If you were wondering; forex trading is nothing more than direct access trading of different types of foreign currencies. A few years ago, foreign exchange trading was mostly limited to large banks and institutional traders however; today technological advancements have made it so that small traders can also... 

A US marine and his translator meet Afghan villagers. While politicians and military commanders talked of the battle for ‘hearts and minds’, the war logs show a very different reality. Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images More than a decade ago, when the cold war was well and truly... 

Asbo statistics announced. Photograph: David Fisher Remember when Asbos – anti-social behaviour orders – were all the rage? Not any more it seems. Their numbers have been on the decline in recent years and now it appears that the Liberal-Conservative coalition government wants to... 

David Cameron and Nick Clegg enter No 10. There are now suggestions that the Lib Dem leader exaggerated the deal Labour had offered him on a referendum on alternative voting. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA Fresh claims emerge today that Nick Clegg may have bluffed the Conservative leader, David... 

Political harmony: Condoleezza Rice, George Bush’s former secretary of state, performed live with Aretha Franklin, who sang at Barack Obama’s inauguration. Photograph: Bill Mccay/WireImage.com News just in from the under-reported world of bipartisan musical collaborations – Condoleezza... 

Tony Hayward’s departure will be announced tomorrow Photograph: Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett Tony Hayward, chief executive of BP, is to leave the company, bowing to pressure over his handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, the aftermath of which has become America’s...