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Rex Tillerson: risk of 'open conflict' if US-China relations continue to grate
Venezuela: Maduro condemned after opposition duo arrested in midnight raids
Iran’s president under pressure to appoint female ministers
Trump 'weighed in' on son's Russia statement, White House confirms
'Unacceptable': New Zealand's Labour leader asked about baby plans seven hours into job
France: archaeologists uncover 'little Pompeii' south of Lyon
Ireland's departing UK ambassador shares 'sadness' over Brexit
Yemen: more than one million children at risk of cholera – charity
EasyJet passengers left high and dry in Greece – in part by mating turtles
Three Moscow gang suspects shot dead trying to flee court
Dozens killed in bombing of mosque in Afghan city of Herat
Barcelona anti-tourism activists vandalise bikes and bus
Sweden scrambles to tighten data security as scandal claims two ministers
Buenos Aires Herald to close after more than 140 years of publication
Egyptian Islamic authority sets up fatwa kiosk in Cairo metro
Indonesia executed Nigerian despite case being unresolved, watchdog says
Escape from Syria: Rania's odyssey – video
Life on the old Silk Road: the Uighurs of Kashgar – in pictures
Violence, chaos and fraud: fraught Papua New Guinea election returns prime minister Peter O’Neill
The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich review – for ‘filth’ read truth
The cult of Babel: Odessa's literary flashmobs attract book-loving tourists
South Korea’s inequality paradox: long life, good health and poverty
Revelations about empty homes in Grenfell area 'simply unacceptable'
Colonialism in Africa is still alive and well | Letters
America's midlife crisis: lessons from a survivalist summit
Court system is unfair and traumatic for child sexual abuse victims, inquiry chair says
Jump for joy: researchers make huge leap in understanding frog evolution
What happened next to the giant Larsen C iceberg?
Wednesday briefing: Leave the EU, stay in the EEA?
Jacinda Ardern grilled over motherhood plans on first day – video
Wiki warriors: activists fighting to keep truth of brutal Marcos regime in Philippines alive
US secretary of state Rex Tillerson tells North Korea: 'We are not your enemy'
Put an end to this war commemoration showbusiness | Letters
UN funding cuts put lives at risk in Darfur | Letters
Serena Williams is right about the pay gap for black women – but we need radical change
From slick to risible: the bids for London's EU agencies are unveiled
Venezuela opposition has few options to combat Nicolás Maduro's power grab
Underwater cycling and a giant kaleidoscope: 21 unmissable photographs
Partition of India and Pakistan 70 years on – share your stories
UK's 'social splintering' risks repeating past, say Holocaust survivors
Pakistan must reject US aid and exit the war on terror, says Imran Khan
Have you experienced delays on arrival at European airports?
Venezuelan opposition leaders 'kidnapped' – video
Jordan bans rapists from escaping justice by marrying victim
Who is Anthony Scaramucci? 'The Mooch' profiled - video
Man and dog pulled from car caught in Colorado floods – video

Rex Tillerson: risk of 'open conflict' if US-China relations continue to grate

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 11:06 PM PDT

Secretary of state touts cooperation and compromise on North Korea, South China Sea and trade – but says difficulties are at a 'pivot point'

Relations between the United States and China have reached "a pivot point", Rex Tillerson has warned, calling for efforts to avoid "open conflict" between the world's two largest economies.

At a rare state department briefing held amid reports that Donald Trump was preparing to order a wide-ranging investigation into Chinese trade practices, the US secretary of state told reporters that ties were at a crossroads following "a long period of no conflict" that had lasted more than four decades.

Venezuela: Maduro condemned after opposition duo arrested in midnight raids

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 11:36 PM PDT

Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma said to have violated house arrest terms
UN human rights chief 'deeply concerned' two men were taken into custody

The rearrest of two of Venezuela's most prominent opposition leaders in midnight operations has prompted further condemnation of President Nicolás Maduro's government – which was already accused of attempting to seize absolute power in the crisis-hit country.

Security officials led the raids early on Tuesday, after a court ruled that Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma had violated the terms of their house arrests by calling on Venezuelans to protest against the weekend vote to elect a new body to rewrite the constitution.

