June 29, 2016
Microsoft to help track legalised marijuana sales
Microsoft has teamed up with California-based technology start-up Kind Financial, which helps businesses and government agencies track sales of legalised marijuana "from seed to sale". It is the first-ever partnership of its kind for Microsoft.…
June 29, 2016
Body of a two-year-old boy Attacked by an Alligator Recovered
Florida rescuers have recovered the body of a two-year-old boy attacked by an alligator on the edge of a manmade lake at a Disney resort hotel, authorities said Wednesday. His body was completely intact... The body has now been turned over to the…
June 29, 2016
Iran Sues US Over Frozen Assets
Iran has filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice to recover $2 billion worth of assets frozen in the United States. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani made the announcement in remarks Wednesday on state television. The tribunal also…
June 29, 2016
White House to Commit $220 Million to Supporting Ukraine
The White House plans to commit $220 million to Ukraine in support of economic, political, and energy reforms, Vice President Biden said in a meeting with Ukraine's Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman Wednesday. "The Vice President expressed strong…
June 29, 2016
President Obama Set to Visit Orlando Following Mass Shooting
Following the worst mass shooting in American history and the deadliest attack in the United States since 9/11, President Obama and Vice President Biden travelled earlier to Orlando today to meet with the families of victims and first responders in…
June 29, 2016
Significant damage to Syrian airbase by Russian forces
New satellite imagery appears to reveal extensive damage to a strategically significant airbase in central Syria used by Russian forces after an attack by so-called Islamic State (IS). Four helicopters and 20 lorries were destroyed in a series of…
June 29, 2016
Google’s Paris HQ raided in tax probe
French finance officials have raided the Paris offices of US internet giant Google as part of a tax fraud investigation. Reports say about 100 tax officials entered Google's offices in central Paris early in the morning. Police sources confirmed the…
June 29, 2016
Bank Linked to 1MDB Scandal Probed in Singapore, Switzerland
Singapore is ordering Swiss bank BSI, which has been linked to a money-laundering scandal at Malaysia's state fund 1MDB, to shut down its local branch. The Singapore central bank said it is the first time in 32 years it's withdrawing a license from…
June 29, 2016
At Least 12 Dead, 50 Injured in Jade Mining Landslide in Myanmar
A landslide in northern Myanmar's jade mining region Tuesday killed at least 12 people and injured about 50 others, witnesses and officials said. Volunteer rescuer Naw Li told The Associated Press by telephone that 12 bodies have been recovered “but…
May 2, 2016
North Korea Preparing New Medium Range Missile Launch
South Korea's Yonhap news agency says North Korea is preparing a second launch of a new, powerful mid-range missile capable of reaching U.S. military installations in the Pacific. Yonhap says it learned from an unidentified government official that…