A coalition of Germany-based car and motorbike manufacturers are ready to launch a system that will let vehicles warn eachother of hazards.

China Petrochemical Corporation, also known as Sinopec, agrees a deal to buy US firm Marathon Oil Corporations's stake in an Angolan oil and gas field.

Chinese stocks fall further, entering bear market territory, after the central bank indicates its credit-tightening policy will continue.

In the 1980s, one Irish airline was renowned for its customer service. It was called Ryanair. It was losing so much cash that a former accountant, a certain Mr O’Leary, recommended closing it down.

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff says she will boost spending and hold a referendum on political reform, in a bid to halt nationwide protests.

A survey suggests 58% of businesses do not have enough information to take a view on whether Scotland should become independent or not.

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has handed over power to his son, Sheikh Tamim, 18 years after he deposed his own father as ruler.

Executives at Anglo Irish Bank deny misleading Irish authorities following the release of taped internal phone conversations.