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- Nine more reported dead in Iran as protests enter sixth day
- South Korea offers to hold talks with North after Olympics olive branch
- 'Nothing but lies and deceit': Trump launches Twitter attack on Pakistan
- Record-breaking big freeze grips much of North America
- More protesters killed in Iran as Rouhani's plea fails to dampen unrest
- Dubai Frame: UAE's latest surreal landmark frames a controversy
- Nine deaths reported after rival gangs battle in Brazilian prison
- 1989 Miss America named new chair of Miss America Organization
- US teenager held after parents and sister shot dead on New Year's Eve
- California rings in new year with broad legalization of marijuana
- Trump makes characteristic start to 2018 with lavish party at Mar-a-Lago
- Palestinian girl filmed slapping Israeli soldier is charged with assault
- US study finds 1 in 10 youth experience some form of homelessness
- Kim Jong-un: North Korea's nuclear arsenal is now complete
- Fire kills 13 monkeys at Woburn safari park
- Moscow is a terrifying city for drivers. So what if a car doesn't have one?
- Africa heads in different directions – politically and economically
- Long queues at US airports as immigration computers go down
- US silent as Honduras protesters killed in post-election violence
- Marks & Spencer sells Hong Kong stores as it retreats from overseas markets
- Sydney seaplane tragedy: same model involved in 2015 crash that killed second family
- Rwanda scheme shows saving lives can be as easy as getting blood from a drone | Karen McVeigh
- Why Wednesday? The days of the week have a convoluted religious heritage | Margaret Clunies Ross
| Nine more reported dead in Iran as protests enter sixth day Posted: 02 Jan 2018 12:04 AM PST It is estimated that 21 people have now been killed in demonstrations that have spread across the country Nine more people have died in overnight clashes between protesters and security forces in Iran, state television has reported, as unrest in the country entered a sixth day. State TV said six protesters were killed as they tried to storm a police station in the town of Qahderijan in the central Isfahan region. It also said an 11-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were killed in the town of Khomeinishahr, while a member of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed in the town of Najafabad. All three were shot by hunting rifles, which are common in the Iranian countryside, the report said. None of the reports could be confirmed independently. Continue reading... |
| South Korea offers to hold talks with North after Olympics olive branch Posted: 02 Jan 2018 12:04 AM PST Offer comes as Kim Jong-un says he is prepared to send delegation of athletes to Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang South Korea has proposed holding high-level talks with North Korea next week, a day after the regime's leader, Kim Jong-un, said he was prepared to send a delegation of athletes to next month's Winter Olympics in the South Korean town of Pyeongchang. In a cautious indication of progress in inter-Korean relations after a year of tensions over Pyongyang's ballistic missile programme, South Korea's unification minister, Cho Myoung-gyon, said the offer reiterated "our willingness to hold talks with the North at any time and place, and in any form". Continue reading... |
| 'Nothing but lies and deceit': Trump launches Twitter attack on Pakistan Posted: 01 Jan 2018 09:00 AM PST US president tweets saying Pakistan is providing 'safe haven to terrorists' and America was 'foolish' to give $33bn in aid Donald Trump has accused Pakistan of "lies and deceit", saying America was foolish to have given Islamabad more than $33bn in aid. Trump began the new year by launching an attack on Islamabad in his first tweet of 2018, saying Pakistan was providing "safe haven to the terrorists we hunt". Continue reading... |
| Record-breaking big freeze grips much of North America Posted: 01 Jan 2018 06:33 AM PST
Bone-chilling cold gripped the middle of the US as 2018 began on Monday, breaking a low temperature record, icing some New Year's celebrations and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the elements. Related: Ottawa concert cancellation is proof of concept: it can be too cold for Canadians Continue reading... |
| More protesters killed in Iran as Rouhani's plea fails to dampen unrest Posted: 01 Jan 2018 06:13 AM PST At least 12 civilians have died in clashes around the country and a police officer was reportedly shot dead in city of Najafabad At least 12 people have died in clashes between protesters and security guards in Iran since protests erupted across the country last week, officials said on Monday, as an intervention by the president failed to quell public anger. Protesters defied warnings by the authorities to stay away or be confronted with an "iron fist" as demonstrations, in scenes that are increasingly becoming violent, continued on Sunday evening for the fourth day, hours after the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, acknowledged discontent. Continue reading... |
