Egypt violence death toll reaches 525,

The bodies of close to 250 people killed in Egypt's political violence are being held at a mosque in northeast Cairo, witnesses said, indicating the death toll may be higher than the

FTSE drops 0.6%, driven by healthcare stocks

Britain's benchmark equity index fell on Thursday, weighed down by falls in heavyweight healthcare stocks, while strong UK retail sales data reignited the prospect of an earlier-than-expected interest rate rise. The blue-chip

China to probe foreign, domestic firms on pricing

China's powerful price regulator could target the petroleum, telecommunications, banking and auto sectors next in its investigations into violations of the country's anti-trust laws, state media quoted a senior official as saying.