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- Puigdemont absent as deposed Catalan leaders appear in court in Madrid
- New York attack suspect Sayfullo Saipov charged with terrorism
- Aung San Suu Kyi makes first visit to site of anti-Rohingya violence
- Paul Manafort has three passports and ties to Russian oligarchs, prosecutors say
- UK requests extradition of Hashem Abedi over Manchester Arena attack
- Bin Laden's disdain for the west grew in Shakespeare's birthplace, journal shows
- Colombia's former Farc rebel chief 'Timochenko' to run for president
- Facebook quarterly revenue up 47% on 2016 as company faces Senate scrutiny
- Fake news is 'very real' word of the year for 2017
- Syrian opposition rejects Russia talks as west frets over influence
- American family missing in Amazon river pirate attack are found safe
- Hamas hands control of Gaza crossings to Palestinian Authority
- US senators warn of 'fake news' threat from Russia and urge tech giants to act
- Mexico politician under fire for giving chickenwire to prevent sexual assaults
- Footage shows Argentinian victims cycling shortly before New York attack - video
- European nurses and midwives leaving UK in droves since Brexit vote
- Walmart shooting: three dead after attack in Colorado store
- 'We used to have a lot of fans': baseball in a slump amid Venezuela crisis
- Foster carers housing lone child refugees to receive specialist training
- A century on from Balfour, I challenge Britain to finally do the right thing | Hanan Ashrawi
- Gasping for breath: pneumonia's deadly toll among the hungry children of Kenya
- At least three dead in Colorado shooting – video report
- Manus standoff: Papua New Guinea's grand chief says Australia's hypocrisy 'astounding'
- Mitch Fifield admits he knew weeks ago Stephen Parry may hold dual citizenship
- 'We slept on the buses': Britain's homeless children - video
- May urged to end 'locker room culture' after Fallon resignation
- Thursday briefing: Degree of interest in Bank's rate call
- New Zealand launches biggest ever drive to attract Brexit Britain's builders
- Refugee graves were a common sight in Libya. Now it's Tunisia's turn
- Hong Kong building sells for record $5bn as property boom continues
- Pakistani police arrest men for marching girl naked through village
- Miss Peru contestants accuse country of not measuring up on gender violence
- Historic change to aid rules allows use of funding when lives are at stake
- Black Lives Matter in Australia: wherever black people are, there is racism – and resistance
- Westminster’s sexual assault allegations are already being minimised – here’s how | Suzanne Moore
- What is the green card law Trump wants to scrap after the New York attack?
- Miss Peru contestants subvert tradition to highlight violence against women – video
| Puigdemont absent as deposed Catalan leaders appear in court in Madrid Posted: 02 Nov 2017 01:58 AM PDT Sacked president notable by likely absence as other leaders arrive for questioning over efforts to spearhead independence drive The deposed leaders of Catalonia's separatist government have begun arriving at court in Madrid to face possible charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds over their roles in last week's declaration of independence. Notable by his likely absence, however, is the dismissed Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, who is in Brussels and refusing to come, according to his lawyer. Continue reading... |
| New York attack suspect Sayfullo Saipov charged with terrorism Posted: 01 Nov 2017 04:08 PM PDT
The suspect in Tuesday's deadly New York City truck attack appears to have been inspired by violent Isis videos depicting beheadings and shootings, according to prosecutors. Sayfullo Saipov was taken to the New York federal courthouse in a wheelchair, handcuffed and with his feet shackled on Wednesday, shortly after the charges were announced at a press conference. Continue reading... |
| Aung San Suu Kyi makes first visit to site of anti-Rohingya violence Posted: 02 Nov 2017 01:10 AM PDT Nobel laureate, who has faced criticism for failing to speak up for Muslim minority, travelled to conflict-riven Rakhine state Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has made her first visit to the conflict-battered northern state of Rakhine, a previously unannounced trip to a region that has been almost emptied of its Rohingya Muslim population fleeing army attacks. The Nobel laureate has been criticised by the international community for failing to speak up in defence of the Rohingya, a long-persecuted minority in majority-Buddhist Myanmar. Continue reading... |
| Paul Manafort has three passports and ties to Russian oligarchs, prosecutors say Posted: 01 Nov 2017 08:29 AM PDT
Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager for Donald Trump, had three US passports, millions in assets and ties to Russian oligarchs, according to federal court documents related to his indictment on tax fraud and money laundering charges. Related: Trump-Russia inquiry heats up as three key aides indicted Continue reading... |
