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- Mogadishu truck bomb: 500 casualties in Somalia’s worst terrorist attack
- Harvey Weinstein: Met police investigating five sexual assault claims
- Conservative Sebastian Kurz on track to become Austria’s next leader
- Firefighters 'turn a corner' but deadly California wildfires continue
- UK lawyers say Hong Kong rule of law under threat after jailing of activists
- Iraqi forces clash with Kurds in operation to 'impose security' on Kirkuk
- Emmanuel Macron claims in TV interview: 'I am not cut off'
- Venezuelans go to polls in vote seen as gauge of Maduro's grip on power
- Cyber cold war is just getting started, claims Hillary Clinton
- Tillerson denies 'castration' and says diplomacy goes on till 'first bomb drops'
- Tesla Motors fires hundreds of workers after performance reviews
- Bannon says Trump will 'blow up' Obamacare as subsidies cut stokes fires
- Muslim inmates allege humiliation and abuse by Brisbane prison staff
- Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh trampled to death by wild elephants
- EU prepared to delay detailed trade talks after failure to break impasse
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee taken off Mississippi school reading list
- 'This is the future': solar-powered family car hailed by experts
- The iron, the melon and the jug: the weirdest Stans buildings – in pictures
- 'People are afraid to say a word': inside Ashgabat, Central Asia's closed city
- Trophy city 2.0: can the Stans kick dictator chic?
- Secret Stans week: what it is … and how can you get involved
- Family pay tribute to woman who died after fall at St Paul's Cathedral
- Brexit talks: whose court is the ball in anyway?
- Meet the new class traitors who are coming out as rich
- Venezuela elections: opposition calls for protests after Socialist party claims win
- Bonfire of the freebies: China officials forgo free fruit and haircuts in Xi austerity drive
- Man faces court over alleged marriage equality assault on Kevin Rudd's godson
- Ex-Hurricane Ophelia: Ireland braces for landfall of 'violent and destructive' storm – live
- Catalan president Carles Puigdemont ignores Madrid's ultimatum
- Weah to face Boakai in runoff for Liberian presidency
- Schools closed as Ireland braces for landfall of ex-Hurricane Ophelia
- Monday briefing: a table for four, prime minister?
- Philippine troops kill remaining leaders of pro-Isis siege in Marawi – officials
- Chipocalypse: potato shortage in New Zealand sparks crisp crisis
- Guo Wengui, the maverick Chinese billionaire who threatens to crash Xi's party
- 'Land means life': Tanzania's Maasai fear their existence is under threat
- Mogadishu atrocity may provoke deeper US involvement in Somalia
- Sebastian Kurz's audacious gamble to lead Austria pays off | Philip Oltermann
- Peshmerga fighters take to streets of Kirkuk – video
- Somalia president: al-Shabaab targeted innocent civilians with Mogadishu bomb – video
- California wildfires: moment family's dog is found alive in ruins of home – video
- Austria elections: could Sebastian Kurz be the next leader? - video
| Mogadishu truck bomb: 500 casualties in Somalia’s worst terrorist attack Posted: 16 Oct 2017 01:42 AM PDT At least 300 people killed and hundreds seriously injured in attack blamed on militant group al-Shabaab The death toll in the bombing that hit the centre of Mogadishu on Saturday continues to rise, with more than 300 people now believed to have been killed and hundreds more seriously injured. The scale of the loss makes the attack, which involved a truck packed with several hundred kilograms of military-grade and homemade explosives, one of the most lethal terrorist acts anywhere in the world for many years. Continue reading... |
| Harvey Weinstein: Met police investigating five sexual assault claims Posted: 15 Oct 2017 01:21 PM PDT Scotland Yard to investigate five more allegations against producer as Hollyoaks actor Lysette Anthony says he attacked her in 1980s Scotland Yard is looking into five allegations of sexual assault by three women against the disgraced Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein in Britain. A team of officers has been established to look into the alleged crimes, which are said to have taken place in London in 1992, 2010, 2011 and 2015, as well as an allegation of sexual assault previously passed on to the Metropolitan police by Merseyside police, which relates to the late 1980s. Continue reading... |
