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Pakistan’s prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani is under pressure to at least delay his trip to the UK following David Cameron’s comments

High level security official cancels visit to UK after Cameron’s comments accusing Pakistan of continuing to sponsor Islamic militants

BP would be blocked from winning future drilling permits in the US because of its safety record under energy legislation passed by the House of Representatives

Cabinet ministers are to tap up Richard Lambert, the outgoing head of the CBI employers’ group, to become UK high commissioner to India as part of a drive to appoint captains of industry to important diplomatic posts

The fortunes of Britain’s biggest banks have undergone a startling turnround, with profit growth at state-backed Lloyds set to eclipse that of the former industry star Barclays when first-half results are disclosed next week

As they break for the summer with their bonuses intact, bankers reflect that it could have been a lot worse, writes John Gapper

Thousands of people on middle incomes risk paying more taxes after the government in­troduces sweeping changes to the pension system next year

Asia’s wealthiest man is to buy the UK electricity distribution business of France’s EDF for £5.8bn in what is set to be the biggest European investment by Hong Kong companies on record

Reliance Big Entertainment and Universal Studios are close to signing an agreement to build a $1.5bn film-themed resort with a Bollywood twist

With the insipid economic recovery and the persistently high unemployment rate chief among voters’ concerns, the US president sought to use Detroit as an example of how his government had saved jobs

Europe’s top politicians are united in seeking to send out a message of moderation this summer, as they stay close to home for the holidays

The world’s first treatment based on human embryonic stem cells is set to begin a clinical trial within the next two months, in patients with acute spinal cord injury

Bob Dudley, BP’s incoming chief executive, will fly to Moscow to meet shareholders in its Russian joint venture TNK-BP, a visit that will underscore a thawing in relations between the two companies

A senior Beijing official’s reference to China as the ‘world’s second-largest economy’ has sparked excited speculation that Asia’s new powerhouse may have already reached a long-looming milestone by surpassing Japan

‘Strips’, bonds that have been ‘stripped’ of their interest payments until maturity, tend to outperform regular bonds when interest rates fall sharply

Russia called in the army to combat fires sweeping across the drought-stricken European part of the country and forcing thousands of people to flee

The former US Federal Reserve chairman talks about the mistakes during his time at the government agency, his legacy and life out of the spotlight

Rise partly reflects VAT increases in southern European countries hit by the crisis over public finances, with price pressures expected to remain moderate in the months ahead

US growth slowed to an annualised rate of 2.4 per cent in the second quarter but robust business demand suggested that the economy would avoid a feared “double dip” that could drag the world back into recession

The data promise to bolster the government’s economic message ahead of the September 19 election, with recent polls showing the four-party Alliance edging ahead of the Red-Green opposition