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Bali Nine: families of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran arrive to say goodbye – rolling report
Nepal earthquake: death toll could reach 10,000, says PM – live updates
'This is not the justice we seek': sorrow in Baltimore as grief turns into riots
Baltimore declares state of emergency after night of violence – video
New retirees 'much worse' off and face tough times, says RBA's Glenn Stevens
Vatican climate change summit to highlight moral duty for action
Baltimore protests turn into riots as mayor declares state of emergency
Nepal's PM says earthquake death toll could reach 10,000
Baltimore riots: looting, fires and unrest as Freddie Gray police clashes unfurl – live
Iran nuclear deal closer than ever, says John Kerry
Swedish council becomes first to limit private profits in healthcare
'South Africa is not a xenophobic nation': a letter from Jacob Zuma
Indonesia set to execute eight foreigners as families make last visit to prison
Child trafficking in India: 'It was only after a few years I realised I had been sold'
Seven Soviet sci-fi films everyone should see
Hundreds found dead as details of fresh attack by Boko Haram emerge in Nigeria
Nazi surrender order to be auctioned in New York
Chinese doctor took more than $18m worth of bribes, say reports
Colombian authorities call for end to glyphosate aerial spraying of coca crops
South Korean ferry captain's sentence revised to life in prison for homicide

Bali Nine: families of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran arrive to say goodbye – rolling report

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 01:38 AM PDT

Two Australians convicted in 2006 of drug smuggling in Indonesia, and seven other prisoners, could face execution by firing squad early on Wednesday morning after last-ditch pleas for mercy fail

Nepal earthquake: death toll could reach 10,000, says PM – live updates

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 01:36 AM PDT

More than 4,000 are confirmed dead and 6,500 injured
Nepal's PM says death toll could more than double
Authorities struggling to cope despite aid efforts
Jason Burke in Kathmandu: what the victims share is poverty
Kathmandu Valley's architectural treasures destroyed

'This is not the justice we seek': sorrow in Baltimore as grief turns into riots

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 01:17 AM PDT

Amid fires and looting, some say protesters are hurting their own community but others believe unrest after custody death of Freddie Gray is just the beginning

Baltimore declares state of emergency after night of violence – video

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 01:13 AM PDT

Firefighters tackle a series of blazes in Baltimore and police set up roadblocks overnight on Monday after violent protests erupted throughout the city. Hundreds of rioters looted businesses and set buildings on fire in Baltimore on Monday in widespread violence that injured at least 15 police officers. The riots started after the funeral of Eddie Gray, a young black man who died in police custody. A state of emergency has been declared, with the National Guard deployed to restore order, says Maryland governor Larry Hogan Continue reading...

New retirees 'much worse' off and face tough times, says RBA's Glenn Stevens

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 01:11 AM PDT

People leaving work now will have to take 'more risk' to see good returns on their savings thanks to record low interest rates around the world

Vatican climate change summit to highlight moral duty for action

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 01:06 AM PDT

Religious leaders and scientists to attend Protect the Earth, Dignify Humanity meeting which will focus on duty of faithful to address global warming

The Vatican is hosting a climate change summit that will focus on the need for decisive action to combat global warming as a moral imperative and Christian duty, especially given its impact on poor people.

The Protect the Earth, Dignify Humanity meeting in Rome on Tuesday is a precursor to the release of Pope Francis's encyclical on the environment, which is due out in June or July and is expected to centre on the duty of the faithful to address climate change, whatever its causes.

Baltimore protests turn into riots as mayor declares state of emergency

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 01:06 AM PDT

Fires, smashed cars and attacks on officers after Freddie Gray funeral
National guard on the streets and mayor declares week-long curfew

Troops from the US national guard began rolling into Baltimore in armoured vehicles after violent clashes, looting and fires led city authorities to declare a week-long curfew banning people from the streets at night.

At least 27 people were arrested after intense rioting broke out following the funeral service for Freddie Gray, a young black man who died last week of injuries sustained after his arrest. Fifteen police officers were injured in Monday night's unrest, six of them seriously, according to chiefs.

Nepal's PM says earthquake death toll could reach 10,000

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 01:01 AM PDT

Anger among survivors as food and water in short supply, while rescue teams warn they are yet to reached 'flattened' villages in remote regions

The death toll in Nepal's earthquake could reach 10,000, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has said, as survivors' despair turned to anger at the government's slow response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country, with food, water and other essentials in desperately short supply.

Baltimore riots: looting, fires and unrest as Freddie Gray police clashes unfurl – live

Posted: 28 Apr 2015 12:06 AM PDT

Maryland calls in national guard amid 'senseless act of violence'
Violence and looting sweep city after funeral for 25-year-old man
In pictures: Baltimore protesters and police clash in streets
Full report: State of emergency declared as police injured

Iran nuclear deal closer than ever, says John Kerry

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 11:59 PM PDT

But US secretary of state tells global gathering on nuclear disarmament that key issues remain unresolved ahead of 30 June deadline

Swedish council becomes first to limit private profits in healthcare

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 11:45 PM PDT

After a 20-year experiment with private provision of public healthcare, one region is taking a step to reverse the move

'South Africa is not a xenophobic nation': a letter from Jacob Zuma

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 11:30 PM PDT

In response to criticism from Mozambican writer Mia Couto, the president argues that the actions of a minority should not be used to stereotype 50 million people

Indonesia set to execute eight foreigners as families make last visit to prison

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 11:20 PM PDT

Australian pair, four Nigerians, a Brazilian and a Filipino face a firing squad within the next 24 hours after mercy pleas for drug smugglers fail

The distraught relatives of two Australians on death row in Indonesia had to be carried through a media pack on Tuesday as they arrived for what is expected to be their last visit to see their loved ones.

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are among a group of convicted drug smugglers facing execution, which also includes four Nigerians, a Brazilian, an Indonesian and a Phillipines woman.

Child trafficking in India: 'It was only after a few years I realised I had been sold'

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Thousands of children are being trafficked from India's remote rural areas and sold into work in cities, often as domestic staff for wealthy families