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- Steve Bannon refuses lawmakers' questions, following 'White House instructions'
- North Korea to send cheerleaders to Winter Olympics 'peace games'
- Former CIA agent arrested after fears that China spy network was betrayed
- World's longest underwater cave system discovered in Mexico by divers
- Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for second time over 2014 protest
- Yemen war: 5,000 children dead or hurt and 400,000 malnourished, UN says
- Russian film stars offer support to director in fraud case
- Attack by Turkish forces on US-backed Kurds in Syria thought imminent
- US to withhold $65m in aid for Palestinian refugees
- EU declares war on plastic waste
- Pope Francis expresses 'pain and shame' for clergy's sexual abuse of children
- British tourist missing in Israel may have Jerusalem syndrome
- UN chief and rights groups raise concerns over Rohingya deal
- European parliament votes to end electric pulse fishing
- 'Public transport is cool': new Adidas trainers double as Berlin transit passes
- 'England seemed so close': refugee, 15, crushed to death by Calais lorry
- Poppi Worthington: prosecutors consider coroner's ruling
- David Miliband: UN security council 'out of the picture' on Syria
- The deadly African gold rush fuelled by people smugglers' promises
- Take the Trump test: are you fit to be US president?
- Jessica Falkholt: Home and Away actor dies after Boxing Day car crash
- Britons urged to help tackle modern slavery by reporting concerns
- Workers making iPhones in China exposed to toxic hazards, report says
- Rex Tillerson says the North Korea nuclear threat is growing – video
- Adam Schiff condemns White House 'gag order' on Steve Bannon – video
- 'Your silence is complicity': Cory Booker blasts Republican over 'shithole' countries remark - video
- Trump would benefit from diet lower in fat, White House doctor says – video
- Flying car narrowly misses bus and wedges in building – video
- Trump official: 'I don't know if Norway is predominantly white' – video
- Sucker punch: small town boxing in rural America is going mainstream - but who benefits?
| Steve Bannon refuses lawmakers' questions, following 'White House instructions' Posted: 16 Jan 2018 11:12 PM PST Democrat says Bannon's lawyer said former strategist, facing subpoena, would otherwise have been willing to respond Steve Bannon refused to answer questions from the House Intelligence Committee during a closed-door session, even after he was issued a subpoena to testify by the committee on Tuesday, saying that the White House had told him not to. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the committee, said during a news conference after the marathon hearing, that Bannon's lawyer had told the committee that the former White House aide "was willing to answer our questions but under instructions from the White House not to". Schiff condemned what he called "a gag order from the White House". Continue reading... |
| North Korea to send cheerleaders to Winter Olympics 'peace games' Posted: 16 Jan 2018 11:31 PM PST Delegation may walk across demilitarised zone in what would be a highly symbolic move North Korea will send a large contingent of cheerleaders to next month's Winter Olympics, South Korea has announced, as the two sides prepare to present their plan for a "peace games" to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the weekend. South Korea's unification ministry said on Wednesday that the North had offered to send 230 members of its all-female cheerleading squad to the Games in Pyeongchang. Continue reading... |
| Former CIA agent arrested after fears that China spy network was betrayed Posted: 16 Jan 2018 05:29 PM PST Hong Kong resident Jerry Chun Shing Lee accused of having unauthorised notebook that had the identities of undercover US informants US authorities have arrested a former CIA agent, Hong Kong resident Jerry Chun Shing Lee, after discovering he had an unauthorised notebook that contained the identities of undercover US spies. Lee, a naturalized US citizen also known as Zhen Cheng Li, was arrested late on Monday after he arrived at JFK international airport in New York. Continue reading... |
| World's longest underwater cave system discovered in Mexico by divers Posted: 16 Jan 2018 09:39 PM PST Discovery of 347km-long cave by the Gran Acuifero Maya project could shed light on Mayan history A group of divers has connected two underwater caverns in eastern Mexico to reveal what is believed to be the biggest flooded cave on the planet. The discovery could also help shed new light on the ancient Maya civilization. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for second time over 2014 protest Posted: 16 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST Wong jailed, along with fellow activist, for obstructing clearance of encampment during pro-democracy protest Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was jailed for three months on Wednesday for obstructing the clearance of a major encampment during mass pro-democracy protests in 2014, the second time he has been imprisoned over the rallies. Wong, 21, who had pleaded guilty to the contempt charge, was already on bail pending an appeal over a six-month sentence for another offence related to the Umbrella Movement. Continue reading... |
