| * North Korea's Kim has uncle executed for treason * UN inspectors indicate chemical weapons were used in Syria * Demand swells for China burial services IPO * Buoyant India bounces back from crisis * OGX investors seek Brazil exchange probe * US expands list of Iran sanctions busters * Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader Mollah * US budget allows Gulf of Mexico drilling * Russia to sign economic deals with Kiev * Standard Bank consultant held in Mongolia * Seoul changes tack on China air zone * HK insider trader ordered to pay investors * Slovenia plans €3bn bank recapitalisation * Markets: mixed North Korea's Kim has uncle executed for treason
North Korea on Friday announced the execution of Jang Song Thaek, the uncle widely seen as Kim Jong Un's most powerful adviser, accusing him of plotting a coup against the young leader.
http://on.ft.com/1bJ53vj UN inspectors indicate chemical weapons were used in Syria
Chemical weapons were probably used in five of seven attacks UN inspectors investigated in Syria, according to the team's final report.
http://on.ft.com/1bChHex Demand swells for China burial services IPO
Fu Shou Yuan, a chain of high-end graveyards, prices its $215m IPO at the top of its range, with the retail investor portion 670 times oversubscribed
http://on.ft.com/1jWnZdk Buoyant India bounces back from crisis
Enthusiasm over the opposition win in state poll helps boost stocks to a record while markets enjoy the best daily inflows in two months
http://on.ft.com/1bxLPEh OGX investors seek Brazil exchange probe
Public prosecutors urged to look at the role of Brazil's stock exchange operator in relation to share trades of Eike Batista's collapsed oil company
http://on.ft.com/19FVVDl US expands list of Iran sanctions busters
Keen to counter pressure from Congress, the White House said the new names on the blacklist were a signal the existing sanctions would be rigorously enforced
http://on.ft.com/19FVVDm Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader Mollah
The execution of the senior opposition figure, convicted of committing war crimes in 1971, is expected to ignite a bitter reaction
http://on.ft.com/19FVVDt US budget allows Gulf of Mexico drilling
Agreement proposed by Patty Murray and Paul Ryan will allow offshore drilling along the maritime border boosting the drive for Mexico energy reform
http://on.ft.com/19FVXew Russia to sign economic deals with Kiev
Comment by President Putin confirms that full Customs Union membership is not on agenda, while adviser denies that package includes deal on gas prices
http://on.ft.com/19FVXez Standard Bank consultant held in Mongolia
New Zealand man is a suspect in a case against Just Group, a local conglomerate, and is unable to leave the country but free to move around Ulan Bator
http://on.ft.com/19FVVTQ Seoul changes tack on China air zone
South Korea's transport ministry says safety concerns amid rising tensions after Seoul expanded its own defence zone were behind change of stance
http://on.ft.com/19FVXeE HK insider trader ordered to pay investors
Former Morgan Stanley banker Du Jun, who was convicted in 2009, has been told by a court to repay HK$24m to more than 290 investors
http://on.ft.com/19FVVTT Slovenia plans €3bn bank recapitalisation
Finance minister to inject more than expected into the three largest banks, but some officials fear it could be a temporary fix
http://on.ft.com/1bxLNwl Emerging Markets
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