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- Kurds see chance to advance their cause in ruins of Islamic State
- Brits’ bogus food poisoning claims leave hoteliers crying: ‘¡Basta!’
- Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud: The young hothead who would be king
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon ready to lead France’s new resistance
- 'Hi, Dad': California father buries wrong man after coroner says his son is dead
- Black St Louis police officer shot by white colleague 'fearing for his safety'
- Franco-Swiss journalist dies in Paris after being injured in Mosul blast
- New Orleans mayor: US climate change policy cannot wait for Trump
- Bali bombing: Guantánamo inmate Hambali charged over 2002 attack
- Revealed: mass faintings in Cambodian factories supplying Nike and Puma
- Europe is the shared story our papers tell. It’s what made me who I am
- A Bold and Dangerous Family review – unlikely heroes in the war on fascism
- AirAsia flight turns back to Perth with 'technical issue'
- Cambodian female workers in Nike, Asics and Puma factories suffer mass faintings
- Prince Harry: I wanted out of royal family but stayed to do good
- Inside the mysterious lot of land Donald Trump owns in Florida's swamplands
- Argentina’s 'Queen Cristina' seeks return to politics with Senate bid
- Lee Rhiannon faces possible censure or expulsion from Greens party room
- Working-class women are too busy for gender theory – but they're still feminists
- Overturned oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing 120
- Far-right activists detained at UK border before Britain First rally
- Invasive Asian carp found near Great Lakes beyond electrified barrier
- The world's ugliest dog competition 2017 – in pictures
- Mormon girl who says she is gay has microphone cut off, stirring protest
- Mormon girl cut off while speaking about her sexuality in church – video
- China landslide leaves scores missing – video report
- Move by UK supermarkets threatens to bring Fairtrade crashing down
- Qatar blockade exposes rifts in Trump administration's 'peculiar' foreign policy
- Will losing health insurance mean more US deaths? Experts say yes
| Kurds see chance to advance their cause in ruins of Islamic State Posted: 24 Jun 2017 11:36 AM PDT With the defeat of Isis close, its opponents scent opportunity in the region. Can Kurdish forces win more autonomy? As what remains of Islamic State crumbles, the would-be victors have started circling. In Mosul, Iraqi forces have begun preparing for peace in the city where the now-encircled marauders took root three years ago. Across the border in Raqqa, with five of its neighbourhoods under their control, Kurdish forces are contemplating what comes next for them and their cause. Continue reading... |
| Brits’ bogus food poisoning claims leave hoteliers crying: ‘¡Basta!’ Posted: 24 Jun 2017 03:15 PM PDT Britons are warned they could be banned from all-inclusive package deals For two decades, Miguel has run one of the biggest hotels in Mallorca for holidaymakers on all-inclusive packages. But never has he been so angry and disappointed with his British guests. During a typical year, Miguel welcomes 9,000 British visitors, and many more from Germany and the Netherlands. Two years ago the hotel, popular in Thomson and First Choice brochures, had just a couple of complaints for gastroenteritis (aka Spanish tummy). But last year Miguel was hit by around 200 claims alleging food poisoning. Every single one was from a British holidaymaker, with not a single complaint coming from the Germans or the Dutch. None of the Brits complained to the hotel at the time; all the claims were lodged by UK claims management companies once the holiday-makers returned home. Continue reading... |
| Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud: The young hothead who would be king Posted: 24 Jun 2017 04:05 PM PDT The new heir to the Saudi kingdom is a man with vast ambitions, but it is his international aspirations that are causing the most concern The sudden elevation of Mohammed bin Salman to the position of crown prince and heir apparent to his father, King Salman of Saudi Arabia, is a welcome surprise for many Saudis. It is also a matter of deep concern for some of the kingdom's neighbours, notably Iran, which is locked in a region-wide power struggle with its Arab arch-rival that increasingly risks sucking in the US and Russia. For younger Saudis frustrated by the kingdom's hidebound traditionalism and inflexible religious laws, Prince Mohammed is seen as a reform-minded new broom who could sweep the country to a brighter, more open future. For critics at home and abroad, he is a dangerous and inexperienced firebrand who could undermine stability and lead Saudi Arabia to unintentional disaster. Continue reading... |
| Jean-Luc Mélenchon ready to lead France’s new resistance Posted: 24 Jun 2017 01:30 PM PDT The hard-left leader is prepared to fight in parliament – or on the streets Entering the French lower house of parliament as an MP for the first time last week, Jean-Luc Mélenchon pointed to the European flag planted next to the French tricolor, turned to the camera tracking him and said: "Do we have to put up with that?" Earlier he stood on the steps of the Assemblée Nationale, alongside the other 16 newly elected MPs from his hard-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), raised a clenched fist and shouted "Resistance". Continue reading... |