| Yemen war: 5,000 children dead or hurt and 400,000 malnourished, UN says Posted: 16 Jan 2018 02:01 PM PST Unicef says five children a day have been killed or injured since March 2015, with 'nearly every child in Yemen' in need of humanitarian aid The war in Yemen has killed or injured more than 5,000 children and left another 400,000 severely malnourished and fighting for their lives, according to the UN children's agency. In a report unveiled on Tuesday, Unicef said nearly 2 million Yemeni children were out of school, a quarter of them since the conflict escalated when a Saudi-led coalition intervened in March 2015. Continue reading... |
| Russian film stars offer support to director in fraud case Posted: 16 Jan 2018 09:43 AM PST Kirill Serebrennikov, an outspoken Kremlin critic accused of embezzlement, has house arrest extended Some of Russia's most famous actors and directors have rallied around an award-winning film and theatre director who faces up to 10 years in prison on fraud charges that critics allege are Kremlin payback for his outspoken views. Kirill Serebrennikov, 48, is accused of embezzling 133m roubles (£1.7m) in government funds allocated to his Platforma theatre project. A Moscow court on Tuesday extended his house arrest, which he has been under since August, until 19 April. Continue reading... |
| Attack by Turkish forces on US-backed Kurds in Syria thought imminent Posted: 16 Jan 2018 10:22 AM PST Operation targeting 'terror nests' would risk inflaming tensions between Trump administration and Ankara Turkish troops and tanks near the Syrian border are making final plans to attack the US military's Kurdish partners inside northern Syria as tensions between Ankara and Washington near unprecedented levels. Ahead of a widely expected incursion, the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, threatened to "destroy all terror nests", a reference to Kurdish forces that the US has used as proxies in the fight against Islamic State (Isis) and Turkey views as a subversive threat. Continue reading... |
| US to withhold $65m in aid for Palestinian refugees Posted: 16 Jan 2018 01:51 PM PST Trump administration is reportedly conditioning the release of additional funds on whether the UN makes unspecified reforms The United States will give a UN agency $60m in aid for Palestinian refugees but withhold a further $65m for now, the state department said on Tuesday, as the Trump administration carried out a threat it made two weeks ago to cut funding. While saying the decision would sustain schools and health services, state department spokeswoman Heather Nauert echoed Donald Trump in calling on other nations to provide more funds because he believes the United States pays more than its share. Continue reading... |
| EU declares war on plastic waste Posted: 16 Jan 2018 07:50 AM PST Brussels targets single-use plastics in an urgent clean-up plan that aims to make all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2030 The EU is waging war against plastic waste as part of an urgent plan to clean up Europe's act and ensure that every piece of packaging on the continent is reusable or recyclable by 2030. Following China's decision to ban imports of foreign recyclable material, Brussels on Tuesday launched a plastics strategy designed to change minds in Europe, potentially tax damaging behaviour, and modernise plastics production and collection by investing €350m (£310m) in research. Continue reading... |
| Pope Francis expresses 'pain and shame' for clergy's sexual abuse of children Posted: 16 Jan 2018 09:18 AM PST
Pope Francis has admitted his "pain and shame" over the sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy on a visit to Chile which has been overshadowed by the firebombing of nine churches – allegedly by activists claiming a high-level cover-up. Speaking in Santiago in the presence of the Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet, legislators, diplomats and other officials, Francis asked for forgiveness. Continue reading... |
| British tourist missing in Israel may have Jerusalem syndrome Posted: 16 Jan 2018 07:12 AM PST Authorities say Oliver McAfee, 29, may have condition which leads those affected to believe they are biblical figures Israeli authorities are searching for a British man who is missing in the Negev desert amid fears that he could be suffering from Jerusalem syndrome, a psychiatric condition whose sufferers believe they are prophets or other biblical figures. Oliver McAfee, 29, a devout Christian, was last seen on 21 November while cycling near the southern Israeli town of Mitzpe Ramon. Hikers found his wallet, keys and computer tablet earlier this month, and other possessions, including his bicycle, bags and shoes, were found separately. |
