Palash Ghosh

The new chief of Santander UK and her family are facing a tax evasion charges by a Spanish court.

Jun 17, 2011

Dominique Strauss-Kahn initially claimed diplomatic immunity when he was first arrested for sexual assault in New York, according to official documents and transcripts released by prosecutors in the case.

Jun 17, 2011

The President of France Nicolas Sarkozy said he has pledged to resolve the Greek debt crisis and that a solution needed to be found quickly, by July at the latest; and that he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are united in their resolve.

Jun 17, 2011

The teeming Chinese metropolis of Shanghai could become the world’s largest financial center in a decade, according to a report from KPMG and FTSE.

Jun 17, 2011

Yesterday, a highly valued client of ours posed this question to us: ”Do you think that we are headed towards a depression?” It is not clear to me what event triggered the question, but my answer was a resounding “No”.

Jun 16, 2011

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck south-central Alaska a little after 11 a.m. local time, according to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska.

Jun 16, 2011

Armenia is prepared to establish diplomatic relations with Turkey without any pre-conditions, said Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian.

Jun 16, 2011

Britain will endure at least another three years of economic weakness before it can stabilize, warned the governor of the bank of England, Sir Mervyn King.

Jun 16, 2011

The Spanish government will expel the Libyan ambassador to Madrid as well as three other Libyan envoys, according to a statement from the Spanish Foreign Ministry.

Jun 16, 2011

A cultural “war” has erupted between Greece and its neighbor Macedonia over plans to construct a giant bronze statue of Alexander the Great in Skopje, the Macedonian capital.

Jun 16, 2011

Human rights activists are pleading with the British government to postpone or cancel the planned deportation of 20 Tamils back to their native country of Sri Lanka on fears that they will be imprisoned and tortured there.

Jun 16, 2011

The chief of NATO said that European members of the alliance need to increase their defense spending and reduce their reliance on the US for sophisticated weapons.

Jun 16, 2011

A powerful blast struck the police headquarters building in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, killing dozens, and according to local officials.

Jun 16, 2011

Hundreds of armed militants from Afghanistan crossed the border into Pakistan and attacked a village and security forces in the northwest tribal area, according to Pakistani officials.

Jun 16, 2011

Despite academic and professional achievements, there are still many struggles faces by Americans who can trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent

Jun 15, 2011

The United States and Pakistan have a “strong” relationship, despite ongoing challenges between the two countries, according to a spokesman for the U.S. State Department.

Jun 15, 2011

Johnson **9** Johnson (NYSE: NJN) said it is exiting the drug-coated heart stents, resulting in hundreds of likely job losses.

Jun 15, 2011

George Papandreou, the embattled Prime Minister of Greece, has offered to resign to pave the way for a national unity government, according to various sources, as the Athens parliament prepares to enact more unpopular austerity measures.

Jun 15, 2011

Public discontent over the Spanish government’s severe austerity program has led to a bizarre spectacle in the northeastern city of Barcelona where at least 2,000 protesters tried to block the Catalan parliament to expression their anger over local budget cuts and job losses.

Jun 15, 2011

Afghanistan is the most dangerous country in the world for women, according to a survey of gender experts by TrustLaw, a legal news service run by The Thomson-Reuters Foundation

Jun 15, 2011

At least ten, perhaps more, people were killed in the South Waziristan region of Pakistan by a suspected U.S. drone missile strike, according to Dawn, an English language Pakistani daily newspaper.

Jun 15, 2011

House Speaker John Boehner has written the following letter to President Obama, asking him to explain the legality of his administration’s military activities in Libya.

Jun 14, 2011

U.S. House Speaker Republican John Boehner has asked President Barack Obama for a clear explanation of the legal standing supporting his administration’s continued military involvement in Libya.

Jun 14, 2011

Here is the full-text of Enoch Powell’s famous (some would say infamous) “Rivers of Blood” speech on immigration. It was delivered to a Conservative Association meeting in Birmingham, England on April 20 1968. The speech led to Powell being sacked by Prime Minister Edward Heath and might be considered the pivotal moment of Powell’s long political career.

Jun 14, 2011

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke t the Annual Conference of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Washington, D.C. June 14, 2011

Jun 14, 2011

The British government announced that Scotland will soon be allowed to issue its own sovereign bonds – guaranteed by Scotland itself, and not the UK government.

Jun 14, 2011

Up to 20,000 postal workers in Britain are likely to lose their jobs after the Royal Mail posted a £120-million loss in its letters and parcels business largely as a result of more people abandoning the system in favor of internet communications.

Jun 14, 2011

The spiraling gun violence in Mexico is largely fuelled by weapons produced in the U.S., according to a report from the U.S. Congress.

Jun 14, 2011

A United Nations report highlights the extreme economic hardships suffered by the people of Gaza, as the blockade by Israel enters its fifth year.

Jun 14, 2011