| Conservative Sebastian Kurz on track to become Austria’s next leader Posted: 15 Oct 2017 12:18 PM PDT Centre of political gravity shifts right as projections put 31-year-old Kurz's Austrian People's party ahead in election with 31.7% The centre of political gravity in Austria shifted to the right after the conservative Austrian People's party (ÖVP) came out top in national elections, making its 31-year-old leader, Sebastian Kurz, the world's youngest head of government. Projections on Sunday night put the ÖVP ahead with 31.7% of the vote. The incumbent chancellor Christian Kern's centre-left Social Democrats (SPÖ) were relegated to second place with 27% of the vote, while the far-right FPÖ took 25.9%, failing to match its best-ever result. Continue reading... |
| Firefighters 'turn a corner' but deadly California wildfires continue Posted: 15 Oct 2017 03:03 PM PDT
With winds dying down, fire officials said on Sunday they had apparently "turned a corner" against wildfires that have devastated California wine country and other parts of the state over the past week. Thousands got the all-clear to return home. Related: California wildfires jeopardize family run vineyards Continue reading... |
| UK lawyers say Hong Kong rule of law under threat after jailing of activists Posted: 15 Oct 2017 04:01 PM PDT Open letter claims imprisonment of pro-democracy activists violates international treaties, amid fears of further crackdowns on freedoms The imprisonment of three prominent Hong Kong democracy activists earlier this year is a "serious threat" to the rule of law and violates international treaties, a group of leading attorneys has said, amid claims the city's courts are increasingly politicised. In the open letter, the lawyers, including former lord chancellor Charles Falconer and six other Queen's Counsel, heavily criticised the jailing of Joshua Wong, Alex Chow and Nathan Law in August for their role in pro-democracy protests. Continue reading... |
| Iraqi forces clash with Kurds in operation to 'impose security' on Kirkuk Posted: 15 Oct 2017 09:20 PM PDT Forces started moving towards oilfields and airbase amid rising tensions after Kurdish vote for independence Iraqi forces have reportedly advanced on Kirkuk's oilfields and an airbase after the prime minister, Haidar al-Abadi, ordered his army to "impose security" on the Kurdish city after a recent vote for independence. Kurdish and Iraqi officials both reported that forces began moving at midnight on Sunday, with state TV reporting that "vast areas" of the region had been seized, a claim disputed by the Kurds. |
| Emmanuel Macron claims in TV interview: 'I am not cut off' Posted: 15 Oct 2017 04:29 PM PDT French president went on live primetime TV to deny disdain for working class and to explain 'macronism' to suspicious voters The French president Emmanuel Macron has angrily denied he was cut off from real life or held working-class people in disdain in his first live primetime interview after five months in power. Macron organised the rare TV appearance on Sunday night in part to counter the damaging image among his critics that he was a "president for the rich" who cares more about the wealthy than the struggling. On air, he rejected the label, saying the very term pitted French people against one another and sparked "sad emotions" in the country. Continue reading... |
| Venezuelans go to polls in vote seen as gauge of Maduro's grip on power Posted: 15 Oct 2017 07:36 AM PDT Polls suggest opposition could win more than half of 23 gubernatorial elections amid claims government is trying to subvert vote Venezuelans are casting their votes in gubernatorial elections expected to be a gauge of support for a fractured opposition and of President Nicolás Maduro's grip on power in a country crippled by severe economic and political crises. Polls suggest opposition candidates could win more than half of the 23 governor seats, but Maduro critics claim that government-friendly electoral officials have twisted voting procedures to favour official candidates. Continue reading... |
