Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Ashraf Ghani (pictured) was briefed on the US-Taliban deal on Monday The United States would withdraw 5,400 troops from Afghanistan within 20 weeks as part of a deal “in principle” with Taliban militants, Washington’s top negotiator has said. Zalmay Khalilzad revealed details of the long-awaited deal for the first […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Ashraf Ghani (pictured) was briefed on the US-Taliban deal on Monday The United States would withdraw 5,400 troops from Afghanistan within 20 weeks as part of a deal “in principle” with Taliban militants, Washington’s top negotiator has said. Zalmay Khalilzad revealed details of the long-awaited deal for the first […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Students joined several rallies planned for Monday Thousands of secondary school and university students have boycotted classes in Hong Kong, in the latest pro-democracy protests. Organisers say 10,000 pupils from 200 secondary schools did not turn up for the first day for the new school year. The student action comes […]
Image copyright Getty Images A pregnant woman has been beaten by people who suspected her of kidnapping a child in the Indian capital Delhi. Police told the BBC that the woman, 25, was in a stable condition and that three people had been arrested. It is the latest incident in a wave of attacks fuelled […]
Image copyright FACEBOOK Image caption Eurydice Dixon was seen as a promising young comedian A man who raped and killed Australian comedian Eurydice Dixon as she walked home at night has been jailed for life. Jaymes Todd, 20, pleaded guilty last year to the violent attack on the 22-year-old woman, in a case which sparked […]
Image copyright FACEBOOK Image caption Eurydice Dixon was seen as a promising young comedian A man who raped and killed Australian comedian Eurydice Dixon as she walked home at night has been jailed for life. Jaymes Todd, 20, pleaded guilty last year to the violent attack on the 22-year-old woman, in a case which sparked […]
Image copyright FACEBOOK Image caption Eurydice Dixon was seen as a promising young comedian A man who raped and killed Australian comedian Eurydice Dixon as she walked home at night has been jailed for life. Jaymes Todd, 20, pleaded guilty last year to the violent attack on the 22-year-old woman, in a case which sparked […]
Image copyright FACEBOOK Image caption Eurydice Dixon was seen as a promising young comedian A man who raped and killed Australian comedian Eurydice Dixon as she walked home at night has been jailed for life. Jaymes Todd, 20, pleaded guilty last year to the violent attack on the 22-year-old woman, in a case which sparked […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The Taiji hunt, seen here during the 2014 season, has received widespread criticism Japan has started its controversial annual dolphin hunt in the coastal town of Taiji. The hunt sees the animals driven into a cove where most are slaughtered for their meat with knives in shallow waters. Other dolphins […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The student safely landed the Cessna light plane (not pictured) at a Perth airport A student pilot in Australia safely landed a light aircraft during a flying lesson, after his instructor passed out at the controls. Western Australian man Max Sylvester made a distress call to air traffic control […]
