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Park Geun-hye: South Korean MPs vote to impeach president
'Everything is over now': the last survivors in Yemen's ground zero
'Lost' Austrian film predicting rise of nazism restored and relaunched
White Helmets in east Aleppo plead for help after regime advances
Artist publishes spoof photos despite fear of being sued by Trump
John Glenn, first US astronaut to orbit Earth, dies aged 95
Vietnam dredges reef disputed with China
Facebook court filings hint at possible political future for Mark Zuckerberg
Chechen leader claims his troops eager to fight 'scum' in Syria
UN criticises Israel settlement law that would legalise 4,000 West Bank homes
Oakland fire victims: teacher, students and pivotal local artists among the dead
Hillary Clinton warns fake news can have 'real world consequences'
Justin Trudeau under pressure amid cash-for-access fundraising claims
Dinosaur tail trapped in amber offers insights into feather evolution
Belgian prince under fire after hitting out at politicians 'bugging' him
Uber tries to solve sexual misconduct issues by banning riders from flirting
Isis survivor says UK could save lives of Yazidi women by admitting refugees
Hong Kong's divisive leader Leung Chun-ying says he will step down
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's final campaign spending revealed
Photographer of the year – 2016 shortlist: Trump, refugees and the battle for Mosul
Sadiq Khan takes Transport for London into new business territory
Congolese rape survivor finds justice elusive: ‘I'm afraid my father will find me’ | Ruth Maclean
Hillary Clinton: fake news puts 'lives at risk' – video
Coag: states confront Turnbull on infrastructure and competition reform
South Korea impeachment vote: the key facts behind a presidential crisis
China universities must become Communist party 'strongholds', says Xi Jinping
Eisenhower proposes an international atomic agency – archive, 1953
India cash crisis: 100,000 villages promised electronic payment machines
Families fight to stop bodies of loved ones being entombed in Pike river mine – video
'Warning shots' should be fired to deter EU-bound migrants, says Danish MP
Pike river mine disaster: families fight to stop their dead being sealed away forever
Tsunami warning cancelled after South Pacific earthquake
Top official in Italy's M5S increases call for referendum on euro
Possible MH370 debris found by relative of disappeared passenger
Viola Desmond, Canadian who fought segregation, to appear on $10 note
Corporate spy infiltrated anti-asbestos campaign, court told
EU met only 5% of target for relocating refugees from Greece and Italy
Michael Jordan wins rights to his Chinese name in trademark battle
Gerry Jones obituary
Marine Le Pen: no free education for children of 'illegal immigrants'
'Impunity has consequences': the women lost to Mexico's drug war
France's honest tax system crusader convicted for hiding millions of euros
Honorary degree for Liverpool student kicked out for anti-apartheid protest
Eyewitness: Seoul, South Korea
The eyes of the city: 20 years of street photography – in pictures
Prada found wanting in assessment of forced labour safeguards
Scott Pruitt's EPA: a dream for oil and gas firms is nightmare for environment
Trump Force One v Air Force One: how do they compare? – video

Park Geun-hye: South Korean MPs vote to impeach president

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 01:18 AM PST

PM to take power while constitutional court decides whether to uphold motion and remove Park from office

The South Korean president, Park Geun-hye, is fighting for her political life after MPs voted to impeach her over a corruption and cronyism scandal that has made her the country's most unpopular leader since it became a democracy in the late 1980s.

'Everything is over now': the last survivors in Yemen's ground zero

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:00 PM PST

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad visits Houthi-held areas of Yemen being bombed out of existence by Saudi warplanes

The ruins carpeted the city market, rippling outwards in waves of destruction. Broken beams, collapsed roofs, exploded metal shutters and fossilised merchandise crumbled underfoot.

In one of the burnt-out shells of the shops where raisins, nuts, fabrics, incense and stone pots were traded for hundreds of years, all that was to be found was a box of coke bottles, a sofa and a child nailing wooden sticks together.

