Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ethan ‘Modboy’ Bramble has tattoos to his face and eyeballs A heavily-tattooed internet star has taunted police in Australia from his Instagram account after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Police are seeking Ethan Bramble, 23, over assault-related offences. Mr Bramble has denied any wrongdoing in regular updates […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The coalition says it makes every effort to avoid civilian casualties The US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group says it has unintentionally killed more than 1,300 civilians in Iraq and Syria since 2014. In a statement, the coalition said it had carried out 34,502 strikes since its air […]
Media captionA rescue team scours the Danube for survivors Seven South Korean tourists have died and another 21 people are missing after a boat sank on the Danube river in Hungary’s capital, Budapest. Thirty South Korean tourists and three tour guides, as well as two Hungarian crew, were on the tour boat when it collided […]
Media captionJapan knife attack: “I saw children screaming and crying” A knife-wielding man has attacked a group of schoolchildren waiting for a bus in the Japanese city of Kawasaki near Tokyo. At least 18 people were injured in a residential area. Two of them, an 11-year-old girl and a 39-year-old man, have died. A suspect, […]
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Image copyright Steve Biro A Canadian amateur photographer says he is “overwhelmed” by the worldwide response to a photograph he took of a bald eagle. Steve Biro snapped the image of Bruce the bald eagle at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy and first posted it on some Facebook photography groups. The image of the bird of […]
Media captionFour defectors talk about what life is like in North Korea North Koreans face a daily struggle to make ends meet due to a “vicious cycle of deprivation, corruption and repression”, a new report says. The United Nations human rights report also accuses Kim Jong-un’s government of economic mismanagement, leaving its people fighting to […]
Image copyright Derek Myers Image caption The tornadoes overturned cars and destroyed buildings Multiple tornadoes have struck the US state of Ohio, causing injuries and extensive damage. Some five million people have been left without power due to the tornadoes, which began late on Monday night. Injuries were reported around the cities of Dayton and […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Skullcaps – or kippahs – are traditionally worn by Jewish men The German government’s anti-Semitism commissioner has urged Jews to avoid wearing skullcaps in public. Felix Klein warned Jews against donning the kippa in parts of the country, following a rise in anti-Semitism. Mr Klein said his opinion on […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Many see the election as a referendum on Mr Modi who won a landslide in 2014 Indians will finally find out on Thursday who won the general election after a long and bitter campaign. Counting of ballots began at 08:00 local time (02:30GMT) after six weeks of voting ended on […]
