Police in the Indian city of Bangalore are hunting a man who brutally attacked a woman in a cash machine kiosk. Jyothi Uday, a bank manager, was about to withdraw money when a man entered, pulled out what looked like a pistol and asked her to withdraw cash. When Ms Uday resisted the man pulled out a machete and attacked her, leaving her bleeding from head injuries. CCTV footage shows […]
Every year in late spring, Australia’s Christmas Island becomes covered in crabs when the more than 40 million red crustaceans that call the northwest island territory home start their annual migration to the sea, covering the landscape in a mass of crimson claws. The migration starts with the first heavy rains in October, November or December. At that point, there’s enough moisture in the air for the large crustaceans, which […]
Vinicio Riva, 53, suffers from the genetic disease neorofibromatosis His aunt Caterina Lotto fears he and his sister Morena will have to live in a care home when she dies as there will be no one to look after them The pair have learning difficulties and do not leave the house without her Condition has left him covered from head-to-toe in non-contagious growths Earlier this month Pope Francis embraced and […]
At least 22 people have been killed and more than 140 injured in a double suicide bombing outside the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut. There are conflicting reports as to whether the Iranian cultural attache survived the attack. Iran is a major backer of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, which has sent fighters to Syria to back the government of Bashar al-Assad. A jihadist group linked to […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Middle East’s private jet market expected to grow 12% in next two years Configuration is important: Arab clients want separate areas for men and women Bathrooms must be located near the front of the plane Regional industry’s biggest problem is “gray market” — unlicensed renting by private individuals The Middle East might account for less than one tenth of global private jet sales, but the passengers flying on […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS 5-year-old Johari is bitten in neck by male in her pride, zoo says “You’re watching it and you just can’t believe your eyes,” witness tells WFAA Exhibit closed after Sunday attack; lionesses expected back on Monday A lion at the Dallas Zoo bit and killed a lioness in their exhibit as visitors watched Sunday afternoon in an attack officials said they couldn’t immediately explain. The 5-year-old lioness, Johari, […]
For mega-wealthy young men of the Gulf Arab states nothing says ‘I am rich’ more aptly than to Instagram yourself and your lion or cheetah posing alongside your Mercedes or Lamborghini or motoring along in a speedboat. Showing off the Persian Gulf’s latest ‘ultimate status symbol’, the penchant for posting big cat photos on Instagram betrays the young men’s sheer bravado or stupidity, depending on your point of view. Indeed, […]
The Afghan government has rejected a key proposal of a security agreement with the US, putting the entire deal in doubt days before Afghan tribal leaders gather in Kabul to consider the matter. The government in Kabul is refusing to allow US forces to enter Afghan homes after combat operations end next year. Negotiations are going on to produce a document acceptable to both sides, to present to Afghan […]
Alastair Sooke looks through the ultimate Renaissance man’s anatomical sketchbooks – scientific masterpieces full of lucid insights into the functioning of the human body. We tend to think of Leonardo da Vinci as a painter, even though he probably produced no more than 20 pictures before his death in 1519. Yet for long periods of his career, which lasted for nearly half a century, he was engrossed in all sorts […]
Passenger jet crashes in Russia STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: NTSB, Boeing to aid Russian investigation The Tatarstan Airlines jet had 44 passengers and a crew of six aboard The Boeing 737 was flying from Moscow to Kazan when it crashed on landing Security official, regional leader’s son aboard crashed jet A Russian jetliner crashed on landing in the city of Kazan, killing all 50 aboard, authorities there reported Sunday. Tatarstan Airlines […]
