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- Donald Trump issues legal threat to Steve Bannon after book revelations
- Syrian groups urge UN boycott of Putin-hosted conference
- Xi Jinping tells army not to fear death in show of China's military might
- 'Anything to report?': Korean hotline reopens with little to say between foes
- Patients in Africa twice as likely to die after an operation than global average, report shows
- Ethiopia says it will free all political prisoners
- Syrian rebel shelling destroys at least seven Russian planes, report says
- Irish police consider possible terror link to murder of Japanese man
- Australia aims to be world's top medicinal cannabis supplier after exports get green light
- Indian jewellery stolen from Qatari royal collection in Venice
- Netanyahu asks if African ‘infiltrators’ can be forcibly removed from Israel
- Hindu nationalists and Dalits clash in India over 200-year-old battle
- Stasi files: scanner struggles to stitch together surveillance state scraps
- Emmanuel Macron promises ban on fake news during elections
- Flood warnings across the UK as Storm Eleanor departs
- Why the once-durable Merkel may not last much longer | Anne McElvoy
- Tribunal rules against total secrecy over UK drone strikes
- Facebook declines to say why it deletes certain political accounts, but not others
- 'It is a war': Brazil prison authorities warn of more violence after deadly riot
- Colonialism can work – just look at Singapore | Jeevan Vasagar
- AMA calls for 'zero tolerance' for P-plate and L-plate drivers using electronic devices
- Workers held captive in Indian mills supplying Hugo Boss
- Gaza's health system close to collapse as electricity crisis threatens total blackout
- The 'bomb cyclone' heading for the eastern US – is that even a thing?
- Chinese army puts on show of military might for Xi Jinping – video
- Fire and Fury: Key explosive quotes the new Trump book - video
- President Macron to crack down on fake news during elections – video
- The big freeze: Arctic chill spreads across much of US – in pictures
- Netanyahu on African migrants: 'The mission is to remove the remainder' – video
| Donald Trump issues legal threat to Steve Bannon after book revelations Posted: 03 Jan 2018 10:24 PM PST Cease and desist letter comes after claim in new book by Michael Wolff that former chief strategist called Trump Jr's meeting with Russians 'treasonous' Donald Trump's lawyers threatened legal action on Wednesday night against his former right-hand man Steve Bannon, marking a fresh escalation after a day of turmoil that left the White House reeling. A cease and desist letter accuses Bannon of violating a non-disclosure agreement by speaking about his time on Trump's election campaign to Michael Wolff, whose new book has caused shockwaves in Washington. Continue reading... |
| Syrian groups urge UN boycott of Putin-hosted conference Posted: 03 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST Opponents of President Assad have already said they will not attend talks, fearing they will strengthen Syrian leader's authority Dozens of Syria's leading civil society groups have warned that a planned Russian-sponsored conference is seeking to bypass the UN-led peace process and will entrench President Bashar al-Assad in power. The 120 organisations inside the Working Group for Syria are urging Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for Syria, not to attend the conference set for the end of January, saying it would represent a "dangerous departure from the [UN-led] Geneva process". Continue reading... |
| Xi Jinping tells army not to fear death in show of China's military might Posted: 03 Jan 2018 08:59 PM PST President tells armed forces to be 'capable of combat and sure to win' in move designed to bolster his political standing Xi Jinping has reaffirmed his status as China's most dominant leader since Chairman Mao with another tub-thumping display of military brawn involving thousands of heavily armed troops. Speaking at a military assembly in the northern province of Hebei, Xi told about 7,000 service men and women they should fear "neither hardship nor death" as they implemented the Communist party's orders. Continue reading... |
| 'Anything to report?': Korean hotline reopens with little to say between foes Posted: 03 Jan 2018 10:38 PM PST First telephone contact since February 2016 had bumpy start when the South rang but no one in the North answered After almost two years of stony silence, perhaps it was to be expected that the first phone call between officials from North and South Korea was slightly awkward – and brief. The first cross-border chat since the countries' hotline reopened on Wednesday offered little of political substance. But it was a breakthrough of sorts. Continue reading... |
