The KM was the largest aircraft in the world when it was developed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s. It was called the Caspian Sea Monster, and was used by the Soviet and Russian navies from 1987 to the late 1990s...
For a teacher in France, a lesson on freedom of expression was followed by death
The middle school teacher knifed to death on the street of a Paris suburb on Friday showed his teenage students a cartoon lampooning the Prophet Mohammed as part of a class on freedom of expression earlier this month...
Lebanon’s protest movement marks first anniversary, but demands remain unfulfilled
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Lebanon on Saturday, to mark the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement that began on October 17, 2019. Demonstrators are calling for real change, an end...
New Zealand’s Ardern eyes majority as pandemic-focused polls close
New Zealanders went to the polls on Saturday in a general election that could see Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern strengthen her left-of-centre hold on government or a challenge from conservatives led by Judith Collins.
Who is Thailand’s King and what do protesters want from him? | DW News
Thailand’s revered monarchy is facing calls for change from thousands protesting on the streets of the country. In particular focus is the current King Maha Vajiralongkorn, whose long periods of stay in Germany have...
Shattering Korea’s cement ceiling – BBC News
In South Korea, nearly 90% of victims of violent crime are women. And in recent years, breaking and entering have been on the rise.