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- Kenyan supreme court annuls Uhuru Kenyatta election victory
- 'Not a single thing was dry': Mumbai's residents count the cost of floods
- 'The fear is great': 'Dreamers' on edge as Trump threatens to end Daca program
- Convoy of Isis fighters and families blocked by airstrikes in Syria
- Farc eyes Colombia's 2018 elections as it seeks new political dawn
- Houston residents begin 'massive' cleanup as Harvey death toll hits 45
- Europe unveils world's most powerful X-ray laser
- Utah nurse arrested for refusing to draw blood from unconscious patient
- Zagreb strips Marshal Tito name from square
- Receding waters reveal Harvey's devastation as death toll reaches 44
- Trump's ambassador to Israel refers to 'alleged occupation' of Palestinian territories
- Spanish farmer goes out on a limb for cow legs cured à la Iberian ham
- Last Isis stronghold in Syria could fall by October, says UN envoy
- From ale to jail: facial recognition catches criminals at China beer festival
- US jobs growth misses forecasts as unemployment rises
- Swansea Valley terrace residents ordered to leave over landslip fears
- How a German river marks cultural divide between east and west
- 'They convicted me of nothing': freed Sudanese rights activist vows to fight on
- 'The S-word': how young Americans fell in love with socialism
- 'Cockroaches' and 'old hags': hounding of the North Korean diaspora in Japan
- Australian military investigating 'rumours' of possible war crimes in Afghanistan
- Erdoğan accuses Myanmar of ‘genocide’ as thousands of Rohingya flee to Bangladesh
- Colin Jackson: phenomenal athlete who came out at 50
- Jacindamania: rocketing rise of New Zealand Labour's fresh political hope
- Eid al-Adha celebrations around the world – in pictures
- The week in patriarchy: Hurricane Harvey's heroes give me hope | Jessica Valenti
- Hurricane Harvey is a billion-dollar disaster – America's 10th in 2017
- Decade of disaster: a timeline of $1bn extreme weather damage in the US
- Britain must seize the initiative on Yemen | Letters
- 'People are dying': violence forces aid workers out of Central African Republic
- DfID defends £200m aid budget for Nigeria over next four years
- A uniquely toxic figure: Donald Trump faces extra hurdles as Congress returns
- Pope's psychoanalyst visits show his struggle in Argentina's 'dirty war'
- Nurse arrested for refusing to draw blood from unconscious patient – video
- Kenyan opposition supporters celebrate as election result declared invalid – video
- Rohingya families drown after fleeing violence in Myanmar – video report
- Houston pastor plays piano in flooded Texas home – video
- Search for victims after Mumbai building collapses amid floods – video report
| Kenyan supreme court annuls Uhuru Kenyatta election victory Posted: 01 Sep 2017 09:39 AM PDT Six-judge bench rules 4-2 in favour of petition filed by rival candidate Raila Odinga and orders new vote within 60 days Kenya's supreme court has declared Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in the presidential election last month invalid and ordered a new vote to be held within 60 days. The decision to nullify the result, a first in Kenya, sets up a new race for the presidency between Kenyatta and the veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. Analysts said it marked a watershed in the east African nation and set a unique precedent for the continent. Continue reading... |
| 'Not a single thing was dry': Mumbai's residents count the cost of floods Posted: 01 Sep 2017 04:24 AM PDT As rescue workers search for building collapse survivors, homeless people tell of lack of shelter while rain battered city As torrential rain pounded Mumbai this week, Radha Rajput was where she always is: on the pavement between railway tracks and a main road. The streets of India's financial capital are her home and have been for the past 50 years. She and her son, his wife and their one-year-old twins have endured the challenges of seasonal rain and scorching summer heat for decades, but this downpour was a fresh nightmare. Continue reading... |
| 'The fear is great': 'Dreamers' on edge as Trump threatens to end Daca program Posted: 01 Sep 2017 12:40 PM PDT As Donald Trump considers whether to end the Obama immigration program, 800,000 people brought to the US as children grapple with uncertainty In the 297 days since Donald Trump was elected president, Concepcion Solis has adopted a new morning routine. "The first thing I do every morning is check Twitter to see if something's changed," the 30-year-old Oakland resident said. "The fear right now is great." Solis is one of the nearly 800,000 "Dreamers" whose lives have been racked by uncertainty since Trump emerged victorious from a xenophobic presidential campaign that began with slurs against Mexican immigrants and only escalated from there. Trump is expected to decide whether to end the the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) program on Tuesday – a key campaign promise that he has thus far equivocated over – leaving Daca recipients like Solis in a familiar but unwelcome place: limbo. Continue reading... |