| UK requests extradition of Hashem Abedi over Manchester Arena attack Posted: 01 Nov 2017 03:00 PM PDT Abedi, younger brother of bomber Salman Abedi, is being held in Libya by a militia group and could face trial in UK for mass murder if extradition is granted An extradition request has been made to the Libyan authorities for the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber to return to the UK to face trial for mass murder. Hashem Abedi, 20, was arrested in Libya shortly after his older brother, Salman Abedi, blew himself up, killing 22 concertgoers at the Manchester Arena on 22 May this year. Continue reading... |
| Bin Laden's disdain for the west grew in Shakespeare's birthplace, journal shows Posted: 01 Nov 2017 03:01 PM PDT CIA released journal as part of 470,000 documents collected from Bin Laden's house, showing he visited the UK as a teenager and found it to be 'decadent' A summer trip to the UK as a teenager and visits to Shakespeare's birthplace convinced Osama bin Laden that the west was "decadent", the late leader of al-Qaida and architect of the 9/11 attacks wrote in his personal journal shortly before he was killed by US special forces in 2011. The journal is among 470,000 documents collected from the house where Bin Laden died that were released by the CIA on Wednesday. The agency said it had released the treasure trove "in the interest of transparency and to enhance public understanding of al-Qaida and [bin Laden]." Continue reading... |
| Colombia's former Farc rebel chief 'Timochenko' to run for president Posted: 01 Nov 2017 01:43 PM PDT
For most Colombians, former rebel chief Rodrigo Londoño – better known by his wartime alias "Timochenko" – is more commonly associated with kidnappings and bomb attacks than voter polling and stumping on the campaign trail. Related: Colombia's half-century of conflict that led to historic peace deal Continue reading... |
| Facebook quarterly revenue up 47% on 2016 as company faces Senate scrutiny Posted: 01 Nov 2017 03:04 PM PDT Social network beats expectations with $10.33bn, but Mark Zuckerberg says efforts to fight foreign political interference could hurt future profits Facebook posted a better-than-expected quarterly revenue of $10.33bn, up 47% from the previous year, on the same day that the social network faced a grilling from US lawmakers over Russian interference in the 2016 US elections. However, Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, warned that his company's efforts to clamp down on foreign interference in elections could damage future profits. Continue reading... |
| Fake news is 'very real' word of the year for 2017 Posted: 01 Nov 2017 05:01 PM PDT Donald Trump's apocryphal invention, which dates back to the noughties, takes title in dictionary's annual reckoning of the most-used new expressions "Fake news" has acquired a certain legitimacy after being named word of the year by Collins, following what the dictionary called its "ubiquitous presence" over the last 12 months. Collins Dictionary's lexicographers, who monitor the 4.5bn-word Collins corpus, said that usage of the term had increased by 365% since 2016. The phrase, often capitalised, is frequently a feature of Donald Trump's rhetoric; in the last few days alone he has tweeted of how "the Fake News is working overtime" in relation to the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections, and of how "Fake News [is] weak!" Continue reading... |
| Syrian opposition rejects Russia talks as west frets over influence Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:03 AM PDT Western diplomats hope reconstruction costs could prevent Russia or even Iran taking control of Syria's future Russia's efforts to broker a Syrian peace deal outside the UN's Geneva process stumbled on Wednesday after the official Syrian opposition said it would not attend talks planned for later this month. Turkey also said it opposed an invitation to Syrian Kurds to attend Moscow's "congress of Syrian national dialogue", which aims to bring together 33 delegations in the Russian city of Sochi on 18 November. Moscow has said any groups that do not attend the conference will suffer as a consequence. Continue reading... |
| American family missing in Amazon river pirate attack are found safe Posted: 01 Nov 2017 08:20 PM PDT
A Californian couple and their two daughters who had been missing since Sunday when pirates attacked their boat in the Amazon river delta area have been found alive. Except for insect bites and scratches, Adam and Emily Harteau and their daughters, aged three and seven, were in good condition, law enforcement officials in Brazil's northern state of Pará said on Wednesday. The family will spend the night in a hospital in the small city of Breves, not far from where they were found. Continue reading... |
| Hamas hands control of Gaza crossings to Palestinian Authority Posted: 01 Nov 2017 07:28 AM PDT Transfer of responsibility for key Gaza crossings part of reconciliation deal struck by rival Palestinian factions The Palestinian militant group Hamas has formally relinquished security control of key crossings from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Israel to its long-term rival, the Palestinian Authority, marking the first test of a fragile reconciliation accord agreed last month. PA employees moved into the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings on the Israeli border and Rafah on the Egyptian border on Wednesday, as Hamas counterparts packed up equipment and departed. Continue reading... |
