Beijing Auto submits GM Europe offer
Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation has submitted a late offer for General Motors' European operations, formally putting the Chinese carmaker in the race against a frontrunning Russian-backed bid
UK 'very concerned' by Iran trial threat
Britain's Foreign Office said it was 'very concerned' by reports from Iran that local embassy staff may face trial in connection with demonstrations against last month's presidential election
North Korea test-fires seven missiles
South Korea's Yonhap news agency, citing an unnamed government official, reports that North Korea on Saturday test-fired two Scud-type missiles that have an estimated range of 500km
Ferguson and Frost unite for property venture
Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of English football team Manchester United, is to join forces with the television star Sir David Frost in a £1bn property venture backed by Middle Eastern investors
No hoops allowed in chaos of G8 logistics
Such is the chaotic state of preparations for the July 8-10 summit in a police barracks on the edge of L'Aquila that scores of reporters were kept penned for hours outside in a temporary press centre
OAS begins steps to suspend Honduras
The Organisation of American States began steps to suspend Honduras from the 35-member group after the interim government said it would not reinstate Manuel Zelaya as the Central American nation's president
Costa Rica tops good life survey
The Latin American nation tops a new global ranking that combines measures of life expectance, happiness and ecological footprint. The UK languishes midway down the table while the US is placed 114th
China joins carbon tax protest
Beijing has joined a growing clamour of complaint about US plans for a carbon tax on imports from countries without their own emission caps, warning it could set off a global trade war