit negotiating position. He told reporters: What we've said is that we want to keep as many options open as possible so that we go into these negotiations with as much flexibility as possible, recognising that they will be complex, they will be lengthy, and we want to be able to negotiate in good faith with our European partners to see if we can find a way of working together in the future that benefits both sides. What [Davis] said was that we would not rule out the possibility of some ongoing contribution in some form if we have an ongoing relationship. And that will be something that we have to look at, looking at the costs and looking at the benefits and making a decision based on what's in the best interests of the British taxpayer. Continue reading... |
| Theresa May urged to raise human rights concerns on Gulf visit Posted: 05 Dec 2016 04:01 PM PST PM unveils joint security effort and says she will discuss rights as Bahrain cracks down on journalists and activists
Rights campaigners in Bahrain argue that although the UK has been assisting Bahrain with judicial and police reform since 2012, current levels of UK engagement on rights issues have not prevented crackdowns on journalists and pro-democracy activists. |
| Joe Biden hints at 2020 presidential run: 'Fate has a strange way of intervening' Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:46 PM PST The departing vice-president's profile rose during his years with Obama, and many on the left consider him a formidable opponent to Donald Trump For anyone whose heart aches for the twists and turns of the 2016 presidential campaign can rejoice, speculation has already begun about the 2020 race. On Monday, current vice-president, former senator and one-man meme machine Joe Biden said he would run for president in 2020 – maybe. Continue reading... |
| Slow-motion pile up of cars, buses and trucks in snowy Montreal – video Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:26 AM PST Montreal drivers struggle to cope with snow and ice resulting in multiple vehicles colliding in a slow-motion pile-up. The footage captured on Monday shows a busy intersection on Côte du Beaver Hall in the Canadian city, with passersby witnessing a number of drivers unable to control the fate of their vehicles Continue reading... |
| Chinese firm buys pub where David Cameron and Xi Jinping enjoyed a pint Posted: 05 Dec 2016 09:37 PM PST The Plough at Cadsden, a 16th-century Buckinghamshire inn, has become a hotspot for Chinese tourists since president's state visit in 2015 It was an improbable symbol of the embryonic romance between London and Beijing: a 16th-century Buckinghamshire pub where then prime minister David Cameron and Chinese president Xi Jinping sealed their countries' "golden" friendship over a pint of Greene King IPA. Related: Greene King strikes gold as Chinese demand soars after Xi Jinping pint Continue reading... |
| Josh Frydenberg backtracks on emissions trading comments Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:52 AM PST Energy and environment minister downplays Monday's comments about a possible scheme for the electricity sector after internal pressure The energy and environment minister, Josh Frydenberg, has folded in the face of internal pressure, declaring the Turnbull government will not pursue emissions trading as part of adjusting its climate policy to meet Australia's international emissions reduction targets. In media interviews on Monday morning Frydenberg explicitly said a looming review of the government's Direct Action climate change policy would canvas the desirability of a trading scheme for the electricity sector. Continue reading... |
| Sinkhole in Texas swallows two cars – video Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:00 AM PST Firefighters recover two cars from a sinkhole in Texas. An off-duty sheriff's deputy died and two other people were hurt when two vehicles plunged into the water-filled sinkhole in San Antonio on Sunday. It appeared after a sewer line ruptured during heavy rain Continue reading... |
| Bringing up the bodies in Bosnia | Ed Vulliamy Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:00 PM PST In Bosnia, a UN organisation is digging up mass graves and using cutting edge scientific research to give victims' families some sense of closure and justice They are the unquiet dead. Laid out in rows inside a former industrial building on the edge of the Bosnian town of Sanski Most. Some of the skeletons are almost complete, others just a pelvic bone and some assorted ribs, arranged as though to await the arrival of more. This place was used to process wood before Bosnia's war of the early 1990s, and now it processes – it endeavours to assemble – the dead. The remains are laid out on raised trays, and at the foot of each lies possessions found with the body when it was exhumed, invariably from a mass grave. So to walk through this hall of death is also to walk through these people's lives and last moments. A pair of trainers here, a checked shirt there, a watch or wallet. What made this person choose a yellow sweater rather than another on a market rail, and chance to be wearing it when taken out to be murdered? Why striped socks beneath this half-assembly of bones, plain ones to accompany the next? Who were these people? Continue reading... |
