News Headlines - 11 June 2014

▽Iraq crisis: Capture of Mosul ushers in the birth of a Sunni caliphate - The Independent

The capture of Mosul by Isis means a radical change in the political geography of Iraq and Syria. Moreover, the impact of this event will soon be felt across the Middle East as governments take on board the fact that a Sunni proto-caliphate is spreading across northern Iraq and Syria.

▽BBC News - Who are Iraq's ISIS fighters?

In less than one week the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Shams (ISIS) has seized control of the western half of Mosul, Iraq's second largest city and a major political and economic centre.

▽Taxi driver Uber protest live: Cabbies bring central London to standstill - Daily Record

Motorists faced huge delays in central London today after hundreds of taxi drivers blocked traffic in a protest over a smartphone app.
Streets around Trafalgar Square were left clogged up by licensed cabbies who are furious over Uber - which summons rides at the touch of a button.

▽Oxfam 'perfect storm' poster attacked as 'shameful' by Conservative politicians - The Independent

A leading aid charity is facing an investigation by the Charity Commission after Tory MPs complained about a poster campaign attacking the Government's austerity drive.
Oxfam published a picture of a faux film poster on their Twitter account depicting a raging sea under the tag line: "The perfect storm...starring zero hours contracts, high prices, benefits cuts, unemployment, childcare costs".

▽Apple, Starbucks and Fiat's tax affairs examined by European commission | theguardian.com

Brussels is looking into the tax affairs of Apple, Starbucks and Fiat. "It is particularly important that large multinationals pay their fair share of taxes," said the European commission's top competition regulator, Joaquín Almunia. Here is an overview of the tax affairs of the three firms under investigation.