| Patients in Africa twice as likely to die after an operation than global average, report shows Posted: 03 Jan 2018 12:30 PM PST Higher mortality rate occurs despite patients usually being younger and fitter and is likely due to lack of medical staff, say scientists Patients undergoing surgery in Africa are more than twice as likely to die following an operation than the global average, despite generally being younger, healthier and the surgery they are undergoing being more minor, research has revealed. The study, which covered 25 countries, revealed that just over 18% of in-patients developed complications following surgery, while 1% of elective in-patients died in hospital within 30 days of their operation – twice the global average. |
| Ethiopia says it will free all political prisoners Posted: 03 Jan 2018 09:33 AM PST Prime minister announces effort to 'widen democratic space' following anti-government protests Ethiopia's prime minister has announced that political prisoners will be released and a prison camp notorious for torture closed, acknowledging for the first time that the country holds such prisoners. Rights groups and activists welcomed the surprise promise by Hailemariam Desalegn to "widen the democratic space for all", saying it could herald the end of a repressive, violent era for the country. Continue reading... |
| Syrian rebel shelling destroys at least seven Russian planes, report says Posted: 03 Jan 2018 02:56 PM PST Russian daily's report points to country's single biggest loss of military hardware since launching airstrikes in Syria in late 2015 At least seven Russian planes were destroyed by rebel shelling at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria on 31 December, the Russian daily Kommersant reported late on Wednesday, citing two sources. If confirmed, the attack would mark the single biggest loss of military hardware for Russia since it launched airstrikes in Syria in autumn 2015. More than 10 servicemen were wounded in the shelling by "radical Islamists", the report said. Continue reading... |
| Irish police consider possible terror link to murder of Japanese man Posted: 03 Jan 2018 12:06 PM PST Detectives detain 18-year-old Egyptian man after apparently random attacks on three people in Dundalk Irish detectives investigating the murder of a Japanese man during a series of random attacks in Dundalk, County Louth, have said terrorism is one line of inquiry. An 18-year-old Egyptian man has been arrested on suspicion of the fatal stabbing and the subsequent assaults on two local men, one with a knife and one with a fence pole. Continue reading... |
| Australia aims to be world's top medicinal cannabis supplier after exports get green light Posted: 03 Jan 2018 04:14 PM PST Health minister Greg Hunt said allowing exports will help the domestic market to grow Australia's budding medicinal cannabis sector is set for a major windfall after winning approval to begin exports. The health minister, Greg Hunt, said allowing medicinal cannabis product exports will help the developing domestic market to grow. Continue reading... |
| Indian jewellery stolen from Qatari royal collection in Venice Posted: 03 Jan 2018 02:16 PM PST Earrings and brooch worth millions of euros taken from display at Doge's Palace spanning 400 years of Indian history Thieves have made off with several items of Indian maharajahs' treasures owned by a member of the Qatari royal family after an audacious heist at the Doge's Palace in Venice, police have said. Two thieves got away with earrings and a brooch on the final day of a four-month exhibition of 270 items showcasing five centuries of Indian craftsmanship. Continue reading... |
| Netanyahu asks if African ‘infiltrators’ can be forcibly removed from Israel Posted: 03 Jan 2018 07:13 AM PST PM reportedly orders study of new proposal as cabinet meet to approve plan to tell migrants to leave or face indefinite jail Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has reportedly asked officials to examine the feasibility of forcibly deporting thousands of African migrants, in the latest escalation of an anti-migrant campaign. According to a report in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Netanyahu instructed the national security adviser, Meir Ben Shabbat, to look into forced expulsion as his cabinet met to approve a plan to offer 40,000 people the choice of being deported with a cash payment or being incarcerated indefinitely. Continue reading... |
| Hindu nationalists and Dalits clash in India over 200-year-old battle Posted: 03 Jan 2018 08:58 AM PST Alleged disruption of event to celebrate 1818 victory of British East India Company over Peshwas leads to violence The commemoration of a 200-year-old British military victory in India has spilled over into days of violence and protests in Mumbai and across Maharashtra state. Streets in Mumbai were deserted on Wednesday as hundreds of Dalit protesters blocked roads and train lines and attacked buses, forcing transport delays and the closure of schools and shops in the financial hub. Continue reading... |