| 'Hi, Dad': California father buries wrong man after coroner says his son is dead Posted: 24 Jun 2017 12:54 PM PDT Frank Kerrigan speaks to homeless son by phone 11 days after funeral, having been told of identification made through fingerprints A southern California man who thought he had buried his son found out 11 days later his son was still alive, after local coroners misidentified a body. On 6 May, a man was found dead behind a Verizon store in Fountain Valley. Frank J Kerrigan, 82, of Wildomar, said he called the coroner's office and was told the body was that of his son, Frank M Kerrigan, 57, who suffers from mental illness and had been living on the street. |
| Black St Louis police officer shot by white colleague 'fearing for his safety' Posted: 24 Jun 2017 03:01 PM PDT
An off-duty black St Louis police officer's race factored into him being mistakenly shot by a white officer who didn't recognize him during a shootout with black suspects this week, the wounded officer's lawyer said on Saturday. Related: Dallas officer charged with aggravated assault for killing of 21-year-old woman Continue reading... |
| Franco-Swiss journalist dies in Paris after being injured in Mosul blast Posted: 24 Jun 2017 04:20 AM PDT Experienced conflict reporter Véronique Robert had surgery in Iraq before being transferred to hospital in French capital The Franco-Swiss journalist Véronique Robert has died in hospital in Paris after being wounded in an explosion in Mosul earlier this week. She was caught up in a mine explosion in the Iraqi city that killed the Iraqi journalist Bakhtiyar Haddad and the French journalist Stephane Villeneuve. Samuel Foley, who works for Le Figaro, suffered injuries to his face and arm. Continue reading... |
| New Orleans mayor: US climate change policy cannot wait for Trump Posted: 24 Jun 2017 07:00 AM PDT
US cities will lead national policy on climate change after the Trump administration's withdrawal from the Paris climate accords, working to reduce emissions and become more resilient to rising sea levels, Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans said at an annual meeting in Florida. Related: The fight against climate change: four cities leading the way in the Trump era Continue reading... |
| Bali bombing: Guantánamo inmate Hambali charged over 2002 attack Posted: 23 Jun 2017 07:05 PM PDT Indonesian faces military trial for twin bombings that killed 202 people including 88 Australians and seven Americans, as well as 2003 Marriott bomb A US war court has charged an Indonesian detainee at Guantánamo Bay in connection with the 2002 bombing in Bali that marked Indonesia's deadliest terror strike, according to court documents obtained by the Associated Press. The detainee known as Hambali also was charged in connection with an attack on the JW Marriott in Jakarta in 2003. According to rules of the US military commission, a military court will later decide whether a trial will be held. Continue reading... |
| Revealed: mass faintings in Cambodian factories supplying Nike and Puma Posted: 25 Jun 2017 01:00 AM PDT Asics and VF Corporation also affected by spate of blackouts among 600,000-strong, predominantly female workforce employed by major sports brands Women working in Cambodian sportswear factories supplying some of the world's best-known brands are suffering mass faintings, the Observer can reveal. Over five months, more than 500 workers in four factories supplying to Nike, Puma, Asics and VF Corporation, were hospitalised. The worst episode involved 360 workers who collapsed over three consecutive days. Continue reading... |
| Europe is the shared story our papers tell. It’s what made me who I am Posted: 24 Jun 2017 11:00 PM PDT Brexit is more than financial: it's a divorce from history and inspiration. For me and many other journalists, it's personal We know it's the most visceral issue in contemporary British politics. We know it turns redtops into attack dogs and Tory backbenchers puce with rage. The ides of May. So we ought to know that it's personal. Individual and personal. Europe isn't just one more tick on some routine policy list. It is history and emotion … even for newspaper editors. Take me: and one personal route. I grew up in the east Midlands through the 40s and 50s. Sundays featured a grandparents' vigil at the local Baptist church. Holidays featured Hunstanton and Skegness. Europe? Well, there was always the Hotel de Paris, Cromer. It was a warm, loving family time (scarred by my father's death and my polio). But there were no far horizons. I look at my grandchildren now – veterans long before they left school of south-east Asia, America, Europe from Norway to Romania; three of them Spanish in Barcelona – and pinch myself. Their worlds began early at Heathrow or El Prat. My world ended at Dover. Continue reading... |
