Bombardier Inc reported a 13 percent rise in first-quarter profit as demand for business jets begins to pick up, and said it had received more orders for its new C-Series commercial jetliners, slated to hit the market in 2013.
Australia's state-owned National Broadband Network awarded a contract to Sweden's Ericsson worth up to A$1.1 billion ($1.2 billion), the latest in a string of contracts to build the A$35.9 billion network.
E. coli outbreak in cucumbers has already killed 15 people in Europe.
Pippa Middleton, sister of Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, enjoyed some tennis matches at the 2011 French Open tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris.
German carmaker Volkswagen formally launched its bid for MAN on Tuesday, in a move toward creating Europe's biggest truckmaker.
An E. coli outbreak, which is linked to contaminated cucumbers that has killed 14 people and made more than 300 seriously ill in Germany, has spread to other north European countries, Reuters reported.
A group of hackers angered by a PBS documentary about WikiLeaks has posted a fake news story on the website of the public broadcaster claiming that dead rapper Tupac Shakur was alive and well.
The recent E.coli outbreak in Germany, which killed 11 people, has spread panic and concern throughout Europe and the world. In what is considered the largest E.coli outbreak in Germany, the origin of the recent event is still under investigation. Countries such as Spain and Sweden have been linked to the transport of contaminated cucumbers. Precautions has been taken into account as vegetables are under serious testing and selected kinds may be banned from entering certain countries. Here is...
A group of hackers angered by a PBS documentary about WikiLeaks has posted a fake news story on the website of the U.S. public broadcaster PBS claiming that dead rapper Tupac Shakur was alive and well.
Cucumbers infected with a strain of deadly E. coli has killed 14 people and made over 300 people seriously ill in northern Germany.
Cucumbers, believed to have been imported from Spain, claimed lives of atleast ten people so far, and left hundreds sick in Germany, said a BBC report on Saturday.
North Korea is going to release an American citizen, who was detained in the country on unspecified charges for the past six months, Reuters reported.
Struggling carmaker Saab said it would restart production by noon on Friday after an idle of almost two months due to a cash crunch, in time for a first visit by would-be Chinese partner Pangda <601258.SS>.
EU backs Obama's call for Mideast peace treaty based on 1967 borders
The first Pillow Fighting World Championship was inaugurated in New York on May 17. The event was attended exclusively by women -- mostly representatives of the United States, Austria, Japan and Sweden.
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co <4502.T>, Japan's largest drugmaker, said on Thursday it would buy privately held Swiss rival Nycomed for 9.6 billion euros ($13.6 billion) as it seeks to expand in Europe and emerging markets.
There will be the first Pillow Fight World Cup in New York City tonight, ever. Contenders from the U.S., Austria, Sweden, and Japan will compete for the world championship title in pillow fighting in Brooklyn, New York.
France hopes to get at least 2.5 billion euros ($3.53 billion) for the fourth-generation (4G) wireless frequencies it plans to grant to telecom operators in an upcoming auction, Industry minister Eric Besson told Le Figaro.
Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent
sees no end in sight to booming demand in the United States as major operators invest to keep up with a data overload driven by smartphones and streaming video.Microsoft turned the tables on long-time Skype wooers Google and Facebook to reportedly land an $8.5 billion deal to buy the popular Voice over Internet Protocol service. The following are some key facts about Skype:
Fast buildout of mobile networks in the United States lifted Alcatel-Lucent's
first quarter sales as the CEO pledged to deliver on a long-promised turnaround of the struggling telecom gear maker.Telecom gear maker Alcatel-Lucent
stuck to its annual targets after posting in-line sales in the first quarter, helped by booming demand in North America and strong sales of wireless equipment. 
