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- Jeremy Corbyn defies critics and calls for calm over Russia
- US accuses Russia of cyber-attack on energy sector and imposes new sanctions
- Human rights body faces cash crisis after clash with Russia
- Florida bridge collapse: four dead after new walkway falls on busy road
- Vanessa Trump files for divorce from Donald Trump Jr – reports
- Rihanna wipes $1bn off Snapchat after criticising app for making a 'joke' of domestic violence
- Saudi crown prince warns it will build nuclear bomb if Tehran does the same
- Hungarian leader says Europe is now 'under invasion' by migrants
- Egypt demands action over teen's death after Nottingham assault
- Madrid migrants clash with police after death of street vendor
- 'Friendly' complaint sparks fierce debate over children's noise levels in Toronto
- Briton in Cambodia 'pornographic' images case apologises in court
- Slovakia's PM resigns amid scandal over murder of journalist
- Irkutsk in the spotlight: the leak in Putin's watertight system?
- Pressure builds in 'powderkeg' Kabul as refugees return home
- Snow warning extends to most of England as winter bites back
- North Korean minister's Swedish visit fuels Trump-Kim expectations
- US military helicopter crashes in Iraq near Syrian border, fatalities feared
- Robert Mugabe lambasts Zimbabwe's new president: 'We must undo this disgrace' – video
- CCTV footage shows moment Florida bridge collapses – video
- Pollution, illness, threats and murder: is this Amazon factory the link?
- 'Mafia state': protesters rally against Cambodia PM Hun Sen's visit to Australia
- Australians in deadly Cambodia explosion were not military personnel
- How a poor community in Mali became a trailblazer for tackling child mortality
- Britain’s key role in helping the UN to combat sexual abuse | Letters
- Sold to the circus as children: trafficking survivors showcase their skills in Nepal
- ‘Whatever happens, happens’: how Britons in Russia see diplomatic row
- Civilians without hope, a leader without a country: call this a victory?
- Eggs factor: chickens are the stars in new book of portraits – in pictures
- Trump: 'It looks like' Russia was behind poisoning of former spy – video
- Surveillance video shows armed deputy standing outside during Florida school shooting – video
| Jeremy Corbyn defies critics and calls for calm over Russia Posted: 15 Mar 2018 10:41 AM PDT Labour leader warns against 'McCarthyite intolerance of dissent' after nerve agent attack Jeremy Corbyn has defied critics in his own party and warned the prime minister against "rushing way ahead of the evidence" over the Salisbury poisoning, in what he called the "fevered" atmosphere of Westminster. The Labour leader used an article in the Guardian to urge the government to take a "calm, measured" approach – and warn against the drift towards a "new cold war" with Russia. Continue reading... |
| US accuses Russia of cyber-attack on energy sector and imposes new sanctions Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:46 AM PDT US officials say malware was found in operating systems of several US energy companies and announce sanctions for election interference The US has accused Russia of a wide-ranging cyber-assault on its energy grid and other key parts of its infrastructure, as it stepped up sanctions on Russian intelligence for its interference in the 2016 elections. US officials said that malware had been found in the operating systems of several organisations and companies in the US energy, nuclear, water and "critical manufacturing" sector, and the malware as well as other form of cyber-attacks had been traced back to Moscow. Continue reading... |
| Human rights body faces cash crisis after clash with Russia Posted: 15 Mar 2018 09:45 PM PDT Council of Europe may be forced to cut jobs without contributions from Moscow Europe's leading human rights body is confronting a budget crisis linked to a row with Russia over money, which could ricochet into the furious debate between western countries and Moscow over the UK nerve agent attack. The Council of Europe, the 47-nation organisation that oversees the European court of human rights, faces a shortfall of at least €42.65m (£37.6m), 10% of its annual budget, according to an official report, meaning it could be forced to cut jobs. Continue reading... |
| Florida bridge collapse: four dead after new walkway falls on busy road Posted: 15 Mar 2018 05:56 PM PDT Pedestrian bridge linked to Florida International University collapses, crushing vehicles, as state's governor vows investigation Four people have been killed after a newly installed pedestrian bridge collapsed on Thursday at Florida International University in the Miami area, crushing at least five vehicles. The 950-ton span fell directly on to a busy roadway at the university's main Miami-area campus. Video shows vehicles underneath the bridge were hit. Continue reading... |
