UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

Sudan crisis: Dozens of bodies pulled from Nile, opposition says

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Khartoum’s barricaded streets are nearly deserted as security forces sweep the city Forty bodies have been pulled from the River Nile in the Sudanese capital Khartoum following a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests, opposition activists said on Wednesday. Doctors linked to the opposition said the bodies were among 100 people […]

ABC raid: Outcry as Australian police search public broadcaster

Media captionPolice officers arrived at the Sydney headquarters of Australia’s public broadcaster on Wednesday morning A police raid on Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) has drawn fire from broadcasters and rights groups. Officers arrived at the public broadcaster’s Sydney headquarters with search warrants naming two reporters and the news director. The ABC has protested over the […]

YouTube says anti-gay slurs don’t break its rules

Image copyright Vox Image caption Journalist Carlos Maza regularly faces abuse online YouTube is one of many companies that has given its logo a rainbow-themed makeover to show support for LGBT rights – but, underneath the colourful veneer, a row has erupted over how the video-sharing site enforces its own hate-speech policies. At the centre […]

Sudan crisis: Security forces ‘move against protesters’

Media captionGunfire can be heard as protesters flee Sudanese security forces have attacked a pro-democracy protest outside the military headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, activists say. Gunfire has been heard, and medical sources say at least 13 people were killed and dozens others injured. Sudan has been governed by a Transitional Military Council (TMC) since […]

Nanda Devi: Bodies spotted in hunt for climbers missing in India

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The international group of climbers has not been heard from since 26 May A helicopter crew searching for eight climbers who went missing in the Indian Himalayas has spotted five bodies, Indian sources say. Four Britons, two Americans, an Australian and an Indian made up the missing group who […]

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