'They went and never came back': Honouring Kenya's forgotten World War soldiers

BBC World News - 26 min 39 sec ago
Thousands of Kenyans, who fought for Britain, are buried in unknown locations and were never commemorated.
Categories: BBC World News

Japanese Lacquer Faces Crisis as Production Declines

Japan Education News - 1 hour 58 min ago
A shortage of domestically produced lacquer, essential for restoring Japan’s cultural properties, has reached a critical point. For centuries, lacquer—or urushi—has been integral to traditional crafts and national treasures, but production has fallen sharply. (News On Japan)
Categories: Japan News

Beetle’s 'Ear' Turns Out to Be Fungus Farm Protecting Eggs

Japan Technology News - 2 hours 3 min ago
Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and other researchers have discovered that female saw-toothed grain beetles cultivate fungi in a special organ on their hind legs, using it to coat their eggs with protective fungal filaments that block parasitic wasps from laying their own eggs inside. (News On Japan)
Categories: Japan News

Takaichi Launches Into First Major Diet Battle After 3 a.m. Study Session

Japan Politics News - 2 hours 16 min ago
The Budget Committee of the House of Representatives opened on November 7th, with Prime Minister Takaichi facing her first full-scale debate since taking office. (News On Japan)
Categories: Japan News

Eikando Temple in Kyoto Lights Up 3,000 Maple Trees

Japan Travel News - 2 hours 18 min ago
A special nighttime viewing has begun at Eikando, one of Kyoto’s most famous spots for autumn foliage, where visitors can now enjoy a breathtaking illumination of maple trees. (News On Japan)
Categories: Japan News

DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97

BBC World News - 3 hours 40 min ago
The Nobel Prize winner felt ostracised by the scientific community over his comments on race and intelligence.
Categories: BBC World News

Israel receives coffin Hamas says contains body of Gaza hostage

BBC World News - 3 hours 52 min ago
If the body is identified as a hostage, five dead hostages will remain in Gaza and still need to be returned under a ceasefire deal.
Categories: BBC World News

Ugandans welcome war crimes charges against LRA leader Joseph Kony and demand his arrest

BBC World News - 4 hours 43 min ago
The warlord remains at large but victims hope the ICC charges will renew efforts to capture him.
Categories: BBC World News

Ugandans welcome war crimes charges against LRA leader Joseph Kony and demand his arrest

BBC World News - 4 hours 43 min ago
The warlord remains at large but victims hope the ICC charges will renew efforts to capture him.
Categories: BBC World News

British ex-soldier arrested over alleged murder of Kenyan woman in 2012

BBC World News - 4 hours 58 min ago
Robert James Purkiss faces extradition over allegations he murdered Agnes Manjiru.
Categories: BBC World News

Bear Killed Inside Yamagata Hot Spring Inn After Overnight Intrusion

Japan Society News - 5 hours 19 min ago
A 1.2-meter bear was shot and killed just before noon on November 8th at a hot spring inn in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, after entering the building overnight and causing extensive damage. (News On Japan)
Categories: Japan News

Seventh Suspect in Teacher Voyeurism Ring Reverses Confession

Japan Society News - 5 hours 21 min ago
A 27-year-old elementary school teacher in Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, who became the seventh suspect arrested in a voyeurism scandal involving a group of educators, has retracted his earlier confession and now denies filming any illicit footage. (News On Japan)
Categories: Japan News

EU forces free crew after Somali pirate attack on tanker

BBC World News - 6 hours 16 min ago
The Hellas Aphrodite crew have been freed from armed Somali pirates who seized it the previous day.
Categories: BBC World News

EU forces free crew after Somali pirate attack on tanker

BBC World News - 6 hours 16 min ago
The Hellas Aphrodite crew have been freed from armed Somali pirates who seized it the previous day.
Categories: BBC World News

France advises citizens to leave Mali urgently amid jihadist fuel blockade

BBC World News - 6 hours 25 min ago
The blockade, imposed by jihadists, has upended daily life in the landlocked nation.
Categories: BBC World News

France advises citizens to leave Mali urgently amid jihadist fuel blockade

BBC World News - 6 hours 25 min ago
The blockade, imposed by jihadists, has upended daily life in the landlocked nation.
Categories: BBC World News

Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga lead 2026 Grammy nominations

BBC World News - 7 hours 38 min ago
Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominees, while K-Pop breaks into the song of the year category.
Categories: BBC World News

Belgium rushes to secure drone defences after airport disruption

BBC World News - 8 hours 20 min ago
After drone sightings cause Zaventem airport near Brussels to close temporarily, Belgium turns to its European allies for help.
Categories: BBC World News

Belgium rushes to secure drone defences after airport disruption

BBC World News - 8 hours 20 min ago
After drone sightings cause Zaventem airport near Brussels to close temporarily, Belgium turns to its European allies for help.
Categories: BBC World News

More than 50 people injured in mosque blast at Jakarta high school

BBC World News - 9 hours 4 min ago
Authorities say a 17-year-old suspected of causing the explosion during Friday prayers is in surgery.
Categories: BBC World News

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