Image copyright Reuters For the first time, a unit of the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin has exceeded the value of an ounce of gold. It peaked at $1,265 on Tuesday while a troy ounce of gold stood at $1,233. The current high is attributed to surging demand in China where authorities warn it is used to […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ri Jong Chol was arrested four days after the murder The North Korean man being held by Malaysia in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam is to be released and deported on Friday. Malaysia’s Attorney General Mohamed Apandi Ali said Ri Jong Chol was “a free man” as there […]
Image copyright Australian Government Image caption Exciting career path? A recruitment video featuring stilted performances from real government employees has been widely panned as awkward and cringe-worthy in Australia. The Game Changers ad is aimed at enticing young people to apply for the finance department’s graduate scheme. In one of the more mocked lines a […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Two attacks struck the Afghan capital at almost the same time on Wednesday Almost simultaneous attacks in Kabul have left at least 16 people dead and 44 injured, the health ministry says. The two suicide attacks took place at about midday local time (07:30 GMT) on Wednesday, targeting a police […]
Image copyright 9News.com.au Image caption Firefighters fought the blaze in Melbourne for 40 minutes Three people have died in a suspicious fire that tore through an abandoned factory in Melbourne, Australia. Firefighters were called around 23:30 (12:30 GMT) on Wednesday after reports of an explosion. It took them 40 minutes to extinguish the blaze before […]
Image copyright LadyBomBomPower Image caption Mallie Hsieh (L) and Amy Lin say it’s time to stop vilifying people for their weight Taking the metro with Mallie Hsieh, 32, and Amy Lin, 34, it’s obvious they’re wider than most of the other passengers. Mallie is perched on the edge of a seat trying not to squeeze […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Siti Aisyah (shown) and Doan Thi Huong arrived in court surrounded by armed guards Two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, have been charged with his murder. The women, Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam and Siti Aisyah from Indonesia, allegedly smeared deadly VX […]
Image copyright AP Image caption The victim’s father, Madhusudhan Rao, performs rituals around his son’s body Hundreds of people have gathered in India for the funeral of a man killed in the US in a possible hate crime. Grieving family and friends cried as the body of Srinivas Kuchibhotla was cremated in the southern city […]
Image copyright Reuters/AFP Image caption Doan Thi Huong (left) and Siti Aisyah have said they thought they were taking part in a TV prank Two women implicated in the killing of the estranged brother of North Korea’s leader are to be charged with murder on Wednesday, Malaysia’s prosecutor says. Attorney General Mohamed Apandi Ali said […]
Image copyright AFP Samsung’s heir apparent Lee Jae-yong is to be formally indicted on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement, prosecutors said. The case is tied to the scandal which led to the impeachment of the country’s president, Park Geun-hye. South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office announced the charges against the de-facto Samsung chief, along with […]
