The US Federal Reserve may launch a new bond-buying stimulus programme at the start of next year, released minutes reveal.

Global stock markets fall again, continuing a four-week-long slide, as investors lower their expectations for the global economic recovery.

A lack of capacity at Heathrow is costing the UK economy £14bn a year in lost trade, according to a report published by the airport.

Computer security pioneer John McAfee says he is hiding from police in Belize, who want to speak him over the killing of a US businessman.

The Japanese yen falls the most in two months after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says he is ready to dissolve the parliament and hold a snap election.

New mothers will be able to return to work two weeks after childbirth and share the rest of their maternity leave with their partner under new plans.

India's latest auction of mobile phone licences falls flat, raising less than a quarter of the money the government had targeted.

Germany's economy grew by 0.2% in the third quarter of the year, mainly driven by exports, latest official statistics show.