The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban after more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan, senior White House officials announce. view more

Leaders of the G8 major economies agree plan to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders. view more

Dilma Rousseff says she is proud so many people are fighting for a better country, in her first public comments since mass protests on Monday. view more

The Chilean Supreme Court approves the extradition of former Argentine judge Otilio Romano, accused of human rights abuses under the military government. view more

Mali's government signs a peace deal with Tuareg rebels to end conflict in the north in the run-up to elections next month. view more

An Italian court sentences to life in prison a man who carried out a school bomb attack in 2012, which killed a teenage girl and injured nine others. view more

The world's rich economies agree to take a tougher line on tax evasion - but promise little in the way of concrete action. view more

Chancellor set to agree further work on 'good bank, bad bank' split as City investors mobilise against the idea, Sky News learns. view more

Nearly 4,500 Army staff get their redundancy notices as the Government seeks to bring the defence budget back in balance. view more

Chrysler maintains vehicles are not defective as consumer concern forces company to reverse course on a government recall request. view more

There is bad news for travellers as inflation figures suggest air fares rose at their fastest-ever monthly pace in May. view more

The intense battle among supermarkets for customer loyalty sees discount chains make more ground on three of the 'big four'. view more