Spain will try to raise money on the credit markets on Thursday, days after it said it was blocked from them, as bailout rumours continue to swirl.

Reports of a man "who looks like a Smurf" behaving suspiciously in the Forest of Dean are being investigated by police.

US shares see their biggest daily jump this year on hopes of a rescue for Spain's banks and a Fed survey suggesting the US economy is picking up.

Sat-nav systems can not only sometimes send motorists the wrong way but also impair driving, a study suggests.

Sports fans will watch an average of 27 hours of coverage of the Olympic Games on TV this summer, research suggests.

Human remains sent to two Vancouver schools came from Montreal, police say, linking them to the gruesome murder of a Chinese student in Montreal.

Italian police arrest a man in connection to the bombing of a school in Brindisi last month, in which a 16-year-old girl was killed, local media says.

Shares of Taiwan's HTC fall 7% on the Taiwan Stock Exchange after the firm lowered its sales and profit forecast for the second quarter.