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- Saudi Arabia orders citizens to leave Lebanon as tensions rise
- May faces calls for bold cabinet reshuffle but advisers urge caution
- Louis CK accused by five women of sexual misconduct in new report
- 'Half my lung cancer patients are non-smokers': toxic air crisis chokes Delhi
- Germany's Romantic literary revival built on Blade Runner and seven deadly sins
- New Zealand's winter shorter by a month over 100 years
- Australia should bring Manus and Nauru refugees to immediate safety, UN says
- Canada's naked car crash takes new twist as three face kidnapping charges
- Trump's 'no questions' press conference in China slammed by former media staff
- Defiant Hong Kong football fans boo China's national anthem
- Self-driving bus involved in crash less than two hours after Las Vegas launch
- Isis ousted from last major stronghold in Syria
- Ex-Facebook president Sean Parker: site made to exploit human 'vulnerability'
- Saudi Arabia: 201 people held in $100bn corruption inquiry
- Trump attacks countries 'cheating America' at Apec summit
- Melania Trump engages in panda diplomacy at Beijing zoo
- Donald Trump cannot halt US climate progress, former Obama adviser says
- The 10 best things to do this week: Mudbound and Morrissey
- The stereo cycles of Sicily: Palermo teens pump up the velo – in pictures
- The moment a giant wave slammed into British surfer Andrew Cotton – video
- May must pay up and clear out the Brexit rebels. All else is madness | Simon Jenkins
- Sir Richard Branson labelled a hypocrite over support for Saudi tourism scheme
- $43.5m found in flat linked to Nigeria's sacked spy chief, court hears
- Tony Abbott fundraiser surrounded by pro-refugee protesters
- Edinburgh University head criticised for saying free speech 'not absolute'
- Friday briefing: Trump still too unspeakable
- How the Saudi Arabia anti-corruption crackdown will play out
- Puerto Ricans face rain and floods in wrecked homes still without roofs
- Japan anger over South Korea's shrimp surprise for Donald Trump
- Chinese company offers single people a lifetime supply of alcohol for £1,275
- Keith Urban's new song, inspired by Weinstein saga, divides critics
- No school, no salary: the children tricked into domestic servitude in Zanzibar | Rebecca Grant
- Republican panic builds as Roy Moore defiant over sexual abuse allegations
- Outrage will prevent a windfarm over the Bullecourt dead – but it's missing elsewhere | Paul Daley
- Jumping robot penguin and a giant cake make Guinness World Records 2018 – video
- Hong Kong football fans boo China's national anthem – video
| Saudi Arabia orders citizens to leave Lebanon as tensions rise Posted: 09 Nov 2017 09:00 PM PST Order raises fears that regional power battle between Saudi Arabia and Iran may be building towards military confrontation Saudi Arabia has ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, escalating a regional standoff with Iran centred on the fragile state, which it claims is being run by Tehran's proxy, Hezbollah. The move follows a week of bellicose rhetoric from the Sunni Arab powerhouse about its Shia rival, drawing strong support from Donald Trump and Israel, all three of whom insist Iran is forging strongholds across the region. Continue reading... |
| May faces calls for bold cabinet reshuffle but advisers urge caution Posted: 09 Nov 2017 12:57 PM PST Fierce debate in Downing Street over whether political fallout of shake-up would be too destabilising for prime minister Theresa May should go for a bold reshuffle with a new generation of Conservative MPs promoted into government by the end of the year, according to senior figures in the party. The former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said the prime minister was right to carry out only a limited set of changes after losing both Priti Patel and Michael Fallon from her cabinet within a week. Continue reading... |
| Louis CK accused by five women of sexual misconduct in new report Posted: 09 Nov 2017 12:18 PM PST Five women came forward to the New York Times, including two female comics who say CK masturbated in front of them, following rumors of his misconduct Five women have accused Louis CK of sexually inappropriate behavior that includes masturbating in front of two female comics, according to a report by the New York Times. Coming in the wake of years of rumors that have dogged the influential comedian, Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov told the Times that in 2002, CK invited them to his hotel room for a nightcap and shocked them by asking if he could take out his penis. As the two women laughed, thinking it was a joke, he proceeded to take off all his clothes and masturbate. Continue reading... |
| 'Half my lung cancer patients are non-smokers': toxic air crisis chokes Delhi Posted: 09 Nov 2017 09:00 PM PST Pollution not just affecting peoples' health but also India's political leadership, with Modi appearing reluctant to head response As the air quality fell, first to severe, then to emergency levels this week, doctors at Sir Ganga Ram hospital knew they needed to start fast-tracking patients. "They come in, they get a nebuliser, and they go," says Arvind Kumar, a lung surgeon at the medical facility in north Delhi. |
