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UK rail firm admits failings over fatal rail crash
UK rail firm admits failings over fatal rail crash
by  AFP

The company that owns and manages UK rail infrastructure on Thursday admitted health and safety breaches after a train derailment that killed three people in northeast Scotland. Network Rail -- an arm of the UK Department for Transport -- pleaded guilty to safety failings at a court hearing in Aberdeen.

Google faces £7 bn claim on behalf of UK consumers
Google faces £7 bn claim on behalf of UK consumers
by  AFP

Google is facing a new lawsuit in Britain, which accuses the US tech giant of stifling competition in the search engine market and causing prices to rise across the UK economy, a statement said Thursday.

Turkey touts market-friendly turn in global investment roadshow
Turkey touts market-friendly turn in global investment roadshow
by  AFP

Turkey's new Wall Street-trained finance chief will kick off a global investment roadshow at the G20 summit in New Delhi on Friday to drum up support for his rescue plan for the troubled emerging economy. Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek told reporters he would then travel to New York and European economic powerhouses Germany and Britain to meet with dozens of top chief executives.

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