Mass shooting in Florida school leaves 17 dead
Breaking news coming from the U.S. where a shooting has taken place at a high school in Southern Florida. 17 people are dead following the attack, according … source
‘Game of Thones’ targeted in HBO hack
Hackers claim to have stolen the script of an unaired episode of hit fantasy show ‘Game of Thrones’, calling it the ‘greatest leak’ of the ‘cyber space era’. The criminals…
ZTE says asked U.S. Commerce Department to suspend business ban
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ZTE Corp (0763.HK) (000063.SZ) has submitted an application to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for the suspension of a business ban,…
U.S. concerned about Boko Haram’s cooperation with ISIL
The United States has raised concerns of increased cooperation between Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and the Islamic State in Libya. According to … source
U.S. concerned about Boko Haram’s cooperation with ISIL
The United States has raised concerns of increased cooperation between Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and the Islamic State in Libya. According to … source
U.S. drug agency suspends Louisiana distributor over opioid sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said on Friday it had suspended a Louisiana pharmaceutical distributor from selling controlled substances for allegedly selling unusually large quantities of opioids…
Escalating tensions: US threatens Russia with new sanctions over Syria
New sanctions follow a combined assault by America and its allies against the Assad government. The US envoy to the United Nations said Russia will face new restrictions over its…
Syrian air defenses respond to missiles over Homs province – state media
Syria’s air defence has just repelled a missile attack, in Homs Province, according to the state media. The Pentagon has denied initiating strikes or conducting any other military activity… source
Four found guilty in insider trading case linked to U.S. health agency
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two partners at the hedge fund Deerfield Management and two others were found guilty on Thursday of charges stemming from what prosecutors have described as an…
Bridging Asia: Barack Obama’s Re-Election will be of no consequence to Asia
Asia held its breath when Obama came to power in 2008 in the hope that he’d be America’s first “Pacific President”. But with a gloomy domestic economy and a war…