Police at the scene Riots in Stockholm, Sweden - 22 May 2013 Protesting reportedly because police shot and killed a 69-year-old man earlier this month ©Rex features May 24, 2013

Fire in the people’s home

Unrest in Stockholm’s suburbs is testing a famed social model

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron looks around as he attends the Somalia conference in London ©AFP May 23, 2013

David Cameron: Hostage to his own party

Future shape of EU depends in part on unity among the Tories, say George Parker and Elizabeth Rigby

Children play with bubbles near a construction site in Jakarta ©AFP May 22, 2013

Asian debt: Beware of bubbles

Southeast Asia’s booming bond market has sparked fears of a bubble

Robert M. Morgenthau, left, U.S. Attorney for the southern district of New York and Attorney General Robert Kennedy ©AP May 21, 2013

Law: The inner circle

The US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York is at the heart of Wall Street

Film Character Robin Hood in front of Cityscape ©FT Graphic May 20, 2013

Robin Hood tax: A long shot

European plans for a financial transaction levy are likely to be diluted

Weird computer ©Alamy May 19, 2013

China: More crooks than patriots

The biggest threat is posed by online criminals the state is ill-equipped to police, says Kathrin Hille

Pavel Durov of Vkontakte ©Getty May 17, 2013

Russia: Vanishing act

The mysterious case of the social networking site founder

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) speaks with Deputy Minister for Border Affairs Major General Zaw Win ©Reuters May 16, 2013

Myanmar: An uneasy alliance

Aung San Suu Kyi and the ex-generals must overcome their fractious past to help the country push ahead with reforms

©Lloyd Thatcher May 15, 2013

India: Patents and precedents

Pharmaceutical companies fear that the battle raging in India over patents will inspire other countries to change their laws

A serious drought hit Hubei over half a million people suffer from shortage of water in Yichang, Hubei, China ©Alamy May 14, 2013

China: High and dry

Water shortages put a brake on economic growth

May 13, 2013

Somalia: Oil thrown on the fire

Energy companies scrambling for reserves risk opening up dangerous faultlines

May 12, 2013

An unhealthy state

Barack Obama’s goal of universal healthcare could be set back significantly by Texas Governor Rick Perry

May 10, 2013

Finance: In search of the big idea

Mediocre results have raised questions about the very basis of the hedge fund industry

May 9, 2013

Trade: Solar flares

Some EU companies fear a showdown with China over solar equipment imports

From LEX May 8, 2013

HP and Autonomy: Lynched

Hewlett-Packard appears to be in a difficult position whatever the court rules on its disastrous purchase of the software group

May 7, 2013

Indian economy: An unfinished project

New Delhi has introduced reforms to revitalise business. But many disillusioned investors are not convinced

May 6, 2013

South Africa: New power generation

Investment in renewables is surging. But will wind and solar be enough to meet the country’s needs?

May 5, 2013

France: End of the affair

One year into office, François Hollande’s economic management has sparked fears of a social breakdown

May 3, 2013

Barack Obama: Captive on Capitol Hill

The president’s second-term agenda remains stymied by hostile Republicans, writes Richard McGregor

May 2, 2013

Malaysia: Climate for change

Despite impressive economic growth, there is pressure for change ahead of Sunday’s election