As an ex-communist, Russian president, Vladimir Putin will be respectful of the revolutions of that shaped his country, but will not endorse too much freedom, says Geoffrey Roberts.

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Former New York Stock Exchange chief Richard A Grasso lashed back at the exchange yesterday, suing it for at least $50 million, claiming breach of contract and defamation on the part of current NYSE chairman John Reed.

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams today called on the British and Irish Governments to immediately publicise details of issues such as policing in the package of proposals designed to break the current deadlock in the Northern Ireland peace process.