Anti-North Korea protesters march as they carry a mock North Korean missile during a rally
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North Korea raises stakes with new missile launch

North Korea test-fired three Scud missiles on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said, further stoking regional tensions that were already high due to its nuclear test in May. Read More
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds a meeting with Myanmar's junta supremo Senior General Than Shwe in Naypyidaw

U.N.'s Ban denied Suu Kyi meeting

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday he was "deeply disappointed" that military-rul...
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and husband attend a rally in Virginia Beach

Palin resigning as Alaska governor in surprise move

Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national po...
 

Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff face trial

EU countries were studying steps to protest at Iran's crackdown on dissent on Friday, including a coordinated summoning of Tehran's ambassadors in Europe and visa bans on Iranian officials, diplomats said.

Stanford clients sue Willis Group

Several Mexican clients of Stanford Financial Group have sued insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Ltd , contending it wa...

Banks, Barclays, HSBC and Lloyds rise pushes FTSE higher

The FTSE 100 lost most of the gains made during the day as it closed at 4,236.28.

Factory data lifts Dow; Intel weighs on Nasdaq

The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Wednesday after better-than-expected regional factory data lifted hopes that the recession is moderati...

Nokia sells mobile TV technology unit

The world's top cellphone maker Nokia has sold its enterprise mobile TV unit to India's Wipro, a spokesman for Nokia said on Mon...

Philips swings to loss, to speed up restructuring

Dutch Philips Electronics NV said on Tuesday it would accelerate restructuring measures in the second quarter afte...

MySpace, BT to offer Web contact domains to users

Social network MySpace and British telecoms provider BT will be among the first companies to offer a new type of Web domain for th...

BA passengers down, slashes spending

British Airways carried 3.8 percent fewer passengers in June than the same month last year but plans to cut spending by 20...

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GLOBAL NEWS
France and U.S. join Comoros plane search
French and U.S. aircraft joined the hunt Wednesday for possible survivors from a plane that crashed off the Comoros archipelago, while in Paris expatriate Comorans tried to block another flight by the same airline.
A banner hangs outside the Burt GM auto dealer in Denver
COMPANIES
General Motors seeks approval to sell itself
General Motors is heading to bankruptcy court on Tuesday to seek approval to sell its assets to a "New GM" in a plan to reinvigorate the automaker under U.S. government ownership.
People use computers inside an Internet cafe in Shanghai
TECHNOLOGY
China says Google spreading illegal vulgar content
China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday accused Google's English language search engine of spreading vulgar content that violated the nation's law.
A ship sails in the Indian Ocean near Comoros' capital Moroni
GLOBAL NEWS
France and U.S. join Comoros plane search
French and U.S. aircraft joined the hunt Wednesday for possible survivors from a plane that crashed off the Comoros archipelago, while in Paris expatriate Comorans tried to block another flight by the same airline.
A banner hangs outside the Burt GM auto dealer in Denver
COMPANIES
General Motors seeks approval to sell itself
General Motors is heading to bankruptcy court on Tuesday to seek approval to sell its assets to a "New GM" in a plan to reinvigorate the automaker under U.S. government ownership.
People use computers inside an Internet cafe in Shanghai
TECHNOLOGY
China says Google spreading illegal vulgar content
China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday accused Google's English language search engine of spreading vulgar content that violated the nation's law.
Companies
UK may part-fund GM Europe takeover

The government is prepared to help underwrite the planned takeover of ... Full Story

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Markets
Banks, defensives push FTSE higher

The leading equity index closed marginally higher on Friday as positiv... Full Story

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Finance
What the Bank has to weigh up next week

The Bank of England looks certain to keep interest rates at a record l... Full Story

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Technology
Carphone to sell Vodafone contracts again

Telecoms and retail group Carphone Warehouse will offer contracts from... Full Story

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World
Latest update on Air France Flight 447 crash by BEA

The Air France flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into th... Full Story

UK
Killer jailed under new double-jeopardy laws

A man acquitted of killing his ex-girlfriend seven years ago was given... Full Story

 
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