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The U.S. push to root out the Al-Qaeda network has led Pakistan to a corner, even as the focus is on how prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will handle the complex issue when he addresses the country on Monday, the first time since the May 2 killing of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. Meanwhile, there have been numerous reports that Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha, the chief of the Inter Services intelligence (ISI), would have to resign following the killing of Bin Laden in Pakistan. Pasha had earned the ...

The list of breathtaking designs delivered by Apple, which include the translucent Mac computers, iPod, iPhone and iPad, bear their genesis to the alchemy between Apple's star CEO Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President, Industrial Design.

Apple is in the habit of churning out stellar products that rule the imagination of customers. One of the key elements to its success is its product design strategy which consistently delivers insanely great products.

Social networking site Facebook plans to launch a third party commenting platform that could position the site as an engine behind the comments system on many high-profile blogs and digital publications.

Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of schools in Washington D.C., has ended speculation about her next move, announcing on Monday that she has started a new non-profit organization that will seek reforms in public educational policies at the local, state and national levels.

Barry Diller is stepping down as chief executive of IAC/InterActiveCorp, the company said, adding it had bought out one of its largest shareholders, John Malone's Liberty Media Corp.

The Washington Post Co's quarterly profits quadrupled, but its shares dived as much as 8 percent as the company said the proposed U.S. Department of Education regulations could hurt its Kaplan education unit, which accounts more than 60 percent of its revenue.

The Washington Post Co's quarterly profits quadrupled, driven by strength in its broadcasting and education segment.

The Washington Post Co will sell Newsweek to 91-year-old audio equipment magnate Sidney Harman, who promised to retain most of the U.S. weekly's 350 employees and give it a couple of years to reverse losses.

Stereo equipment magnate Sidney Harman is close to sealing a deal to buy Newsweek magazine from The Washington Post Co, according to a Monday report on The New York Times' Media Decoder blog.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Sunday it was too soon to judge if a surge of U.S. troops into Afghanistan was winning the war and insisted he bore no ill will toward General Stanley McChrystal.

The Washington Post Co posted a quarterly profit on Friday, aided by gains at its educational, cable and television divisions.

Washington Post Co said on Wednesday it is considering the sale of its money-losing Newsweek magazine, which it has owned since 1963.

Washington Post Co said on Wednesday it is exploring a possible sale of its magazine Newsweek after sustaining losses for two years.

Apple Inc's iPad scored well on battery life and ease of use in its first reviews, but it will not obliterate the laptop computer market yet, according to The New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

Apple Inc's iPad scored very well on ease of use and battery life in its first reviews, but it will not obliterate the laptop computer market just yet, according to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's No. 2 captured in Pakistan last week, was a charismatic military strategist who helped rebuild the group into a powerful guerrilla force after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan.

An increase in online journalists and freelancers has made the press more vulnerable to repression, but new media are also helping raise awareness about such attacks, a watchdog group said on Tuesday.

The world may have already moved on, but quantitative finance guru Paul Wilmott is undaunted in his quest to save the global financial system from mindless mathematicians.

Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke was among hundreds of victims of an identity fraud ring that stole more than $2.1 million from consumers and financial institutions across the United States, Newsweek magazine reported on its website.

President Barack Obama launched a spirited defense of his economic policies on Wednesday, declaring that they had helped save the country from plunging into a depression.

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States may be starting to see the end of the 19-month recession and that his policies helped the country from plunging into a depression.

Geithner says markets mending but jobs at risk

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday that borrowing costs were falling as credit markets gradually thaw, but warned a painful period lies ahead for American consumers.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday the U.S. economy was beginning to stabilize, but cautioned that consumers will still feel the pain of the current downturn for some time.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will stress the need for urgency in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions when he meets U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday, a senior Netanyahu adviser said.

Two of the most respected U.S. newspaper publishers, The Washington Post Co and The New York Times Co, are embarking on new cost cuts in the face of dramatic declines in advertising revenue.

Washington Post Co plans to offer a new round of buyouts in 2009 to employees at its namesake, money-losing newspaper and cannot rule out layoffs, its publisher said on Thursday.

Washington Post Co plans to offer a new round of buyouts in 2009 to employees at its namesake, money-losing newspaper and cannot rule out layoffs, its publisher said on Thursday.