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- Climbers rescue French woman stranded on Pakistan’s ‘Killer Mountain’
- Trump's state of the union speech aims to present him as a great unifier
- Kabul: bomb hidden in ambulance kills dozens
- Israel criticises Poland over draft Holocaust legislation
- Czech Republic re-elects far-right president Miloš Zeman
- Carles Puigdemont must return to Catalonia to form government
- Equatorial Guinea says it will protect former Gambian leader
- Denmark split as row over teenage Facebook sex video widens
- Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal released from detention
- Paris on high alert as river Seine continues to rise
- Leo Varadkar to campaign to liberalise Irish abortion laws
- Aung San Suu Kyi lives in 'bubble', says US diplomat in row with Myanmar
- Salford block residents must pay £100,000 for fire wardens
- Back on the tourist trail: the hotel where women were raped and tortured
- Turkey’s attack on Syrian Kurds could overturn the entire region | Gareth Stansfield
- The search for the perfect painkiller
- A desire for vengeance is human but checks the pursuit of proper justice | Kenan Malik
- Japan cryptocurrency exchange to refund stolen $400m
- Victorian Pride Centre winning design ‘a vibrant symbol of LGBTI resilience’
- Business is still very much a boy’s-only club – but journalism can cause change
- Drone footage shows Paris flooding – video
- Aftermath of fatal Kabul ambulance blast – video
- 'She lives in a cocoon': US diplomat on Aung San Suu Kyi – video
| Climbers rescue French woman stranded on Pakistan’s ‘Killer Mountain’ Posted: 27 Jan 2018 04:06 PM PST Bad weather forces team to abandon search for mountaineer's Polish companion on Nanga Parbat Elite climbers have scaled the treacherous slopes of Pakistan's "Killer Mountain" in pitch darkness in an extraordinary attempt to rescue two mountaineers. The rescuers climbed more than 1,000 metres up Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain in the world, to reach Frenchwoman Elisabeth Revol in the middle of the night. But they were forced to make the heartbreaking decision not to go on to find Tomasz Mackiewicz, from Poland. |
| Trump's state of the union speech aims to present him as a great unifier Posted: 27 Jan 2018 11:00 AM PST The president's speech 'will make clear that all groups are benefiting under this presidency,' a White House official said Donald Trump will reach across the aisle with a tone of "bipartisanship" when he delivers his first state of the union address to Congress on Tuesday, the White House said. Related: 'The civil rights issue of our time': how Dreamers came to dominate US politics Continue reading... |
| Kabul: bomb hidden in ambulance kills dozens Posted: 27 Jan 2018 08:01 AM PST Attacker passed first checkpoint by claiming he had a patient, then detonated explosives A bomb hidden in an ambulance has killed at least 95 people and injured more than 150 in the heavily fortified heart of the Afghan capital, Kabul, in the latest in a string of high-profile attacks. The suicide bomber struck at a police checkpoint where the streets were crowded with people queueing to visit nearby offices and embassies, and vendors serving them. Witnesses said bodies were strewn across the pavement. Continue reading... |
| Israel criticises Poland over draft Holocaust legislation Posted: 27 Jan 2018 01:50 PM PST Lower house passes bill outlawing phrases such as 'Polish death camps' Israeli leaders have attacked pending legislation in Poland that would outlaw blaming Poles for the crimes of the Holocaust, with some accusing the Polish government of outright denial as the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called the proposed law "baseless" and ordered his country's ambassador to meet Polish leaders to express his strong opposition. "One cannot change history and the Holocaust cannot be denied," he said. Continue reading... |
| Czech Republic re-elects far-right president Miloš Zeman Posted: 27 Jan 2018 09:03 AM PST Anti-immigrant and pro-Putin leader takes decisive victory over liberal opponent Jiří Drahoš Miloš Zeman, the Czech Republic's populist president, has been narrowly re-elected in a tense contest against a liberal challenger, marking a victory for anti-immigrant, far-right forces in the country and potentially tilting its politics in an anti-western direction. With more than 99.5% of ballots counted in a second-round presidential runoff, Zeman had a decisive lead over Jiří Drahoš, a trained chemist and former head of the Czech academy of sciences, by a thin but decisive margin of 51.5% to 48.5%. Continue reading... |
| Carles Puigdemont must return to Catalonia to form government Posted: 27 Jan 2018 02:10 PM PST Spain's constitutional court rules fugitive ex-president cannot be re-elected without being present Spain's top court has ruled that Catalonia's fugitive former president must return to the country and be present in the regional parliament to receive the authority to form a new government. The constitutional court ruled on Saturday that a session of Catalonia's parliament scheduled for Tuesday would be suspended if Carles Puigdemont sought to be re-elected without being physically present in the chamber. |
