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- US airbase in Guam threatened by North Korea as Trump promises 'fire and fury'
- Kenya election: opposition leader claims hacking attack cheated him of victory
- Paris attack: police hunt driver who ploughed into soldiers on patrol
- 'I can have you killed': Afghan woman fears husband after US denies asylum
- Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' hires Gotti lawyer in US case
- As many as 100 people feared dead in Chinese earthquake
- Country singer Glen Campbell dies at 81
- Google employee fired over diversity row considers legal action
- Jacob Zuma narrowly survives no-confidence vote in South African parliament
- Drama in Brussels as car chase is followed by bomb hoax
- Artist scrawls hate-speech tweets in front of Twitter's Hamburg office
- Paris climate deal: US tells diplomats to dodge foreign officials' questions
- Radio DJ accused of groping Taylor Swift says he may have touched her ribs
- Spain won't 'jeopardise' Brexit deal to regain Gibraltar sovereignty
- No ‘first lady’ title for Brigitte Macron after petition over her status
- Venezuela: UN rights chief decries excessive force used against protesters
- Indian police sack couple for faking climb to Everest summit
- 'We hate the headscarf': can women find freedom in Tehran's female-only parks?
- Teenager fatally stabbed in Manchester a day after murder convictions
- What is the US military's presence near North Korea?
- Salmonella outbreak linked to Mexican papaya sickens more than 100 in US
- Where is Guam and why is North Korea threatening it?
- Abbott's obstruction of gay marriage is a defence of privilege and the power of shame | David Marr
- Genetically modified salmon hits the shelves in Canada – and sells quickly
- North Korea v the US: how likely is war?
- 'Not helpful': New Zealand PM criticises Trump's words on North Korea – video
- New Zealand Green party leader resigns after revealing she lied to claim benefits
- Wednesday briefing: 'Fire and fury' – Trump launches himself at North Korea
- Australian prime minister rejects Trump's 'fire and fury' response to North Korea threat
- UN calls on Nepal to investigate civil war case of gang-rape and torture by soldiers
- ‘Uncomfortable and disgusting’: Uganda's 1.2m unwanted condoms
- Trump's dire rhetoric echoes language of North Korean propaganda
- South Africa's parliament has merely postponed Jacob Zuma's day of reckoning
- Automation is a real threat. How can we slow down the march of the cyborgs?
- Trump threatens North Korea with ‘fire and fury’ – video
- Jacob Zuma survives no-confidence vote in South Africa – video
- Kenya goes to the polls in closely contested election – in pictures
| US airbase in Guam threatened by North Korea as Trump promises 'fire and fury' Posted: 08 Aug 2017 11:50 PM PDT Pyongyang claims missile strike could hit US Pacific territory, warning any American military action would provoke 'all-out war' Analysis: how likely is war? North Korea has said it is considering a missile strike on the US Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after Donald Trump warned the regime that any threat to the United States would be met with "fire and fury". The threat, carried by the state-run KCNA news agency, marked a dramatic rise in tensions and prompted warnings to Washington not to become embroiled in a bellicose slanging match with North Korea. Continue reading... |
| Kenya election: opposition leader claims hacking attack cheated him of victory Posted: 09 Aug 2017 02:46 AM PDT Raila Odinga says figures showing 54% of the vote has gone to incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta are 'fictitious' The leader of Kenya's opposition has claimed that he was cheated of victory by an overnight hacking attack which manipulated the results in the country's presidential election. "You can only cheat the people for so long," Raila Odinga said. "The 2017 general election was a fraud." Continue reading... |
| Paris attack: police hunt driver who ploughed into soldiers on patrol Posted: 09 Aug 2017 01:27 AM PDT Six military personnel injured after car deliberately drove into them in upmarket neighbourhood of Levallois-Perret French police are searching for a driver who ploughed into soldiers patrolling an upmarket Paris suburb on Wednesday morning. The car sped off after hitting six members of Opération Sentinelle, which is part of France's ongoing state of emergency introduced after the November 2015 terrorist attacks. Continue reading... |
| 'I can have you killed': Afghan woman fears husband after US denies asylum Posted: 09 Aug 2017 02:00 AM PDT Shakila Zareen's asylum application was initially approved after her husband shot her, but it was later denied under Donald Trump's new US migration policies When Shakila Zareen learned that her husband planned to kill her, she fled to her mother's house. A few hours later, she was alone in the living room when her husband and two other men scaled the compound walls. As they came through the door, Zareen turned to see her husband aim a hunting gun at her and pull the trigger. Continue reading... |
| Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' hires Gotti lawyer in US case Posted: 09 Aug 2017 12:24 AM PDT Jeffrey Lichtman, who successfully defended son of mafia boss John Gotti, among lawyers hired by Joaquin Guzman Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the captured leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, has hired a New York lawyer best known for successfully defending the son of the convicted mafia boss John Gotti to represent him in his US criminal case. The lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, said Guzman had hired him along with three others – Marc Fernich, who has also represented Gotti's son, John Gotti, Jr; William Purpura, who represented a Baltimore drug kingpin, Richard Wilford; and Eduardo Balarezo, who represented Alfredo Beltrán Leyva, the head of another Mexican drug cartel. Continue reading... |
| As many as 100 people feared dead in Chinese earthquake Posted: 08 Aug 2017 01:06 PM PDT Magnitude 6.5 quake in Sichuan leaves seven confirmed dead, 21 seriously injured and 130,000 houses damaged, say local reports Up to 100 people are feared dead after an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 rattled south-west China. Seven people died and 88 were injured in the quake late on Tuesday, 21 of them seriously, the official Xinhua news agency said. It said all the dead were visitors to the area. Continue reading... |
| Country singer Glen Campbell dies at 81 Posted: 08 Aug 2017 02:18 PM PDT The Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter, who had a prolific 60-year career, died from Alzheimer's on Tuesday The country singer Glen Campbell died on Tuesday at the age of 81 after living with Alzheimer's for six years. Related: Glen Campbell: a universal voice who defined American manhood Continue reading... |
| Google employee fired over diversity row considers legal action Posted: 08 Aug 2017 07:10 AM PDT Computer engineer James Damore, axed for suggesting women were less suited to certain tech roles, may challenge dismissal The computer engineer fired by Google for suggesting women are less suited to certain roles in tech and leadership is considering taking legal action against the company. Related: Segregated Valley: the ugly truth about Google and diversity in tech Continue reading... |
| Jacob Zuma narrowly survives no-confidence vote in South African parliament Posted: 08 Aug 2017 11:50 PM PDT Coalition of opposition parties and renegade ANC MPs unable to gain majority needed to oust South African president The South African president, Jacob Zuma, has narrowly survived a motion of no confidence against him in parliament, the most serious attempt yet to unseat him after months of growing anger over allegations of corruption and a sinking economy. It was the sixth such vote of his increasingly beleaguered presidency, but the first involving a secret ballot, with a broad coalition of opposition parties and renegade MPs from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) falling just short of the simple majority needed to force Zuma and his cabinet to resign immediately. Continue reading... |
| Drama in Brussels as car chase is followed by bomb hoax Posted: 08 Aug 2017 10:48 AM PDT Driver of vehicle, arrested after jumping a red light, claimed car contained explosives, but was later described as 'mentally unwell' Belgian police shot at a vehicle during a chase through Brussels before arresting the driver and clearing the area after he falsely claimed that his car contained explosives. The driver, who was unarmed, was arrested at the scene. He was later described by the Belgian prosecutors office as mentally unwell. "It's a mentally unstable person," a spokeswoman for prosecutors said. "The military did not find any explosive in his vehicle." The spokeswoman added said that the suspect was from Rwanda and was not known to have a police record. Continue reading... |
| Artist scrawls hate-speech tweets in front of Twitter's Hamburg office Posted: 08 Aug 2017 12:52 PM PDT Shahak Shapira and other artist-activists stencil insulting barbs to protest what they deem the company's muteness on offensive tweets A German-Israeli artist who accuses Twitter of failing to delete hate speech tweets has taken matters into his own hands, by stencilling the offending messages on the road in front of the company's Hamburg headquarters. A YouTube video shows Shahak Shapira and fellow activists stencilling tweets saying, "Germany needs a final solution to Islam" and "Let's gas the Jews." Continue reading... |
| Paris climate deal: US tells diplomats to dodge foreign officials' questions Posted: 08 Aug 2017 01:07 PM PDT Secretary of state Rex Tillerson directs staff to make clear US wants to help other countries use fossil fuels, diplomatic cable shows US diplomats should sidestep questions from foreign governments on what it would take for the Trump administration to re-engage in the global Paris climate agreement, according to a diplomatic cable seen by Reuters. The cable, sent by the US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, to embassies on Friday, also said diplomats should make clear the United States wants to help other countries use fossil fuels. Continue reading... |
| Radio DJ accused of groping Taylor Swift says he may have touched her ribs Posted: 08 Aug 2017 11:11 AM PDT
