The commander of the Vatican's Swiss Guard has resigned after the world's smallest army was deprived of sole responsibility for protecting the Pope.

Added: 2008-03-08

Chief of Pope's Swiss Guard quits over snub

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UBS to hold talks with ex-president

Swiss banking giant UBS has agreed to meet its former president, Luqman Arnold, to discuss his plan to break up the group and install a new chairman, following its record-breaking $37.1bn (£16.6bn) of sub-prime writedowns.

Tibet violence spreads as Dalai Lama attacks China's 'cultural genocide'

The Dalia Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, has condemned China's "rule of terror" in Tibet and accused it of "cultural genocide".

MoD gives go-ahead to £4bn carrier project

The Ministry of Defence gave the go-ahead for two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy, a move that will safeguard some 10,000 jobs in Britain's shipyards