Iran’s president under pressure to appoint female ministers

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 11:48 PM PDT

Concerns raised that Hassan Rouhani may unveil all-male list of ministers in cabinet reshuffle as he prepares for second term

Iran's president is under pressure to appoint female ministers as he mulls a cabinet reshuffle before his swearing-in ceremony on Sunday.

Hassan Rouhani's all-male list of ministers during his first term in office dismayed his base even though the moderate cleric appointed a number of women as vice-president, a comparatively less senior position in Iran's political hierarchy.

Trump 'weighed in' on son's Russia statement, White House confirms

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 11:34 PM PDT

Richard Painter, ethics lawyer under George W Bush, says president's involvement in Trump Jr comments suggests 'obstruction of justice'

The White House has confirmed Donald Trump played a role in drafting a misleading statement about his son's meeting with a Russian lawyer.

On Tuesday, the press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, contradicted Trump's attorney, Jay Sekulow, who said the president had had no involvement.

'Unacceptable': New Zealand's Labour leader asked about baby plans seven hours into job

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 06:29 PM PDT

Anger after Jacinda Ardern is made to field questions about whether she might end up taking maternity leave in office

New Zealand's new Labour leader, Jacinda Ardern, has said it is unacceptable that women face questions in the workplace over their motherhood plans after she was asked on TV about whether she wants to have children.

Ardern, 37, was unanimously elected as leader of the party on Tuesday after Andrew Little stepped down less than two months before the election is due to be held. Little resigned citing three consecutive polls showing support for the opposition party at a disastrous 23-24% – the lowest approval rating in nearly 20 years.

France: archaeologists uncover 'little Pompeii' south of Lyon

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 07:11 PM PDT

Site unearthed on land awaiting construction of housing complex is labelled an 'exceptional find' by culture ministry

A "little Pompeii" is how French archaeologists are describing an entire ancient Roman neighbourhood uncovered on the outskirts of the southeastern city of Vienne, featuring remarkably preserved remains of luxury homes and public buildings.

"We're unbelievably lucky. This is undoubtedly the most exceptional excavation of a Roman site in 40 or 50 years," said Benjamin Clement, the archaeologist leading the dig on the banks of the Rhone river, about 18 miles (30km) south of Lyon.

Ireland's departing UK ambassador shares 'sadness' over Brexit

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 11:00 PM PDT

Dan Mulhall reveals fears that Britain's exit from EU will reverse decades of improving relations between the two states

The departing Irish ambassador to the UK has expressed his personal "sadness" that Brexit is threatening to reverse decades of improving relations since peace was established 20 years ago. Dan Mulhall said the border checks between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland were a non-starter and that Ireland's "hope" was that Britain would remain in the customs union.

He made his remarks in a wide-ranging interview in the week that a political row broke out between the new Irish taoiseach and the Democratic Unionist party, who have said they will not countenance the border being moved to airports and ports. Such a move would require British citizens in Ireland to show passports before boarding internal UK flights to Manchester or London.

Yemen: more than one million children at risk of cholera – charity

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 10:24 PM PDT

Save The Children warning comes after UN calculated 20.7 million Yemenis are in need of assistance

More than one million malnourished children aged under five in Yemen are living in areas with high levels of cholera, the charity Save The Children warned on Wednesday as it began sending more health experts to the worst hit areas.

The scaling up in response came after latest figures show that a deadly cholera epidemic that started in April 2015 has infected more than 425,000 people and killed almost 1,900.

EasyJet passengers left high and dry in Greece – in part by mating turtles

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:38 PM PDT

Tourists left waiting on island of Zakynthos because of technical fault and then flight curfew protecting sea creatures

Scores of easyJet passengers were stranded on the Greek island of Zakynthos (also known as Zante) after their plane developed technical difficulties and a replacement aircraft was prevented from flying in because of mating turtles.

Passengers expressed fury at easyJet's lack of communication and "incredibly bad" handling of the delay, which began on Sunday afternoon.

