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UK snow: Freezing conditions hit evening rush hour Freezing weather conditions have continued to affect parts of the UK, causing widespread disruption to the evening rush hour. A quarter of flights at Heathrow have been cancelled, while rail travel and ferry services have also been affected. Drivers have been warned of "treacherous" conditions after snow turned to ice on the roads. The weather forced more than a thousand schools to close on Monday. Several thousand homes remain without power. Forecasters are warning that temperatures could hit -13C (9F) overnight. That would make it the coldest night of the winter so far. Yellow Met Office warnings for snow and ice are in place for Wales, Northern Ireland, parts of Scotland, the Midlands and south east of England, continuing into Tuesday. There is a risk of up to 5cm of additional snow on higher ground in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire, but it is not expected to settle at lower levels. BBC weather forecaster Steve Cleaton...
Putin, Erdogan warn US move risks escalating tensions NEWS / EAST JERUSALEM READ MORE Putin orders beginning of withdrawal from Syria Jerusalem East Jerusalem Politics Middle East Turkey Vladimir Putin (L) and Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) discussed Jerusalem, Syria and trade ties Ankara [Anadolu] Russian President Vladimir Putin has concluded a whirlwind one-day regional tour with a stop in Turkey, where he joined his Turkish counterpart in criticising a US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Before landing in Ankara on Monday to meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Putin made an unscheduled visit to war-torn Syria, where he ordered Russian troops to start withdrawing, and Egypt, to hold planned talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. His lightning visit to the region highlighted Russia's expanding ties with key players in the Middle East, analysts said. It also came amid growing anger in the region and the Muslim world over US President Donald Trump's decision abo...
Champions League draw: Chelsea face Barcelona, Tottenham face Juventus 11 Dec Real Madrid beat Juventus 4-1 to lift the Champions League trophy last season Chelsea have been drawn against Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Tottenham will face Italian champions Juventus. Premier League leaders Manchester City will play Switzerland's Basel, Manchester United face La Liga side Sevilla and Liverpool take on Portugal's Porto. Holders Real Madrid will face Paris St-Germain. A record five English teams progressed from the group stage this season. Premier League champions Chelsea were the only English team to make it through as runners-up, with the other four sides all topping their respective groups. Real Madrid, who are aiming for a 13th title and third in a row, were handed a tough draw against big-spending PSG after finishing behind Tottenham in Group H. The group winners will be away in the round of 16 first legs on 13/14 and 20/21 February, and at home in the...
Trump endorses controversial Roy Moore NEWS / POLITICS US & Canada Politics SIGN UP Sexual harassment allegations have dominated the campaign in Tuesday's US Senate election in Alabama. It drew nationwide attention when Republican candidate Roy Moore was accused of molesting teenage girls while he was in his 30s. Despite that, Moore got the support of President Donald Trump . Al Jazeera's Shihab Rattansi reports from Birmingham, Alabama.
US Jerusalem move: Fury spreads from Jakarta to Rabat NEWS / MIDDLE EAST READ MORE US Jerusalem move dominates Macron-Netanyahu talks Israeli crackdown brings protests in Jerusalem to standstill Jerusalem Middle East Palestine Asia Israeli–Palestinian conflict A wave of anger against a US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital has spread from Asia , through the Middle East, to North Africa, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to denounce the controversial move. Protesters filled central avenues and squares in a number of major international cities on Sunday, waving the flag of Palestine and shouting slogans to express their solidarity with the Palestinians, who see East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. US President Donald Trump's announcement on Wednesday drew near-universal condemnation from world leaders and inflamed the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, with violence flaring up in the occupied Palestinian territories for a fifth d...
Duterte seeks south Philippines martial law extension NEWS / ASIA PACIFIC Philippines Asia Pacific Security Rodrigo Duterte SIGN UP Duterte declared in October that Marawi had been 'liberated' [Jeoffrey Maitem/Anadolu] Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to extend martial law across the southern region of Mindanao by one year for "total eradication" of ISIL and communist fighters, according to the local media. In a letter to legislators sent to media by his office on Monday, Duterte said that the move was necessary to contain an ongoing rebellion by supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group (ISIL, also known as ISIS) and "the communist terrorists (CTs) and their coddlers, supporters, and financiers". "I ask the Congress of the Philippines to further extend the proclamation of Martial Law and the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the whole of Mindanao for a period of one year from 01 Januar...
Nicolas Maduro bars opposition from next year's vote NEWS / VENEZUELA WATCH: With split opposition, Venezuela socialists to gain from vote Latin America Venezuela Politics Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced that the country's main opposition parties will be banned from taking part in next year's presidential elections. The Latin American leader said the opposition parties that boycotted Sunday's municipal elections were no longer part of the political landscape and would not be able to participate in future voting. The socialist president, who has been in power since 2013, vowed to consolidate laws that support his move. The announcement came as Maduro's ruling Socialist Party claimed a landslide victory in the local polls, winning at least 90 percent of the 335 mayoral seats. Several opposition leaders boycotted the vote, accusing the government of manipulating the process to maintain its 18-year grip on power. "The parties that did not partic...
Army's rape of Rohingya women sweeping, methodical: AP NEWS / MYANMAR READ MORE Rape used as a weapon in Myanmar to ignite fear READ MORE UN: Myanmar may be guilty of genocide against Rohingya READ MORE Rohingya women in Bangladesh sold as sex slaves Rohingya Myanmar Asia Sexual assault Rape SIGN UP According to the UN, about 650,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar over the last weeks and months [Abir Abdullah/EPA] The rape of Rohingya women by Myanmar's security forces has been sweeping and methodical, the Associated Press news agency found in interviews with 29 women and girls who fled to neighbouring Bangladesh. The sexual assault survivors from several refugee camps were interviewed separately and extensively. The women gave AP their names, but agreed to be publicly identified only by their first initial, citing fears they or their families would be killed by Myanmar's military. They ranged in age from 13 years old to 35, came from a wide swath of villages in Myan...
US accuses Abbas of 'walking away' from peace talks NEWS / ISRAEL Palestine Israel Jerusalem Mahmoud Abbas United States SIGN UP Abbas had been scheduled to meet US Vice President Mike Pence in Bethlehem on December 19 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu] The United States has accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of "walking away" from Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. US Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to meet Abbas in Bethlehem on December 19 as part of a regional tour, but the Palestinian leader withdrew after the controversial US move to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital last week. "It's unfortunate that the Palestinian Authority is walking away again from an opportunity to discuss the future of the region," Alyssa Farah, Pence's press secretary, said in a statement on Sunday. "But the Administration remains undeterred in its efforts to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestinians and our peace team remains hard at work puttin...