| Convoy of Isis fighters and families blocked by airstrikes in Syria Posted: 01 Sep 2017 04:00 PM PDT The 600 terrorists and civilians had been granted safe passage after surrendering enclave on Syria's border with Lebanon A convoy of Islamic State fighters and their families being evacuated into jihadist territory in east Syria remained in government-held areas of Syria on Friday, US-led forces have said. "It has not managed to link up with any other Isis elements in eastern Syria," said Col Ryan Dillon, spokesman for the US-led coalition fighting Isis. Continue reading... |
| Farc eyes Colombia's 2018 elections as it seeks new political dawn Posted: 01 Sep 2017 04:45 PM PDT Party faces uphill battle for political acceptance by voters who experienced it as a terror threat over decades of violence Colombia's Farc guerrilla group has officially recast itself as a political party, redesigning its logo as a rose but keeping the acronym that many Colombians equate with its violent past. After a five-day founding congress in Bogotá, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia became the Common Alternative Revolutionary Force, which in Spanish retains its controversial acronym. Continue reading... |
| Houston residents begin 'massive' cleanup as Harvey death toll hits 45 Posted: 01 Sep 2017 11:31 AM PDT Texas officials say more than 185,000 homes were damaged and 9,000 destroyed as 42,000 people remain in shelters amid overflowing rivers and reservoirs Families across Houston made grim and often heartbreaking treks back to flooded homes on Friday as the death toll from Hurricane Harvey rose to 45 and authorities called for "massive, massive" efforts to recover from the catastrophe. Related: Hurricane Harvey is a billion-dollar disaster – America's 10th in 2017 Continue reading... |
| Europe unveils world's most powerful X-ray laser Posted: 01 Sep 2017 09:00 AM PDT Facility in Hamburg will help recreate conditions deep inside the sun, unravel ways to make new antibiotics and even create a new form of diamond The world's most powerful X-ray laser has begun operating at a facility where scientists will attempt to recreate the conditions deep inside the sun and produce film-like sequences of viruses and cells. The machine, called the European X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL), acts as a high-speed camera that can capture images of individual atoms in a few millionths of a billionth of a second. Unlike a conventional camera, though, everything imaged by the X-ray laser is obliterated – its beam is 100 times more intense than if all the sunlight hitting the Earth's surface were focused onto a single thumbnail. Continue reading... |
| Utah nurse arrested for refusing to draw blood from unconscious patient Posted: 01 Sep 2017 11:38 AM PDT Police have apologized and are investigating incident in which a detective handcuffed a burn unit nurse attempting to follow hospital policy Salt Lake City police have apologized after an officer handcuffed a hospital nurse who refused to draw blood from an unconscious patient. Related: 'We only kill black people': Georgia officer faces investigation for comment Continue reading... |
| Zagreb strips Marshal Tito name from square Posted: 01 Sep 2017 09:13 AM PDT City assembly votes to change name of prominent square on initiative of rightwing party Independent for Croatia Zagreb has stripped the name of late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito from a prominent square in the Croatian capital in a move that has split public opinion. The vote in the city assembly to change the name of Marshal Tito Square was called on the initiative of the rightwing party, Independent for Croatia, which labelled the communist leader a dictator. Continue reading... |
| Receding waters reveal Harvey's devastation as death toll reaches 44 Posted: 31 Aug 2017 08:53 PM PDT Donald Trump pledges $1m in personal support to victims as rescue teams search for people still needing to be evacuated and brace for bodies Rescuers continued plucking people from floodwaters across Texas on Thursday even as waters receded from Houston, revealing swathes of devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey. Related: Meet the people rescuing stranded pets from tropical storm Harvey Continue reading... |
