Two men from Chechnya said they were detained by police and subjected to torture and beatings because they were homosexual, which is considered a crime by some in their deeply conservative region of Russia.
Analysts at UOB said the two consecutive months of contraction in Singapore NODX have alarmed market watchers since it was growing at an average growth of 14% over the 5 months prior.
General Electrics Jeff Immelt, CEO since 2001, is stepping down. He will be replaced by John Flannery, who is currently the president of GE Healthcare.