News Headlines - 14 August 2016
▽Boko Haram Video Appears to Show Bodies of Kidnapped Girls - The New York Times
The militant group Boko Haram released a video on Sunday purporting to show the bodies of several kidnapped schoolgirls who fighters claim were killed by Nigerian airstrikes.
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe faces questioning over a series of horrific unsolved attacks on women – and could face a new trial... In the next few weeks senior officers will liaise with the Crown Prosecution Service over whether the serial killer should face fresh charges.
▽Taiwan’s Foxconn Completes Acquisition of Sharp - WSJ
IPhone assembler Foxconn Technology Group completed its $3.8 billion deal to buy electronics maker Sharp Corp. on Friday, setting the stage for Taiwanese tycoon Terry Gou to rework the troubled Japanese company.
▽Japan boy band SMAP to break up - BBC News
One of Asia's biggest pop groups, SMAP, is to break up at the end of the year after a 25-year career.
The Japanese boy band, which sold 35m records up to last year, will disband on 31 December, its management agency said on Sunday.
▽Nigeria team promised big reward to win Olympic gold - BBC Sport
Celebrated Japanese plastic surgeon Katsuya Takasu announced his desire to reward the 1996 Olympic football champions, along with $20,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze after hearing about their financial woes.
