Buffett commends US finance steps

US investor Warren Buffett says the US government is generally taking the right steps to aid economic recovery.

UK minister attacks Labour’s ‘failure’

Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has attacked the UK government's "lamentable" failure to communicate.

Mexico plea as virus ’stabilises’

Mexico appeals for fair treatment towards its citizens and products, as its officials say the flu outbreak could be stabilising.

Hatton thrashed by slick Pacquiao

Ricky Hatton suffers a second-round knockout in his IBO light-welterweight bout with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.

Swine flu spread ‘not sustained’

Swine flu does not seem to be spreading in a sustained way outside North America, a World Health Organization official says.