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- Afghanistan death toll rises after avalanches destroy homes
- Marine Le Pen promises liberation from the EU with France-first policies
- Romania protests continue despite repeal of corruption decree
- Rare 'cave squeaker' frog seen in Zimbabwe for first time in 55 years
- Philippine president Duterte warns rebels after peace talks collapse
- Art project paints an unflattering picture of urban renewal in Rome
- Former Catalan president defiant before trial over secession vote
- US cardinal Raymond Burke stokes papal tensions by meeting nationalist in Rome | Stephanie Kirchgaessner
- Benjamin Netanyahu to press Theresa May for tougher line on Iran
- Furious Donald Trump says judge who defied him has put US 'in peril'
- The Super Bowl ads that trolled Donald Trump – video
- New England Patriots fans celebrate Super Bowl win – in pictures
- Australia's chief scientist compares Trump to Stalin over climate censorship
- Afghanistan avalanches death toll passes 135
- Stalin's secret police finally named but killings still not seen as crimes
- Greek debt crisis: an existentialist drama with no good end in sight | Larry Elliott
- Queen's portrait by David Bailey reissued for monarch's anniversary
- 'A personal attack on Muslim women': Ms Saffaa mural defaced in Melbourne
- Online mapping tool gives FGM runaways a path to help
- World's longest non-stop commercial flight lands in New Zealand
- Cory Bernardi's planned exit from Liberal party revives feud with Tony Abbott
- Monday briefing: Trump expresses respect for 'killer' Putin
- Sharp rise in children killed and maimed in Afghan war, UN report reveals
- If festival crowds can unite to help a crowd surfer, they can unite against sexual assault | Jonathan Seidler
- Australian woman killed after jetski collides with husband's in Thailand
- UK mosques open their doors as Jeremy Corbyn sends message to Trump
- Netanyahu’s visit comes amid tensions between UK and EU over Israel
- German magazine defends cover of Trump beheading Statue of Liberty
- After the Women's March: six mass US demonstrations to join this spring
- Eyewitness: Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
- Romanian government retracts decree following protests – video report
- New life in the kingdom of death: the plan to redevelop subterranean Paris
- India weighs up the return on cash handouts for the poorest
- 'We got a lot of killers', Trump defends Putin – video
| Afghanistan death toll rises after avalanches destroy homes Posted: 05 Feb 2017 07:04 AM PST Rescuers begin clearing roads to remote areas with dozens trapped after heavy snow hits central and north-eastern provinces The death toll from three days of heavy snow across Afghanistan has risen to 54 amid fears it could rise further as rescuers clear roads to remote areas. Avalanches destroyed scores of homes and blocked roads in central and north-eastern provinces, a spokesman for the ministry of natural disasters told AFP. Continue reading... |
| Marine Le Pen promises liberation from the EU with France-first policies Posted: 05 Feb 2017 11:25 AM PST Presidential candidate launches campaign with pledge to dump the euro and claim that Islamic practices are a threat to France Marine Le Pen has formally launched her presidential campaign, promising to put France first by freeing it it from the "tyrannies" of globalisation, Islamic fundamentalism and the European Union. As the most unpredictable election in decades picked up pace, Le Pen, leader of the nationalist Front National, and far-left independent rival Jean-Luc Mélenchon, both staged major rallies in Lyon on Sunday – a day after the new frontrunner, centrist Emmanuel Macron, drew large crowds in the same city. Continue reading... |
| Romania protests continue despite repeal of corruption decree Posted: 06 Feb 2017 01:40 AM PST Prime minister Sorin Grindeanu refuses to step down despite biggest outpouring of public anger since toppling of Ceaușescu An estimated half a million Romanians have continued to protest against the government, with many calling on it to quit even after it scrapped the corruption legislation that sparked a week of public outrage. The prime minister, Sorin Grindeanu, has stood firm, saying his government, which has been in office for barely a month, "has a responsibility to the people who voted for us" and would not resign. Continue reading... |
| Rare 'cave squeaker' frog seen in Zimbabwe for first time in 55 years Posted: 05 Feb 2017 10:30 AM PST Team of researchers discover three of the frogs once listed as possibly extinct in first reported sighting since 1962 A rare frog that had not been seen in decades has been found in Zimbabwe, researchers have said. The Arthroleptis troglodytes, also known as the "cave squeaker" because of its preferred habitat, was discovered in 1962, but there were no reported sightings since then. An international red list of threatened species tagged the frog as critically endangered and possibly extinct. |
