Photo: bijouxdepele on Instagram Although many of us are still struggling to perfect the wings on our eyeliner, there may be a solution which can help you skip this step in the morning. Makeup stickers may have once reigned supreme in the 1990s, but this throwback fad has returned as a …
Read More »Cartoons and controversy
Image caption Bill Leak’s controversial cartoon was published in The Australian earlier this year Two high-profile cases involving allegations of racism have reignited a row about free speech in Australia, and mobilised the nation’s ideological forces, writes Kathy Marks. The cartoon depicts a beer-swilling Aboriginal man being handed back his …
Read More »Give and take
Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption Millions of Chinese people donated money to help a five-year-old girl with leukaemia who is now in an intensive care unit A row has erupted on social media in China over a father who raised money for his sick child without disclosing what some people …
Read More »Gridlocked city
Image copyright Kashif Masood Image caption Traffic jams have become a way of life in Bangalore The hottest topic of conversation in Bangalore these days is traffic, writes the BBC’s Geeta Pandey who spent 10 days in the southern Indian city recently. A few days ago, popular British author Jeffrey …
Read More »Trolls and triumph
This year, an authoritarian, anti-establishment firebrand, famed for his controversial statements and uncompromising stance on law and order, won a presidential election with the help of a divisive, innovative social media campaign. No, not Donald Trump, but President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. During his campaign Duterte, nicknamed “The Punisher”, …
Read More »Sandhurst’s first Pakistani instructor
An officer from Pakistan has returned to the Royal Military College at Sandhurst to help train its cadets fight militants. Major Ukbah Malik – a graduate of the college – has become the first instructor from Pakistan in Sandhurst’s 300-year history. BBC Asian Network’s Shabnam Mahmood reports.
Read More »China smoking ban faces staunch opposition
China is looking to introduce a ban on smoking indoors in public from 2017. An estimated 2.3tn cigarettes are consumed there every year. The government faces a big challenge as tobacco is deeply ingrained in Chinese society. BBC News went to meet a group of friends who are unapologetic smokers.
Read More »New Zealand Massey University head ‘sorry’ for female graduate remarks
Image copyright AFP Image caption Chris Kelly said women having families was leading to a ‘high fall-out rate’ The chancellor of a New Zealand university appears to have apologised for saying a woman vet was “equivalent to two-fifths” of a man because she would take time out to have a …
Read More »Malaysia king: Sultan Muhammad V sworn in
Image copyright AP Image caption The new king was educated in the UK Malaysia has installed its 15th king, Sultan Muhammad V, in an elaborate ceremony in the capital Kuala Lumpur. He took his title, Yang di-Pertuan Agong or He Who Is Made Lord, in a ceremony packed with dignitaries …
Read More »Messi meets Afghan plastic t-shirt boy
Media playback is not supported on this device Lionel Messi: Barcelona star meets Afghan boy who became viral star An Afghan boy who became an online hit after wearing a homemade shirt bearing Lionel Messi’s famous number 10 has met his hero. A photograph of six-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi wearing the …
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