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- Alabama election: Democrats defeat Roy Moore, dealing huge blow to Donald Trump
- Erdoğan aims to unite Muslim world behind anti-Trump declaration
- Sweden's 'laser man' killer John Ausonius goes on trial in Germany
- Chinese authorities collecting DNA from all residents of Xinjiang
- US ready for talks with North Korea 'without preconditions', Tillerson says
- Arctic permafrost thawing faster than ever, US climate study finds
- Kim Jong-un should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity, say jurists
- Egyptian pop singer sent to prison for video that 'incited debauchery'
- Polish up your pecs: women prefer strong men, say scientists
- Ryanair pilots based in Ireland to stage one-day strike next week
- Trump attacks senator and dismisses sexual harassment claims as Democratic conspiracy
- Meet Dracula, the bloodsucking tick which feasted on dinosaurs 99m years ago
- Facebook to stop routing ad revenue via Ireland amid pressure over taxes
- Polish regulator fines US-owned broadcaster over protests coverage
- Abu Dhabi: the city where citizenship is not an option
- How big oil is tightening its grip on Donald Trump's White House
- Richmond burglars steal ashes of twins who died at birth
- Tanzania pardons two child rapists and calls for arrest of pregnant schoolgirls
- Democratic euphoria as Doug Jones wins Alabama - in pictures
- Guatemalan women take on Canada's mining giants over 'horrific human rights abuses'
- Julie Bishop says child molester prevented from flying overseas under new laws
- Commonwealth Bank admits to failures in money-laundering case
- Can a GM banana solve Uganda's hunger crisis? | Alon Mwesigwa
- Five things we learned from Doug Jones's win in Alabama
- Alabama has spoken: Roy Moore and the Bannon-faction will not be tolerated
- Roy Moore’s stunning defeat reveals the red line for Trump-style politics | Richard Wolffe
- The rightwing takeover of the US court system will transform America | Paul Butler
- Democrat Doug Jones wins Alabama Senate seat: 'this race has been about dignity’ - video
- 'It's not over': Roy Moore refuses to concede in Alabama Senate race – video
- 'Don’t frighten the horses': Roy Moore arrives on horseback to cast vote – video
- Fireball follows explosion at gas plant in Austria - video
- Women who accuse Trump of sexual misconduct call for Congress investigation – video
| Alabama election: Democrats defeat Roy Moore, dealing huge blow to Donald Trump Posted: 12 Dec 2017 11:27 PM PST Doug Jones becomes first Democrat to win any statewide office in Alabama in decades after Moore's campaign for Senate marred by sexual assault claims
The Democrat Doug Jones has beaten his Donald Trump-backed Republican rival Roy Moore in the diehard Republican state of Alabama, setting off a political earthquake that shook Washington. His victory in a special election for a US Senate seat – by a margin of 49.9 to 48.4 with 100% of precincts reporting – is a major personal blow to the president and his efforts to pass tax reform on Capitol Hill. Continue reading... |
| Erdoğan aims to unite Muslim world behind anti-Trump declaration Posted: 13 Dec 2017 01:47 AM PST Turkish president calls for recognition of East Jerusalem as capital of Palestinian state, denouncing US move as unlawful The Turkish president has called for the recognition of East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state, as he opened an emergency summit of the world's main pan-Islamic body called in response to Donald Trump's decision to designate the city as Israel's capital. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who regards himself as a champion of the Palestinian cause, is hoping to unite Muslim leaders behind a tough final statement from the meeting in Istanbul of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Continue reading... |
| Sweden's 'laser man' killer John Ausonius goes on trial in Germany Posted: 12 Dec 2017 11:46 PM PST Jailed white nationalist whose actions inspired Anders Breivik accused of killing Auschwitz survivor in Frankfurt in 1992 A Swedish far-right extremist whose shooting spree in the 1990s inspired "lone wolf" terrorists such as Anders Breivik will go on trial in Germany on Wednesday morning for an unresolved murder of an Auschwitz survivor in Frankfurt 25 years ago. John Ausonius, 64, is already serving a life sentence in Sweden for the shooting of 11 people of immigrant background in the Stockholm and Uppsala area between August 1991 and January 1992. His aim, he said in interviews, was to scare immigrants out of the country and discourages others from entering. Continue reading... |
