News Headlines - 16 August 2012
Three people were arrested this morning outside Ecuador’s embassy in London where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seeking political asylum.
▽Andy Coulson in court over phone hacking - Channel 4 News
Former Tory spin doctor Andy Coulson and six other people appear in court on Thursday charged with phone hacking.
▽Japan to deport Chinese activists after island landing | Reuters
Japan has decided to deport Chinese activists who landed on a disputed isle at the heart of a territorial row, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday, a move that could ease tension between Asia's two biggest economies.
▽BBC News - Libor scandal: Seven banks summoned in US probe
Seven banks, including HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland, are to be questioned in the US for alleged manipulation of the Libor inter-bank lending rate. The other banks receiving subpoenas by the New York attorney general are Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and UBS.
▽Families of 1983 Marines bombing sue bank in NY - WSJ.com
Families of victims of a deadly 1983 bombing of U.S. Marines in Lebanon filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to hold Standard Chartered Bank and its New York branch accountable. They claim in the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that the bank conspired with Iran and its agents to hide Iran's assets from them. They're seeking to trace assets as they try to enforce a $2.6 billion judgment against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