| Vanessa Trump files for divorce from Donald Trump Jr – reports Posted: 15 Mar 2018 03:15 PM PDT The president's eldest son, 40, and his wife of 13 years were 'living separate lives', according to reports
Vanessa Trump filed for an uncontested proceeding, "meaning she's not expecting a legal battle over custody of the couple's five children or their assets", the New York Post reported. Continue reading... |
| Rihanna wipes $1bn off Snapchat after criticising app for making a 'joke' of domestic violence Posted: 15 Mar 2018 10:45 AM PDT The company had apologised after an ad asking: 'Would you rather slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown?' slipped through its review process Rihanna wiped almost $1bn (£720m) off the value of Snapchat's parent company, Snap Inc, after criticising the social media app for hosting an advert that appeared to make light of domestic violence. The advertisement for a mobile game called "Would You Rather" featured photos of Rihanna and Chris Brown, and asked whether players would rather slap her or punch him. Brown was arrested and sentenced to community service after he attacked Rihanna, his girlfriend at the time, in 2009. Continue reading... |
| Saudi crown prince warns it will build nuclear bomb if Tehran does the same Posted: 15 Mar 2018 02:11 PM PDT Prince Mohammed bin Salman is pressing the US to allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium in return for choosing American nuclear technology Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has set out plans for Saudi Arabia to develop nuclear weapons if Tehran makes the same move in the event of a collapse of the international nuclear deal signed in 2015. The prospect of a Middle East nuclear arms race will unnerve European leaders who are urging Donald Trump to retain the Iran nuclear deal which imposed strict curbs on the Iranian nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. Continue reading... |
| Hungarian leader says Europe is now 'under invasion' by migrants Posted: 15 Mar 2018 10:58 AM PDT Viktor Orbán steps up far-right rhetoric as he campaigns for third term as prime minister Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has warned "countries that don't stop immigration will be lost" in a speech three weeks before he seeks re-election for a third term. Addressing a huge crowd of supporters in Budapest on Thursday, Orbán used the speech to paint the upcoming vote as part of an existential battle for the survival of Hungary and Europe. Continue reading... |
| Egypt demands action over teen's death after Nottingham assault Posted: 16 Mar 2018 12:59 AM PDT Mariam Moustafa, 18, was placed in a coma following attack but died on Wednesday The Egyptian government is pressing UK authorities to act swiftly in their investigations into the death of an 18-year-old Egyptian student who was the victim of a street assault in Nottingham. Mariam Moustafa, who was left in a coma after the incident on 20 February, was pronounced dead on Wednesday. The teenager, an engineering student based in the city, was allegedly punched several times during a confrontation with a group of women in Parliament Street, Nottingham. |
| Madrid migrants clash with police after death of street vendor Posted: 15 Mar 2018 04:16 PM PDT Protesters set fires and throw stones in Lavapies district of the Spanish capital Migrants have clashed with police in central Madrid following the death of a Senegalese man who they said was chased through the streets by police. Riot police and firefighters were deployed to Lavapiés, a district in the centre of the Spanish capital with a large immigrant population, as angry protesters set fire to dustbins and a motorbike and threw stones. Continue reading... |
| 'Friendly' complaint sparks fierce debate over children's noise levels in Toronto Posted: 15 Mar 2018 10:38 AM PDT A mother of four boys speaks out about receiving an anonymous letter saying her children played too loudly in the family's backyard A Canadian mother of four boys under the age of six has described her shock after receiving a letter which complained that her children played too loudly in the family's backyard. Posted with no return address to Morgan DeCairos DeBoer's home in Newmarket, a town about 35 miles north of Toronto, the letter said it was a "friendly request" from several neighbours frustrated with the "frequent screaming and shrieking" of her children. Continue reading... |
| Briton in Cambodia 'pornographic' images case apologises in court Posted: 15 Mar 2018 06:55 AM PDT Daniel Jones could face up to a year in prison if convicted of breaking indecency law to promote pool party A British man facing up to a year in prison in Cambodia for allegedly posting "pornographic" images on social media to promote a pool party has apologised during a court hearing, saying he was unaware the advertisements breached an indecency law. Daniel Jones was one of 10 arrested, including four others from the UK, in Siem Reap in January as part of a crackdown on what local authorities called "immoral behaviour" in the town. Siem Reap is a popular destination with travellers and backpackers but is also adjacent to Cambodia's most sacred site, Angkor Wat. Continue reading... |
