Unemployment

Fresh allegations of collaboration between police and neo-Nazi party.

More than one in four Greeks is out of work as the economy tailspins deeper into its six year recession and Coca Cola Hellenic plans to delist shares from Athens bourse.

Inmaculada Reinoso Conesa looks behind the reasons Spain's lost generation is trying to make its voice heard.

S&P cites deepening recession and limited options before government to deal with the crisis as reasons for downgrade.

Australia job creation slows down even as more people enter the employment market.

Employers will be able to offer staff shares if they sacrifice certain employment rights such as redundancy pay under new proposals from the chancellor.

Banks encouraged to boost lending but is this wise as outlook for UK economy worsens?

Germany's chancellor visits Greece for first time since crisis amid heavy security.

Like-for-like sales and online shopping in Septembergrew at fastest pace after poor summer sales.

IMF makes downward revision of growth forecast to contraction of 0.4% against previous forecast of growth of 0.2%.

South Korea's KOSPI down 0.67 percent while Shanghai Composite Index and Hang Seng fall 0.56 and 0.74 percent.

China's Shanghai index down 0.25 percent opening after a week-long holiday while Hang Seng falls 0.60 percent and KOSPI 0.64 percent.

Protesters clash with police and set police vehicles on fire over government decision to reopen an unofficial dump site.

Hang Seng gained 0.8 percent in the week, while Nikkei and KOSPI eased marginally by 0.1 percent.

Critical September employment report shows headline job creation but underlying weakness in world's most important labour market.

Asian markets continue to gain on US economic data and ECB's willingness to support crisis-hit European nations.

Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband's attack on the economic record of Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne raises several questions of accuracy.

Nikkei ends 0.89 percent higher on strong performance from automobile sector.

ECB hold its key lending and deposit rates unchanged as it awaits a decision from Spain on a formal European Union bailout.

Romney says Obama's trickle-down economic policies do not work and president condemns challenger's tax reforms.

Ed Miliband reaffirms his 'faith' in 65-minute speech at Labour conference in Manchester.

Ratings firm says it will make a decision on Spain's Baa3 investment grade status in October

Currency crisis could escalate economic slowdown as global sanctions on crude take more than $130bn from Tehran each day.

Nearly 5 million Spaniards out of work as recession hits job-rich tourist economy

The twin strategy of central bank profligacy and government austerity continues to struggle as factories slow, demand dries up and jobless rates rise.

Lianna Brinded takes a look at why Mists of Pandaria reinstates WoW as one of the best games in the world.

Drug use fall to record low interpreted as sign that social media has overtaken substance abuse as entertainment of choice.

Budget prefers to tax the rich to raise resources rather than resort to spending cuts to plug the €30 bn hole in country's finances.

First Socialist budget in a decade seeks nearly €30 billion in austerity measures as jobless rate hits 13-year high and economy slows.

Japan's industrial output fell more than expected in August as concerns over the country's export sector loom with weak demand from China.