Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt says he is "perplexed" by the on-going debate over the company's tax contributions in the UK, and that it is up to the government to reform tax policy, not firms.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says a plan to increase investment in the Palestinian economy could boost it by 50% in three years.

Australia unveils plans to ban television and radio stations from broadcasting betting odds during live sports matches in a bid to curb problem gambling.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she wants to reach an agreement with China over import tariffs and avoid triggering a damaging trade war.

Residents of mobile home parks in England are given new rights to protect them from rogue site operators who make their lives a misery.

Retailers are being warned they could face legal action if they continue to sell magazines showing naked and semi-naked images of women.

French holiday firm Club Med looks set to be taken over by two of its shareholders in a deal that values the company at 541m euros (£463m; $700m).

Germany's national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, plans to test small drones to thwart vandals who spray graffiti on its property.