Qasem Soleimani: Stampede kills 40 mourners at burial in Iran
Forty people have been killed in a stampede as Iranians flocked to the burial of a top commander killed in a US drone strike, officials say.
The deaths in Qasem Soleimani's hometown of Kerman led to the postponement of his interment. A new time will be announced later.
Millions are already estimated to have packed the streets for a series of funeral processions in Iran.
Soleimani's killing has raised fears of a conflict between the US and Iran.
He was widely considered the second most powerful man in Iran behind Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The US saw him as a terrorist and a threat to American troops.
India campus attack: police fail to make arrests but charge injured student
Student leader beaten with iron bar during attack charged with two offences for prior incident
Police in Delhi have faced criticism for failing to arrest any members of a violent mob that stormed the campus of the Jawarharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the Indian capital, while at the same time charging a student leader beaten over the head with a metal bar with two offences.
Police have been accused of failing to intervene when about 50 masked men went on the rampage on Sunday evening, attacking students and academic staff, and vandalising buildings and property. More than 30 people were injured.
Aishe Ghosh – the leader of protests at the university in Delhi – needed about 16 stitches for a deep gash in her head. On Monday she said she only survived by falling down and playing dead, adding that she felt as if she was being “lynched”.
#BaftasSoWhite: All-white acting nominees sparks Baftas backlash
Adam White
The Baftas are facing a backlash after the awards ceremony failed to recognise a single non-white actor in its 2020 nominations, while awarding Scarlett Johansson and Margot Robbie with two nods each.
#BaftasSoWhite trended on Twitter in the wake of the event’s nominations announcement, with critics and audiences condemning the nods.
Among the stars to be snubbed by the Baftas despite collecting awards and nominations in other acting ceremonies this year, were Jennifer Lopez for Hustlers, Eddie Murphy for Dolemite Is My Name, Lupita Nyong’o for Us, Antonio Banderas for Pain & Glory and Cynthia Erivo for Harriet.
Japan issues arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn's wife
Tokyo prosecutors issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for the wife of Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, on suspicion of perjury, hours after the Japanese carmaker said it was still pursuing its former head for “serious misconduct”.
The move against Carole Ghosn, who is not in Japan, followed her husband's flight to Lebanon last week while he was out on bail awaiting trial for alleged financial misconduct.
Details on the allegations against Carole Ghosn were not immediately available. Japanese officials have said anyone caught helping a fugitive escape will face legal consequences.
Teenager among 180 people facing legal action this bushfire season
By Sally Rawsthorne and Angus Thompson
Suspicions were raised when RFS volunteer Blake Banner allegedly turned up early to a fire.
Investigators became more suspicious in November, when police allege they saw the teenager sitting in a dual cab at the Bega River and noticed a fire shortly after.
Several hours later, police from the South Coast Police District arrived at the Tarraganda RFS shed and arrested the 19-year-old.
He was taken to Bega Police Station where he was charged in connection with the lighting of seven fires.
First potentially habitable Earth-size planet discovered by TESS mission, and it's nearby
Updated 0130 GMT (0930 HKT) January 7, 2020
NASA's planet-hunting mission TESS has found its first potentially habitable exoplanet the size of Earth orbiting a star about 100 light-years from Earth, according to the agency.
The findings were announced during the 235th meeting of the American Astronomical Society on Monday in Honolulu.
The planet is part of a multi-planet system around TOI 700, a small, cool M-dwarf star in the Dorado constellation. It's only about 40% of our sun's mass and size, with half of the surface temperature.
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