News Headlines - 27 August 2016

▽Italy holds mass state funeral for earthquake victims | The Guardian

Italy has held an emotionally charged funeral for dozens of its earthquake victims as the country observes a national day of mourning for the disaster that killed 291 people and wounded hundreds more.

▽Bangladeshi police: Dhaka terror attack planner killed - CNN.com

Bangladeshi police killed one of the "suspected masterminds" of the July terror attack in Dhaka after an hour-long battle, authorities said.
The suspect, Bangladeshi-Canadian Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury, was killed along with two others, the national police chief said Saturday.

▽Stranded mariners rescued in Micronesia after 'SOS' spotted in s - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL

Two stranded mariners are safe Friday after crews spotted their “SOS” in the sand on uninhabited island in Micronesia.

▽Apple Plans iPhone for Japan With Tap-to-Pay for Subways - Bloomberg

Apple Inc. is planning a new iPhone feature for Japan that will enable users to pay for mass-transit rides with their smartphones instead of physical payment cards. A future iPhone will include technology called FeliCa, a mobile tap-to-pay standard in Japan developed by Sony Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.

▽Red Hot Chili Peppers announce UK tour with Babymetal | The List

Off the back of a summer of headline slots at the biggest music festivals around the world (not to mention T in the Park) and forthcoming headline shows at Reading and Leeds, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced they will return again in December for their first UK tour in five years.