Sunday, 31 August 2014

Captured IS Suicide Bomber's Terror Warning

The first IS suicide bomber caught in Iraq tells Sky News there are many more foreign fighters - including Britons - like him.

China's AgBank chairman to assume provincial party post: government website

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The chairman of Agricultural Bank of China Ltd (AgBank), the country's third-largest listed lender, plans to take on the role of deputy party secretary in the country's northern province of Jilin.


NFL Player Arrested For Domestic Violence

Ray McDonald faces assault charges just days after tougher penalties are announced for players convicted of the crime.

Cuba introduces new customs limits

Cuba restricts the amount of foreign goods that travellers can bring into the country, where locally-made items are scarce and expensive.

Umunna: Brown's denials hurt Labour

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna says Gordon Brown's refusal to use the word "cuts" in 2010 is still hurting Labour.

Explosion fells building outside Paris, killing at least four

ROSNY-SOUS-BOIS France (Reuters) - A building in a Paris suburb collapsed after an explosion on Sunday morning, killing two children and two women, and teams were searching the rubble for four other people still missing by evening.


Hong Kong braces for protests as China rules out full democracy

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pro-democracy activists vowed on Sunday to bring Hong Kong's financial hub to a standstill after China's parliament rejected their demands for the right to freely choose the former British colony's next leader in 2017.















Pakistan PM still surrounded by protesters after deadly clashes

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful army said on Sunday any further use of force to resolve an escalating political crisis would only worsen the situation, after weeks of protests demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation turned violent.


Putin calls for talks on east Ukraine 'statehood'; rebels fire on ship

MOSCOW/MARIUPOL Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Sunday for immediate talks on the "statehood" of southern and eastern Ukraine, although his spokesman said this did not mean Moscow now endorsed rebel calls for independence for territory they have seized.















Leaked Celebrity Photos Sparks Hacking Fears

Jennifer Lawrence's publicist says anyone posting the stolen images will be prosecuted, amid fears other stars have fallen victim.