Indonesian woman flogged 100 times for adultery, man gets 15 lashes | Indonesia

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  393 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Indonesia This article is more than 2 years oldIndonesian woman flogged 100 times for adultery, man gets 15 lashesThis article is more than 2 years oldMan denied any wrongdoing after pair caught together in conservative Aceh province An Indonesian woman has been flogged 100 times in Aceh province for adultery while the male involved, who denied the accusations, received just 15 lashes. Ivan Najjar Alavi, the head of the general investigation division at the East Aceh prosecutors’ office, said the court handed down a harsher sentence for the woman after she confessed to investigators she had sex outside of her marriage. [Read More]

Joe Bidens reluctance to call for ceasefire may leave him at odds with his party | Biden administ

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1221 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Biden administrationAnalysisJoe Biden’s reluctance to call for ceasefire may leave him at odds with his partyDavid Smith in WashingtonMany young voters disapprove of how the US president is handling the conflict in Gaza, a new poll suggests It was a messy compromise. On Friday, after a week of wrangling, the United Nations security council (UNSC) staggered across the finish line, approving a watered-down bid to boost aid to Gaza and calling for urgent steps “to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities”. [Read More]

Qatar is playing peacemaker in the Middle East but its treading a dangerous line over Gaza |

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1274 words  |  Kary Bruening

OpinionIsrael-Gaza war This article is more than 1 month oldQatar is playing peacemaker in the Middle East – but it’s treading a dangerous line over GazaThis article is more than 1 month oldMohamad BazziThe emirate likes to bring enemies to the negotiating table. But it may find hosting Hamas’ political leaders backfires One of the lesser noted aspects of the weeklong truce between Israel and Hamas, which collapsed at the beginning of this month, was the country that made it possible: not the US, nor the EU, but Qatar. [Read More]

Rwanda genocide: former army head Augustin Bizimungu jailed | Rwanda

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  745 words  |  Kary Bruening

Rwanda This article is more than 12 years oldRwanda genocide: former army head Augustin Bizimungu jailedThis article is more than 12 years oldBizimungu, who prepared lists of Tutsis to be 'exterminated' in 1994 mass slaughter, sentenced to 30 years in prisonOne of the primary architects of the Rwandan genocide has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for his part in the killing of 800,000 people. Augustin Bizimungu, a former head of the army, and Augustin Ndindiliyimana, an ex-military police leader, were found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity by the international criminal tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday. [Read More]

Strong waves trigger evacuation alerts on California coast on third day of storms | California

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  541 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Powerful waves crash next to homes along the coastline, on 30 December 2023 in Ventura, California. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesPowerful waves crash next to homes along the coastline, on 30 December 2023 in Ventura, California. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesCaliforniaStrong waves trigger evacuation alerts on California coast on third day of stormsCentral coast officials warn of 20ft waves while San Francisco Bay Area braces for 26-30ft waves California’s coastal communities, already battered by powerful swells from Pacific storms on Friday, faced another round of towering waves and possible flooding on Saturday. [Read More]

The Guardian view on destitution: poverty on this scale should be a national priority | Editorial

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  575 words  |  Valentine Belue

OpinionPoverty This article is more than 2 months oldThe Guardian view on destitution: poverty on this scale should be a national priorityThis article is more than 2 months oldEditorialWith one in 20 people unable to afford food or other basics, charities are right to declare an emergency It is 11 years since the Guardian launched a Breadline Britain series intended to uncover the truth about the scale of hardship in the early years of austerity. [Read More]

'I never made money from the Green Lady,' says Tretchikoff's model | Art

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1115 words  |  Kary Bruening

The ObserverArt This article is more than 10 years old'I never made money from the Green Lady,' says Tretchikoff's modelThis article is more than 10 years oldAs the original goes to auction for the first time, Monika Pon, the woman in the 1950s classic, says it brought her neither fame nor fortuneIt was the face that launched a thousand drab sitting rooms into kitsch popular culture. Chinese Girl, with her otherworldly glow and decorative gold tunic, is one of the most reproduced fine art prints in the world. [Read More]

'Parasite' porn websites stealing images and videos posted by young people | Internet

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  929 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Internet This article is more than 11 years old'Parasite' porn websites stealing images and videos posted by young peopleThis article is more than 11 years oldYoung people warned they are likely to lose control of sexually explicit material once they have posted it onlineChildren and young people are posting thousands of sexually explicit images of themselves and their peers online, which are then being stolen by porn websites, according to a leading internet safety organisation. [Read More]

Alan Root obituary | Factual TV

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1002 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Factual TVObituaryAlan Root obituaryOne of the first film-makers to bring African wildlife to televisionAlan Root was a pioneering wildlife film-maker whose life often seemed to be something out of an Indiana Jones movie. Yet despite his larger-than-life character he always put the animals’ story at the heart of his films, and prided himself on “keeping it real” throughout his long and innovative career. In the words of Sir David Attenborough, “Alan Root made natural history film-making grow up. [Read More]

American Airlines pilot died of 'natural diseases' en route to Boston | Air transport

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  789 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Michael Johnston’s wife says she is in disbelief about her husband’s sudden death. Link to video GuardianAir transport This article is more than 8 years oldAmerican Airlines pilot died of 'natural diseases' en route to BostonThis article is more than 8 years oldCaptain Michael Johnston’s autopsy results were released, as pilot’s wife told local news outlet that her husband probably died of a heart attack while flying plane The American Airlines pilot who died mid-flight en route from Phoenix to Boston on Monday morning, forcing his first officer to land the plane, has been identified as Captain Michael Johnston. [Read More]