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Central African Republic facing chronic healthcare crisis as scars of conflict abide
Australia condemns killing of dolphins and seals by factory fishing trawler
La Haine 20 years on: what has changed?
Two legs good, eight legs best: five reasons to love octopuses
Freddie Gray: legal volunteers arrested after defying Baltimore curfew
Australian federal police to break silence over role in Bali Nine executions
Pro-Putin bikers Night Wolves lay wreath at Russian monument in Vienna
Britons rescued from Nepal monastery as earthquake aid builds momentum
Three keys to happiness are being over 65, a woman … and Danish
Ireland archbishop raises concerns about yes vote in gay marriage poll
Alan Turing’s relative calls on gay men to seek lifting of past convictions
Baghdad car bomb attacks leave 17 dead
The rebellion in Baltimore is an uprising against austerity, claims top US academic
‘No one has come’: one week on, Nepal quake victims help themselves
Bernie Sanders raises $1.5m and gains 100,000 supporters in a day
Jimmy Carter calls situation in Gaza 'intolerable' eight months after war
Silicon Valley CEO Dave Goldberg, husband of Sheryl Sandberg, dies at 47
Baltimore protesters stage city hall rally after charges over death of Freddie Gray
Teenage victim in landmark Kenya rape case forced to leave village after threats
US will look into claim Friday air strike killed 52 civilians in Syria

Central African Republic facing chronic healthcare crisis as scars of conflict abide

Posted: 03 May 2015 01:00 AM PDT

Malaria and other preventable diseases rife as ongoing insecurity hampers aid delivery in a country where humanitarian plight has been largely ignored

Australia condemns killing of dolphins and seals by factory fishing trawler

Posted: 03 May 2015 12:57 AM PDT

Environment minister Greg Hunt says deaths of eight dolphins and four seals are 'unacceptable and outrageous' as ship returns to port

La Haine 20 years on: what has changed?

Posted: 03 May 2015 12:30 AM PDT

La Haine, the controversial 1995 drama that held up a mirror to the social ills of modern France, arrived during a dark time in the country's history. Twenty years on, with a sequel mooted and France again experiencing uncertain times, we reflect on the film's lasting significance

Two legs good, eight legs best: five reasons to love octopuses

Posted: 03 May 2015 12:15 AM PDT

From taking photographs to unpicking locks, there's no end to octopuses' talents Continue reading...

Freddie Gray: legal volunteers arrested after defying Baltimore curfew

Posted: 02 May 2015 11:28 PM PDT

Around 50 people arrested on Saturday night
Anger at different treatment of late-night restrictions across the city
Activist Joseph Kent held for the second time

Legal observers and medical volunteers were among the roughly 50 people arrested in Baltimore on Saturday night, as another evening of protests ended in yet more clashes as protesters attempted to defy curfew restrictions.

Two volunteers, who identified themselves as belonging to the National Lawyers Guild, were seen by the Guardian being arrested alongside four street medics outside the Baltimore City Correctional Center.

#Baltimore protesters in need of legal assistance look for the individuals in green caps. @NLGnews pic.twitter.com/K1KrVD0zJw

Y'all, listen to this. You must. This is the 3rd warning. An additional 5 minutes. #BaltimoreUprising pic.twitter.com/LeAstcU9In

I have confirmation that #JosephKent has been taken to Central Booking. He has contacted.me through a family member. I will advise.

#josephkent leading protest down Pennsylvania ave pic.twitter.com/PFBfgZ4u0Q

#breakthecurfew pic.twitter.com/b6N6UQWpo3

Australian federal police to break silence over role in Bali Nine executions

Posted: 02 May 2015 11:18 PM PDT

Pressure mounts on AFP to explain tip-off to Indonesia about Bali Nine drug smugglers as Labor says Australia needs to push for global end to death penalty

Pro-Putin bikers Night Wolves lay wreath at Russian monument in Vienna

Posted: 02 May 2015 05:15 PM PDT

Motorcyclists cheered by supporters as they pay tribute to Russian troops who liberated Austria's capital city from Nazi control

Members of a nationalistic Russian bikers' club were greeted by cheering supporters as they laid a wreath on Saturday at a monument to the Soviet soldiers who liberated Vienna from the Nazis.

The Night Wolves are commemorating the Russian and Allied defeat of the Nazis 70 years ago in the second world war with a ride from Moscow that is due to end in Berlin on 9 May. Some EU officials have expressed criticism of their plans and Poland denied them entry, reflecting strains between Warsaw and Moscow over Russia's role in the Ukraine conflict.

