Talks between Egypt and the Islamist Hamas movement on Wednesday must work towards a "non-factional" unity government for the Palestinian territories, Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad said.
Anti-government protests left at least one dead and hundreds injured on Tuesday as months of political turmoil boiled over, with troops deployed across Bangkok to quell the demonstrations, officials said.
The British government held talks with major banks on Monday evening at which the possibility of an injection of public money was discussed, according to a source familiar with the talks.
Shares in British banks fell sharply on Tuesday on reports the big industry players had held emergency funding talks with the government overnight, traders said.
