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Dear Google: open letter from 80 academics on 'right to be forgotten'
Chinese police discover 50 people travelling in mini van - video
South Koreans row back over North Korea anti-aircraft gun execution claim
Celebrate the Moscow metro's 80th birthday with a journey through the city's history - in pictures
Heavy fighting erupts between rival Burundi troops - witnesses
'My mother did everything but she was left to bleed to death after giving birth'
No wallet, no worries: Denmark considering cash-free shops
Secret service agent retires after alcohol finding in White House car crash
Hearse drivers fired for stopping at Dunkin' Donuts before veteran's funeral
Attack by gunmen on Kabul hotel ends with at least five dead
Amtrak crash victims being identified as driver's name emerges
The war on terrier: Twitter reacts to Depp's dogs Boo and Pistol on death row
Burundi coup outcome in the balance as both sides claim victory
Venice Biennale: must-see art from the 'new east' – in pictures
More bodies found in Philippines slipper factory fire
Indonesian military insists on virginity tests to determine ‘naughty’ female recruits
Argentinian judges back colleague, 97, amid row over his competence
Johnny Depp's dogs: live countdown ticker to the dog death deadline
Knee-high rainforest: push for Unesco protection in Western Australia's Kwongan country – video
Singer Sarah Brightman calls off tourist flight to International Space Station

Dear Google: open letter from 80 academics on 'right to be forgotten'

Posted: 14 May 2015 01:00 AM PDT

Full text of the letter demanding more transparency from Google over how it processes 'right to be forgotten' requests

Chinese police discover 50 people travelling in mini van - video

Posted: 14 May 2015 12:27 AM PDT

Police discover a six-seater van with 50 people, including the driver, crammed inside in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang. The footage shows a police officer counting the passengers as they stream out. They are workers at a local construction site and were asked to pack in to reduce commuting time. They were reportedly transferred to other vehicles and their driver given a fine Continue reading...

South Koreans row back over North Korea anti-aircraft gun execution claim

Posted: 14 May 2015 12:01 AM PDT

Intelligence officials say Hyon Yong-chol has been purged from office but they are not sure he was actually machine-gunned to death

Celebrate the Moscow metro's 80th birthday with a journey through the city's history - in pictures

Posted: 14 May 2015 12:00 AM PDT

When it opened on 15 May 1935, the Moscow metro was a subterranean Communist paradise: its chandeliers, marble, intricate mosaics and heroic statues created an opulent space that was accessible for the city's workers. Eighty years on, it transports up to nine million people a day, with expansion plans set to make it the world's fourth largest subway system by 2020

Heavy fighting erupts between rival Burundi troops - witnesses

Posted: 13 May 2015 11:05 PM PDT

Fighting reported around building of state broadcaster as claims over success of coup are made

Heavy fighting broke out between rival Burundian troops on Thursday around the state broadcaster, military officials and witnesses said, the day after a top general launched a coup to oust President Pierre Nkurunziza.

Witnesses said rival factions of the armed forces, divided between supporters of the coup attempt and the president's loyalists, were exchanging heavy machine gun and rocket fire around the state television and radio complex, which is held by the president's supporters.

'My mother did everything but she was left to bleed to death after giving birth'

Posted: 13 May 2015 11:00 PM PDT

As the World Health Assembly nears, people in Uganda and beyond are mobilising to demand progress on reproductive health and childcare

No wallet, no worries: Denmark considering cash-free shops

Posted: 13 May 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Politicians to vote on proposal to let retailers accept only card or smartphone payments from 2016

Secret service agent retires after alcohol finding in White House car crash

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:56 PM PDT

Two men at agency that protects president were 'more likely than not' impaired when their car hit barricades on return from party, inspector says

Hearse drivers fired for stopping at Dunkin' Donuts before veteran's funeral

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:39 PM PDT

Flag-draped coffin left in parking lot as workers for funeral director make detour on way to funeral

Attack by gunmen on Kabul hotel ends with at least five dead

Posted: 13 May 2015 10:37 PM PDT

Men armed with AK-47 rifles burst into Park Palace during celebration attended by number of foreign nationals

Gunmen have stormed a guesthouse in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least five people including an American as the venue hosted a party for foreigners.

Three attackers armed with AK-47 rifles made their way into the Park Palace guesthouse in the Kolola Pushta neighbourhood a little after 8pm, said Hasib Sadiqi, a spokesman for the intelligence agency, NDS.

Amtrak crash victims being identified as driver's name emerges

Posted: 13 May 2015 09:55 PM PDT

Lawyer tells TV network that Brandon Bostian, 32, cannot remember moment of derailment in which seven people died and more than 200 were injured

The war on terrier: Twitter reacts to Depp's dogs Boo and Pistol on death row

Posted: 13 May 2015 09:08 PM PDT

We thought it was a day like any other Thursday, then an Australian government minister threatened to kill a Hollywood actor's dogs – and Twitter weighed in

Burundi coup outcome in the balance as both sides claim victory

Posted: 13 May 2015 09:03 PM PDT

Armed forces chief says the coup attempt against president Pierre Nkurunziza has failed, but opponents claim to be in control of airport

Venice Biennale: must-see art from the 'new east' – in pictures

Posted: 13 May 2015 09:00 PM PDT

As Armenia wins Golden Lion for best national pavilion, The Calvert Journal picks the most exciting artists from eastern Europe and former Soviet Union

More bodies found in Philippines slipper factory fire

Posted: 13 May 2015 08:42 PM PDT

At least 72 dead after blaze on the outskirts of Manila, with reports saying workers were trapped after welding triggered explosion

Officials said the death toll in a rubber slipper factory fire in a suburb of the Philippines' capital had climbed to at least 72 on Thursday as police continued to retrieve charred bodies from the gutted building. Dozens more remained missing and feared dead.

A fierce blaze quickly took hold of the Kentex Manufacturing Corp factory in Valenzuela city north of Manila on Wednesday. On Thursday Eduardo Nazar, village council chief of Ugong where the factory is located, said: "The [police forensic officers] will do all they can to identify the victims because they are totally burned."

Indonesian military insists on virginity tests to determine ‘naughty’ female recruits

Posted: 13 May 2015 08:35 PM PDT

Human Rights Watch calls for the end to 'two-finger test' by medics, saying it is harmful and humiliating

Argentinian judges back colleague, 97, amid row over his competence

Posted: 13 May 2015 08:04 PM PDT

Carlos Fayt's absences from the bench questioned as country's president calls for investigation of his mental and physical state

Johnny Depp's dogs: live countdown ticker to the dog death deadline

Posted: 13 May 2015 07:39 PM PDT

Actor Johnny Depp has been given an ultimatum by Australia: send your pet dogs back home to the US within 50 hours or face having them put down. Here's exactly how much time they have left

Knee-high rainforest: push for Unesco protection in Western Australia's Kwongan country – video

Posted: 13 May 2015 07:36 PM PDT

A group of scientists in Western Australia are leading the bid for a Unesco world heritage area to be created in the south-west of the state. Biologists say Kwongan country, typified by sandy soils, tough plants and high levels of biodiversity, is unique and must be preserved from land-clearing. But the stakes are high for conservationists, farmers and traditional owners alike.

World heritage listing wins Labor support Continue reading...