Trump's 'dirty war' on media draws editorials in 300 US outlets
More than 300 news outlets are launching a campaign on Thursday to counter President Donald Trump's attacks and promote a free press.
The Boston Globe made the call last week for a nationwide denouncement of the president's "dirty war" against the media, using the hashtag #EnemyOfNone.
Mr Trump has derided media reports as "fake news" and attacked journalists as "enemies of the people".
UN experts have said this raises the risk of violence against journalists.
The Boston Globe had pledged to write an editorial "on the dangers of the administration's assault on the press" on 16 August, and asked others to do the same.
Kim Jong-nam murder: judge rules there is enough evidence for trial to proceed
Suspects Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, who face the death penalty, must enter their defence
The two women accused of the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged brother of the North Korean Leader, have been ordered to submit their defence to a court in Malaysia after the judge ruled there was enough evidence against them for the trial to proceed.
Siti Aisyah, from Indonesia, and Doan Thi Huong, from Vietnam, are accused of orchestrating the murder of Kim Jong-nam in Kuala Lumpur airport in February 2017, by smearing toxic nerve agent VX on his face as he waited to board a flight to Macau. He died within 20 minutes.
Job candidate receives rejection letter saying her name is too ‘ghetto’
Company apologises and claims it was hacked by a disgruntled employee
A health company is claiming it was hacked after a job applicant received a rejection letter saying that candidates with 'ghetto' names would not be considered for a post.
Mantality Health, in Missouri, sent the email to Hermeisha Robinson stating: “Thank you for your interest. Unfortunately, we do not consider candidates that have suggestive 'ghetto' names. We wish the best in your career search."
The 27-year-old, of St Louis, had applied for a customer service job at the company.
Italy declares state of emergency after Genoa bridge collapse
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has declared a 12-month state of emergency in Genoa after the collapse of the Morandi Bridge. The cause of the collapse remains unclear, but several possibilities have been flagged.
Italian rescue workers in the city of Genoa continued to search through the rubble on Wednesday night, in hope of finding survivors of the Morandi bridge collapse.
It remains unclear what actually caused a 100-meter (328-foot) section of the massive structure, known as Genoa's "Brooklyn Bridge," to cave in. The bridge collapsed amid torrential rain on Tuesday, causing vehicles on the bridge to fall some 45 meters.
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini did not speculate on how many people might still be trapped in the debris, but said that 1,000 rescue workers were taking part in the search for survivors.
Six years on, still no justice or closure for Marikana victims
As thousands of mining jobs are cut, families of striking workers slain in 2012 still await compensation and justice.by Azad Essa
It has been described as the worst act of South African police brutality since the end of apartheid. On the afternoon of 16 August, 2012, some 34 striking miners were shot down by police outside the Lonmin platinum mines on the outskirts of the dusty town of Marikana, in the country's north-west.
In a video that circulated far and wide, police officers were seen spraying hundreds of bullets wildly at miners who had stubbornly gathered to demand better pay and living conditions.
In all, 47 people were killed, including miners, four security guards and two police officers between August 12-16.
A nation was left stunned and in mourning.
China’s brutal crackdown on the Uighur Muslim minority, explained
A UN panel has said China detains about 1 million in secretive “reeducation camps,” where they face political indoctrination and torture.
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A United Nations human rights panel has accused the Chinese government of ruthlessly cracking down on Uighurs, an ethnic Muslim minority in China’s western Xinjiang province, and detaining as many as 1 million in internment camps and “reeducation” programs.
These programs range from attempts at psychological indoctrination — studying communist propaganda and giving thanks to Chinese President Xi Jinping — to reports of waterboarding and other forms of torture.
The Chinese government’s repression of ethnic Uighurs, most of whom are Sunni Muslim, has intensified in recent years amid what it calls an anti-extremism initiative.
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