AFP - US and European markets fell back badly Monday as anxious investors waited on US lawmakers to pass a 700-billion-dollar debt bailout and President George W. Bush urged top speed on the plan.

AFP - US and European equity markets fell hard Monday as doubts mounted about the effectiveness of a much-vaunted US rescue package that US lawmakers are about to debate.

AP - Marek Tomasikiewicz and his family left Poland a few years ago for higher wages and better schools in Britain, but times have changed.

Reuters - European stocks halted a rally in world equities on Monday and the dollar fell as jittery investors awaited detail of Washington's $700 billion bailout to tackle the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

AFP - The FTSE rose 0.18 percent in initial trade on Monday, as investors responded to a massive US rescue plan for the distressed financial sector.

AFP - The recent economic downturn could push the European Union to adopt more modest ambitions in its fight against climate change.

AFP - Global stocks took another frantic ride Thursday with nervous New York traders mounting a strong late-day rally on hopes of new US program to salvage the troubled financial system.

AFP - Europe's main stock markets soared early on Friday in the wake of massive gains across Asia and on Wall Street overnight as world governments took action to tackle the global financial crisis.

AFP - London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares surged by 4.43 percent to 5,096.40 points soon after the start of trading Friday in the wake of massive gains across Asia and on Wall Street overnight.