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Physical delivery times for wholesale Silver Bars in London – heart of the world's physical bullion markets – have improved. But major dealers continue to offer three-day settlement or longer, compared with the more normal two-day terms.

Personal insolvencies in Britain reached an all-time high in 2010, with 135,089 bankruptcies recorded (up 0.7 percent from the prior year), although the trend has been declining since the second quarter of last year, according to The Insolvency Service.

After the Great Recession, Europe has embarked on a Great Regression. Wages, pensions, unemployment insurance, welfare benefits and collective bargaining are under attack in many areas as governments struggle

New car registration in January fell by 11.5 percent compared to the same period a year ago.

When the world's batsmen dazzle crowds at this month's cricket World Cup, many will use bats hand-made in India. But lucrative global branding that masks the bats' true makers threatens the country's craftsmen.

France's Sanofi-Aventis and U.S. biotech Genzyme kept investors in suspense about their $20 billion transatlantic pharmaceuticals merger on Monday, as sources predicted a deal within days.

The United Nations on Sunday drove home the warning from Western nations that a transition to democracy in Egypt should not be rushed to avoid worsening the crisis and destabilising the entire Middle East.

Egypt tried to get the nation back to work on Sunday with banks reopening, and the vice president held unprecedented talks with a banned Islamist group and other opponents about their demand that President Hosni Mubarak quit.

HD games on NGP will soon up the ante for others

At least 10,190 uniformed police officers across England and Wales will lose their jobs by 2013 due to the coalition government’s severe budget cuts, according to a study by the opposition Labour Party

Turmoil on the streets of North Africa could lead to a tourism boost for Spain as tour operators rush to offer alternatives for customers seeking winter sun.

A protest by the extreme right wing, anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant English Defence League (EDL) in the city of Luton has ended without any serious incidents, amidst a large police presence

Echoing recent comments by German leader Angela Merkel, the British Prime Minister David Cameron has blasted state multiculturalism in a speech held at a security conference in Munich.

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Stating that visits to Tunisia could have “reduced threat,” the UK has lifted warnings against travel to Tunisia.

Two Eurofighter Typhoons of the Italian Air Force arrived at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, India, on Friday to showcase their outstanding operational capabilities at “Asia’s premiere air show,” Aero India 2011.

Public furor over bankers' pay seems to be abating in the United States but is still strong in Europe, which could give American banks an edge in recruiting staff around the world.

Britain, worried about a growing threat from cyber espionage and cyber crime, offered Friday to host an international conference to tackle such issues.

Studies published in the medical journal The Lancet, show that obesity worldwide almost doubled in the decades between 1980 and 2008.

Formula One team McLaren-Mercedes unveiled their new car for the 2011 F1 season at the Sony Center in Berlin.

Three Pakistan cricket team players and an agent will face corruption charges, according to Britain’s the Crown Prosecution Service