Three Moscow gang suspects shot dead trying to flee court

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 07:42 AM PDT

Russian law enforcement officers kill three suspects on trial over 'Grand Theft Auto gang' shootings in Moscow

Russian law enforcement officers have killed three suspects on trial for 17 gang murders after the suspects seized guns from their guards and tried to flee a court in the Moscow region, officials said.

Five handcuffed defendants were being escorted in a lift under guard at the court 12 miles (20km) north-west of Moscow city when one of the prisoners attacked a guard and attempted to suffocate him, Russia's investigative committee said.

Dozens killed in bombing of mosque in Afghan city of Herat

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 12:59 PM PDT

At least 29 dead and more than 60 wounded in blast at Shia mosque, with at least two attackers – including a suicide bomber – thought responsible

A suicide attack on a Shia mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan has killed at least 29 people and wounded more than 64, officials have said.

Barcelona anti-tourism activists vandalise bikes and bus

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 06:34 AM PDT

Youth wing of Catalan political party films attack on tourist cycles and sprays 'tourism kills neighbourhoods' on bus

The youth wing of a Catalan political party has posted a video of its members vandalising bicycles, days after it slashed the tyres of a tour bus near FC Barcelona's stadium and sprayed the windscreen with the slogan "Tourism kills neighbourhoods".

Arran, the youth wing of the radical CUP (Popular Unity Candidacy) party, has claimed responsibility for the anti-tourism campaign. CUP, which is propping up the centre-right nationalist Catalan government, has been criticised over its refusal to condemn the attacks.

Sweden scrambles to tighten data security as scandal claims two ministers

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 05:41 AM PDT

Six state agencies being checked after leak of sensitive data potentially including information on people in witness protection

Sweden's government has sought urgent assurances on data security from national agencies including the health, education and pensions services after a huge leak of private and sensitive information that has cost two ministers their jobs.

Amid reports by the Dagens Nyheter newspaper that confidential medical details were being handled by unscreened IT workers in Romania, the national broadcaster SVT said data outsourcing arrangements at six state agencies were being checked.

Buenos Aires Herald to close after more than 140 years of publication

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 09:19 AM PDT

The English-language newspaper in Latin America announced closure less than a year after switching from daily to weekly print edition

The Buenos Aires Herald, a storied English-language newspaper lauded for its coverage of Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship, will close after more than 140 years of publication, the newspaper has announced.

"Herald's staff have been informed that the newspaper is closing," the paper said in a Twitter message on Monday night, along with a photo of the front page of its 140th anniversary edition from last September.

Egyptian Islamic authority sets up fatwa kiosk in Cairo metro

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 04:49 AM PDT

Travellers passing through al-Shohada station are being offered chance to get advice from religious scholars inside booth

Sheikhs from Egypt's highest Islamic authority have opened a fatwa kiosk in the Cairo metro to offer religious advice to commuters in what they say is an effort to counter extremism.

The idea is proving popular with travellers passing through Cairo's al-Shohada metro station, a busy transport hub, who queue up to sit with a group of religious scholars inside a green patterned booth, sheltered from the bustle of the metro.

Indonesia executed Nigerian despite case being unresolved, watchdog says

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 04:07 AM PDT

Humphrey Jefferson, who was convicted of drug offences, was seeking clemency when he faced firing squad, ombudsman finds

An official watchdog has found that Indonesia executed a Nigerian man last year while his case was unresolved, leading to renewed calls for a halt to a system holding hundreds of prisoners on death row.

Indonesia's ombudsman found that Humphrey Jefferson was seeking clemency when he faced a firing squad along with three others in July 2016, meaning that he still had a chance to be pardoned. The four were all convicted of drug trafficking.

