Image copyright ED JONES Image caption North Korean defector activists like to float supplies with news of the South towards the North – increasingly something of a dilemma for the authorities in Seoul North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is about to attend his second summit with US President Donald Trump. But as the North inches […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption James Gargasoulas drove his car into pedestrians in Melbourne in 2017 An Australian man has been sentenced to life in jail for murdering six people and injuring 27 more in a vehicle attack in Melbourne. James Gargasoulas, 29, deliberately ploughed a stolen car into pedestrians in the city centre in […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption James Gargasoulas drove his car into pedestrians in Melbourne in 2017 An Australian man has been sentenced to life in jail for murdering six people and injuring 27 more in a vehicle attack in Melbourne. James Gargasoulas, 29, deliberately ploughed a stolen car into pedestrians in the city centre in […]
Image copyright Getty Images Just a few weeks ago, “Joyce” received a phone call that threw her life in the air. Joyce is HIV positive, and was told in the call that this information – along with details of more than 14,000 other infected people in Singapore – had been made public in a massive […]
Image copyright DLR Image caption Artwork: Hayabusa-2 arrived at asteroid Ryugu in June last year A Japanese spacecraft has touched down on an asteroid in an attempt to collect a sample of rock from the surface. The Hayabusa-2 probe was trying to grab the sample from a pre-chosen site on the asteroid Ryugu just before […]
Image copyright Clay Bolt Image caption A single female Wallace’s giant bee was found The world’s biggest bee has been re-discovered, after decades thought lost to science. The giant bee – which is as long as an adult’s thumb – was found on a little-explored Indonesian island. After days of searching, wildlife experts found a […]
Media captionDeadly fire sweeps Dhaka historic district A fast-moving fire killed at least 78 when it swept through a historic district of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. The blaze broke out on Wednesday night in a residential building that had flammable chemicals stored on one floor. It then quickly spread to nearby buildings. Members of a bridal […]
Media captionDeadly fire sweeps Dhaka historic district A fast-moving fire killed at least 78 when it swept through a historic district of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. The blaze broke out on Wednesday night in a residential building that had flammable chemicals stored on one floor. It then quickly spread to nearby buildings. Members of a bridal […]
Media captionDeadly fire sweeps Dhaka historic district A fast-moving fire killed at least 78 when it swept through a historic district of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. The blaze broke out on Wednesday night in a residential building that had flammable chemicals stored on one floor. It then quickly spread to nearby buildings. Members of a bridal […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Julie Bishop has been a federal MP for two decades Former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop, the highest-ranking woman to serve in the two-term government, has announced she is leaving politics. Ms Bishop had faced months of speculation about her future after losing an internal party ballot to become prime […]