| US senators warn of 'fake news' threat from Russia and urge tech giants to act Posted: 01 Nov 2017 04:25 PM PDT
Senators from both parties warned of the role of Russian misinformation on Wednesday in a hearing on the Kremlin's meddling in the 2016 election. Related: Americans 'evenly split' over need to regulate Facebook and other big tech Continue reading... |
| Mexico politician under fire for giving chickenwire to prevent sexual assaults Posted: 01 Nov 2017 12:29 PM PDT Outrage ensued when Iris Aguirre provided chainlink fencing to indigenous communities in Zacatecas to 'prevent people coming in and raping their girls' A politician in northern Mexico has come under fire for giving away chickenwire to inhabitants of an indigenous community as way to stop sexual assaults. Iris Aguirre posted a photo on her Facebook page in which she posed with bales of chickenwire and poles with a caption saying the materials would be put to use in a rugged region of Zacatecas state populated by the indigenous Tepehuán people. Continue reading... |
| Footage shows Argentinian victims cycling shortly before New York attack - video Posted: 02 Nov 2017 02:10 AM PDT Footage taken by one of the survivors of the New York attack - Ariel Benvenuto - shows the group of friends enjoying a ride on the bike path near the World Trade Center on Tuesday shortly before tragedy struck. The five victims were among eight friends who travelled from Argentina on Sunday for a trip to New York and Boston, near where one of their classmates lives. * Argentina mourns New York victims: businessmen, architects and lifelong friends Continue reading... |
| European nurses and midwives leaving UK in droves since Brexit vote Posted: 02 Nov 2017 02:07 AM PDT Nursing and Midwifery Council says NHS faces staffing shortfall due to 'double whammy' of European and UK-trained medics leaving The number of nurses and midwives coming to work in Britain from Europe has plunged by 89% since the UK voted to leave the EU, figures have revealed. The sharp fall coincided with a sudden increase in qualified European medics leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) register: from 2,435 in 2015-16 to 4,067 in the last year – a rise of 67%. Continue reading... |
| Walmart shooting: three dead after attack in Colorado store Posted: 02 Nov 2017 01:38 AM PDT Attack on two men and a woman appears to be random with no signs it was an act of terrorism, say police Authorities in Colorado are searching for a man who walked into a Walmart and opened fire with a handgun, killing two men and a woman before fleeing in a car on Wednesday night. The shooting appeared to be random and there were no indications it was an act of terrorism, said a Thornton police spokesman, Victor Avila. Continue reading... |
| 'We used to have a lot of fans': baseball in a slump amid Venezuela crisis Posted: 02 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PDT Venezuela is Latin America's baseball powerhouse. Even Chávez used to play. But the economic meltdown is squeezing the country's national sport Juan Gutiérrez can tell something is wrong with baseball in Venezuela every time his team, the Caracas Lions, takes the field. The Lions have won the championship 20 times since the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League was founded in 1945. But in a city of 2 million, only a handful bother to attend Lions games. Continue reading... |
| Foster carers housing lone child refugees to receive specialist training Posted: 01 Nov 2017 03:28 PM PDT Scheme helping 1,000 carers announced as government prepares to hear ruling of court case regarding end of the Dubs scheme The government has announced specialist training for 1,000 foster carers looking after unaccompanied migrant children, ahead of a key court ruling on a decision to wind up a scheme under which child refugees are brought to the UK. The announcement comes as ministers face criticism for the UK's failure to accept any child refugees from Greece or Italy since the Dubs scheme to help settle lone child asylum seekers was created last year. Only 200 vulnerable children have been brought to the UK under the scheme; a further 280 places offered by councils around the UK are currently unfilled. Continue reading... |
| A century on from Balfour, I challenge Britain to finally do the right thing | Hanan Ashrawi Posted: 02 Nov 2017 02:15 AM PDT Rather than celebrate the calamitous declaration, the UK should recognise the injustice and help forge an independent Palestinian state • Hanan Ashrawi is a Palestinian politician Today we mark the centenary of the calamitous Balfour declaration. In 1917, with a few paragraphs and a stroke of his pen, the British foreign minister, Lord Balfour, unleashed historic forces that changed the fate of an entire people and a whole region. He committed a grave sin: promising the homeland of one people to another. A century on, every Palestinian is still plagued by the consequences of that decision – whether it is the refugees yearning to return, still clutching the keys to their homes, Palestinians suffering under an occupation that has lasted 50 years, Jerusalemites experiencing the fraudulent transformation of the character, demography, culture and landscape of their city before their eyes, or Palestinian citizens of Israel who are undergoing an intricate and cruel system of discrimination and exclusion in a country that claims to be democratic. Continue reading... |
