Moderate Christians are afraid to declare their religion publicly because of the rise of fundamentalism, a minister said last night. Dominic Grieve, the Attorney General, said the rise of religious fundamentalists had made Christians reluctant to express their ...

Charter Communications Inc. could acquire nearly four million extra subscribers in a two-stage deal under discussion with Comcast Corp., in what would represent a consolation prize for Charter's nearly yearlong pursuit of Time Warner Cable Inc. News of the ...

AstraZeneca shares surged by 8 per cent at one stage amid frenzied speculation that US rival Pfizer was preparing a mega-bid. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg. Fiona Walsh. Topics: Business · Pharma & MedTech · Andrew Witty · Bill Ackman ...

AstraZeneca shares surged by 8 per cent at one stage amid frenzied speculation that US rival Pfizer was preparing a mega-bid. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg. Fiona Walsh. Topics: Business · Pharma & MedTech · Andrew Witty · Bill Ackman ...

A masked pro-Russian protester pelts supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko with eggs outside a regional government building in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine yesterday. Photograph: Reuters/Marko Djurica. US vice-president Joe ...

A masked pro-Russian protester pelts supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko with eggs outside a regional government building in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine yesterday. Photograph: Reuters/Marko Djurica. US vice-president Joe ...