Britons rescued from Nepal monastery as earthquake aid builds momentum

Posted: 02 May 2015 04:45 PM PDT

Eight extracted from mountainside religious retreat in Bihi, as RAF aircraft deliver much-needed water purificiation and shelter supplies

Three keys to happiness are being over 65, a woman … and Danish

Posted: 02 May 2015 04:05 PM PDT

Viking wanderlust and the pension system all play their part. It's a struggle to keep up with retirees in a whirl of travel, sport and learning

Ireland archbishop raises concerns about yes vote in gay marriage poll

Posted: 02 May 2015 03:39 PM PDT

As referendum looms, Catholic leader Eamon Martin warns that religious organisations could face legal action for refusing to marry same-sex couples

The leader of Ireland's Catholics has warned that if the Republic endorses gay marriage in the forthcoming referendum, religious organisations could face legal action for refusing to marry same-sex couples in their churches.

Ireland is the first country in the world to hold a referendum to legalise gay marriages. The vote takes place on 22 May.

Alan Turing’s relative calls on gay men to seek lifting of past convictions

Posted: 02 May 2015 01:41 PM PDT

Only 65 of 49,000 prosecuted under outdated laws have so far had their records quashed Continue reading...

Baghdad car bomb attacks leave 17 dead

Posted: 02 May 2015 01:19 PM PDT

Dozens also wounded as a result of twin attacks in the Iraqi capital's busy Karrada district on Saturday night

Iraqi officials have said that 17 people have been killed by two bomb blasts, just minutes apart, in a popular commercial district of Baghdad.

Police say the blasts – which were both car bombs, one a suicide attack – went off just 10 minutes apart in the Karrada area, in the centre of Baghdad. The bombs struck on Saturday night, near restaurants and coffee shops filled with customers.

The rebellion in Baltimore is an uprising against austerity, claims top US academic

Posted: 02 May 2015 12:54 PM PDT

Gentrified cities, the fall of manufacturing, the filling of jails with black men - all fuelled the violence that followed the killing of Freddie Gray Continue reading...

‘No one has come’: one week on, Nepal quake victims help themselves

Posted: 02 May 2015 12:47 PM PDT

As the stricken country waits for concerted aid, its resourceful people try to keep up hope in the face of anguish Continue reading...

Bernie Sanders raises $1.5m and gains 100,000 supporters in a day

Posted: 02 May 2015 12:37 PM PDT

Shortly after announcing presidential candidacy, Vermont senator says he believes he can raise funds for a 'strong, credible and winning campaign'

Jimmy Carter calls situation in Gaza 'intolerable' eight months after war

Posted: 02 May 2015 12:14 PM PDT

Former US president, in Jerusalem with former Norwegian prime minister, says residents 'cannot live with the respect and dignity they deserve'

Former US president Jimmy Carter said Saturday that eight months after a bloody war in the Gaza Strip the situation there remains "intolerable".

Carter and his delegation were supposed to visit the isolated territory but earlier this week called it off, citing unspecified security concerns. Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, Carter said he was still determined to work for a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza.

Silicon Valley CEO Dave Goldberg, husband of Sheryl Sandberg, dies at 47

Posted: 02 May 2015 12:00 PM PDT

Chief executive of Survey Monkey died suddenly on Friday
Goldberg married the Facebook COO and Lean In author in 2002

Dave Goldberg, the chief executive of the online survey and research company Survey Monkey who was married to the Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, has died aged 47. The cause of his death was not immediately known.

Goldberg's brother, Robert, broke the news in a Facebook post on Saturday.

Baltimore protesters stage city hall rally after charges over death of Freddie Gray

Posted: 02 May 2015 10:49 AM PDT

Celebrations of charges against six officers continue after relatively quiet night
Family asks marchers to 'come in peace' or 'please don't come at all'

Teenage victim in landmark Kenya rape case forced to leave village after threats

Posted: 02 May 2015 09:45 AM PDT

There was worldwide outrage when the gang that attacked 'Liz' went free. Now three members have been jailed, but justice has come at a price

It was a brutal crime that became the focus for international condemnation and headlines across the world.

When it was revealed that the gang rapists of a 16-year-old girl in a small Kenyan town were sentenced to cut the grass around their local police station as a punishment, outrage about the case led to two million people backing a Twitter campaign #justiceforliz – using the pseudonym given to the girl by the journalists who first reported on the rape.