Denmark’s latest bank failure was caused by bad bets on commercial property, a model for insolvency that continues to dominate the nation’s financial woes, Jyske Bank chief executive Anders Dam said.

A NOTE from the British Trust for Ornithology (the ‘BTO’) says that a sparrowhawk, ringed by me, has been found in Malahide.

The Pakistan government says it remains hopeful that kidnapped American reporter Daniel Pearl will be rescued alive.

Bank accounts suspected of being used by outlawed terrorist organisations - including Osama bin Laden’s al Qaida network - have now been frozen in a total of 130 countries, a high-ranking US financial official said.

Bank accounts suspected of being used by outlawed terrorist organisations - including Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network - have now been frozen in a total of 130 countries, a high-ranking US financial official said today.