Regional News
Female security guard dies after courthouse attack
A female custody officer who was assaulted outside a court while preparing to escort a prisoner between the court and a van parked outside in central London has died. Lorraine Barwell, 54, was the first prisoner …
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Stock Market Manipulation being probed by Chinese Regulator
China’s securities regulator has initiated an investigation to crack down on stock-market manipulation and insider trading after a slump of around 30 per cent in Chinese stocks since mid-June. China’s securities regulator will inquire the suspected …
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Asia Pacific
Stock Market Manipulation being probed by Chinese Regulator China’s securities regulator has initiated an investigation to crack down on stock-market manipulation and insider trading after a slump of around 30 per cent in Chinese stocks since mid-June. China’s securities regulator will inquire the suspected …
Read More Taiwan TransAsia Pilot Shut Off Wrong Engine 
Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council (ASC) has confirmed that the captain of a TransAsia Airways ATR mistakenly switched off the plane’s only working engine seconds before it crashed leading to the death of 43 people on board, …
Read More Anniversary Democracy Rally in Hong Kong 
Tens and Thousands of people rallied in Hong Kong to mark the 18th year since Britain handed over the territory to China. On wednesday the protesters gathered at Victoria park holding yellow umbrella putting forth their …
Read More 141 bodies have been recovered so far in Indonesian transport plane crash 
An Indonesian plane crash has claimed the lives of more than 140 people. Death toll indicates that 122 people on board the Hercules C-130 and at least 19 people on the ground were killed after a …
Read More Transport plane crash kills at least five in Indonesia 
A military transport plane crashed in a residential area of Medan in Indonesia killing at least 30 people, officials say. The plane with 12 crew members on board came down soon after take-off and crashed into two …
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Middle East
Iran Claims Progress in the Nuclear Talks 
Iran’s Foreign Minister has claimed its progress in the nuclear talks with the United States. This statement was released through a specially made Youtube video. US Secretary of State John Kerry said there is still a …
Read More Yemen jailbreak: ‘More than 1,000′ prisoners escape 
In a major jailbreak in Yemen about 1,200 prisoners have escaped from a prison in central Yemen, officials say. Its reported that there were clashes at the prison in the central town of Taiz ahead of …
Read More Cairo car bomb kills Egypt prosecutor Hisham Barakat 
Egypt’s public prosecutor, Mr Barakat, died of his wounds in hospital following a bomb attack on his car in Cairo, reports say. The Egyptian state news agency Mena said that Mr Barakat had died after undergoing …
Read More Big brands are becoming big business in Iran 
A luxury-shopping revolution is taking shape in Iran. The roadside billboards and luxury shopping centres that have come across Tehran makes it clear that Iranian consumers on average have more money to spend. Middle-class Iranians have …
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Americas
Shell to Explore Oil In Arctic 
Oil and gas major Shell will start oil rigging in the Arctic in the next two weeks. Thirty ships have been deployed initially from the Dutch Harbor in Alaska to support two exploratory wells. Shell has …
Read More Another shark attack reported in North Carolina 
In less than three weeks, a 68-year-old man, was bitten by a shark in North Carolina in the seventh attack off the US state’s coast. The National Park Service confirmed a shark attack, seventh in series, …
Read More BP to Pay $18.7bn as settlement for Gulf oil spill 
BP has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice to pay $18.7bn for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The environmental disaster was a result of the explosion at the …
Read More Inquest on airline price in US 
The US Justice Department is examining on the airline prices and its reason Big carriers such as American, United and Delta, along with some of the regional airlines, have reworked their operations to recover from the …
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Europe
Female security guard dies after courthouse attack A female custody officer who was assaulted outside a court while preparing to escort a prisoner between the court and a van parked outside in central London has died. Lorraine Barwell, 54, was the first prisoner …
Read More Robot Kills Worker at Car Factory 
A worker at a Volkswagen production plants in Germany lost his life when he was grabbed and crushed against a metal plate by a robot. The 22-year-old man, working as a part of a team installing …
Read More Greece fails to pay IMF in time 
The IMF confirmed that Greece has missed the deadline for a €1.6bn payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and is now formally in arrears. Even though eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout they may …
Read More Banks will be closed all week in Greece 
European Central Bank has decided not to extend emergency funding to Greece. This resulted in Greek government introducing capital controls and temporarily closing banks all week. Decree to protect the Greek financial system : Cash withdrawals …
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