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Image copyright AFTENPOSTEN/NICK UT Image caption Espen Egil Hansen is editor of Aftenposten, Norway's largest newspaper Facebook says it will allow an iconic photograph of a girl fleeing a Napalm attack taken during the Vietnam war in 1972 to be used on its platform. It had previously removed the image, posted by a Norwegian author, on the grounds that it contained nudity. The move sparked a debate about Facebook's role as an editor. The editor of Norway's largest newspaper had written an open letter to Facebook's chief Mark Zuckerberg calling the ban "an abuse of power". The tech giant said it had "listened to the community" and acknowledged the "global importance" of the photo. "Because of its status as an iconic image of historical importance, the value of permitting sharing outweighs the value of protecting the community by removal, so we have decided to reinstate the image on Facebook where we are aware it has be...

Photo: Chicago Tribnue T he UN Security Council has agreed to begin drawing up new sanctions against North Korea over its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. The decision was taken at an urgent meeting of the 15-member council. South Korea earlier accused the North's leader Kim Jong-un of "maniacal recklessness". China said it "firmly opposed" the test, while Japan "protested adamantly". Pyongyang has carried out two nuclear tests this year despite the UN ban. Kim Jong-un's rhetoric has also become increasingly aggressive, analysts say. The 'Saddam Factor' behind North Korea's strategy North Korea nuclear test: Is it important? What to look for in North Korea's fifth nuclear test Could North Korea carry out a nuclear attack? Ri Chun-hee - the most famous woman in North Korea What now? Analysis by Steve Evans, BBC News, Seoul United States  -  President Barack Obama condemned the test  saying...

Photo: ABC. Linda Burney The first Aboriginal woman elected to Australia's lower house of parliament has promised to bring the "fighting spirit of her clan" to political life. In her maiden speech, Linda Burney wore a traditional kangaroo-skin cloak with her personal totem, the white cockatoo, known as the noisy messenger bird. She lambasted calls for the Racial Discrimination Act to be watered down. She warned that indigenous Australians still suffered disproportionately high rates of poverty and ill-health. Usual protocol in the House of Representatives in Canberra was relaxed to allow a woman from Ms Burney's Wiradjuri clan to sing a welcome from the public gallery. Referring to her people, she promised to bring the Wiradjuri fighting spirit into federal parliament. "I was born at a time when the Australian government knew how how many sheep there were but not how many Aboriginal people," the former schoolteacher told the House. "I...

8 hours ago   From the section UK Share Image copyright EDF/AFP Image caption A computer generated image shows how Hinkley Point C nuclear power station will look against the backdrop of the Somerset countryside The boss of the energy company hoping to build a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset has made a plea for the government to approve it. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph , EDF chief executive Vincent de Rivaz accuses critics of "overlooking the positive impact" of the scheme. EDF's board voted to approve the £18bn nuclear power plant in late July. But the UK government postponed a final decision shortly after Theresa May became prime minister. It has since said that arguments for and against the plant are still being examined. A final decision is now expected within weeks. 'High motivation' Mr de Rivaz writes: "Hinkley Point will have a lasting impact on our industrial capacity and will create thousand...