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- Dozens killed in single day in Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta
- Egypt detains state TV host in latest crackdown on media
- 'They'll think I'm a traitor': North Korean defector makes Winter Paralympics debut
- France to raise the age of consent after men escape rape charges
- Czech protesters inflamed by police role for Communist MP
- Argentina's ex-president Fernández to face trial over alleged bombing cover-up
- Panama: Trump hotel standoff ends as president surrenders physical control
- Poland: group sues Argentinian newspaper under new Holocaust law
- Former Trump aide says president 'may have done something illegal'
- Mexico drug gang suspect and wife shot dead at hospital near Cancún beaches
- Turkey refuses to release Greek border guards in spy row
- Canada police find seventh victim of alleged serial killer landscaper
- Trump says 'I may' attend opening of US embassy in Jerusalem
- RAF flies supplies to snowbound Cumbrian residents – video
- Russian spy incident: counter terrorist police investigate - live updates
- Casablanca Not the Movie – in pictures
- 'We're in the 19th century': Tammy Duckworth on motherhood and the Senate
- Snap election in Antigua puts Barbuda's communal land ownership on the ballot
- 'Plastic, plastic, plastic': British diver films sea of rubbish off Bali
- Inquiry criticises Victoria's 'punitive' youth justice system
- 'I was crying with unbearable pain': study reveals extent of FGM in India
- Child sex abuse claims among cases newly reported to charity watchdog
- Will Putin benefit from Italian populist parties' Kremlin leanings?
- As one EU headache subsides in Germany, another starts in Italy
- A perfect economic storm made Italy ripe for a protest vote
- Underwater footage of sunken aircraft carrier USS Lexington – video
| Dozens killed in single day in Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta Posted: 05 Mar 2018 01:06 PM PST Deadliest 24-hours for besieged civilians since UN security council demanded ceasefire At least 77 people have been killed in the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta on Monday – the deadliest day for civilians there since the UN security council demanded an immediate ceasefire and Russia's president ordered a daily five-hour truce in the area. A further 12 people were killed on Sunday but their bodies were only recovered on Monday, doctors said. |
| Egypt detains state TV host in latest crackdown on media Posted: 05 Mar 2018 07:56 AM PST Regulator defends pro-state TV host who was briefly detained for allegedly insulting police Egyptian authorities briefly detained a pro-government TV talkshow host accused of insulting the police, in the latest example of an intensifying crackdown on the media before the country's presidential elections. Egypt's interior ministry filed a complaint against Khairy Ramadan, a longstanding supporter of the government, leading him to turn himself in to investigators over the weekend. |
| 'They'll think I'm a traitor': North Korean defector makes Winter Paralympics debut Posted: 05 Mar 2018 07:34 PM PST South Korea para ice hockey star Choi Kwang-hyouk expects awkward meeting with former compatriots as Pyongyang sends first Winter Games athletes Choi Kwang-hyouk has been unable to escape his past, and every new encounter conjures the same images from his previous life: North Korean refugee, vagrant, amputee. Related: South Korea delegation meets Kim in Pyongyang before historic talks Continue reading... |
| France to raise the age of consent after men escape rape charges Posted: 05 Mar 2018 02:12 PM PST Children under 15 will be protected by change in the law following high-profile cases France plans to make 15 the age of sexual consent after a public outcry over two cases of sex involving 11-year-old girls, equality minister Marlène Schiappa said on Monday. After public consultations and the recommendation of a panel of experts, "the government has decided to set the age at 15", Schiappa told AFP. Continue reading... |
| Czech protesters inflamed by police role for Communist MP Posted: 05 Mar 2018 02:42 PM PST Protests in Prague and other cities sparked by choice of ex-riot squad officer to head watchdog Thousands of demonstrators brought the centre of Prague to a standstill on Monday night in a display of anger over the appointment of a communist-era riot squad officer to head the Czech parliament's police watchdog. Chanting "communists are murderers" and "we have had enough", protesters held sheets of paper rolled up to resemble police batons in an expression of indignation over the installation of Zdeněk Ondráček, a Czech Communist party MP, as chair of the parliament's general inspection of security forces commission. Continue reading... |
| Argentina's ex-president Fernández to face trial over alleged bombing cover-up Posted: 05 Mar 2018 03:59 PM PST Cristina Fernández de Kirchner among 12 officials and others to be tried in case of 1994 bombing of Jewish community center Argentina's former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will face trial over an alleged cover-up of Iranian involvement in a 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, judicial authorities announced on Monday. Eleven other former officials and people close to Fernández's government will also be tried on charges of cover-up and abuse of power, the federal judge Claudio Bonadio said in a ruling released on Monday by Argentina's official judicial information center (CIJ). Continue reading... |
| Panama: Trump hotel standoff ends as president surrenders physical control Posted: 05 Mar 2018 12:19 PM PST
Executives with Donald Trump's family hotel business have abandoned the management offices of a luxury hotel in Panama that has been the scene of a tense, 12-day standoff over a business dispute with the hotel's owners. Trump's security guards also left the property. The action took place as a Panamanian judicial official and armed police escorted into the offices the owner of most of the units of the 70-storey, Trump-branded hotel in Panama City. Continue reading... |