| UN chief and rights groups raise concerns over Rohingya deal Posted: 17 Jan 2018 01:30 AM PST First group of refugees to be sent back to Myanmar next week but critics say details are unclear Concerns are growing among United Nations agencies and humanitarian groups over an agreement between the Bangladesh and Myanmar governments to repatriate several hundred thousand Rohingya refugees within two years. Bangladesh state media reported on Wednesday that the first batch of Rohingya would be sent back to Myanmar next week. Rights groups said it remained unclear whether refugees would be forced to return against their will. Continue reading... |
| European parliament votes to end electric pulse fishing Posted: 17 Jan 2018 01:29 AM PST Campaigners hail movement towards prohibiting the controversial practice but warn other measures will leave European waters in a worse state The European Union's parliament has voted to prohibit the controversial practice of electrical pulse fishing within EU waters, to the approval of some groups of small-scale fishermen and green campaigners. However, a series of other measures designed to prevent overfishing and preserve the marine environment were voted down. Campaigners say the rejection will have a damaging effect on Europe's fisheries for many years. Continue reading... |
| 'Public transport is cool': new Adidas trainers double as Berlin transit passes Posted: 16 Jan 2018 04:23 AM PST Hundreds queued for today's release – with the €180 shoes doubling as €700+ transport tickets, it wasn't just the usual sneakerheads Outside Overkill, a hip shoe store in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, breakfast is being served: Mettbrötchen, minced raw pork on a bread roll. "This isn't a hipster breakfast," explains Julian Kalitta of Overkill. "It is typical old-school Berlin – something you can imagine one of the city's tram drivers eating before work." It's a fitting treat for the hundreds of people who have camped out in the snow, some since Saturday, waiting for the limited release of 500 pairs of the new EQT Support 93/Berlin shoe – an unlikely collaboration between Adidas and BVG, the city's transport company. Continue reading... |
| 'England seemed so close': refugee, 15, crushed to death by Calais lorry Posted: 16 Jan 2018 01:42 AM PST Migrants are still travelling to the Channel port, enduring desperate living conditions and dying on the roads, trying to get to Britain A few hours before his death, Abdullah Dilsouz was playing cricket with other child refugees in the wasteland behind the port of Calais. Friends said he was excited to be nearing the end of a long journey from Afghanistan, and optimistic that he would soon be able to join his brother in London. But the 15-year-old was run over by a refrigeration truck on 22 December – one of three asylum-seekers to be killed on the roads outside the port in the past month. A fourth has been seriously injured and remains in a coma in hospital and on Sunday night an Iraqi refugee had his legs severed by a train near Dunkirk. Continue reading... |
| Poppi Worthington: prosecutors consider coroner's ruling Posted: 17 Jan 2018 01:00 AM PST Senior coroner passes copy of his judgment that father sexually abused toddler to CPS Prosecutors are considering a coroner's finding that Poppi Worthington was sexually assaulted in her father's bed before her death. David Roberts, senior coroner for Cumbria, concluded on Monday that on the balance of probabilities the 13-month-old toddler was abused by her father Paul – the third court judgment against him. Continue reading... |
| David Miliband: UN security council 'out of the picture' on Syria Posted: 17 Jan 2018 12:54 AM PST Former foreign secretary says civilians are being 'bombed to hell' and UK must pay attention David Miliband, the former UK foreign secretary, has urged Theresa May and other world leaders not to forget about civilians being bombed in Syria at a time when the UN security council has been "driven out of the picture". The former Labour politician, who runs the International Rescue Committee, an aid NGO, said the UK as a member of the security council should not be leaving diplomatic activity in Syria to Russia, Iran and Turkey. Continue reading... |
| The deadly African gold rush fuelled by people smugglers' promises Posted: 16 Jan 2018 11:13 PM PST Sudanese refugees in northern Chad are risking their lives to mine the precious ore in a desperate bid to secure a new life in Europe Refugees from the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur, who are living in camps in neighbouring Chad, are being drawn into an African gold rush in a desperate effort to pay smugglers to get them to Europe. Digging in holes 50m deep, Sudanese refugees are risking their lives in an area not only littered with landmines but also beset by violence, which claimed at least 25 lives last year. |
| Take the Trump test: are you fit to be US president? Posted: 17 Jan 2018 01:14 AM PST Trump apparently scored a perfect 30/30 score on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment The results of the annual presidential physical exam are in and Donald Trump has been declared "fit for duty" by the presidential physician, Ronny Jackson. The navy doctor delivered the assessment at an hour-long press conference at the White House on Tuesday, saying the president's health was "excellent", his mind was "sharp" and that he needed only four or five hours' sleep a night. Continue reading... |