| Slovakia's PM resigns amid scandal over murder of journalist Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:36 AM PDT Robert Fico's position became untenable after coalition partners withdrew from government Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, has resigned after more than two weeks of political turmoil and public protests sparked by the murder of an investigative journalist. The country's president, Andrej Kiska, accepted the resignation at a ceremony and mandated Fico's deputy, Peter Pellegrini, to form a new government. Continue reading... |
| Irkutsk in the spotlight: the leak in Putin's watertight system? Posted: 16 Mar 2018 12:00 AM PDT Often overlooked by the Kremlin, the Siberian city has a centuries-old reputation for dissidence. But as Russia heads to the polls, will apathy rule? Russia goes to the polls this weekend with the result locked down – a widely expected fourth presidential term for Vladimir Putin. Rigged electoral practices will almost certainly deliver the 70/70 (70% voting for Putin on a 70% attendance) scenario targeted by the Kremlin. But even Putin's watertight system is capable of springing the odd leak – in 2015, the people of Irkutsk rejected his party United Russia and elected a communist official. Sergei Levchenko remains one of the country's few regional governors not endorsed by the Kremlin. But whatever the dissatisfactions brewing in the east Siberian city of 600,000 people, his party will have to do well to repeat the result this year. |
| Pressure builds in 'powderkeg' Kabul as refugees return home Posted: 15 Mar 2018 04:00 AM PDT As Pakistan deports thousands of Afghans, informal settlements are adding to the intense strain on Kabul's resources – with potentially disastrous results Racing against the setting sun to wind up the day's labour, Shukour takes a few steps back and surveys his construction site. As the dust from the drilling settles back on the 50 square metres of rock that will become the foundations of his new house in Kabul, he stops work and talks about the home he fled as an eight-year-old. "Our Panjshir is as beautiful as India's Kashmir," he says, framed against a rash of grey matchbox huts vying for very available inch before the hillside falls steeply away. "It was God's own valley until the reign of fire." Continue reading... |
| Snow warning extends to most of England as winter bites back Posted: 16 Mar 2018 01:43 AM PDT Warning for Sunday now covers all of England except for Cornwall and parts of north-west The Met Office has extended a weather warning for snow from Friday evening to Sunday to cover most of England and parts of Scotland as another easterly cold front is forecast to cause disruption. The yellow "be prepared" snow warning, comes into force from 6pm on Friday until about midnight on Sunday. The worst of the snow is forecast for Sunday, when the Met Office said there was a chance of rail and flight cancellations, power cuts and some rural communities being cut off. Continue reading... |
| North Korean minister's Swedish visit fuels Trump-Kim expectations Posted: 16 Mar 2018 01:52 AM PDT Ri Yong-ho expected to hold second day of talks with Swedish counterpart in Stockholm North Korea's foreign minister is expected to meet his Swedish counterpart for a second day on Friday after making a surprise trip to Stockholm that has fuelled expectations about a possible meeting between Donald Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. Ri Yong-ho landed at Stockholm's Arlanda airport on a flight from Beijing late on Thursday and spent several hours at the Swedish foreign ministry before returning to the North Korean embassy. Continue reading... |
| US military helicopter crashes in Iraq near Syrian border, fatalities feared Posted: 15 Mar 2018 04:30 PM PDT AHH-60 helicopter crashed near al-Qaim, a town in Anbar province, according to a US official A US military aircraft carrying US service members crashed in western Iraq, US Central Command said in a statement late on Thursday. "Rescue teams are responding to the scene of the downed aircraft at this time," the statement said. Continue reading... |
| Robert Mugabe lambasts Zimbabwe's new president: 'We must undo this disgrace' – video Posted: 16 Mar 2018 01:46 AM PDT Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe, has criticised his successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, for turning against him. Mugabe told the South African broadcaster SABC that although he had 'nurtured and brought Mnangagwa into government … we must undo this disgrace', adding that Mnangagwa was only able to achieve power with the aid of the military Continue reading... |
