In an effort to clean up dangerous parts of Rio before the upcoming World Cup and Olympic games, the Brazilian military has sized control of a Rio slum.
Brazilian planemaker Embraer sees good chances of firm orders from U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines, which will likely make a decision to renew its fleet by October, a top company executive told Reuters on Monday.
Apple Inc, failed to find a place in a latest ranking list of top 20 corporate brands in India, though it topped similar surveys in the US and UK.
Stock index futures fell on Monday as a delay in emergency loans to Greece and a possible downgrade of Italy's credit rating rekindled fears about the euro zone debt crisis, pushing investors out of riskier assets.
They are the 10 best companies in the world harnessing alternative energies. This year’s winners of the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy feature companies from UK, India, Pakistan and Africa.
Honeycomb, a tablet-oriented platform, which debuted on the Motorola's Xoom in February 2011, supports large screen devices and introduces many new user interface features.
A weight loss specialist, Dr. Gautam Gupta 57, is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). FBI has started a national and international effort to find him.
A weight loss specialist, Dr. Gautam Gupta 57, is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). FBI has started a national and international effort to locate him.
Social networking site Facebook lost a significant number of its users in the US in May, raising fears over the site’s user base reaching saturation levels in the country.
A canceled NASA Mars project is the base for today’s Bloom Box, a device that can take the chemical energy contained within molecules and convert it directly into electricity through a chemical reaction.
Oxfam, a UK based international aid group, released its interesting findings from a new global food survey, which pointed that globally there are two major reasons why people change their diets: rising price of food or health reasons. In addition, the public opinion poll report highlighted world's top 10 favorite foods.
Europe needs to co-operate on the next generation of military drones or it will repeat costly divisions which led to rival combat jets competing for the same orders, aerospace group EADS warned on Sunday.
Google-owned YouTube is still the king of online video sites but when it comes to selling video ads, NBC's Hulu remains unbeatable, according to the latest comScore report.
The International Monetary Fund cut its forecast for U.S. economic growth on Friday and warned Washington and debt-ridden European countries that they are playing with fire unless they take immediate steps to reduce their budget deficits.
They say that the city empties out in the summer, but for those ready to brave the heat, there are countless (mostly free!) events, concerts, exhibits and festivals to make it worth your while.
Hackers struck Malaysian websites for a second day on Friday, an Internet regulator said, as the country scrambled to bring its government portal back online after the latest outbreak in a cyberwar waged by online activists.
A deal on steps to curb food price volatility between G20 agriculture ministers next week is reachable but far from guaranteed, French Farm Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday.
In the United States, big hotel chains get to float above the fray. India brings them down to earth.
Mexican Central Bank Governor Agustin Carstens, a contender to head the International Monetary Fund, said on Friday that it would be premature for him to comment on whether he earned Japan's support for his bid to become head of the fund.
World commodity prices will keep up their relentless push higher this decade compared to previous years, supported by burgeoning demand for food and fuel as well as knock-on effects from energy costs, the FAO and OECD said.
The head of Ford Motor Co operations in Asia said on Thursday that the company will meet its ambitious goals for growth in China and India by greatly expanding its product offerings.
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