| Poland: group sues Argentinian newspaper under new Holocaust law Posted: 05 Mar 2018 02:12 PM PST Defamation motion filed after Página/12 article discussed the massacre of Jews in the Polish village of Jedwabne in 1941 A campaign group with close ties to Poland's ruling rightwing Law and Justice party has filed charges of defamation against a newspaper in Argentina, in the first case to be brought under controversial legislation criminalising any suggestion of Poland's complicity in the Holocaust on its soil. The Polish League Against Defamation (RDI) filed the motion in response to an article in Argentinian newspaper Página/12 published in December 2017 – before the new law existed – that accompanied a discussion about the massacre of Jews in the Polish village of Jedwabne in 1941 with a picture of anti-Communist Polish partisans. Continue reading... |
| Former Trump aide says president 'may have done something illegal' Posted: 05 Mar 2018 01:18 PM PST Sam Nunberg says he would rip up a subpoena in Trump-Russia inquiry, but that Trump may have broken the law during the election In a pair of extraordinary interviews on Monday, former Donald Trump aide Sam Nunberg said he would defy a grand jury subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller but also said the president "may have done something" illegal. Related: 'Bigger than Watergate': Trump attacks Obama over Russia meddling response Continue reading... |
| Mexico drug gang suspect and wife shot dead at hospital near Cancún beaches Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:07 AM PST
Four gunmen burst into a hospital in the Mexican resort of Cancún and shot to death a drug gang suspect and his wife, according to officials in the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo. The suspected drug trafficker was Alfonso Contreras Espinoza, alias "El Poncho", according to a state official who was not authorized to be quoted by name. Continue reading... |
| Turkey refuses to release Greek border guards in spy row Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:18 AM PST Lawyers say pair strayed across heavily defended frontier accidentally while on patrol Turkey has refused to release two Greek border guards arrested on suspicion of espionage, in a move that risks inflaming already strained ties between the two Nato members. Continue reading... |
| Canada police find seventh victim of alleged serial killer landscaper Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:57 AM PST Police release photo of man thought to be victim of Bruce McArthur, who is accused of burying bodies in Toronto in large flower planters Canadian police have recovered the remains of a seventh person believed to have been targeted by alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur, the Toronto landscaper accused of burying the remains of his victims in large flower planters on his clients' properties. Related: Toronto landscaper killed five people and buried them on clients' land – police Continue reading... |
| Trump says 'I may' attend opening of US embassy in Jerusalem Posted: 05 Mar 2018 12:06 PM PST The US president spoke alongside Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, claiming the US-Israel alliance is stronger than it's ever been Donald Trump has raised the prospect of attending the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem – a provocative move that could further inflame tensions in the Middle East. The American president was speaking at the White House on Monday alongside Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The two leaders, each mired in politically damaging domestic investigations, basked in mutual praise. Continue reading... |
| RAF flies supplies to snowbound Cumbrian residents – video Posted: 05 Mar 2018 02:17 PM PST The military has delivered emergency supplies to isolated parts of Cumbria that have been cut off for five days by heavy snow The county council said that despite its 'best efforts' to clear the roads, areas including Fellside, South Stainmore and Alston had been left isolated and could remain so for another 48 hours Continue reading... |
| Russian spy incident: counter terrorist police investigate - live updates Posted: 06 Mar 2018 01:29 AM PST
Welcome to live updates on the Russian spy incident as former spy Sergei Skripal fights for his life in Salisbury. Continue reading... |
| Casablanca Not the Movie – in pictures Posted: 06 Mar 2018 12:15 AM PST There's no sign of Humphrey Bogart or the stereotyped images found in travel guides in Yoriyas Yassine Alaoui Ismaili's photographs of Casablanca. His images are full of energy and surprise, and show what the city is really like. Casablanca Not the Movie is at Riad Yima, Marrakech until 30 June 2018 Continue reading... |
| 'We're in the 19th century': Tammy Duckworth on motherhood and the Senate Posted: 05 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PST Illinois senator, due to be first to give birth in office, is working on better family leave – and wants Ivanka Trump to do more than just voice her support: 'I've not seen anything concrete' When Senator Tammy Duckworth has her second child this spring, she will make history as the first senator to give birth in office. When she announced her pregnancy, Duckworth received an outpouring of well wishes and sparked a national conversation about how women balance high-powered careers and motherhood. Some viewed the news as a sign of progress for female politicians. While for others it was reminder of the slow pace of change – and of the gender gap that remains in Congress. Continue reading... |
| Snap election in Antigua puts Barbuda's communal land ownership on the ballot Posted: 05 Mar 2018 11:30 PM PST The government claims its aim is to speed recovery on the hurricane-devastated smaller island but Barbudans accuse it of a 'land grab' The announcement of snap elections in Antigua and Barbuda has exacerbated controversy over moves to abolish a centuries-old system of communal land ownership on Barbuda, which was devastated by Hurricane Irma. Voters in the twin-island nation will head to the polls on 21 March, a year before general elections are constitutionally due. Continue reading... |
