Iceland's Former PM Taken to Court

By Jack Farchy Financial Times Europe’s central banks have all but halted sales of their gold reserves, ending a run of large disposals each year

By Jeff Kearns and Steve Matthews The Federal Reserve maintained a commitment to keep interest rates near zero for a “considerable time” after asset purchases

A man walks on a container at a shipping terminal in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2011. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg By Keith Jenkins and Anchalee Worrachate

By The Economist As the regime of Viktor Yanukovych collapsed in Ukraine, protesters against it could be found outside One Hyde Park, a luxury development