The student taking selfies with the men who whistle and ask for sexStudent Noa Jansma has been taking selfies and posting them on Instagram with every man who harasses her in the street.
BBC Radio 6 Music - 6 Music Classic Concert, Prince recorded live at the BBC in 1993; James Brown and Lianne La Havas
Prince recorded live at the BBC in 1993; James Brown and Lianne La Havas Mark Radcliffe presents a classic concert from Prince recorded for BBC Radio 1. Plus Lianne La Havas and James Brown in one of his final live performances. Show more Mark Radcliffe presents a Classic Concert from Prince recorded for BBC Radio 1. In 1993, at the BBC's Broadcasting House Concert Hall, Prince played a secret sho
Swiss immigration: 50.3% back quotas, final results show
Swiss voters have narrowly backed a referendum proposal to bring back strict quotas for immigration from European Union countries. Final results showed 50.3% voted in favour. The vote invalidates the Swiss-EU agreement on freedom of movement. Fiercely independent Switzerland is not a member of the EU, but has adopted large sections of EU policy. Brussels said it regretted the outcome of the vote a
Japan NHK boss Momii sparks WWII 'comfort women' row
Protests against Japan's wartime use of "comfort women" have taken place repeatedly in South Korea (pictured) and other Asian nations The new head of Japan's national broadcaster NHK has caused controversy by playing down the military's use of sex slaves - so-called "comfort women" - during World War Two. Days after taking up his new job, Katsuto Momii said the practice was common in any country a
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe urges Asia military restraint
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: "Trust not tension is crucial for peace and prosperity in Asia and in the rest of the world" "If peace and stability were shaken in Asia, the knock-on effect for the entire world would be enormous," he added. In an earlier briefing to journalists, Mr Abe said that like Britain and Germany in 1914, Japan and China were inter-dependent economies, trading partners
Will Fukushima leak decide Olympic bid?
There are continuing concerns about the Fukushima nuclear power plant where radiation levels have reached a new high. Increased global concern over contaminated waste water from storage tanks at the plant leaking into the sea has led to questions about safety in Japan. Some fear that the crisis may hamper Japan's bid to host the Olympic games in 2020 with the announcement taking place this month.
Fukushima nuclear plant still 'unstable', regulator says
Contaminated water may have to be filtered and dumped in the ocean, officials say The crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant "has not ended", the country's nuclear watchdog has warned, saying the situation there is "unstable". Watchdog chief Shunichi Tanaka also accused the plan's operator of careless management during the crisis. He added that it may not be possible to avoid dumping some conta
Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to believe'
The Japanese nuclear energy watchdog raised the incident level from one to three on the international scale that measures the severity of atomic accidents. This was an acknowledgement that the power station was in its greatest crisis since the reactors melted down after the tsunami in 2011. But some nuclear experts are concerned that the problem is a good deal worse than either Tepco or the Japane
Japan WWII 'comfort women' were 'necessary' - Hashimoto
Toru Hashimoto said former comfort women should be offered "kind words" A prominent Japanese politician has described as "necessary" the system by which women were forced to become prostitutes for World War II troops. Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said on Monday that the "comfort women" gave Japanese soldiers a chance "to rest". On Tuesday, Japanese ministers tried to distance themselves from his rem
Japan tsunami reconstruction money 'misspent'
At least a quarter of the money assigned to the quake clean-up has been used on completely unrelated projects Japan has spent funds intended for reconstruction after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami on unrelated projects, a government audit has found. Projects financed by the $150bn (£93bn) fund include roads in Okinawa, an ad campaign for Japan's tallest building and support for whaling research.
Tsunami: Death and survival at school swimming club
A teacher, Yukiko Horie , prays for the students she could not save. Satellite imagery courtesy of GeoEye Standing outside Rikuzentakata's community hall, Yukiko Horie clasps her hands together and then touches them to her forehead. She bows and says a quiet prayer. The three-storey building is still standing, but it has been completely wrecked by the tsunami that swept through just over a month a
'Egyptian police queued up to punch me'
A British journalist has told how he was beaten by Egyptian security forces after being arrested during the anti-government protests. Jack Shenker, a Cairo-based reporter, was working for the Guardian newspaper on Tuesday when he was arrested, beaten and held in the back of a van with dozens of protesters. He said many of the protesters were professional people who would not normally take to the s
Wikileaks release of embassy cables reveals US concerns
Hillary Clinton: 'It is an attack on the international community' Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has begun releasing extracts from secret cables sent by US embassies, giving an insight into current global concerns. They include reports of some Arab leaders - including Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah - urging the US to attack Iran and end its nuclear weapons programme. Other concerns include the se
Germany tightens airport security over attacks threat
Mr de Maiziere said Germany had received a tip-off after two parcel bombs were intercepted en route from Yemen to the United States last month. One of the bombs was despatched via the German city of Cologne but was intercepted in the UK. The Yemen plot showed "the adaptability and the persistence of terrorists in pursuing their aims," Mr de Maiziere said, and also underlines "the reliability of so
Afghan rebel group offers truce terms
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's group have sometimes fought with the Taliban, despite their shared enemies A leading Afghan insurgent group has told the BBC it would agree to a ceasefire if US-led coalition forces stayed in their main bases after announcing a timetable for withdrawal from the country. Hezb-e-Islami, viewed as the country's most important rebel group after the Taliban, said they had already
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