News Headlines - 09 August 2014
President Obama said Saturday that U.S. airstrikes in northern Iraq would remain sharply limited so long as the nation’s political leadership remains divided along sectarian lines. But he held out the possibility of more aggressive military intervention if a unified government emerges and said the current crisis is unlikely to be resolved soon.
▽Support for Scottish independence drops after TV debate - poll | Reuters
Support for Scottish independence has fallen following a TV debate this week and the campaign to split the United Kingdom will need a dramatic turnaround if it is to win a forthcoming referendum, a poll showed on Saturday.
A woman who posed as a former co-worker online to try and trick men into raping the unwitting colleague has been jailed for six years.
Joanne Berry, 30, went onto sex chatrooms and assumed the identity of the victim, giving out her address online and asking men to act out violent rape fantasies with her.
▽Hurricane Bertha to bring high winds and heavy rain to most of Britain | The Observer
Many parts of Britain will be on storm alert on Sunday as the remains of Hurricane Bertha track across the Atlantic.
The Met Office said the weather would turn wet and windy in many parts from Sunday morning, with severe gales likely along some southern coastal and inland areas.
▽Typhoon Halong Disrupts Air, Rail Service in Japan - Bloomberg
Typhoon Halong disrupted rail and air services throughout southwestern Japan today as it closed on the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku with winds gusting to 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour.
