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Gordon Brown is expected to say he has guided the economy through a "storm" and is best-placed to secure its recovery.

The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.

China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.

Aid provided to Haiti in the aftermath of January's earthquake could discourage economic activity there, the country's president has said.

A court case into the killing of US protester Rachel Corrie by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003 is to begin on Wednesday.

Proposals for a new European diplomatic corps will be outlined by the EU foreign policy chief in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

US troops should leave Afghanistan because their presence is provoking the Taliban, Iran's president is expected to say during a visit to Kabul.

Riot police in Togo have fired tear gas at protesters as demonstrations against the provisional result of last week's presidential election continue.

Police in the Irish Republic have arrested seven people in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

Talks aimed averting strike action by BA cabin crew are due to resume later, after a deadline was extended.

Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, new research shows.

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Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.

A ransom was demanded for the return of the body of Cyprus ex-President Tassos Papadopoulos, which was stolen three months ago, a minister has said.

President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.

The US Vice-President Joe Biden has condemned an Israeli plan for 1600 new homes for Jewish settlers on occupied land in East Jerusalem.

The UK goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widens in January, causing the pound to dip below $1.50.