The lender and four former executives have all been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, after a five year investigation into fundraising during the 2008 financial crisis. The charges centre around payments to Qatari investors, during Barclays £11.8bn ($14.9bn) fundraising to avoid being bailed out in 2008.
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos wanted ideas for philanthropy. So he sent a tweet to his more than 220,000 followers, asking for suggestions. Here are some of the most interesting answers.
Two men from Chechnya said they were detained by police and subjected to torture and beatings because they were homosexual, which is considered a crime by some in their deeply conservative region of Russia.
General Electrics Jeff Immelt, CEO since 2001, is stepping down. He will be replaced by John Flannery, who is currently the president of GE Healthcare.