News Headlines - 07 August 2012

▽Standard Chartered Faces N.Y. Suspension Over Iran Deals - Bloomberg

Standard Chartered Plc conducted $250 billion of transactions with Iranian banks over seven years in violation of federal money laundering laws, a New York regulator said in an order warning that the firm’s U.S. unit may be suspended from doing business in the state.

▽Hate Page: Gurdwara killer raged, ranted online - Hindustan Times

The gunman who killed six worshippers at a Sikh temple played in white supremacist heavy metal bands and posted frequent comments on internet forums for skinheads, repeatedly exhorting members to act more decisively to support their cause.

▽Dramatic video of moment Curiosity landed on Mars - Channel 4 News

NASA's Curiosity space rover beams back a video sequence of its free-fall towards the surface of the red planet.

▽Japanese giant Panasonic confirm ￡2m R&D facility at its Cardiff plant - WalesOnline

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has today confirmed a new fuel cell product research and development facility at its plant in Cardiff. The company said the ￡2m facility would develop and adapt fuel cell products for the domestic market.

▽Kindle ebook sales have overtaken Amazon print, says book seller | The Guardian

According to unaudited figures released by the company on Monday, since the start of 2012, for every 100 hardback and paperback book sold on its site, customers downloaded 114 ebooks. Amazon said the figures included sales of printed books which did not have Kindle editions, but excluded free ebooks.