The Greek parliament passes a package of austerity measures despite two days of violent protests, in which one man has died.

Two people - one a young student - are charged in the US with providing support to terrorists as part of a plot involving a woman known as "Jihad Jane".

Scotland Yard calls in the police watchdog over allegations an undercover officer underwent a criminal trial using his operational alias.

Saab is accepting a $70n investment from a US private equity group, saying it doubts a Chinese deal will come through.

Lord Turner insists that the forthcoming Financial Conduct Authority must have the power to ban financial policies or misleading advertisements.

The cabinet secretary says he is satisfied that Oliver Letwin did not dispose of any classified documents when he dumped papers in a park in central London.

Microsoft reports a 6% rise in three month profits to $5.74bn, helped by strong sales of its Office software package.

The mental ability of teenagers can improve or decline on a far greater scale than previously thought, according to new research.