AFP - Britain unveiled a 437 billion dollar bank rescue Wednesday as markets around the world bombed over fears that the worst financial crisis in decades has still not been mastered.

AP - A meltdown in confidence strangled Asian stock markets Wednesday on accelerating fears that the widening financial crisis could spawn a global recession.

Reuters - Stock markets across the world plunged on Wednesday as concerns about the worst financial crisis in nearly 80 years and fears of a global recession gripped investors despite government efforts to intervene.

AFP - London's FTSE 100 index of top shares briefly plunged by more than seven percent early on Wednesday after the government announced the part-nationalisation of eight banks and amid a sell-off worldwide.

Reuters - The Nikkei average plunged 9.4 percent on Wednesday, wiping out $250 billion in market value in its biggest drop since the 1987 stock market crash, on growing fears of a global recession and a spike in the yen.

AFP - Crude oil prices rebounded to more than 90 dollars a barrel in Asia Tuesday but dealers said the underlying trend is lower after deepening global financial turmoil and falling stocks further raised fears of slowing energy demand.

Reuters - World stocks ticked higher on Tuesday, a day after falling six percent to three-year lows, as Australia's surprisingly large interest rate cut raised speculation other countries may follow suit.

AFP - Egypt's key CASE-30 stock index plunged to its lowest level in two years on Tuesday amid fresh concerns about the global financial crisis.

AFP - The London stock market eased 0.28 percent in volatile late morning trade on Tuesday a day after it slumped by 7.8 percent in a global markets rout.

AFP/Getty Images - The United States opened up a major new front in the battle against financial turmoil Tuesday, sucking up huge amounts of corporate debt as European governments staged new rescues and nationalisations.

AP - European stocks shed early gains Tuesday as ongoing fears about the health of the banking system, particularly in Britain, offset hopes that the world's leading central banks will follow Australia's lead and cut interest rates aggressively.

AP - World stock markets on Tuesday recovered some of their hefty losses from the previous day, helped by a steady opening on Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced that it would buy massive amounts of short-term debts in an attempt to ease tight credit markets.

AFP - US and European stock markets lost steam in volatile trading Tuesday, giving up early gains on persistent anxiety over the health of the banking sector and despite fresh central bank support.