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- Mike Pompeo offers aid to North Korea in exchange for forfeiting nukes
- US faces European backlash against Iran sanctions
- Two Britons kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Third teenage girl is raped and burned alive in India in one week
- Alaskans mistakenly receive tsunami warning
- Deadly attack on South African mosque has ‘hallmarks of Islamic State'
- 'Astonishing' CIA memo shows Brazil's ex-dictator authorized torture and executions
- Kinder Morgan pipeline: Al Gore joins fight to block 'destructive' project
- Spanish newsreaders wear black in protest against ‘political interference’
- 'A bit too James Bond': Belgian diplomat goes on trial for spying for Russia
- Israel at 70: jubilant US embassy opening masks fevered times
- The Markle effect: black women see the royal wedding as workplace inspiration
- Rare dinosaur skeleton for sale – along with the right to name species
- Iraq elections become a battleground for Iranian influence
- ‘Paradise and hell’: the battle to save the forest elephant
- After decades of ‘gay panic defence’ in court, states slowly begin to ban the tactic
- The Syrian boy who wrote his life story – with the help of his Canadian teacher
- Malaysia: hope is the biggest winner as power passes peacefully | Hari Raj
- Margaret River mass shooting: three guns at scene belonged to children's grandfather
- Supporting the west? No, Syria's White Helmets are about saving lives | Omar Sabbour
- Trump approaches geopolitics like The Apprentice – but this is not his show
| Mike Pompeo offers aid to North Korea in exchange for forfeiting nukes Posted: 11 May 2018 01:33 PM PDT Speaking with South Korea's top diplomat, Pompeo said the US is prepared to help North Korea get on par with South if it denuclearizes US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has offered economic help to impoverished North Korea if it gives up its nuclear weapons, as the two countries prepare for an historic summit between Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. A day after returning from a trip to Pyongyang, Pompeo said he had "good" and "substantive" conversations with Kim during his visit, during which he secured the release of three Americans who had been detained in North Korea. In a joint news conference with South Korea's top diplomat, he offered a glimpse of what US-North Korean relations could look like if they succeed in reaching a nuclear accord. Continue reading... |
| US faces European backlash against Iran sanctions Posted: 11 May 2018 04:48 AM PDT Senior politician says Europe will consider countermeasures to keep trading with Iran Europe is prepared to introduce measures to nullify the effect of Donald Trump imposing sanctions on any non-US firm that continues to do business with Iran, the French government has said. The warning from the French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, suggests Trump's proposals to corral Europe into joining US foreign policy on Iran may lead to a severe backlash by EU firms and politicians, especially advocates of a stronger independent European foreign policy. Continue reading... |
| Two Britons kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Posted: 11 May 2018 10:28 AM PDT Pair were among group of people taken hostage while visiting renowned gorilla sanctuary the Virunga national park British citizens were among a group of people taken hostage on Friday in the Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a spokesman for the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) has said. Two Britons were reported to have been taken while visiting the park, a renowned gorilla sanctuary in the east of the African country. Continue reading... |
| Third teenage girl is raped and burned alive in India in one week Posted: 11 May 2018 01:23 PM PDT Girl, 16, died after assault in Madhya Pradesh state, leading to two arrests A third teenage girl has been raped and burned alive in a week in India, the latest brutal sexual assault to shock the country. The 16-year-old died from the burns after being set alight by a 26-year-old man who acted after the girl said she would tell her family about the rape. Continue reading... |
| Alaskans mistakenly receive tsunami warning Posted: 11 May 2018 03:12 PM PDT Residents heard a routine drill tsunami warning around 7am, but not all listeners received the information that the alert was a test Many Alaska residents have been mistakenly warned of a tsunami threat along the west coast of the United States, from San Diego to Alaska's Aleutian islands. The alert on TV and radio said at the end of a nearly two-minute long message that it was a test. But not all listeners and viewers received that information, officials said. Continue reading... |
| Deadly attack on South African mosque has ‘hallmarks of Islamic State' Posted: 11 May 2018 09:25 AM PDT One killed and two critically wounded in knife and petrol bomb assault on Shia worshippers near Durban South African police searching for three men who stabbed worshippers at a mosque near Durban have said the attackers' motive was unknown but "elements of extremism" were involved. One Muslim leader said the mosque was targeted because it was a Shia place of worship that had received previous threats, exposing deep tension between the Shia and Sunni population. Continue reading... |