| Cyber cold war is just getting started, claims Hillary Clinton Posted: 15 Oct 2017 04:25 PM PDT Clinton, promoting memoir addressing her 2016 US election defeat, tells UK audiences that the Kremlin is 'hacking our unity' by waging information war Hillary Clinton embarked on a speaking tour of Britain with a message that the Brexit referendum was won on the basis of a big lie and warning that Vladimir Putin has been conducting a "cyber cold war" against the west. She urged more women to enter politics and praised those who spoke up about the Hollywood movie mogul and Democratic donor Harvey Weinstein, saying his reported behaviour was disgusting. Continue reading... |
| Tillerson denies 'castration' and says diplomacy goes on till 'first bomb drops' Posted: 15 Oct 2017 08:50 AM PDT
Rex Tillerson worked on Sunday to reinforce the basic lines of US policy on major international issues such as Iran and North Korea, all while having to combat perceptions that his relationship with Donald Trump has deteriorated to the point the president is, in the words of one Republican senator, "castrating" his secretary of state. Related: 'We tried nice guys': conservative hardliners stay in a trance for Trump Continue reading... |
| Tesla Motors fires hundreds of workers after performance reviews Posted: 15 Oct 2017 10:32 AM PDT
Tesla Motors fired hundreds of workers after completing its annual performance reviews this week, even though the electric automaker is trying to ramp up production to meet the demand for its new Model 3 sedan. Related: Elon Musk: Tesla electric lorry to be unveiled in late October Continue reading... |
| Bannon says Trump will 'blow up' Obamacare as subsidies cut stokes fires Posted: 15 Oct 2017 02:41 PM PDT
A day after Steve Bannon seemed to confirm Donald Trump's intent to destroy the Affordable Care Act (ACA), saying the president was "gonna blow that thing up", a Republican senator who helped dynamite two Republican replacement bills said Trump was hurting American citizens. Related: Steve Bannon renews call for war on Republican establishment Continue reading... |
| Muslim inmates allege humiliation and abuse by Brisbane prison staff Posted: 15 Oct 2017 10:00 AM PDT Islamic council complains of prisoners being beaten, humiliated and deprived of halal food but Queensland Corrective Services says evidence not provided Allegations of abuse, humiliation and deprivation by prison staff have been made by Muslim inmates at a correction centre in Brisbane. The Islamic Council of Queensland made a series of complaints about the behaviour of staff towards inmates at the Arthur Gorrie correctional centre (AGCC), the state's largest prison. Continue reading... |
| Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh trampled to death by wild elephants Posted: 14 Oct 2017 12:51 PM PDT Deaths of three children and a woman highlight environmental impacts of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar into forested hills of Balukhali Wild elephants trampled sleeping Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in the early hours of Saturday, killing three children and a woman in the second such incident since the arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Myanmar in just a few weeks. Many trees on the forested hills of Balukhali in southern Bangladesh, where the incident took place, have been chopped down to house the massive influx of Rohingya Muslims escaping violence in neighbouring Myanmar. Continue reading... |
| EU prepared to delay detailed trade talks after failure to break impasse Posted: 14 Oct 2017 02:20 PM PDT Brussels demands more concessions to revive stalled discussions by Christmas EU plans to offer Britain a detailed vision of a future post-Brexit trading relationship by Christmas, if sufficient progress has been made on the divorce bill by then, have been thrown into doubt following a meeting of diplomats from the 27 member states. Leaked documents suggested earlier last week that European leaders would present an agreed position on a transition period and a trade deal in December, should the UK make further concessions. Continue reading... |
| To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee taken off Mississippi school reading list Posted: 14 Oct 2017 02:36 PM PDT
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee's classic novel about racism and the American south, has been removed from a junior-high reading list in a Mississippi school district because the language in the book "makes people uncomfortable". Related: Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird: a classic with many lives to live Continue reading... |
