The trials began on Saturday of 100 prominent moderates arrested shortly after Iran's disputed June presidential election and charged with trying to overthrow the clerical establishment, Iranian media reported.
The pension deficit of Britain's biggest 200 companies could leap to an unprecedented 110 billion pounds ($182 billion) in the next few months, consultant Aon said on Saturday.
Tottenham Hotspur are investigating whether criticism of the Premier League club's chairman on Darren Bent's Twitter page were posted by the England forward, a spokesman for the club said Friday.
Unity Media, Germany's No. 2 cable operator, is preparing for an initial public offering toward the end of this year, raising as much as 1 billion euros ($1.4 billion), people familiar with the matter said.
Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson on Wednesday in an interview with News One confirmed the King of Pop did have a secret love child; Norwegian 25-year-old Omer Bhatti.
Standard Chartered is set to buy Royal Bank of Scotland's retail and small and medium enterprises operations in India, China and Malaysia for about $250 million, the Economic Times said on Friday, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the deal.
Eating omega-3-rich seafood may be a mood-lifter for women who are feeling depressed during pregnancy, suggests a study of British women.
The Aussie experienced a stunning turnaround in Asia yesterday rallying consistently throughout the day from 0.8140 to enter offshore exchange back above 82 cents. The local housing market continues to prove resilient as building approvals and housing finance data both came in higher than expected.
EBay Inc shrugged off speculation on Thursday that its planned spinoff of Skype could be in danger, given an ongoing dispute over the technology used in the online telephone unit and new plans to develop proprietary software.
China crushed the world record in the women's 800 free relay at the FINA World Championships, beating US as No. 1, followed by U.S. and Great Britain.
Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson has confirmed that Omer Bhatti is really Michael's fourth child.
Leading investors have taken their holdings of stocks back up to levels last seen just before the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a series of Reuters polls showed on Thursday.
After attempting to retest the 83 cent handle in early Asian trade yesterday the Aussie dollar ran into some resistance, peeling back to settle around 0.8250 during the afternoon. Early European investors however sold the high yielder after concerns about the Japanese economy following the country's poor Retail Trade data, a much lower than expected German CPI reading and sharp declines in commodity prices.
Trust in business has rebounded from 10-year lows in the United States, but the majority of Americans still do not count on corporate America to do what is right, according to a survey released on Thursday.
Chinese stocks see-sawed in skittish trade on Thursday, as the central bank reaffirmed loose monetary policy, while other Asian markets regained enough poise after the previous day's shakeout to edge back to 2009 highs.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday pressed China's responsibility to lead the global fight against climate change, which, Ban said, was the major focus of his trip in Asia.
Britain's leading institutional investors could join forces to bypass investment banks in a protest over the fees they charge for rights issues, The Times reported.
Hong Kong has found a new variant of the H3N2 seasonal influenza virus, the spokesman for the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Wednesday, urging high-risk groups to get influenza vaccinations.
Japanese car manufacturers unexpectedly posted profits on Wednesday and Mercedes-maker Daimler forecast improving performance this year but clear signs of sustained recovery for the world's battered auto sector remained elusive.
The Aussie dollar appeared to be heading back below the 82 cent mark yesterday before comments from the RBA governor Stevens sparked a wild buying frenzy in afternoon trade. Speaking at a charity lunch his comments on the prospects for the local economy he said he can “imagine more upside risks to the economy to balance out downside risksâ€, a signal that rates are more likely to go up rather than down from here.
Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, according to a major study published Wednesday.
Japanese car manufacturers unexpectedly posted profits on Wednesday and Mercedes-maker Daimler forecast improving performance this year but clear sings of sustained recovery for the world's battered auto sector remained elusive.