| 'Astonishing' CIA memo shows Brazil's ex-dictator authorized torture and executions Posted: 11 May 2018 09:12 AM PDT Newly unearthed document details Ernesto Geisel's approval of over 100 executions of 'subversives', sparking immediate outcry in Brazil Brazil's former dictator Ernesto Geisel personally approved the summary execution of his regime's perceived enemies, according to a newly unearthed CIA memo that has reopened a bitter debate over one of the darkest chapters of contemporary Brazilian history. Matias Spektor, the São Paulo-based academic who discovered and distributed the document on Thursday, called it "the most disturbing I have read in 20 years of research". |
| Kinder Morgan pipeline: Al Gore joins fight to block 'destructive' project Posted: 11 May 2018 02:44 PM PDT Gore says pipeline expansion in Canada 'would be a step backward in our efforts to solve the climate crisis' Al Gore has thrown his support behind opponents of a contentious Canadian pipeline project and condemned the planned expansion as federal officials in Canada scramble to ensure it goes ahead. "The Kinder Morgan pipeline carrying dirty tar sands oil would be a step backward in our efforts to solve the climate crisis," Gore tweeted on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Spanish newsreaders wear black in protest against ‘political interference’ Posted: 11 May 2018 06:04 AM PDT Black Friday campaign also seeks to highlight gender bias at public broadcaster RTVE For the third Friday in a row, journalists working for Spain's public broadcaster have worn black on screen to protest against alleged political interference, gender bias and unequal pay. The campaign, known as viernes negro (black Friday), is intended to highlight the Spanish government's continuing refusal to approve a transparent process to appoint an independent board at RTVE. Continue reading... |
| 'A bit too James Bond': Belgian diplomat goes on trial for spying for Russia Posted: 11 May 2018 04:17 AM PDT Oswald Gantois, who is accused of helping Russia, said 'every diplomat must be a bit of a spy' A senior Belgian diplomat who said during a phone call eavesdropped on by investigators that he had been acting too much like James Bond has gone on trial for allegedly spying for the Russians over a period of 25 years. Oswald Gantois, 63, is accused of leaking information to the KGB and its successor, the SVR, that the Kremlin could have used to create false papers and identities for its agents. Continue reading... |
| Israel at 70: jubilant US embassy opening masks fevered times Posted: 11 May 2018 08:16 AM PDT Move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is celebrated in land where 'Netanyahu is king and Trump is a god' Flowers – red, white and blue – form the image of the US flag on the road leading up to the site of the new American mission in Jerusalem. "US embassy" signs have been hoisted in the neighbourhood. The US embassy Twitter account – previously in Tel Aviv as @usembassytlv – is now @usembassyjlm. All is set for the inauguration on Monday, an opening charged with symbolism that its organisers anticipate will set off a wave of euphoria across the Jewish state 70 years since it declared independence on 14 May 1948. Continue reading... |
| The Markle effect: black women see the royal wedding as workplace inspiration Posted: 11 May 2018 10:00 PM PDT As the royal wedding approaches, some are hoping it will lead to a greater acceptance of African American women in business As final arrangements are set for the wedding of the US actor Meghan Markle to Prince Harry Windsor, hopes are mounting among some that the Markle effect will have unexpected impacts, including improving opportunities for African American women in the workplace. "It's exciting for black women, and I think it's going to be inspirational," said Camille Newman, a 38-year-old Brooklyn entrepreneur. Newman expressed deep-felt enthusiasm in the union as a symbolic marker for the acceptance of black or biracial women in society and said other women of color she knew felt the same way. Continue reading... |
| Rare dinosaur skeleton for sale – along with the right to name species Posted: 12 May 2018 01:47 AM PDT Skeleton of unknown theropod is 70% complete and expected to fetch more than €1.2m in Paris auction Anyone with a spare million euros or two will have the opportunity to not only own a unique species of dinosaur skeleton next month, but to name it. Scientists say the skeleton of the species of theropod – or three-toed dinosaur – dates from the late Jurassic period about 155m years ago, give or take a million or so years. Continue reading... |
| Iraq elections become a battleground for Iranian influence Posted: 12 May 2018 01:00 AM PDT Debate over role of party formed from Iraqi militias highlights impact of Iran-US fallout In militia bases across Iraq, leaders who spent the past four years in military fatigues are wearing clean-cut suits and welcoming guests. Posters of martyrs lost in the fight against Islamic State adorn meeting room walls, but the photos of the living on the streets outside have taken on a new prominence. Among banners of candidates' faces lining every main road in the Iraqi capital are the main protagonists of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), an organisation widely credited with defeating the terror group and which is determined to parlay its battlefield wins into electoral gains in Iraq's first national election since 2014. Continue reading... |
