Leaders from countries which use the Euro have announced a plan to kick-start lending between banks.
The countries which use the Euro have agreed to recapitalise banks and guarantee inter-bank lending to combat the global financial crisis.
Israel is developing a foul-smelling but ultimately harmless crowd control weapon called "Skunk".
US space tourist Richard Garriott blasted off into space making a 10-day trip to the International Space Station
A housing estate in Toulouse which saw fierce riots in 2005 is being shown to non-residents to encourage new people to move to the area.
The United States has removed North Korea from its terrorism blacklist.
Hurricane Norbert has struck Mexico's Baja California Sur peninsula with heavy rains and 103mph (165km/h) winds.
Hurricane Norbert has struck Mexico's Baja California Sur peninsula with heavy rains and 103mph (165km/h) winds.
The International Monetary Fund has said it is ready to lend to any country affected by the global financial crisis.
The world financial system is teetering on the "brink of systemic meltdown", the IMF has warned.
Topshop and BHS owner Sir Philip Green has been in talks with officials in Iceland, which could lead to him buying several leading UK stores.
US President George Bush has said that collaboration between the world's major economies is necessary to return stability to the financial markets.
President Bush urges the world's wealthiest nations not to take any unilateral action in the current global economic crisis.
Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider has been killed in a road accident in the Austrian province of Carinthia.
The United States and India have signed a civilian nuclear co-operation accord to end 34 years of US sanctions.
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has said the group of ministers from G7 countries had a clear vision of what needed doing to stabilise the world's panic-stricken money markets.
Russian forces have withdrawn from buffer zones adjoining Georgia's breakaway regions, the EU's foreign policy chief has said.
Global stocks have fallen sharply on one of the worst days of trading in 30 years.
New drug combinations are being tested to fight sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A Hollywood movie starring Tim Robbins and Bill Murray will premiere in Belfast
President Bush has admitted that uncertainty and fear are driving the financial markets, but said the US has the tools to solve the crisis.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been introducing a tiger cub he was given as a 56th birthday present.
Mike London hears how airlines plan to entertain us in the future.
Inga Lovric-Kemp finds out how tourists are rediscovering Bosnia
Carmen Roberts rounds up all the web news from the world of travel
Forces loyal to the rebel Congolese military commander Laurent Nkunda have taken control of a strategically significant military base in eastern Congo.
The federal police in Brazil say they are fighting a losing battle against the black market trade in indigenous birds.
Accident investigators in Spain have published their initial report into the Spanair passenger plane crash which claimed 154 lives.
Matt Frei talks to an expert in investor behaviour on the collective psychology of markets.
A day after Britain put hundreds of billions of pounds behind its banks, the financial world is still trying to work out if it will be enough to save the economy.
Snoopy and Peanuts, Paris Hilton and Kristen Bell are urging US electors to vote in the presidential poll.
Twin baby hippos born in Brazil have beaten the odds to reach their first birthday.
Stephen Sackur talks to New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg. How bad will the crisis get, and should the US be rewarding those who have caused this global problem?
Stephen Sackur talks to mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg. Which of the presidential candidates would be best able to fix the economic problems?
Stephen Sackur asks Brazilian Film maker, Walter Salles whether his films projecting a stereotype that ignores the reality of Brazil's economic success?
Stephen Sackur talks to Brazilian Film maker, Walter Salles, about his style of film making and working with amateur actors.
HARDtalk Stephen Sackur talks to New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg. Is the US heading for a serious recession, and what should be done about it?
A German farmer who received a double arm transplant has showed off his two new limbs for the first time.
Asian stock markets are trading with less volatility following moves to steady the faltering global economy.
Iceland's central bank is abandoning efforts to shore up its national currency which has collapsed in value.
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