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,…
Qatari sheikh accused of running hotel while claiming diplomatic immunity
Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani. A former prime minister of Qatar has been accused of running…