A few blades of dried grass with Mahatma Gandhi's bloodstains on them, collected from the spot in New Delhi where he was assassinated on Jan. 30, 1948, will go under the hammer in Shropshire, UK, on April 17.
The stricken luxury cruise ship Azamara Quest docked at a port in the Malaysian town of Sandakan on Borneo island Sunday after a fire left it stranded for 24 hours.
The unemployment rate in the eurozone increased to its highest level in 14 years in February, as the region’s faltering economic growth left more than 17 million people jobless in the month.
Justin Bieber's mom, Pattie Mallette, is being inundated with Happy Birthday wishes Monday on Twitter for giving birth to the pop star.
Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi and the opposition National League for Democracy declared victory after Sunday's by-elections. Speaking to thousands of supporters from party headquarters in Yangon, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate hailed the success as the beginning of a new era for politics in Burma.
International trade groups representing more than 250,000 companies have warned Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that new taxation proposals by his government have led foreign businesses to reconsider their investments.
The super ambitious 53-year-old popstar Madonna once said, “I’m tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want.” Well, without a doubt she has downright proved it to be true time and again.
A private equity arm of Goldman Sachs is looking to launch a $3 billion property debt fund in a bid to take advantage of a growing shortage of real estate financing across the UK and Europe, British newspaper the Times said on Monday.
Android smartphone owners are anticipating the release of the next Ice Cream Sandwich operating-system update, which will boast more efficient phone-number recognition and smoother screen rotation, among other features.
Japan's government approved on Friday a bill to double the nation's consumption tax by 2015, which is seen as an important step towards putting the public finances on a sustainable path.
In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host, and former Fox News commentator, had it right: The United States could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated.
In a sense, the controversial radio talk-show host and former Fox News commentator Glenn Beck had it right: The United States could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons Beck stated.
Earlier this week, Asus announced on its Italian Facebook page that it will be bringing new feature to its Transformer Prime tablet and now the Taiwanese company is rolling out the 9.4.2.21 software update.
April Fools 2012 is right around the corner, falling on Sunday this year. It may not be a national holiday, but it's definitely an opportunity to let off a bit of steam by commissioning some good humor.
Women infected with two separate human immunodeficiency virus strains have a stronger immune response than women infected with a single HIV strain, a finding that could assist in producing the elusive anti-HIV vaccine, according to a new study published in the journal PLoS Pathogens.
Thanks to an unprecedented amount of excitement around Friday night's lottery, Mega Millions has jacked up the jackpot from $476 million to a whopping $640 million. Here are some lucky numbers guaranteed to bring good fortune in your hopes to become a multi-millionaire from Mega Millions.
A new tour at the film studios outside London where the Harry Potter blockbusters were shot aims to champion the unsung heroes -- from seamstresses to special effects wizards -- who made the movies magical for millions.
This is the controversial singer's seventh marriage. His third was to a 13-year-old blood relative.
Friday, March 30, 2012 marks National Cleavage Day in the United Kingdom where our neighbors across the pond celebrate women's and celebrities' assets thanks to bra maker Wonderbra. This year, Wonderbra also released a list of the Celebrity Cleavage Hall of Fame, which the company calls a physical testimony to the best cleavages out there based on a survey from women in the UK. View the slideshow to see photos of the celebrities and their assets that made the cut according ...
As many Samsung Galaxy S2 owners across the world are waiting for the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update to hit their phones, the company has started rolling out the Android 4.0.4 ICS update for the Galaxy Nexus GSM phone, according to Mobile Bloom.
The owner of British Airways PLC gained European Union approval Friday to buy U.K. airline British Midland Airways Ltd., known as bmi, from German owner Deutsche Lufthansa AG for $276 million.
The U.S. nonfarm payroll report on Friday will highlight the economic calendar this week -- April 2 to 6 -- even though it will be released on Good Friday when the stock market is closed.
