Carlos Ghosn: I Have Documents Showing Nissan, Japan Officials Set Me Up
TOKYO—Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of auto giant Nissan, who was under house arrest in Japan until he escaped on Dec. 29, came out swinging at his two-hour press conference in Beirut today. In an effort to get back in shape after more than four months altogether in solitary confinement, he started training in boxing…
New York opens celebrity chef probe after sex assault deal
New York (AFP) – Prosecutors in New York have said they will investigate celebrity chef Mario Batali after a business associate of his agreed to compensate former employees over sexual harassment allegations. New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office’s probe of restaurateur Ken Friedman had unearthed information regarding Batali’s alleged behaviour at a…
Devastating images of burned koalas and wallabies are emerging from Australia as 1 billion animals are feared dead
Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images Since September, unprecedented bushfires have razed an estimated 25 million acres in Australia. More than 1 billion animals are feared dead in the blazes. Horrifying images show burned koalas, birds, and wallabies. Visit Insider’s homepage for more stories. This week, the estimated number of animals feared dead in Australia’s devastating bushfires…
Aussies lead PGA charge to send aid for bushfire relief
Los Angeles (AFP) – Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith are among the Australian golfers who have launched a campaign at this week’s US PGA Sony Open in Hawaii to benefit relief efforts for the bushfire crisis devastating their homeland. Leishman and Smith, who just played Down Under last month in the Presidents Cup at Melbourne,…
Heartbreaking photos show koalas, kangaroos, and other animals being badly burned or left without homes because of Australia's bushfires
Jill Gralow / Reuters Massive bushfires are continuing to rage across Australia. The fires have claimed dozens of lives, and destroyed thousands of homes. The smoke is even turning the sky in New Zealand orange — about 1,200 miles away. More than a billion animals are feared to have died so far, and thousands have…
I Saw Police Stand by As Masked Men Attacked Students at a Top Delhi University. It Was Yet Another Assault on India's Intellectuals
On Sunday evening, I was sitting with a journalist friend in New Delhi when frantic messages started pouring into our inbox. A mob of men with masks on their faces had stormed the campus and attacked the students at one of India’s most iconic universities, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), named after independent India’s first…
Police violently end student protest in central New Delhi
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police chased and stuck protesting students with batons after they marched through India’s capital Thursday to demand the resignation of a university official following an attack at their school by masked assailants. About 1,000 students and faculty from Jawarhalal Nehru University marched to a government office to demand the resignation of…
The Iranian missile strike on 2 US bases may be the end of open hostilities between Tehran and Washington — but only if Trump is smart enough to get the message
Business Insider FARS Early Wednesday morning, Iran launched missile strikes against two military bases in Iraq where US troops were stationed. The strikes, launched in response to the US assassination of Iran’s top military commander, did not cause any deaths. Iranian leaders say they will not escalate the conflict further unless the US retaliates. On…
Trump: 'The American people should be extremely grateful and happy' as Iran stands down after attack
Hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on Iraqi bases housing U.S. soldiers in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, President Trump on Wednesday sought to assure Americans that the United States was not on the brink of another war in the Middle East. “The American people should be extremely grateful and happy…
Joe Biden, Seeking Commander-in-Chief Moment, Denounces Trump's Iran Aggression
NEW YORK — Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered a forceful and detailed critique of the Trump administration’s escalation toward Iran as he sought at every turn to highlight his own commander-in-chief credentials and to evoke the stature of a president. The former vice president, speaking from Pier 59 in New York against a backdrop of…