| Slippery slope: slo-mo snow mayhem in Montreal as buses, cars and trucks crash Posted: 05 Dec 2016 09:36 PM PST Footage shows a bus sliding out of control and hitting a group of cars, before a pickup truck, second bus, police car and salt truck suffer the same fate A slippery covering of ice and snow on a steep street in downtown Montreal has caused a slow-motion pile-up of cars, buses and trucks. The drama took place at a busy intersection on Côte du Beaver Hall. Footage shows a bus sliding out of control and hitting a group of cars. Continue reading... |
| Catholic church denies link to pregnancy centre accused of covert anti-abortion agenda Posted: 05 Dec 2016 09:04 PM PST Website domain name for Women's Life Centre in Albury registered to the Wagga Wagga Catholic diocese The Catholic church has denied any link to a New South Wales pregnancy centre accused of deceptively pushing an anti-abortion agenda to women, despite records showing the local diocese set up its website. The Women's Life Centre has operated for several years in Albury, NSW, marketing itself as a service that helps "any woman facing an unplanned pregnancy or worried that they may be pregnant". Continue reading... |
| One dead after Texas sinkhole swallows two cars Posted: 05 Dec 2016 07:11 PM PST The giant hole appeared in the middle of the road after a sewer line ruptured during heavy rain An off-duty sheriff's deputy has died and two other people hurt when two vehicles plunged into a water-filled sinkhole in San Antonio, Texas. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office on Monday identified the victim as 69-year-old deputy Dora Linda Nishihara, who was a courthouse bailiff. Continue reading... |
| Taronga zoo says it will not fire keeper filmed punching kangaroo Posted: 05 Dec 2016 07:04 PM PST Animal activist groups call for Greig Tonkins to be sacked over footage of him hitting a kangaroo that attacked his dog A zoo worker who punched a kangaroo in a video viewed millions of times will not be sacked despite calls for action against him from animal activist groups. Taronga Western Plains zoo said there was "no suggestion" Greig Tonkins's position as an elephant keeper would be terminated following the publication of vision in which he struck a kangaroo that attacked his dog while on a pig hunting trip. |
| John Key's pick for New Zealand's next prime minister faces party challengers Posted: 05 Dec 2016 06:12 PM PST Bill English confirms he will stand in next week's leadership election, but will need to beat National colleagues Jonathan Coleman and Judith Collins Three contenders have come forward to be New Zealand's next prime minister after John Key unexpectedly resigned on Monday. Related: John Key kept the knife he reserved for himself perfectly concealed Continue reading... |
| German election: Angela Merkel to rally party ahead of fight with far right Posted: 05 Dec 2016 06:00 PM PST Chancellor to address Christian Democrats in Essen as she seeks fourth term in office while the likes of Italy's Renzi and France's Hollande fall by the wayside Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, is to rally her conservatives at a party conference on Tuesday for a German election in 2017 that she expects to be "tough like no other". Seeking a fourth term in office, Merkel must unite her Christian Democrats (CDU) and try to recapture some of her personal popularity, undermined by the crises that have rocked Europe. Continue reading... |
| Where is Bana? Fears for Syrian girl who tweeted from Aleppo Posted: 05 Dec 2016 11:25 AM PST Seven-year-old's account restored but new message suggests family in danger as Assad forces advance and Russia calls for opposition to withdraw Bana al-Abed, a seven-year-old girl whose Twitter postings have offered the world a glimpse into the deprivation and violence in the besieged city of Aleppo, sparked worldwide concern about her safety when her account was abruptly shut down on Sunday night. The account, which is managed by her mother, Fatemah, appears to have been restored but the latest message, posted on Monday night, suggested that the family was still in danger. Continue reading... |
| Chapecoense named Copa Sudamericana winners after plane crash Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:52 AM PST • Brazilian side had been due to face Atlético Nacional in final • Nacional awarded Conmebol's Fair Play award Chapecoense have been crowned winners of the Copa Sudamericana after the Brazilian club's plane crashed while travelling to the final. Related: 'What he did was mass murder': little sympathy for Colombia plane crash pilot Continue reading... |