| Jessica Falkholt: Home and Away actor dies after Boxing Day car crash Posted: 16 Jan 2018 11:17 PM PST Australian actor's parents and sister, who were also in the crash, were farewelled at a funeral a week ago Home and Away actor Jessica Falkholt has died in hospital a week after a funeral was held in Sydney for her sister and parents, who were in the same horrific Boxing Day car crash. The 29-year-old had been in a critical condition in St George hospital after being pulled from the wreckage on 26 December on the New South Wales south coast along with her 21-year-old sister Annabelle, who later died. Continue reading... |
| Britons urged to help tackle modern slavery by reporting concerns Posted: 16 Jan 2018 04:01 PM PST Local authorities ask public to watch for signs of exploitation as research suggests gaps in reporting across some areas Local authorities are calling on members of the public to be alert to signs of modern-day slavery, as research suggests worrying gaps in reporting across Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lancashire. The number of people referred to the government's national referral mechanism (NRM), which identifies and supports victims, increased dramatically last summer. Between July and September 2017, 1,322 potential victims were referred, up 47% compared with the same period in 2016. Continue reading... |
| Workers making iPhones in China exposed to toxic hazards, report says Posted: 16 Jan 2018 08:27 AM PST Apple disputes rights group report into Catcher Technology factory, which reveals workers' claims of long and gruelling hours at low pay A report into the treatment of workers making iPhones for Apple claims that 90 workers were taken to hospital in May last year after a leak of chemicals including sulphur and phosphorous at a Catcher Technology factory in China. Rights group China Labour Watch (CLW) details the incident in a report, published on Tuesday in association with the Guardian, into the treatment of workers primarily making products for Apple, in factories in Suqian, Jiangsu province. Continue reading... |
| Rex Tillerson says the North Korea nuclear threat is growing – video Posted: 16 Jan 2018 09:20 PM PST Secretary of state says the US seeks a diplomatic resolution in the nuclear standoff with North Korea, but declines to comment on whether the White House is considering limited military action against Pyongyang Continue reading... |
| Adam Schiff condemns White House 'gag order' on Steve Bannon – video Posted: 16 Jan 2018 08:31 PM PST The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee accuses Donald Trump's White House of preventing the former chief strategist from answering many questions in the panel's investigation into Russian election interference Continue reading... |
| 'Your silence is complicity': Cory Booker blasts Republican over 'shithole' countries remark - video Posted: 16 Jan 2018 05:09 PM PST Cory Booker castigates the US homeland security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, for saying she couldn't remember whether Donald Trump referred to some nations as 'shithole' countries: 'When ignorance and bigotry is allied with power, it is a dangerous force … your silence and your amnesia is complicity.' Continue reading... |
| Trump would benefit from diet lower in fat, White House doctor says – video Posted: 16 Jan 2018 04:14 PM PST The US president had a normal score on a cognitive exam and is in excellent health, although he would benefit from a lower-fat diet and routine exercise, the White House doctor said Continue reading... |
| Flying car narrowly misses bus and wedges in building – video Posted: 16 Jan 2018 01:50 PM PST A bus's dashcam captures the moment a speeding car in Santa Ana, California flew through the air, narrowly missing the bus before crashing into the second floor of a building. The front half of the car was wedged inside the building and the other half was hanging outside, but the two passengers in the vehicle walked away unharmed. Continue reading... |
| Trump official: 'I don't know if Norway is predominantly white' – video Posted: 16 Jan 2018 11:14 AM PST Donald Trump's secretary of homeland security, Kirstjen Nielsen, admits not knowing whether Norway's population is mainly white, during questioning by the Senate homeland security committee. Asked by Senator Patrick Leahy if Norway is 'predominantly white', Nielsen replies: 'I actually do not know that sir.' Continue reading... |
| Sucker punch: small town boxing in rural America is going mainstream - but who benefits? Posted: 16 Jan 2018 02:29 AM PST Rough N Rowdy offers local hopefuls, most with limited skills and little training, the chance to win $1,000 and make a name for themselves in the boxing ring. The event is being broadcast by Barstool Sports, whose CEO, Dave Portnoy, refers to boxers taking part as 'rednecks' Continue reading... |
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