Myanmar aid
Myanmar’s junta warned Thursday that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid as the cyclone’s death toll soared above 43,000. The warning came amid reports that foreign aid was being sold openly in markets.
Fighting crime
A surge in violent knife crimes prompted London police to introduce a new program Thursday that will rely on mobile, airport-style scanners and hand-held metal detectors for use against people suspected of carrying concealed weapons.
Famous sister
A judge in Toledo, Spain, rejected a request from Telma Ortiz, 35, the sister of Spanish Crown Princess Letizia, for a restraining order barring media outlets from filming her, arguing Thursday that she is a public figure despite her wishes.
EU warns Google
The EU’s top data protection supervisor in Brussels said Thursday that Google’s “Street View” map could pose privacy problems if it launches in Europe. Peter Hustinx said the program would have to comply with European privacy laws as it captures and posts street-level photos.
Ivory charges
Police charged a Chinese man and woman with illegally possessing 242.5 pounds of ivory and trying to fly it out of Kenya. The suspects pleaded not guilty, said Joseph Mumira, chief investigator at Kenya’s main international airport in Nairobi, where the two were arrested.
THE DIGIT
1 million
Number of Toyota Prius vehicles sold worldwide as of the end of April, Toyota Motor said Thursday. The Prius, which went on sale in Japan in 1997, has been a big hit with drivers around the world and is now sold in 40 countries and regions.
