Terrified British bankers and other executives working in the Middle East and asking for protection amid the protests and violence helped security group red24 enjoy a boost to its business in the year to April... more
French troops moved into the heart of Abidjan in Ivory Coast after UN and French helicopters fired rockets into the presidential palace where Laurent Gbagbo is clinging to power... more
Financial stocks were in demand today, helping the FTSE 100 index to kick off the new quarter in style. Barclays was top dog, jumping 10.25p to 287.75p, Royal Bank of Scotland climbed 1.2p to 42p and Lloyds Banking Group gained 1.2p to 59.3p... more
West African-focused gold producer Randgold Resources says full-year profit has jumped 43% as higher gold prices outweigh a decline in production, planning to raise its dividend by 18%... more
Oil trading company Trafigura is fined €1 million for exporting hazardous waste to Ivory Coast and hiding the cargo's dangerous nature when it was unloaded from a ship in Amsterdam... more
Football: Didier Drogba goes into tonight's Champions League tie against Liverpool still struggling to come to terms with the death of 22 Ivory Coast fans... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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