Russia's Lukoil sells filling stations in UkraineRussia's Lukoil said it had reached preliminary agreement to sell its network of filling stations in Ukraine, days after radical nationalists there tried to extort fuel from the company.
31 July 2014
Myanmar makes $2.3mn heroin bust in 'Golden Triangle'Myanmar authorities have seized 140 kilograms (310 lbs) of heroin packed into blocks and hidden in a car in the notorious "Golden Triangle" area near the Thai border, police said.
31 July 2014
Ex-TEPCO execs should be charged over Fukushima: panelAn independent legal panel called for criminal charges to be brought against three former executives of the Fukushima nuclear plant operator for their role in the 2011 atomic disaster.
China court hears first gay 'conversion therapy' caseA Beijing court began hearing a landmark case on "gay conversion" treatment Thursday, as an activist in a nurse's uniform knelt over a patient, wielding a giant needle, outside.
31 July 2014
George W. Bush writes bio of his US president dadFormer US president George W. Bush has written a "personal biography" of his presidential father, said Crown publishers, which announced it will release the book in November.
Ex-spy Litvinenko death inquiry to open in BritainBritain will formally open an inquiry into the radioactive poisoning of Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko in a case that threatens to increase tensions with Moscow amid the crisis in Ukraine.
31 July 2014
Argentina faces default as 'vulture fund' talks failLast-ditch talks between Argentina and the US hedge funds it has branded "vultures" failed to reach agreement Wednesday, effectively pushing the country into default.