'Lost' Austrian film predicting rise of nazism restored and relaunched

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:00 PM PST

City Without Jews premiered in Vienna in 1924. Now the original version, lost for 90 years, has been saved from decay

It is the end of the first world war, inflation is soaring and the inhabitants of a German-speaking city are starting to turn on each other. Politicians are quick to find a scapegoat: "The people," the chancellor announces, "demand the expulsion of all Jews."

What may sound like a snippet from a history book about the Third Reich is in fact the synopsis of a film produced at a time when the Nazi party was still banned and Adolf Hitler was putting the finishing touches to Mein Kampf in a Munich prison cell.

White Helmets in east Aleppo plead for help after regime advances

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 10:32 AM PST

Rescue group says volunteers fear for their lives as Syrian army, backed by Iranian militia, approaches rebel-held areas

The Syrian White Helmets rescue group has urged international organisations to protect its volunteers in rebel-held parts of eastern Aleppo, warning that they face torture and execution.

The rescue group said it believed it had less than 48 hours before the Syrian army, backed by Iranian militia, reached the districts in which it has been operating.

Artist publishes spoof photos despite fear of being sued by Trump

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:37 AM PST

Alison Jackson says 'litigious' president could have chilling effect on artistic freedom as she publishes book featuring Trump lookalike

Artist Alison Jackson has said that she chose to self-publish spoof photographs of Donald Trump as part of a protest against the potentially chilling effect a "litigious" president could have on artistic freedom.

The celebrity lookalike specialist said she was warned by her lawyers against publishing the images, some of which feature a Trump lookalike in compromising situations, and that no book publisher was prepared to release a collection of the Trump images.

John Glenn, first US astronaut to orbit Earth, dies aged 95

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 12:39 PM PST

Glenn served 24 years as a US senator from Ohio and later became the oldest person to be sent into space

Obituary: John Glenn – astronaut, senator, aviation pioneer

John Glenn, a former astronaut and US senator for almost quarter of a century, has died in Ohio aged 95.

Glenn died on Thursday afternoon at the James cancer hospital in Columbus, according to Hank Wilson of the John Glenn School of Public Affairs. Ohio governor John Kasich also confirmed the news on Twitter.

Vietnam dredges reef disputed with China

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:16 PM PST

Activity on Ladd Reef in Spratly Islands runs risk of angering Beijing and Taiwan

Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, the latest move by the communist state to bolster its claims in the strategically important waterway.

Activity visible on Ladd Reef in the Spratly Islands could anger Hanoi's main South China Sea rival, Beijing, which claims sovereignty over the group and most of the resource-rich sea.

Facebook court filings hint at possible political future for Mark Zuckerberg

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 03:42 PM PST

Lawsuit over extent of CEO's control of company shows board voted to give him two-year leave if he serves 'in a government position or office'

Mark Zuckerberg may intend to pursue government service while retaining control of Facebook, according to recently unsealed court filings in a case pitting the CEO against minority investors.

The class-action lawsuit was first filed in late April, after Zuckerberg proposed a corporate shake-up that would dilute the voting power of shareholders – giving him "eternal control" of the company, in the words of the shareholders' lawyers. Text messages excerpted in the court documents reveal that Zuckerberg and two board members discussed the CEO's possible government service, and argued about how to present it to shareholders.

Chechen leader claims his troops eager to fight 'scum' in Syria

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 01:32 PM PST

Ramzan Kadyrov offers vocal support for close ally Vladimir Putin amid reports of Chechen battalions being readied for transit

Chechnya's strongman leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has said that troops in the Russian province would be happy to fight the "scum" in Syria if they receive the Kremlin order.

UN criticises Israel settlement law that would legalise 4,000 West Bank homes

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:11 AM PST

United Nations high commissioner for human rights says bill to retroactively legalise settler homes is a clear violation of international law

The UN human rights chief has strongly criticized a bill in Israel that would legalise some 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, saying it would clearly violate international law.