| Chinese authorities collecting DNA from all residents of Xinjiang Posted: 12 Dec 2017 08:53 PM PST Officials build database of iris scans and blood types of everyone aged 12 to 65 in region home to 11 million Muslim Uighurs Chinese authorities are collecting DNA samples, fingerprints and other biometric data from every resident in a far western region, Human Rights Watch has said. Officials are also building a database of iris scans and blood types of everyone aged between 12 and 65 in Xinjiang, adding to controls in a place some experts have called an "open-air prison". Continue reading... |
| US ready for talks with North Korea 'without preconditions', Tillerson says Posted: 12 Dec 2017 02:28 PM PST Secretary of state's remarks appear to mark shift in state department policy, which had previously required proof North Korea was giving up nuclear arsenal Rex Tillerson has said that the US is ready to begin exploratory talks with North Korea "without preconditions", but only after a "period of quiet" without new nuclear or missile tests. The secretary of state's remarks appeared to mark a shift in state department policy, which had previously required Pyongyang to show it was "serious" about giving up its nuclear arsenal before contacts could start. And the language was a long way from repeated comments by Donald Trump that such contacts are a "waste of time". Continue reading... |
| Arctic permafrost thawing faster than ever, US climate study finds Posted: 12 Dec 2017 11:04 AM PST
Permafrost in the Arctic is thawing faster than ever, according to a new US government report that also found Arctic seawater is warming and sea ice is melting at the fastest pace in 1,500 years. The annual report released on Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed slightly less warming in many measurements than a record hot 2016. But scientists remain concerned because the far northern region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe and has reached a level of warming that's unprecedented in modern times. Continue reading... |
| Kim Jong-un should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity, say jurists Posted: 12 Dec 2017 10:27 AM PST Report says North Korean leader and other officials committed crimes with camps for political prisoners, citing evidence of systematic murder and torture North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other officials should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity committed in the authoritarian nation's camps for political prisoners, three renowned international jurists said Tuesday. The jurists' report is based on testimony from defectors and experts on the camps, believed to hold between 80,000 and 130,000 inmates. It cites evidence of systematic murder, including infanticide, and torture, persecution of Christians, rape, forced abortions, starvation and overwork leading to "countless deaths". Continue reading... |
| Egyptian pop singer sent to prison for video that 'incited debauchery' Posted: 12 Dec 2017 12:20 PM PST Shyma, 21, sentenced to two years over video in which she appeared in her underwear and suggestively ate a banana An Egyptian pop singer has been sentenced to two years in prison for "inciting debauchery" in a racy music video clip. Shyma, a little-known 21-year-old singer, was also fined 10,000 pounds (£420) by a Cairo court. Continue reading... |
| Polish up your pecs: women prefer strong men, say scientists Posted: 12 Dec 2017 04:01 PM PST Researchers asked 160 women to rate the attractiveness of headless male torsos and every single woman chose the stronger men over the weak Some women may claim that chiselled abs and giant biceps are not what they are seeking in a man. But a scientific study suggests that if your female partner tells you this, she is probably just being kind. The study, on the subject of male bodily attractiveness, has found that the most Herculean bodies were universally the most appealing, according to the 160 women doing the rating. Continue reading... |
| Ryanair pilots based in Ireland to stage one-day strike next week Posted: 12 Dec 2017 11:04 AM PST Up to 117 pilots expected to take action, with airline's flights to and from Dublin, Shannon and Cork likely to be affected Pilots working for Ryanair in Ireland have called a one-day strike next week, potentially disrupting flights for Europe's biggest airline on its home territory. Flights to and from Dublin, Shannon and Cork are likely to be affected by the walkout on Wednesday. Continue reading... |
| Trump attacks senator and dismisses sexual harassment claims as Democratic conspiracy Posted: 12 Dec 2017 01:42 PM PST
Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that the harassment accusations against him were a Democratic conspiracy as he lashed out at a prominent female senator with what she quickly dubbed a "sexist smear". Related: The sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump – the full list Continue reading... |
| Meet Dracula, the bloodsucking tick which feasted on dinosaurs 99m years ago Posted: 12 Dec 2017 09:48 AM PST An Anglo-Spanish team of fossil hunters has found several perfectly preserved ticks amongst the remains of a feathered dinosaur nest As if the dinosaurs didn't have enough to look out for with volcanic eruptions, fearsome predators stalking the land and a huge, unstoppable asteroid hurtling across space to ruin their day. Now scientists have found that the prehistoric beasts also had blood-sucking ticks to contend with, having spotted carcasses of the parasites lodged in 99million-year-old lumps of Burmese amber along with material left over from dinosaurs and their nests. Continue reading... |
| Facebook to stop routing ad revenue via Ireland amid pressure over taxes Posted: 12 Dec 2017 10:00 AM PST Company says it will book advertising revenue in countries where it is earned instead of through Dublin headquarters Facebook has said it will start booking advertising revenue in countries where it is earned instead of re-routing it via Ireland, although the move is unlikely to result in it paying much more tax. Corporate taxation has become a controversial topic in the wake of revelations of tax avoidance schemes by multinationals which have led to calls for companies to pay more tax, while the European Union has begun exploring options for taxing digital giants. Continue reading... |
| Polish regulator fines US-owned broadcaster over protests coverage Posted: 12 Dec 2017 10:39 AM PST TVN SA judged to have 'propagated illegal behaviour' with report on demonstrations last year, raising fears for press freedom Poland's media regulator has fined a private broadcaster almost 1.5m złoty (£310,000) for news coverage of anti-government protests outside parliament, on the basis that it "propagated illegal activities and encouraged behaviour threatening security". US-owned TVN SA said it would appeal against the decision and defended the way in which TVN24, its news channel, covered demonstrations last December over government proposals to restrict media access to parliament. Continue reading... |
| Abu Dhabi: the city where citizenship is not an option Posted: 12 Dec 2017 11:00 PM PST Four-fifths of the UAE's population are classed as 'foreigners' – people whose parents were born abroad. With permanent residency impossible, it's a constant struggle to belong Abu Dhabi Indian School, founded in 1975, not long after the Trucial States became the United Arab Emirates, sits by Muroor Road. It was here that, in 1986, dressed in a short-sleeved white shirt, navy blue shorts and black-laced Batas, I started first grade. My classmates, like me, were the children of Indian parents. Raju Uncle, a Malayalee from Kerala, drove us to school in his taxi, a gold and white station wagon. When I was running late, another young passenger, Iqbal, would be sent to ring our doorbell. Continue reading... |
| How big oil is tightening its grip on Donald Trump's White House Posted: 12 Dec 2017 03:00 AM PST The oil industry has stalled action on climate change from the inside and sold America on fossil fuels – and its influence goes back further than people realize When Rick Perry was interrupted by climate-change protesters during his address to the National Petroleum Council in late September, the energy secretary was ready with a retort. "You want to talk about something that saves lives? It's the access to energy around the globe," Perry said, countering a woman worried about deadly hurricanes and a man whose hometown is being submerged by the rising Philippine Sea. "I am proud to be a part of this industry. I am proud to be an American." Continue reading... |
| Richmond burglars steal ashes of twins who died at birth Posted: 13 Dec 2017 02:03 AM PST Police call on thieves who broke into west London home to return the maroon box the stole as soon as possible A box containing the ashes of twins who died at birth has been stolen in a burglary. Police are appealing for help in catching the thieves who broke into the house in Richmond, west London, on Monday. Continue reading... |
