Tata acts against threat to Nano
India's Tata group has sent its strongest signal yet that it might scrap its flagship plan to make the world's cheapest car in West Bengal state, saying thousands of protesters were "violently obstructing" construction of the project's factory

Pakistani PM's motorcade fired on
The motorcade of Pakistan's prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani was fired upon near Islamabad, hours after reports of an attack on militants near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, rekindling concerns over the safety of Pakistani leaders

EU warns Russia of talks delay
European Union leaders warned Russia that they would postpone talks on a new long-term partnership agreement unless Moscow withdrew its troops in Georgia to positions occupied before last month's fighting

US says troops could quit Baghdad soon
General David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, said declining violence in Baghdad raised the possibility that American combat troops could leave the capital by next summer

Activist funds pressure Deutsche Börse
Atticus Capital and The Children's Investment Fund, the activist hedge funds that are the two biggest investors in Deutsche Börse, warned the stock exchange group to take urgent action to boost shareholder value

Abu Dhabi takes fortunes to Hollywood
Fresh from buying into English Premier League football, Abu Dhabi has set out plans to become one of the world's largest film producers, with $1bn to invest in productions to be made in Hollywood, Bollywood and beyond

Nato urged to bolster Baltic defence
The US has called on Nato to be better prepared to defend the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – from military attack, after Russia's recent incursion into Georgia