Asia stocks fall after US failure

US 'agrees Wall Street bail-out'
Both parties in the US Congress have reached agreement on the basics of a $700bn bail-out plan shoring up Wall Street, a leading senator says.

House backs fresh US oil drilling
The US Congress approves legislation which will lift a 27-year-old moratorium on drilling for oil in US coastal waters.

Software blamed for LSE failure
The London Stock Exchange says a computer software glitch was the reason trading was paralysed on Monday.

Bush calls for offshore drilling
President Bush asks the US Congress to end a ban on offshore oil drilling, as fuel prices rise up the political agenda.

Japan publishes workforce warning
Japan's workforce is shrinking rapidly, a report says, blaming a failure to attract women and the elderly into work.