| A Bold and Dangerous Family review – unlikely heroes in the war on fascism Posted: 24 Jun 2017 10:30 PM PDT Caroline Moorehead's gripping account of two Jewish brothers' fight against Mussolini shines a light on an overlooked chapter of Italian history It's often said that Italy has managed to get away with its fascist past. There's no great communal guilt or shame; the country paid a pittance in terms of war reparations. Of course the crimes of Mussolini's thugs, horrifying as they often were, seem minor when set against the industrialised genocide of the Third Reich. Mussolini was many things, but his racism always felt half-hearted, his antisemitism merely favour-gaining with Hitler. There's something else, though. Italy's resistance to fascism and totalitarian rule was more widespread and well organised than in any other European country (even, arguably, France). The nobility and heroism of the loose nexus of socialists, Freemasons and academics who stood up to Mussolini provided a narrative upon which the country could found its postwar identity. Foremost among the opposition to fascism, there were two portly, bookish, Jewish brothers who shone brightly, briefly, before their early deaths at the hands of the regime. Their names were Carlo and Nello Rosselli. Continue reading... |
| AirAsia flight turns back to Perth with 'technical issue' Posted: 24 Jun 2017 09:12 PM PDT Passengers report engine trouble as flight to Malaysia lands safely after being turned around 90 minutes into trip A pilot has turned around an AirAsia flight on its way to Malaysia and returned to Perth due to a technical problem with the plane. The plane departed just before 7am (WST) on Sunday for Kuala Lumpur but the pilot identified a "technical issue" and decided to return to Perth, a Perth airport spokesman said. Continue reading... |
| Cambodian female workers in Nike, Asics and Puma factories suffer mass faintings Posted: 24 Jun 2017 04:04 PM PDT Sportswear brands review spate of incidents in factories where employees on short-term contracts work 10-hour days in 30C temperatures Women working in Cambodian factories supplying some of the world's best-known sportswear brands are suffering from repeated mass faintings linked to conditions. Over the past year more than 500 workers in four factories supplying to Nike, Puma, Asics and VF Corporation were hospitalised. The most serious episode, recorded over three days in November, saw 360 workers collapse. The brands confirmed the incidents, part of a pattern of faintings that has dogged the 600,000-strong mostly female garment workforce for years. Continue reading... |
| Prince Harry: I wanted out of royal family but stayed to do good Posted: 25 Jun 2017 01:12 AM PDT Prince's comment that he considered giving up his title but resolved to 'work out a role for myself' follows his suggestion that none of the royals wants the throne Prince Harry has admitted he once "wanted out" of the royal family. The fifth in line to the throne said he had wanted to "work out a role for myself" and decided to carry on to do good. Continue reading... |
| Inside the mysterious lot of land Donald Trump owns in Florida's swamplands Posted: 25 Jun 2017 12:00 AM PDT The quarter-acre parcel brings in no income, has no natural resources and has environmental restrictions. So why does the president still maintain it? Amid the gilded tower blocks, luxury hotels and high-end golf clubs of Donald Trump's vast global property portfolio is a much smaller holding that looks more than a little out of place. It's a quarter-acre lot of overgrown woodland in one of Florida's poorest counties that the US president has owned and paid property taxes on since 2005 – having bought it for $1 from a woman who owned a photographic studio specialising in adult lingerie shoots. Continue reading... |
| Argentina’s 'Queen Cristina' seeks return to politics with Senate bid Posted: 24 Jun 2017 07:32 PM PDT Former president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, has formed centre-left party and will run for key seat that populous Buenos Aires province Argentina's former president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, has formally launched her bid for a Senate seat in October's mid-term elections in a race that will determine whether President Mauricio Macri can deepen his free-market reforms. Fernández's run, confirmed by a spokesman, comes a little over a week after she formed a new centre-left party independent of Peronism, Argentina's dominant political movement that she has belonged to for decades. Continue reading... |
| Lee Rhiannon faces possible censure or expulsion from Greens party room Posted: 24 Jun 2017 11:06 PM PDT All other Greens in Canberra sign letter of complaint against Rhiannon, who faces a preselection battle for her seat within months The New South Wales Greens senator Lee Rhiannon could face censure or expulsion from the party room after a signed complaint letter from all her colleagues accused her of potentially damaging conduct in the schools debate. The letter regarding Rhiannon's conduct was discussed at a special national council meeting over the weekend but it is understood the council advised Greens MPs that it was up to the party room to take action as they saw fit. Continue reading... |
| Working-class women are too busy for gender theory – but they're still feminists Posted: 25 Jun 2017 01:00 AM PDT You won't get very far as a poor woman without believing you are equal to men – and if someone embodies this thought, it is Dolly Parton, writes Sarah Smarsh In late 2014, Billboard magazine asked Dolly Parton about feminism. "Are you familiar with Sheryl Sandberg's book Lean In?" the interviewer inquired. |
