News Headlines - 17 November 2014

▽BBC News - Japan's economy makes surprise fall into recession

Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank for the second consecutive quarter, leaving the world's third largest economy in technical recession. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell at an annualised 1.6% from July to September, compared with forecasts of a 2.1% rise.

▽Chinese Students at U.S. Universities Jump 75% in Three Years - Bloomberg

Students from China made up the largest contingent among the 886,052 foreign students last year, with 31 percent, the Institute of International Education, a New York-based nonprofit group, said today. India is second with 12 percent of the total, followed by South Korea with 7.7 percent.

▽David Cameron warns of looming second global crash | The Guardian

David Cameron has issued a stark message that “red warning lights are flashing on the dashboard of the global economy” in the same way as when the financial crash brought the world to its knees six years ago.

▽Main Mexico leftist party on verge of dissolution, leader says - World | The Star Online

The elder statesman of Mexico's main leftist party said on Sunday the group was on the verge of falling apart after a series of mistakes and the disappearance of 43 students in a state it runs in the southwest of the country.

▽Watch the Leonid Meteor Shower for a Weekend Spectacle

Sky-watchers are getting ready for a meteor shower from a celestial lion: The Leonids peak this weekend.