Monthly Archives: November 2016

It is a year since the Iraqi city was liberated, but people are slow to return, reeling from the damage inflicted by their former captors Beside the sun-bleached bones, the tangles of human hair and greying piles of clothes exposed by wind and rain, a leaflet newly dropped by the Iraqi army fluttered in the […]

While many countries have shown a preference for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump has pockets of support, as Guardian journalists around the world explain Russia Russia has played an unexpectedly prominent role in this years US election, although the extent of the Kremlins involvement in Shaun Walker in Moscow Mexico Mexicans watch the presidential candidates debate […]

Completion of controversial oil pipeline near as work moves quickly, but one protester says: There is no time for waiting any more Native American protesters are preparing to take a last stand against the Dakota Access pipeline after police fighting the $3.8bn pipeline since April but were dealt a blow last week when police successfully […]

Pro-tenant group says a landlord who has a seat on Oaklands housing cabinet is also the top evictor in the city, where a housing crunch has reached crisis levels Leketha Williams was out of options. When the Oakland, California, mother was evicted and became homeless in May of 2010, she had just enough money to […]

Mickey Herrick of Brighton, Michigan, is a lifelong Democrat. "It wouldn't matter who they put on the ticket, I'm voting for the Democrat." If Hillary Clinton is elected, he says, "It'll be four or eight more years of the same. Congress won't want to work with her." #myvote #postcardsfromthetrail A photo posted by Betsy Klein […]

US presidential candidates Aberdeenshire resort being taken to court after lawyers admit staff took images of rambler A Scottish golf resort owned by Donald Trump is being taken to court for allegedly breaching the privacy of a rambler photographed by staff without her consent or knowledge. The resort in Aberdeenshire was served with a court […]

New wealth declaration system shows officials owning Faberg eggs, weapons collections and huge stashes of currency Two years after angry Ukrainians deposed Viktor Yanukovych and broke into Faberg eggs and large collections of weapons. One politician declared that he owned a personal church. By far the biggest shock, however, has been just how much money […]

(CNN)The politically charged criminal case known as Bridgegate went to the jury on Monday. The federal jurors, who heard more than a month of testimony, deliberated until 3:30 p.m. and then went home for the day. They’re scheduled to come back Tuesday morning. Bridget Kelly, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s former deputy chief of staff, […]