| Stasi files: scanner struggles to stitch together surveillance state scraps Posted: 03 Jan 2018 06:58 AM PST Machine tasked with digitally reassembling torn-up East German secret police documents runs into trouble The world's biggest jigsaw puzzle may have to be solved by hand, as technology struggles to piece together millions of Stasi files ripped to shreds in the dying days of the East German regime. The government-funded Stasi records agency confirmed this week that it had had to halt an €8m (£7m) project to digitally reassemble the contents of 23 bags stuffed with torn-up documents detailing the activity of the secret police, because the scanning hardware it was using was not advanced enough. Continue reading... |
| Emmanuel Macron promises ban on fake news during elections Posted: 03 Jan 2018 12:45 PM PST French president warns democracies are under threat as he sets out plan including emergency blocks on websites Emmanuel Macron has vowed to introduce a law to ban fake news on the internet during French election campaigns. The French president, who beat the far-right Marine Le Pen to win 2017's election, said he wanted new legislation for social media platforms during election periods "in order to protect democracy". Continue reading... |
| Flood warnings across the UK as Storm Eleanor departs Posted: 04 Jan 2018 12:43 AM PST Residents of large parts of England and Scotland and smaller areas of Wales told to take action to protect themselves Large parts of the UK are being warned to expect flooding as the country feels the sting in Storm Eleanor's tail. Residents of sizeable parts of England and Scotland, as well as smaller areas of Wales, were told to take action to protect themselves. Continue reading... |
| Why the once-durable Merkel may not last much longer | Anne McElvoy Posted: 03 Jan 2018 11:00 PM PST The chancellor's need to win back far-right voters is hard to square with her previous embrace of open borders Angela Merkel's New Year address on German television has acquired all the familiarity of the Queen's Christmas speech. So much so that one newspaper ran a front page showing the chancellor's 12 years in shiny-jacket attire under the headline, "Can the Social Democrats put up with another one of these?" The needling of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), for preparing to support Merkel's fourth term in office, highlights a more irreverent tone towards "Mutti", as she restarts stalled talks to hammer out a new coalition. Continue reading... |
| Tribunal rules against total secrecy over UK drone strikes Posted: 03 Jan 2018 10:00 PM PST Court imposes limits on ability of government to reject information requests on national security grounds The government's power to block requests for information on national security grounds has been significantly curtailed by a tribunal ruling over targeted killings of British jihadists abroad. Although attempts to obtain the legal advice given to the prime minister before RAF drone strikes in Syria in 2015 were dismissed, the court said officials could not rely on a blanket ban preventing the release of all relevant details. Continue reading... |
| Facebook declines to say why it deletes certain political accounts, but not others Posted: 04 Jan 2018 01:00 AM PST Civil liberties groups raise concerns company is 'picking and choosing' politicians to censor at US government request after Chechen leader's accounts deleted Facebook is declining to say why it appears to be picking and choosing political leaders to censor at the request of the US government after it deleted the social media accounts of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. The Silicon Valley technology company deleted Kadyrov's Instagram and Facebook profiles after the United States imposed travel and economic sanctions on him over allegations of human rights abuses. Facebook told the New York Times that it had a "legal obligation" to disable his accounts once they confirmed they were run by someone on a US sanctions list. Continue reading... |
| 'It is a war': Brazil prison authorities warn of more violence after deadly riot Posted: 04 Jan 2018 12:01 AM PST Threat of violence remains high following a New Year's Day riot, in which nine were murdered, between rival drug gangs at the Colônia Agroindustrial prison Prison authorities across Brazil should prepare for further violence after a New Year's Day riot in which nine prisoners were murdered, according to prosecutors, police and prison guards. The killings at the Colônia Agroindustrial semi-open prison in Goiás state in Brazil's interior came a year after more than 120 died in a string of prison riots and marked the latest grim chapter in a nationwide struggle between rival drug gangs. Continue reading... |
| Colonialism can work – just look at Singapore | Jeevan Vasagar Posted: 04 Jan 2018 02:20 AM PST The country's postcolonial rulers seized the advantages left them by the British empire and used them, for the most part, for the benefit of wider society Bombay is Mumbai, Léopoldville is Kinshasa, Cecil Rhodes has been hoisted from his plinth by a crane; but when I moved to Singapore a few years ago it quickly became clear that much of its colonial legacy had been left intact. Related: The history of empire isn't about pride. It's about truth | James McDougall Continue reading... |
