Schools egged, businesses harassed: Japan suffers Chinese backlash over Fukushima release
A wave of online harassment and vitriol directed at Japanese people following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from Fukushima has sent tensions between Japan and China soaring, prompting Tokyo to summon the Chinese ambassador.
2023-08-29 16:51
Sara Sharif: Pakistan police widen search for family
Sara Sharif was found dead at her home in Woking the day after her family flew to Pakistan.
2023-08-29 16:28
Luis Rubiales: Hermoso kiss 'shows why women don't report abuse'
The row over Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso has struck a chord with women around the world.
2023-08-29 15:50
Toyota halts all Japan assembly plants due to glitch
The world's largest car maker is investigating a system fault but says a cyber attack is unlikely.
2023-08-29 15:49
Live worm found in Australian woman's brain in world first
The parasite - usually found in pythons - could have been there for two months, scientists say.
2023-08-29 14:50
No 'silver bullet': Ukraine faces many challenges in getting the F-16 into combat
After months of intense lobbying, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ebullient about the upcoming transfer of Dutch, Norwegian and Danish F-16 fighter jets to the Ukrainian air force.
2023-08-29 12:27
Eminem tells Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to stop rapping his songs
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign said he "will have to leave the rapping to the real slim shady".
2023-08-29 09:26
California professor accused of faking Native American ancestry reaches agreement to resign
An ethnic studies professor who was accused of claiming to be Native American has agreed to part ways next year with the University of California Riverside following a complaint filed by colleagues, documents show.
2023-08-29 07:57
Why some right-wing activists zeroed in on the Jacksonville shooting
Why some right-wing activists are spreading rumours about writings by the gunman.
2023-08-29 07:53
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, known as 'Joe the Plumber,' dies at 49
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who became known as "Joe the Plumber" after pushing then-Sen. Barack Obama on his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign, has died, according to his family. He was 49.
2023-08-29 07:46
Terry Gou: Why is Foxconn billionaire running for Taiwan president?
The electronics billionaire has charisma and China experience - but the opposition vote is divided.
2023-08-29 05:19
Biden marks 60th anniversary of March on Washington in wake of Jacksonville shooting: 'We're not going to remain silent'
President Joe Biden on Monday marked the 60th anniversary the March on Washington while issuing a stark warning about the rise of extremism in the United States in the wake of the racist shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, this weekend.
2023-08-29 04:22