A day-by-day account of attacks in Gaza and Israel since the Israeli offensive began on 27 December 2008.

The founder of scandal-hit Indian software company Satyam is arrested two days after he admitted falsifying the firm's accounts.

India's main share index falls to a one-month low on fears that an accounting scandal may prompt foreign investors to withdraw funds.

Brighton's retail and leisure sectors will be worst hit in the recession, with low-paid employees feeling the impact most, a report predicts.

Satyam faces an investigation and sees its stock suspended after its boss quit over an accounting scandal.

Satyam faces an investigation and sees its stock suspended after its boss quit over an accounting scandal.

How will people benefit from the latest cut in the UK's key interest rate?

Two pensioners explain how falling interest rates are threatening their incomes.

A round-up of Indian and international reaction to the Satyam scandal

The boss of Satyam, India's fourth-biggest software firm, resigns after admitting to irregularities in its accounts.

The micro-blogging site has to deal with both a phishing scam and a hack of high profile accounts.

UK troops give first-hand accounts of the fierce fighting against the Taleban during Operation Sond Chara.

The number of Scots being made bankrupt will rise in 2009, according to a firm of accountants and business advisers.

The UK's largest building society says it has fixed a glitch that left salary payments missing from some customers' accounts.

The deadline has passed for online applications by UK residents reclaiming savings from collapsed bank Icesave.

Accountants KPMG predict that the number of people facing insolvency in 2009 will reach record levels.

A "leap second" will be added onto official clocks at midnight to account for the Earth's slowing spin on its axis.

A student from Ayrshire is shocked when his online banking statement shows two £50bn withdrawals.

Israeli air raids have pounded the Gaza Strip for a third day, hitting key sites linked to militant group Hamas. Gaza's interior ministry and Islamic University were the latest targets. Here, a Palestinian Doctor and NGO worker give us their accounts of the situation on the ground.

Trade union owned Unity Trust bank is the first in the UK to stop charges when customers go temporarily overdrawn.