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- Colombia landslide leaves more than 250 dead
- Judge rejects Trump's defense against claim he incited violence at rally
- Paraguay 'coup': death of activist threatens to reignite protests
- The hero worship propelling Erdoğan to absolute power in Turkey
- Isis deputy killed in airstrike, says Iraqi TV
- Anti-Putin protesters plan next move as jailed opponent considers election bid
- Bill O’Reilly and Fox paid about $13m in harassment and abuse settlements – report
- South Africa's new finance minister to 'radically transform' economy
- Louisiana officer gets 40 years in prison in killing of 6-year-old with autism
- Atlanta highway fire: man charged with arson in blaze that collapsed bridge
- Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner retain property assets while in White House
- Venezuela reverses ruling that stripped congress of legislative powers
- Congested, polluted and with car jobs at risk, Stuttgart reaches a crossroads
- Bernie Sanders says Trump voters aren’t 'deplorable' in jab aimed at Clinton camp
- Arrested while applying for a green card: US immigration experts fear policy shift
- Aide asks voters to unseat Republican congressman critical of Trump
- Ahmed Naji on his wait to hear if Egyptian court will clear him to write again
- Warm welcome awaits Sisi as Trump rolls out red carpet for Egypt strongman
- Sexual paranoia on campus – and the professor at the eye of the storm
- Twenty people killed in attack at Pakistan shrine
- Boat Race: unexploded bomb found near starting line
- Jacob Zuma: his exit might be anything but dignified
- Nottinghamshire police search for missing mother and two sons
- Graduation review – a scalding study of corruption
- Arron Banks: ‘Brexit was a war. We won. There’s no turning back now’
- Kim may be crazy, so don’t call him fat
- Salim Mehajer charged with assaulting Sydney taxi driver
- Refugees start to gather in Calais again, months after camp was closed
- Thousands dead: the Philippine president, the death squad allegations and a brutal drugs war
- Homes destroyed, traumatised by violence: the real reasons refugees come to the UK
- UK military ‘must not be used as bargaining chip’ in Brexit talks
- Labour demands protection for Gibraltar ahead of Brexit talks
- Far-right demonstration falls flat as only 300 turn up to London march
- Gibraltar's Chief Minister: territory political pawn – video
- How the return of traditional skills is boosting Italy's economy
- What happened in Paraguay? – video report
- Donald Trump is just par for the course
- Small hand of government: Trump's aim to shrink the state pleases conservatives
| Colombia landslide leaves more than 250 dead Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:37 AM PDT Heavy rains in Putumayo province cause several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment on to buildings and roads in city of Mocoa Flooding and mudslides in the Colombian city of Mocoa sent torrents of water and debris crashing onto houses in the early hours of Saturday morning, killing 254 people, injuring hundreds and sending terrified residents, some in their pyjamas, scrambling to evacuate. Heavy rains caused several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment and rocks on to buildings and roads in the capital of southwestern Putumayo province and immobilising cars in several feet of mud. Continue reading... |
| Judge rejects Trump's defense against claim he incited violence at rally Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:13 AM PDT Kentucky case centers on 2016 rally in which candidate told supporters to 'Get 'em out of here' and two women and a man say they were shoved and punched A federal judge has rejected President Donald Trump's free speech defense in a lawsuit in which he is accused of inciting violence against protesters during his campaign. Related: White Donald Trump supporters shove black protesters at Kentucky rally Continue reading... |
| Paraguay 'coup': death of activist threatens to reignite protests Posted: 01 Apr 2017 07:00 AM PDT Death of 25-year-old activist likely to provoke more protests following outcry over plans to allow president to run for office again in 2018 The death of an activist involved in demonstrations that swept across Paraguay threatened to reignite violent protests in the country on Saturday that have already resulted in hundreds of arrests and left scores wounded. Relative calm returned to the streets of Asunción, Paraguay's capital, on Saturday morning after fierce protests over behind-the-scenes constitutional wrangling that will allow the president, Horacio Cartes, to run for office again in 2018. |
