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- Afghanistan: gunmen storm Save the Children office in Jalalabad
- Bereaved families await justice seven years after Tunisian revolution
- Cape Town told to cut water use or face losing supply by 12 April
- With dissent crushed, Egypt's presidential campaign is a subdued affair
- Brazil yellow fever crisis: dozens dead as São Paulo closes city gardens and zoo
- Rex Tillerson: Russia bears responsibility for Syria chemical attacks
- Paradise Papers firm worked for bank linked to terrorist financing and organised crime
- Ursula K Le Guin, sci-fi and fantasy author, dies aged 88
- Justin Trudeau tells Davos: tackle inequality or risk failure
- Two planets in unusual star system are very likely habitable, scientists say
- Key Republican-Democratic battles unresolved despite shutdown deal
- Chile president-elect reveals hardline cabinet with ties to Pinochet
- Sweden calls on China to release detained bookseller Gui Minhai
- New anti-homeless architecture: Seattle uses bike racks to block rough sleepers
- MP calls for tougher laws after women 'groped' at men-only charity gala
- Brexit secretary David Davis questioned by Commons committee - Politics live
- Twin car bombs kill dozens outside mosque in Benghazi
- Trump to invite France's Macron for administration's first official state visit
- Asic accuses banks' financial advisers of working against customers' interests
- Climate-resilient 'super beans' boost food rations for refugees in Uganda
- Gunfire follows car bomb explosion in Jalalabad, Afghanistan – video
- 56,000 people flee as Philippines volcano spews lava – video
- Rex Tillerson: Russia responsible for Syria chemical attacks – video
- Cate Blanchett cries while recounting story of Syrian refugees – video
- Kodiak island residents evacuated after tsunami warning - video
- Japanese ski resort hit by avalanche after volcanic eruption – video
| Afghanistan: gunmen storm Save the Children office in Jalalabad Posted: 23 Jan 2018 11:16 PM PST At least one dead and 14 injured, officials say, in latest attack targeting foreign charity Four gunmen have stormed the Save the Children office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing at least one person and wounding 14 others in the latest attack on a foreign charity in the country. The attackers detonated a car bomb outside the office of the charity at about 9am on Wednesday morning before using rocket-propelled grenades to blast their way inside building. Continue reading... |
| Bereaved families await justice seven years after Tunisian revolution Posted: 23 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST More than 300 died in uprising but there is no list of names and no one is in jail for the attacks Seven years after Tunisia's revolution, relatives of hundreds of people who died and thousands who were injured in the fight for democracy say they are still waiting for justice and recognition. No one is currently in jail for attacks carried out during days of protests in early 2011, lawyers for the families say, even though many suspects have been identified and some have been arrested and prosecuted. |
| Cape Town told to cut water use or face losing supply by 12 April Posted: 24 Jan 2018 01:11 AM PST Residents will have to queue at standpipes for daily rations unless they drastically reduce consumption Residents of Cape Town have been warned that they face losing piped water to their homes within two months if they do not implement drastic measures to counter the effects of the worst drought for almost century to hit South Africa's second city. Local authorities have warned the 500,000 residents that if consumption reductions are not achieved by "Day Zero" – 12 April – they will have to queue at 200 standpipes for daily rations of 25 litres (6.6 US gallons). Continue reading... |
| With dissent crushed, Egypt's presidential campaign is a subdued affair Posted: 23 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST Abdel Fatah al-Sisi's re-election seems assured, but his popular support is muted Outsized posters of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi stare down on empty rooms inside the headquarters of a campaign for the Egyptian president's second term in power. Egypt's presidential election is two months away, but the repurposed five-room apartment that serves as the movement's hub stands silent, except for the hum of traffic from the street outside, a bustling two-lane artery for Cairo's Tahrir Square. The unofficial campaign – named "To Build It" – began in October in a bid to stir up support for Sisi, long before the March election date was even announced, and long before Sisi's official announcement on Friday that he will run. Continue reading... |
| Brazil yellow fever crisis: dozens dead as São Paulo closes city gardens and zoo Posted: 23 Jan 2018 06:43 PM PST Health officials plan to vaccinate millions as cases of yellow fever rise during the Southern Hemisphere rainy season São Paulo closed its zoo and botanical gardens Tuesday as a yellow fever outbreak that has led to 70 deaths is picking up steam. The big Inhotim art park, which attracts visitors from all over the world, also announced that all visitors would have to show proof of vaccination to be allowed in. The park said the measure was preventative and no case of yellow fever had been found there. Continue reading... |
| Rex Tillerson: Russia bears responsibility for Syria chemical attacks Posted: 23 Jan 2018 11:51 AM PST US secretary of state says Russia 'shielding' Syrian ally, amid reports of fresh gas attack Russia bears the ultimate responsibility for suspected chemical weapons attacks committed by the Syrian regime, the US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, has said. Tillerson's comments came a day after reports of a fresh chemical weapons attack in the rebel enclave of East Ghouta, which injured more than 20 people, most of them children. Continue reading... |
