Man dons bear costume in Japan Police animal attack drill
Japanese Police and local hunters in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture have practiced their response to potential bear attacks in a simulated drill. The demonstration saw a man dressed as a bear…
Australian politician Gareth Ward found guilty of rape
A New South Wales (NSW) politician has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two young men in Australia. A jury found Gareth Ward – who is still a sitting member…
Indian minister Piyush Goyal says ‘fantastic’ progress in talks with US
India is making “fantastic progress” in its trade deal talks with the US, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said. The minister made the comments in London, after signing a landmark…
The vote targeting ‘pro-China’ lawmakers
Tessa Wong BBC News, Taipei Getty Images Taiwan’s legislators have engaged in brawls in parliament in recent months amid a heated political deadlock For most of his life, Deng Pu…
Pro-Palestinian convict to be freed after 40 years
Hugh Schofield Paris correspondent AFP Georges Abdallah will be released on Friday after 40 years behind bars Georges Abdallah, a 74-year-old Lebanese teacher who became a left-wing symbol for the…
Too hot for Santa as Lapland buckles under record heatwave
Erika Benke BBC News, Rovaniemi BBC/Erika Benke “Make sure the reindeer have plenty of water – and don’t forget to drink a glass every hour too,” Santa reminds a team…
One in five children in Gaza City is malnourished, UN aid agency says
Aoife Walsh and Paulin Kola BBC News BBC The UN says the hunger crisis in Gaza ‘has never been so dire’ One in five children in Gaza City is malnourished…
Trump jokes he wants Powell to lower interest rates
US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell exchanged frosty words during their public tour of the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion renovation project. The pair disagreed in front…
The story behind the photograph of a starving Gaza baby
A photographer in Gaza has told the story of how he captured a series of harrowing photographs, showing an emaciated child. Ahmed al-Arini told BBC Newshour that he wanted to…
Five ice hockey players found not guilty in Canada sexual assault case
Five Canadian ice hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman were all acquitted by an Ontario judge on Thursday. In a packed courtroom, Justice Maria Carroccia reviewed testimony and…