| 'This is the future': solar-powered family car hailed by experts Posted: 14 Oct 2017 11:39 PM PDT As the annual solar race across Australia wraps up, a Dutch entry averaged 69kmh from Darwin to Adelaide and resupplied the grid A futuristic family car that not only uses the sun as power but supplies energy back to the grid has been hailed as "the future" as the annual World Solar Challenge wrapped up in Australia. Related: How green is Britain's record on renewable energy supply? Continue reading... |
| The iron, the melon and the jug: the weirdest Stans buildings – in pictures Posted: 16 Oct 2017 02:17 AM PDT From Ashgabat's falcon-shaped airport to Dushanbe's giant flagpole, and more than a few Eyes of Sauron, the Stans don't shy away from eye-popping architecture Continue reading... |
| 'People are afraid to say a word': inside Ashgabat, Central Asia's closed city Posted: 16 Oct 2017 02:16 AM PDT When Stanislav Volkov began reporting for the Alternative Turkmenistan News, the secret service cut his internet and threw acid at him – all for daring to describe the harsh reality of daily life in this notoriously reclusive capital When I was child, Ashgabat was known as the "garden city". It drowned in greenery, canals gurgled with mountain water and trees cast a shady cool even in July and August. In the evenings, neighbours would gather around gazebos and drink tea. After Turkmenistan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Ashgabat experienced a second birth. Today, modern Ashgabat is jokingly called the "city of the dead", because it is almost impossible to see people in the new districts of white marble. The city holds the Guinness Book of Records title for most white marble on Earth. It holds several records, in fact: the world's largest enclosed observation wheel, the largest fountain, the largest mural of a star. The new airport has the world's largest image of a Turkmen carpet, adorning the main passenger terminal. Until recently, the capital even boasted the world's tallest flagstaff. All of these new toys, these buildings, parks and roads, were supposedly built for the people. They paid for it with their silence. Continue reading... |
| Trophy city 2.0: can the Stans kick dictator chic? Posted: 15 Oct 2017 11:30 PM PDT The cities of the five former Soviet 'Stans' have been dominated by the personalities of their authoritarian rulers – but in Kazakhstan's old capital of Almaty, at least, something new is afoot From his office on the 20th floor of an Almaty tower, Ruslan Assaubayev outlines a vision for a new kind of city. Newly pedestrianised streets, a network of bike lanes and bus lanes, and modernised public transport are all part of a five-year plan developed in coordination with western consultants and implemented by the city authorities and Almaty Development Centre, a governmental organisation of which Assaubayev is the deputy head. Downstairs, brightly coloured logos adorn the white walls of the Open Almaty centre, a new branch of the mayoralty where locals can come and address questions or complaints to civil servants. Continue reading... |
| Secret Stans week: what it is … and how can you get involved Posted: 15 Oct 2017 11:15 PM PDT Guardian Cities is devoting a week to exploring the cities of the five former Soviet 'Stans' – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – and we want to hear from you This week, Guardian Cities is exploring in depth the oft-ignored – and exceedingly difficult to report from – cities of the five "Stans": Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, a quarter of a century after they became independent from the former Soviet Union. From the bizarre architecture of the "trophy cities" to the joys and struggles of everyday urban life in some very unequal societies, our goal is to engage with the people who actually live in the Stans cities by publishing some of our reporting in the languages spoken there: not just Russian, often considered the language of the elite, but Turkmen, Kazakh, Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Tajik. Continue reading... |
| Family pay tribute to woman who died after fall at St Paul's Cathedral Posted: 16 Oct 2017 02:23 AM PDT Lidia Dragescu, who fell from the Whispering Gallery, was a talented figure skater and the 'most beautiful person in the world' The family of a woman who died after falling from a gallery within St Paul's Cathedral have paid tribute to "the most beautiful person in the world". Lidia Dragescu, 23, from Romford, Essex, died as a result of the fall on 11 October at the cathedral in the city of London. Her death is not being treated as suspicious. |
