The annual inflation rate was steady in March, with consumer prices rising by 2.8% compared with the same month of 2010. This was the same rate as recorded for February. For the
Unemployment rose again in March according to seasonally adjusted data, rising by 0.9% over the previous month to reach 26,087. The absolute number of registered unemployed rose by 16.7% over the year
A lone gunman shot dead six people with an automatic weapon as he walked calmly through a Dutch shopping mall on Saturday, witnesses and authorities said, before turning the gun on himself.
The last-minute budget deal President Barack Obama and congressional leaders struck to avert a government shutdown paves the way for what Republicans promised on Saturday will be more spending fights to come.
Iran marked 'nuclear technology day' on Saturday by saying it had improved the equipment used to enrich uranium — the process which many Western countries fear Iran is using to try to
A junior Czech coalition party demanded a wide cabinet reshuffle on Saturday in a rift that has threatened the survival of the centre-right coalition as it tries to push ahead with reforms
Syrian security forces opened fire on mourners near a mosque in the flashpoint city of Deraa after a mass funeral for pro-democracy protesters, two witnesses said on Saturday. Security forces used live
A Libyan opposition group is asking the United States for immediate access to frozen assets of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to pay for humanitarian needs in rebel-held areas. Ali Aujali, who resigned
Somali pirates have freed a Greek-owned oil tanker seized two months ago off Oman, the Greek coastguard and pirates said on Friday. Shipping industry sources welcomed the news but said pirate attacks
. * Core Tier 1 capital must be above 5% in stress test * EBA says 90 banks to be tested * Pre-crisis German "silent participation" capital excluded * German state Hessen
