IBT Staff Reporter

Australia researchers say the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer in women, is now a leading cause of oral cancer among men in the Western world.

Zimbabwe is a nation with lots of diamonds and minerals but is one of the poorest in the world. Its inflation rate is almost 1,00,000 per cent. And in Zimbabwe, there is a place called Chiadzwa, which is known for its massive diamond deposits that can be dug out with simple tools only a few feet below the ground.

EBay Inc is rebranding its Kijiji classifieds business in the United States as eBayClassifieds.com, as it strives to replace Craigslist.com as the dominant player in the world's largest classified advertising market.

A novel Australian drug to protect patients who have light and sunlight intolerance will begin trials in the US next month

Consumer confidence rebounded in March, while home prices rose in January for the eighth straight month according to a closely watched housing index, bolstering hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. The data on Tuesday came a day after news of further gains in consumer spending as Americans feel more confident about the economy. Consumer participation is critical for the durability of the recovery that started in the second half of 2009.

Stocks rose in a slow session on Tuesday on data showing more stabilization in the economy, while Apple Inc rallied on a report that it was developing a new iPhone.

A leading sexual health said gonorrhoea risks becoming a drug-resistant superbug if doctors do no come up with new ways of treating it.

Ireland hit its banks with a hefty penalty to take loans off their hands and said they needed at least 22 billion euros ($30 billion) in extra funds to recover from a property collapse that was worse than feared.

California's Treasurer has sent a letter to six big banks that underwrite the state's municipal bond sales, asking what the banks' role may be in also selling credit default swaps on California debt.

To address the significant health consequence of osteoporosis, under diagnosis and under treatment of the disease, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has launched a new osteoporosis guideline to provide clear, evidence-based recommendations to assist GPs in the management of osteoporosis sufferers.

The Supreme Court handed a victory to the $11 trillion mutual fund industry by endorsing a 1982 legal standard to decide the fairness of fund fees, a ruling that gives companies considerable freedom to set investment adviser charges.

The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to the $11 trillion mutual fund industry by endorsing a 1982 legal standard to decide the fairness of fund fees, a ruling that gives companies considerable freedom to set investment adviser charges.

Consumer confidence rebounded in March, while home prices rose in January for the eighth straight month according to a closely watched housing index, bolstering hopes for a sustainable economic recovery.

Shares of Apple Inc and Verizon Communications Inc rose on Tuesday on signs the iPhone may finally be headed to Verizon Wireless.

Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. sales rose about 35 percent in March from a year earlier after the automaker offered steep discounts to win back consumers after massive recalls, a U.S. executive said on Tuesday.

Bets on U.S. credit card companies may fetch gains for investors as the firms are set to benefit from the economic recovery, a fund manager with Invesco Aim said.

Stocks rose in a slow session on Tuesday on data showing more stabilization in the economy, while Apple Inc rallied on a report that it was developing a new iPhone.

U.S. stocks rose in a slow session on Tuesday as Apple Inc and Verizon Communications Inc climbed, while data showing more stabilization in the economy helped offset profit-taking in the financial sector.

U.S. stocks rose in a slow session on Tuesday as Apple Inc and Verizon Communications Inc climbed, while data showing more stabilization in the economy helped offset profit-taking in the financial sector.

America's big banks must be broken up and their risk-taking curtailed or the world's richest economy will face another massive financial crisis, former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson says in a new book.

Google Inc said many users in China were blocked from using its search service on Tuesday by a technical glitch that made their search queries appear to be associated with Radio Free Asia, which is blocked by Chinese authorities.

Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. sales jumped about 35 percent in March from a year earlier after the automaker offered steep discounts to win over consumers who had shied away after massive recalls, a U.S. executive said on Tuesday.

Chrysler Group LLC is on track to break even on an operating basis in 2010 and is ahead of its turnaround targets, Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Tuesday.

EBay Inc will rebrand its Kijiji classifieds business in the United States as eBayClassifieds.com, in an about-face for a venture the company once touted as a challenger to popular Craigslist.com.

(Corrects number in first paragraph to 13.7 billion)

California Treasurer Bill Lockyer has sent a letter to six big banks that underwrite the state's municipal bond sales, asking what the banks' role may be in also selling credit default swaps on Californian debt.

As Apple Inc gears up for the crush of customers expected for Saturday's iPad launch, employees who staff its retail stores are just as curious about the tablet as the fans who will line up outside.

U.S. stocks stayed near the break-even point on Tuesday as persisting worries about overseas fiscal problems offset optimism over data that underscored the view the economy was stabilizing.

U.S. stocks stayed near the break-even point on Tuesday as persisting worries about overseas fiscal problems offset optimism over data that underscored the view the economy was stabilizing.