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- Spy poisoning: allies back UK and blast Russia at UN security council
- Eastern Ghouta: Syrian regime forces break into key town
- Chinese crackdown separates Pakistani husbands from Uighur wives
- Papua New Guinea earthquake: death toll rises as disease threat grows
- Mossack Fonseca law firm to shut down after Panama Papers tax scandal
- Sri Lanka accuses Facebook over hate speech after deadly riots
- Wednesday walkout: students step out of class to spur action on gun control – live
- Slovakia's PM ready to resign amid journalist murder scandal
- Rand Paul to oppose Gina Haspel as CIA director over her 'gleeful joy' at torture
- Australia warned against 'dancing with dictators' at Asean summit in Sydney
- Crocs loses EU court battle over patent claim
- UN official questions ethics of sexual misconduct victims in bizarre speech
- Russian spy poisoning: Boris Johnson urges allies to rally behind UK
- Blood, bullets and contraband vodka: female artists on life in Baghdad after the US invasion
- South Africa criticises Australian plan to fast-track white farmer visas
- Who to believe on UK spy attack: official condemnation or Trump's equivocation?
- Donald Trump admits making up 'facts' in trade meeting with Justin Trudeau
- The Killing Season; The Army and the Indonesian Genocide reviews – timely and forceful orthodoxy demolished
- Broker payments an incentive to sell risky mortgages, CBA admits
- UK not interested in the truth, says Russian UN ambassador – video
- 'I fear Myanmar, I don't want to go home': Rohingya in Bangladesh – in pictures
- 'Women in Argentina live in hell': calls for legal abortion grow | Uki Goñi
- The truth about torture: Trump’s CIA pick can't lead without facing her past
- May's modest response to Skripal attack will not deter Russia | Luke Harding
- Pennsylvania election results should frighten Republicans in November
- Russia should be held accountable for attack, says US – video
- US students protest against gun violence – in pictures
- Students across US walk out of class in gun violence protest – video
- 'We did it!': Democrat Conor Lamb declares victory in Pennsylvania – video
| Spy poisoning: allies back UK and blast Russia at UN security council Posted: 14 Mar 2018 06:58 PM PDT US ambassador says Russia behind attack with 'military-grade nerve agent', while Moscow's envoy replies with false-flag conspiracy theory Russia has claimed at the UN security council that it never made or even researched novichok nerve agents, which the UK says were used in the Salisbury attack on a former Russia spy and his daughter. However, the UK received overwhelming support from its allies on the council, including the US, amid heated debate on Wednesday night. Washington's envoy, Nikki Haley, delivered the most unambiguous statement of support from the Trump administration so far. Continue reading... |
| Eastern Ghouta: Syrian regime forces break into key town Posted: 14 Mar 2018 06:14 PM PDT Russian-backed troops force their way into Hamouriyah, continuing month-long offensive that has left 1,22o civilians dead Syrian regime forces have broken into a key town in the beleaguered rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta amid heavy bombardment, a monitor has said. Related: Syria is a moral defeat for Europeans | Natalie Nougayrède Continue reading... |
| Chinese crackdown separates Pakistani husbands from Uighur wives Posted: 14 Mar 2018 10:00 PM PDT Men from Gilgit-Baltistan say their spouses are being held in 're-education' camps in Xinjiang "Where is Mama?" screams Ahmed's 10-year-old daughter in a WeChat message he can hardly bear to replay. Like many traders in Pakistan's northernmost region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Ahmed fell in love with a Chinese woman on a work trip across the border. And like dozens of others, he has now been forcibly separated from the woman he married – and the child they had together – for months. Continue reading... |
| Papua New Guinea earthquake: death toll rises as disease threat grows Posted: 14 Mar 2018 05:04 PM PDT At least 145 people have died in the disaster and 270,000 need humanitarian help, officials say The official death toll following Papua New Guinea's 7.5 magnitude earthquake has risen to 145 but still has further to climb, officials have said. Related: Papua New Guinea earthquake: anger grows among 'forgotten victims' Continue reading... |
| Mossack Fonseca law firm to shut down after Panama Papers tax scandal Posted: 14 Mar 2018 02:35 PM PDT Firm at the center of controversy over tax evasion cites economic and reputational damage in announcement A Panamanian law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal has announced it is shutting down. The directors of Mossack Fonseca blamed the economic and reputational damage inflicted by its role in the global tax evasion debacle for the closure. Continue reading... |