| Trump's ambassador to Israel refers to 'alleged occupation' of Palestinian territories Posted: 01 Sep 2017 10:15 AM PDT David Friedman, who also opposes two-state solution, appears to adopt a stance more in line with Israeli settlers in Jerusalem Post interview Donald Trump's ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, has referred to the situation in the Palestinian territories as "an alleged occupation", in an apparent break from US foreign policy and mainstream international opinion. Talking to the Jerusalem Post in his first major interview with the Israeli media, Friedman appeared to adopt a stance more in line with Israeli settlers, of whom he has been a high-profile supporter. Continue reading... |
| Spanish farmer goes out on a limb for cow legs cured à la Iberian ham Posted: 01 Sep 2017 06:37 AM PDT Inspired by the revered jamón ibérico, Alfonso García Cobaleda is trying to do the same thing with beef In the chilled chambers of an industrial estate on the edge of a small Extremaduran town and the rolling pastures at the foot of the Sierra de Gata, a lawyer-turned-cattle-farmer is engaged on a quest for gastronomic alchemy. Alfonso García Cobaleda's raw material is, to begin with at least, less than mouth-watering. From a hook hangs 66kg of cow leg, its deep red and off-white surface moist to the touch thanks to an oozingly high fat content. Continue reading... |
| Last Isis stronghold in Syria could fall by October, says UN envoy Posted: 01 Sep 2017 05:02 AM PDT Staffan de Mistura says country will face 'moment of truth' after Islamic State defeat, with possibility of elections within a year Raqqa, the last Islamic State stronghold in Syria, will fall by the end of October, allowing credible democratic elections to be held within a year, according to the UN special envoy for the country. Setting out a highly optimistic scenario for the end of the civil war, Staffan de Mistura said the country would face a "moment of truth" after the reclaiming of Raqqa. He urged President Bashar al-Assad to recognise he must make a political gesture if he didn't wish to see a version of Isis return under a new name within months. Continue reading... |
| From ale to jail: facial recognition catches criminals at China beer festival Posted: 01 Sep 2017 04:46 AM PDT Cameras at Qingdao event identify 25 suspects in under one second, including a man who had been on the run for 10 years Chinese police have used facial recognition technology to catch criminals at a beer festival. Twenty-five wanted individuals were arrested when they turned up to sample the offerings at the annual event in Qingdao – home to China's most famous beer. Continue reading... |
| US jobs growth misses forecasts as unemployment rises Posted: 01 Sep 2017 07:09 AM PDT Figures could be made worse next month by impact of Tropical Storm Harvey and reduce chances of interest rate rise The US economy recorded a sharp fall in job creation in August, raising questions over whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates before the end of the year. Economists had expected the US to add about 180,000 jobs over the month. But the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed a marked slowdown on the previous month, with a rise of 156,000 jobs. The figure for July was revised down to 189,000 from an initial 209,000, while for June number was reduced from 231,000 to 210,000, compounding the weaker picture. |
| Swansea Valley terrace residents ordered to leave over landslip fears Posted: 02 Sep 2017 12:00 AM PDT Residents of a row of houses in Ystalyfera face uncertainty after being told their homes could collapse at any moment The house seemed perfect for Amanda Hopkins and her family. It was large enough for her four children and close to other relatives, and she liked the view of hills and river from the kitchen windows. Twelve months after moving in, Hopkins is in despair after she, her children and her neighbours were suddenly ordered to leave their row of terraced houses perched on the lower slopes of a mountain in the Swansea Valley in south Wales amid fears that their homes could collapse at any moment following a series of landslides. Continue reading... |
| How a German river marks cultural divide between east and west Posted: 01 Sep 2017 09:00 PM PDT Elections likely to serve up a reminder that, almost 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the waters of the Elbe still run deep "Imagine Europe as a pair of lungs," says Reiner Haseloff, the state premier of Saxony-Anhalt, as he stares from the top deck of a river cruiser at the winding waterways below. "The Elbe is where the two lungs meet." The river that cuts a roughly diagonal line from the North Sea to the Polish-Czech border has been more than just a waterway for at least 21 centuries. Continue reading... |
