A group of investors worth £13bn are holding a rally on Monday to push major companies into paying a "living wage".

Centrica, the owner of British Gas, threatens to close a field because high taxes make it unprofitable.

An Indian bank finds staff at a local branch to blame after thousands of dollars worth of notes were damaged by termites, reports say.

Inflation in South Korea eases slightly in April, helped by lower food prices and a stronger currency.

The US dollar rebounds and stock markets gain in Asia after US President Barack Obama says Osama Bin Laden is dead.

Japan's domestic sales of cars, trucks and buses fell by a record amount in April, hit by the aftermath of the earthquake.

German and French manufacturing continues to expand, but worries about "periphery" economies continues.

Japan's parliament passes a 4tn yen ($49bn, £30bn) emergency budget for reconstruction following the 11 March earthquake and tsunami.