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PBoC sub-branch clerk shoots two superiors dead
A bank clerk of a sub-branch of People's Bank of China in Liaoning Province in Northeast China has shot two of his superiors dead this afternoon.
Two other colleagues of the man were reportedly injured in the shooting.
Police say the shooting might have been resulted from a work-related dispute, as the man was said to have had an argument with the victims before the deadly attack.
It is still unknown if the suspect has been arrested.
The central bank's sub-branch has subsequently been closed and an investigation is underway.
Co-initiators of HK Occupy movement surrender to police
Three founders of Hong Kong's so-called Occupy movement have surrendered themselves to police.
The trio admitted they participated in gatherings which may constitute a crime.
Benny Tai, Chu Yiu-ming and Chan Kin-man are also urging other protesters to leave the Occupy areas.
The move follows violent clashes between protesters and police on Monday which saw 11 police officers injured and some 40 demonstrators arrested.
The Occupy Central protests in Hong Kong have been underway since late September.
Ma Ying-jeou resigns as KMT chairman
Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou has stepped down as the chair of the ruling Kuomintang party.
Ma made the annoucement at a meeting of the KMT Central Standing Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
In making the move, he says he's taking responsibility for his party's poor showing in this past weekend's local elections.
KMT vice-Chair Hung Hsiu-chu is expected to be named acting-chair until the party holds a new leadership election.
That's not expected to take place until January, at the earliest.
Saturday's election saw the Kuomintang win just 6 out of 22 municipalities and counties.
Death toll rises to 12 in sunken S. Korean fishing ship
The Death toll has risen to 12 in a South Korean fishing ship accident in the Bering Sea as 11 more bodies were recovered in waters near the sinking site.
Seoul's foreign ministry says a total of 11 bodies were recovered in waters near the sunken South Korean vessel, lifting the death toll to 12.
The 11 bodies included three South Koreans, one Filipino and seven Indonesians.
The fishing ship sank in the western part of the Bering Sea near Russia on Monday, when one person was confirmed dead and seven were rescued.
Iran denies air strikes against IS in Iraq
Iran's Foreign Ministry has denied reports that Iranian fighters had targeted Islamic States militants on Iraqi soil.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham made the comment on Wednesday.
She said that Iran only offers consultations and military aid to Iraq within the international regulation.
Western media quoted the Pentagon as saying on Tuesday that Iranian fighter jets had launched air strikes from inside Iran against IS posts in eastern Iraq.
Iran and the United States have already denied that they were cooperating against the Jihadists in Iraq.
Powerful explosion hits south of Yemen's capital
A powerful car bomb has hit the southern areas of Yemen's capital Sanaa.
The police say they are rushing to the site near the residence of the Iranian ambassador to Yemen and a security agency in Hadda district.
Several people have been sent to the hospital, some of them in critical condition.
The residential compound in Hadda district, where several foreign missions are located, has been cordoned off.
Security has deteriorated in the Yemeni capital since the Shiite Houthi group overran it in September after a week-long deadly conflict.
Swimming Australia bars Sun Yang from entering the country's pools
Chinese swimming star Sun Yang has been barred from training in Australia for a doping saga which had the double Olympic champion at the storm center for weeks.
The news came just one day after Sun, now cleared to compete, opted to focus on his training instead of participating in the Doha Short-course Worlds, which gets underway today.
Swimming Australia didn't specify reasons for the decision except for saying the integrity of Australian swimming was paramount.
The Australian swimming governing body has also advised Sun Yang's hired coach Denis Cotterell to stop working with the Chinese athlete.
Sun had served a three-month competition ban from May to August for taking cardiac medicine containing a substance banned by the world swimming governing body FINA.
Australia's swimming pools have been a magnet for swimmers worldwide thanks to the high-tech training possibilities that they offer.
