ANALYSIS

2013 could be brighter for technology IPOs if the likes of Cloudera, Xtera, Dropbox, Cvent and Acquia take the plunge.

Competing with Amazon's Kindle has been costly for Barnes & Noble, the world's largest bookstore chain.

The Delhi gang-rape victim died Saturday, but even the public outrage may not be enough to change things for women in India.

A French constitutional court has ruled against President Francois Hollande's flagship 75 percent tax rate on millionaires.

IBTimes looks at some of the worst media mishaps of the year, including screw-ups from CNN, ABC, FOX, AP, the New York Post and IBTimes itself.

South African President and ANC leader Jacob Zuma said that owning dogs was a part of white culture.

The White House's easy-to-abuse "We the People" online petitioning system has turned a First Amendment right into a crowd-sourced circus.

A coalition of rebel groups is closing in on the Central African Republic's capital city of Bangui, and President Francois Bozize feels increasingly isolated.

The new Japanese government vows to reconsider the old administration's promise to phase out nuclear energy.

There are thousands of tech companies to watch, but how can one determine which will be the game-changers? Don't worry, here are a few.

Apple, which reported record annual income, paid its top officers extremely well in 2012, with stock awards calculated to pay them even better.

AT&T has reportedly confirmed that it will start rolling out the multi-window update for its Galaxy Note 2 variants Thursday.

A horrific shooting in Connecticut changes the terms of the debate.

If 2012 wasn't a great year for technology, it also wasn't a great year for venture capital acquisitions and public offerings.

The Muslim Brotherhood played a crafty game in coming to power in Egypt after years of being suppressed.

The African continent is seeing some monumental changes, and is rife with conflict and potential.

A new democratic Egypt and anti-Assad Turkey are making their weight felt, for better or worse.

A look back at a year and a time when a nuclear Iran was considered the greatest threat to the U.S.

According to MediaFinder, 82 magazines stopped printing in 2012, including such storied titles as Newsweek. IBTimes lists the most notable closures of the year.

Washington can go right or left in the fiscal-cliff talks, but U.S. consumer spending will probably take a hit next year either way.

Amazon announced it will create six comedy pilots courtesy of its new Amazon Studios. Is this the beginning of Hollywood Northwest?

Homeless people are battling a harsh winter in Ukraine, where a cold snap has already killed at least 83.

After a new kidnapping, French President Hollande expressed concern over AQIM's partnership with Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke coined the term “fiscal cliff.” But he also said politicians need to act since the central bank can't do much.

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda passed its final judgment on Wednesday, but not not everything has been resolved.

French President Hollande recognized atrocities committed in Algeria, but he substituted partnership agreements for formal apologies.

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) agreed to sell its set-top box line to Arris Corp. (NASDAQ:ARRS). Will the two companies challenge Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO)?

The Central African Republic is struggling to deal with insurgencies in the north as the Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA, lays roots in the south.

Central bank actions top a list of factors expected to extend the current gold price bull market into a 12th year.