Campaigners and human rights groups welcome a UN-backed special court's guilty verdict against the former Liberian leader Charles Taylor.

A US military judge refuses to dismiss the most serious charge against alleged Wikileaks source Bradley Manning, who will face trial in September.

US taxpayers are unlikely to see a return on the $700bn Tarp rescue fund for financial sector, according to a report.

West African leaders agree to send troops immediately to Mali and Guinea-Bissau to monitor transitions to civilian rule following their coups.

Samsung Electronics says profits rose 81%, boosted by smartphone sales and increased profitability at its display panel unit.

The US Secret Service is looking into allegations its employees paid for strippers and prostitutes in El Salvador ahead of a presidential visit.

Greece should not have joined the euro, a former head of the Bundesbank who was closely involved in eurozone policymaking, tells the BBC.

Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of one of China's best known dissidents, Chen Guangcheng, following reports that he has escaped from house arrest.