| M5S calls for elections after PM Matteo Renzi loses Italian referendum Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:18 AM PST Anti-establishment party would face major obstacles to achieving majority but is now second most powerful force in Italy Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement has called for immediate elections after the outgoing prime minister Matteo Renzi's defeat in a constitutional referendum, saying it was prepared to put forward a new government that could immediately assume power. While it appears unlikely that Beppe Grillo, a former comedian and co-founder of the populist party, will get his general election wish, the bold demand showed his Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S) now has its sights on an even greater electoral victory: one that would eventually land it in the prime minster's residence in Palazzo Chigi. The decision to call immediate elections ultimately falls with Italy's president, Sergio Mattarella. Continue reading... |
| Eidur Gudjohnsen offers to play for the stricken Brazilian club Chapecoense Posted: 05 Dec 2016 09:45 AM PST • Icelander joins Ronaldinho and Riquelme in offering services • Chapecoense lost 19 players in last week's Medellín aircrash Eidur Gudjohnsen, the 38-year-old former Bolton and Chelsea forward, is the latest player to offer his services to Chapecoense as the Brazilian club try to rebuild following the plane crash in Colombia. Brazil's leading sides have promised to loan players to Chapecoense – who lost 19 of their own in the air disaster which killed 71 people – and asked for them to be safeguarded from relegation for the next three seasons. Continue reading... |
| Pakistan PM celebrates scientist from minority sect, risking hardliners' fury Posted: 05 Dec 2016 07:41 AM PST Nawaz Sharif orders university to name institution after the Nobel-winning physicist Abdus Salam, a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community Pakistan's prime minister has risked enraging religious hardliners by ordering one of the country's top universities to honour a Nobel prize-winning physicist from a minority sect whose members are banned from describing themselves as Muslims. In an announcement that surprised many, Nawaz Sharif said he had given approval to rename the National Centre for Physics at the capital's Quaid-e-Azam University as the "Professor Abdus Salam Centre for Physics". Continue reading... |
| Italian referendum result is unhelpful for EU, but not a fatal blow Posted: 05 Dec 2016 06:50 AM PST Matteo Renzi's defeat tempered the relief at Austria's rejection of far right, but leading EU officials do not see the vote as anti-Europe In the end, the collective sigh of relief heaved in European capitals on Sunday afternoon at the far-right's defeat in Austria barely lasted the evening. Despite the joy with which the result was greeted by anti-establishment populists, however, it would be wrong to see Matteo Renzi's trouncing in Italy's constitutional referendum as one more Eurosceptic nail in Europe's coffin. At least, not just yet. Continue reading... |
| Fake news pizzeria owner calls on conspiracists to stop – video Posted: 05 Dec 2016 06:32 AM PST The owner of Washington DC pizzeria Comet Ping Pong - the target of fake news reports that it operated a child abuse ring led by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton - has called on people to stop the conspiracies after a man wielding a gun entered the restaurant to "self-investigate" on Sunday night Continue reading... |
| Renzi due to formally submit resignation as Italy ponders what next Posted: 05 Dec 2016 06:28 AM PST Anti-establishment Five Star Movement and Northern League call for snap elections following PM's crushing poll defeat Matteo Renzi is preparing to formally submit his resignation to Italy's president after defeat in Sunday's referendum, as the country faces questions over whether it is on the brink of a takeover by populist and rightwing parties. The prime minister conceded shortly after midnight on Monday and is expected to head to the presidential palace, the Quirinale, on Monday afternoon. Continue reading... |
| Russian MPs accuse Fifa 17 video game of 'gay propaganda' Posted: 05 Dec 2016 06:04 AM PST Developer EA Sports backed a campaign in the UK to combat homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in football Russian MPs have asked the state communications oversight agency to take action against the Fifa 17 video game for violating the country's law against gay propaganda. Communist MPs sent a letter to the communications oversight and state consumer protection agencies complaining that the popular EA Sports football game, which is rated all ages, "invites users to support the English football premier league's Rainbow Laces action, a massive campaign in support of LGBT", Izvestia newspaper reported. Continue reading... |
| Komunitas LGBT di Jakarta: ‘Lebih parah dari senjata nuklir? Kami cuma ingin diterima kok’ Posted: 05 Dec 2016 04:01 PM PST Seiring merebaknya sentimen negatif terhadap komunitas LGBT di Indonesia – dengan proposal untuk mengkriminalisasi hubungan seks sesama jenis dan kecaman dari pejabat publik – kaum muda Jakarta berbagi kisah diskriminasi dan harapan mereka untuk masa depan Tahun 2016 adalah tahun dimana diskriminasi terhadap komunitas lesbian, gay, biseksual dan transgender terlihat semakin terang-benderang. Saat ini, Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK) sedang mempertimbangkan uji materil beberapa pasal dalam Peraturan Hukum Pidana atau Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana (KUHP) yang nantinya akan bisa dipakai untuk menghukum pelaku hubungan seksual sesama jenis. Kelompok konservatif Islami yang melayangkan petisi ini, Aliansi Cinta Keluarga, berpendapat bahwa hukum di Indonesia seharusnya mengandung nilai-nilai yang berlawanan dengan nilai-nilai liberalisme yang dipeluk oleh masyarakat Barat sana. Patrialis Akbar, salah satu hakim di MK, mengatakan: "kebebasan dibatasi nilai-nilai moral. Kemudian dibatasi nilai-nilai agama … Kita sangat berbeda karena kita bukan negara sekuler. Negara ini mengakui agama." |