| Gasping for breath: pneumonia's deadly toll among the hungry children of Kenya Posted: 02 Nov 2017 12:00 AM PDT A disease that claims the lives of two children under five a minute worldwide has hit drought-stricken Kenya hard, its spread driven by malnutrition The baby lying under a red printed blanket is gasping for air. Her tiny chest is convulsed with the effort of drawing oxygen into her lungs and,as her mother looks on helplessly, her pupils roll back under half-closed eyelids. Sumea, six months old, from Lodwar, Kenya, is suffering from the disease parents here fear the most: pneumonia. Without treatment, she could be dead in a day or two. In Kenya, one of the worst countries affected by the disease, it claimed the lives of 22,473 people in 2015, almost all under the age of two. Continue reading... |
| At least three dead in Colorado shooting – video report Posted: 02 Nov 2017 02:19 AM PDT Three people have been killed in Thornton, northern Colorado, in a shooting. A gunman entered a Walmart store on Wednesday night and began firing randomly at people. Police say the suspect is still at large but believe the incident is random and not terror-related Continue reading... |
| Manus standoff: Papua New Guinea's grand chief says Australia's hypocrisy 'astounding' Posted: 02 Nov 2017 12:20 AM PDT Sir Michael Somare accuses both countries of playing 'football with the lives of refugees on Manus' and says many Australians who oppose 'boat people also arrived by boat' The "grand chief" of Papua New Guinea has blasted the Australian and PNG governments over the Manus Island standoff, accusing them of lacking human dignity and respect. Sir Michael Somare said Australia's behaviour showed "astounding" hypocrisy. Continue reading... |
| Mitch Fifield admits he knew weeks ago Stephen Parry may hold dual citizenship Posted: 02 Nov 2017 02:01 AM PDT Admission comes as citizenship crisis widens tensions within Coalition and Penny Wong says 'this smacks of a cover-up' The communications minister, Mitch Fifield, has admitted he found out weeks ago the former Senate president Stephen Parry was concerned he may hold dual citizenship. Parry quit parliament this week after receiving advice from the UK Home Office that he held British citizenship through his UK-born father. |
| 'We slept on the buses': Britain's homeless children - video Posted: 02 Nov 2017 02:05 AM PDT When families with small children fall through the social safety net, they can find themselves sleeping rough - in bin sheds, hospital receptions or night buses |
| May urged to end 'locker room culture' after Fallon resignation Posted: 02 Nov 2017 01:46 AM PDT Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson leads calls for 'Augean stables to be swept clean' amid growing sexual harassment scandal Senior Conservatives are urging Theresa May to use the resignation of Sir Michael Fallon as an opportunity to rid government of a "locker room culture" as she prepares reshuffle amid the growing scandal about sexual harassment. Fallon resigned as defence secretary on Wednesday night, admitting that his behaviour towards women had "fallen below high standards we require of the armed forces". Continue reading... |
| Thursday briefing: Degree of interest in Bank's rate call Posted: 01 Nov 2017 11:23 PM PDT Committee expected to announce first rise in decade … defence secretary Fallon quits amid Westminster sleaze scandal … 'fake news' is word of the year Hello, it's Warren Murray pointing you in the right direction this morning. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand launches biggest ever drive to attract Brexit Britain's builders Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:29 PM PDT More than $100bn of infrastructure works are planned but country doesn't have enough local workers to fill the gap New Zealand has launched a campaign to lure thousands of UK construction workers away from their wintry building sites to deliver the country's biggest ever infrastructure and housing program. An estimated 65,000 new construction workers will be needed over the next five years to meet demand, forcing the industry to work with the government to create what is the largest ever recruitment drive for UK workers. Continue reading... |
| Refugee graves were a common sight in Libya. Now it's Tunisia's turn Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PDT A crackdown appears to be pushing the problem across the border in north Africa, with dozens of bodies now washing ashore "The dead are someone's husband, someone's child, wife, sister or brother. Would you bury your loved ones in this manner?" The short Tunisian man gestures towards makeshift graves containing the bodies of dozens of drowned migrants. This may have become a common enough sight across the border in Libya in recent years. Now a crackdown on people trafficking in that country appears to be pushing the problem into Tunisia. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong building sells for record $5bn as property boom continues Posted: 01 Nov 2017 08:24 PM PDT A landmark 73-storey skyscraper known as the Center has been sold by the city's richest man, Li Ka-shing A landmark skyscraper owned by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing has sold for a record price of more than $5bn (£3.8bn), his company has confirmed, indicating the city's booming property sector shows no sign of slowing down. The rumoured sale of The Center, the city's fifth-tallest building, was first reported last month. Continue reading... |
