South Island: More whales stranded as hundreds die
Source: Aljazeera New group of 240 whales become beached in biggest stranding on record as volunteers struggle to return animals to sea. New Zealand has one of the highest rates […]
Thessaloniki starts evacuating 70,000 over WWII bomb
Source: Aljazeera Authorities in Greece’s second-biggest city, Thessaloniki, have begun evacuating some 70,000 residents ahead of an operation to defuse a 250kg unexploded World War II bomb. The device, dropped […]
Trump envoy blocks ex-Palestinian PM from UN job ‘to support Israel’
Nikki Haley, US ambassador to United Nations, rejects choice of Salam Fayyad as Libya peace broker and declares UN ‘biased to the detriment of our allies’ Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad (L) and then Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak shake hands at a conference on security and policy in […]
Syria’s Assad Brushes Off Amnesty Report on Prison Executions as ‘Fake News’
Source: Time By Zamira Rahim Syrian President Bashar Assad has dismissed allegations of extensive human rights violations at military prison outside of Damascus as “fake news.” The Amnesty International report says […]
The White House Keeps Tripping Up on the Truth. President Trump Doesn’t Seem to Mind
Source: Time By Philip Elliott Mike Pence is not prone to winging it. A lawyer-by-training and cautious politician-by-habit, Pence was preparing for a series of interviews and wanted more information. So […]
‘Get out of France’: Paris police tear gassing refugees and stealing blankets in freezing conditions, report reveals
Exclusive: ‘Alarming’ research shows almost two thirds of migrants ‘violently’ forced to move Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden Refugees sleeping on the streets in freezing conditions inParis are having their blankets and sleeping bags stolen by police while being “violently” forced to move on, a report has found. Research exclusively published by The Independent […]
Why Saturday Night Live Is More Important Than Ever
Source: BY Daniel D’Addario In just a few short weeks, Saturday Night Live has become perhaps the single most vital show on TV. After a rocky start to its 42nd season, […]
Applying the brakes
Source: ET Prior to President Trump’s inauguration there was speculation as to whether or not he would be subject to the inbuilt checks and balances within the American system of governance. A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has demonstrated in the most decisive manner possible […]
Rising Islamophobia
Source: Dawn “A SPECTRE is haunting Europe — the spectre of Communism. All the Powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre.” If adapted to the situation we now face, and have witnessed in the last three decades and more, these opening lines of […]
Thousands gathered at Jakarta mosque urged to vote for Muslim governor
Reuters International FEB 11, 2017 – Protesters pray during a rally against Jakarta incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama inside Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta (reuters_tickers) By Johan Purnama and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Indonesians gathered on Saturday at a mosque […]
Syrian dissident says war ‘over’ as states cut aid to rebels
FEB 11, 2017 – Reuters Prominent Syrian dissident and political activist Louay Hussein attends the launching of a Syrian political umbrella group called the National Bloc in Beirut, Lebanon February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (reuters_tickers) By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) – A prominent Syrian dissident said on Friday he believed […]
Donald Trump will spark a war with Iran – which is great news for Isis
A confrontation will probably come in a year or two, when previous policies conceived under Obama have run their course. Trump may feel that he has to show how much tougher he is than his predecessor Patrick Cockburn @indyworld President Trump made great play when he came into office with […]
The legal setback of Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ is a defeat for Steve Bannon
Source: The Independent The attempt to rush through the ban is said to be a result of the blitzkrieg approach of Bannon, who exhorts that it is vital to make full use the momentum of Trump’s landmark victory before the loathed ‘establishment’ can organise itself to sabotage the revolution By Kim […]
Anadolu Agency journalist injured by Israeli police fire in West Bank protest
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL AA Photo A freelance journalist working for Anadolu Agency was shot in the foot by a rubber bullet fired by Israeli police officers. The photojournalist was covering a weekly protest against the separation barrier in the northern West Bank when he was shot. According […]
Fresh whale stranding in New Zealand brings total to 650
ASSOCIATED PRESS WELLINGTON A member of the public looks at the dead Pilot whales during a mass stranding at Farewell Spit on February 11, 2017. (AFP Photo) A new pod of 240 whales swam aground at a remote New Zealand beach on Saturday just hours after weary volunteers managed […]
The hidden body signals that could change your behaviour
Source: BBC By Tiffanie Wen 10 February 2017 “Gently close your eyes. Listen to the soundscape you’re now in. As you focus your awareness on different parts of your body, […]
Ohio postpones eight executions amid row
Source: BBC Ohio Governor John Kasich has delayed eight upcoming executions amid a row over the legality of the state’s execution process. Earlier this year a magistrate judge declared as […]
Donald Trump considers issuing new travel ban
Source: BBC Donald Trump is considering a new executive order to ban citizens of certain countries from travelling to the US after his initial attempt was overturned in the courts. […]
Berlin court rules in favor of hijab-wearing teacher
Source: DW Berlin’s Labor Court has ruled that the city violated a teacher’s rights by denying her a job. The woman had been told that she could not wear her […]