| Dubai Frame: UAE's latest surreal landmark frames a controversy Posted: 01 Jan 2018 09:56 AM PST Architect's 'stolen building' accusation overshadows opening of 50-storey portal almost a decade after it was first designed Home to the tallest skyscraper, the largest shopping mall and the longest driverless metro system in the world, Dubai adds another superlative to the list this week: it can now admire all its world record-breaking trophies through the biggest picture frame on the planet. Rising 150 metres above Zabeel Park, encrusted with swirling golden motifs that glisten in the desert sunshine, the Dubai Frame has finally opened almost a decade after it was first designed. |
| Nine deaths reported after rival gangs battle in Brazilian prison Posted: 01 Jan 2018 04:15 PM PST Attackers set mattresses on fire and burned bodies of those killed, authorities say Inmates from rival gangs battled at a prison in Goias state on Monday, leaving nine dead and 14 injured, authorities jave told the Brazilian news site G1. Related: At least 30 inmates killed and mutilated in Brazil prison Continue reading... |
| 1989 Miss America named new chair of Miss America Organization Posted: 01 Jan 2018 03:14 PM PST Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox News anchor, joins board of directors, with three other past pageant winners also appointed The new chair of the Miss America Organization's board of directors was named on Monday as the pageant's 1989 winner, Gretchen Carlson. Related: Three Miss America officials resign after leaked emails reveal abuse of winners Continue reading... |
| US teenager held after parents and sister shot dead on New Year's Eve Posted: 01 Jan 2018 03:11 PM PST Boy, 16, used semi-automatic rifle to shoot and kill three relatives and family friend half an hour before midnight, police say A 16-year-old New Jersey boy armed with a semi-automatic rifle shot and killed his parents, sister and a family friend inside the family home less than 30 minutes before midnight on New Year's Eve, authorities said on Monday. Local prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni said the boy would be charged with four counts of murder and a weapons offence stemming from the shooting in the shore town of Long Branch. Continue reading... |
| California rings in new year with broad legalization of marijuana Posted: 01 Jan 2018 05:32 AM PST
Related: High time: introducing the Guardian's new cannabis column for grownups The arrival of the new year in California brought with it broad legalization of marijuana, a much-anticipated change that comes two decades after the state was the first to allow pot for medical use. Continue reading... |
| Trump makes characteristic start to 2018 with lavish party at Mar-a-Lago Posted: 01 Jan 2018 07:55 AM PST
Related: Trump looks to cash in from lavish NYE party at Mar-a-Lago – but is it ethical? Donald Trump gathered his social and political clan around him at his opulent Mar-a-Lago club in Florida to welcome in the New Year in classic Trumpian style. Continue reading... |
| Palestinian girl filmed slapping Israeli soldier is charged with assault Posted: 01 Jan 2018 10:14 AM PST Ahed Tamimi, 16, hailed as a hero by Palestinians after arrest over viral video showing her physically confronting soldier A 16-year-old Palestinian girl who was arrested after being filmed slapping an Israeli soldier has been charged with assaulting security forces, incitement and throwing stones. The video of Ahed Tamimi – which went viral on social media two weeks ago – prompted competing reactions from Israelis and Palestinians, including a campaign for her release. Continue reading... |
| US study finds 1 in 10 youth experience some form of homelessness Posted: 01 Jan 2018 11:10 AM PST
One in 10 young adults aged 18 to 25 in the US have slept on the streets, in shelters, run away, been kicked out of home, or couch-surfed in the past year, according to a national survey. Related: Outside in America: learn more about our ongoing homelessness project Continue reading... |
| Kim Jong-un: North Korea's nuclear arsenal is now complete Posted: 31 Dec 2017 07:05 PM PST Leader says US 'can never start a war against me' and also hopes for better ties with Seoul before the Winter Olympics North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, has warned the United States his country's nuclear forces are now "completed", adding that the nuclear launch button was always within easy reach. While he remained defiant in his confrontation with Donald Trump, he struck a more conciliatory note on relations with South Korea, offering to start talks on sending a North Korean delegation to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Continue reading... |
| Fire kills 13 monkeys at Woburn safari park Posted: 02 Jan 2018 02:03 AM PST Park will remain open except for the affected enclosure while cause of blaze is investigated Thirteen monkeys have died in a fire at Woburn safari park. It started in the patas monkey house within the drive-through enclosure of the Bedfordshire park in the early hours of Tuesday. Three appliances from Bedfordshire fire brigade attended the blaze. Continue reading... |