Israeli lawmakers voted on Wednesday to advance the bill, which would retroactively legalise settler homes built on private Palestinian land.

Oakland fire victims: teacher, students and pivotal local artists among the dead

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 05:16 PM PST

Friends and family mourn the victims of the devastating 'Ghost Ship' warehouse fire that sent shockwaves through the vibrant underground scene

The victims of the devastating fire that killed 36 people in Oakland, California, were artists, musicians, activists, community organizers and other young people who came together for a party at the "Ghost Ship" warehouse on Friday night.

Hillary Clinton warns fake news can have 'real world consequences'

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 04:45 PM PST

In rare public appearance since losing the election, Clinton alluded to 'Pizzagate' conspiracy in which a man opened fire after reading a false news story

Hillary Clinton issued a call to action against the "epidemic" of fake news in a rare public appearance since her unexpected loss to Donald Trump.

The Democratic presidential nominee warned that the proliferation of false news stories online can have "real world consequences", alluding to an incident over the weekend in which a man opened fire at Comet Ping Pong after reading a false news story that purported the DC pizzeria was harboring children as part of a sex ring led by Clinton. No one was injured.

Justin Trudeau under pressure amid cash-for-access fundraising claims

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 05:07 PM PST

Dream run ends for Canada's governing Liberal party after reports that rich donors got privileged access to prime minister and cabinet members at events

Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has become embroiled in allegations of holding cash-for-access political fundraisers in developments that could tarnish his image as a youthful reformer.

Trudeau was pressed hard by opposition leaders on Thursday about newspaper reports that select donors to the ruling Liberal party enjoyed privileged access to fundraising events where the prime minister and cabinet members spoke.

Dinosaur tail trapped in amber offers insights into feather evolution

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:00 AM PST

Fragment complete with fossilised bones and traces of muscles, ligaments and mummified-looking skin dates from around 99 million years ago

A length of fluffy plumage discovered within a piece of amber has been identified as part of a dinosaur tail, offering new insights into the evolution of feathers.

Around 3.7cm long, with chestnut-coloured feathers on the top and pale feathers underneath, the tail was found complete with fossilised bones as well as traces of muscles, ligaments and mummified-looking skin.

Belgian prince under fire after hitting out at politicians 'bugging' him

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 12:02 PM PST

Prince Laurent, younger brother of King Philippe, told a journalist 'This is really starting to piss me off' when quizzed about his business ventures

The king of the Belgians' younger brother faces a dressing down from the country's prime minister after demanding that politicians and the royal family "stop bugging" him over claims his business ventures are losing money.

The summons from the prime minister, Charles Michel, amid some concern for the stability of the monarchy, came after Prince Laurent, a sports car-loving 53-year-old, let off steam at a journalist who quizzed him over the financial health of his renewable energy interests.

Uber tries to solve sexual misconduct issues by banning riders from flirting

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:25 AM PST

Ride-share company releases guidelines that include no vomiting and other 'not OK' behaviors that could see people permanently banned from service

Uber released a new set of rules for passengers on Thursday, banning vandalism, "vomiting due to excessive alcohol consumption" and flirting.

It is the first time Uber has published specific guidelines for passengers. The rules set out specific examples of unacceptable behaviour, and people flouting the rules could be permanently banned from the service.

Isis survivor says UK could save lives of Yazidi women by admitting refugees

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 01:00 AM PST

Nadia Murad, who escaped sexual enslavement by Islamic State, urges UK to follow Germany in offering refuge to Yazidi women and girls persecuted in Iraq

Britain could save the lives of thousands of women and girls if it followed Germany's lead in allowing refugees from the Yazidi community into the UK, according to a UN goodwill ambassador and survivor of sexual enslavement by Islamic State.