| 'They convicted me of nothing': freed Sudanese rights activist vows to fight on Posted: 02 Sep 2017 01:00 AM PDT As eight-month prison ordeal on charges of spying and treason ends with a pardon, Mudawi Ibrahim Adam says he will continue human rights work An award-winning human rights activist jailed by the Sudanese government after he was accused of spying and treason has been released following eight months in prison. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, an engineering professor at the University of Khartoum, said he would press on with his fight to repeal all laws that "allow arbitrary detention and forbid freedom of speech, a free press and peaceful demonstration". Continue reading... |
| 'The S-word': how young Americans fell in love with socialism Posted: 02 Sep 2017 12:00 AM PDT Young Americans blame capitalism for crises in housing, healthcare and falling wages. Once demonised, the word 'socialism' is back as a new political movement takes root At 18, Olivia Katbi was answering the phones and emails in a Republican state senator's office in Ohio. Then the legislator threw his weight behind a particularly contentious anti-abortion law. "I realised that the party I'm working for is evil. After that I identified as a Democrat but I wasn't really happy with their policies either," said Katbi, now 25. Back then, she couldn't articulate her reservations about President Barack Obama. There were the drone strikes, and the limitations of his healthcare reforms. But mostly it was a frustrating sense he wasn't serving her interests so much as those of a monied elite. So in the 2012 presidential election, Katbi voted for Jill Stein, the Green party candidate. But that didn't change the world. Continue reading... |
| 'Cockroaches' and 'old hags': hounding of the North Korean diaspora in Japan Posted: 01 Sep 2017 07:02 PM PDT Japan has 600,000 Korean residents, many descended from forced wartime labourers. While 150,000 claim loyalty to Pyongyang, all face hostility because of the regime's behaviour As a Korean resident of Japan, Lee Sinhae knows only too well how quickly, and cruelly, political tensions find expression in personal abuse. The freelance writer has acquired an unwanted public profile after winning a court case last year against the extremist group Zaitokukai for defamation. Its former leader, Makoto Sakurai, had called Lee a "Korean old hag" online and during street demonstrations. "Zaitokukai members even told me to get out of Japan and go back to Korea, even though I was born here," said Lee. Continue reading... |
| Australian military investigating 'rumours' of possible war crimes in Afghanistan Posted: 01 Sep 2017 11:03 PM PDT Defence watchdog issues public plea for information regarding talk of breaches committed by troops between 2005 and 2016 Australia's military watchdog has issued a public plea for information regarding rumours of possible war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan. The ABC reported in July on an alleged cover-up of the killing of an Afghan boy as well as hundreds of pages of leaked defence force documents relating to the secretive operations of the country's special forces. Continue reading... |
| Erdoğan accuses Myanmar of ‘genocide’ as thousands of Rohingya flee to Bangladesh Posted: 01 Sep 2017 11:39 PM PDT Almost 400 people have died in violence that Myanmar's military said was triggered by attacks on security forces by Rohingya insurgents Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused Myanmar of "genocide" against the Rohingya Muslim minority, who have fled in the tens of thousands across the border into Bangladesh to escape ethnic violence. "There is a genocide there," Erdoğan said in a speech in Istanbul during the Islamic Eid al-Adha feast, which commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son. Continue reading... |
| Colin Jackson: phenomenal athlete who came out at 50 Posted: 01 Sep 2017 10:00 PM PDT His 110m hurdles world record stood for a decade but only Jackson knows why saying he was gay took so long Colin Jackson has been in the public eye since his teenage years, when a phenomenal athletic prowess was first identified at Birchgrove Harriers, the club nearest his home on the outskirts of Cardiff. The former 110m hurdles world record holder has been clearing barriers with rare skill ever since but revealing his sexuality to the world earlier this week was an obstacle sized up more carefully than ever. Continue reading... |
