Some of the striking landscapes of Ecuador's Galapagos islands can now be explored online on Google Street View.

International clothing makers fail to reach a deal on the creation of a compensation fund for victims of two Bangladeshi factory disasters.

Yemen's human rights minister asks parliament to set a minimum age for marriage, amid reports that an eight-year-old girl died on her wedding night.

Hong Kong's government announces it will stop serving shark fin and bluefin tuna at official functions, in a move lauded by conservation groups.

A former CIA Milan station chief asks the Italian president for a pardon after being convicted in absentia of kidnapping an Egyptian Muslim cleric.

China announces new plans to control the use of coal to combat dangerous levels of air pollution in its major cities.

Twitter announces, in a tweet, that its planning its stock market flotation - one of the most anticipated since Facebook's last year.

Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, has measured 83ft (25.29m) shorter than previously thought, according to a new survey.