Merkel faces further threat from the far-right—this time it’s in Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party is set for further losses in regional elections in the capital of Berlin on Sunday.
Putin’s ‘United Russia’ set to win elections despite public anger
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s party will be tested in parliamentary and regional elections this weekend.
Kudlow: Trump has a recovery plan, Clinton has a recession plan
Trump has an economic-recovery-and-prosperity plan. Clinton has an austerity-recession plan.
Car testing: How to perform a ‘corkscrew’
BBC News visits a car test centre that has invested in new kit to flip over vehicles at speed.
Forgotten funeral plans
Older people are increasingly saving their loved ones from the cost of a funeral by paying in advance – but many families are unaware because they are scared to talk about death.
EU cannot compromise on freedom of movement in Brexit talks, leaders say
Britain cannot get access to the single market unless London also accepts the freedom of movement of workers, EU leaders said.
Trump: ‘President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Period’
After years of insisting that President Obama was born outside the U.S., Donald Trump reversed himself Friday.
Russian central bank cuts interest rate further—down to 10 percent
Russia’s central bank cut interest rates on Friday amid what analysts called more “aggressive” calls for monetary easing.
Nigeria downgraded by S&P, advised by Africa’s richest man to sell assets
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote told CNBC that a wave of asset selling by the government could be the best way to boost Nigeria’s recession-hit economy.
FTSE 100 dips as bank shares are hit by Deutsche case
London share prices fell back slightly, with the FTSE 100 index closing 20 points lower at 6,710, a fall of just 0.3%.