The bookshop chain, Borders UK has commenced a closing down sale at all of its 45 branches, including in its Books Etc outlets.  Borders went into administration last Thursday amid rumours of a cash shortfall to pay suppliers, and a downgrade in the...

A loud explosion was heard in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Saturday, witnesses said.  The explosion appeared to come from the centre of Kabul. No other details were immediately available.  The explosion occurred at around 10:20 local time as the...

The death toll from a deadly Russian train crash has risen to 39 after more bodies were pulled from wrecked carriages, an official from the Emergencies Ministry said on Saturday morning. There are reports of a crater, similar to that left by an...

Administrators for the failed off licence firm, First Quench have announced that they are to shut a further 391 stores by 20th December resulting in 2,140 redudancies on Christmas week.  The move comes as KPMG, administrators for the firm, struggle to...

A Zimbabwean registered cargo plane has crashed on take-off from Pudong Airport in Shanghai, amidst reports that its tail hit the ground as it left the runway.  Three people are reported dead, with several others injured.  The Xinhua news agency...