| Tanzania pardons two child rapists and calls for arrest of pregnant schoolgirls Posted: 12 Dec 2017 10:30 PM PST Activists accuse government of encouraging human rights violations, as President Magufuli releases convicted abusers of 10 primary school children Activists accused Tanzania's leaders of "promoting a culture of human rights violations", as the release of two high-profile child rapists this week coincided with calls for pregnant schoolgirls to be arrested. John Magufuli, the Tanzanian president, pardoned the two men, who were convicted of the rape of 10 primary school children aged between six and eight, along with thousands of other prisoners, in his independence day speech on Saturday. Continue reading... |
| Democratic euphoria as Doug Jones wins Alabama - in pictures Posted: 13 Dec 2017 01:15 AM PST Celebrations and tears greeted the historic victory of Doug Jones, who defeated his Republican challenger Roy Moore to claim the US Senate seat vacated by attorney general Jeff Sessions. It was the first time a Democrat had won the Alabama seat in 25 years Continue reading... |
| Guatemalan women take on Canada's mining giants over 'horrific human rights abuses' Posted: 13 Dec 2017 12:00 AM PST A group of indigenous Maya Q'eqchi' women has launched a precedent-setting legal challenge that could cast a chill over Canada's vast mining interests On the 20th floor of an office tower in the heart of Toronto's financial district, Irma Yolanda Choc Cac's bright pink embroidered blouse and handwoven skirt contrasted with the suits of the lawyers around her as she detailed the hardest day of her life. It was the first time Choc Cac had ever left Guatemala. But the story that she and 10 other Maya Q'eqchi' women had come to tell is at the heart of a precedent-setting legal challenge pitting indigenous people against a transnational corporation – and cast a chill over Canada's vast mining industry. Continue reading... |
| Julie Bishop says child molester prevented from flying overseas under new laws Posted: 12 Dec 2017 10:39 PM PST Laws prevent 20,000 paedophiles from leaving Australia except for purposes approved by law enforcement agencies A convicted child molester was prevented from flying overseas from Sydney airport on Wednesday under new laws aimed at keeping Australian paedophiles from traveling to south-east Asia for sex tourism. Laws that took effect on Wednesday prevent 20,000 convicted paedophiles listed on the Australian child sex offender register from leaving the country except for specific purposes approved by law enforcement agencies. Continue reading... |
| Commonwealth Bank admits to failures in money-laundering case Posted: 13 Dec 2017 12:42 AM PST Bank responds to proceedings launched by Austrac, acknowledging errors and failures but arguing they do not amount to multiple breaches of the law Commonwealth Bank has filed its response to allegations of breaches of anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws made by the Australian government's financial intelligence unit. Civil proceedings were launched by Austrac in the federal court on federal court on Wednesday. The bank's response includes an admission that it was late in filing more than 53,500 reports of transactions of $10,000 or more through its deposit-taking ATMs between 2012 and 2015. Continue reading... |
| Can a GM banana solve Uganda's hunger crisis? | Alon Mwesigwa Posted: 12 Dec 2017 04:20 AM PST A law paving the way for GM crops is aimed at tackling the acute food shortages faced by almost 11 million Ugandans, despite experts' fears over the technology After an afternoon drizzle, Ephraim Muhereza carefully scouts his three-acre banana plantation in Gayaza, Wakiso district, plucking male buds from trees. This will stop his plants from catching the notorious banana bacterial wilt, which has destroyed many farms in Uganda. "We have been told that to reduce the spread of the wilt. We have to cut them so that bees that visit them don't spread the disease," he says. Continue reading... |
| Five things we learned from Doug Jones's win in Alabama Posted: 12 Dec 2017 11:49 PM PST Democrat's stunning victory in the fiercely red state is a heavy blow for Trumpism and could widen the rift within the Republican party
The former White House chief strategist has compared himself to the Star Wars villain, but this was the moment he dropped his lightsaber. In 2016, Bannon helped pull off one of the greatest election upsets in American history. But in 2017, he backed one of the worst Senate candidates in American history, making light of allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls, and went down in flames. The old playbook, such as blaming the media, did not work even in a Republican stronghold. Among those questioning Bannon's judgment is likely to be Donald Trump, who was persuaded to throw in his lot with Moore – and who notoriously hates losing. Continue reading... |