| The hero worship propelling Erdoğan to absolute power in Turkey Posted: 01 Apr 2017 04:04 PM PDT In the capital of Ankara, the president's referendum on his bid to stay in office until 2029 is riding a tide of popular support after the failed coup to oust him Emine Altinbas had come all the way to Ankara from the northern Turkish city of Amasya, 165 miles away, for a political rally. In the warmth of the afternoon, she listened as the prime minister urged her and other supporters to vote yes in a referendum that would transform the country into a presidential republic. But Altinbas needed no convincing. In a fortnight she will back Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , and the package of reforms that could keep him in power until 2029. Why? Because, she said, she trusted Erdoğan to do the right thing. Continue reading... |
| Isis deputy killed in airstrike, says Iraqi TV Posted: 01 Apr 2017 01:27 PM PDT Ayad al-Jumaili believed to have been killed in a strike by Iraqi air force near the Syrian border Ayad al-Jumaili, believed to be a deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been killed in an airstrike, an Iraqi intelligence spokesman has said. The US-led anti-Isis coalition said it was unable on Friday evening to confirm the information that was reported earlier in the day by Iraqi state-run TV. Continue reading... |
| Anti-Putin protesters plan next move as jailed opponent considers election bid Posted: 01 Apr 2017 03:30 PM PDT Alexei Navalny was hauled into court, and then a cell, after last Sunday's protests. Now Russia's youth, raised on digital media, may decide the future "Nobody is scared of going to jail, but we have work to do," said Kira Yarmysh, spokeswoman for Alexei Navalny, as she waited for the Russian opposition politician to be delivered to court for an appeal hearing on Thursday. Navalny, who was marched to his hearing handcuffed to a stout police officer, saw his appeal rejected, and will spend the next week behind bars, serving out a 15-day sentence after he was arrested at last weekend's protest in Moscow, one of more than 1,000 people detained by police in the capital alone. Continue reading... |
| Bill O’Reilly and Fox paid about $13m in harassment and abuse settlements – report Posted: 01 Apr 2017 12:51 PM PDT Settlements with five women were made in exchange for agreeing to not pursue litigation or speak about accusations, a New York Times investigation found Fox News host Bill O'Reilly and the network's parent company, 21st Century Fox, have paid about $13m in settlements to five women who accused the anchor of sexual harassment or verbal abuse, according to an investigation by the New York Times. The women accused O'Reilly in cases from the past two decades. According to the newspaper, the settlements were made "in exchange for agreeing to not pursue litigation or speak about their accusations". Continue reading... |
| South Africa's new finance minister to 'radically transform' economy Posted: 01 Apr 2017 06:40 AM PDT Malusi Gigaba, appointed after Jacob Zuma sacked Pravin Gordhan, promises wealth redistribution in swing to the left South Africa's new finance minister has pledged to "radically transform" his country's economy, signalling a dramatic swing to the left less than 48 hours after taking up his post. Malusi Gigaba was appointed after president Jacob Zuma sacked his widely respected predecessor, Pravin Gordhan, in an overnight cabinet purge last week. The move, late on Thursday night, triggered a political crisis, pitching the ruling African National Congress party into chaos. Continue reading... |
| Louisiana officer gets 40 years in prison in killing of 6-year-old with autism Posted: 01 Apr 2017 08:16 AM PDT Body-camera video shows the boy's father had his hands raised in his vehicle while Derrick Stafford and a second officer fired 18 shots after a two-mile chase A Louisiana law enforcement officer was sentenced on Friday to 40 years in prison a week after a jury convicted him of manslaughter in the shooting death of a six-year-old boy with autism. Derrick Stafford, 33, was convicted in the November 2015 shooting that killed Jeremy Mardis and critically wounded his father after a two-mile car chase in Marksville. Continue reading... |
| Atlanta highway fire: man charged with arson in blaze that collapsed bridge Posted: 01 Apr 2017 09:16 AM PDT Basil Eleby faces first-degree arson and criminal damage to property charges in a fire that caused a heavily traveled overpass to disintegrate The man suspected of starting a raging fire that collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 a few miles north of downtown Atlanta was charged on Saturday with arson. Related: Atlanta: three arrested as major interstate bridge collapses after huge fire Continue reading... |
| Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner retain property assets while in White House Posted: 01 Apr 2017 02:18 AM PDT White House releases financial disclosures showing Kellyanne Conway owns tobacco shares and Steve Bannon earned $200,000 from Breitbart in 2016 Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, are retaining scores of property investments while they work in the White House, according to financial disclosures likely to fuel concerns over a conflict of interest. The Associated Press reported that the couple are holding on to assets of at least $240m while the New York Times, making a case that Kushner will continue to benefit from most of his business empire through a series of trusts, gave a figure of $741m. Continue reading... |
| Venezuela reverses ruling that stripped congress of legislative powers Posted: 01 Apr 2017 08:07 AM PDT President Nicolas Maduro asks supreme court to review ruling nullifying lawmaking body following protests Venezuela's supreme court has reversed its decision to strip congress of its legislative powers, which sparked protests in the country and widespread international condemnation. The move had drawn criticism at home and abroad that the South American country was no longer a democracy. The UN was among organisations calling on the court to reconsider its decision. Continue reading... |
| Congested, polluted and with car jobs at risk, Stuttgart reaches a crossroads Posted: 01 Apr 2017 04:05 PM PDT The city where the automobile was born has the dirtiest air in Germany – and a global drive to electric vehicles threatens its future For the three young Porsche technicians joshing around in their tea break outside one of the carmaker's assembly lines in Stuttgart, life seemed good last week. Like all the company's 20,000 employees, they had just been given a bonus of €9,100 (£7,735); sales and profits were soaring; Porsche was investing €1bn in new models; and, in the sparkling southern German spring sunshine, their future as skilled craftsmen looked secure, well rewarded and full of promise. "I am optimistic. We make the best cars and we have a good employer," said one man. "I am young, but I have bought a house and next year I hope to buy a Porsche." Continue reading... |
| Bernie Sanders says Trump voters aren’t 'deplorable' in jab aimed at Clinton camp Posted: 01 Apr 2017 10:34 AM PDT Senator criticized the Democratic party at an Our Revolution event with Elizabeth Warren, saying they lost the election rather than Trump winning it Bernie Sanders has defended voters who backed Donald Trump for president, telling a rally in Boston: "Some people think the people who voted for Trump are racists and sexists and homophobes and deplorable folks. I don't agree, because I've been there." Related: Bernie Sanders on Trump and the resistance: 'Despair is absolutely not an option' Continue reading... |
| Arrested while applying for a green card: US immigration experts fear policy shift Posted: 01 Apr 2017 03:00 AM PDT Multiple cases of people being arrested while seeking green cards marks a dramatic shift in immigration policy, say observers: 'This is what we all feared' Leandro Arriaga arrived at the immigration office with his US citizen wife and three-month-old daughter on Wednesday. Their lawyer knew the meeting was a risk. Arriago, 43, who had come to the US from the Dominican Republic in 2000, did have an order of deportation out against him. But she had never had a client detained at a US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) meeting before. Continue reading... |
| Aide asks voters to unseat Republican congressman critical of Trump Posted: 01 Apr 2017 10:55 AM PDT White House director of social media called on voters to defeat 'big liability' Justin Amash in new sign of division between the president and the party A top aide to Donald Trump has called for a primary challenge to a Republican member of Congress. Related: Small hand of government: Trump's aim to shrink the state pleases conservatives Continue reading... |
| Ahmed Naji on his wait to hear if Egyptian court will clear him to write again Posted: 02 Apr 2017 02:01 AM PDT Jailed for offending public morals, the novelist was freed last year – but will only receive a final verdict on Sunday. Here he describes his agonising wait It is interesting working on a novel in prison. For one thing, in Egypt you are not allowed to write in prison, so I had to hide my work. If the guards suddenly entered the cell, they could take it. It was also strange because I was writing with pen and paper – I hadn't done that since I was about 12. And you don't have an office or a table, just a mattress on the floor, so you are in a position that becomes very painful. Since I got out and started to write it out on the computer, I'm now facing some more very interesting questions. The sentences are too short. They look good, but when I start rewriting on the computer they suddenly expand. I'm starting to ask myself, did I make this sentence short for literary reasons, or was it just because of the pain in my body and my hand? Continue reading... |
