Christchurch attacks: NZ suspect ordered to undergo mental health tests

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The suspect made an earlier court appearance in March (file photo) The man accused of killing 50 people in last month’s attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been ordered to undergo mental health tests. He would be seen by experts to decide if he was fit to […]

Hayabusa-2: Japanese probe set to ‘bomb’ an asteroid

Hayabusa-2: Japanese probe set to ‘bomb’ an asteroid

Image copyright Akihiro Ikeshita Image caption Artwork: Scientists want to retrieve a pristine sample of material from the crater The Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft is about to detonate an explosive charge on the asteroid it is exploring. The operation is designed to generate an artificial crater in the asteroid Ryugu, which the probe has been studying […]

Hayabusa-2: Japanese probe set to ‘bomb’ an asteroid

Image copyright Akihiro Ikeshita Image caption Artwork: Scientists want to retrieve a pristine sample of material from the crater The Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft is about to detonate an explosive charge on the asteroid it is exploring. The operation is designed to generate an artificial crater in the asteroid Ryugu, which the probe has been studying […]

Hayabusa-2: Japanese probe set to ‘bomb’ an asteroid

Hayabusa-2: Japanese probe set to ‘bomb’ an asteroid

Image copyright Akihiro Ikeshita Image caption Artwork: Scientists want to retrieve a pristine sample of material from the crater The Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft is about to detonate an explosive charge on the asteroid it is exploring. The operation is designed to generate an artificial crater in the asteroid Ryugu, which the probe has been studying […]

Christchurch attacks: NZ suspect ordered to undergo mental health tests

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The suspect made an earlier court appearance in March (file photo) The man accused of killing 50 people in last month’s attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been ordered to undergo mental health tests. He would be seen by experts to decide if he was fit to […]

Hayabusa-2: Japanese probe set to ‘bomb’ an asteroid

Hayabusa-2: Japanese probe set to ‘bomb’ an asteroid

Image copyright Akihiro Ikeshita Image caption Artwork: Scientists want to retrieve a pristine sample of material from the crater The Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft is about to detonate an explosive charge on the asteroid it is exploring. The operation is designed to generate an artificial crater in the asteroid Ryugu, which the probe has been studying […]

Australia to hold national inquiry into disability abuse

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption People with disabilities suffer disproportionately high rates of abuse, the Australian government says Australia will hold a three-year national inquiry into the abuse of people with disabilities, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. In recent years, the nation has been shocked by harrowing cases of abuse and assault in […]

Pakistan Asma Aziz: Wife who had ‘head shaved for refusing to dance’

Image copyright Twitter Image caption Asma Aziz appealed for public help in a video posted online A Pakistani woman has publicly accused her husband of beating her and shaving her head for refusing to dance for him and his friends, in a case that has raised new concerns about women’s safety in the country. Asma […]

Zhao Lixin apologises for ‘defending’ Japanese invaders

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Zhao Lixin (right) with The Love of Hypnosis co-star Zhang Hanyun Chinese-Swedish actor Zhao Lixin has apologised after appearing to “defend” the Japanese forces which invaded China. In a social media post on Tuesday, Zhao questioned why the Japanese military did not pillage and destroy the Beijing Palace Museum […]

Zhao Lixin apologises for ‘defending’ Japanese invaders

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Zhao Lixin (right) with The Love of Hypnosis co-star Zhang Hanyun Chinese-Swedish actor Zhao Lixin has apologised after appearing to “defend” the Japanese forces which invaded China. In a social media post on Tuesday, Zhao questioned why the Japanese military did not pillage and destroy the Beijing Palace Museum […]