U.S.
Four banks, with total assets of $2.7 billion, are ordered closed in the U.S.; 157 American banks failed last year.
Sources: Reuters
Sources: Reuters
A shooting spree in Dallas, Texas, U.S., kills 4, wounds 4 and the gunman is subsequently arrested.
Wildfires continue to spread in the U.S. state of California.
U.S. jobless claims fall to their lowest level in five years.
Four are killed and a further four are wounded in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan, Pakistan.