Hong Kong's divisive leader Leung Chun-ying says he will step down

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:29 AM PST

Leung, who is vilified by pro-democracy campaigners, says he will not seek re-election in March and will leave the post in July

Hong Kong's divisive leader, Leung Chun-ying, who has been vilified by critics as a puppet of Beijing, has said he will not run again for office after a term marked by anti-China protests and political divisions.

Leung said he would step down at the end of his term in July for family reasons after speculation intensified in recent weeks over who would get the nod from Beijing for leadership elections in March.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's final campaign spending revealed

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:17 PM PST

FEC report shows Donald Trump laid out $94m in last push for White House while Hillary Clinton spent $132m and cemented herself as biggest fundraiser

Donald Trump's campaign spent about $94m in its final push for the White House, according to new fundraising reports.

The Republican continued his campaign-long trend of spending far less than Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Her campaign spent almost $132m in its closing weeks, according to reports filed on Thursday with the Federal Election Commission. The latest reports cover 20 October to 28 November.

Photographer of the year – 2016 shortlist: Trump, refugees and the battle for Mosul

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:15 PM PST

Here are some of the best images that agency photographers sent to the Guardian picture desk this year. The overall winner will be announced on 21 December

Sadiq Khan takes Transport for London into new business territory

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:41 PM PST

The London mayor insists he can honour his election pledges by making his transport agency operate more efficiently

Rows about the finances of Transport for London (TfL) were prominent during this year's election campaign and also a bit odd. For years, Conservatives had claimed that the large and powerful mayoral agency is a bloated bureaucracy in need of ruthless trimming, yet there was the Tory candidate – a Mr Goldsmith, you might recall - insisting that it could not cope with its fares being frozen for four years, while Labour man Sadiq Khan was pledging to transform it into a paragon of enterprise and efficiency.

Seven months on from Khan's big win, the first TfL business plan of his mayoralty has appeared. The sums are there on paper. So are Khan's ambitious promises. Political opponents, naturally, say neither add up, with Tory AM Keith Prince worrying that the number crunching bites too deeply into TfL's reserves and even using the word "socialist" to describe them - on Her Majesty's BBC too! He also points out, quite correctly, that borrowing is going to soar.

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Congolese rape survivor finds justice elusive: ‘I'm afraid my father will find me’ | Ruth Maclean

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:00 PM PST

Eve was repeatedly raped by her father. Her long, lonely battle for redress exposes deep flaws in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's legal framework

When Eve* walked into the courtroom to face her father, who had raped her since she was 13, his family was waiting. As she made her way to her seat, they got up and stood in her path. They scratched her, yanked her long hair back, and hit her.

A relative, Lydia*, who had also been repeatedly raped by Eve's father, had agreed to testify on her behalf. That gave her courage.

Hillary Clinton: fake news puts 'lives at risk' – video

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:31 PM PST

Hillary Clinton warns that the 'epidemic' of fake news can have 'real world consequences'. In a rare public appearance on Thursday, Clinton alludes to an incident over the weekend in which a man opened fire at Comet Ping Pong after reading a false news story. Clinton speaks during a tribute to departing Senate minority leader Harry Reid

Hillary Clinton warns fake news can have 'real world consequences'

Coag: states confront Turnbull on infrastructure and competition reform

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 10:49 PM PST

Victoria, Queensland and SA reject agreement on competition reform in meeting that also saw deal to reclassify Adler shotgun to tightest possible restrictions

Malcolm Turnbull has faced a revolt from state premiers demanding more spending on infrastructure and Labor premiers rejecting competition law reform at the Council of Australian Governments meeting.

After Friday's meeting in Canberra, Turnbull announced that Victoria, Queensland and South Australia had rejected an agreement on competition and productivity reforms from the Harper review, although the other states and territories signed up.

South Korea impeachment vote: the key facts behind a presidential crisis

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:52 PM PST

Contenders are lining up to replace Park Geun-hye, who could become the first democratically elected leader to be forced from office

South Korea's parliament has voted to impeach the president, Park Geun-hye, over a scandal involving her relationship with Choi Soon-sil, a close friend of 40 years who is being investigated on suspicion of exerting undue influence on the leader.

What happened in parliament?

China universities must become Communist party 'strongholds', says Xi Jinping

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:29 PM PST

All teachers must be 'staunch supporters' of party governance, says president in what experts called an effort to reassert control

Chinese authorities must intensify ideological controls on academia and turn universities into Communist party "strongholds", President Xi Jinping has declared in a major address.

"Higher education ... must adhere to correct political orientation," Xi said in a high-profile speech to top party leaders and university chiefs that was delivered at a two-day congress on "ideological and political work" in Beijing.

Eisenhower proposes an international atomic agency – archive, 1953

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:00 PM PST

9 December 1953: The US president hoped a new body under the aegis of the UN would oversee the control, storage, and protection of the materials that go into hydrogen and atomic bombs

President Eisenhower to-day proposed the creation of an international atomic energy agency under the aegis of the United Nations, to be responsible for the firm control, storage, and protection of the materials that go into hydrogen and atomic bombs.

Russia would be one of the partners and President Eisenhower told the United Nations General Assembly that the United States would be more than willing to work with Russia in the development of plans for peaceful use of atomic energy. Furthermore, he went on, he was prepared to submit to Congress "with every expectation of approval" an international four-point plan to take the world out of the shadows of possible atomic conflict.

India cash crisis: 100,000 villages promised electronic payment machines

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 06:58 PM PST

Every village will get two point-of-sale machines, promises finance minister in bid to ease anger at sudden removal of 500- and 1,000-rupee notes

Tens of thousands of Indian villages will soon be equipped with card-swiping machines to boost cashless payments, the finance minister promised on Thursday, a month after the government banned high-value banknotes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sparked chaos with his shock announcement last month that all 500- and 1,000-rupee notes – which make up 85% of bills in circulation – would cease to be legal tender.

Families fight to stop bodies of loved ones being entombed in Pike river mine – video

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 06:54 PM PST

Relatives of some of the 29 men who died in the New Zealand pit disaster are guarding its entrance to prevent the mine's owner blocking it with concrete

'Warning shots' should be fired to deter EU-bound migrants, says Danish MP

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 06:03 PM PST

EU affairs spokesman for Denmark's second-largest party apologises for saying they should be fired at, and suggests a warning shot instead

A Danish lawmaker has said he regretted saying migrants sailing to Europe should "be fired at" if they crossed the continent's "territorial waters". He clarified his remarks to say "warning shots" should be fired instead.

Kenneth Kristensen Berth is a member of the anti-immigration and populist Danish People's party, the country's second-largest party and a government ally.

Pike river mine disaster: families fight to stop their dead being sealed away forever

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 05:33 PM PST

Relatives of some of the 29 men who died in the New Zealand pit are guarding its entrance to prevent the mine's owner blocking it with concrete

It has just gone six in the morning when Bernie Monk emerges through the cloying mist of Grey valley and is handed a mug of steaming coffee. The eyes of two dozen protesters turn to the burly publican as he swats sandflies from his face and begins to speak.

"I've got a good plan," he tells the group gathered in a semi-circle, wrapped up in beanies and khaki oilskins against a southerly battering New Zealand's west coast. "A plan that will stop any bastards getting up there again."

Tsunami warning cancelled after South Pacific earthquake

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 10:51 AM PST

Quake of 7.7 magnitude had put residents on alert in Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and other island countries

Buildings have been damaged in the Solomon Islands after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast early on Friday, but fears of a tsunami receded after initial warnings to numerous islands.

Loti Yates, from the National Disaster Management Office in the capital Honiara, told Australia's ABC there were reports of houses crumbling in parts of the country, including on the island of Makira, the largest in Makira-Ulawa province.

Top official in Italy's M5S increases call for referendum on euro

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 10:20 AM PST

Alessandro Di Battista hints at Italy's possible exit from single currency as key issue for next election after PM resigns

A top official in the Italian anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) is ratcheting up his party's call for a referendum on the euro, signalling that Italy's possible exit from the single currency could become a central issue in the next election.

Alessandro Di Battista, 38, who is a prime contender to represent M5S in the next poll, said in an interview with German newspaper Die Welt that he did not support an exit from the EU but did support a referendum on the euro.

Possible MH370 debris found by relative of disappeared passenger

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 09:49 AM PST

Piece of board found by one of seven relatives who flew to Indian Ocean island to raise awareness of need to hand in debris thought to be from plane

A Chinese man who travelled to Madagascar in search of answers to the disappearance of his mother on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has found a possible piece of debris from the plane during a search of the country's beaches.

Jiang Hui, 44, is one of seven relatives who flew to the Indian Ocean island on Saturday to raise awareness of the debris that has been washing up on its beaches in ever-increasing amounts and conduct preliminary searches.

Viola Desmond, Canadian who fought segregation, to appear on $10 note

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:57 AM PST

Businesswoman will be the first woman prominently displayed on Canadian banknote in latest move by prime minister to promote gender equality

Viola Desmond, a black businesswoman who challenged racial segregation in Canada in 1946, will be the new face of the C$10 bill, the government said on Thursday, making her the first Canadian woman to be prominently featured on a banknote.

Desmond refused to leave a whites-only Nova Scotia movie theater in an incident that took place nearly a decade before Rosa Parks' refusal to move to the segregated part of a bus in the United States. Desmond was subsequently jailed, convicted and fined.

Corporate spy infiltrated anti-asbestos campaign, court told

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:36 AM PST

Two activists and a lawyer involved in campaign are claiming aggravated damages from K2 Intelligence Ltd

A leading corporate intelligence firm infiltrated the worldwide campaign to ban asbestos in a sophisticated and long-running espionage campaign, the high court in London has heard.

Over a period of four years, the court was told, a spy working for K2 Intelligence Ltd masqueraded as a sympathetic documentary maker in order to gather a mass of sensitive material about the leading figures in the campaign, their methods, funding and future plans.

EU met only 5% of target for relocating refugees from Greece and Italy

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 06:35 AM PST

Only 8,162 people of the promised 160,000 have been resettled from the two countries at the frontline of the migration crisis

European countries have relocated only one in 20 of the refugees they promised to shelter, amid continuing deep divisions over how the continent should help growing numbers fleeing war and persecution.

More than a year after the EU promised to disperse 160,000 refugees from overstretched Greece and Italy to other EU countries, only 8,162 people have been found a home, figures from the European commission show.

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Michael Jordan wins rights to his Chinese name in trademark battle

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 06:24 AM PST

Qiaodan Sports Co ordered to stop using basketball star's name in Chinese script but court rules it can still use phonetic version in English

Michael Jordan has won part of his trademark case against a China-based sportswear company, following the retired basketball star's years-long struggle for control over the rights to his Chinese name.

In a ruling by the Chinese supreme court, Qiaodan Sports Co, based in south-eastern Fujian province, must stop using the Chinese characters for Qiaodan on its merchandise, according to a transcript of court records posted on an official website.

Gerry Jones obituary

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 05:40 AM PST

Our friend Gerry Jones, who has died aged 70 of cancer, was a committed political activist who campaigned for socialist causes all his life and founded a migrant support group in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, to help new workers to settle into the UK.

Gerry was born in Coventry to James Jones, a worker at the Rootes car factory, and his wife, Ester ("Essie"). He attended Holy Family primary school and then Cardinal Wiseman comprehensive. After leaving school at 15, Gerry also went to work at Rootes – later owned by Chrysler and then Peugeot – where he was a member of the Transport and General Workers' Union (now part of Unite).

