Reuters - Those responsible for the crisis that has swept global financial markets should be punished, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said overnight in his first reaction to the latest bout of economic turmoil.

AFP - European stock markets fell slightly at the start of trading on Tuesday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares down 0.08 percent at 5,232.09 points.

AFP - London shares closed lower on Monday, shaking off earlier gains as investors worried over the viability of a massive US rescue plan aimed at shoring up the global economy.

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.