Dubai is monitoring social media sites for signs of attempts to organize protests or strikes, a police official said on Wednesday, citing the large foreign laborer population as a concern.
The Latest in iPhone 5 rumors: October release date, two Apple phones and dual core processor.
In a sensational bid to finance its vast economic reforms, Egypt has rekindled its interest in Islamic finance amid growing pressure to rebuild the country using internal financing.
Two men were sentenced to four years in prison for allegedly using Facebook to incite disorder, even though nothing came of their plans.
British business software company Sage Group Plc is the frontrunner to buy Australian peer MYOB Ltd, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, with one source saying the company has bid up to A$1.4 billion ($1.5 billion).
In separate letters made public by the House of Commons, former Rupert Murdoch staffers say that the media mogul and his son have been telling "serious inaccuracies" concerning their involvement in the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
A 16 year-old in London was charged with the murder of a 68-year-old pensioner. While the boy sits in court for his crimes, the nation of England slowly moves on, attempting to recover from five nights of society-shattering riots.
The rock band Kiss was removed from the line-up for a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Britain, after it was revealed frontman Gene Simmons has called Jackson a child molester, organizers said on Tuesday.
KCET, the former PBS station serving Southern and Central California, has entered a partnership with Eyetronics Media and Studios to produce and acquire new series, the companies announced Tuesday. Under the agreement, Eyetronics will provide up to $50 million in funding for the new programs, which will start production in the fall.
London has overtaken New York as the world's fashion capital for 2011, fueled by media interest in late British designer Alexander McQueen and Kate Middleton, according to a survey by the Global Language Monitor.
Zoosk is looking to attract investors in a new round of financing for the fast-growing online dating website.
While Duchess of Cambridge is deeply touched by exercise tips offered by Prince Philip, Catherine Middleton may have suffered from miscarriage while Prince Williams was away.
Sentiments from tweets are used to predict movements in the Dow.
The group connected the unrest to the war in Afghanistan ? suggesting that the British government could no longer afford to pay for that military campaign.
The two most high-profile boxers could battle, but not for another two years.
Some leading Malawi rights groups said on Tuesday they could pull out of mass demonstrations scheduled for this week against President Bingu wa Mutharika as they await a court decision on whether the rallies would be legal.
"The Da Vinci Code" may have been a popular e-book for years, but now readers around the world can view the manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Arundel in high definition on iPad as the British Library launches its "e-book treasures" series.
Ever wanted to visit Hogwarts? Soon you can! Coming in Spring 2012 is the opening of an exclusive look of the actual film sets used during for the Harry Potter franchise.
The Da Vinci Code may have been a popular e-book for years, but now readers around the world can view the manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Arundel in high definition on iPad as the British Library launches its e-book treasures series.
When a band of veteran British rock musicians took to the stage with a different take on Bob Dylan's music at the weekend, they were so good someone in the crowd even shouted "Judas."
"We were able to secure all those places and indeed there was no damage at any of them."
Half of the assets managed by the world?s largest money managers are now pension fund assets.