| Jacindamania: rocketing rise of New Zealand Labour's fresh political hope Posted: 01 Sep 2017 06:07 PM PDT In just over a month, party's youthful, confident new leader has transformed its moribund poll position and put it in serious contention to win the election There's no doubt Jacinda Ardern taking over as leader is the best thing that has happened to New Zealand Labour in a long time, with its polling surging by 19 points in just a month as the phenomenon dubbed "Jacindamania" grips the country. There are the T-shirts, the tote bags with her face plastered on them, the "Let's do this" slogan, and the memes flying around social media – but underlying all this is a serious groundswell of support. Ardern, 37, the youngest person to lead the party, has taken a crash course in leadership and passed, so far, with flying colours. Just seven and a half weeks out from the 23 September general election, Andrew Little resigned as Labour leader after its lowest ever poll result of just 24 points. Continue reading... |
| Eid al-Adha celebrations around the world – in pictures Posted: 01 Sep 2017 04:34 PM PDT Muslims around the world prepare for the Eid al-Adha holiday, also known as the 'sacrifice feast' Continue reading... |
| The week in patriarchy: Hurricane Harvey's heroes give me hope | Jessica Valenti Posted: 01 Sep 2017 03:12 PM PDT The way ordinary Texans responded to the hurricane was inspiring. That's a feeling I think we could all use a little more of these days Like everyone right now, my thoughts are with all the people in Texas trying to recover in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. It's hard to watch something like this unfold when it feels like there is no real leadership to help guide the country through - but watching the stories out of Texas reminded me that the actual leadership is there, among the citizens who helped each other. Even the reporters who covered the disaster found ways to help - from a CNN correspondent who saved a man and tried to give a woman with alzheimers some privacy from the camera, to local reporters who stayed to cover the storm even when it meant putting their own safety at risk. Continue reading... |
| Hurricane Harvey is a billion-dollar disaster – America's 10th in 2017 Posted: 01 Sep 2017 11:29 AM PDT Despite a 'rapid succession of disaster events', the agency tracking changes in climate faces severe budget cuts under Donald Trump Even before Hurricane Harvey began to form, out in the north Atlantic, federal climate experts signalled that 2017 was going to be a bad year for weather and climate catastrophes in America. According to scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), there had already been nine climate and weather-related events that caused more than $1bn of damage. Related: A timeline of the billion-dollar weather disasters in the US over the past decade Continue reading... |
| Decade of disaster: a timeline of $1bn extreme weather damage in the US Posted: 01 Sep 2017 11:29 AM PDT There were nearly 100 such events from 2007 to 2016, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Before Hurricane Harvey hit Texas last week, there had been nine weather and climate disasters costing $1bn or more in the US since the start of 2017. Such events cost an estimated $16.4bn in total and caused 57 deaths. Related: 2017 could see the most billion-dollar weather disasters in US history Continue reading... |
| Britain must seize the initiative on Yemen | Letters Posted: 01 Sep 2017 10:26 AM PDT UK diplomats at the UN have a chance to ease the humanitarian crisis caused by the devastating civil war in Yemen, says Keith Vaz The UK has the unique ability to influence international matters given its position on the UN security council, sitting at the head table for global affairs. Just this week we have shown the ability to set the agenda there, raising the current developments in Myanmar and calling for a security council meeting. However, all too often we are too slow to address the world's crises. Nowhere is this clearer than with the current greatest humanitarian crisis worldwide: Yemen. For over two years, its civil war has continued, with over 10,000 civilians dead. Across the country, bombings have destroyed medical infrastructure and over half a million civilians suffer from cholera. Directly and indirectly, thousands are being killed in the conflict and over 19 million Yemenis are hungry. We have seen increasing media coverage of Yemen's cholera epidemic and this is welcome, drawing attention to the extreme suffering of the Yemeni people. But we must recognise the full story: the reason that disease is rife in Yemen is that this once beautiful country is being ripped apart by conflict and all aid efforts are significantly handicapped as a result of this. This brings us back to the UK at the security council. The UN general assembly will sit on 12 September. As the world comes to New York, now is the time to table a new resolution that will end the conflict in Yemen for good, and stop the bombings. |