| Equatorial Guinea says it will protect former Gambian leader Posted: 27 Jan 2018 09:49 AM PST The former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh is living in exile in Equatorial Guinea The president of Equatorial Guinea has pledged to protect the former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, who is living in exile in the tiny central African country. Jammeh left the Gambia with his family, trusted military officers and a fleet of luxury cars last year after a prolonged political crisis that followed his defeat in the presidential election. Continue reading... |
| Denmark split as row over teenage Facebook sex video widens Posted: 27 Jan 2018 02:00 PM PST Move to prosecute 1,000 people who shared explicit footage three years ago sparks online debate The two teenagers at the centre of the Facebook sex video case dividing Denmark are deeply unhappy at a police decision to revisit the offence, their lawyer has said. A video shot without permission of the teenagers engaging in sexual acts at a party three years ago, when both were 15, was shared by Danish teenagers on social media in 2015 and early 2016 before gradually falling out of circulation. Continue reading... |
| Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal released from detention Posted: 27 Jan 2018 06:28 AM PST Billionaire had been held in Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton since November in corruption crackdown The Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal has been released after nearly three months in detention at a luxury hotel as part of an anti-corruption sweep. The prince was released on Saturday from the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, where he has been held since 4 November. A senior Saudi official said he had been freed after he reached a financial settlement with the attorney general. Continue reading... |
| Paris on high alert as river Seine continues to rise Posted: 27 Jan 2018 01:59 AM PST About 1,000 people evacuated from homes as forecasters warn of more rain next week Paris remains on high alert as the swollen river Seine continues to rise, with forecasters saying water levels could stay high next week, especially if France has more rain. Leaks started to appear in some basements on Friday, while some residents on the city's outskirts were forced to travel by boat through waterlogged streets. Continue reading... |
| Leo Varadkar to campaign to liberalise Irish abortion laws Posted: 27 Jan 2018 02:50 AM PST Taoiseach says he hopes to set date next week for referendum on repeal of 8th amendment Ireland's taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has confirmed he will campaign for the liberalisation of Ireland's anti-abortion laws in an upcoming referendum. The prime minister had faced criticism for appearing ambiguous about the referendum on abortion, particularly the suggestion that terminations in Irish hospitals should be allowed up to 12 weeks into the pregnancy. |
| Aung San Suu Kyi lives in 'bubble', says US diplomat in row with Myanmar Posted: 27 Jan 2018 03:38 AM PST Bill Richardson says Nobel prize winner has developed a 'siege mentality' but is still the nation's best hope for change Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi is "isolated" and living in a "bubble", according to veteran US politician Bill Richardson, who quit an international panel advising her government on the Rohingya crisis after clashing with the Nobel laureate. Richardson said Aung San Suu Kyi – whom he described as a long-time friend – had developed a "siege mentality" in office, but added that western governments should continue to engage with Myanmar and that Aung San Suu Kyi remained the country's best hope for change. Continue reading... |
| Salford block residents must pay £100,000 for fire wardens Posted: 28 Jan 2018 02:04 AM PST Court rules that owner can enforce charges at building with cladding similar to Grenfell Residents in an upmarket apartment block with cladding similar to Grenfell Tower have been told they must foot a £100,000 bill for fire wardens. Leaseholders said they feared they would no longer be able to afford to live in the new-build Fresh building, in Salford, following a court ruling on Friday. Continue reading... |
| Back on the tourist trail: the hotel where women were raped and tortured Posted: 28 Jan 2018 12:00 AM PST A Bosnian hotel where terrible crimes were committed by Serb paramilitaries is at the centre of conflict between survivors who want a memorial and those who would rather forget The TripAdvisor reviews for Vilina Vlas spa hotel are mixed. Only a couple mention the rape camp it once was – and if you do not speak French or German you would miss them. The rest are a mix of mundane complaints about dirty rooms, and enthusiastic tributes to the forest and its natural hot springs. The hotel also features on the tourist website for historic Višegrad town, and older editions of the only guidebook to Bosnia-Herzegovina by Bradt. So unsuspecting guests travelling through Višegrad can – and do – book into a building used for murder, rape and torture by a sadistic paramilitary group less than 25 years ago. Continue reading... |
