A group of Ecuadoreans can seek enforcement of a $9.5bn (£5.8bn) judgement against petrol giant Chevron in Canada, an Ontario appeals court rules.

Google introduces a new feature to its Google Glass, which allows users to take a photo with a "wink of the eye".

Australia announces plans to set up a A$100m ($90m; £55m) fund to create jobs in states affected by Holden's decision to stop making cars there.

Facebook acquires SportStream, a firm that analyses social media mentions of sport and enables users to aggregate, filter and display "real-time" data.

The government lost £230m when it sold a 6% stake in Lloyds in September, the National Audit Office says, but it adds that the sale was value for money.

Curbs on EU migrants claiming out-of-work benefits from the moment they arrive in the UK are being brought in early, Prime Minister David Cameron says.

An independent Scotland would need to find an extra £1.6bn a year to pay for flagship policies such as free childcare, according to the UK government.

Ministers from the 17 eurozone countries make progress towards creating a bank fund for dealing with failing banks.