Three former executives of Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp were arrested on Thursday over their role in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the maker of medical equipment and cameras, Japanese media reported.
Three former executives of Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp were arrested on Thursday over their role in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the maker of medical equipment and cameras, Japanese media reported.
Three former executives of Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp face possible arrest this week over their role in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the maker of medical equipment and cameras, Japanese media said on Thursday.
As the 'Twilight' phenomenon settles down, Robert Pattinson is proving that he has no plans to exit the spotlight. In the trailer, Pattinson beds the likes of Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci and Kristin Scott Thomas are sure to lure female fans to theaters. And if that's not enough, there's plenty of alluring drama to be found in the story. George mercilessly climbs the social ladder, even if it means seducing his close friend's wife.
Sean Penn's Falklands attack continued today as the actor slammed Britain's deployment of Prince William to the disputed territory.
Adele says she's not really taking 5 years off from music, despite reports that emerged Tuesday.
In light of Iran's apparent nuclear capabilities, Russia argues that Western economic sanctions have failed and the time for negotiations is now.
Love is in the air for music's newest couple.
The Sri Lankan military has long maintained that it killed no Tamil civilians during the civil war that pitted the Tamil Tiger rebels against the majority Sinhalese government.
Russia said global powers must work harder to win concessions from Iran over its nuclear program, warning that Tehran's desire for compromise is decreasing as it moves closer to being able to build atomic weapons.
The Associated Press, the world's oldest and largest news-gathering organization, is making good on its threat to sue content aggregation news services, alleging Tuesday that a paid-subscription company's repackaged content works on a parasitic business model. The 135-page suit against San Francisco-based company Meltwater News begins with a thudding blow: Meltwater has built its business on the willful exploitation and copying of AP's and other publishers' news articles ...
Unemployment in Britain stayed relatively flat at the end of 2011, rising its smallest amount in nearly a year between the months of November and December. Compared to the rest of Europe, the UK is right in the middle.
Amid soaring food prices, a quarter of a billion parents are forced to cut back on food and stop sending their children to school, aid agency Save the Children said in a report.
Anorexia experts can now heave a sigh of relief as Kate Middleton, now titled Catherine, does not look as thin and lean as she looked during her Canada trip last July that sparked rumors of her being at the risk of anorexia.
The head of Airbus said he ordered an internal investigation into how the company allowed wing cracks to develop on its flagship A380 passenger jet, acting to draw a line under weeks of embarrassing publicity for the world's largest planemaker.
Comedian Doug Stanhope makes no apologies for his uninhibited, controversial dark comedy, and with fans and friends like Ricky Gervais and Louis C.K., why should he?
Iranian engineers have succeeded in neutralizing and purging the computer virus known as Stuxnet from their country's nuclear machinery, European and U.S. officials and private experts have told Reuters.
Whitney Houston, the celebrated pop music icon, died on Saturday at the age of 48. While many around the world mourned, Sony Music raised the price of Houston's greatest hits album titled Ultimate Collection on iTunes and Amazon. Sony Music raised the price of Houston's songs just 30 minutes after her death reports Guardian. The retail price was raised from about $8 (£4.99) to about $13 (£7.99), which automatically raised the price of digital sales on platforms such as iTunes.
Britain's top-notch credit rating may survive the threat of a downgrade because economists still believe in London's resolve to erase a huge budget deficit and the central bank's ability to print money.
The precious metals market followed Wall Street's skid today, as gold and companies that peddle it were driven down by underwhelming retail figures in the U.S., and ongoing concerns over Greece and the Eurozone.
Bill Clinton's friends and colleagues wills speak up for the first time about their experiences in the White House during the Monica Lewinsky affair in a highly anticipated four-hour documentary about the former U.S President.
U.K. engineers designed the world's smallest valentine just in time for your loved one - an arrangement of gold and palladium atoms that is too small to be seen by a typical microscope.