| Brexit talks: whose court is the ball in anyway? Posted: 16 Oct 2017 01:32 AM PDT Theresa May's speech in Florence aimed, it seemed, to revive stalled Brexit negotiations. We review progress in the talks so far, and assess what progress has been made Continue reading... |
| Meet the new class traitors who are coming out as rich Posted: 16 Oct 2017 02:00 AM PDT For many, talking about money, especially their own, is a social taboo. But now wealthy progressives are opening up about a system that is skewed in their favor • Outclassed: The Secret Life of Inequality is our new column about class. Read all articles here They are a minority in this country. Their rituals are often secretive. They have their own lingo, etiquette, schools, neighborhoods, and certain places they visit, seasonally. Typically, they partially hide their identities. But in the last five years, some have started to "come out", not necessarily in pride but simply out of civic-mindedness. What they are revealing is surprising. They are coming out as rich. Continue reading... |
| Venezuela elections: opposition calls for protests after Socialist party claims win Posted: 15 Oct 2017 09:58 PM PDT Democratic Unity coalition cries foul and calls for audit after ruling party wins 17 of 23 governorships Venezuela's opposition has called for street protests after President Nicolas Maduro's government won a majority of governorships in a surprise result from Sunday's regional elections. The Democratic Unity's election campaign chief, Gerardo Blyde, demanded a complete audit of the 23 governor races and called on its candidates to lead "street activities" on Monday in protest over the results the party said it would not recognise. Continue reading... |
| Bonfire of the freebies: China officials forgo free fruit and haircuts in Xi austerity drive Posted: 15 Oct 2017 11:00 PM PDT No more sea cucumber and prawns for officials at party congress, where home-style cooking replaces luxury banquets For China's Communists, the party is finally over. No free fruit or free haircuts and prawns and sea cucumbers are off the menu as the Communist party congress, set to usher in a second five-year term for president Xi Jinping, promises to be an austere affair. Continue reading... |
| Man faces court over alleged marriage equality assault on Kevin Rudd's godson Posted: 16 Oct 2017 12:43 AM PDT Craig Hoelscher, 48, is accused of punching Sean Foster in Brisbane, leaving the 19-year-old with a forehead wound A man charged with assault and causing a public nuisance after allegedly attacking Kevin Rudd's godson during a dispute over same-sex marriage has had his bail enlarged. Craig Hoelscher, 48, is accused of punching Sean Foster at Bulimba in central Brisbane in September, leaving the 19-year-old with a forehead wound. Continue reading... |
| Ex-Hurricane Ophelia: Ireland braces for landfall of 'violent and destructive' storm – live Posted: 16 Oct 2017 02:19 AM PDT Follow live updates as Tropical Storm Ophelia is due to make landfall in Ireland where schools and government buildings have been closed after a red weather warning was issued
Gust of more than 100mph were recorded as Tropical storm Ophelia approaches the southern coast of Ireland. A speed of of 165kmph (103mph) was recorded at an amateur station in Durrus, in county Cork. #Ophelia - Les vents deviennent désormais bien violents. Rafale à 165 km/h relevée sur une station amateur de Durrus #Irlande. pic.twitter.com/6TnM0H13YI BREAKING: Met Eireann are reporting a gust of 92mph at #Fastnet Rock https://t.co/T1yhu8PzNT #Ophelia Alina Here's our first look at post-tropical #Ophelia this morning as it barrels toward the SW coast of #Ireland with #hurricane force winds! pic.twitter.com/pmnZ6nr2Cg Here's the forecast track of #Ophelia
Here's a map showing the forecast path of the storm. Continue reading... |
