Net child porn at ‘epidemic’ scale
The internet trade in images that show child sex abuse is now “an epidemic”, according to the head of the global initiative to combat the problem. BBC News – US & Canada
Craig Taylor
West Africa Ebola deaths pass 300
The number of people killed by the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa has risen to 337, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. BBC News – Africa
Clashes on approaches to Baghdad
Iraqi troops are engaged in heavy clashes with Sunni Islamist militants in Baquba, about 60km from the capital Baghdad, reports say. BBC News – Middle East
UK inflation rate falls to 1.5% in May
Lower fares for flights helped to push the rate of inflation down to its lowest level in four-and-a-half years in May, new figures show. BBC News – Business
Colombia leader ‘has peace mandate’
Following his re-election, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos tells the BBC that voters want him to continue peace talks with the Farc rebels. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
UK to re-open embassy in Iran
Foreign Secretary William Hague says the “circumstances are right” for the UK to re-open its embassy in Iran’s capital, Tehran, which has been shut since 2011. BBC News – UK