Australian victims of Fox Glacier helicopter tragedy in New Zealand named
TWO young Australian tourists were among seven people killed when a helicopter crashed into a glacier during a joy flight…
Japan picks Olympic stadium design to replace Zaha Hadid plan
Kengo Kuma’s design is for a steel and wood structure, with the track and field below ground level. Photograph: Japan…
Belligerent Japan to send whale fleet for minke meat
On the hunt … Japan’s research whaling vessel Nisshinmaru bid farewell as the ship departs a port in Shimonoseki, western…
Besieged Afghan forces in Sangin receive airdrops as UK sends troops
Afghan army soldiers patrol in Helmand on Monday. Much of the town of Sangin has been taken over by Taliban…
Putin salutes Russia’s intelligence agencies on national ‘spies’ day’
President Putin speaks during an event celebrating ‘security agency workers’ day’ in Moscow. Vladimir Putin, himself a former KGB agent,…