| CCTV footage shows moment Florida bridge collapses – video Posted: 16 Mar 2018 02:32 AM PDT A newly installed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University in Miami collapsed on Thursday, crushing at least five vehicles. The walkway had been opened days earlier to increase the safety of students crossing an eight-lane road to get from one campus to another
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| Pollution, illness, threats and murder: is this Amazon factory the link? Posted: 16 Mar 2018 12:30 AM PDT The death of a Brazilian community leader followed concerns about contaminated water around the aluminium plant but its Norwegian owners deny responsibility For years, the small communities near an industrial park in Barcarena, in the Brazilian Amazon state of Pará, complained that a Norwegian-owned aluminium plant and other factories were contaminating their water, causing diarrhoea and vomiting and poisoning fish and local produce. In November they launched a $154m legal claim for environmental and moral damages against the Pará state government, the Hydro Alunorte alumina refinery and the Albras aluminium factory. The Norwegian company Norsk Hydro owns 92% of Hydro Alunorte and 51% of Albras. Continue reading... |
| 'Mafia state': protesters rally against Cambodia PM Hun Sen's visit to Australia Posted: 16 Mar 2018 12:44 AM PDT Cambodian-Australians say it's shameful to see 'this thug' attend Asean summit in Sydney Hundreds of Cambodian-Australians have protested against the Australian visit of the Cambodian prime minister, Hun Sen, who is accused of human rights violations in his country and abroad. They said Hun had murdered political opponents, jailed dissenters and run Cambodia "like a mafia state". "Violence is in his blood," Srey Kang told a crowd in Sydney's Hyde Park. Continue reading... |
| Australians in deadly Cambodia explosion were not military personnel Posted: 16 Mar 2018 01:49 AM PDT Cambodian authorities say explosion that killed two and injured two was not part of a military exercise An Australian man who was killed and another who was injured in a landmine accident at an army base in Cambodia on Thursday were not Australian defence force personnel and the explosion did not occur during a military exercise, it has been confirmed. Cambodian authorities initially claimed the men were military trainers present at an exercise at a tank base in Kampong Speu province, about 50km from Phnom Penh, when the war-era bomb detonated. The explosion also killed one Cambodian soldier and wounded a second. Continue reading... |
| How a poor community in Mali became a trailblazer for tackling child mortality Posted: 16 Mar 2018 12:00 AM PDT Extraordinary success of scheme under which health workers make house calls could save untold young lives in sub-Saharan Africa Home to a large number of migrants and an even larger number of babies, Yirimadio is a heaving, ramshackle district on the outskirts of Bamako. Only a decade ago, it was a commune, much like any other on the Malian capital's periphery. Now, though, it is the unexpected scene of a pioneering healthcare scheme. Child mortality rates here have dropped to the point where they are now the lowest in sub-Saharan Africa – an achievement that may all be down to knocking on doors. The premise of the scheme, which launched in 2008, is simple: community health workers spend at least two hours, six days a week searching for patients door-to-door, providing free care to whoever needs it. Mali has long struggled to contain preventable infectious diseases such as malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea. Consequently, the country has the world's sixth highest under-five child mortality rate, estimated at 115 deaths for every 1,000 births according to the most recent figures available. But by turning conventional healthcare on its head – sending health providers to patients at no cost, instead of requiring them to seek out fee-paying medical attention – Yirimadio achieved a spectacular turnaround. Between 2008 and 2015, the child mortality rate dropped from 154 deaths to seven for every 1,000 live births. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Britain’s key role in helping the UN to combat sexual abuse | Letters Posted: 15 Mar 2018 08:19 AM PDT The UN's Atul Khare defends the UK government as a 'consistent and generous' backer of the organisation's efforts to tackle sexual exploitation Your article criticises the UK for not contributing to the trust fund in support of victims of sexual exploitation and abuse ('Glib': UK criticised for failing to give to fund for survivors of UN sexual abuse, theguardian.com, 13 March). Since 2015, the UK has been one of the most consistent and generous contributors in helping the UN combat sexual exploitation and abuse. This commitment was reinforced by the UK's signing of the voluntary compact with the secretary general on the engagement to eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse last year. The UK is also a member of the secretary general's circle of leadership to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse in UN operations and continues to support key initiatives in peacekeeping and special political missions. Continue reading... |