| Sri Lanka accuses Facebook over hate speech after deadly riots Posted: 14 Mar 2018 06:15 AM PDT Social network blamed for contributing to anti-Muslim riots that left three people dead The Sri Lankan government has accused Facebook of failing to control rampant hate speech that it says contributed to anti-Muslim riots last week that left three people dead and the country under a state of emergency. As mobs of hardline Buddhists rioted and lit fires in towns in the central district of Kandy, Facebook, WhatsApp and several other platforms were blocked across the country. Continue reading... |
| Wednesday walkout: students step out of class to spur action on gun control – live Posted: 14 Mar 2018 12:31 PM PDT
Thousands of students at schools across the country walked out of class today, took a knee inside their school building or linked arms in class hallways to memorialize those who have died in gun violence and to demand more action from US lawmakers. The following summary marks the end of our coverage of today's National Walk Out, but we'll be back with a fresh live blog in a couple weeks for the next nationwide gun violence protest: the March For Our Lives on 24 March. Related: 'Enough': US students come together in spectacular walkout to end gun violence
As students staged walkout across the country on the one month anniversary of the deaths of 17 people at a high school Florida, lawmakers in Washington took a modest step aimed at preventing violence in classrooms — but did not address demands for stricter gun control. The House voted on Wednesday to pass legislation, known as the STOP School Violence Act, which would authorize grants for campus safety improvements, including training for local law enforcement and faculty and the development of an anonymous reporting system to identify early warning signs of potential threats. Continue reading... |
| Slovakia's PM ready to resign amid journalist murder scandal Posted: 14 Mar 2018 01:04 PM PDT Robert Fico offers to step down after large protests following killing of Ján Kuciak Slovakia's prime minister has offered to resign, under pressure from the opposition for his handling of a scandal over the killing of a journalist investigating political corruption. Robert Fico has been struggling since February with the scandal over the murder of Ján Kuciak, 27, and his fiancee, Martina Kušnírová. Continue reading... |
| Rand Paul to oppose Gina Haspel as CIA director over her 'gleeful joy' at torture Posted: 14 Mar 2018 10:42 AM PDT
The Republican senator Rand Paul said on Wednesday he would oppose Donald Trump's nomination of Gina Haspel for director of the CIA, accusing her of having shown "joyful glee" during the torture of terrorism suspects. Paul also announced that he would try to block the president's nomination of the current CIA director, Mike Pompeo, to succeed Rex Tillerson as secretary of state. Continue reading... |
| Australia warned against 'dancing with dictators' at Asean summit in Sydney Posted: 14 Mar 2018 01:01 PM PDT Rights groups urge Australia to raise abuses, not just focus on trade and counter-terrorism Australia is not a member of Asean, nor is it planning to be, but this weekend's Asean summit in Sydney is a significant step in binding Australia closer to its regional neighbours through trade and increased counter-terrorism cooperation. Despite the possible diplomatic benefits, Australia has been warned against "dancing with dictators" at this weekend's summit, and urged by rights groups to raise the issue of human rights abuses across the region, not just focus on trade and counter-terrorism. Continue reading... |
| Crocs loses EU court battle over patent claim Posted: 14 Mar 2018 12:57 PM PDT Judges back decision by EU intellectual property office to cancel protection of design Crocs, the manufacturer of a range of plastic clogs, has lost a battle to protect its design from copycats. Judges in Luxembourg backed a decision by the EU's intellectual property office (EUIPO) in 2016 to cancel legal protection for the shoe. Continue reading... |
| UN official questions ethics of sexual misconduct victims in bizarre speech Posted: 14 Mar 2018 09:49 AM PDT UNAids chief takes aim at harassment whistleblowers and praises outgoing deputy accused of assault for taking taking the 'high road' The head of a UN agency has attacked whistleblowers who raised concerns about the handling of a recent sexual harassment and assault case, apparently suggesting they lacked ethics and morals. Michel Sidibé, the director of UNAids, made disparaging remarks about employees who have spoken out, while praising as "courageous" the decision of his deputy to step down following an unsubstantiated allegation of sexual harassment and assault. Many of those who have raised concerns about misconduct within the agency allege that they also experienced abuse. Continue reading... |
| Russian spy poisoning: Boris Johnson urges allies to rally behind UK Posted: 15 Mar 2018 01:10 AM PDT UK foreign secretary says Kremlin's actions 'threaten the very architecture of global security' Boris Johnson has urged Britain's allies to support its stance against Russia as the UK braced for retaliation after expelling Kremlin diplomats en masse. The foreign secretary said "all responsible nations" shared an obligation to take on Russian aggression, which he said "threatens the very architecture of global security". Continue reading... |
