An inside look at the Taliban's bankers - Reuters Investigates

In Afghanistan, the lines between Taliban finance and legitimate commerce are often blurred. Reuters Special Correspondent Matthew Green takes us through the clandestine world of the currency dealers suspected of secretly funding the insurgency. Photos by Ahmad Nadeem and Mohammad Ismail.

Cocaine Crisis: Did coked-up bankers cause the credit crunch?

May day protests spread across Europe

Greece's main private and public sector trade unions hold a 24-hour general strike to protest against austerity. May Day demonstrations are also taking place in several other European countries, Hayley Platt reports on whether social unrest is growing.

Bangladesh buries the bodies of unidentified victims