A federal judge in the US grants National Football League players a preliminary injunction to end a "lockout" imposed by team owners.

China and US have agreed to hold high-level economic talks next month, as tensions between the world's two biggest economies continue to rise.

Contemporary art has been an attraction for both art-lovers and investors at the start of 2011, a survey has indicated.

Creditors at bed manufacturer Silentnight are urged by a Lancashire MP to agree a Company Voluntary Agreement to save the firm.

Ford becomes the latest car maker to announce a slowdown in production as a shortage of parts made in Japan gets worse.

Soaring food and fuel prices are threatening to derail growth in Asian economies according to the Asian Development Bank.

Sony announces its foray into the popular tablet PC market with the unveiling of its first two models in that segment of the market.

Viktor Vekselberg, one of the Russian investors in the TNK-BP joint venture, tells the BBC he is still upset with BP.