| Warm welcome awaits Sisi as Trump rolls out red carpet for Egypt strongman Posted: 02 Apr 2017 02:00 AM PDT Under Obama the former general who came to power in a coup was persona non grata in Washington but the White House says his visit is chance for a 'reboot' The Egyptian president, Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi, is set to visit the White House on Monday, in a clear sign of the Trump administration's willingness to firmly embrace dictatorial regimes that the previous administration spurned. Related: Saudi Arabia and Egypt are excluded from Trump's ban. Why? | Aryeh Neier Continue reading... |
| Sexual paranoia on campus – and the professor at the eye of the storm Posted: 02 Apr 2017 02:00 AM PDT When students objected to Laura Kipnis's essay criticising the politics surrounding relationships between undergraduates and faculty, she was pitched into a Kafka-esque netherworld that threatened her career In March 2015, news reached Laura Kipnis, a high-profile professor who teaches film-making at Northwestern University, Illinois, that a group of students had staged a protest against her in response to an essay she had written in a journal called the Chronicle of Higher Education. She was, to say the least, nonplussed. For one thing, the students had carried with them mattresses and pillows, items that since 2014 have been a symbol of student-on-student assault. (This is due to Emma Sulkowicz, a Columbia University student who spent a year dragging a mattress around as a piece of performance art to protest over the university's ruling in a sexual assault complaint she filed against another student.) Why, Kipnis wondered, had they done this? Her essay was about new codes in American universities prohibiting professor-student relationships, not sexual assault. For another, part of her argument with these new rules was that in addition to infantilising students, they would only heighten the accusatory atmosphere on campus. When the students spoke of their "visceral reaction" to her article and demanded that the authorities protect them from her "terrifying" ideas, they appeared to her only to be proving her point on both counts. The president of Northwestern, Morton Schapiro, said that he would "consider" the students' petition. At this, Kipnis was amused, not indignant. Yes, it was preposterous. But why had she written the piece if not to provoke a reaction? In the company of her colleagues, among whom she detected a certain jealousy of her new-found notoriety (the story was reported nationwide), she found herself shamelessly dropping the protest into conversation. Her pride, however, dimmed somewhat when soon afterward she received an email informing her that two graduate students had filed a formal complaint against her on the basis of her essay, and that the university had retained a team of investigators to handle the case. This complaint had been made under the aegis of Title IX, a federal statute originally implemented in 1972 to address gender discrimination in universities, but which has since extended, thanks to the US Department of Education's office of civil rights, into such areas as gender identity and sexual violence. As such, it could ultimately have led to her being fired. Continue reading... |
| Twenty people killed in attack at Pakistan shrine Posted: 02 Apr 2017 01:35 AM PDT Police arrest three suspects in Punjab including shrine's custodian after attack by men wielding batons and knives Twenty people were killed and four others wounded at a Sufi shrine in Pakistan by men wielding batons and knives, police said. The attack took place at the Shrine of Mohammad Ali in the country's Punjab province on Sunday morning, according to police, who said they had arrested three suspects including the shrine's custodian. Continue reading... |