| Alabama has spoken: Roy Moore and the Bannon-faction will not be tolerated Posted: 12 Dec 2017 11:04 PM PST The seismic election in Alabama will be remember as a repudiation of Trump and his master strategist: the night the Trump-Bannon train hit a brick wall There is a limit to Trumpism in America and his name is Roy Moore. The Republican Senate candidate's defeat by the Democrat Doug Jones was a public humiliation for the US president – who endorsed him via tweet, robo-call and rally – and for the former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who sought to bring Moore back from the political dead. Continue reading... |
| Roy Moore’s stunning defeat reveals the red line for Trump-style politics | Richard Wolffe Posted: 12 Dec 2017 09:30 PM PST The shock election results saw a Democrat make rare inroads in deep-red Alabama – and will hasten the existential question facing the Republican party There's no sugar coating the stunning defeat for Donald Trump and his cronies in Tuesday's senate contest. There's no accusation of fake news that can cover the tracks of the disastrous results for the president – and for his supposedly populist politics – little more than one year after his own election. Continue reading... |
| The rightwing takeover of the US court system will transform America | Paul Butler Posted: 12 Dec 2017 03:00 AM PST Pushing the judicial system to the right has been the objective of every Republican president since Ronald Reagan. Now Trump is doing it Donald Trump has nominated an unprecedented number of judges to federal courts since his appointment. These are making steady progress through the Senate confirmation process and yet they have escaped the sort of scrutiny that Trump normally attracts. This is unfortunate, because the impact of Trump's court picks will be profound, and will help reshape American society for years to come. Of the nearly 60 judges he has nominated, only one is black, one is Hispanic and three are women. The rest are white men. All of these people are conservatives who will be interpreting and helping (re)write the law for decades. Continue reading... |
| Democrat Doug Jones wins Alabama Senate seat: 'this race has been about dignity’ - video Posted: 12 Dec 2017 09:33 PM PST Democrat Doug Jones has been elected to the US Senate in Alabama, delivering a major political blow to President Donald Trump. Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore, a one-time GOP pariah who was embraced by the Republican Party and the president even after facing allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. Jones' victory is set to narrow the slim Republican majority over Democrats in the Senate to 51-49. Continue reading... |
| 'It's not over': Roy Moore refuses to concede in Alabama Senate race – video Posted: 12 Dec 2017 09:24 PM PST Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore is not immediately conceding to Democrat Doug Jones, who won the race, telling campaign supporters during a brief appearance: 'It's not over.' 'God is always in control,' he says. 'We have been painted in an unfavourable and unfaithful light.' Continue reading... |
| 'Don’t frighten the horses': Roy Moore arrives on horseback to cast vote – video Posted: 12 Dec 2017 02:08 PM PST "Don't frighten the horses" was the plea to a rolling scrum of cameramen and reporters on Tuesday as the controversial Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore cast his vote in remote, rural Alabama. The former judge is battling with the Democrat Doug Jones for the vacant Senate seat in Alabama while facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. Continue reading... |
| Fireball follows explosion at gas plant in Austria - video Posted: 12 Dec 2017 06:37 AM PST An explosion at Austria's main gas pipeline hub has killed one person and injured 18 others. Two air ambulances were sent to the facility in Baumgarten, the Austria Press Agency reported. The subsequent fire was contained by midmorning and the facility shut down, said the operator Gas Connect. Deliveries to Austria's southern and south-eastern borders will be affected until further notice Italy declares state of emergency after deadly gas explosion in Austria Continue reading... |
| Women who accuse Trump of sexual misconduct call for Congress investigation – video Posted: 12 Dec 2017 03:13 AM PST A group of women who have accused Donald Trump of sexually inappropriate behaviour demanded that Congress open an investigation on Monday. The three women – Samantha Holvey, Rachel Crooks and Jessica Leeds – first came forward during the 2016 presidential election but say they hope politicians from across the political divide will now take action in the wake of public support for the #MeToo movement Continue reading... |
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