Controversial French lawyer Jacques Verges, whose clients included Venezuelan Carlos the Jackal, has died aged 88.

The government is pressing councils to ensure new housing developments in England include sufficient space to store household bins out of sight.

Motorists are being warned about a new car accident insurance scam called "flash-for-cash".

The government is to lift a ban on healthcare workers with HIV carrying out certain medical and dental procedures.

Facebook, the world's largest social networking company, is planning to test a new mobile payment feature for purchases on mobile applications.

Maersk Group reports a big rise in profits at its container shipping unit, but its wider group profits fall.

The Indian rupee has hit a record low against the dollar despite efforts to by the nation's central bank to support the currency.

Ecuador abandons a scheme that would have paid the country not to drill for oil in pristine parts of Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest.