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- Iranians chant ‘death to dictator’ in biggest unrest since crushing of protests in 2009
- Nepal bans blind people and double amputees from climbing Everest
- Trump aide told Australian diplomat Russia had dirt on Clinton – report
- Russia supreme court rules Kremlin critic cannot run for president
- Hippy dream now a billion-dollar industry with California set to legalise cannabis
- 2,300 years on, the spirit of warrior hero hovers over Macedonia peace bid
- Burning wood for power is ‘misguided’ say climate experts
- Russia is biggest culprit of spreading fake news, says survey of UK social media users
- Erica Garner, Black Lives Matter activist, dies aged 27
- Former Egypt president Mohamed Morsi found guilty of insulting judiciary
- Internet and phone services cut in DRC ahead of anti-government protests
- Greek government files request to cancel Turkish soldier's asylum
- Anti-sharia laws proliferate as Trump strikes hostile tone toward Muslims
- Curse of the Cook Islands – and a chance to turn derelict hotel into a tourist hotspot
- Ministers consider using volunteers to guard UK borders
- North Korea vows to press on with nuclear agenda as Russia denies trade violations
- Iranians take to the streets for a third day of protests – video
- Alexander Downer: the gaffe-prone conservative and unlikely anti-Trump hero
- How a violent land seizure story led to my ‘death’ in Brazil | George Monbiot
- Britons feared dead after sea plane crashes near Sydney
- Eight big ideas for 2018 by Ed Miliband, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Jay Rayner, Sophie Walker and more
- Donald Trump: the Grinch who turned Christmas into a political battleground
- Russia collusion inquiry faces a big 2018 – but will Trump let Mueller finish the job?
| Iranians chant ‘death to dictator’ in biggest unrest since crushing of protests in 2009 Posted: 30 Dec 2017 10:46 PM PST Interior minister warns protestors will 'pay a price', and Trump warns Tehran to respect freedom of speech as at least two die in demonstrations Iranians took to the streets for a third day of anti-government protests in what appeared to be the biggest domestic political challenge to Tehran's leaders since the 2009 Green movement was crushed by security forces. At least two protesters were killed in the city of Doroud, in Iran's western Lourestan province, as the riot police opened fire to contain a group of people said to have been trying to occupy the local governor's office. Clashes between demonstrators and the anti-riot police became violent in some cities as the demonstrations spread. Continue reading... |
| Nepal bans blind people and double amputees from climbing Everest Posted: 30 Dec 2017 07:40 AM PST Tourist board criticised for new regulations, which also prohibit solo ascents with the aim of reducing the number of accidents Solo climbers, blind people and double amputees have been banned from climbing Everest under new rules the Nepalese tourism ministry believes will reduce the number of deaths on the mountain. The changes have provoked criticism from the US ambassador to Nepal and a former Gurkha soldier planning to scale the peak after losing both legs in Afghanistan. Continue reading... |
| Trump aide told Australian diplomat Russia had dirt on Clinton – report Posted: 30 Dec 2017 04:17 PM PST George Papadopoulos spoke to high commissioner Alexander Downer at London bar in May 2016, catalyzing FBI investigation, New York Times reports The FBI reportedly launched its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US election after George Papadopoulos, then a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump, told an Australian diplomat that Moscow had damaging information about Hillary Clinton. Related: Russia collusion inquiry faces a big 2018 – but will Trump let Mueller finish the job? Continue reading... |
| Russia supreme court rules Kremlin critic cannot run for president Posted: 30 Dec 2017 06:59 AM PST Alexei Navalny says he will respond with protests and his lawyers say they will appeal at European court of human rights Russia's supreme court has upheld a ban on the government critic Alexei Navalny from running for president, a decision he has vowed to respond to with nationwide protests. "We don't recognise elections without competition," Navalny wrote on Twitter after the ruling on Saturday. He did not attend the hearing, which his lawyers say they will appeal against at the European court of human rights. |
| Hippy dream now a billion-dollar industry with California set to legalise cannabis Posted: 30 Dec 2017 12:30 PM PST The state that is the world's sixth biggest economy will legalise cannabis on New Year's Day – and expects a boom time for jobs and investment While Arctic conditions gripped America's north-east, balmy sunshine bathed Los Angeles last week – but that was not the only reason denizens of the Venice boardwalk were feeling mellow. An astringent, earthy aroma infused the Pacific zephyrs wafting through the buskers, joggers, skateboarders, tourists and panhandlers. "Weed is part of the culture here," said Oni Farley, 30, perched on a sandy mound, watching life go by. "It's part of the LA/California scene, the laid-back vibe." He ignored a police patrol car that inched through the throng. "I've blazed in front of cops and they don't say anything. To be honest, most of the time I'm so high I don't notice them." Continue reading... |
| 2,300 years on, the spirit of warrior hero hovers over Macedonia peace bid Posted: 30 Dec 2017 04:05 PM PST After decades of feuding over ownership of Alexander the Great, rival leaders opt for fresh start Diners at a fish taverna in Thessaloniki on Saturday night could have been forgiven for thinking they had seen the spirit of Alexander the Great hovering over their tables. The warrior king's cultural pedigree and historical reach were certainly on the minds of those present. This was no ordinary meal – either for Yiannis Boutaris, Thessaloniki's mayor or his guest Zoran Zaev, prime minister of the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia. The two were sending a signal: that old enmities belonged to the past, along with the nationalist rhetoric that for more than a quarter of a century has kept Greece and its northern neighbour at loggerheads. Continue reading... |
| Burning wood for power is ‘misguided’ say climate experts Posted: 30 Dec 2017 04:05 PM PST Using biomass instead of fossil fuels may not be the answer to averting global warming Policies aimed at limiting climate change by boosting the burning of biomass contain critical flaws that could actually damage attempts to avert dangerous levels of global warming in the future. That is the stark view of one of Britain's chief climate experts, Professor John Beddington, who has warned that relying on the cutting down and burning of trees as a replacement for the use of fossil fuels could rebound dangerously. Beddington, a former UK government chief scientific adviser, said there was now a real risk that increasing wood-burning in order to help European countries, including Britain, reach renewable energy targets could turn out to be misguided. "These policies may even lead to a situation whereby global emissions [of carbon dioxide] accelerate," he states in a blog on Carbon Brief, the UK-based website that covers climate and energy issues. He says wind and solar projects should dominate programmes to boost renewable energy generation in Europe. Continue reading... |
| Russia is biggest culprit of spreading fake news, says survey of UK social media users Posted: 30 Dec 2017 04:05 PM PST Poll by humanitarian charity the Syria Campaign sheds light on Britons' susceptibility to online misinformation More than half of British users of social media surveyed in a new poll have admitted that they fail to check the original source of online material before sharing or "liking" it. The survey, which sheds light on people's susceptibility to manipulation by purveyors of "fake news", also finds that three in four Britons believe tech companies, such as Twitter and Facebook, and MPs, are not doing enough to counter the organised online spread of falsehoods by state actors such as Russia. Continue reading... |
| Erica Garner, Black Lives Matter activist, dies aged 27 Posted: 30 Dec 2017 01:22 PM PST
The Black Lives Matter activist Erica Garner has died, after a week in hospital following a heart attack. She was 27. Garner was the daughter of Eric Garner, a man who died in a police chokehold in New York in 2014. Among tributes, Senator Bernie Sanders said that although Garner "didn't ask to be an activist, she responded to the personal tragedy of seeing her father die … by becoming a leading proponent for criminal justice reform and for an end to police brutality". Continue reading... |
| Former Egypt president Mohamed Morsi found guilty of insulting judiciary Posted: 30 Dec 2017 07:06 AM PST Cairo criminal court sentences Morsi, who was already in prison, alongside 19 others and fines him £83,000 The former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined 2m Egyptian pounds (£83,000) after being found guilty of insulting the judiciary. Nineteen others were also jailed for three years on Saturday, but fined lesser amounts ranging from 30,000 to 1m Egyptian pounds. Continue reading... |
| Internet and phone services cut in DRC ahead of anti-government protests Posted: 30 Dec 2017 01:09 PM PST Democratic Republic of Congo's government clamps down on communications as activists plan demonstrations against President Joseph Kabila Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Saturday ordered telecommunications providers to cut internet and SMS services across the country ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations. Grassroots Catholic activists have called for marches in major cities on Sunday to demand that President Joseph Kabila commit to not changing the constitution to stand for a third term and release political prisoners. Continue reading... |
| Greek government files request to cancel Turkish soldier's asylum Posted: 30 Dec 2017 12:37 PM PST Soldier accused of involvement in last year's coup attempt granted asylum by Greece but decision is met with anger from Turkey The Greek government said on Saturday that it had filed a request for the cancellation of the asylum granted to a Turkish soldier accused of involvement in last year's coup attempt. Greece's administrative court of appeal will now look into the case. Continue reading... |
| Anti-sharia laws proliferate as Trump strikes hostile tone toward Muslims Posted: 30 Dec 2017 08:35 AM PST Twenty-three bills have been introduced in 18 state legislatures this year to ban the practice of Islamic law – critics say the aim is to spread fear about Muslims Anti-sharia legislation is spreading in state legislatures across the US, as Donald Trump's hostile stance towards Muslims appears to be emboldening rightwing Islamaphobes. Related: Dearborn, Michigan: a divided city grappling with what it means to be Muslim and American Continue reading... |
| Curse of the Cook Islands – and a chance to turn derelict hotel into a tourist hotspot Posted: 30 Dec 2017 07:00 AM PST On a crumbling site on Rarotonga, every attempt to build a hotel has failed. Now it's the turn of a China-backed group to try to beat the hex Half-submerged by a jungle and populated by cows, chickens and goats, it is one of the more unusual tourist attractions on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga: the "cursed" Sheraton hotel complex, a long-abandoned luxury resort that has lain derelict for a quarter of a century. The crumbling, graffiti-covered buildings are overgrown with creepers. The only human visitors to the 70-acre site in Vaimaanga pay a small fee to explore what has become known as the biggest white elephant in the South Pacific. Continue reading... |
| Ministers consider using volunteers to guard UK borders Posted: 31 Dec 2017 01:09 AM PST Home Office says it is discussing plan to bolster border force on lines of police's community support officer programme Volunteers could guard some of the UK's borders under plans the government is considering. The Home Office confirmed that proposals for "border force special volunteers" at small air and sea ports were being discussed. Continue reading... |
| North Korea vows to press on with nuclear agenda as Russia denies trade violations Posted: 30 Dec 2017 07:01 PM PST Pyongyang warns world leaders not to expect any change in policy, declaring itself a 'responsible' nuclear power Russia has denied claims that UN sanctions against North Korea have been breached by Russian tankers transferring fuel to the regime's tankers at sea. The statement from the foreign ministry said Russia has "fully and strictly observed the sanctions regime". It came in response to a Reuters report citing two separate, unidentified western European security sources who said ship-to-ship transfers took place in October and November and represented a breach of sanctions. Continue reading... |
| Iranians take to the streets for a third day of protests – video Posted: 30 Dec 2017 09:55 PM PST Iranians have taken to the streets for a third day of anti-government protests in what appears to be the biggest domestic political challenge to Tehran's leaders since the 2009 Green movement was crushed by security forces. Continue reading... |
| Alexander Downer: the gaffe-prone conservative and unlikely anti-Trump hero Posted: 30 Dec 2017 10:45 PM PST A photo of the former Australian MP wearing fishnet stockings already ensured political immortality He is the current champion of anti-Trump supporters and American liberals, but Alexander Downer's elevation to international hero may prove more than amusing for many Australians. A former foreign affairs minister in the conservative Howard government, Downer, known privately for his sense of humour, became best known for agreeing to pose for a photo wearing a pair of fishnet stockings and high heels for a charity promotion in 1996. Continue reading... |
| How a violent land seizure story led to my ‘death’ in Brazil | George Monbiot Posted: 31 Dec 2017 01:00 AM PST It was 1989 and I was investigating a tip-off I had about villagers being forced out of their homes. It turned out that another story was developing As soon as my conversation with Father Mick ended, I grabbed my camera and tape recorder and took a taxi to the airport. The Irish priest, working for a human rights group in the Brazilian city of Manaus, had told me that in a village called Centro dos Aguiar, 2,000km away in the state of Maranhão, a squad of police, accompanied by hired gunmen, had just burned down the houses and expelled the peasants, so that two local ranchers could seize their land. It was the story I had been waiting for. Forty hours later, on 17 September 1989, I arrived at the friary where the expelled villagers had gathered. Almost everyone I met had suppurating wounds: rope burns, skin lost where they had been dragged along the ground, raw bruises where they had been beaten with rifle butts. But they were more concerned about the three men the police had taken away, who were being tortured in the local station. Continue reading... |
| Britons feared dead after sea plane crashes near Sydney Posted: 31 Dec 2017 01:27 AM PST Police divers recover six bodies from the water after plane crashes in the Hawkesbury river, north of Sydney Four Britons are feared dead after a sea plane crashed near Sydney, Australia. New South Wales police said divers had recovered six bodies from the scene and an investigation was under way to identify the victims and determine the cause of the crash. Continue reading... |
| Eight big ideas for 2018 by Ed Miliband, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Jay Rayner, Sophie Walker and more Posted: 30 Dec 2017 10:05 PM PST From politics to culture, space science to food, our experts assess the major developments that will mark the year ahead 2018 is all about reclaiming reality, opposing governmental and corporate paradoxes, and dissecting lies, before they become a new truth, the new normal – a new reality. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump: the Grinch who turned Christmas into a political battleground Posted: 30 Dec 2017 07:00 AM PST Pre-Trump, when someone wished me a Merry Christmas I was pleased – now I wonder if they're making some sort of passive-aggressive statement I celebrate Christmas, but the cards I send out every year say "Happy Holidays". I never considered this a political statement, just a statement of fact – the people I'v mailed well-wishes to celebrate all sorts of different things, and so my greetings reflect that. Any controversy over Christmas always felt like a Fox News conspiracy theory; but this year the president of the United States is claiming some sort of victory in an imaginary war against the most popular and well-represented holiday in the country. And it left me feeling a bit bah-humbug-ish. |
| Russia collusion inquiry faces a big 2018 – but will Trump let Mueller finish the job? Posted: 30 Dec 2017 04:00 AM PST The investigation is likely to produce further indictments and perhaps an interview with the president himself, but things are not certain to run smoothly From his starting point in May through the end of 2017, special counsel Robert Mueller indicted two former top aides to Donald Trump and made plea deals with two others, including the president's former national security adviser. Mueller's work is almost done, the White House says – but almost no one else thinks that. Continue reading... |
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