| Philippine president Duterte warns rebels after peace talks collapse Posted: 05 Feb 2017 08:49 AM PST President says military ready to respond with airstrikes and fresh offensives after New People's Army kills six soldiers The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has warned the military is ready to respond with airstrikes and new offensives if Maoist rebels launch attacks, after both sides lifted separate ceasefires and he announced he was scrapping peace talks with the guerrillas. Duterte, speaking at a news conference, called the rebels "terrorists", as months of steady progress in talks brokered by Norway rapidly fell apart after members of the New People's Army killed six soldiers and kidnapped two others in renewed violence. Continue reading... |
| Art project paints an unflattering picture of urban renewal in Rome Posted: 05 Feb 2017 07:36 AM PST Mira Lanza factory has been filled with an artist's work in a bid to inspire city officials to regenerate the long-derelict building The ruins of a landmark industrial building in Rome have become home to an art project that casts an unflattering light on the Italian capital's patchy record of urban regeneration. Sections of the abandoned shell of the Mira Lanza, a former soap factory, now house a collection of works by Seth, a French street artist who camped illegally on the rubbish-strewn site for two months last year. Continue reading... |
| Former Catalan president defiant before trial over secession vote Posted: 05 Feb 2017 10:35 AM PST Artur Mas accused of criminal disobedience for holding symbolic independence referendum in Catalonia in 2014 The former Catalan president Artur Mas has insisted he has nothing to apologise for as he prepares to go on trial for his role in the symbolic independence referendum staged in the region three years ago. Mas, who governed Catalonia from 2010 to 2016, will appear at the high court in Barcelona on Monday along with former vice-president Joana Ortega and former education minister Irene Rigau. |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2017 04:55 AM PST Pope Francis's harshest critics are aligning themselves with Trump and his acolytes around the world, including Matteo Salvini A powerful American cardinal who is engaged in a bitter feud with Pope Francis has met Matteo Salvini, the rightwing Italian nationalist who is a staunch supporter of Donald Trump and has praised Benito Mussolini. The reported meeting between Cardinal Raymond Burke and Salvini, the head of the Northern League party, is a sign that intense divisions between traditionalists and the pope are becoming increasingly political. Continue reading... |
| Benjamin Netanyahu to press Theresa May for tougher line on Iran Posted: 05 Feb 2017 08:55 AM PST Israeli PM aims to use No 10 visit to firm up call for stronger international stance against Tehran before meeting with Trump The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will push his UK counterpart, Theresa May, to back his call for a tougher international stance on Iran when the pair meet in Downing Street. Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday he would raise the issue of Iran as a diplomatic priority, as it has become clear that he sees the arrival of the Trump administration in Washington as an opportunity to begin unpicking the nuclear deal with Iran he fiercely opposes. Continue reading... |
| Furious Donald Trump says judge who defied him has put US 'in peril' Posted: 06 Feb 2017 01:41 AM PST Despite rebukes over criticism of judge, president sends angry tweets about suspension of order on refugees and travel from Muslim-majority countries Donald Trump on Sunday refused to bear responsibility for a hypothetical terrorist attack on the US, telling followers they should "blame" a federal judge and the American court system for suspending his ban on travel from seven Muslim-majority countries as it weighs its lawfulness. Related: Donald Trump repeats respect for 'killer' Putin in Fox Super Bowl interview Continue reading... |
| The Super Bowl ads that trolled Donald Trump – video Posted: 06 Feb 2017 01:19 AM PST The famous advertising slot at the 2017 Super Bowl contained criticisms of President Donald Trump. Coca-Cola celebrated diversity with a rendition of America the Beautiful sung in languages found across the US. Budweiser showed a fictionalised journey of founder Adolpus Busch, who arrives from Germany to be greeted with hostility by locals. 84 Lumber's ad shows a fictional Trump wall on the Mexican border. Airbnb's ad declared: 'acceptance starts with all of us' Continue reading... |
| New England Patriots fans celebrate Super Bowl win – in pictures Posted: 06 Feb 2017 01:06 AM PST After a dramatic comeback, New England Patriots fans take to the streets of their home city, Boston, to celebrate the team's victory over the Atlanta Falcons in overtime Continue reading... |