| Overturned oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing 120 Posted: 24 Jun 2017 10:48 PM PDT Victims had rushed to scene of highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official says An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing more than 120 people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said. Rizwan Naseer, the head of the Punjab province's rescue services, said 122 people were killed and another 76 were wounded, with many suffering serious burns. Continue reading... |
| Far-right activists detained at UK border before Britain First rally Posted: 24 Jun 2017 11:02 AM PDT Antisemitic Polish priest Jacek Międlar and head of Dutch branch of Islamophobic movement Pegida among those held Prominent far-right activists from Europe who were planning to attend an anti-Muslim rally in Birmingham have been detained at airports hours before they were due to speak. Jacek Międlar, 28, an antisemitic priest, and his fellow activist Piotr Rybak were among three Polish nationals stopped on Saturday morning, according to Polish media and social media posts. They were due to speak at the rally organised by far-right group Britain First. Continue reading... |
| Invasive Asian carp found near Great Lakes beyond electrified barrier Posted: 24 Jun 2017 09:26 AM PDT The fish was found miles past a barrier designed to keep it from entering the ecosystem and wreaking the sort of damage seen elsewhere in the US An Asian carp has been found just miles from the Great Lakes, beyond an electrified barrier designed to keep the invasive species from entering the ecosystem and wreaking the sort of damage seen elsewhere in the US. The fish, weighing 8lbs and measuring 28in, was found by a monitoring team in a waterway nine miles from Lake Michigan, Illinois state officials said on Friday. The carp was sent to Southern Illinois University for further analysis. Continue reading... |
| The world's ugliest dog competition 2017 – in pictures Posted: 24 Jun 2017 07:25 AM PDT The Sonoma-Marin Fair hosted the annual competition for the world's ugliest canines, with Martha the mastiff crowned winner Continue reading... |
| Mormon girl who says she is gay has microphone cut off, stirring protest Posted: 24 Jun 2017 06:08 AM PDT
A video of a young Mormon girl in Utah telling her congregation that she is gay and still loved by God, before her microphone is turned off by local church leaders, has sparked a new round of discussions about how the religion handles LGBTQ issues. Related: 'No doesn't really mean no': North Carolina law means women can't revoke consent for sex Continue reading... |
| Mormon girl cut off while speaking about her sexuality in church – video Posted: 24 Jun 2017 06:06 AM PDT Savannah, a 13-year-old Mormon girl from Utah, is cut off while speaking to her church congregation about being gay. Video of the incident, which happened on 7 May, shows the girl giving her testimony until the microphone is turned off and she is asked to sit down Continue reading... |
| China landslide leaves scores missing – video report Posted: 24 Jun 2017 03:24 AM PDT A landslide has engulfed most of a village in Sichuan province, south-west China, leaving more than 140 people feared buried. Hundreds of rescue workers began moving tonnes of rock and shale in the village of Xinmo in the hope of finding survivors. One family of three managed to escape as the landslide hit their home Continue reading... |
| Move by UK supermarkets threatens to bring Fairtrade crashing down Posted: 24 Jun 2017 04:02 PM PDT Tesco is to join Sainsbury's in changing the branding of some 'fairly traded' products When four Sainsbury's executives met farmers from some of Africa's biggest tea-growing co-operatives in a hotel in Nairobi last month it should have been a mutual celebration of Fairtrade, the gold standard of ethical trading and the world's most trusted and best-known food certification scheme. But instead of backslapping at the Pride hotel, the world's largest retailer of Fairtrade products precipitated the greatest crisis in the scheme's 25-year history by telling the 13 major tea groups and their 228,000 co-operative members that it intended to drop the globally known Fairtrade mark for their produce, and replace it with the phrase "fairly traded". Continue reading... |
| Qatar blockade exposes rifts in Trump administration's 'peculiar' foreign policy Posted: 24 Jun 2017 04:00 AM PDT While Donald Trump backs the Saudi-led ultimatum, the state and defense departments are openly critical – a mixed message that could worsen the crisis The crisis created by the ultimatum delivered to Qatar by the Saudi-led Gulf coalition has been deepened by mixed messages from Washington. Related: 'Close al-Jazeera': Saudi Arabia gives Qatar 13 demands to end blockade Continue reading... |
| Will losing health insurance mean more US deaths? Experts say yes Posted: 24 Jun 2017 04:00 AM PDT Using government data, doctors and academics have tested whether a lack of healthcare coverage increases the probability of death. Most conclude it does The Republican healthcare bill announced on Thursday would cause thousands of Americans to die each year, according to physicians who study government data. Using national health surveys, doctors and academics have tested whether a lack of health insurance increases the probability of death. Most have concluded that it does. Continue reading... |
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