News Headlines - 16 August 2015

Spanish woman fined for posting picture of police parked in disabled bay | The Guardian

A Spanish woman has been fined €800 (£570) under the country’s controversial new gagging law for posting a photograph of a police car parked illegally in a disabled bay.

Missing Indonesian passenger plane carrying 54 people found crashed in remote eastern Papua mountains | South China Morning Post

An Indonesian passenger plane that went missing yesterday in bad weather with 54 people on board crashed in Indonesia’s rugged eastern Papua region, officials said.

Renewable energy: Japan's Sojitz buys 49% stake in Peru megasolar plant operator- Nikkei Asian Review

Sojitz purchased the interest from Madrid-based T-Solar, the Peruvian company's parent and a member of the Isolux group, a major Spanish power producer, in a deal that is believed to be worth between 1 billion yen ($7.97 million) and 2 billion yen.

Ecuador Declares National State of Emergency as Volcano Erupts - Bloomberg Business

Ecuador’s government declared a nationwide state of emergency Saturday to prepare for a possible major eruption of a snow-capped volcano south of the nation’s capital, Quito.

Disney parks adding 'Star Wars'-themed lands

Disney chairman Bob Iger announced the creation of two Star Wars theme lands coming to the Disney parks in Orlando and Anaheim, Calif. Iger made the announcement before a rabid crowd at the biennial Disney D23 Expo Saturday morning.