News Headlines - 02 August 2014
▽Corruption: No ordinary Zhou | The Economist
SINCE President Xi Jinping launched his anti-corruption campaign at the end of 2012, the question has been how high he would aim. On July 29th an emphatic answer came with the news that Zhou Yongkang was under investigation by the Communist Party for “serious violations of discipline”—for which, read corruption.
▽Obama: ‘We Tortured Some Folks’ | TIME
On Friday, President Barack Obama previewed the upcoming release of a Senate report into the CIA’s rendition, detention and interrogation after the attacks of September 11, 2001, saying “we tortured some folks.”
▽Two Americans Held in North Korea Ask for U.S. Help - WSJ
Two American tourists charged with "antistate" crimes in North Korea said Friday they expect to be tried soon and pleaded for help from the U.S. government to secure their release from what they say could be long prison terms.
▽Record Crowd Sees Manchester United Top Real Madrid, 3-1, At Michigan Stadium « CBS Detroit
Ashley Young scored twice in the first half, and Manchester United beat Real Madrid 3-1 on Saturday in front of the largest crowd to see a soccer game in the United States.
A competition which sees Chinese women taking selfies of their underarm hair is sweeping the country's version of Twitter... The competition, called 'Girls not plucking their armpit hair' is said to be challenging social norms and encouraging women to keep their body hair.