| Germany's Romantic literary revival built on Blade Runner and seven deadly sins Posted: 09 Nov 2017 09:00 PM PST A new genre of German literature champions emotion and experience, but some worry 'ultra-romanticism' is fuelling an anti-liberal movement Simon Strauss turned 17 the year Angela Merkel won her first election and has known no other German leader in his adult life. But there is little of his chancellor's famous pragmatism in the debut novel which set the literary world alight this year. Strauss's Sieben Nächte (Seven Nights), which has caused the Tagesspiegel newspaper to hail the 28-year-old as "one of the greatest talents of his generation", tells the story of a protagonist who has grown tired of rational consensus-seeking and embarks on a quest to experience the seven cardinal sins in seven consecutive nights. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand's winter shorter by a month over 100 years Posted: 09 Nov 2017 05:49 PM PST Studies by National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research show season has contracted equally at its beginning and end New Zealand's winter has gotten shorter by a month over the last 100 years, meaning "true winter" weather with very low temperatures, frosts and snow starts significantly later in the year and ends earlier. Brett Mullan, from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa), crunched the temperature records from two 30-year-periods over the last century to see if New Zealand was experiencing the same contraction of winter weather noted in other parts of the world. Continue reading... |
| Australia should bring Manus and Nauru refugees to immediate safety, UN says Posted: 09 Nov 2017 03:13 PM PST UN human rights committee says mandatory detention policy is unlawful and Australia cannot 'pick and choose' which international laws it follows Australia remains responsible for the people held in its offshore detention regimes on Manus Island and Nauru, and should immediately close the centres and bring refugees and asylum seekers to Australia or another safe country, the United Nations human rights committee has told the government. In an excoriating report, the expert committee said it was concerned about the conditions in the offshore immigration processing facilities in Manus Island and Nauru, which also holds children, "including inadequate mental health services, serious safety concerns and instances of assault, sexual abuse, self-harm and suspicious deaths; and about reports that harsh conditions compelled some asylum seekers to return to their country of origin despite the risks that they face there". Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Canada's naked car crash takes new twist as three face kidnapping charges Posted: 09 Nov 2017 01:12 PM PST
Three people are due to appear in a Canadian court on charges of kidnapping in a bizarre case that burst into public view after a car full of naked people deliberately rammed another vehicle on a road in Alberta. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police were called to the scene of a collision earlier this week in an industrial park in Nisku, south of Edmonton. They arrived to find a white BMW that had crashed into a truck. Continue reading... |
| Trump's 'no questions' press conference in China slammed by former media staff Posted: 09 Nov 2017 10:01 AM PST
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's refusal to take reporter questions at a press conference in China prompted former press aides to Republican and Democratic US presidents to slam the White House for an "embarrassing capitulation". Related: 'He'll tweet whatever he wants': Trump tour hits China Continue reading... |
| Defiant Hong Kong football fans boo China's national anthem Posted: 09 Nov 2017 06:55 AM PST Protest by supporters at international friendly follows Beijing's toughening of penalties for disrespecting national song Hong Kong football fans loudly booed and jeered China's national anthem at a match on Thursday, defying Beijing days after Communist leaders tightened penalties for disrespecting the song. Ahead of the start of an international friendly against Bahrain, which the home team lost 2-0, a wall of screams overtook the instrumental music broadcast over loudspeakers and the fans ended with a cry of "We are Hong Kong". Continue reading... |
| Self-driving bus involved in crash less than two hours after Las Vegas launch Posted: 09 Nov 2017 02:52 AM PST A truck driver is blamed for the accident, which passengers say could have been avoided if the autonomous vehicle had only reversed It took less than two hours for Las Vegas's brand new self-driving shuttle to end up in a crash on Wednesday – thanks to a human. The autonomous bus made its debut on public roads around the so called Innovation District in downtown Las Vegas in front of cameras and celebrities, dubbed America's first self-driving shuttle pilot project geared toward the public. But within two hours it had already been involved in a minor crash with a lorry. No injuries were reported. Continue reading... |