| 'People are dying': violence forces aid workers out of Central African Republic Posted: 01 Sep 2017 03:04 AM PDT Threats, looting and violence prompt withdrawal of aid organisations at height of malaria season, denying access to healthcare and leaving thousands at risk The lives of thousands of people across Central African Republic are at risk because aid workers are being forced to withdraw from cities and villages due to escalating violence. Médecins Sans Frontières is among the organisations unable to provide vital healthcare, preventing treatment for malaria during the disease's high season, with the result that "people are dying for sure", according to Caroline Ducarme, MSF's head of mission in the country. Continue reading... |
| DfID defends £200m aid budget for Nigeria over next four years Posted: 31 Aug 2017 11:06 AM PDT Projected average annual funding of £50m in time period falls short of £100m pledged for 2017 to help areas hit by Boko Haram The Department for International Development has defended its aid budget for Nigeria, which is facing an unprecedented humanitarian and security crisis caused by attacks led by the terrorist group Boko Haram. Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary, and Priti Patel, the development secretary, jointly announced £200m in aid over the next four years, during a visit to the country on Wednesday. Continue reading... |
| A uniquely toxic figure: Donald Trump faces extra hurdles as Congress returns Posted: 01 Sep 2017 11:00 PM PDT Congress returns Tuesday to grapple with the debt limit, tax reform, government funding to avoid a shutdown, recovery efforts – and a hostile leader He has gone from The Art of the Deal to How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. Donald Trump, increasingly isolated in the White House, faces a daunting task to get his presidency back on track when Congress returns on Tuesday from a summer ending all too soon. Related: Trump vows to 'bring back Main Street' by cutting business tax to 15% Continue reading... |
| Pope's psychoanalyst visits show his struggle in Argentina's 'dirty war' Posted: 01 Sep 2017 08:05 AM PDT Francis, then Fr Bergoglio, was caught in middle between military junta and the left, harming relationships with fellow Jesuits One of the mysteries of the life of Pope Francis is how a man regarded for many years as an authoritarian by his colleagues was reinvented as a global icon of forgiveness. The news that he visited a psychoanalyst every week for six months may cast some light on this question. At the time of his therapy, he was 42 and Argentina was two years into the terrible struggle between a military junta that killed about 30,000 people and tortured many more, and the left, which included everyone from urban guerrillas to unarmed priests. Fr Bergoglio, as he then was, found himself in the middle as the head of the Jesuit order. Continue reading... |
| Nurse arrested for refusing to draw blood from unconscious patient – video Posted: 01 Sep 2017 03:32 PM PDT Police in Salt Lake City arrested a nurse at the University of Utah Hospital for interfering with an investigation after she refused to allow them to draw blood from an unconscious patient, who was not under arrest, without a warrant Continue reading... |
| Kenyan opposition supporters celebrate as election result declared invalid – video Posted: 01 Sep 2017 04:58 AM PDT People cheer opposition leader Raila Odinga after Kenya's supreme court nullifies President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory. Kenyatta says he respects the decision but does not agree with it. Odinga says the ruling on Friday is a historic day Continue reading... |
| Rohingya families drown after fleeing violence in Myanmar – video report Posted: 01 Sep 2017 03:26 AM PDT The bodies of at least 26 women and children have washed up on a riverbank in Bangladesh after boats carrying Rohingya refugees capsized in the Naf river. Almost 38,000 Rohingya have fled their villages and attempted to cross into Bangladesh, according to UN estimates Continue reading... |
| Houston pastor plays piano in flooded Texas home – video Posted: 01 Sep 2017 01:59 AM PDT When Aric Harding, a Houston pastor and musician, returned to fetch some belongings from his home after it was flooded by Harvey, he wanted to show his son that their piano still worked. So Harding sat in the knee-deep water and played a few chords as a friend recorded the moment. Continue reading... |
| Search for victims after Mumbai building collapses amid floods – video report Posted: 31 Aug 2017 12:47 AM PDT Rescue workers in Mumbai are searching for people feared trapped beneath a collapsed building following two days of torrential rain in India's commercial hub. At least 1,200 people have died across south-east Asia as a result of flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains, and millions of people are estimated to have been affected Continue reading... |
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