| Australia's chief scientist compares Trump to Stalin over climate censorship Posted: 06 Feb 2017 12:48 AM PST Alan Finkel warns that forcing EPA data to undergo political review before publication will 'cause long-term harm' Australia's chief scientist has slammed Donald Trump's attempt to censor environmental data, saying the US president's behaviour was comparable to the manipulation of science by the Soviet Union. Speaking at a scientific roundtable in Canberra on Monday, Alan Finkel warned science was "literally under attack" in the United States and urged his colleagues to keep giving "frank and fearless" advice despite the political opposition. Continue reading... |
| Afghanistan avalanches death toll passes 135 Posted: 06 Feb 2017 12:19 AM PST Rescuers struggle to reach survivors feared trapped under snow as aid is sent by helicopter to worst-hit Nuristan province Rescuers are battling to reach survivors of avalanches in Afghanistan's remote, mountainous north, as the death toll exceeds 100 and fears grow for dozens of people still believed to be trapped beneath the snow. Aid was being delivered by helicopter to the worst-hit province, Nuristan, where at least 64 people had been killed – including 53 in one village, the provincial governor, Hafiz Abdul Qayyom, told Agence France-Presse. Continue reading... |
| Stalin's secret police finally named but killings still not seen as crimes Posted: 05 Feb 2017 11:18 PM PST Andrei Zhukov praised by activists for singlehandedly identifying every NKVD officer involved in 1930s arrests and killings For two decades, starting in 1993, Andrei Zhukov went down into a Moscow archive at least three days a week, spending hour after hour leafing through thousands of orders issued by the NKVD, Joseph Stalin's secret police, searching for the names and ranks of the organisation's officers. The result is the first comprehensive survey of the NKVD men responsible for carrying out Stalin's "Great Terror" of 1937 and 1938, in which about 1.5 million people were arrested and 700,000 shot. While it is not the first study into the senior leadership of the NKVD, this is the first time that everyone – from the investigators to the executioners – has been identified. There are just over 40,000 names on the list. Continue reading... |
| Greek debt crisis: an existentialist drama with no good end in sight | Larry Elliott Posted: 05 Feb 2017 04:00 AM PST Sartre's Huis Clos has three damned souls arguing in a room for eternity. Greece has Tsipras, Schäuble and Lagarde. Now there's a fourth: enter stage right Donald Trump Put three people in a room who can't get on with each other. Condemn them to stay there for all eternity while they torture each other. Sit and watch as the gruesome story plays out. And what do you have? One answer is the 1944 existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre, Huis Clos. Another is the story of the neverending Greek debt crisis in which the three main characters are Alexis Tsipras, Wolfgang Schäuble and Christine Lagarde. |
| Queen's portrait by David Bailey reissued for monarch's anniversary Posted: 05 Feb 2017 04:01 PM PST 2014 portrait of Elizabeth II reissued to commemorate 65th anniversary of monarch's accession to the throne A David Bailey portrait of the Queen has been reissued to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the monarch's accession to the throne. The photograph shows the head of state wearing a suite of sapphire jewellery given to her by King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947. Continue reading... |
| 'A personal attack on Muslim women': Ms Saffaa mural defaced in Melbourne Posted: 05 Feb 2017 06:41 PM PST 'I almost wanted to cry,' says Saffaa, who collaborated on the mural with other female artists including Molly Crabapple A Melbourne street-art mural featuring a Muslim feminist protest paste-up by prominent artist and activist Ms Saffaa has been defaced in an act of vandalism the artist has labeled a "personal attack on Muslim women". Featuring pictures of well-known Saudi activists and artists, women in headscarves, Saudi poetry and a pink stencilling of the words "radical Muslim", the mural was defaced on Saturday night, with the faces of the women blacked out and the words painted over. Continue reading... |
| Online mapping tool gives FGM runaways a path to help Posted: 05 Feb 2017 11:36 PM PST Volunteers around the world are helping to trace roads and buildings making navigable maps, which allow rescuers to get help to stranded girls An online crowdmapping tool being used to chart unmarked villages in remote parts of Tanzania is helping young runaways escaping female genital mutilation (FGM) find their way to safety. Last month global mappers, working with people on the ground in Tanzania, caused the disruption of a planned FGM ceremony on a teenage girl by using open-source maps and smartphones to find her. The 16 year old was freed from the home in which she had been locked ahead of the ceremony, which though illegal under Tanzanian law is still practised in some regions. An estimated 15% of women and girls aged between 15 and 49 in the country have undergone the procedure. Continue reading... |