| Isis ousted from last major stronghold in Syria Posted: 09 Nov 2017 07:27 AM PST Terror group's withdrawal from Albu Kamal caps series of major defeats and leaves self-styled caliphate virtually wiped out Syrian troops have declared victory against Islamic State in the eastern town of Albu Kamal, the terror group's last major stronghold in the country. The Isis withdrawal caps a series of major defeats in recent months that have virtually eliminated the self-styled caliphate, which it proclaimed in Syria and Iraq in 2014; millions of people have since suffered under its hardline, repressive strictures. Continue reading... |
| Ex-Facebook president Sean Parker: site made to exploit human 'vulnerability' Posted: 09 Nov 2017 12:11 PM PST Site's founding president, who became a billionaire thanks to the company, says: 'God only knows what it's doing to our children's brains' Facebook's founders knew they were creating something addictive that exploited "a vulnerability in human psychology" from the outset, according to the company's founding president Sean Parker. Parker, whose stake in Facebook made him a billionaire, criticized the social networking giant at an Axios event in Philadelphia this week. Now the founder and chair of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Parker was there to speak about advances in cancer therapies. However, he took the time to provide some insight into the early thinking at Facebook at a time when social media companies face intense scrutiny from lawmakers over their power and influence. Continue reading... |
| Saudi Arabia: 201 people held in $100bn corruption inquiry Posted: 09 Nov 2017 10:12 AM PST An estimated 1,700 bank accounts have been frozen in inquiry observers say is power grab by crown prince to sideline rivals More than $100bn (£76bn) has been misused through corruption and embezzlement in Saudi Arabia in recent decades, the country's attorney general has said, as he announced the detention of 201 people as part of a sweeping investigation. Gen Saud al-Mojeb said in a statement that 208 people had been called in for questioning since Saturday evening, and that seven people were released without charge. Continue reading... |
| Trump attacks countries 'cheating America' at Apec summit Posted: 10 Nov 2017 01:48 AM PST US president's tirade against predatory economic policies comes just hours after he heaped praise on China Donald Trump has abruptly ended the diplomatic streak he displayed on his 12-day tour of Asia by launching a tirade against "violations, cheating or economic aggression" in the region, just hours after heaping lavish praise on China. Speaking at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) conference in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Friday, the US president's words came across as a fierce telling off. The speech was clearly, sometimes explicitly, focused on China and other countries he blamed for predatory economic policies, accusing them of having "stripped" jobs, factories and industries out of the United States. Continue reading... |
| Melania Trump engages in panda diplomacy at Beijing zoo Posted: 10 Nov 2017 01:25 AM PST First lady meets Beijing zoo's 'goodwill ambassadors' Meng'er and Gu Gu and hands out toy bald eagles to local children Melania Trump spent time with a couple of China's most prominent diplomats on her last day in Beijing on Friday: the pandas Meng'er and Gu Gu. While President Donald Trump jetted off to a summit in Vietnam after his state visit to China, the first lady stayed behind to see the Beijing zoo's favourite tenants before heading to the Great Wall later in the day. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump cannot halt US climate progress, former Obama adviser says Posted: 10 Nov 2017 01:12 AM PST Paul Bodnar believes US president has ability to hamper progress towards a lower carbon economy – but that market forces will ultimately stop him Donald Trump could slow down US progress towards a lower carbon economy, but he will be unable to halt it because businesses and local governments have committed to a low-carbon path, a former climate negotiator for the US has said. Through measures such as slapping import tariffs on solar products, scrapping incentives to renewable energy and promoting coal power, the US president could try to alter the economics of pursuing low-carbon energy. Continue reading... |
| The 10 best things to do this week: Mudbound and Morrissey Posted: 10 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PST An epic tale of wartime race relations in the Deep South opens in cinemas, while the Smiths frontman delivers his latest album British Wildlife Photography awards |
| The stereo cycles of Sicily: Palermo teens pump up the velo – in pictures Posted: 09 Nov 2017 11:26 PM PST Bici Palermo Tuning – a group of teenagers from the Sicilian capital – spend anything up to €1,300 customising their bikes with car batteries and multiple speakers to develop thunderous sound systems. The police are not impressed Continue reading... |
| The moment a giant wave slammed into British surfer Andrew Cotton – video Posted: 10 Nov 2017 12:36 AM PST British surfer Andrew Cotton broke his back after falling off his board while riding a huge wave. Dramatic footage shows Cotton being projected into the air as a mass of white water from a giant wave slammed into him in Nazare, Portugal. He was rescued by a team of local lifeguards, immobilised and taken by ambulance to hospital, from where he thanked everyone involved in his rescue British surfer breaks his back riding huge wave in Portugal Continue reading... |
