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- Fire and Fury released early as publisher defies attempt to ban tell-all book
- North Korea agrees to first talks with South in two years
- Ebola survivors sue government of Sierra Leone over missing millions
- Oceans suffocating as huge dead zones quadruple since 1950, scientists warn
- US suspends security assistance to Pakistan to force action on Islamists
- Kabul protest hit by deadly bomb attack
- Jeff Sessions to crack down on legalized marijuana, ending Obama-era policy
- Spanish army's elite La Legión regiment put on diet over obesity fears
- Ukraine: killing of lawyer sparks protests against 'criminal system'
- Mark Zuckerberg sets toughest new year's goal yet: fixing Facebook
- Brazil raises hopes of a retreat from new mega-dam construction
- Fires and avalanche alerts as Storm Eleanor batters Europe
- South Africa train crash leaves 18 people dead and hundreds injured
- Iran unrest: it's the economy, stupid, not a cry for freedom or foreign plotters | Simon Tisdall
- Ronnie Knight, the clubland charmer under the spell of fame – archive, 5 January 1995
- French hilltop home on the site of a Roman fortress – in pictures
- Quiz: who will win Trump's most dishonest and corrupt media awards?
- Phone games put Colombia's indigenous cultures in palm of children's hands
- Harbin ice and snow sculpture festival – in pictures
- New head appointed to Australian building and construction regulator
- Squalor and disease await Rohingya babies born in Bangladesh camps
- 'Boats pass over where our land was': climate refugees in Bangladesh | John Vidal
- 'Bannon may already be cooperating with Mueller': tell-all book shifts frame of Russia inquiry
- Bomb cyclone: heavy snow pounds US east coast – in pictures
- Train catches fire after deadly collision in South Africa – video
- Florida gets first snowfall in almost 30 years – video report
- Colombia's colourful Black and White carnival – in pictures
| Fire and Fury released early as publisher defies attempt to ban tell-all book Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:27 PM PST
Lawyers for Donald Trump moved on Thursday to try to shut down an explosive new book which has exposed chaos behind the scenes at the White House. In response, the book's US publisher brought publication forward to Friday. Related: 'Bannon may already be cooperating with Mueller': tell-all book shifts frame of Russia inquiry Continue reading... |
| North Korea agrees to first talks with South in two years Posted: 04 Jan 2018 07:30 PM PST Officials from Kim Jong-un's regime and Seoul government will meet in demilitarised zone next week North Korea has agreed to South Korea's offer to hold talks next week, in what will be the first high-level contact between the two countries for more than two years. The talks – the first since December 2015 – will take place in Panmunjom, a village that straddles the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between the two countries and come amid international concern over Pyongyang's ballistic missile and nuclear programmes. Continue reading... |
| Ebola survivors sue government of Sierra Leone over missing millions Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:00 PM PST Stewardship of $15m in foreign support for deadly outbreak under scrutiny as officials are accused of failing to honour promises Two Ebola survivors are to sue the government of Sierra Leone in the first international court case intended to throw light on what happened to some of the millions of dollars siphoned off from funding to help fight the disease. The case, filed with the regional west African court in Nigeria, alleges that a lack of government accountability allowed the disappearance of almost a third of the money that came into the country during the early months of the Ebola outbreak in 2014. It claims that this led to violations of survivors' rights to health and life. Continue reading... |
| Oceans suffocating as huge dead zones quadruple since 1950, scientists warn Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:00 AM PST Areas starved of oxygen in open ocean and by coasts have soared in recent decades, risking dire consequences for marine life and humanity Ocean dead zones with zero oxygen have quadrupled in size since 1950, scientists have warned, while the number of very low oxygen sites near coasts have multiplied tenfold. Most sea creatures cannot survive in these zones and current trends would lead to mass extinction in the long run, risking dire consequences for the hundreds of millions of people who depend on the sea. Climate change caused by fossil fuel burning is the cause of the large-scale deoxygenation, as warmer waters hold less oxygen. The coastal dead zones result from fertiliser and sewage running off the land and into the seas. Continue reading... |
