Twin car bombs targeting two government buildings including the justice ministry killed at least 136 people and wounded 520 in central Baghdad, in the bloodiest attack in the capital for months

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Japan?s first-half results season will confirm that a broad recovery in corporate profits remains intact, but concern over the effect of the strong yen persists

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China, Japan and other east Asian countries must have ?serious? talks on currency co-operation to prevent a recurrence of violent fluctuations that have raised trade tensions in the region, said the president of the Asian Development Bank

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China has resumed approvals for institutions to buy overseas securities under its tightly managed offshore investment regime after a 17-month hiatus

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Dutch bancassurer ING Group announces that it will sell off its insurance and investment management businesses as part of a restructuring deal with Brussels and unveils plans for a ?7.5bn rights issue

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European regulators have told British Airways, American Airlines and Spain?s Iberia that they could be forced to give up valuable take-off and landing slots if they want their long-planned transatlantic tie-up to go ahead

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Bob Iger, the Walt Disney chief executive, has issued a stark warning to Hollywood, saying the film business is ?changing right before our eyes? after a turbulent year in which studios have been forced to re-examine their business models

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South Korea?s economy grew the most in 7½ years in the third quarter but analysts said a weaker outlook would persuade the central bank to keep rates steady for the rest of the year

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Genocide and war crimes trial of the former Bosnian Serb leader opens with an empty chair and angry shouts from victims? relatives in the public gallery

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In his first policy address to parliament, Japan?s new prime minister promises to end the bureaucratic control of budgets and to crack down on waste

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