| Boat Race: unexploded bomb found near starting line Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:16 AM PDT Organisers to decide on Sunday whether annual race will go ahead after member of public spotted second world war bomb near Putney Bridge Organisers of the annual Oxford v Cambridge boat races are to decide whether Sunday's event will go ahead after an unexploded second world war bomb was found near the starting line. Police were called on Saturday after a member of the public spotted the device in the river Thames near Putney Bridge, yards from where the annual rowing event will get under way. Marine experts examined the submerged bomb and the races are expected to go ahead as planned. Continue reading... |
| Jacob Zuma: his exit might be anything but dignified Posted: 01 Apr 2017 04:05 PM PDT A veteran of the struggle, South Africa's president has a knack for survival. But he may have gone too far in sacking half his cabinet last week, and his time as leader is drawing to a close His career has been marked by a bullish disregard for convention and a rugged tenacity in the face of adversity A pitted dirt track links the village to the main road. There is intermittent electricity and only haphazard municipal deliveries of water. Children take a bus to school in a township 10km away. The nearest clinic is as far. In the summer, the sun scorches the breeze-block and brick homes. In the winter, a cold wind blasts across the low hills and fields. On a battered fridge in Sibongile Sibeko's front room is a faded sticker of South Africa's president, with his trademark wide grin. "Am I a fan? You're joking. Once, perhaps. Now, no way," she says. Continue reading... |
| Nottinghamshire police search for missing mother and two sons Posted: 02 Apr 2017 01:45 AM PDT Samantha Baldwin wanted by police on suspicion of abduction of Dylan, six, and nine-year-old Louis Madge About 100 police officers are hunting for a mother and her two sons who disappeared last week hours after a judge ruled she posed a "risk of harm" to the children. Samantha Baldwin and her sons, Dylan Madge, six, and his nine-year-old brother Louis, have not been seen since the Nottingham family court said on Monday that the boys should be removed from her care. Continue reading... |
| Graduation review – a scalding study of corruption Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:00 AM PDT A philandering doctor's life start to unravel in Romanian director Cristian Mungiu's superb satire In the bottom right-hand corner of the opening shot of Graduation is somebody – we never see who – digging themselves into a deep hole. This throwaway image brilliantly sums up the plight of Romeo (Adrian Titieni) and of the country itself in this scalding satire of Romanian corruption. A doctor, father, husband and philanderer, Romeo is a man besieged even before an incident sends his life into a tailspin. Barely a scene goes by without at least one niggling unanswered phone ringing just out of shot. In a typically bold directorial decision, Cristian Mungiu, who in 2008 guided audiences through a Ceaușescu-era maze of underhand payoffs with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, allows the most crucial phone call of the film to play out in a different room while the camera follows Romeo's lover elsewhere. The call brings bad news – Romeo's teenage daughter has been assaulted on her way to school. Her final exams, and her university scholarship, are in jeopardy. Romeo stacks up favours and bribes like a precarious house of cards, and in doing so becomes part of the cronyism and corruption that he hopes she will escape. Superbly acted, and photographed and edited with forensic precision, this is Romanian cinema at its best. Continue reading... |
| Arron Banks: ‘Brexit was a war. We won. There’s no turning back now’ Posted: 02 Apr 2017 01:29 AM PDT Now out of Ukip – the party he bankrolled – Arron Banks is creating a political movement of his own. We met the 'bad boy of Brexit' just before article 50 was triggered – and found his ambitions go far beyond leaving Europe It is five days before article 50 is triggered, and I'm sitting in the sunshine outside a pub in Islington with the man who bankrolled Brexit. If victory lies with anyone this weekend, it maybe lies with Arron Banks. Though Nigel Farage is the face of Brexit, Arron Banks is the man who made it possible. He bought Brexit. Or at least paid for it. Until 2014 he was an unknown Bristol businessman. Now he's the biggest political donor in British political history. The most powerful. He put more money into funding the Leave campaign than anyone else – more than £7m. He donated his office space, his computer equipment, his senior staff. He's the co-founder of Leave.EU, the so-called "provisional wing" of the Leave campaign, spearheaded by his close confidante Nigel Farage, and he's now contemplating his next move: taking an axe to the rest of the parliamentary system. Continue reading... |
