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Aikido: A Japanese martial art practiced by millions
Emphasising self-defence rather than victory, Japan’s youngest martial art brings both new and veteran practitioners from across the globe to Tanabe, the town where it was born. Two men stood opposite each other holding wooden sticks shaped like a katana, the legendary Japanese sword, at arm’s length. The tips of the sticks crossed each other…
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Asia Cup 2023: The undying charm of an India-Pakistan cricket match
By Suresh Menon Sports writer Cricket’s World Cup and Asia Cup seem to exist merely to allow India and Pakistan to play each other. They don’t meet in either country, and there is always a huge television audience. Tensions between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours have always impacted their cricketing ties. The two sides have…
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Covid fraudster used pandemic rescue funds to buy alpaca farm
By Max Matza BBC News A pizzeria owner from the Boston area has been convicted of using pandemic relief funds to buy an alpaca farm in Vermont and fund his radio programme. Dana McIntyre, 59, was sentenced to two years for fraudulently accepting more than $660,000 (£520,000) in federal aid meant for struggling business owners.…
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Doctor clears Mitch McConnell after health scare
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Nadine Yousif BBC News Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is “medically clear” to work, says a doctor, a day after the lawmaker suddenly appeared unable to speak for the second time this summer. Brian Monahan, the…
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Whaling to resume in Iceland but under strict rules
By Paul Kirby BBC News Iceland’s government has lifted a summer suspension on whaling, allowing hunting to resume under a series of tight new regulations. Only one company, Hvalur, still hunts whales off Iceland and the whaling season has only weeks to run. But opponents are furious about the change of heart. Fisheries and Foods…
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Javad Rouhi: Iranian protester dies in jail after avoiding death sentence
Nadeem Shad BBC News An Iranian man has died in jail after his death sentence for taking part in anti-government protests was overturned by Iran’s supreme court. Javad Rouhi was arrested last year during protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was held for allegedly wearing “improper” hijab. Officials say Mr…
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Car flips and more: four moments from Hurricane Idalia
When Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Wednesday morning in Florida’s Big Bend region, it carried winds of up to 125mph (201km/h). The driver in the flipped car, a 21-year-old pregnant woman, told a local TV station that she was fine and ultrasounds revealed her baby was doing well, too.
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Prigozhin alludes to threats in new video release
By Malu Cursino BBC News Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin alluded to threats to his safety in a video which appears to have been filmed days before he died in a plane crash. “For those who are discussing whether I am alive or not… everything’s OK,” he says in the short clip on Telegram. The Russian…
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Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years
A leader of the far-right Proud Boys has been sentenced to 17 years in prison, one of the longest sentences yet handed out over the US Capitol riot. Prosecutors said US Army veteran Joe Biggs, 38, was an “instigator” of the storming of Congress on 6 January 2021. The former Infowars correspondent was convicted of…
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Tropical Storm Idalia drenches Carolinas as Florida counts cost
By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington Tropical Storm Idalia is drenching the Carolinas and may bring dangerous surf to the region over the coming Labor Day weekend, say forecasters. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned up to 9in (23cm) of rain and “life-threatening flash flooding” may hit parts of eastern North Carolina. Idalia brought mass…