| May must pay up and clear out the Brexit rebels. All else is madness | Simon Jenkins Posted: 10 Nov 2017 01:25 AM PST Hardcore Brexiteers are in the minority – the prime minister must stand up to them. Talk of 'no deal' is illiterate, playing politics with other people's lives. Why does Theresa May keep telling us what we already know? She says she will not "tolerate" Brexit backsliding from rebel remainer MPs. What we actually want to know she's not tolerating is a much smaller group of flat-Earth rebels backsliding from a sensible Brexit. It is that madness she cannot fudge. Related: Get Brexit deal fast, business leaders to tell Theresa May Continue reading... |
| Sir Richard Branson labelled a hypocrite over support for Saudi tourism scheme Posted: 09 Nov 2017 11:00 PM PST Campaigners say tycoon's plan to invest in luxury Red Sea project jars with previous criticism of Saudi Arabia's questionable human rights record Sir Richard Branson has been accused of hypocrisy after investing in a luxury tourism project in Saudi Arabia despite his track record of speaking out against human rights abuses in the country. The Virgin Group founder has backed a project to develop 50 islands over a 34,000 sq km (13,127 sq miles) stretch of the Red Sea, creating an estimated 35,000 jobs. Continue reading... |
| $43.5m found in flat linked to Nigeria's sacked spy chief, court hears Posted: 09 Nov 2017 06:42 PM PST Vast cash haul discovered in apartment owned by wife of Ayodele Oke, who was director general of country's National Intelligence Agency A Nigerian judge has ordered the seizure of a flat linked to the former head of the country's National Intelligence Agency after more than $43m in cash was found during an anti-corruption raid. Judge Saliu Seidu, sitting at the federal high court in Lagos, said the apartment in the upmarket Ikoyi area of the city should be temporarily forfeited to the government, pending any challenge within 14 days. Continue reading... |
| Tony Abbott fundraiser surrounded by pro-refugee protesters Posted: 10 Nov 2017 12:43 AM PST Hundreds of people protesting against Australia's offshore detention regime surround Sydney event while others rally in Melbourne Hundreds of pro-refugee protesters have surrounded a fundraising event for former prime minister Tony Abbott in Sydney and heckled attendees. A vocal crowd of about 200 wrestled with police as they attempted block cars with guests entering the event in Redfern. Continue reading... |
| Edinburgh University head criticised for saying free speech 'not absolute' Posted: 10 Nov 2017 12:39 AM PST Outgoing Hong Kong academic Peter Mathieson signed letter describing calls for city's independence as 'abuses' The incoming vice-chancellor of Edinburgh University has been chided by staff at his current institution for efforts to limit freedom of speech on campuses in Hong Kong. The Academic Staff Association of the University of Hong Kong said a joint statement signed by Peter Mathieson in September worked to "curtail" discussion by students at the school, and called on him to "take responsibilities for your action on this extremely serious matter". Continue reading... |
| Friday briefing: Trump still too unspeakable Posted: 09 Nov 2017 10:35 PM PST John Bercow remains opposed to parliament address … nuclear leak detected from Russia or Kazakhstan … Alexis Petridis reviews Taylor Swift's new album Hello, it's Warren Murray picking the eyes out of it for you today. Continue reading... |
| How the Saudi Arabia anti-corruption crackdown will play out Posted: 09 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PST The Vision 2030 plan to transform the kingdom's economy was causing great uncertainty even before the sweeping arrests delivered a seismic shock On the face of it, nothing much in Saudi Arabia has changed as a result of the sweeping crackdown on royals and businessmen accused of corruption last weekend. Saudi officials insist that the biggest economic transformation of the country's economy since the discovery of oil in the 1930s – the Vision 2030 Strategy of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – is still on track. So too are plans for the biggest initial public offering in history – that of Saudi Aramco, potentially valued at $2tn . They also reiterate that a $200bn privatisation programme is going ahead as planned. Continue reading... |
| Puerto Ricans face rain and floods in wrecked homes still without roofs Posted: 09 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PST The distribution of tarpaulins, a standard emergency aid response, has not happened smoothly in Puerto Rico – leaving many braced against the elements Of all the basic necessities still missing for Puerto Ricans more than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, one is almost immediately obvious: the lack of shelter. In neighborhoods across Puerto Rico, particularly outside the capital San Juan, many residents with damaged roofs have struggled to get even the most threadbare of defenses against the elements. Continue reading... |