| US suspends security assistance to Pakistan to force action on Islamists Posted: 04 Jan 2018 02:51 PM PST
The United States announced on Thursday it was suspending security assistance to Pakistan for failing to take "decisive action" against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network, which Washington believes is destabilizing the region. The state department's declaration signaled growing frustration over Pakistan's cooperation in fighting terrorist networks, but it was not immediately clear how much money and materiel was being withheld. Continue reading... |
| Kabul protest hit by deadly bomb attack Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:26 AM PST At least 11 people killed in suicide attack in Afghan capital as both Isis and the Taliban ramp up attacks A suicide attacker blew himself up near a crowd of police and protesters in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 25 others, in the latest deadly violence to bring carnage to the Afghan capital. "A suicide attacker has detonated himself … close to a number of police who were trying to provide security for an ongoing protest," the deputy interior ministry spokesman, Nasrat Rahimi, told AFP. Continue reading... |
| Jeff Sessions to crack down on legalized marijuana, ending Obama-era policy Posted: 04 Jan 2018 01:07 PM PST Attorney general to end lenient enforcement of federal marijuana laws, days after new legalization measure took effect in California The US attorney general, Jeff Sessions, is rescinding an Obama-era policy that paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, creating new confusion about enforcement and use just three days after a new legalization law went into effect in California. Instead of the previous policy of lenient federal enforcement begun under former attorney general Eric Holder in 2013, Sessions' new stance will instead let federal prosecutors where marijuana is legal decide how aggressively to enforce longstanding federal law prohibiting it. Guidance issued on Thursday depicted the change as a "return to the rule of law". Continue reading... |
| Spanish army's elite La Legión regiment put on diet over obesity fears Posted: 04 Jan 2018 06:59 AM PST Bridegrooms of Death known for toughness have been given exercise and nutrition tips after 6% were found to be obese The Spanish army has put soldiers in one of its most famous units on a diet amid fears some are becoming obese. Members of La Legión, an elite infantry regiment founded almost a century ago, are nicknamed the Bridegrooms of Death and known for their toughness, distinctive pastel uniforms and rapid marching pace. Continue reading... |
| Ukraine: killing of lawyer sparks protests against 'criminal system' Posted: 04 Jan 2018 08:56 AM PST Iryna Nozdrovska, whose body was discovered on 1 January, disappeared days after helping to block release from jail of nephew of a judge The brutal killing of a human rights lawyer in Kiev has sparked widespread anger and protests amid allegations of entrenched corruption within the Ukrainian justice system. Iryna Nozdrovska's body was discovered in a river by a passerby in a northern Kiev suburb on 1 January. The 38-year-old lawyer, who had been reported missing on 29 December, had suffered multiple stab wounds, according to reports. "There was such anger, such hatred [in the attack]," her daughter, Anastasiya, told Ukrainian media. Continue reading... |
| Mark Zuckerberg sets toughest new year's goal yet: fixing Facebook Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:55 AM PST CEO reveals this year's 'personal challenge' as site faces relentless criticism over spreading of misinformation and damage to users' mental health Amid unceasing criticism of Facebook's immense power and pernicious impact on society, its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced Thursday that his "personal challenge" for 2018 will be "to focus on fixing these important issues". Zuckerberg's new year's resolution – a tradition for the executive who in previous years has pledged to learn Mandarin, run 365 miles, and read a book each week – is a remarkable acknowledgment of the terrible year Facebook has had. Continue reading... |
