Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The so called Islamic State group claims one of its followers was behind the new years eve Nightclub Attack in istanbul, which killed 39 people and wounded scores of others. A number of arrests have been made, but the hunt continues for the gunman who opened fire. Officials have now identified all but one of the victims, saying most were foreign nationals. Some of their funerals have been taking place today, as mark lowen reports from istanbul. It is slowly sinking in. Grief binding together a nation pulled apart by terror. They mourned 23 year old yunus gormek, killed in the attack on the reina nightclub. A student working there for new years eve, who was simply in the wrong place. At his funeral, his colleague. She took refuge from the gunman in the bathroom. I was in the toilet. The electricity went out. And i was like, yes, ok, thats all. And i said my last goodbyes to one of my friends. Telling, 0k, goodbye, thats all, i love you. You thought
Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. The bell for 2017. Where should you put your money this year, and will economists or fortunetellers have the upper hand on predictions . And remember when the latest technology looked a little like this . We take a looked a little like this . We take a look back at 50 years of the worlds biggest Consumer Electronics show. Hello, and welcome to Asia Business report. 2016 was a mixed year for the global economy, and for the markets as well. The dowjones is at record highs, approaching 20,000, and the us dollar is very strong. The british pound on the other hand took a beating after the country voted in a referendum to leave the eu. Now, in this region it was the Chinese Markets that actually ended up Chinese Markets that actually ended up underperforming in 2016, while thailands Stock Exchange was the standout, closing at around 20 higher despite Economic Uncertainty there. Now, most markets are reopening for the new year
Released to coincide with the anniversary of the 1984-85 Miner’s strike in Britain, this is an interesting collection of writings from a man whose convictions ran deep