Credit card firms Mastercard and Visa warned banks of a possible security breach on Friday that could put the personal details of millions of credit card holders at risk. The companies insisted the problem lay with a third-party vendor.
Tom Burges Watson speaks to Michael Woodford, former president and CEO of Olympus. He was one of the first non-Japanese executives to rise to the top of a major multinational in the world's number three economy, but his time as CEO of Olympus was short-lived. Halfway through 2011, he uncovered financial irregularities on a massive scale and after weeks of pressing his hierarchy, the answer they eventually gave him was a one-way ticket from Tokyo back to London.
As Vladimir Putin wins a third term in the Kremlin, Vladimir Chizhov reacts to allegations of electoral fraud. He also turns down the EU's call for change of leadership in Syria, and discusses Russia's policies towards Belarus and Ukraine.
A Haitian judge said Monday that former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier should face charges for his alleged misuse of public funds but not for human rights abuses committed during his reign, saying the statute of limitations had expired.
Dueling inaugurations have DR Congo braced for an escalation of post-election tension but will veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi ultimately wind up in jail or in the prime minister’s seat?
The City of London is an economic powerhouse and at last week's EU summit, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron said he was determined to keep it that way. Meanwhile, in Russia, tens of thousands took to the streets in cities nationwide to protest against the rule of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his party's win in the recent parliamentary elections. Finally, we see how British authorities are getting tough on benefits cheats.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday of encouraging street protests over the results of parliamentary elections. Clinton said Sunday's polls were neither free nor fair.
Russia's first general election since the advent of the smartphone offers up a surprise setback for Vladimir Putin. Are nascent protests the sign of a burgeoning democracy, or indeed the beginning of the end for the team that has now ruled for over a decade?
Russia’s first general election since the advent of the smartphone offers up a surprise setback for Vladimir Putin. Are nascent protests the sign of a burgeoning democracy, or indeed the beginning of the end for the team that has now ruled for over a decade?
Moscow remained on high alert Wednesday after opposition supporters vowed to stage fresh rallies in protest against what they say were fraudulent parliamentary polls, won by Vladimir Putin's ruling party.
