WASHINGTON (Sept 3): The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased marginally last week, suggesting no material shift in labour market conditions at the end of August. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits climbed 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 206,000 for the w»»»

GERMAN officials have stepped up security around Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner – after he has repeatedly tried to escape fed-up cops. Cops in the north of the country have been told to review their 24-hour rolling guard of the rapist after it emerged he had a spat with a British nati»»»

Agencies Japanese authorities may continue to step into the currency market to arrest the yen’s rapid fall after gaining fresh support for such interventions from the US finance chief, who analysts say is more concerned about interest rate rises. Japanese authorities’ decision to spend nearly 10 tr»»»