Bank of America shrank its derivatives business in Ireland by $169bn (€123bn) over the past two years as it moved contracts to London to simplify its accounting practices.

The mother of a former Navy SEAL killed in Libya has called on Mitt Romney to stop talking about her son during his presidential campaign.

Police say 15 people have been arrested during anti-war protests outside the Long Island university campus where the US presidential debate was held last night.

Barack Obama will increase taxes despite the fact Americans are already hurting and angry, his Republican presidential rival John McCain said today.

Workers today recovered the body of the driver of a bus loaded with foreign tourists that crashed en route to Canada, killing five people, including three Canadians, officials said.