Turkey accused of collaborating with IS following release of 49 hostages
Mystery surrounds the surprise release of 49 Turkish diplomats and their families held captive for three months by Isis. The Turkish government is denying any deal with the hostage-takers, making it unclear why Isis, notorious for its cruelty and ruthlessness, should hand over its Turkish prisoners... read more »
Teen forced to sleep with 1800 men in Satanic sex cult
The daughter of a woman involved in a Satanic sex cult has revealed how she will never forgive her “evil” mother for forcing her to sleep with 1800 men by the time she was 18 years old. The woman, who goes by the name Annabelle Forest, says she was made to watch her own mother perform a... read more »
Isis encourages Egyptian insurgents to continue attacks
Islamic State (Isis) has called on insurgents in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula to press ahead with attacks against the country’s security forces and continue beheadings – an announcement likely to deepen concerns over ties between the militant groups. “Rig the roads with explosives for them.... read more »
Israel-Hamas Talks, Abbas at UN
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK: It’s a busy week in Mideast diplomacy, book-ended by the launch of Israel-Hamas talks about a border deal for blockaded Gaza and the Palestinian president’s UN speech about a new strategy for dealing with Israel. The talks about Gaza’s future seem to be a long... read more »
Biocon stock zooms after Silver Leaf Oak buys 10% stake in Syngene for Rs 380 cr
MThis investment reflects Syngene’s leading position in the contract research and manufacturing space in Asia, acknowledging its comprehensive multidisciplinary capabilities,”... read more »
UCO Bank examining ways to declare Kingfisher Airlines wilful defaulter
State-run lender UCO Bank is examining its options on how to declare Kingfisher Airlines a willful defaulter, chairman and managing director Arun Kaul said on Friday. “We are... read more »
Rupee erases all gains, trades flat at 60.84 per dollar
Mumbai: The Indian rupee erased all its gains and remained barely changed from its previous close, tracking the weakness in other Asian currencies on Friday. At 2.19pm, the home currency... read more »
Alibaba’s IPO Priced at $68 a Share
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ‘s shares priced Thursday at $68 apiece, putting the Chinese company on track for an initial public offering that will raise at least $21.8 billion. The... read more »
China hands drugmaker GSK record $489 mln fine, sentences executi...
China has fined GlaxoSmithKline Plc a record 3 billion yuan ($488.8 million) for paying bribes to doctors to use its drugs, the British company said on Friday, drawing to a close a corruption... read more »