| Pakistani police arrest men for marching girl naked through village Posted: 01 Nov 2017 06:23 PM PDT Incident is revenge for brother's alleged affair and is latest in which village councils use women and girls to settle family disputes Pakistani police have arrested eight men for marching a 14-year-old girl naked through a village in revenge for her brother allegedly tarnishing their family honour. It is the latest incident of Pakistani village councils using women to settle family disputes, bypassing the official judiciary system with parallel tribal rule that sentences hundreds of women to death each year in so-called "honour" killings. Continue reading... |
| Miss Peru contestants accuse country of not measuring up on gender violence Posted: 01 Nov 2017 07:27 AM PDT Beauty pageant competitors refuse to list vital statistics during live TV broadcast, instead stating figures on violence against women in Peru It was that moment in the beauty pageant where the contestants come forward, introduce themselves and then announce their bust, waist and hip measurements. But in the opening segment of Sunday night's televised Miss Peru contest, a whole different set of figures were presented to the audience as each competitor listed a hard-hitting statistic about violence against women in the South American country. Continue reading... |
| Historic change to aid rules allows use of funding when lives are at stake Posted: 01 Nov 2017 05:17 AM PDT Rare change to international aid regulations means crisis-hit states will no longer be denied vital support because they are deemed too wealthy Aid money can now be used to deal with humanitarian crises in wealthy countries after changes to the existing international rules were agreed at a meeting in Paris on Tuesday. In a historic move, donor countries will be able to use money earmarked for development to respond to emergencies regardless of the recipient country's wealth. Under the existing rules, crisis-hit countries are unable to receive official development assistance (ODA) if they are deemed too wealthy on the basis of their gross national income. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Black Lives Matter in Australia: wherever black people are, there is racism – and resistance Posted: 01 Nov 2017 05:50 PM PDT The government must stand on the side of the original people of this land, and challenge the idea that their lives don't matter Of the many remarkable moments on our Australian trip so far, there's one that stands out. On Tuesday night, we visited the Redfern community centre to meet with local Indigenous people and hear their stories. Continue reading... |
| Westminster’s sexual assault allegations are already being minimised – here’s how | Suzanne Moore Posted: 01 Nov 2017 11:54 AM PDT Forget comparisons to the expenses scandal or the idea that it's just about politicians. This is a problem in every workplace Allegations of sexual assault in Westminster are being minimised. This isn't paranoia – here is my handsy (geddit girls?!) breakdown on how it's happening. 1. Conflate a bit of knee-touching with rape. As the daft spreadsheet circulating in the press includes affairs and "fornication" as well as consensual sex and Non Disclosure Agreements, a key part in playing down the allegations is to mislead the public into thinking sexual harassment is just boisterousness. Actually, what we have are teams of men confident that their behaviour will be tolerated and go without consequences. But by confusing consensual and non-consensual sex – concepts apparently too difficult for so many of our elected representatives to grasp – the seriousness of these allegations is undermined. Continue reading... |
| What is the green card law Trump wants to scrap after the New York attack? Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:55 AM PDT Less than 24 hours after a man drove a truck on to a bike path in New York City killing eight people, the president was blaming US immigration laws Donald Trump reacted swiftly to the terrorist attack in New York, offering several tweets within less than 24 hours that blamed US immigration laws such as the "green card lottery" while calling for "extreme vetting" of those seeking to enter the country. Related: New York truck attack: Trump would consider sending suspect to Guantánamo – live Continue reading... |
| Miss Peru contestants subvert tradition to highlight violence against women – video Posted: 01 Nov 2017 10:25 AM PDT Contestants in the Miss Peru 2017 beauty pageant read out facts and statistics about violence against women in Peru instead of the traditional measurements of bust and hip sizes in an effort to draw attention to the mistreatment of women Miss Peru contestants accuse country of not measuring up on gender violence Continue reading... |
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