News Headlines - 16 June 2014

▽BBC News - Iraq conflict: Militants 'seize' city of Tal Afar

Sunni militants have seized the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar, officials and residents say.
Militants led by ISIS - the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - captured key cities including Mosul and Tikrit last week, but some towns were retaken.

▽US, Iran discuss ongoing Iraq violence - The Washington Post

A senior U.S. official says American and Iranian diplomats have discussed developments in Iraq on the sidelines of multination nuclear talks in Austria.

▽Siemens, Mitsubishi Heavy Counter GE's Alstom Deal - WSJ

German engineering giant Siemens AG and Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. launched a bid for Alstom SA's energy business, hoping to thwart General Electric Co.'s earlier $17 billion offer for the French industrial group with a pitch that is as much about politics as finance.

▽Maiden Chinese 'Green Bond' To List In London | Orange UK

Sky News has learnt that the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is the World Bank's private sector-focused investment arm, plans to raise about RMB 500m (￡47m) to invest in climate-related projects.

▽EU signs deal with South Korea to develop 5G technologyTechie News

The European Commission has signed a strategic deal with the South Korean government to develop and implement 5G wireless technologies in future.