Posts Tagged With: World news
Weird weather around the world sees in 2012 | John Vidal
With unusual weather in Europe and the Americas, low Arctic ice, droughts in Africa and Latin America, 2012 picks up where 2011 left off2012 has begun where 2011 left off with weird weather in Europe and the Americas, Arctic ice at almost its lowest ex… Continue reading
John Shiers obituary
Our friend John Shiers, who has died of mesothelioma cancer aged 59, was a gay activist, political campaigner, psychotherapist and advocate for social justice. As a young community worker living in local authority housing in Hulme, Manchester, he was a… Continue reading
UK investigations into torture and rendition – a guide
A series of investigations have sought to get to the bottom of claims that British officials were implicated in abuse of detaineesOperation HintonScotland Yard’s investigation into MI5′s interrogation of Binyam Mohamed after the CIA told the agency he … Continue reading
Karzai leads wave of condemnation over video of urination on corpses
Afghan president calls video of US marines urinating on corpses ‘inhumane’, but the Taliban says it will not hinder peace talksAfghan president Hamid Karzai has led a chorus of condemnation of US marines filmed urinating on the bodies of dead Afghans a… Continue reading
MI6 rendition and torture cases being investigated by police, says Clegg – video
The deputy prime minister says the government will co-operate with a Scotland Yard investigation into secret MI6 rendition operations
Rick Perry stakes everything on South Carolina: ‘I’m not here to come second’
The Texas governor ignored New Hampshire, preferring instead to bet the house on the south. But will his gamble pay off?Rick Perry does not look like a dead man walking. The Texas governor, and ardent fan of the death penalty in his home state, strode … Continue reading
Ulster Bank cuts nearly 1,000 Irish jobs as RBS restructures
Ulster Bank blamed the deterioration in the Irish and global economies for the cutsRBS-owned Ulster Bank has confirmed it is cutting 950 jobs from its branches on both sides of the Irish border – a far higher figure than predicted on Wednesday.The bank… Continue reading
Eurozone crisis live: BoE and ECB leave interest rates unchanged
• Bond yields fall for Spain and Italy• Bank of England holds interest rate and QE• ECB holds interest rate at 1%• UK industrial output falls• OECD warns of slowing growth in most of the industrialised world • Fresh fears about Hungary and … Continue reading
Syria: Arab League monitors say they cannot stop the killing – live updates
• Second monitor threatens to resign from Syria mission• France demands investigation into killing of Gilles Jacquier• Clinton working with Arab League on next move on Syria• Read the latest summary12.40pm: Thierry Thullier, editorial directo… Continue reading
Nike factory to pay $1m to Indonesian workers for overtime
Shoe plant workers clocked up nearly 600,000 hours of overtime without pay over two yearsA Nike factory has agreed to pay $1m in unpaid overtime to Indonesian workers in a move that could force other suppliers of multinational companies to follow suit…. Continue reading