| Catalan president Carles Puigdemont ignores Madrid's ultimatum Posted: 16 Oct 2017 01:25 AM PDT Puigdemont refuses to clarify whether he has actually declared independence and reiterates his call for talks The Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, has refused to clarify whether he declared Catalonia's independence from Spain last week, but has repeated his calls for negotiations with the Madrid government to resolve the country's ongoing political crisis. Although Puigdemont signed a unilateral declaration of independence last Tuesday, claiming that the recent referendum had given his government a mandate to create a sovereign republic, he proposed that the effects of the declaration be suspended for a few weeks to allow for dialogue. Continue reading... |
| Weah to face Boakai in runoff for Liberian presidency Posted: 16 Oct 2017 12:43 AM PDT Former international footballer will compete against vice-president in race to succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf The former international footballer George Weah and Liberia's vice-president, Joseph Boakai, will face a runoff for the country's presidency on 7 November, the electoral commission announced on Sunday. With tallies in from 95.6% of polling stations, Weah took 39% of the votes and Boakai 29.1%, both well short of the 50% barrier required to win outright from the first round of voting held on Tuesday. Continue reading... |
| Schools closed as Ireland braces for landfall of ex-Hurricane Ophelia Posted: 15 Oct 2017 11:25 PM PDT All education facilities closed as Met Éireann warns Ophelia will bring 'violent and destructive' winds and storm surges Ireland is bracing itself for the tropical storm Ophelia with a red weather warning issued for the Republic and an amber warning issued for Northern Ireland. Related: Ex-Hurricane Ophelia: Ireland braces for landfall of 'violent and destructive' storm – live Continue reading... |
| Monday briefing: a table for four, prime minister? Posted: 15 Oct 2017 10:21 PM PDT May and Davis fly to Brussels for emergency talks over dinner with Juncker and Barnier … Ophelia set to hit Ireland and UK … Iraq 'invades' Kirkuk Hello, good morning and welcome to the Guardian briefing. I'm Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this Monday. Continue reading... |
| Philippine troops kill remaining leaders of pro-Isis siege in Marawi – officials Posted: 15 Oct 2017 08:19 PM PDT Isnilon Hapilon, an FBI most-wanted terror suspect, and Omarkhayam Maute were reportedly killed in a gunbattle in the southern city of Marawi The two surviving leaders of a deadly siege in the southern Philippines city of Marawi have been killed in an offensive launched by thousands of troops to retake areas held by pro-Islamic State militants, state security officials have said. Related: 'They kill defenceless people': thousands flee Philippine city of Marawi Continue reading... |
| Chipocalypse: potato shortage in New Zealand sparks crisp crisis Posted: 15 Oct 2017 07:52 PM PDT Fears grow of 'potatogeddon' after up to 30% of the crop are hit by heavy rains blamed on climate change A year of heavy rains has devastated New Zealand's potato crop, causing a shortage of crisps – aka chips – that has been dubbed the "chipocalypse". The rainfall, which included two "weather bombs" and two serious floods in both the North and South Island, has wiped out 20% of New Zealand's annual potato crop, and 30% in the regions most affected, with the "crisping" varieties taking the biggest hit. Continue reading... |
| Guo Wengui, the maverick Chinese billionaire who threatens to crash Xi's party Posted: 15 Oct 2017 07:30 PM PDT The Trump-like real estate mogul promises to disrupt the showpiece party congress in Beijing with new revelations about the country's 'mafioso elite' He paints himself as the Che Guevara of Chinese crony capitalism, a billionaire insurgent vowing to bring down the system from the comfort of his $68m New York home. "My only goal is to change China," Guo Wengui, an eccentric and exiled Chinese property magnate, declared earlier this month on the eve of a key political convention in Beijing that he is promising to disrupt with electrifying revelations of skulduggery at the pinnacle of Chinese power. |