| Paradise Papers firm worked for bank linked to terrorist financing and organised crime Posted: 23 Jan 2018 09:56 AM PST Appleby client FBME is banned from US financial system The firm at the heart of the Paradise Papers leak provided offshore services to a bank accused of facilitating terrorist financing, transnational organised crime and the Syrian government's chemical weapons programme. Appleby represented the Cayman Islands holding company of FBME Bank for at least a year after the US Treasury published an extraordinary roster of allegations against the bank, and acted as its agent for more than a decade beforehand. Continue reading... |
| Ursula K Le Guin, sci-fi and fantasy author, dies aged 88 Posted: 23 Jan 2018 11:15 PM PST The multi award-winning writer of The Left Hand of Darkness and A Wizard of Earthsea has died at her home in Portland, Oregon Ursula K Le Guin, the award-winning fantasy and science fiction author, has died at the age of 88. Le Guin's books have sold millions worldwide and won her a number of prestigious accolades, including Hugo and Nebula awards for her 1969 novel The Left Hand of Darkness. Continue reading... |
| Justin Trudeau tells Davos: tackle inequality or risk failure Posted: 23 Jan 2018 10:44 AM PST Canadian prime minister says employing more women is the smart thing to do Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has challenged leaders of the world's biggest corporations to hire more women and to tackle sexual harassment as he warned that a business-as-usual approach to tackling inequality would lead to failure for everyone. In a keynote speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trudeau said hiring, promoting and retaining more women was the key to narrowing the "staggering" gap between rich and poor. Continue reading... |
| Two planets in unusual star system are very likely habitable, scientists say Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:44 PM PST Exoplanets orbiting Trappist-1 have thrilled astronomers since their discovery last year thanks to their Earth-like potential to harbor water Scientists have identified two planets circling round a dim dwarf star as especially likely candidates to have habitable conditions, with probable water and a source of heat, attributes thought necessary for life beyond Earth. Since their discovery last year, the seven planets and their star, called Trappist-1, have thrilled astronomers hunting for a world resembling Earth. Never before had scientists found so many Earth-sized planets around a single star, or in a zone where the extreme temperatures of space would not obliterate the chances of life. Continue reading... |
| Key Republican-Democratic battles unresolved despite shutdown deal Posted: 23 Jan 2018 01:44 PM PST Lawmakers in the two parties are no closer to resolving the issues that triggered the shutdown, such as budget and immigration Three days after debate over federal spending and immigration policy shut down the federal government, key battles between Democrats and Republicans remained unresolved on Tuesday. Related: Key players in the US government shutdown: who came out on top? Continue reading... |
| Chile president-elect reveals hardline cabinet with ties to Pinochet Posted: 23 Jan 2018 03:20 PM PST
Chile's president-elect, the billionaire businessman Sebastian Piñera, has unveiled a new hardline cabinet, including prominent conservative figures and some politicians once closely aligned with the Pinochet dictatorship. The new interior minister, Andrés Chadwick, was a vocal supporter of Augusto Pinochet during his 1973-1990 regime, which named him president of the Catholic University Students Federation. Continue reading... |
| Sweden calls on China to release detained bookseller Gui Minhai Posted: 23 Jan 2018 04:13 PM PST Sweden's foreign minister says her country takes "a very serious view" of Gui's detention as he travelled to Beijing for a medical examination Sweden has called on China to immediately free missing bookseller Gui Minhai who was seized by Chinese agents on Saturday as he travelled to Beijing with two European diplomats. In a statement, Sweden's foreign minister, Margot Wallström, said: "We expect the immediate release of our fellow citizen, and that he be given the opportunity to meet Swedish diplomatic and medical staff." Continue reading... |
| New anti-homeless architecture: Seattle uses bike racks to block rough sleepers Posted: 23 Jan 2018 11:30 PM PST Police cleared a homeless camp before the transport department filled the pavement with unneeded bike racks – a clear case of hostile architecture which does not address the problem, say campaigners Returning after a two-day business trip, Seattle resident Jeff Few noticed something odd on a stretch of pavement underneath Highway 99. When he had left his Belltown condo there had been a homeless encampment. Now the tents and the men, women and children seeking shelter there were gone, with 18 new bike racks installed in their place. "The new racks were clearly there to deter street camping," says Few. "There was no transportation need for that many bike racks under a viaduct that is going to be torn down in a year." Continue reading... |
| MP calls for tougher laws after women 'groped' at men-only charity gala Posted: 23 Jan 2018 04:05 PM PST Equalities chair says act needs 'real teeth' after allegations about men-only event The chair of the parliamentary committee on women and equalities, Maria Miller MP, has suggested strengthening the Equalities Act, after details emerged of a men-only charity dinner – attended by senior figures from business and politics – at which hired "hostesses" were allegedly groped, sexually harassed and propositioned by guests. Senior female politicians lined up to condemn "stomach-churning" behaviour by attendees of the Presidents Club charity dinner, held at London's exclusive Dorchester hotel and hosted by comedian David Walliams. |
| Brexit secretary David Davis questioned by Commons committee - Politics live Posted: 24 Jan 2018 01:29 AM PST Rolling coverage of the day's political developments as they happen, including Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs and David Davis, the Brexit secretary, giving evidence to the Commons Brexit committee
Hilary Benn, the Labour chair of the committee, is asking the questions. Q: You wrote an article before you became a minister saying you expected trade deals to be negotiated within two years. That was then; this is now.
