LONDON - Nat Rothschild, the financier at the centre of allegations that threaten to engulf the shadow Chancellor, George Osborne, is no stranger to laws which forbid politicians from accepting donations from abroad.
MOSCOW - Libya is willing to host a Russian naval base as a means of security against any possible U.S. attack, a Russian business daily said on Friday.
MOSCOW - The recent meeting between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Wen Jiabao, created a financial sensation. Wen said that the two nations could withstand the global financial crisis if they joined forces; Putin urged him to go farther and stop using U.S. dollars in Russian-Chinese settlements.
USA - The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to help the nation avoid a constitutional crisis by halting Tuesday's election until Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama documents his eligibility to run for the top office in the nation.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - The area has had its driest start to spring on record, with a rainfall total of just 26mm, compared to the previous low of 35.2mm set in 1914.
AUSTRALIA - will join China in implementing mandatory censoring of the internet under plans put forward by the Federal Government.
LONDON - Barclays has announced a proposal to raise up to £7.3bn to strengthen its balance sheet. The money will be mainly raised from the state investment funds and royal families of Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
AFRICA - Fierce fighting between government and rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused a humanitarian catastrophe, the Red Cross says.
IRAN - Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that the world's "bullying powers" are hated globally and are near collapse, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
LONDON - Snow fell as the House of Commons debated Global Warming yesterday - the first October fall in the metropolis since 1922. The Mother of Parliaments was discussing the Mother of All Bills for the last time, in a marathon six hour session.
LONDON - Like de Gaulle half a century ago, Giscard has recognised that Britain would no more fit into the 21st-century European state than it would have fitted into the European empires of the 16th, 19th or 20th centuries.
RABAT, MOROCCO - King Mohammed VI of Morocco Monday urged Israel not to press ahead with plans to build a Jewish temple in the Muslim area of east Jerusalem.
USA - Goldman Sachs ready to hand out £7bn salary and bonus package... after its £6bn bail-out
LONDON - Plunging world stock markets have produced reactions from bewilderment to terror among traders, but one group believes the financial crisis requires an altogether different response - prayer.
WASHINGTON - Delta Air Lines swallowed rival Northwest Airlines Inc on Wednesday in a $2.6 billion merger that created the world's biggest airline and prompted new speculation about further industry consolidation.