| Japan anger over South Korea's shrimp surprise for Donald Trump Posted: 09 Nov 2017 08:15 PM PST Tokyo complains after menu served to US president includes shellfish from disputed island and wartime sex slave is invited to dinner The menu at South Korea's state banquet for Donald Trump has left a nasty taste in Japan, after the president was served seafood caught off islands at the centre of a long-running territorial dispute between Seoul and Tokyo. Japanese officials have also complained about the decision to invite a former wartime sex slave to the event, held earlier this week during the second leg of Trump's five-nation tour of Asia. |
| Chinese company offers single people a lifetime supply of alcohol for £1,275 Posted: 09 Nov 2017 06:51 PM PST Promotion is part of Alibaba's annual Singles Day shopping holiday but is restricted to baijiu, a fiery white spirit made from rice A Chinese company may have found the recipe for a happy single life: a never-ending supply of alcohol to keep customers warm on those long and lonely nights. As part of Alibaba's annual Singles Day shopping holiday, the world's biggest, one online retailer is offering a lifetime supply of baijiu liquor for a single payment of 11,111 yuan (£1,275). The price refers to the date of the retail event, where online shops slash prices on 11 November each year, a date chosen for its collection of lonely number ones. Continue reading... |
| Keith Urban's new song, inspired by Weinstein saga, divides critics Posted: 09 Nov 2017 05:47 PM PST Female features backing vocals from Nicole Kidman, who has worked with the Hollywood producer on several films Australian country singer Keith Urban has launched a new song inspired by the Harvey Weinstein allegations, and performed it at the Country Music awards in Nashville on Thursday night. The song, Female, features vocals from Urban's wife, Nicole Kidman, who has worked with Weinstein on several films, and was written by Shane McAnally, Nicolle Galyon and Ross Copperman. Continue reading... |
| No school, no salary: the children tricked into domestic servitude in Zanzibar | Rebecca Grant Posted: 09 Nov 2017 04:24 AM PST Promised economic and educational opportunities her parents thought too good to refuse, Rose left home for Zanzibar. But a life of fear and exploitation awaited the 13-year-old – a fate that has become all too familiar to kids in the region For months, Rose was forced to work from sunrise to sunset, never paid and beaten for the smallest infraction. Now, in a shelter for trafficking victims, hidden away down a backstreet on the outskirts of Zanzibar City, the 13-year old is shaking as she recounts what it was like being a child domestic worker for a wealthy family. What she remembers most vividly is the fetid smell of the tiny outdoor latrine in which she was locked for more than 11 hours. Continue reading... |
| Republican panic builds as Roy Moore defiant over sexual abuse allegations Posted: 09 Nov 2017 06:33 PM PST It is too late to remove the Senate candidate from ballots. The question now facing the party: will the accusations change Alabama voters' minds? The explosive allegations of sexual abuse against a minor that have been leveled against Roy Moore present the GOP leadership with a tricky political crisis. On Thursday evening, hours after the Washington Post reported allegations that he instigated improper sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl in 1979, when he was 32, Moore, who in less than five weeks is set to stand as Republican candidate in Alabama's special US senate election, appeared to be digging in for a fight. Continue reading... |
| Outrage will prevent a windfarm over the Bullecourt dead – but it's missing elsewhere | Paul Daley Posted: 09 Nov 2017 09:00 AM PST Where is the anger at Indigenous remains in museums after modern infrastructure disturbed traditional burial sites? It is easy to find distinct order in the chiseled landscape of commemoration when you visit the world war one battlefields of the European western front. Winding your way down bucolic country laneways or taking highways across the verdant expanses for which millions died, you'll see hundreds of cemeteries with their blonde statuary, precise lawns and tended shrubs. They bring military structure to remembering. Continue reading... |
| Jumping robot penguin and a giant cake make Guinness World Records 2018 – video Posted: 09 Nov 2017 11:15 AM PST Guinness World Records reveals a selection of the latest record holders, including a speed record for a jet-powered suit, the largest number of Risley flips and the largest vegan cake Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong football fans boo China's national anthem – video Posted: 09 Nov 2017 06:30 AM PST Hong kong football supporters boo China's national anthem before an international friendly between Hong Kong and Bahrain on Thursday at the Mong Kok stadium. They have been booing Beijing's anthem since the 2014 Umbrella Movement, a series of pro-democracy street protests that failed to secure concessions on electoral reform Continue reading... |
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