Russia launches Zapad war games in Belarus
Image copyright Mil.ru Image caption A Russian tank brigade from the Moscow region is joining the Zapad exercise Russia and Belarus have launched a large-scale joint military exercise, called Zapad-2017, which has made nearby Nato countries nervous.It is one of
Australian police clear soldier over ‘severed hands’
Image copyright Getty Images A soldier in Australia's SAS will not face criminal charges for severing the hands of dead men suspected of being Taliban insurgents.The incident in Afghanistan in 2013 was referred to the Australian Federal Police by army
Decapitation threat
Image copyright KCNA Image caption Is South Korea planning to assassinate Kim Jong-un? Reports that South Korea, in the wake of North Korea's dramatic 3 September test of a massive thermonuclear bomb, has approved plans to establish a special forces
India launches first bullet train project
Image copyright AFP Image caption Mostly funded by a $17bn loan from Japan, the bullet train will run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has launched work to build India's first high-speed train in Prime Minister Narendra
Elusive night parrot found in South Australia, ecologists say
Image copyright JOHN YOUNG Image caption The night parrot was re-discovered in Queensland in 2013 Wildlife researchers say they have found one of the world's rarest birds in South Australia - the first proof of it there in more than
World’s oldest captive panda Basi dies in China
Image copyright AFP Image caption Basi passed away at the ripe old age of 37 The world's oldest captive giant panda has died, according to her keepers in China's south-eastern Fuzhou province.At 37, Basi had outlived all her panda peers,
Trump and Democrats ‘reach deal’ over Daca Dreamers
Image copyright EPA Image caption Despite scrapping the Daca scheme, Mr Trump says he has "great love" for Dreamers Two top US Democrats say they have reached a deal with President Donald Trump to protect thousands of young undocumented migrants
Wrong sentence
Image copyright AdvocAid "Miriam" grew up in Sierra Leone and didn't go to school. As an adult, she struggled to read and write. When she was arrested for loitering, she misunderstood the offence and found herself in prison - but
Australia Day: Council scraps ‘grossly insensitive’ celebration
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A protest held on Australia Day in January A third council in Melbourne has voted to scrap Australia Day celebrations out of respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.Australia's national day on 26
Utah blood nurse arrest ‘violated police codes’, says report
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNurse Alex Wubbels was following hospital protocols when she was arrested in Utah Two US police officers who forcibly arrested a nurse who refused to draw blood from an unconscious patient violated