Most of the 13 airports being upgraded for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will not be ready in time, a report warns.

China's economy continues to boom as inflation accelerates to the fastest rate since 2008.

The governor of the Bank of Japan says the economy will expand between July and September 2011.

Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz says that sales have fallen by 5% in March from the same time a year earlier.

Japan orders the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to pay provisional compensation to about 48,000 affected families.

Greece is preparing to unveil new austerity measures to try to steady investors' faith in its creditworthiness.

Bookmaker Ladbrokes announces that takeover talks with online rival 888 have ended after the two firms fail to agree a price.

India's inflation rate rose to 8.9% from 8.3% in February, driven higher by fuel and manufacturing costs.