| Sold to the circus as children: trafficking survivors showcase their skills in Nepal Posted: 15 Mar 2018 03:00 AM PDT Kidnapped and forced to become child circus performers, a Nepalese troupe now scale the heights on their own terms In a dusty gymnasium south of Kathmandu, a group of twentysomething Nepalis are rehearsing a new routine. One girl sways back and forth on a trapeze suspended from the metal rafters, twisting and turning as two boys play-fight below her. Miming a struggle, one boy ducks as the other tries to grab; one jumps as the other lunges. As the boy shirks off his would-be assailant, he comes close to being hauled offstage, or "kidnapped", in performance-speak. But the kidnapper manages to grab just the boy's T-shirt, and tears it from him before running away. Kidnappings, trafficking and fending off villains are key themes for Circus Kathmandu, a troupe founded by and comprised of trafficking survivors. Smuggled as children into neighbouring India and sold into the travelling circus industry, they have since turned their unique skillset into an educational art form as Nepal's first – and only – circus. Continue reading... |
| ‘Whatever happens, happens’: how Britons in Russia see diplomatic row Posted: 15 Mar 2018 10:00 PM PDT Dwindling community of UK expats fears tit-for-tat reprisals will affect the 'regular Joe' The statement from the Foreign Office committee was terse: "Due to heightened political tensions between the UK and Russia, you should be aware of the possibility of anti-British sentiment or harassment at this time." In Moscow, Gergely Stewart, 33, says he is receiving concerned calls from family in the UK for the first time since he moved to Russia in 2012. "Are you OK?" they ask him. "Is everything going to be OK?" Continue reading... |
| Civilians without hope, a leader without a country: call this a victory? Posted: 15 Mar 2018 12:00 PM PDT Assad claims he has restored sovereignty to Syria, but grievances remain deep for both vanquished and victors The beginning of the end for Ghouta came first with a trickle. Desperate, hungry and scared, Syria's newest displaced people walked a journey into the unknown, past Russian military police, towards loyalist soldiers who started checking names. The same anxious ritual of the vanquished had been carried out before, in Homs, Aleppo, Qusair and most other places in the country, where seven years ago today the first spasms of open defiance began to rattle its ruthless rulers. |
| Eggs factor: chickens are the stars in new book of portraits – in pictures Posted: 15 Mar 2018 06:20 PM PDT Moreno Monti and Matteo Tranchellini have worked together for the past 20 years and had the idea to create a a collection of chicken portraits after meeting a grey cocincina called Jessica. They began a Kickstarter campaign to create CHICken, a fine art photographic book, and reached their funding target within three days Continue reading... |
| Trump: 'It looks like' Russia was behind poisoning of former spy – video Posted: 15 Mar 2018 11:32 AM PDT Donald Trump pointed the finger at Russia in the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Great Britain, saying he had spoken with the British prime minister, Theresa May. During a meeting with Ireland's prime minister in the Oval Office, Trump said it was something 'that should never, ever happen'. The US has joined Britain, France and Germany in a joint statement blaming Moscow for the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy who was living in England. The list of Russians now under sanction includes the 13 indicted last month by the US special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his Russia-related investigation into alleged election interference. US accuses Russia of cyber-attack on energy sector and imposes new sanctions Continue reading... |
| Surveillance video shows armed deputy standing outside during Florida school shooting – video Posted: 15 Mar 2018 10:53 AM PDT The Broward County Sheriff's Office released surveillance video showing what happened outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school during the Valentine's Day massacre that killed 17 people. Authorities say the video from outside the school depicts actions during the shooting by former deputy Scot Peterson, who was armed and assigned to the school but did not enter the targeted building during the shooting. Sheriff Scott Israel of Broward county said Peterson was suspended without pay, and chose to resign. Continue reading... |
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