The pace of factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region ticked up in January, though it was not as strong as expected, a survey showed on Thursday.
Rupert Murdoch's company News Group Newspapers is settling with actor Jude Law and more than 30 additional victims of phone hacking practices.
Experts have recommended eliminating leap seconds from the time scale used by most computer systems, but governments are split on the issue, to be decided this week, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said Tuesday.
Gold edged lower on Thursday as the euro's retreat from highs in the wake of U.S. economic data prompted some buyers to cash in gains in the precious metal after a three-day run higher took prices to their strongest since mid-December.
Influential U.S. online publisher Huffington Post Media Group has teamed up with L'Espresso on an Italian edition.
The founder of a French company at the heart of an international health scandal acknowledged on Wednesday that he had used unapproved silicone in breast implants, but said France's recommendation for women to have them removed was criminal.
The British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp looks set to settle at great expense a string of legal claims after admitting wide-scale phone hacking that was both known about and concealed by senior management.
The British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has acknowledged to victims that executives covered up the scale of illegal activity by destroying evidence and lying to investigators, victims' lawyers said on Thursday.
Asus Transformer Prime TF700T, the first Android tablet with NVIDIA's new quad-core Tegra 3 chip, which was expected to get released earlier this year, will hit the UK market only in June, confirms the official Asus UK blog.
Will 'The Artist' run into a talkies problem when it expands into twice as many U.S. theaters this weekend?
Former England captain David Beckham agreed to a new contract with the MLS Champs.
Poland has put Adolf Hitler's Wolf Lair up for rent in hopes of turning the Fuhrer's retreat into a tourist attraction.
Versace for H&M was a worldwide success in November. So the Italian fashion house decided to release another H&M collection, this time made up of resort wear. The collection will launch exclusively online in the UK on Thursday.
Italy and Britain called on the European Union on Wednesday to promote steps to boost economic growth and not focus solely on austerity to bring down the debt levels that have thrown the single currency into crisis.
Five foreigners were killed by gunmen in an attack on tourists in the remote Afar region of northern Ethiopia.
It was one of the most adorable scenes when two giant pandas from China appeared frolicking around their new home in France Tuesday.
A list of facts about the top 10 movies that you might or might not have known.
As if the rumors surrounding Beyonce's baby, Blue Ivy Carter, were not enough, the latest news suggests the supposedly exclusive interview the singer gave to a magazine in the UK is a fake. According to Beyonce's representative, the interview published in Star UK is completely made-up. The first exclusive interview has since been carried by several publications. Access Hollywood reported the singer's representative as rejecting reports of the interview.
Japan's Fujifilm Holdings said on Wednesday it is considering supporting scandal-hit endoscope maker Olympus Corp although neither side looks likely to move quickly on an equity alliance that Olympus needs to shore up its finances.
A biography of the world's most famous royal, Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch, unveils the person beneath the crown.
The murder trial of Dink brings to end a five-year odyssey that brought back terrible memories of Turkey’s troubled relations with its minorities, particularly Armenians.
Just as Amazon revolutionized the way books are sold and Groupon has conditioned shoppers to expect daily deals on services and foods, a cluster of websites have upended the stodgy world of wine.
