Brazil deploys troops to stop violence in Fortaleza
About 300 troops have been sent to the northern city of Fortaleza to tackle a surge in criminal violence, authorities said.
Soldiers will patrol there and across the state of Ceará in a bid to halt attacks on shops, banks and buses.
The justice ministry ordered the special deployment after dozens of attacks this week.
The attacks are a protest against new, tougher measures in local prisons, largely controlled by criminal gangs.
Prison authorities in the state have blocked mobile phone signals inside jails and ended a policy of separating inmates by gang affiliation.
Tourists in India warned to avoid crowds as tension over temple ban mounts
UK tells holidaymakers to ‘remain vigilant’ amid simmering row about women’s access to Sabarimala shrine in Kerala
Britain has warned tourists visiting the southern Indian state of Kerala to be vigilant and avoid large crowds after sporadic violence in recent days over the admission of women to one of Hinduism’s holiest temples.
In updated travel advice, the Foreign Office advised UK nationals in Kerala, popular with tourists particularly at this time of year, to “monitor media reports closely, remain vigilant and avoid large public gatherings”.
Khashoggi trial: UN human rights office questions fairness of Saudi murder hearing
The trial of 11 men accused of murdering the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which started in the kingdom on Thursday, has been slammed by the United Nations.
The UN’s human rights office said it had no way of assessing the fairness of the trial – in which five of the suspects are facing the death penalty.
Spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani called for an independent investigation into the killing and demanded “international involvement”.
The Year of PopulismEurope's Right Wing Takes Aim at the EU
Right-wing populist parties in Europe have been gaining strength for years. Now, they hope to use European Parliament elections in May as a springboard for gaining greater influence in the EU. Surveys indicate they may be successful. By DER SPIEGEL Staff
Spontaneous applause erupted as she entered the room. It was the middle of November and Marine Le Pen had just walked into the Bulgarian National Assembly as the most prominent guest at a meeting of European right-wing populists. Representatives from Flanders in Belgium were there, as were delegates from Italy and radicals from Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.
The head of the French right-wing party Rassemblement National, known as the Front National until last June, took a seat toward the front of the horseshoe of tables. Behind her was a poster: "Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom," it read. "A new model for European citizens!"
How one couple's adventure has uncovered secrets of humpback whales' survival
The wind fills the sails of the Anna Kristina and the 100-year-old ship flies across the warm waters of Hervey Bay, timbers groaning, chasing the pods.
As they approach, Wally Franklin furls the sails, slowing the Kristina to a gentle glide. The mother whale and her calf watch with silent curiosity as the vessel settles alongside them.
Then Wally gently mimics their movements from behind the wheel, until the whales forget they are there.
Why Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro has environmentalists worried for the Amazon
The Amazon rainforest is an ecological wonder. Its waterways and canopy provide a rich ecosystem for a 10th of all the world's species and help regulate the temperature of the entire planet. But the election of far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro as Brazil's new president has many worried about the forest's future.
Most of the Amazon forest is in Brazil and 20% of it has been lost to deforestation since the 1970s, an area bigger than France.
When trees are cut down, the carbon stored inside them is released into the atmosphere. The remaining forest also absorbs less carbon dioxide. That means the health of the Amazon has a direct effect on global warming.
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