A top US naval commander dampens hopes that piracy off Somalia can be tackled by attacking bases on land.

New small and medium companies are finding it hard to raise finance, but perhaps this is a good thing, Growthwire chief David Rose says.

Among those hardest hit by the global financial crisis are Russia's super-rich oligarchs, who are being forced to go cap in hand to Kremlin, begging for a bailout - though help will not come for free.

Our guide to many of the business terms currently cropping up regularly in the headlines.

The BBC's Arlene Gregorius explores how laughter and humour helps humans cope with the strains of the credit crunch.

The Bank of England is broadening the range of collateral it will in return for loans to try to ease the credit crisis.

The BBC World News series Life on the Edge examines a determined effort by a Pakistani prince to get his village to meet the Millennium Development Goals.

Two ex-Credit Suisse bankers are charged with fraud for allegedly deceiving clients over debt tied to sub-prime mortgages.

The global rise in food prices has caused farmers in Zambia to re-examine the way they grow crops.

What tools and options does the government have at its disposal to protect the UK from the the credit crisis?

Having covered everything from the IRA to al-Qaeda in four decades of journalism, few people in Britain have spent as much time as the BBC's Peter Taylor with the people behind political violence. Here he reflects on his experiences.

The trial of eight men accused of a plot to attack transatlantic airliners has heard that some of the accused recorded alleged "martyrdom videos".

The Bank of England considers a request by Britain's big banks to reform the way it provides emergency funding.

US stocks see the biggest gains in five years after the world's largest central banks act to calm jittery credit markets.

Shares in a unit of the private equity group Carlyle Capital are suspended as it receives more demands for cash.

Five of the world's central banks are to team up to offer cash loans, to be made available in auctions, to jointly help banks deal with the credit crisis.

The US Federal Reserve and other central banks will give private banks loans to ease the global credit crisis.

Three paintings by Flemish master Rubens held in a British gallery were not stolen by the Nazis, a government panel rules.

We help to explain the jargon and the buzzwords surrounding guns.

Police video underage drinkers to show parents and confiscate alcohol in a crackdown on Newport estates.