| AMA calls for 'zero tolerance' for P-plate and L-plate drivers using electronic devices Posted: 03 Jan 2018 10:32 PM PST Australian Medical Association wants P-platers and L-platers caught using mobile phones to lose their licence for up to a year The president of the Australian Medical Association, Dr Michael Gannon, says learner and provisional drivers are not being unfairly targeted in the association's paper on distracted driving. The paper, which was released on Thursday, describes a driving licence as "a privilege, not a right" and calls for P-plate and L-plate drivers caught using mobile phones or electronic devices while driving to lose their licence for up to one year. Continue reading... |
| Workers held captive in Indian mills supplying Hugo Boss Posted: 04 Jan 2018 01:14 AM PST Guardian inquiry into concerns raised by Hugo Boss reveals Tamil Nadu firm, which also supplies Mothercare and Next, stops women leaving factory Luxury fashion retailer Hugo Boss said it has found cases of forced labour, a form of modern slavery, in its supply chain. Young female workers have been held captive behind the walls of garment factories in southern India and prevented from leaving the premises at any time. Hugo Boss, which raised concerns about the free movement of resident mill workers in its 2016 sustainability report, said it has been working to resolve the issue with local suppliers. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gaza's health system close to collapse as electricity crisis threatens total blackout Posted: 03 Jan 2018 04:10 AM PST World Health Organization warns hospitals could be plunged into darkness by end of February without fresh funding to keep emergency generators running Hospitals in Gaza will face an almost total power blackout by the end of February unless funding is secured to keep emergency generators running, the World Health Organization has warned. An ongoing electricity crisis in Gaza has left hospitals reliant on emergency generators for up to 20 hours a day, while medical staff have been forced to cut back on basic services such as equipment sterilisation and diagnostics. About 500,000 litres of fuel are required each month to sustain critical care in Gaza, but funding will only cover hospitals' needs until the end of February. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The 'bomb cyclone' heading for the eastern US – is that even a thing? Posted: 03 Jan 2018 11:26 AM PST With much of the country already struggling with sub-zero temperatures, a storm is building off the coast of Florida that could be about to make things worse People on the US east coast dealing with a winter storm that is set to deliver plunging temperatures, strong winds, blizzards and coastal flooding have been provided a suitably stark term for the experience – "bomb cyclone". Related: The big freeze: Arctic chill spreads across much of US – in pictures Continue reading... |
| Chinese army puts on show of military might for Xi Jinping – video Posted: 04 Jan 2018 01:05 AM PST China's president addresses 7,000 service personnel as the country starts a fresh round of training in Hebei province, just outside Beijing. Xi stressed the importance of real-combat training and winning wars • Xi Jinping tells army not to fear death in show of China's military might Continue reading... |
| Fire and Fury: Key explosive quotes the new Trump book - video Posted: 03 Jan 2018 09:16 PM PST A new book claiming to be a fly-on-the-wall account of internecine warfare in the White House written by Michael Wolff is about to hit the shelves. The Guardian had access to an early copy of Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House – here are some of the juiciest parts Continue reading... |
| President Macron to crack down on fake news during elections – video Posted: 03 Jan 2018 02:16 PM PST The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said he will introduce a law to ban fake news on the internet during French election campaigns. In his new year's speech, Macron said social media platforms would be required to be more transparent about sponsored content Continue reading... |
| The big freeze: Arctic chill spreads across much of US – in pictures Posted: 03 Jan 2018 10:45 AM PST Snow is falling and fountains are frozen from Chicago and New York all the way down to Mississippi and Texas in the south as Americans feel the cold snap Continue reading... |
| Netanyahu on African migrants: 'The mission is to remove the remainder' – video Posted: 03 Jan 2018 09:49 AM PST Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says there will be a government mission to deport 'infiltrators'. African migrants could face the choice of deportation with the offer of a cash payment or indefinite jail Continue reading... |
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