Escape from Syria: Rania's odyssey – video

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:30 AM PDT

Rania Mustafa Ali, 20, filmed her journey from the ruins of Kobane in Syria to Austria. Her footage shows what many refugees face on their perilous journey to Europe. Rania is cheated by smugglers, teargassed and beaten at the Macedonian border. She risks drowning in the Mediterranean, travelling in a boat meant to hold 15 people but stuffed with 52. Those with disabilities are carried across raging rivers and muddy fields in their wheelchairs. The documentary is produced and directed by Anders Hammer

Life on the old Silk Road: the Uighurs of Kashgar – in pictures

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:09 AM PDT

Tensions have long been high over the Chinese government's influence and continued crackdowns on the cultural identity of the Uighur ethnic group

Violence, chaos and fraud: fraught Papua New Guinea election returns prime minister Peter O’Neill

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:05 AM PDT

Parliament sits despite many seats yet undeclared after a campaign marred by deaths, allegations of bribery and at least one attempted kidnapping

Peter O'Neill has been reappointed as prime minister of Papua New Guinea amid a shaky start to the new parliament, with a power blackout and two MPs turning up to take the same seat.

The opening of the 10th PNG parliament – which has no women despite the highest number of female candidates in the country's democratic history – follows a chaotic campaign and election. It included violence and arson, allegations of voter fraud and bribery, and at least one attempted kidnapping.

The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich review – for ‘filth’ read truth

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 12:59 AM PDT

The Nobel prize-winner's astonishing oral history of the experience of Russian woman during the second world war finally appears uncensored

When Charlotte Delbo – a French dramatist arrested by the Germans in Paris and sent to Auschwitz in 1943 – came home from the camps, her first thought was to write about the women with her who had survived, and the ones who had not. But when she finished her book, with its mixture of memory and testimony, she put it away in a drawer for 20 years, worried in case it did not convey what it had really been like. She wanted to be certain that the writing was so plain, so transparent, that nothing would come between the readers and their understanding.

The cult of Babel: Odessa's literary flashmobs attract book-loving tourists

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 03:49 AM PDT

The Black Sea city may lack the pedigree of St Petersburg but it was home to Isaac Babel, and has a storied past as a stopping point for globe-trotting intellectuals

A slow-moving procession of 500-odd people stretch from the grand, if worn, Literary Museum along to the Opera House, one of the biggest and most opulent concert halls of the former Soviet Union.

Clutching hardback books, e-readers and paper printouts, the group – young and old, male and female – read passages aloud from Odessa's literary past, sending up a gentle hum into the warm evening air. Behind, the sun slowly dips into the sea.

South Korea’s inequality paradox: long life, good health and poverty

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 10:00 PM PDT

How is it possible that a country responsible for impressive gains in healthcare and nutrition finds itself with nearly half its older citizens living in relative poverty?

Earlier this year, an international team of scientists made the stunning prediction that women in South Korea born in 2030 can expect to live, on average, until they are 90, taking them past Japan to the summit of the global longevity table.

The study, published in the Lancet, marked the first time average lifespans for men or women anywhere in the world have exceeded nine decades.

Revelations about empty homes in Grenfell area 'simply unacceptable'

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:22 AM PDT

Labour condemns large number of empty homes in Kensington and Chelsea after Guardian revealed there were 1,652 vacant properties

Labour has condemned as "simply unacceptable" revelations that 1,652 properties are unoccupied in the London borough where the Grenfell Tower fire took place, calling for government action to bring them back into use.

The Liberal Democrats are also demanding increased surcharges on long-term empty homes, following a report in the Guardian about the owners of vacant properties in Kensington and Chelsea, among them oligarchs, foreign royalty and wealthy businesspeople.

Colonialism in Africa is still alive and well | Letters

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 11:15 AM PDT

British colonialism still plays a major role in the tragedies and disasters we see in Africa today, writes Osaki Peebe Harry

Sam Akaki's letter (Africa's tragedies aren't a result ofcolonialism, 28 July) is interesting, but lacks certain facts. Any careful analysis will show that British colonialism still plays a major role in the tragedies and disasters we see in Africa today. Take the migrants' deaths in the Mediterranean, and the continued hardline policies being pursued by the British government toward migrants, and say this is not colonialism at its worst.

Today's waves of migration are a direct result of Britain's disastrous intervention in the ousting and killing of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. This is a fact many in the corporate and government controlled media choose to ignore. Before the disastrous events in Libya, the government and its people accommodated many migrants from all over Africa, who went to Libya to better their lives.

America's midlife crisis: lessons from a survivalist summit

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:00 AM PDT

Stephen Marche attends the Ohio Preppers and Survivalist Summit and discovers the contradictions in American life are the very conditions that are slowly crumbling it from within

What does one wear to a survivalist summit? My physical appearance shouldn't be too much of a problem since I'm white, forty-ish and, if I pause in my increasingly elaborate maintenance rituals, go pretty ragged pretty quickly. But the clothes worry me. After I turned 40, my friend Gabe took me aside for a kind of personal sartorial intervention.

"You cannot wear those pants any more," he said.

Court system is unfair and traumatic for child sexual abuse victims, inquiry chair says

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:23 AM PDT

Justice Peter McClellan says reliance on criminal cross examination damages vulnerable witnesses like children or sexual assault victims

The court process is unfair and often traumatic for child victims of sexual abuse, the chair of the royal commission into institutional child sexual abuse has said.

In a speech delivered at a conference in Sydney on Wednesday, Justice Peter McClellan said that reliance on cross examination in criminal trials, which was intended to help juries determine the truth of any particular witnesses' claim, was damaging to vulnerable witnesses like children or victims of sexual abuse.

Jump for joy: researchers make huge leap in understanding frog evolution

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 12:00 AM PDT

A new analysis using an unprecedented dataset reveals that major changes in frog diversity are linked to mass extinctions

Although Kermit the Frog has always struggled with body image, in evolutionary terms, the frog body plan is a rather successful one. With a short, stout body, protruding eyes and strong, flexible limbs with webbed feet, the world can be your swamp. The frog body plan has remained rather similar for almost 200m years, and with only limited tweaks in anatomy, frogs (Anura) have managed to occupy a range of different habitats, from muddy pools in Alaska to tree tops in the tropics. Currently, over 6700 species are known from all continents except Antarctica, which makes frogs one of the most diverse and species-rich groups of tetrapods. Never change a good thing. However, this limited variation in the frog body plan over time and space has made it difficult for biologists to reconstruct the evolutionary history of frogs and to sort out who is related to who.

Frogs are amphibians, and the oldest member of the frog lineage – the stem-frog Triadobatrachus massinoti which lived during the Early Triassic (~250m years ago) in what is now Madagascar – still retained primitive features, such as a tail and the likely inability to jump, that distinguish it from modern frogs. By the Early Cretaceous (131-120m years ago), the first members of the modern frogs have evolved, such as the three-dimensionally preserved Liaobatrachus zhaoi from the Yixian Formation in China (Dong et al., 2013).

What happened next to the giant Larsen C iceberg?

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 10:30 PM PDT

Scientists have revealed exactly how the trillion-tonne A68 iceberg broke free of the Antarctic ice shelf last month – and say it has spawned smaller icebergs

The fate of the giant iceberg that broke free from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf last month has been revealed.

Twice the size of Luxembourg, the trillion-tonne iceberg known as A68 was found to have broken off the ice shelf on 12 July after months of speculation about a rift which had been growing for years, with the iceberg "hanging by a thread" for weeks.

Wednesday briefing: Leave the EU, stay in the EEA?

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 10:30 PM PDT

Tory and Labour MPs in joint push to soften Brexit … Trump facing new claims of obstructing justice … and the wealthy owners behind empty London mansions

Good morning, it's Warren Murray with your first helping of today's news.

Jacinda Ardern grilled over motherhood plans on first day – video

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 09:09 PM PDT

New Zealand's new Labour party leader is asked about whether she plans to have children by two male talkshow hosts. At first polite, Ardern became annoyed when one presenter suggested women should tell their employers if they plan to get pregnant before starting a new job. "That is totally unacceptable in 2017 to say women should have to answer that question in the workplace", she said.

'Unacceptable': New Zealand's Labour leader asked about baby plans seven hours into job

Wiki warriors: activists fighting to keep truth of brutal Marcos regime in Philippines alive

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 05:24 PM PDT

Revisionism becoming rife amid signs the descendants of the former dictator have never been closer to a political comeback

"It's basically like playing in the sandbox. You build a sandcastle and then another kid comes along and just kicks it over." That's how it feels to be on the front lines of information warfare in the Philippines, explains computer programmer Carlos Nazareno.

