Officials seek warrant to enter Cambridge Analytica HQ
Information commissioner demands access to data and orders Facebook to halt audit
The information commissioner is seeking an urgent court warrant to enter the London headquarters of the elections consultancy Cambridge Analytica after the firm was caught in an undercover sting boasting about entrapping politicians, using honey traps and running fake news campaigns.
Elizabeth Denham said she had also demanded that Facebook halt a data audit of Cambridge Analytica, saying it could prejudice her investigation.
Cyber-security consultants from Stroz Friedberg, who had been engaged by Facebook to do the audit, were at CA’s office in London on Monday evening when the ICO asked them to leave so the authorities could pursue their own investigation.
Philippine children tell of witnessing 'unspeakable horrors' during Isis siege in Marawi
Exclusive: 80,000 young survivors of 'forgotten crisis' remain displaced as charity say many facing battle to overcome psychological scars
It was late at night when armed men banged at 10-year-old Aisah’s home and told her family the bombing would soon begin.
Her terrified parents rounded up their seven children, grabbed the few belongings they could carry, and fled.
The family passed burning buildings and bodies in the street as they joined thousands of people streaming out of the southern Philippine city of Marawi, where the sound of gunfire filled the air.
Sudan, world's last male northern white rhino, dies
The world's last northern white rhino, named Sudan, has died in Kenya. His death means that only two females from the subspecies survive. The rhino, which would have been too old to breed, had to be euthanized.
The condition of 45-year-old Sudan was said to have worsened rapidly in the last 24 hours, according to a statement from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya on Tuesday.
Sudan was "being treated for age-related complications that led to degenerative changes in muscles and bones combined with extensive skin wounds."
Veterinary experts took the decision to euthanize the animal, which by then was unable to stand, on Monday.
Sudan's death means that only two females of the subspecies remain — his daughter Najin, and granddaughter Fatu. Both live at Ol Peteja.
We are helping, not infiltrating other countries, says Chinese premier
By Kirsty Needham
Chinese premier Li Keqiang has addressed the accusation of "Chinese influence" head on, saying his country's assistance to developing countries was simply fulfilling its international responsibilities and was “not infiltration”.
Chinese president Xi Jinping also emphasised the point, saying on Tuesday that China's intent should not be misinterpreted.
“China will never seek hegemony and will never engage in expansion. Only those who are accustomed to threatening others will regard everyone as a threat,” Xi told the closing sessions of the National People's Congress.
Kashmiris turn to art to challenge Indian rule
Kashmiris use art as a form of protest with satire, in particular, being used as a medium of dissent.by Marta Vidal
Kashmir has a rich tradition of artisan culture. Intricate woodcarvings, colourful papier-mache and exquisite cashmere scarfs made the Himalayan valley renowned for its fine handcrafts.
Cashmere scarfs are usually embroidered with flowers and birds, but the artists Mahum Shabir and Mir Suhail wanted to challenge conventional representations of Kashmir and its crafts by designing scarfs with barbed wire and guns.
In 2011, the artists founded Crafted in Kashmir, a project aimed at promoting cultural expression and creative resistance by incorporating symbols of violence into traditional Kashmiri textiles.
Film by students aims to pass memory of 1995 sarin attack on Tokyo subway to young
They were not yet born when one of the most heinous crimes in Japanese history was committed. They knew nothing of the crisis, confusion and loss that gripped Japan, as the March 20, 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system sent a country that prided itself on safety into a bout of deep soul-searching.
With no firsthand experience of the atrocity orchestrated by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult -- an act that killed 13 people and left over 6,000 ill -- three Japanese university students have produced a documentary about Shizue Takahashi, the wife of one of the victims who died in the attack.
One of the most recognizable faces among the sarin gas victims' families, Takahashi, 71, is the go-to person for media on Aum-related issues. For 23 years, she has been at the forefront in the fight for justice and support for victims and families. Much has been said and reported about her.
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