Two Western journalists were reported to have been killed in Syria Wednesday after government forces shelled the restive central city of Homs, Associated Press reported.
The climbing oil prices could undermine the U.S. economic recovery and it is an extremely disturbing report for President Barack Obama as it could hurt his re-election chances.
Olympus Corp's main lender Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp denied it was trying to take control of the firm's board by stealth, but said it might well agree to send a former banker to be chairman of the disgraced camera and medical device maker.
A U.S. software industry report on Wednesday chided Brazil, China and India for policies it said threatened the future of cloud computing, but also took aim at developed countries such as Germany that did well on its inaugural scorecard.
Adele, the singer who recently won six Grammy awards last weekend and two prizes at the Brit Awards ceremony in London, found herself in the middle of controversy, after flipping the bird on TV. The 23-year-old singer who certainly made Britain proud with her recent achievements, showed the gesture, after being interrupted while giving the acceptance speech.Wasn't it blurs half hour speech that caused a shortage of time. Shame on ITV cutting Adele, said a fan on Twitter.
Arsene Wenger has major decisions to make this summer.
British pop boy band One Direction, known to their fans as 1D, emerged victorious from the 2012 Brit Awards. Their hit single, What Makes You Beautiful, beat out Adele's Someone Like You, and eight other nominated songs, riling up the group's legions of teenage fans who turned to Twitter to express their excitement, causing the hashtag #proudof1D to trend worldwide.
A look at Steven Spielberg's period piece, War Horse.
Kate Middleton's black cocker spaniel puppy has been keeping her company for several months now while Prince William has been stationed in the Falkland Islands, but it wasn't until today that the Duchess of Cambridge made the name, which palace officials have kept a secret, public. Find out what the puppy is called and what its name means here.
The countdown for the 2012 Brit Awards is nearly over with just hours until some of the biggest music names in the UK hit the red carpet.
Thousands of young Portuguese have migrated to Mozambique in recent years – reportedly as many as 120,000 in 2011 alone.
Avram Grant, manager of Partizan Belgrade, has claimed that Iranian side Sepahan Isfahan cancelled a friendly game with his team because he is Israeli.
Mugabe, who turned 88 on Tuesday, shrugged off international criticism of his economic and human rights record, telling state television, At this age I can still go some distance, can't I.
Adam Lambert, a former American Idol finalist, will sing with Queen at this summer's Sonisphere festival at Knebworth, England.
Next January, season three of 'Downton Abbey' will premiere on PBS. For fans of the hit period drama, that's simply too long a wait! Season two just concluded and we're already trying to figure out what to do with ourselves. Fortunately, help is on the way.
Bob is a 27-year-old single father living in northern England raising his 11-month girl. But daddy has a secret: He was born a woman.
Western investors in Japan's disgraced Olympus have accused its banks of trying to take control of the boardroom by stealth, amid growing signs that the firm's major creditors are considering installing their own appointees in the top jobs.
Hague has also warned that by allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons, a deadly arms race will escalate in the Middle East
The legal dispute between Apple and Proview over the iPad trademark is escalating and people can't help but wonder whether the issue will delay iPad 3's debut and destroy Apple's reputation.
Financial market traders and keen gamblers take note. Scientists have found that a chemical in the region of the brain involved in sensory and reward systems is crucial to whether people simply brush off the pain of financial losses.
Researchers at Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Research Institute carried out an experiment on mice, in which a chemotherapy drug called gemcitabine was combined with an experimental drug called MRK003 resulting in a chain of events that ultimately killed the cancer cells.
Dow Chemical Co hoped an Olympic sponsorship would boost its global cache, but the company's link to a Bhopal gas leak tragedy 28 years ago threatens to curb some of the benefits from the $100 million advertising deal.