| World's longest non-stop commercial flight lands in New Zealand Posted: 05 Feb 2017 03:22 PM PST Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Auckland arrives after 14,535-kilometre trip which took 16 hours 23 minutes The world's longest commercial flight landed in New Zealand on Monday with the arrival of Qatar Airways's 14,535km (9,032-mile) Doha-Auckland service. "We've officially landed in Auckland," the airline tweeted as flight QR920 landed at 7.25am (6.25pm GMT on Sunday), five minutes ahead of schedule after a flight lasting 16 hours and 23 minutes. Continue reading... |
| Cory Bernardi's planned exit from Liberal party revives feud with Tony Abbott Posted: 06 Feb 2017 12:50 AM PST Former prime minister denies leaking against colleagues as poll shows Coalition losing support to One Nation Cory Bernardi's imminent split from the Liberal party has generated a renewed slanging match between the outspoken conservative South Australian senator and the former prime minister Tony Abbott. The two men fell out publicly at Christmas time as Bernardi was planning his exit from the Liberal party – and Bernardi told confidantes during December he was profoundly irritated that Abbott was using the prospect of his defection as a trigger for a renewed bout of aggression against the current prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull. Continue reading... |
| Monday briefing: Trump expresses respect for 'killer' Putin Posted: 05 Feb 2017 10:58 PM PST Trump repeats Putin admiration ... one in six A&E departments could close or be downgraded ... and American football has its biggest night Hello, this is Graham Russell bringing you today's Guardian morning briefing. Continue reading... |
| Sharp rise in children killed and maimed in Afghan war, UN report reveals Posted: 05 Feb 2017 10:00 PM PST Civilian casualty toll in 2016 was highest in 15 years, with 923 children killed and 2,589 injured, mainly from ground engagements The number of children killed and maimed in the Afghan war increased dramatically last year, according to the UN, which has documented the highest civilian casualty toll in the country since 2001. In a report released on Monday, the UN documented 11,418 casualties, a 3% increase since 2015, including 3,498 deaths. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2017 09:07 PM PST Laneway festival's new sexual harassment hotline is a great initiative – but it's only necessary because we don't step in to help In January, the organisers of Laneway festival announced they would be setting up a dedicated hotline at each of their venues to help female punters combat abuse and sexual harassment at their festival. It was inspired by a 2016 initiative launched by the Melbourne band Camp Cope, which called on the music community to band together against what seems to be a worrying increase in reported instances of physical assault at rock shows. For women who love live music, this seemed like a lifetime in the making. Unwanted advances and sexual harassment and assault have been synonymous with dark, sweaty gigs for so long they almost blurred the lines of acceptability until enough people decided to speak out against them. I have been lucky enough to work with many exceptional women across the music industry, many of whom are my friends. Not one of them can recall a long stretch of time when they weren't harassed, either verbally or physically, at a live gig. Continue reading... |
| Australian woman killed after jetski collides with husband's in Thailand Posted: 05 Feb 2017 01:40 PM PST Emily Jayne Collie, a 20-year-old from Victoria, given first aid on Kata beach in Phuket but dies en route to hospital An Australian woman has died on holiday in Thailand after her jetski collided at high speed with another being driven by her partner. The Bangkok Post reported that the couple were riding the jetskis off Kata beach in Phuket on Sunday afternoon. The woman who died was identified as a Victorian woman, Emily Jayne Collie, 20, and her partner as Tommy Keating. Continue reading... |
| UK mosques open their doors as Jeremy Corbyn sends message to Trump Posted: 05 Feb 2017 11:18 AM PST As hundreds of Islamic centres across the country welcome visitors, Labour leader warns against 'demonisation' of Muslims Jeremy Corbyn has challenged the "demonisation" of Muslims and sent a message to Donald Trump that "drinking tea together is far more effective than pouring concrete to build walls to keep each other apart". The Labour leader delivered what he called a "very gentle message to a man across the Atlantic" as he spoke at Finsbury Park mosque in north London, one of more than 150 that opened their doors on Sunday to allow people of other faiths or of no faith to take tours and ask questions about Islam. Continue reading... |