Marine Le Pen: no free education for children of 'illegal immigrants'

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 05:34 AM PST

'If you come to our country, don't expect that you will be taken care of,' says French far-right leader

The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has proposed that children of immigrants who are in the country illegally should be refused school places as part of tough measures to restrict state services.

"I've got nothing against foreigners but I say to them: if you come to our country, don't expect that you will be taken care of, treated [by the health system] and that your children will be educated for free," Le Pen said.

'Impunity has consequences': the women lost to Mexico's drug war

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 04:52 AM PST

At least 50 women disappeared in the Veracruz capital of Xalapa over three nights in 2011 – just some of the thousands of victims in the 10-year battle against drug trafficking

Lizbeth Amores dropped off her son at her mother's house before heading to a house party with her friend Verenice Guevara. They were last seen at a bar popular with local gangsters.

The following night, María de Jesús Marthen was among a dozen or so young women invited to a private party at a ranch about an hour east of the city centre. On her way to the event, Marthen messaged her boyfriend, pleading for help.

France's honest tax system crusader convicted for hiding millions of euros

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:59 AM PST

Jérôme Cahuzac, appointed by Hollande to lead clampdown on wealthy avoiders, hid cash in a secret Swiss account for 20 years

Jérôme Cahuzac, the minister who led François Hollande's drive for a more honest tax system, has been sentenced to three years in prison for tax fraud and secretly stashing his wealth in tax havens around the world.

The deeply damaging saga, in which Cahuzac spearheaded the left's crusade against tax avoidance while secretly hiding millions of euros of his own money from French tax authorities, was the biggest scandal to hit Hollande's presidency.

Honorary degree for Liverpool student kicked out for anti-apartheid protest

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:35 AM PST

University expelled Pete Cresswell after 1970 sit-in over its investments in South Africa and chancellor's 'racialism'

Liverpool University is to give a former student an honorary degree, 46 years after it expelled him for protesting against apartheid.

Pete Cresswell was forced to leave in 1970 after taking part in the occupation of Liverpool University's Senate House, alongside the future Channel 4 newsreader, Jon Snow.

Eyewitness: Seoul, South Korea

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:26 AM PST

Photographs from the Eyewitness series

The eyes of the city: 20 years of street photography – in pictures

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 06:00 AM PST

From 1977 to 2001, photographer Richard Sandler regularly walked the streets of New York and Boston, capturing all that the streets had to offer

The Eyes of the City by Richard Sandler is published by powerHouse books

Prada found wanting in assessment of forced labour safeguards

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:19 AM PST

Ralph Lauren and Hugo Boss also perform modestly in study of quality and transparency of efforts by leading fashion firms to protect against forced labour

Prada, one of the world's most expensive fashion brands, is making little effort to show that its goods are free of forced labour, according to a new report.

An assessment (pdf) of the quality and transparency of efforts by 20 major apparel companies to safeguard against forced labour from their supply chains, undertaken by KnowTheChain, an accountability initiative, gave Prada a score of nine out of 100.

Scott Pruitt's EPA: a dream for oil and gas firms is nightmare for environment

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:42 AM PST

Trump's pick to lead Environmental Protection Agency has supported fossil fuel firms and sought to hobble public health regulations he will be responsible for

If environmentalists were to sketch out the government official of their nightmares, it would likely look much like Scott Pruitt. The Oklahoma attorney general has been a raucous supporter of fossil fuel companies and repeatedly sought to hobble the public health regulations he will soon be responsible for as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Trump Force One v Air Force One: how do they compare? – video

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 08:48 AM PST

President-elect Donald Trump has called for Boeing to scrap its $4bn contract to update the government's Air Force One fleet. He says the deal is 'ridiculous' and that he would rather fly in his own plane, a Boeing 757-200. So how do the two aircrafts compare?

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