Opposition activists in Belarus called for the U.S. and EU not to recognize the results of parliamentary elections swept by supporters of President Alexander Lukashenko.

After 14 years of autocracy, Belarus held an election that its president described as fair, but opposition leaders disputed claims of openness.

After months of searching for a private buyer, the U.K. Treasury said it took control of Bradford & Bingley and will transfer the bank's retail deposits business and branch network to Abbey National.

Central banks pumped billions of dollars in additional funds into money markets as more financial institutions ran into trouble in Europe and the U.S.

German bank Hypo Real Estate, an important real-estate lender in the U.S., has been bailed out by a consortium of other German financial institutions.

Fortis became the latest target of a government rescue, with Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands offering the bank a $16.37 billion lifeline after it failed to find a buyer.

Support slumped for conservative allies of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Sunday's election in the state of Bavaria.

Job losses in the U.K.'s financial-services industry are set to accelerate in coming months, according to a quarterly survey.

InBev shareholders are scheduled to vote Monday on the company's takeover of brewing giant Anheuser.

Norilsk subsidiaries have bought about an 8.7% stake in the mining giant, further escalating a shareholders' conflict within the company.

Alitalia's Anpav union became the fifth union to sign on to a plan to rescue the airline. But four other unions still aren't on board.

The U.S. is turning to foreign governments and overseas investors to buy much of the $700 billion in Treasury debt that would be sold to finance the bailout.

The EU pushed the U.S. to ease restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines in the latest round of deregulation talks.

A Swiss daredevil crossed the English Channel strapped to a homemade jet-propelled wing, landing near the white cliffs of Dover after a 10-minute solo flight.

The British government is set to nationalize embattled mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley and may then sell off pieces to other banks.

Fortis replaced its interim CEO just hours after he tried to assure investors that the Dutch bank was sound.

Wachovia entered into preliminary talks with a handful of possible buyers, including Wells Fargo, Banco Santander and Citigroup.

Russia and Venezuelan officials agreed to bolster cooperation in the oil and gas industry, the latest sign of strengthening ties between the two nations.

Russia and the U.S. appear to have agreed to seek a new U.N. resolution on Iran's nuclear program, affirming three rounds of earlier sanctions.

Nokia is expected to unveil its first touchscreen cellphone, known as the "Tube," at an event next week.