Japan probes possible suicide of finance official amid cronyism scandal-mediaTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese police are investigating as possible suicide the death of an official at a finance ministry bureau that handled a land deal at the heart of a cronyism scandal threatening Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's popularity, media said on Friday. Rainbow lionsA pair of lions painted in rainbow stripes displayed outside HSBC's main office in Hong Kong have been slammed by anti-gay groups as activists in the city call for more progress on equal rights. "Gherkin" office towerLondon's landmark Gherkin office tower, one of the landmarks on the British capital's skyline, went on sale for about 650 million pounds ($1.1 billion, 820 million euros) on July 29, 2014 after being placed into receivership. Train accident in DaeguA bullet train collided with a local passenger train at Daegu station near Seoul, paralysing a key South Korean rail artery.
