Israel poured fresh troops and tanks into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, splitting the territory in half, as it pursued a massive ground offensive that defied mounting European and Arab calls for an immediate ceasefire
Barack Obama’s emergency $775bn fiscal stimulus package to revive the contracting US economy is highly unlikely to be passed before he is inaugurated on January 20, congressional leaders warned
Israeli troops and tanks on Sunday continued to battle Hamas fighters inside the Gaza Strip, on the second day of a massive ground offensive designed to prevent the Islamist group from firing rockets on nearby Israeli towns.
A private New York company has sued the trustee who is liquidating accused fraudster Bernard Madoff’s firm for the return of $10 million (6.9 million pounds) it invested six days before Madoff was arrested.
Everyone caught up in the scandal of accused Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff wants to know where the money is.
Chancellor Alistair Darling could inject more taxpayers’ cash into Britain’s banks as part of measures to boost the economy.
The US thwarted an effort by Libya to persuade the UN Security Council to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after Israel launched a ground invasion, diplomats said.