| Turkey’s attack on Syrian Kurds could overturn the entire region | Gareth Stansfield Posted: 27 Jan 2018 04:03 PM PST The new front is not just a local conflict: it could lead to a broader Kurdish revolt that redraws the map. The west must finally decide what it wants to achieve in the Middle East or other players will benefit In whichever state they live, the Kurds endure a perilous existence. In Iran, the Kurdish people of the west have suffered significant persecution at the hands of the Islamic republic, while in Iraq, the Kurds of the north were confronted with a well-organised military operation. They also faced a diplomatic initiative that illustrated that, even in the fractious world of Middle East politics, Kurdish aspirations can manage to unify Iraq, Iran and Turkey in common opposition, following the independence referendum. Even more strikingly, western powers were also aligned against their Iraqi Kurdish allies who had been so valuable in the fight against Isis. The thinking of western governments was logical – coolly objective even – as they remained committed to their policy of protecting the territorial integrity of Iraq. But, from a Kurdish perspective, they seem to be useful proxies when needed – and friends to forget when not. Continue reading... |
| The search for the perfect painkiller Posted: 28 Jan 2018 01:29 AM PST Millions of Americans are hooked on painkillers – thousands die as a result. Scientists are striving to design a new, safer generation of opioids Only the word "epidemic" really does justice to the scale of human tragedy caused by opioid drug use in America. How else can we describe 145 largely avoidable deaths a day? Opioids – mostly prescribed as painkillers or obtained illicitly by those hooked through previous treatment – killed 53,000 people in the United States in 2016 – more than guns or road accidents. That same year saw deaths caused by synthetic opioids, mainly fentanyl, double to 20,145. Continue reading... |
| A desire for vengeance is human but checks the pursuit of proper justice | Kenan Malik Posted: 27 Jan 2018 04:03 PM PST In sentencing Larry Nassar, the doctor who abused US gymnasts, the judge crossed an ethical line Two court cases last week, on either side of the Atlantic, helped illuminate the tensions in our thinking about justice. The first was the harrowing trial of Larry Nassar, the American doctor who, over decades, had abused dozens of gymnasts, mainly young girls, in his care. In the final week, 156 women gave personal statements, testimonies that were both distressing and inspiring. In her summing-up, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina observed that "our constitution does not allow for cruel and unusual punishment". If it did, she would have allowed "many people to do to him what he did to others". She then sentenced Nassar to up to 175 years in prison. Continue reading... |
| Japan cryptocurrency exchange to refund stolen $400m Posted: 28 Jan 2018 01:04 AM PST Coincheck will reimburse 260,000 customers who lost holdings of NEM currency A Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange will refund about $400m to customers stolen by hackers two days ago in one of the biggest thefts of digital funds. Coincheck said it would use its own funds to reimburse about 46.3bn yen to all 260,000 customers who lost their holdings of NEM, the world's 10th biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation. Continue reading... |
| Victorian Pride Centre winning design ‘a vibrant symbol of LGBTI resilience’ Posted: 27 Jan 2018 08:17 PM PST Australia's first pride centre on Fitzroy Street in St Kilda to open in 2020 and be 'a place of celebration and a safe sanctuary' When the Midsumma pride march made its way down Fitzroy Street in St Kilda on Sunday, it marched past what will be the new home of the Victorian Pride Centre. The winning design of the $38m centre was announced ahead of the march on Sunday. Continue reading... |
| Business is still very much a boy’s-only club – but journalism can cause change Posted: 27 Jan 2018 07:00 AM PST This week, news of sexual misconduct at a London club's infamous annual dinner brought down the entire institution Jessica Valenti is traveling this week, so I am stepping in for her. This week the Financial Times published an exposé of sexual misconduct at the male-only Presidents Club Charity Dinner in London. |
| Drone footage shows Paris flooding – video Posted: 27 Jan 2018 09:17 AM PST Paris remains on alert as the river Seine continues to rise amid warnings of further rainfall next week. Drone footage shows residents on the city's outskirts forced to travel by boat through waterlogged streets Continue reading... |
| Aftermath of fatal Kabul ambulance blast – video Posted: 27 Jan 2018 06:45 AM PST A bomb hidden in an ambulance exploded near foreign embassies in the Afghan capital. According to the health ministry, at least 60 people were killed and 150 injured Continue reading... |
| 'She lives in a cocoon': US diplomat on Aung San Suu Kyi – video Posted: 27 Jan 2018 03:38 AM PST Bill Richardson, who quit an international panel advising Aung San Suu Kyi on the Rohingya crisis, says Myanmar's leader is living in a cocoon and doesn't want to hear frank advice Continue reading... |
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