| 'Land means life': Tanzania's Maasai fear their existence is under threat Posted: 15 Oct 2017 11:00 PM PDT Reports that homes belonging to Maasai people were torched have upped the stakes in their long-running land dispute with the Tanzanian government For Lilian Looloitai, a Maasai woman from east Africa, "land means life". For her nomadic tribe, who have grazed cattle in north Tanzania's highlands for centuries, a bitter dispute playing out on the edge of the Serengeti national park brings not just uncertainty, but threatens their very existence. It is the latest example of the growing tensions between wildlife conservation, which brings revenue to the country, and the rights of nomads, who need land to survive. "How long will the government continue to expand the national parks? It is for wildlife, but we are human beings," said Looloitai, the managing director of Cords Limited, a rights group based in Arusha. "As pastoralists, we are being undermined." Continue reading... |
| Mogadishu atrocity may provoke deeper US involvement in Somalia Posted: 15 Oct 2017 12:15 PM PDT President Trump had already approved use of US troops in Somalia before hundreds died in truck bomb blamed on al-Shabaab For many years, Somalia was a forgotten front among the various campaigns against violent extremist Islamists around the world. The massive bombing of the centre of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, will bring the international spotlight back on to the battered country – at least for a few days. Continue reading... |
| Sebastian Kurz's audacious gamble to lead Austria pays off | Philip Oltermann Posted: 15 Oct 2017 11:22 AM PDT 31-year-old on track to become chancellor, but critics say to get there he has embraced divisive agenda set by populist right By handing a convincing victory to the centre-right party of 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz on Sunday, Austria rewarded one of the most audacious political gambles in its recent history. Until Kurz was announced as a candidate for chancellor in June, his Austrian People's party (ÖVP) had been trailing by some distance in polls behind its senior partner in the governing coalition, the centre-left SPÖ, and behind the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ). Continue reading... |
| Peshmerga fighters take to streets of Kirkuk – video Posted: 15 Oct 2017 07:13 PM PDT A convoy of Peshmerga fighters in vehicles flying Kurdish flags travels through the centre of Kirkuk early on Monday in images broadcast by Rudaw TV, a Kurdish broadcaster based in Irbil. Iraqi forces are reported to have advanced on the Kurdish city after the prime minister, Haidar al-Abadi, gave the order to seize its oil fields and air base. Continue reading... |
| Somalia president: al-Shabaab targeted innocent civilians with Mogadishu bomb – video Posted: 15 Oct 2017 06:49 PM PDT President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed decries Saturday's 'tragic' bomb attack which killed hundreds. The blast is considered one of the most lethal terrorist acts anywhere in the world for many years. Mohamed added: 'It's a sign that al-Shabaab continues to target innocent civilians.' No one has claimed responsibility for this blast, however the spotlight has fallen on terrorist group al-Shabaab which vowed to escalate attacks after both the Trump administration and Mohamed announced new military efforts against the group. Continue reading... |
| California wildfires: moment family's dog is found alive in ruins of home – video Posted: 15 Oct 2017 09:06 AM PDT Jack Weaver and his brother-in-law Patrick Widen walked around police barricades, through a creek and up treacherous hilly roads to film the devastation caused by the wildfires in Santa Rosa, California. Weaver's mother, Katherine, was convinced the family's dog, Izzy, had died in the fire that destroyed their neighbourhood. When the men reached the end of the narrow road, they saw their house was completely ruined. But then Izzy came bounding out of the rubble for a joyous reunion. Weaver captured the scene on his phone Continue reading... |
| Austria elections: could Sebastian Kurz be the next leader? - video Posted: 15 Oct 2017 07:11 AM PDT Voting is under way in Austria in a snap election tipped to see conservative Sebastian Kurz, 31, become the European Union's youngest leader and form an alliance with the far right. The People's party (OeVP) – rebranded by Kurz as his personal 'movement' – is projected to win more than 30% of the vote with pledges to be tough on migrants and easy on taxes. Kurz is likely to form a coalition with the eurosceptic Freedom party (FPOe), forecast to place second or third with at least 25%, polls suggest Austria set to elect youngest EU leader in move to the right Continue reading... |
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