2015-08-04

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Syria jet crash leaves many dead

04/08/2015

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China in deep water

04/08/2015

Pakistan

Pakistan hangs 'teen' convict despite protests from rights groups

Convicted killer Shafqat Hussain was hanged by Pakistan on Tuesday despite claims that he was under 18 when arrested and was tortured into confessing

04/08/2015

Business Series

Currencies riding a bumpy road

This week’s Business Middle East takes a look at global currency trading trends, and in business snapshot we look at the reactions to the new fuel

04/08/2015

Malaysia

ASEAN foreign ministers set to discuss South China Sea tensions

Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia are meeting in Malaysia, with territorial disputes in the South China Sea set to be a key talking point. The

04/08/2015

Poland

Nearly 1.5 million counterfeit cigarettes seized in Poland

Several arrests have been made and nearly 1.5 million cigarettes seized after police and customs officers raided an illegal cigarette factory in

04/08/2015

USA

California wildfires: Thousands told to flee as 'Rocky' ravages drought-parched terrain

California continues to be ravaged by wildfires. More than 13,000 people have been urged to flee their homes. Cooler weather has given some relief

04/08/2015

Kosovo

Kosovo votes in favour war crimes court

Parliament in Kosovo has approved a constitutional amendment that will allow a special court to be set up to prosecute former leaders over alleged

04/08/2015

United Kingdom

Handling of a child sex abuse complaint against a former British prime minister to be investigated.

Britain’s policing watchdog on Monday announced that it will investigate a claim that detectives failed to follow up a complaint of child sex abuse

04/08/2015

Ukraine

Talks on Ukraine take place despite escalation in fighting

The Ukrainian military said on Monday that four of its soldiers were killed and 15 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the previous 24

04/08/2015

China

Bra protest in Hong Kong

Men and women wearing and brandishing bras protested in Hong Kong after a woman was jailed for assaulting a policeman with her breasts The woman had

04/08/2015

Brazil

Ex-Brazil minister arrested in Petrobras probe

Federal police in Brazil have arrested a former government minister on charges of corruption in a probe involving the state-run oil company

04/08/2015

United Kingdom

Former London banker jailed for 14 years in Libor scandal

A court in London has sentenced a former city trader to 14 years in prison for his part in rigging interbank interest rates, known as Libor

04/08/2015