| Kim may be crazy, so don’t call him fat Posted: 01 Apr 2017 04:05 PM PDT John McCain could have threatened world peace with his jibe at Kim Jong-un US senator John McCain could have sparked a global war by calling North Korea's Kim Jong-un fat and crazy in a US television interview. Talking to MSNBC, the Republican senator said that only China could control "this crazy fat kid who's running North Korea". Continue reading... |
| Salim Mehajer charged with assaulting Sydney taxi driver Posted: 01 Apr 2017 11:35 PM PDT Former Auburn deputy mayor released from police custody after allegedly stealing driver's Eftpos machine and phone outside Star casino Former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer has been released from a Sydney police station after being arrested following an altercation with a taxi driver. Police say the 30-year-old was arrested in Darlinghurst about 5am on Sunday after he allegedly assaulted the 38-year-old taxi driver outside The Star casino. |
| Refugees start to gather in Calais again, months after camp was closed Posted: 02 Apr 2017 12:00 AM PDT Aid groups say several hundred people, half of them unaccompanied children, have returned to area around French port The number of refugees in and around Calais is beginning to build up again, five months after the "Jungle" camp was demolished. Aid groups report several hundred new arrivals in recent weeks, around half of them unaccompanied minors. "Eritreans and Sudanese are everywhere along the seafront with no welcome centre," said Amin Trouvé-Baghdouche of Doctors of the World. "They are wandering about, abandoned by the state. Half of them are teenagers of about 15-17 years old, without their families." Continue reading... |
| Thousands dead: the Philippine president, the death squad allegations and a brutal drugs war Posted: 01 Apr 2017 09:00 PM PDT Now in a safe house, a former police officer fears for his life after allegedly exposing Rodrigo Duterte's role in extrajudicial killings when mayor of Davao "Throw them in the ocean or the quarry. Make it clean. Make sure there are no traces of the bodies." The words are shocking. That they allegedly came from the man who is now president of the Philippines makes them explosive. It is claimed that Rodrigo Duterte gave the orders to his first death squad in Davao, in the southern island of Mindanao, in 1989 when he was '"mayor Rudy". Continue reading... |
| Homes destroyed, traumatised by violence: the real reasons refugees come to the UK Posted: 01 Apr 2017 04:05 PM PDT More than 90% of migrants from Syria and Iraq have direct experience of bombing, says pioneering study A groundbreaking study has laid bare the extent of the "explosive violence" witnessed by refugees, in the first research of its kind to measure the impact of war on the migration crisis. Researchers conducted more than 250 in-depth interviews with refugees in Britain, Germany and Greece and found that 85% had directly experienced explosive violence. Continue reading... |
| UK military ‘must not be used as bargaining chip’ in Brexit talks Posted: 01 Apr 2017 02:00 PM PDT Ex-Nato chief accuses ministers of 'clumsy' approach after letter triggering article 50 appeared to threaten defence cooperation A former chief of Nato has launched a powerful attack on hardline Brexiters, accusing them of seeking to use Britain's armed forces as a bargaining chip to secure a future trade deal with the EU. George Robertson, the Labour peer who was secretary-general of the western military alliance between 1999 and 2004, said it was vital that the UK continued to be part of a strong European defensive shield, whatever the outcome of the talks on trade. Continue reading... |
| Labour demands protection for Gibraltar ahead of Brexit talks Posted: 01 Apr 2017 12:29 PM PDT British citizens must have rights protected, says Keir Starmer after EU response to article 50 letter favours Spain Labour has placed itself squarely behind British citizens in Gibraltar and demanded that their rights be protected in the forthcoming Brexit negotiations. The intervention came as the territory's leaders accused Spain of acting in a predatory manner over its future status. The EU's response to Britain's article 50 letter formally announcing its departure singled out the status of Gibraltar, saying it could only be included in any deal between London and Brussels with Spain's agreement. Continue reading... |
| Far-right demonstration falls flat as only 300 turn up to London march Posted: 01 Apr 2017 09:59 AM PDT Two groups took part in event castigated as a lame attempt to whip up Islamophobia following Westminster attack At least 14 people have been arrested after rival groups clashed during protests in central London, the Metropolitan police have said. Fewer than 300 members of the far-right groups Britain First and the English Defence League turned up for their "march against terrorism", a turnout castigated by opponents as a lame attempt to whip up Islamophobia in the wake of the Westminster attack. Continue reading... |
