After a half-century of silence, freelancer claims he took the ‘napalm girl’ photo
After a half-century of public silence, a freelance photographer from Vietnam has asserted he took one of the most renowned and impactful photos of the 20th century – the image of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack in South…
Guinea: Gunshots near Guinea’s presidential palace spark lockdown, force evacuations
Gunshots were fired near Guinea’s presidential palace in the capital, Conakry, on Thursday, prompting the military to lock down the city centre and evacuate the area immediately. Fode Toure, a local journalist positioned a few hundred metres from the palace,…
Pandas: Finnish zoo returning pandas to China eight years early, calling them ‘too costly to keep’
Male panda Hua Bao (Photo: AP) A zoo in Finland has decided to return two giant pandas to China eight years ahead of schedule, citing financial difficulties and a decline in visitor numbers, according to the Associated Press.Ähtäri Zoo, located…