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Shares of U.K. drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN) are plunging after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requested further analysis of existing studies of the company’s heart drug, Brilinta, thereby further delaying its potential approval.

Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe, has threatened to nationalize all British and American companies operating in his country unless Western sanctions are eliminated.

Australia restricted England to an abysmal 187 through a brilliant Mitchell Johnson's 6-38 before extending their lead to 200 runs in their second innings on the second day of the third Ashes test at Perth.

Part-nationalized British bank Lloyds warned it would take a further hit from its troublesome Irish portfolio as a result of Ireland's economic problems.

Sony has announced that it is bringing its PlayStation platform experience on iPhone and Android via apps.

News Corp is set to win European Union regulatory clearance to acquire full control of dominant British pay-TV group BSkyB without the need for concessions, a source familiar with the case said on Friday.

China is turning out to be one of the most popular MBA destinations among international students, according to a report by Bloomberg Businessweek magazine.

The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that its board of governors had approved reforms that will shift more voting power to emerging-market countries like China.

Flybe Group plc, Britain’s largest domestic airline and Europe’s largest regional carrier which just went public, has a famous investor – billionaire hedge-fund manager/financier George Soros has invested 7.2-million pounds sterling into the company

London's High Court, on Thursday, upheld a decision to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has earned the ire of the U.S. government for releasing secret diplomatic cables, on bail.

Nokia has filed fresh patent infringement claims against Apple in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, alleging that Apple infringed its patents in many of its products sold in these countries, including iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

UK high court has upheld the lower court's decision to grant bail to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The Swedish prosecutors, who urged the court to revoke the bail, lost their appeal. The court is currently giving out the details of the bail conditions. Assange is likely to be freed on late Thursday.

British retail sales rose in November for a second consecutive month as consumer spending picked up ahead of a hike in value added tax (VAT) next year.

At least 1.2 billion songs will have been illegally downloaded by the end of 2010 in Britain, a study for the recording industry lobby group the BPI said on Thursday.

The British Airports Authority (BAA) has called on the UK government to reduce Air Passenger Duty (APD), the tax on flights to and from the UK, which was increased last month.

Nokia, the world's top cellphone maker by volume, has filed 13 new patent infringement suits in Europe against U.S. rival Apple, accusing it of using Nokia technology in its iPhones and iPads.

The British government on Wednesday said all the nine electric cars, which will be bought in the country, are eligible for a subsidy of up to £5,000 (or $7,935).

UK retailer Sports Direct International Plc (LON: SPD.L), controlled by Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, reported a 73 percent rise in pretax profits for the first half as the World Cup and strong online sales drove revenue growth.

Supporters of WikiLeaks who last week attacked the websites of MasterCard and Visa, say they are tweaking the software used for those assaults in a bid to create more powerful tools for possible future protests.

Starwood Hotels will oversee the investment of $5 billion to build 35 new Sheraton hotels by 2013 -- half of them in China, the company told Reuters.

The Marylebone Cricket Club's World Cricket Committee (MCC) recommended suggestions which included use of lie-detectors to fight corruption in the Sport.