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UK Treasury challenged European Securities and Markets Authority emergency power to ban short-selling in EU member states.

EU financial regulator can ban short-selling under emergency powers, but UK wants legal clarity.

European Union partially lifts economic sanctions after Iran suspends high-level uranium enrichment.

UK targeting non-EU markets for trade, but exports fall in November.

Business organisations have slammed the Labour Party leader's vow to reinterpret employment law

Comments come as UK work restrictions on Romanians and Bulgarians are lifted.

Assetz says "rapid growth" in postgraduate students in the UK has created opening.

S&P cut EU's long-term rating by one notch to AA+ with stable outlook.

Russia provides $15bn bailout assistance to Ukraine.

Europe's finance ministers seal third pillar in banking union with plan to wind down eurozone's failed banks.

UK Prime Minister brings forward plans to restrict benefits for EU citizens ahead of feared influx of Romanian and Bulgarian workers.

Svoboda's leader Oleg Tyagnybok has been accused of anti-Semitism and was kicked out of parliament in the past

Despite fracking fears, UK's Cameron warns European Commission President Barroso against more regulation.

200,000 demonstrate in Kiev's main square in protest at government's decision to align with Russia and not EU.

Leaked report reveals UK Government in bid to limit annual net migration from EU countries to 75,000.

Court says employees must be given the same benefits as married colleagues.

Whistleblower Edward Snowden joins debate on spying allegations via videolink with MEPs.

UK PM using visit to lay ground for China-EU free trade pact but Europe lukewarm.

US authorities approve Microsoft-Nokia deal with only EU regulators left standing in the way of the deal being finalised.

Riot police disperse pro-EU crowds demonstrating against government's anti-Europe stance.

ONS says net migration into UK has risen year-on-year for first time in two years.

Foreign ministry official says deputy prime minister's comments 'taken out of context'.

EXCLUSIVE: Somalia deputy PM Fawzia Yusuf Adam 'we get nothing' claim angers EU commissioner.

The lender plans to introduce "role-base-pay" on top of base salaries and bonuses.

Fourth day of demonstrations over Ukraine's last-minute snub of EU deal under Kremlin pressure.

Greece's banks wait for a report from asset manager BlackRock due soon.

Global climate report highlights record CO2 emissions driven by China.

IHS report on financial risks in emerging market banks flags up Ukraine as area of concern.

UCL study finds European immigrants to UK make £25bn net contribution to economy.

ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission will lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in southeast India at 2:38 p.m local time (4:08 a.m. EST, 0908 GMT).