| An insider's guide to Juárez: the former murder capital finds a new direction Posted: 05 Dec 2016 06:09 AM PST From eco housing to cowboy cantinas, art galleries to poetry readings, the Mexican border city is moving on from its recent violent past Margaritas in a desert town Continue reading... |
| Has a Bangladesh charity found a way to banish extreme poverty? Posted: 05 Dec 2016 09:00 PM PST A scheme that alleviates poverty while giving training and support has transformed the lives of more than a million of the world's poorest families Dughia village is idyllic, but the lives of many of the women who spend their days among its mango orchards, duck ponds and brilliant green paddy fields are anything but. For them, the beauty of the village has been a backdrop to decades of suffering. They fight back tears to explain how they are lucky to eat once a day and cannot even afford blouses to wear under their tattered saris. All are illiterate, and several have been parted from their children – who have died, gone to faraway cities or been taken in by other families when the cost of raising them at home proved too much. Continue reading... |
| Nigeria's president accuses UN of hyping up north-east crisis for $1bn appeal Posted: 05 Dec 2016 10:20 AM PST President Buhari says the UN and aid agencies are 'whipping up a non-existent fear of mass starvation' to draw donor support President Buhari has accused the UN and aid agencies of creating "hype" and exaggerating the humanitarian crisis in north-eastern Nigeria in order to encourage more donations. A crisis in states severely affected by the Boko Haram insurgency has been escalating in Nigeria over the last 12 months. On Friday, the UN warned that next year, 5.1 million people would be likely to face serious food shortages if more aid to the north-east of the country does not arrive. Continue reading... |
| Ebola in Sierra Leone: 'The scars still show. People are very angry' Posted: 05 Dec 2016 04:15 AM PST In his latest update from Sierra Leone, Isaac Bayoh, who now works with Medici con l'Africa, looks at how people are coping a year after the outbreak ended • Read parts one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine The Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone remains among the most devastating events in our country's history, perhaps more dreadful even than the 11 years of civil war. It has been more than a year now since we were first cleared of a sickness we had had little or no idea of – or readiness to tackle. Continue reading... |
| Beijing grits teeth in face of Trump's tweets Posted: 05 Dec 2016 05:31 AM PST China shows restraint as it tries to work out if US president-elect is being deliberately confrontational or just out of his depth Donald Trump's tweaking of Chinese noses is growing more provocative following Beijing's criticism of his controversial phone conversation last week with Taiwan's normally off-limits leader. The US president-elect's latest intervention, conveyed via Twitter rather than diplomatic channels, includes complaints about China's regional military buildup and alleged currency manipulation. Related: Donald Trump rails against China as team runs damage control over Taiwan Continue reading... |
| Judge declares mistrial in Walter Scott shooting case – video Posted: 05 Dec 2016 02:20 PM PST A South Carolina judge on Monday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked on whether the white former police officer Michael Slager committed murder or manslaughter in the April 2015 shooting death of Walter Scott. The jury, which deliberated over four days, said it was unable to reach a unanimous decision on the murder charge or a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter Continue reading... |
| Ben Carson: five dangerous views held by the housing secretary nominee – video Posted: 05 Dec 2016 01:38 PM PST Retired neurosurgeon and one-time Republican candidate Ben Carson may soon be the US housing secretary, after being nominated by President-elect Donald Trump. However, a look at Carson's array of controversial and, at times, head-scratching comments over the years may cause alarm that such a man could soon run a federal agency Continue reading... |
| The 24-hour emergency hotline for Syrian refugees – video Posted: 05 Dec 2016 03:23 AM PST Mohammed Abu Amar runs a makeshift 24-hour helpline from his flat in Hamburg, guiding scared refugees fleeing the violence in Syria across the water to Europe. Despite losing the use of both legs in a shelling in Damascus in the early days of the conflict, Abu Amar made the crossing with his family in 2013. He subsequently found his calling, being constantly available on the phone for his fellow Syrians making the same perilous journey |
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