| Brazil raises hopes of a retreat from new mega-dam construction Posted: 04 Jan 2018 09:56 AM PST Hydropower policy to be rethought in face of environmental concerns, indigenous sensitivities and public unease, says surprise government statement After swathes of forest clearance, millions of tonnes of concrete and decades of hydro-expansion, Brazil has raised hopes that it may finally step back from the construction of new mega-dams. In a surprise statement, a senior government official said hydropower policy needed to be rethought in the face of environmental concerns, indigenous sensitivities and public unease. |
| Fires and avalanche alerts as Storm Eleanor batters Europe Posted: 04 Jan 2018 08:49 AM PST At least four people are dead after flooding and high winds, and rare winter wildfires kill hundreds of goats and destroy homes The French Alps were on maximum avalanche alert on Thursday as Storm Eleanor swept through Europe, killing at least four people and fanning rare winter wildfires in Corsica. With the mountains packed with skiiers for the school holidays, the resort of Val d'Isere closed its runs for the day because of heavy snowfall, while Chamonix said it was shutting many of its lifts as a precautionary measure. Continue reading... |
| South Africa train crash leaves 18 people dead and hundreds injured Posted: 04 Jan 2018 06:59 AM PST A passenger train travelling from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg collided with a truck at a level crossing, igniting an inferno A passenger train has smashed into a lorry at a level crossing in South Africa, killing at least 18 people, injuring 254 and throwing several carriages off the rails. Flames ripped through the twisted wreckage and choking black smoke rose into the air as passengers clambered out of the train to escape the inferno on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Iran unrest: it's the economy, stupid, not a cry for freedom or foreign plotters | Simon Tisdall Posted: 04 Jan 2018 08:50 AM PST World leaders trying to exploit the narrative around the protests ignore the real economic problems being faced by ordinary people The street protests across Iran, which were reportedly petering out on Thursday, have been interpreted over the past week in conflicting and dramatic ways to suit the policy agendas, prejudices and stereotypes of competing forces inside and outside the country. But as a growing number of senior Iranian officials, including the president, Hassan Rouhani, now admit, the principal driving force behind the unrest is no mystery: it's the economy, stupid, as James Carville used to say. The problem is less about the rule of the mullahs, more about the price of mutton. Continue reading... |
| Ronnie Knight, the clubland charmer under the spell of fame – archive, 5 January 1995 Posted: 04 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST 5 January 1995 Justice catches up with the gangland figure as he is jailed for seven years Ronnie Knight, the former husband of actress Barbara Windsor and a fugitive in Spain for a decade, was jailed yesterday for seven years at the Old Bailey for his part in the £6million Security Express robbery in east London in 1983. Knight, who will be 61 this month, admitted handling £314,813. His plea of not guilty to robbery was accepted by the Crown. Sentencing him, Judge Gerald Gordon said he took into account that Knight had voluntarily returned from Spain to stand trial and had pleaded guilty. |
| French hilltop home on the site of a Roman fortress – in pictures Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:00 PM PST Rule your own empire at this sprawling property featuring a large house, barns, turreted towers, medieval ruins and more Continue reading... |
| Quiz: who will win Trump's most dishonest and corrupt media awards? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 01:40 AM PST Will it be '#FakeNews CNN', the 'Failing @NYTimes' – or the US president, who has often been economical with the truth? Donald Trump has delighted the world by announcing that he will be using Twitter next week to declare the winners of "the most dishonest and corrupt media awards of the year". Subjects will, apparently, include "dishonesty and bad reporting in various categories from the fake news media". I will be announcing THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR on Monday at 5:00 o'clock. Subjects will cover Dishonesty & Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media. Stay tuned! Continue reading... |
| Phone games put Colombia's indigenous cultures in palm of children's hands Posted: 05 Jan 2018 12:00 AM PST A series of games developed with the help of anthropologists and scientists teach children about the country's 87 indigenous groups who speak 71 languages In a simple wooden hut on a Caribbean beach, a young girl sits at the feet of her grandmother, who is crotcheting a brightly coloured shoulder bag whose intricate design draws on the mythology of the Wayuu people. It's the opening scene from a smartphone game that seeks to educate Colombian children about their country's endangered indigenous cultures. |