A former radio DJ accused of groping Taylor Swift before a concert testified Tuesday that he may have touched the pop superstar's ribs with a closed hand as he tried to jump into a photo with her but insisted he did not touch her backside as she claims. David Mueller told jurors at the civil trial on dueling lawsuits filed by Mueller and Swift that he and the singer were trying to reach around one another and "our hands touched and our arms touched" during a photo opportunity he estimated lasted no more than 40 seconds. Continue reading... |
| Spain won't 'jeopardise' Brexit deal to regain Gibraltar sovereignty Posted: 08 Aug 2017 12:28 PM PDT Spanish foreign minister seeks to allay UK fears that Gibraltar could be used as pawn by European Union in Brexit negotiations Spain will not seek to block a Brexit agreement by attempting to regain sovereignty over Gibraltar, the country's foreign minister has confirmed. Alfonso Dastis allayed fears Gibraltar could be used as a pawn in Brexit discussions, saying Spain would not "jeopardise" a future deal by demanding a change in status to the British overseas territory. Continue reading... |
| No ‘first lady’ title for Brigitte Macron after petition over her status Posted: 08 Aug 2017 03:09 AM PDT Aides to Emmanuel Macron, the French president, insist his wife's role will be strictly public and not political The French president's wife, Brigitte Macron, will not be given an official "first lady" title or her own budget, the French government has said following a petition against a proposed change to her status. A "transparency charter" will be published in the next few days to clarify the position of Emmanuel Macron's wife, but presidential aides insist her role will be strictly public and not political. Continue reading... |
| Venezuela: UN rights chief decries excessive force used against protesters Posted: 08 Aug 2017 03:37 AM PDT Security forces and pro-government groups responsible for the deaths of at least 73 protesters, investigation finds The UN has decried "widespread and systematic use of excessive force" against demonstrators in Venezuela, saying security forces and pro-government groups were responsible for the deaths of at least 73 protesters. Presenting the preliminary findings from an investigation conducted in June and July, the UN rights office described "a picture of widespread and systematic use of excessive force and arbitrary detentions against demonstrators in Venezuela". Continue reading... |
| Indian police sack couple for faking climb to Everest summit Posted: 08 Aug 2017 04:21 AM PDT Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod doctored photographs to support claim they had reached world's highest mountain peak Two Indian police officers who falsely claimed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest last year have been sacked. Nepal's government imposed a 10-year mountaineering ban on Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod, a married couple, after finding they had doctored photos to support their claim. Continue reading... |
| 'We hate the headscarf': can women find freedom in Tehran's female-only parks? Posted: 08 Aug 2017 11:25 PM PDT Parks exclusively for women are popping up in Iranian cities, but critics are divided over whether this is just another ploy to keep them hidden in public "I love to take off my headscarf," says Laleh, 47, a hairdresser from Tehran. She's sitting with a group of friends around one of the many picnic tables in the Mother's Paradise, a park in the Iranian capital. She's wearing a fringed mint-green T-shirt through which you can see her bare stomach. "We can wear airy clothes here, and that's a freedom I really enjoy." Behind her, a group of women wearing T-shirts and skinny jeans are dancing to loud pop music. One of them climbs on top of a table and sways her hips to the rhythm of the music. A group of schoolgirls wearing white headscarves stop to watch. Continue reading... |
| Teenager fatally stabbed in Manchester a day after murder convictions Posted: 09 Aug 2017 12:47 AM PDT Police say there is no evidence to suggest Moss Side stabbing was linked to death of Abdulwahab Hafidah An 18-year-old man has been stabbed to death in Manchester's Moss Side, a day after 11 men were convicted of killing another 18-year-old in the area. Police said they did not yet have any evidence to suggest the stabbing was linked to the death of Abdulwahab Hafidah, whose killers were convicted at Preston crown court on Tuesday. Continue reading... |
| What is the US military's presence near North Korea? Posted: 09 Aug 2017 01:18 AM PDT The US has nearly 40,000 personnel in Japan and 35,000 in South Korea, and uses Guam as a 'permanent aircraft carrier' The US military has a huge footprint across south-east Asia and the Pacific, particularly in Japan and South Korea. With North Korea threatening a missile strike on the US territory of Guam, here is an overview of US forces in the region. Continue reading... |
| Salmonella outbreak linked to Mexican papaya sickens more than 100 in US Posted: 08 Aug 2017 11:52 AM PDT Consumers warned to avoid maradol papayas from Mexico after victims fall sick in 16 states from eating fruit traced to farm in the Yucatan peninsula More than 100 people have contracted salmonella after eating papaya traced to a farm in southern Mexico, according to US public health officials. The 106 victims of the outbreak have fallen sick in 16 states and 35 cases were serious enough to require hospitalization, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on its web page dedicated to the outbreak. One person in New York City has died. Continue reading... |
