Image copyright @paigecardona Image caption The vegan cafe, based in Melbourne, said its last day of trade will be 28 April A vegan café in Australia that levied a tax on male customers is to close after becoming the “punching bag of the internet”. Handsome Her was accused of reverse sexism after opening in Melbourne […]
Media captionPutin and Kim toast at the summit in Vladivostok Russian President Vladimir Putin has said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un needs international security guarantees if he is to end his nuclear programme. Such guarantees would need to be offered within a multinational framework, he added, following talks near Vladivostok in Russia’s far east. Mr […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Carlos Ghosn being released from the Tokyo Detention House on Thursday Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has left his Tokyo jail, with conditions attached. Earlier, a court set bail at 500 million yen ($4.5m; £3.5m), paving the way for this latest release. Mr Ghosn faces four charges in Japan over […]
Image caption Zahran Hashim was not widely known in Sri Lanka until this week A young mother of two in the coastal Sri Lankan town of Kattankudy sits in disbelief. Mohammad Hashim Madaniya has found out that her brother, Zahran Hashim, is the alleged ringleader of a group of suicide bombers who attacked churches and […]
Media captionPutin and Kim toast at the summit in Vladivostok Russian President Vladimir Putin has said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un needs international security guarantees if he is to end his nuclear programme. Such guarantees would need to be offered within a multinational framework, he added, following talks near Vladivostok in Russia’s far east. Mr […]
Media captionVolunteers provide water, food and support to those mourning the bombing Sri Lanka has admitted a “major intelligence lapse” before the Easter Sunday bomb attacks which killed 359 people and wounded more than 500. An Indian intelligence warning from the beginning of the month about planned attacks was not properly shared by the authorities, […]
Media captionVladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un meet in Vladivostok North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have pledged to boost ties at their first ever summit. The pair greeted each other warmly ahead of the talks, near the port city of Vladivostok in Russia’s far east. The leaders reportedly discussed denuclearisation, with Mr Putin […]
Media captionVolunteers provide water, food and support to those mourning the bombing Sri Lanka has admitted a “major intelligence lapse” before the Easter Sunday bomb attacks which killed 359 people and wounded more than 500. An Indian intelligence warning from the beginning of the month about planned attacks was not properly shared by the authorities, […]
Media captionNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok ahead of Putin summit Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Vladivostok for his first talks with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. The North Korean leader arrived on Wednesday by train after crossing the two countries’ short border. The summit is being held on Russky island near […]
Image copyright Getty Images A Tokyo court has granted former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn bail set at 500 million yen ($4.5m; £3.5m), paving the way for his release from custody. He faces four charges in Japan over allegations of financial misconduct. It will be the second time Mr Ghosn, who denies any wrongdoing, has been […]
