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South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service regulator opens investigation into Seoul branches of Standard Chartered and HSBC.

Standard Chartered's Peter Sands denies bank broke US sanctions and slams New York regulator for threat to revoke US banking licence.

Spanish champions Real Madrid are reportedly tiring of Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy's hardball stance over the transfer of Croatian playmaker Luka Modric and have issued Spurs an ultimatum and final offer of £30m

Sustained bombardment rains down on Syria's second city while Iran plans diplomatic conference.

Two generals sacked, two men arrested and two embassies closed after pro-democracy teddy bears parachuted in.

Controversial practice of forcing chicken eggs into suspected homosexuals brings disciplinary action threat by doctors' watchdog.

Crackdown on illegal migrants, which will see at least 1,500 kicked out of Greece, violates international law, says human rights charity.

Watch the Throne rapper pays backhanded musical compliment to his curvy reality star girlfriend of just six months.

Bank of England governor's comments highlight concerns in London and Washington over Benjamin Lawsky's unilateral pursuit of Standard Chartered.

Starbucks customers at its 7,000 US stores will be able to make credit card payments using their smartphones thanks to a deal with Square.

Peter Sands and Richard Meddings joined the bank in 2002, shortly after the alleged Iranian transactions began, and have been holding their current positions since 2006.

US, UK and European legal experts tell IBTimes UK that it is likely that the New York state filing charges against Standard Chartered for money laundering to fund terrorism is only the tip of the iceberg.

With Standard Chartered vehemently denying accusations of the group acting as a "rogue institution" that wilfully broke US sanction laws against Iran for money laundering purposes, IBTimes UK takes a look at the legal arguments.

The star of the Twilight series of films, Robert Pattinson, is set to re-enter public life for the first time since it was revealed that long-time girlfriend and Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart cheated on him with British director Rupert Sanders

Riyadh cabinet condemns 'brutal attacks' after reports of 80 dead in sectarian conflict.

The global battle for financial centre dominance has British banks, including Standard Chartered, fighting for their international reputation.

Shares in emerging markets bank fall by double digits, despite Standard Chartered rejecting accusations that it acted as a “rogue institution” by funnelling Iranian money through the US in a case that echoes HSBC.

US regulator accuses Standard Chartered of engaging in deceptive and fraudulent conduct to favour Iranian financial institutions.

Citizens vow to fight Islamist groups imposing hardline Sharia law in parts of northern Mali.

Oscar-winner Natalie Portman and French-born dancer-choreographer Benjamin Millepied tied knot in a Jewish ceremony at a private home near Big Sur, California,

Prime Minister responds as Corby MP quits with plan to move to New York.

Conservative MP will move to New York because of family commitments.

US brokerage to receive lifeline from private group of investors after major trading technical malfunction.

Gabrielle Douglas, mother Natalie Hawkins filed for bankruptcy just few months before the Olympics.

Kristen Stewart is still trying to rebuild her relationship with co-star Robert Pattinson following her affair with Rupert Sanders.

Malaga striker Jose Salomon Rondon has not joined his club's pre-season tour to Italy as he is discussing a move away from the debt-stricken Spanish side.

American singer Beyonce Knowles has decorated her fingernails with images of herself and her husband, Jay-Z.

Anti-nuclear activists force shutdown of Oak Ridge uranium storage depot in Tennessee after cutting through four fences.

Huge numbers of people in dire need of food and water and many areas face outbreak of disease.

US-listed Knight Capital’s stock price plummets by half on news that the major trading technology malfunction that affected 140 shares on NYSE will cost the company $440m in pre-tax losses.