The Big Stories of July 2016

Welcome to the second half of the year featuring terrorist attacks, sporting scandals and more to round off the big stories of July 2016.

Headline News

We begin again with brutality in the form of mass murder when a deranged terrorist drove a truck through a crowd of people in Nice, France killing innocent people along with a hostage situation at a church. But that wasn't all for July with police shootings in the US resulting in protests and attacks on the police themselves and an attempted coup in Turkey fell apart sending the military scrambling for the borders. The month then ended with a young man in Munich going on a shooting spree along with bombings in Baghdad and Germany. And if all the wasn't bad enough the US Election's held Armageddon themed conventions to scare people into voting for them.

Business News

The business world saw Yahoo being sold for a pitiful $5billion for the one time technology giant while Nintendo stocks went on a roller coaster ride with the success of Pokemon Go. Elsewhere Europe tried to tackle the issue of Brexit and VW continued to piece together it's shattered reputation all the while the taxman stood by with his hand stretched out.

Sports News

July was the month of sports with Wimbledon coming to an end with wins from Serena Williams and Andy Murray along with the Euro 2016 which saw Portugal take the title. While some came to an end other events continued with the Tour de France experiencing a bizarre set of accidents while the controversy around the Olympics in Rio continued and doping bans addressed by Russia.

Entertainment News

The entertainment world kicked things off with the BET Awards followed by Emmy nominations. Later celebrities were besieged by nerds at the annual Comic-Con which saw new movies launched and celebrities questioned by fans.

Technology News

Google was back under fire from Europe for various issues while Microsoft joined them on the hot seat for tracking users with Windows 10. Facebook didn't fare much better with law suits from the families of terrorist victims and controversial sales of guns via their platform.

In Search of Answers

This week we saw the world searching for answers from a terrorist attack and those fleeing terror to pollution for sale.

Turkey Bombings

On 10 October the Turkish capital city of Ankara fell victim to two deadly suicide attacks killing nearly 100 people. Over the days that followed it was believed that the attacks had been orchestrated by ISIS and Kurdish-group the PKK.

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Refugee Crisis

Leaders in Europe continued to tackle the growing refugee crisis with nations looking at their various options.

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VW Scandal

The VW Scandal gained more attention with various countries pushing for answers from Britain to Australia.

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Protecting and Honoring Victims

This week we look at human frailty with some fighting for law and order and others abusing it while disasters show no discrimination.

Law & Order

We begin in Hong Kong where tens of thousands marched at a pro-democracy rally marking the 18th anniversary of Britain handing the territory back to China but while some marched remembering their freedoms others were attacked in Turkey when police fired water cannons, rubber pellets and tear gas to disperse people at a gay pride event in Istanbul.

On the other side of the law this week saw an end to the New York prisoner escape when Richard Matt was shot and killed while the second fugitive David Sweat was shot and taken into custody. Australia saw one of it's largest prisons descend into chaos when a smoking bad was introduced causing prisoners to riot and finally we have a mother who admitted to killing her two children and leaving their bodies in her freezer.

Disasters

The week saw multiple disasters strike across the globe, we begin with an explosion in Taiwan at a water park which has claimed two lives and an explosion at a chemical plant in South Korea which killed 6 workers. In Indonesia a military aircraft crash claimed a staggering 144 lives while an army train accident in Pakistan saw 17 people die followed by 38 people dying when a Philippine ferry capsized.

We end the week with closure on some previous disasters with a report on the TransAsia crash claiming human error when the pilot pulled the wrong throttle shutting down the sole working engine causing the crash.