| ‘Paradise and hell’: the battle to save the forest elephant Posted: 12 May 2018 12:01 AM PDT Gabon's wild and beautiful rainforest is on the frontline against ivory poachers, part of international criminal networks that also fund terrorists Deep in the steamy rainforest of Gabon, a poaching gang's night-time fire is smouldering and two long elephant tusks lie among the tangled roots. The axe that hacked them off lies nearby. Just after dawn, the insect buzz and bird chatter is suddenly pierced by a whistle blast and camouflaged park guards burst out from their forest cover, swiftly pinning the poachers to the ground. Continue reading... |
| After decades of ‘gay panic defence’ in court, states slowly begin to ban the tactic Posted: 11 May 2018 11:00 PM PDT The tactic leaves LGBT people vulnerable in legal proceedings at a time when protections for transgender people are rolled back When Jonathan Schmitz walked on to the set of one of America's most popular daytime TV shows, he knew he was about to meet his secret admirer. What he did not know was that the episode of the Jenny Jones Show in question was called "Same Sex Secret Crushes". Schmitz emerged from backstage and saw two people he knew, Donna Riley and Scott Amedure. "Did you think Donna has a crush on you?" grinned Jones. "Well guess what, it's Scott that has the crush on you!" Continue reading... |
| The Syrian boy who wrote his life story – with the help of his Canadian teacher Posted: 12 May 2018 01:00 AM PDT Abu Bakr al-Rabeeah has published a book about growing up in the Middle East, challenging those who only see his family as refugees When Abu Bakr al-Rabeeah and his family arrived from Syria to the Canadian city of Edmonton, his to-do list was dauntingly long: English lessons, learning how to cope with the long, bitterly cold winters and how to best get around his strange new home. But the teenager had a secret dream, which he confided to a teacher. One day he would tell his story, challenging those who saw his family only as refugees, defined by the war they had survived. Continue reading... |
| Malaysia: hope is the biggest winner as power passes peacefully | Hari Raj Posted: 11 May 2018 11:31 PM PDT Mahathir Mohamad's victory is like Nigel Farage running for Remain. But it shows anything is possible in a country long racked by division and graft How can you explain what has happened in Malaysia? How can you explain the sheer jubilant wonder of seeing Mahathir Mohamad come back to save the country from the slippery slope he had painstakingly constructed – someone who built so much of modern Malaysia, but also turned the very concept of electoral reform into anathema? It'd be like the spectre of Ronald Reagan returning to take on Trump, according to one meme doing the rounds, though Nigel Farage popping up to run a latter-day Remain campaign may be closer in spirit. But analogies sputter into irrelevance here – the plot twists in Malaysian politics are closer to those in professional wrestling than anything else in real life. |
| Margaret River mass shooting: three guns at scene belonged to children's grandfather Posted: 12 May 2018 02:10 AM PDT Police confirm they are not looking for a suspect and are treating the shootings as a murder suicide Three guns found at the scene of Australia's worst gun crime since the Port Arthur massacre belonged to the grandfather of the four murdered children. Police in Western Australia have confirmed that seven of the Miles family, well-known members of the Margaret River community in the state's south-west, were found dead on a remote property on Friday morning. Continue reading... |
| Supporting the west? No, Syria's White Helmets are about saving lives | Omar Sabbour Posted: 11 May 2018 05:45 AM PDT When rescue workers drag civilians from the rubble left by airstrikes, they don't pause to check who fired the missiles For years, Syria's civil defence workers have been subjected to a vicious online propaganda campaign by the "electronic armies" of the Assad regime and Russia. The digital offensive accelerated following a 2016 Netflix documentary that was cited as evidence of "western bias in the Syrian conflict". What is little known, however, is the countless times these workers, known as the White Helmets, have saved civilians from the rubble of airstrikes launched not by the Syrian regime or Russia, but by the US-led coalition. Continue reading... |
| Trump approaches geopolitics like The Apprentice – but this is not his show Posted: 11 May 2018 07:19 AM PDT The US president thinks he will call the shots at his meeting with Kim Jong-un in Singapore, but might find Kim is the one in control The big lesson of Trump's big week in geopolitics – in which he ditched the Iran nuclear deal while pivoting optimistically toward his summit with Kim Jong-un – is clear enough: if you want to take on the US, it really helps to have some nuclear bombs. The praise Trump showered on the "excellent" Kim, who has conducted six nuclear tests, contrasted with the vitriol he poured on Iran which by all accounts (including those of US administration officials) had been sticking to the deal it struck with major powers in 2015 to keep its nuclear activities peaceful and small-scale. Continue reading... |
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