The 39-year-old is one of a handful of committed "Wikipedians" who edit sensitive pages about Philippine history, including that of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and the years he ruled the country under martial law.

US secretary of state Rex Tillerson tells North Korea: 'We are not your enemy'

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 03:29 PM PDT

US secretary of state says Washington does not seek regime change in Pyongyang and does not blame China for crisis, despite president's tweet

Rex Tillerson has said the US would welcome a dialogue with North Korea and insisted the US did not seek regime change in Pyongyang, telling the country "we are not your enemy."

The secretary of state said the North Koreans' nuclear weapons programme would have to be on the table at any such talks and that the outcome would have to be that the regime would have to relinquish its arsenal while the US would provide security assurances.

Put an end to this war commemoration showbusiness | Letters

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 11:25 AM PDT

Readers respond to the centenary of the battle of Passchendaele. Jan Melichar, Karen Barratt and Louise Hunter question the pomp surrounding acts of remembrance. Danny Tanzey examines the military aftermath, while Rita McGhee says her sadness has been deepened because of Brexit

"It's not about glorifying it," said Michael Copland, a relative of one of those who fought at Passchendaele ("I died in hell": sacrifice of war dead remembered at Passchendaele, 31 July). It would be worse than sad if that was the case. But it might be worth wondering about the vigorous encouragement for the public, and children in particular, to remember something which clearly none had experienced.

This remembered event is a construction which generally follows a comfortable and politically convenient narrative. Crucially what it fails to include is why 100 years later we have still not grasped that creating an enormous war-making machine underpinned by a militaristic mindset is a sure way to more misery.

UN funding cuts put lives at risk in Darfur | Letters

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 11:15 AM PDT

MPs and peers, including Henry Bellingham and Baroness Cox, warn that the mission to safeguard civilians in Darfur is being starved of UN funds

We are writing following the decisions taken at the United Nations to drastically reduce the funding allocation to the UN/AU mission in Darfur (Unamid) with immediate effect. The UN security council passed resolution 2363 on 29 June which included phased losses of 44% of Unamid's troops and 30% of its police officers by the end of the year. On the same day, the UN general assembly voted to reduce the budget allocated by 50% with immediate effect.

This development amounts to a hollowing out of the mission in Darfur. We've heard in recent weeks from Unamid head Jeremiah Mamabolo and the US envoy Steven Koutsis that service delivery and civilian protection will suffer. Throughout the negotiations, the UK government stood against these cuts and achieved important concessions in the final resolution. We commend their work during the process and our parliamentary group stands with them in the fight to ensure Unamid's mandate to protect civilians in Darfur can be credibly carried out.

Serena Williams is right about the pay gap for black women – but we need radical change

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 10:10 AM PDT

In Britain or the US, black women are struggling to overcome pay inequality. However, it's not just a matter of throwing more cash at the problem

Black capitalism is coming and I can understand why. Monday was Black Women's Equal Pay Day in the US. The most shocking figure that I plucked out of the mess of hashtags and outraged memes was that the average American man could go on holiday for seven months and still earn the same as the average African American woman who works all year. Grim.

Despite being one of the highest-paid athletes in the world, Serena Williams wrote an essay for Fortune magazine illustrating her thoughts on the matter. "Today isn't about me. It's about the other 24 million black women in America," she wrote. "If I never picked up a tennis racket, I would be one of them; that is never lost on me."

From slick to risible: the bids for London's EU agencies are unveiled

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 08:42 AM PDT

Some countries have hired PR companies to help them win prize of hosting European medicines agency and banking authority

With a flurry of glossy brochures, slick videos, enticing financial offers and risible boasts, the competition to snaffle away London's two prize EU agencies has begun.

A full list of the runners and riders for the spoils of Brexit was published by the European council on Tuesday after the midnight deadline.

Venezuela opposition has few options to combat Nicolás Maduro's power grab

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 08:32 AM PDT

Amid Venezuala's escalating violence and political turmoil, Maduro's opponents face limited options, most of them unpalatable and likely to cause turbulence

Nicolás Maduro's plan to rewrite Venezuela's constitution has been widely condemned as an attempt to exclude the country's opposition from the legislative process, but options for his domestic and international critics are limited, unpalatable and likely to cause turbulence on international oil markets while worsening conditions for an already suffering population.