| Moscow is a terrifying city for drivers. So what if a car doesn't have one? Posted: 02 Jan 2018 01:00 AM PST Chaotic roads, bad weather and reckless habits make the Russian capital one of the worst to drive, and its quest to build an autonomous car uniquely challenging In certain sunny climes, self-driving cars are multiplying. Dressed in signature spinning sensors, the vehicles putter along roads in California, Arizona and Nevada, hoovering up data that will one day make them smart enough to run without humans. Besides perennial sunshine, those places share other common traits: wide, well-manicured roads, functional traffic enforcement, and agreeable local governments. That's how Chandler, Arizona – a Phoenix suburb on nobody's radar as of a few weeks ago – became the first US town to host autonomous cars on public streets without human safety drivers. Courtesy of Waymo, they're expected to start carrying passengers within the next few months. Continue reading... |
| Africa heads in different directions – politically and economically Posted: 02 Jan 2018 12:15 AM PST The African Union's laudable objective of a 'peaceful, prosperous and integrated' continent likely to remain a distant dream African leaders will meet in Addis Ababa at the end of January to discuss the good news and the bad across the continent. The 30th summit of the African Union will take place under the slogan "Towards a peaceful, prosperous and integrated Africa". The objective is a laudable one, but still distant. Alex Vines of the London thinktank Chatham House says that the watchwords of 2018 will not be "Africa rising", now broadly seen as overly optimistic, but "Africa diverging" – politically and economically. Continue reading... |
| Long queues at US airports as immigration computers go down Posted: 01 Jan 2018 08:18 PM PST Two-hour outage for passport processing on Monday evening not thought to be malicious, authorities say Immigration desk computers at various US airports went down for about two hours on Monday, causing long lines for travellers entering the United States, according to Customs and Border Protection and posts on social media. Related: Record number of Irish passports issued as Brexit vote spurs demand Continue reading... |
| US silent as Honduras protesters killed in post-election violence Posted: 01 Jan 2018 11:00 PM PST US aid to security forces totals $114m since 2009 but military police are accused over deaths of 21 claiming vote fraud by President Juan Orlando Hernández Tinsel and colored lights still adorn many houses in Choloma, a gritty manufacturing town near the Caribbean coast of Honduras, but at the home of David Ramos there are no signs of the festive season. "Christmas no longer exists for us: not this year, not any year," said Ramos as he leafed through freshly printed pictures of his oldest son. José Ramos, 22, was killed by military police officers last month, at a protest over alleged fraud in the country's presidential election. Continue reading... |
| Marks & Spencer sells Hong Kong stores as it retreats from overseas markets Posted: 02 Jan 2018 12:31 AM PST Sale of 27 stores in Hong Kong and Macau to Al-Futtaim comes as it closes UK outlets under turnaround plan Marks & Spencer is selling its stores in Hong Kong and Macau as the retailer pushes on with a wide-ranging overhaul. The clothing and food chain is selling one of its key non-UK operations to its longstanding franchise partner in the region, Al-Futtaim, for an undisclosed sum. Marks & Spencer is selling 27 stores that will keep the M&S name under a franchise arrangement, which leaves Dubai-based Al-Futtaim with 72 outlets under the brand across Asia and the Middle East. Continue reading... |
| Sydney seaplane tragedy: same model involved in 2015 crash that killed second family Posted: 01 Jan 2018 11:58 PM PST Investigators say type of seaplane that crashed on New Year's Eve, killing five Britons and pilot, is generally reliable The model of seaplane that crashed on New Year's Eve, killing five Britons and the plane's pilot, is generally reliable, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said on Tuesday. The plane crashed in the Hawkesbury river, north of Sydney, at 3.10pm local time on Sunday and has yet to be retrieved. Continue reading... |
| Rwanda scheme shows saving lives can be as easy as getting blood from a drone | Karen McVeigh Posted: 01 Jan 2018 10:00 PM PST A Silicon Valley robotics company has teamed up with the Rwandan health ministry to hasten the delivery of vital medicines to hospitals in remote areas An ingenious drone delivery service known as "Uber for blood" has slashed the delivery time of life-saving medicine to remote regions of Rwanda from four hours to an average of half an hour. A partnership between Zipline, a Silicon Valley robotics company, and the country's health ministry has delivered more than 5,500 units of blood over the past year, often in life-saving situations. Never before have patients in the country received blood so quickly and efficiently. |
| Why Wednesday? The days of the week have a convoluted religious heritage | Margaret Clunies Ross Posted: 01 Jan 2018 04:38 PM PST The Romans may have got the ball rolling with their seven-day week, but weekday names in English owe as much to Anglo-Saxon gods The origins of our days of the week lie with the Romans. The Romans named their days of the week after the planets, which in turn were named after the Roman gods: Continue reading... |
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