| 'Plastic, plastic, plastic': British diver films sea of rubbish off Bali Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:21 PM PST Video posted on YouTube shows water densely strewn with food wrappers, cups and sachets as tropical fish dart in and out A British diver has captured shocking images of himself swimming through a sea of plastic rubbish off the coast of the Indonesian tourist resort of Bali. A short video posted by diver Rich Horner on his social media account and on YouTube shows the water densely strewn with plastic waste and yellowing food wrappers, the occasional tropical fish darting through the deluge. Continue reading... |
| Inquiry criticises Victoria's 'punitive' youth justice system Posted: 06 Mar 2018 12:40 AM PST The report into Victoria's youth justice system has found the current approach is hindering young offenders' rehabilitation A report into Victoria's youth justice system has found a shortage of experienced and trained staff, inadequate crime-prevention strategies and a punitive approach to justice are all hindering the rehabilitation of young people in detention. The final report from the Inquiry into Youth Justice Centres in Victoria was tabled in parliament on Tuesday. While the report was due in August 2017, it was postponed because of delays in receiving evidence from the justice and health departments. Continue reading... |
| 'I was crying with unbearable pain': study reveals extent of FGM in India Posted: 05 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PST Research shows 75% incidence of female genital mutilation in Bohra Muslim community, despite government claim there is no evidence of the practice Just weeks after the Indian government declared that there was no data to support the existence of female genital mutilation in the country, a small study has shown a 75% incidence across the Bohra Muslim community. "My mum told me that a lady would come to remove some extra skin from down there. When the day came, my great-grandmother was holding me tight on her bed," said 26-year-old "SH", a law student cited in the report, recalling how she had been cut at the age of seven. |
| Child sex abuse claims among cases newly reported to charity watchdog Posted: 05 Mar 2018 08:51 AM PST Penny Mordaunt announces 'tough new standards' for aid funding as 26 charities come forward with 80 recent and historical incidents Allegations of sexual abuse of children and rape of volunteers abroad are among the 80 serious safeguarding incidents reported to the Charity Commission by aid organisations since the Oxfam scandal broke, it has emerged. Penny Mordaunt, the international development secretary, said 26 charities had come forward to report recent and historical cases, covering the "full spectrum" of incidents where people had been harmed or were at risk of harm. |
| Will Putin benefit from Italian populist parties' Kremlin leanings? Posted: 05 Mar 2018 09:00 PM PST Electoral gains of M5S and League may threaten Italy's strong support for Nato and US The two populist parties that won big electoral upsets in Italy's national election have close ideological ties to the Kremlin and could shift foreign policy in Italy in favour of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Both the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the League – previously known as the Northern League – have raised the possibility of abandoning Nato, called for ending sanctions on Russia they say have hurt the Italian economy, and have been supportive of Russia's campaign in Syria. Continue reading... |
| As one EU headache subsides in Germany, another starts in Italy Posted: 05 Mar 2018 09:00 PM PST While the Germans have a government at last, Italy's right turn will add to the EU's problems It took barely 12 hours for a collective sigh of relief to turn into a collective intake of breath; less than a day for smiles of European satisfaction to be transformed into frowns of European concern. At 10.30am on Sunday in Berlin, Germany's centre-left SPD announced that on a turnout of 72%, more than two in three of its members had voted to approve a fresh GroKo, or grand coalition, with the centre-right CDU and its Bavarian CSU sister party. Their decision ended five months of political uncertainty in Berlin, clearing the way for chancellor Angela Merkel to form her fourth government and move forward on a range of fronts – including ambitious plans for EU and eurozone reform pushed by France's pro-European president, Emmanuel Macron. Continue reading... |
| A perfect economic storm made Italy ripe for a protest vote Posted: 05 Mar 2018 10:15 AM PST Stagnant wages, slow growth and high unemployment delivered the election's populist uprising Too little and far too late. Six words that sum up the performance of the Italian economy in the decade since the financial crisis, and that go a long way towards explaining the support for populist parties in the election. Indeed, if ever there was a country that was ripe for a protest against the political mainstream it was Italy, where four years of modest growth have not been nearly enough to repair the damage caused by a deep slump in 2008-09 and a second two-year recession in 2012-13. Continue reading... |
| Underwater footage of sunken aircraft carrier USS Lexington – video Posted: 06 Mar 2018 01:14 AM PST Wreckage from the USS Lexington, an aircraft carrier that sank during the second world war, has been found in the Coral Sea by a search team led by the Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The wreckage was found on Sunday by the team's research vessel, the R/V Petrel, about two miles (3km) below the surface and more than 500 miles off the eastern coast of Australia. Continue reading... |
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