| Harbin ice and snow sculpture festival – in pictures Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:45 PM PST The Harbin international ice and snow sculpture festival consists of three theme parks: Sun Island international snow sculpture art expo, Harbin ice and snow world and Zhaolin Park ice lantern fair. The festival has been held since 1963. It was interrupted for a number of years during the Cultural Revolution but resumed in 1985 Continue reading... |
| New head appointed to Australian building and construction regulator Posted: 05 Jan 2018 12:41 AM PST Stephen McBurney named to replace Nigel Hadgkiss, who resigned in September after admitting he contravened the Fair Work Act A new head of the Australian Building and Construction Commission has been appointed to replace Nigel Hadgkiss who resigned in September after admitting he contravened the Fair Work Act. Stephen McBurney will begin a five-year term as commissioner from 6 February. He served as an assistant commissioner (legal) for the ABCC from 2006 to 2008 and spent the last nine years investigating organised crime for the Victorian Office of Chief Examiner. Continue reading... |
| Squalor and disease await Rohingya babies born in Bangladesh camps Posted: 04 Jan 2018 10:01 AM PST Newborns in danger of malnutrition and disease as huge influx of refugees from Myanmar puts pressure on basic services in Cox's Bazar shelters More than 48,000 babies will be born this year in the cramped and squalid refugee camps where the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar are living. According to Save the Children, about 130 live births are expected each day across 2018, with newborns facing malnutrition and the risk of diseases such as diphtheria, cholera and measles. Continue reading... |
| 'Boats pass over where our land was': climate refugees in Bangladesh | John Vidal Posted: 04 Jan 2018 04:13 AM PST When monsoon rains swept Bangladesh last autumn, flooding forced people from their homes in droves. With some scientists estimating that shifting weather patterns could cost the country almost a quarter of its existing landmass, climate migration is fast becoming alarmingly commonplace
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| 'Bannon may already be cooperating with Mueller': tell-all book shifts frame of Russia inquiry Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:11 AM PST In Fire and Fury, Steve Bannon is specific about what he regards as the most dangerous aspect of the investigation: Jared Kushner's ties to Deutsche Bank One of the many telling vignettes in Michael Wolff's book is the sight of Steve Bannon, then White House chief strategist, pacing the West Wing, openly dispensing odds on Donald Trump's chances of surviving in office. Related: Trump lawyers try to halt book's release as White House fights to contain firestorm Continue reading... |
| Bomb cyclone: heavy snow pounds US east coast – in pictures Posted: 04 Jan 2018 10:14 AM PST An intense winter storm has caused electricity outages for tens of thousands of Americans. Some 65,000 homes and businesses along the US east coast are without power. The storm is the product of a rapid and rare drop in barometric pressure known as bombogenesis, or bomb cyclone. Heavy snow has pounded the east coast from Maine as far south as North Carolina, taking out power lines, icing over roads and closing hundreds of schools Continue reading... |
| Train catches fire after deadly collision in South Africa – video Posted: 04 Jan 2018 07:57 AM PST A passenger train in South Africa smashed into a lorry at a level crossing between the towns of Hennenman and Kroonstad, killing at least 14 people, injuring 180 and throwing several carriages off the rails Continue reading... |
| Florida gets first snowfall in almost 30 years – video report Posted: 04 Jan 2018 06:55 AM PST Freezing weather and ice have gripped the south-eastern United States, including the traditionally mild Florida and Georgia, while further north plummeting temperatures froze waterways and even parts of waterfalls |
| Colombia's colourful Black and White carnival – in pictures Posted: 04 Jan 2018 04:13 AM PST More than 10,000 people take part in the Black and White carnival, which has its origins in a mix of Andean, Amazonian and Pacific cultural expressions, celebrated every year between the end of December and the first week of January in San Juan de Pasto, south-west Colombia. Continue reading... |
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