Japan

Nokia seeks a ban on the sale of HTC One in the UK following patent victory.

Firm confident of moving nine million Wii U units and 18 million 3DS devices this year.

Central bank confident about withstanding negative effects of sales tax hike that was projected to cut growth by 0.7%.

Bank of Japan's decision to leave its monetary policy unchanged provides respite.

British and Swiss agencies are also investigating potential currency market manipulation.

IMF's Anoop Singh said Asia will lead global growth despite capital outflows due to Fed tapering fears.

Despite controlling a fraction of the smartphone market, Apple is still generating more revenues from apps than Google's dominant Android platform.

Fed announcement due at 14:00 hrs Eastern Time.

Wolfsburg are interested in signing out of favour midfielders Shinji Kagawa and Kevin De Bruyne.

Ryo Miyaichi starts against Chelsea needing an impressive performance to repay Arsene Wenger's faith

Dutch lender says Rinus Minderhoud appointed interim chairman as fine levied for scam involving 30 employees.

The Australian footballer moves to the Madejski Stadium until the end of the season

Japanese retail sales rose 3.1% from a year earlier in September, while jobless rate fell to 4.0% in September from 4.1% in August.

German lender is being investigated for Libor fixing, FX rigging and mis-selling derivatives

Swiss banking giant swung back into profit in the third quarter

Shinzo Abe's strategy led to significant capital inflows into Japanese bonds and equity markets, offsetting capital outflows

Climate change to allow extremely venomous jellyfish to thrive in Queensland waters.

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week comes alive with contestants in Lebanese designer's couture.

More LNG imports are expected to cost economy additional $20bn per year by 2035, according to Reuters.

Europe is out of the danger zone but must make reforms to move forward says Benoit Cœuré

Marc Kopp, a Frenchman skydived over Everest, becoming the first disabled man to do so

Independent panel clears bank of intentional lending to mobsters

Tokyo turned down US citing lack of resources and legal issues.

No damage yet reported after 'large' earthquake beneath seabed 370km from stricken nuclear plant

US Federal Reserve may extend stimulus following weak US jobs data.

Sebastian Vettel is on the verge of another F1 Championship and IBTimes UK looks at some of the moments that got him here.

Iceland tops the list of countries offering women the greatest opportunities in terms of political participation, economic rights and access to education and health, while the UK is ranked 18th.

Stiff competition and rising raw material costs impact sales.

CEO Yasuhiro Sato will have his salary cut for six months, but is likely to survive scandal, according to media reports.

Multiple Chinese customers committed to buy around 200 737 Max aircraft from Boeing, according to Reuters.