Castro supporters heckle Ladies in White protesters

Israeli generic drugs giant Teva has bought German firm Ratiopharm for 3.6bn euros (£3.2bn, $4.9bn), it has been announced. The deal represents a significant move into the European market for Teva,

Deutsche Bahn, the German national rail company, has confirmed that it has tabled a bid for Arriva, the UK transport group. On Wednesday Arriva’s shares rose 17% after it said it received a takeover approach, but did not name the bidder.

Talks between British Airways and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action will resume on Friday, BA’s chief executive has said. Leaving TUC headquarters late on Thursday, Willie Walsh refused to say if talks had made progress on a deal.

Jennifer Aniston described Gerard Butler as such a nice guy in an interview with David Letterman, but did not reveal much about her relationship with ‘The Bounty Hunter’ co-star. Looking stunning in an asymmetrical black dress and strappy stilettos, the former ‘Friends’ star held her guard while talking about her alleged beau.

Pop princess Britney Spears has ended her romance with agent Jason Trawick. The ’Toxic’ singer called off the relationship after months of arguments ruined peace between them, reported E! online.

Miley Cyrus says she was not the only one to have the hots for her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth – even her mum had a crush on him. "I don’t know who had a bigger crush on him at the beginning, my mom or me," the New York Daily News quoted Cyrus, as telling "Entertainment Tonight."

Kevin Pietersen believes he is back to his best form after battling to overcome his technical deficiencies against left-arm spin, but he has nevertheless voiced his criticism of the Chittagong wicket that aided his recovery in the first Test against Bangladesh.

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has said he is elated with his maiden one-day series victory - 4-1 over Zimbabwe - and is pleased that batsmen apart from Chris Gayle played important roles in the success. West Indies lost the Twenty20 international

Alastair Cook is preparing to stick with the same balance of seven batsmen and four bowlers that carried his side to a comfortable, if somewhat laboured, 181-run victory in the first Test at Chittagong, as he aims to hand the England