| Gibraltar's Chief Minister: territory political pawn – video Posted: 01 Apr 2017 09:04 AM PDT Gibraltar's chief minister Fabian Picardo tells Sky News on Friday that Spain is trying to "abuse" Brexit "for her own selfish political purposes". Gibraltar expressed outrage Friday at how it said Spain is using the UK's impending departure from the European Union to force renegotiations on the future of Gibraltar. EU council president Donald Tusk says that future Brexit agreements between the UK and the EU will only apply to Gibraltar if the governments of London and Madrid can agree to them •Gibraltar's future at stake in Brexit negotiations Continue reading... |
| How the return of traditional skills is boosting Italy's economy Posted: 01 Apr 2017 06:58 AM PDT Artisan revival proves a boon for sluggish economy that has unemployment rate of 12% There aren't any smartphones distracting the budding couturiers at the tailoring school run by Brioni, the venerable menswear company, in Penne, a medieval town nestled in the heart of Italy's mountainous Abruzzo region. Instead, their nimble fingers are delicately sewing stitches on to jacket sleeves. They are nurturing the skills that could lead to a job in a fashion house whose sleek suits have been worn by kings, presidents and 007s Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig in their roles as James Bond. Continue reading... |
| What happened in Paraguay? – video report Posted: 01 Apr 2017 04:07 AM PDT Demonstrators burn the Paraguayan government's congress building on Friday night following a day of anti-government protests. Unrest began on Friday as the nation's lawmakers approved a bill that could allow the president, Horacio Cartes, to run for another term. Since 1992 presidents have been banned from more than one term in office following the fall of dictator Alfredo Stroessner who ruled the country for over 30 years Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump is just par for the course Posted: 01 Apr 2017 11:00 PM PDT The US president has clocked up at least 12 golfing holidays since his inauguration in January. No one should be surprised. But why golf? The disorientating eternity that has been Donald Trump's nascent presidency could be described as anything but par-for-course – and not only in terms of the Old Testament-grade lies and misdirection that characterise the White House's communications. In 10 weeks, President Trump has taken no fewer than 12 golfing holidays to Mar-a-Lago, the Florida-based golfing resort he owns. Each round, according to an estimate from Politico, has cost US taxpayers in the region of $3m (£2.4m) in flights and security. Deliciously, Trump, along with a chorus of Republicans, frequently criticised his predecessor for such playful excursions. In 2011, he tweeted: "@BarackObama played golf yesterday. Now he heads to a 10-day vacation in Martha's Vineyard. Nice work ethic." In August 2014, Reince Priebus, Trump's chief of staff, wrote: "Obama's golf outings aren't just bad optics, they're foolish. And voters realise that." Even Sean Spicer, Trump's flailing press secretary, who suggested last week that just because Trump visits Mar-a-Lago doesn't mean that he's playing golf there (an Instagram photograph showing the president wearing golf cleats while supposedly in meetings says otherwise), once proffered an opinion on the game. "Wish I could be on the golf course but have to work," he wrote, in 2012, before adding: "Must be nice to be President." Continue reading... |
| Small hand of government: Trump's aim to shrink the state pleases conservatives Posted: 01 Apr 2017 06:17 AM PDT President is not a natural Reagan Republican and healthcare reform has failed – but many top activists applaud his approach to power and deregulation Donald Trump may not look like a conservative, act like a conservative or sound like a conservative, but he has been governing like one. Many Republican activists are satisfied with the first 70 days of his administration. In conversations with such figures this week, issues such as Trump's controversial travel bans or the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn did not come up. Instead, optimism centered around efforts to roll back Obama-era regulations and the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant supreme court seat. Continue reading... |
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