Image copyright AP Image caption Taliban fighters are encouraged to take part in the tree-planting drive The leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has urged Afghans to plant more trees. In a statement, he called on civilians and fighters to “plant one or several fruit or non-fruit trees for the beautification of Earth […]
Footage of a panda repeatedly grabbing a keeper’s leg in China has been viewed 163m times on Facebook in just 4 days. The panda, called Qi Yi, lives at the Chengdu Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Clingy panda video racks up 163m hits online}
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The army had been holding recruitment exams across the country The Indian army has cancelled recruitment exams in six centres in the west of the country after question papers were reportedly leaked. Tests were scheduled across India but those at Kamptee, Nagpur, Ahmednagar, Ahmedabad, Goa and Kirkee have now […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Widodo, left, and Mr Turnbull say a free trade deal will be finalised this year Australia and Indonesia have restored full military ties less than two months after Indonesia suspended co-operation over “offensive” teaching material found at an Australian base. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the announcement in Sydney […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Specialist teams conducted searches at Kuala Lumpur International Airport The airport terminal where the half-brother of North Korea’s leader was killed with a nerve agent has been declared free of any “hazardous material” by Malaysian police. Security teams in protective suits had earlier swept the area. Malaysia’s health minister said […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Siti Aisyah “met some people who looked Japanese or Korean”, Indonesian officials said An Indonesian woman arrested for the murder of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader has said she was given 400 Malaysian ringgits ($90; £72) to carry out a prank. Indonesian embassy officials met Siti Aisyah, 25, on […]
Image copyright Australian Reptile Park Image caption Funnel-webs are among the most dangerous spiders in the world A 10-year-old Australian boy has survived being bitten by one of the world’s most poisonous spiders after being treated with 12 vials of anti-venom, reports say. It is thought to be one of the largest doses of anti-venom […]
Media captionRupert Wingfield Hayes: Three reasons why the use of VX is so extraordinary Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, was killed by a highly toxic nerve agent, says Malaysia. Mr Kim died last week after two women accosted him briefly in a check-in hall at a Kuala Lumpur airport. Malaysian toxicology reports […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Ms De Lima spent the night in the senate to evade arrest before turning herself over A leading critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Leila de Lima, has been arrested on drug trafficking charges. Senator Leila de Lima is accused of receiving money from detained drug lords. She has […]
Zhang Hexian, a 94-year-old who lives a reclusive life in rural Zhejiang, has become China’s latest internet sensation. Kung fu grandma is China’s new internet sensation}
