Russia's fifth largest bank, Bank of Moscow, is rescued with a $14bn bail-out, the biggest in Russian history.

Allies of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn have said he could make a political comeback in France now he has been freed from house arrest in the US.

High streets in Wales need a plan to help small shops through their economic difficulties, says a business group.

The Vatican says its finances return to profit for the first time in three years, but annual donations from churches worldwide were down.

Eurozone finance ministers agree to release a further 12bn euros of emergency aid to Greece to help it avoid bankruptcy.