| Where is Guam and why is North Korea threatening it? Posted: 09 Aug 2017 01:23 AM PDT The remote island with limited self-government is at centre of war of the words between Washington and Pyongyang News: US airbase in Guam threatened as Trump promises 'fire and fury' Guam, a 210 sq mile sovereign US territory in the western Pacific Ocean, is used by the US as a strategic military base. Almost a third of its land is controlled by the US military and about 6,000 American troops are based there. Related: North Korea v the US: how likely is war? Continue reading... |
| Abbott's obstruction of gay marriage is a defence of privilege and the power of shame | David Marr Posted: 09 Aug 2017 01:58 AM PDT It isn't 'freedom' that the former prime minister and the bishops uphold – it's their power to dictate the laws of marriage to the rest of us If only Christians fought like this for refugees. Imagine if the Coalition's big men of faith threatened to tear down their own government unless it brings home the wretches we've imprisoned in the Pacific. Or what about crossing the floor for the poor, the homeless, for battered wives and illiterate Aboriginal kids. No. What excites these Christian warriors is beating up on gays. I've watched it all my life. Continue reading... |
| Genetically modified salmon hits the shelves in Canada – and sells quickly Posted: 09 Aug 2017 02:00 AM PDT AquaBounty salmon was approved for sale in Canada in 2016, paving the way for it to become the first genetically engineered animal to enter the food supply Canadian supermarkets have become the first in the world to stock genetically modified fish, and around five tonnes of GM salmon have been sold in the country in recent months. The sales figure was revealed in the most recent earnings report of US-based AquaBounty Technologies, whose hybrid Atlantic salmon – which contains a gene from a Chinook salmon and a gene from the ocean pout – has been at the heart of a heated debate over transgenic animals as food. Continue reading... |
| North Korea v the US: how likely is war? Posted: 09 Aug 2017 01:18 AM PDT Donald Trump has promised 'fire and fury'; Kim Jong-un has threatened a missile strike on Guam. But experts say bluster might not lead to conflict News: US airbase in Guam threatened as Trump promises 'fire and fury' The war of words between the US and North Korea has escalated, with Donald Trump warning any threats would be met with "fire and fury" and Pyongyang promptly announcing it was "carefully examining" a plan to attack an American military base in the western Pacific. Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been running high since North Korea's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month and two nuclear bomb tests last year, which has lead to increased sanctions on the already isolated nation. Continue reading... |
| 'Not helpful': New Zealand PM criticises Trump's words on North Korea – video Posted: 09 Aug 2017 12:05 AM PDT Bill English said remarks by US president Donald Trump that 'fire and fury' would face North Korea if it continued to threaten the US were 'more likely to escalate' the conflict. 'I think the comments are not helpful in an environment that is very tense,' English said, adding that his government had yet to express concerns to the US administration directly, but 'certainly if that type of commentary continued we would … I think we are seeing reaction from North Korea that indicates that kind of comment is more likely to escalate rather than settle things' Continue reading... |
| New Zealand Green party leader resigns after revealing she lied to claim benefits Posted: 08 Aug 2017 11:21 PM PDT Co-leader Metiria Turei had described how she had to lied to survive as a single mother, but has quit after being accused of being a "criminal" The co-leader of the New Zealand Green party Metiria Turei has resigned citing "unbearable" pressure after she revealed that she had lied to claim more benefits as a single mother more than twenty years ago. Last month Turei admitted to the New Zealand public that she had lied to a government social welfare agency as a 23-year-old single mother in order to "survive". Continue reading... |
| Wednesday briefing: 'Fire and fury' – Trump launches himself at North Korea Posted: 08 Aug 2017 10:26 PM PDT President's rant heightens fears of conflict … cliff-edge Brexit a threat to financial stability, warns Bank of England … and the city built just for cyclists Hello, I'm Warren Murray – this is what's been happening. Continue reading... |
| Australian prime minister rejects Trump's 'fire and fury' response to North Korea threat Posted: 08 Aug 2017 08:39 PM PDT Malcolm Turnbull warns a conflict would have 'catastrophic consequences' for the world and economic pressure is the only way to deal with Pyongyang Malcolm Turnbull has rejected the wisdom of US president Donald Trump's vow to respond to North Korea with "fire and fury" if it threatens to attack the United States again, warning a conflict would have "catastrophic consequences" for the world. Turnbull said the only way to deal with North Korea was with "maximum economic pressure" and he welcomed "new and harsh" sanctions imposed by the United Nations security council on the regime. Continue reading... |