| Netanyahu’s visit comes amid tensions between UK and EU over Israel Posted: 05 Feb 2017 08:55 AM PST EU leaders are concerned that Theresa May could soften UK's opposition to settlements as she seeks closer ties with Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu to push Theresa May on backing stance on Iran A call by the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, for tougher action against Iran and in defence of his West Bank settlement programme during a visit to Downing Street on Monday is likely to highlight the growing tensions between a British foreign policy orientated to Washington and Theresa May's need to retain good relations with the European Union before Brexit. European leaders at their Malta summit on Friday voiced fears that Trump is content to see the break-up of the EU and are wary that May, in search of post-Brexit allies, will be tempted to side with Trump and Netanyahu either by softening UK opposition to the settlements or even by calling for the Iranian nuclear deal signed in July 2015 to be revisited. Continue reading... |
| German magazine defends cover of Trump beheading Statue of Liberty Posted: 05 Feb 2017 08:54 AM PST Der Spiegel's polarizing cover art intended as response to 'seriously endangered' principles of democracy and freedom of the press, editor-in-chief said The editor-in-chief of Der Spiegel said on Sunday a front cover illustration of Donald Trump beheading the Statue of Liberty, which split opinion at home and abroad, was a response by the German magazine to threats against democracy. Related: Donald Trump repeats respect for 'killer' Putin in Fox Super Bowl interview Continue reading... |
| After the Women's March: six mass US demonstrations to join this spring Posted: 05 Feb 2017 07:33 AM PST Organizers across the US are riding the momentum of the post-inauguration march to mobilize in solidarity with scientists, immigrants, LGBT people and more Hope your feet aren't sore yet, because come spring, thereare major nationwide marches planned for nearly every weekend. After the success of the Women's March on Washington, activists are preparing for mass mobilizations throughout the year. Continue reading... |
| Eyewitness: Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Posted: 05 Feb 2017 07:11 AM PST Photographs from the Eyewitness series Continue reading... |
| Romanian government retracts decree following protests – video report Posted: 05 Feb 2017 04:11 AM PST Romania's prime minister Sorin Grindeanu announces the repeal of a controversial decree to decriminalise official abuse-of-power offences on Saturday night. The announcement of the decree led to days of protests and clashes between police and demonstrators in Bucharest. The news of the repeal was received well be Romanians protesting against the bill, but many remain unhappy with the current government Continue reading... |
| New life in the kingdom of death: the plan to redevelop subterranean Paris Posted: 05 Feb 2017 11:30 PM PST Paris is sitting on an underground space 10 times the size of New York's Central Park. Some 300km of tunnels and disused quarries are closed to the public, but could these spaces play a role in the city's development? "Halt! You are here in the Kingdom of Death," warns the macabre inscription at the entrance to Les Catacombes de Paris – the underground boneyard filled with the remains of 6 million Parisians, which attracts half a million living and breathing visitors each year. |
| India weighs up the return on cash handouts for the poorest Posted: 05 Feb 2017 09:00 PM PST Arvind Subramanian, India's chief economic adviser, is backing plans for a universal basic income scheme that could transform poverty rates "No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come," the former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh famously said in 1991, alluding to Victor Hugo, as he announced the market reforms that are credited with improving the lives of hundreds of millions of Indians. Last week, India's chief economic adviser used the same language to laud a policy that promises to shrink poverty rates even further. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'We got a lot of killers', Trump defends Putin – video Posted: 05 Feb 2017 04:30 PM PST Donald Trump said he respects Russian president Vladimir Putin, in an interview broadcast before the most American of sporting events, Super Bowl LI. When Bill O'Reilly called the Russian leader 'a killer', the US president said the United States has many of them. 'What, do you think our country is so innocent?' he asked. O'Reilly replied, 'I don't know of any government leaders who are killers'. Continue reading... |
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