| Blood, bullets and contraband vodka: female artists on life in Baghdad after the US invasion Posted: 14 Mar 2018 11:30 PM PDT The story of the Iraq war is rarely told by those who lived through it, but a group of film-makers are changing that. In Another Day in Baghdad they return to 2006, portraying every day life amid kidnappings, torture and killings Irada al-Jabbouri remembers Baghdad at the height of the sectarian violence. "It was like a ghost town, under curfew, its streets almost empty by 4pm," recalls the Iraqi novelist and women's rights activist. "Day and night were organised according to a mysterious schedule of when car bombs might go off, or mortars or improvised explosive devices or kidnappings. More than once, I escaped from snipers' bullets passing in front of me. Once, US soldiers went mad and started firing at the houses in my neighbourhood after an explosive device had gone off. All the windows in our house were shattered; the shards of glass were like shrapnel. "I saw a young man riding a motorcycle get shot. He fell off the bike and drowned in his blood while the wheel of the fallen motorcycle kept spinning." Continue reading... |
| South Africa criticises Australian plan to fast-track white farmer visas Posted: 14 Mar 2018 02:01 PM PDT Security studies experts say there's no evidence to support claims that white farmers are more targeted than anyone else South Africa has criticised Australian home affairs minister Peter Dutton's offer to fast-track the visas of its white African farmers, saying his comments on the supposed threat to their lives and land were "sad" and "regrettable". A spokesperson for international relations minister Lindiwe Sisulu, said: "There is no need to fear … we want to say to the world that we are engaged in a process of land redistribution which is very important to address the imbalances of the past. But it is going to be done legally, and with due consideration of the economic impact and impact on individuals." Continue reading... |
| Who to believe on UK spy attack: official condemnation or Trump's equivocation? Posted: 14 Mar 2018 10:45 PM PDT The nerve agent attack in Salisbury has highlighted the president's tendency to adopt a tone strikingly at odds with US government policy The US envoy to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, delivered a powerful speech at the UN on Wednesday in support of the UK in its showdown with Russia over the nerve agent attack on the former spy Sergei Skripal. The question facing London, however, is whether she really spoke for her country. |
| Donald Trump admits making up 'facts' in trade meeting with Justin Trudeau Posted: 14 Mar 2018 10:23 PM PDT US president told donors 'I had no idea' when he complained to Canada's prime minister over (non-existent) trade deficit Donald Trump bragged that he made up facts in a meeting with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, according to an audio recording obtained by the Washington Post. The US president – notorious for making false claims on countless issues – admitted he told Trudeau that America has a trade deficit with its neighbour when he "had no idea" if that was true. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 15 Mar 2018 12:30 AM PDT Joshua Oppenheimer's 2012 documentary The Act of Killing follows a cabal of ageing hoodlums around the city of Medan, in north-west Indonesia. Between 1965 and 66, they had enthusiastically joined militias across the country that garrotted, stabbed and mutilated to death at least half a million suspected leftists. Almost half a century later, they bragged openly about their exploits to Oppenheimer, for state propaganda since the late 60s has lionised the killers as heroes, and demonised the victims as godless communist traitors to the nation. This polemically cinematic film – the first of two he made about the massacres – has transformed awareness of these events in the west and galvanised debate within Indonesia. It has shone a light on acts of exceptional cruelty, and on their intimate connection with the thuggish political culture of Indonesia today. Oppenheimer felt, as he amassed the film's footage, as if he had "wandered into Germany 40 years after the Holocaust, only to find the Nazis still in power". Continue reading... |
| Broker payments an incentive to sell risky mortgages, CBA admits Posted: 15 Mar 2018 12:26 AM PDT Commonwealth Bank says brokers are selling mortgages that are riskier and more likely to burden customers with excessive debt The Commonwealth Bank has admitted the commissions it pays to mortgage brokers can incentivise them to sell risky mortgages to CBA customers, but it does not want to stop the practice until other banks stop it too. The head of the banking royal commission, Kenneth Hayne, has also suggested CBA has been "economical with the truth" with its customers by neglecting to tell them the value of the commissions it pays mortgage brokers who sell them CBA products. Continue reading... |
| UK not interested in the truth, says Russian UN ambassador – video Posted: 15 Mar 2018 01:31 AM PDT The Russian ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, responds to UK and US accusations that his country was involved in the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury earlier this month Continue reading... |
| 'I fear Myanmar, I don't want to go home': Rohingya in Bangladesh – in pictures Posted: 15 Mar 2018 12:00 AM PDT Refugees from Myanmar continue to arrive daily at the 20 rapidly expanding camps around Cox's Bazar. With makeshift shelters perched precariously on slopes, aid agencies fear land slides could cause a catastrophic loss of life when the cyclone season begins. Refugees in Balukhali camp speak of their dreams for the future and the horror that drove them to leave Photographs by Tom Pilston/Action Against Hunger |
| 'Women in Argentina live in hell': calls for legal abortion grow | Uki Goñi Posted: 14 Mar 2018 05:12 AM PDT A groundswell of support for Argentinian women to be allowed terminations in the early weeks of pregnancy could soon culminate in a change to the law "When I tell people abroad that abortions are still illegal in Argentina, they say, 'You must live in hell,'" says comedian Malena Pichot. "And yes, women in Argentina live in hell." The country has very restrictive abortion laws. Even when it is deemed lawful – in the case of rape, or when a woman's life is in danger – doctors are often unwilling to proceed for fear of prosecution. Continue reading... |
| The truth about torture: Trump’s CIA pick can't lead without facing her past Posted: 14 Mar 2018 08:57 AM PDT In the coming weeks, the Senate will have a chance to ask Gina Haspel about torture at CIA black sites during her confirmation hearings The CIA often likes to pretend that we don't know the things we know. With the nomination of Gina Haspel to head the agency, public tolerance for this habit will face a major test. Related: Who is Gina Haspel? Trump's pick for CIA chief linked to torture site Continue reading... |
| May's modest response to Skripal attack will not deter Russia | Luke Harding Posted: 14 Mar 2018 08:46 AM PDT Expulsion of diplomats is a temporary setback but the PM might have done more Theresa May had promised a robust response to the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia. But in the end the prime minister's measures against Russia, unveiled to the House of Commons on Wednesday, were modest – at "the very low end of acceptability", as one former Foreign Office adviser put it. True, the UK is expelling 23 Russian diplomats from London. All of them are professional spies, or "undeclared intelligence officers" as May said. This will deal a temporary setback to the Kremlin's expansive espionage operation in Britain. But it will not stop Russian spying, or roll up the network of unaccredited "illegals" who exist undercover. Continue reading... |
| Pennsylvania election results should frighten Republicans in November Posted: 14 Mar 2018 05:00 AM PDT Conor Lamb turned a congressional district that Trump won by 20 points into a dead heat, signaling a potentially potent electoral coalition for Democrats Continue reading... |
| Russia should be held accountable for attack, says US – video Posted: 14 Mar 2018 06:56 PM PDT The United States pledged its solidarity with the UK and expressed concerns over a similar chemical agent attack happening in America. Nikki Haley, US ambassador to the UN, tells the security council: 'If we don't take immediate concrete measures to address this now, Salisbury will not be the last place we see chemical weapons used. They could be used here in New York or in cities or of any country that sits on this council. This is a defining moment.' Continue reading... |
| US students protest against gun violence – in pictures Posted: 14 Mar 2018 09:18 AM PDT More than 3,000 walkouts – which saw students leave class at 10am local time for 17 minutes, one minute for each student killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Florida – were planned across the US Continue reading... |
| Students across US walk out of class in gun violence protest – video Posted: 14 Mar 2018 09:00 AM PDT Students have taken part in demonstrations a month to the day after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida. The protests at nearly 3,000 schools across the US were planned to last for 17 minutes to mark the 17 deaths in the Florida school shooting • Wednesday walkout: students step out of class to spur action on gun control – live Continue reading... |
| 'We did it!': Democrat Conor Lamb declares victory in Pennsylvania – video Posted: 14 Mar 2018 03:26 AM PDT Democrat Conor Lamb says he beat Rick Saccone, the man who describes himself as 'Trump's wingman' |
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