The hearing has started. You can watch a live feed here. The feed was not working for the first few minutes, but it seems to be okay now. Continue reading... |
| Twin car bombs kill dozens outside mosque in Benghazi Posted: 23 Jan 2018 09:02 PM PST Second bomb goes off as residents and medics gather to evacuate wounded after first explosion Twin car bombs have exploded as people left a mosque in a residential area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing 27 and wounding more than 30, officials said. Related: Hard-won victories of Arab spring appear more fragile than ever Continue reading... |
| Trump to invite France's Macron for administration's first official state visit Posted: 23 Jan 2018 04:49 PM PST Trump is first US president in decades not to hold showy ceremony during his first year in office Donald Trump will invite the French president, Emmanuel Macron, on the first state visit of the Trump administration, the White House confirmed Tuesday. Trump is the first US president in decades to wrap up his opening year without offering a counterpart the honor of a state visit, a diplomatic tool used to impress and showcase ties between allies. Continue reading... |
| Asic accuses banks' financial advisers of working against customers' interests Posted: 23 Jan 2018 11:18 PM PST Watchdog says advice frequently risked leaving customers in worse financial position The financial advice arms of Australia's biggest banks have come under fire again, with the corporate watchdog finding their advisers failed to comply with the best interests of customers in 75% of advice files reviewed. The Financial Services Council is already in damage control. It has pledged to work with the regulator and individual financial licensees to "compensate clients and make things right" where necessary . |
| Climate-resilient 'super beans' boost food rations for refugees in Uganda Posted: 23 Jan 2018 11:00 PM PST Non-GMO and fast-growing, a high-yield bean variety is helping South Sudanese refugees feed their families and cultivate new livelihoods South Sudanese refugees in Uganda are being given drought-resistant "super beans" to reduce their reliance on food aid and encourage self-sufficiency. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is distributing the fast-growing, high-yield Nabe 15 super bean, which refugees can plant immediately to replenish their stocks. Continue reading... |
| Gunfire follows car bomb explosion in Jalalabad, Afghanistan – video Posted: 23 Jan 2018 11:44 PM PST The aftermath of an explosion outside the Save the Children office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. A government spokesman said 11 people were injured and being treated in hospital Continue reading... |
| 56,000 people flee as Philippines volcano spews lava – video Posted: 23 Jan 2018 05:16 PM PST The Philippines' most active volcano has started spewing fountains of red-hot lava and massive ash plumes as 56,000 villagers flee to evacuation centres. Lava fountains gushed 700 metres (2,300ft) above Mount Mayon's crater and ash plumes rose up to 3km (1.9 miles), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Continue reading... |
| Rex Tillerson: Russia responsible for Syria chemical attacks – video Posted: 23 Jan 2018 01:39 PM PST Russia bears the ultimate responsibility for suspected chemical weapons attacks committed by the Syrian regime, the US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, has said. Tillerson's comments came a day after reports of a fresh chemical weapons attack in the rebel enclave of East Ghouta, which injured more than 20 people, most of them children. Speaking at a conference in Paris on Tuesday aimed at stepping up international pressure on perpetrators of chemical weapons attacks, Tillerson condemned Russia for 'shielding' its Syrian ally against punishment for its actions Continue reading... |
| Cate Blanchett cries while recounting story of Syrian refugees – video Posted: 23 Jan 2018 09:25 AM PST Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Australian actor Cate Blanchett called for renewed compassion for the 65 million people who have been displaced worldwide, including 22 million refugees. She condemned the way refugees are treated, and accused politicians of pandering to populist voices. Blanchett is a UNHCR goodwill ambassador and has visited refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon Continue reading... |
| Kodiak island residents evacuated after tsunami warning - video Posted: 23 Jan 2018 08:54 AM PST Residents of the Alaskan island Kodiak were urged to move away from coastal areas after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck early on Tuesday. Initially, the United States Geological Survey said the earthquake was a magnitude 8.2, prompting a tsunami warning. The remainder of the US west coast is still under watch. Residents scrambled to safety, some seeking refuge in schools that were transformed into shelters. Officials cancelled the warning after a few tense hours. Earthquake hits Gulf of Alaska, prompting tsunami warnings Continue reading... |
| Japanese ski resort hit by avalanche after volcanic eruption – video Posted: 23 Jan 2018 02:07 AM PST A Japanese ski resort has been struck by an avalanche after a nearby volcano erupted. One person has died and at least 12 others have been injured. Footage shows skiers trapped by the avalanche. As well as the snow, volcanic rocks fell from Mount Kusatsu-Shirane, in central Japan. Around 100 people had to evacuate the area Continue reading... |
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