| UN calls on Nepal to investigate civil war case of gang-rape and torture by soldiers Posted: 08 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT Landmark move marks first time UN's human rights group has intervened in an individual case, yet campaigners say Nepal's government is unlikely to act The UN human rights committee has urged Nepal to investigate the gang-rape of a woman during the country's civil war in a landmark decision that is the first to deal with an individual case of sexual violence during the conflict. The UNHRC's decision refers to the case of a woman known as Purna Maya, who was raped in 2004 by Nepalese soldiers. Maya, whose name has been changed to protect her, suffered serious injuries during the attack, including a severe haemorrhage of the uterus, which required its removal by surgery. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| ‘Uncomfortable and disgusting’: Uganda's 1.2m unwanted condoms Posted: 08 Aug 2017 05:06 AM PDT The government has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on female prophylactics, but poor take-up is sparking concerns of a rise in HIV infections Uganda has been left with a mountain of unused female condoms after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars buying in more than a million of the unpopular contraceptives. The low take-up, particularly among sex workers, is sparking concern that it could lead to a rise in HIV infections. Continue reading... |
| Trump's dire rhetoric echoes language of North Korean propaganda Posted: 08 Aug 2017 04:38 PM PDT The US president's threats have made a dangerous standoff more unpredictable – and analysts say the attempt to intimidate Pyongyang could backfire Donald Trump's dire threats of conflagration aimed at Pyongyang are likely to add yet more unpredictability to an already dangerous nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula. The US president's "fire and fury" rhetoric echoed the language of North Korean propaganda, and served as the reminder that on both sides of the lines in the confrontation, there are now volatile and brittle leaders, each insecure in their position and anxious to bolster their strongman image. Continue reading... |
| South Africa's parliament has merely postponed Jacob Zuma's day of reckoning Posted: 08 Aug 2017 09:49 AM PDT President may have survived no-confidence vote but faces possible criminal charges and ANC riven with politicking over succession In voting to defeat a parliamentary motion of no confidence in Jacob Zuma, African National Congress MPs have merely postponed the president's day of reckoning. The internal party battle to succeed the weakened and unpopular leader is likely to intensify, while South Africa's chronic economic problems and public disillusionment with the ANC, in power since 1994, seem certain to grow. Zuma's survival could be short-lived. He is immersed in spiralling allegations of corruption, mismanagement and personal financial wrongdoing. One of the most notorious is the 2010 purchase of a family home on the exclusive Waterkloof Ridge, overlooking Pretoria. Leaked documents suggest part of the the 5.24m South African rand (£300,000) used to purchase the property came from the Gupta business empire, which is at the heart of the "state capture" scandal. Continue reading... |
| Automation is a real threat. How can we slow down the march of the cyborgs? Posted: 08 Aug 2017 03:00 AM PDT Instead of working to give robots personhood status, we should concentrate on protecting human workers – and decelerate the push to automate jobs • Outclassed: The Secret Life of Inequality is our new column about class. Read all articles here We've heard a lot lately about how humans will suffer thanks to robots. Recently, these dark premonitions have come from famed techno-positive-ists like Elon Musk and Bill Gates. These grandees have offered their own solutions, from a robot tax or universal basic income. But among the dire warnings and the downright sci-fi utopias (a robot for president, anyone?), the actual human pain resulting from future job loss tends to be forgotten. Continue reading... |
| Trump threatens North Korea with ‘fire and fury’ – video Posted: 08 Aug 2017 02:19 PM PDT Donald Trump has threatened North Korea 'with fire and the fury like the world has never seen' if the rogue state makes any more threats to the US. The president's comments come on the day that fresh evidence emerged that Pyongyang has overcome one of the last major technical obstacles to being able to hit the US or western Europe with nuclear-armed missiles
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| Jacob Zuma survives no-confidence vote in South Africa – video Posted: 08 Aug 2017 11:22 AM PDT The South African president narrowly survives a motion of no confidence against him in parliament, the most serious attempt yet to unseat him after months of growing anger over allegations of corruption and a sinking economy Continue reading... |
| Kenya goes to the polls in closely contested election – in pictures Posted: 08 Aug 2017 09:27 AM PDT Kenyans are voting in a general election that pits Uhuru Kenyatta, the incumbent president, against opposition leader Raila Odinga. The closely fought contest has raised tensions in the east African state Continue reading... |
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