Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam

 

Vietnamese women from different ethnicities during a parade marking the 70^th anniversary of the 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu

Photograph:  Linh Pham/Getty

Chennai, India

 

A woman buys gold jewellery during the Hindu festival of Akshaya Tritiya, considered to be an auspicious day in the Hindu calendar to buy valuables with the belief that it will increase wealth, at a jewellery shop in Chennai.

Chennai formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India.

Dunhuang, China

 

Tourists riding camels visit Mingsha Mountain at Crescent Spring during the May Day holiday in Dunhuang.

Photograph:  Zhang Xiaoliang/VCG/Getty

Moscow, Russia

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin walks on a red carpet before his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow.

Photograph:  Sergei Savastyanov/Reuters

 

Hamas leadership still a major Israeli goal

 

Israel has had some success, killing Hamas military wing deputy commander Marwan Issa — considered the terror group’s No. 3 leader in Gaza — along with other senior commanders in recent months. 

But Sinwar and his deputy — military wing chief Mohammed Deif — have remained elusive, despite repeated claims by Israeli officials that the IDF was closing in on them.

 

Japan had the fewest babies it has ever recorded

 

Surveys show that many younger Japanese balk at marrying or having families, discouraged by bleak job prospects, the high cost of living that rises at a faster pace than salaries and corporate cultures that are not compatible with having both parents work. 

Crying babies and children playing outside are increasingly considered a nuisance, and many young parents say they often feel isolated.

Packer house up for auction

 

Clyde Packer (left) with his father, Sir Frank Packer, and brother Kerry Packer at Gleneagles golf course in Scotland in 1959.

The late Clyde Packer’s house at 123A Queen Street, Woollahra is up for auction on 1 June.

Packer only owned the house for four years — he had a row with his father, Sir Frank Packer, when they were joint managing directors at the Nine Network, and moved to the US.