More than 100 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces since April amid almost daily demonstrations against shortages of food and medicine, the world's highest inflation rate, alarmingly high murder rates, delayed elections, the jailing of opposition leaders, the increasing influence of the army, and efforts by the government-appointed courts to curtail the powers of the opposition-held national assembly.

Underwater cycling and a giant kaleidoscope: 21 unmissable photographs

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 07:10 AM PDT

A selection of the best photographs from around the world, including Nicole Kidman in Sydney and the Edinburgh festival fringe

Partition of India and Pakistan 70 years on – share your stories

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 07:05 AM PDT

In August 1947 the British left the Indian subcontinent and divided the country into India and Pakistan. We'd like to hear from those who were affected

It has been seven decades since the British colonial rulers left India and partitioned the country into two, displacing 10 to 15 million people, splitting families and prompting refugees to migrate all over the world.

UK's 'social splintering' risks repeating past, say Holocaust survivors

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 06:03 AM PDT

Endorsing plans for national Holocaust memorial, survivors warn that 'Germany yesterday could become Britain tomorrow'

Holocaust survivors have warned of a "splintering of social cohesion" in the UK that could lead to a repeat of the darkest days of fascist Germany, as they endorsed plans for a national Holocaust memorial in Westminster.

Three survivors, who were children when the Nazis embarked on a programme of genocide against Jewish people and are among the dwindling number of living witnesses, said the memorial would send a powerful message to future generations. "Germany yesterday could so easily become Britain tomorrow," one said.

Pakistan must reject US aid and exit the war on terror, says Imran Khan

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 05:47 AM PDT

Former cricket star and would-be prime minister calls for increased civilian rule and claims American backing 'enslaves country'

Pakistan must detach itself from American influence and pull out of the "war on terror" in order to create prosperity and achieve regional peace, Imran Khan, the Pakistani opposition leader , has said.

Buoyed by last week's dismissal of prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Khan is eyeing Pakistan's highest political office, and said he was ready to change the country's international relations.

Have you experienced delays on arrival at European airports?

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 04:22 AM PDT

British tourists are experiencing long delays at popular European holiday destinations. If you've been affected, we'd like you to share your story with us

Time-consuming immigration controls and a shortage of border staff are being blamed for long delays at European airports for thousands of British holidaymakers. If you've been affected as a passenger, or work at an airport, we'd like you to share your experience with us.

Passengers have faced queues of up to four hours at airport arrivals and departures at popular British holiday destinations including Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Lisbon, Lyon, Paris-Orly, Milan and Brussels, Airlines for Europe (A4E) has said.

Venezuelan opposition leaders 'kidnapped' – video

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 03:58 AM PDT

Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma have been taken from their homes by what appears to be the country's intelligence agency, family members of the two have tweeted

Venezuela opposition leaders taken from homes, say relatives

Jordan bans rapists from escaping justice by marrying victim

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT

Campaigners celebrate as parliament repeals law that allows rapists to avoid jail by marrying their victims for at least five years

Women's rights groups have welcomed a "historic decision" by the Jordanian parliament to abolish a law that allows rapists to escape punishment provided they marry their victims.

The lower house of Jordan's parliament voted on Tuesday to eliminate article 308, which allows rape charges to be dropped as long as the rapist marries their victim and stays married for at least five years. The law stems from a belief that marriage can lessen the stigma associated with rape.

Who is Anthony Scaramucci? 'The Mooch' profiled - video

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 04:50 AM PDT

Anthony Scaramucci, nicknamed 'the Mooch', has been forced out of his job as Donald Trump's communications director after 10 days of foul-mouthed diatribes, bust-ups and briefings mostly directed at his White House colleagues

Read the full story

Man and dog pulled from car caught in Colorado floods – video

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 02:40 AM PDT

Emergency services rescue a man and his dog stuck in a car caught in flood waters in Colorado on Sunday. Rescuers use a crane to move the man and his pet to safety. The car was parked off a road in Fremont County when the water hit

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