Mention the Japanese term ‘otaku’, and the image of a middle-aged anime fan or manga geek-boy might come to mind. But a new cafe, Ataraxia Cafe, in Osaka’s Nipponbashi area wants to cater to Japan’s growing number of female otakus … Read More
The Vatican’s newspaper has hit out against this week’s Charlie Hebdo cover for portraying God as a blood-stained terrorist with a gun and the headline “The assassin is still at large.” The Osservatore Romano said the artwork, on the front … Read More
Rescuers have recovered 58 bodies from the landslide that occurred at a construction waste dump in Shenzhen more than two weeks ago. The official Xinhua agency said on Wednesday that the Shenzhen city government has managed to identify 52 out … Read More
A string of sex assaults and robberies during New Year’s celebrations in Germany has fuelled debate about the country’s ability to integrate large numbers of migrants, after police said that men who targeted dozens of women in the western city … Read More
Bernie Sanders wanted to make it known: He isn’t here to translate Trump-speak In an interview with Comedy Central’s Larry Wilmore here in New York, the Democratic presidential candidate wanted no part of defining “schlonged,” the perhaps vulgar, perhaps Yiddish, … Read More
Beleaguered carrier Malaysia Airlines can’t seem to catch a break. Due to a combination of strong headwinds and longer flight routes in effect since the downing of MH17, the Asian carrier is telling passengers flying from Kuala Lumpur to European … Read More
On Tuesday morning, President Barack Obama announced new executive actions on gun control in front of an audience that included victims of gun violence as well as proponents of gun control, including comedian Amy Schumer. See also: Amy Schumer, Barack … Read More
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Runaway stars speeding through the galaxy aren’t exactly easy to find, but luckily, they leave some clues that space-based telescopes can catch and beam back to Earth NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer … Read More
The Middle East hurtled toward a regional conflict after Saudi Arabia executed a Shiite cleric earlier in the week, sparking protests throughout the region. In short order, demonstrators stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran and Saudi Arabia responded by cutting … Read More
President Barack Obama vowed that he would “politicize” the issue of gun violence after a mass shooting at a community college last year. On Tuesday, he did just that, announcing a series of executive actions aimed at reducing gun violence, … Read More