The Department of Energy has been working around the clock to provide whatever assistance we can to the Government of Japan as they work to bring the Fukushima nuclear reactors under control. One unique capability that the Department has recently mobilized to help in this situation is an expertise in robotics.
The wedding of Britain's Prince William to university sweetheart Kate Middleton will be streamed live on the Internet via an official royal channel -- the first time a British royal wedding will be covered in this way.
Luxury car makers that have learned the ropes in the familiar markets of Europe and the United States are having to adapt to new ways in China, but with the market expected to boom, they have little choice but to get on board.
U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, clawing back some of the previous day's losses as positive earnings news helped buoy shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 65.16 points, or 0.53%, to finish near the day's highs at 12266.75. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index added 7.48 points, or 0.57%, to 1312.62 while the Nasdaq Composite gained 9.59 points, or 0.35%, to 2744.97. The gains came one day after the Dow fell 140 points on credit-ratings firm Standard & Poor's decision to lower its ...
While the media in Britain, Europe and the U.S. (and elsewhere) are rapidly ramping up their coverage of the upcoming Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, more than one-third (35 percent) of British adults plan to ignore the festivities altogether, according to a survey by YouGov, internet-based market research firm launched in the UK.
Scotland Yard said it has rejected a bid by a radical Islamic group to protest the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton outside of Westminster Abbey.
[Selling silver short] natural with these giddy prices, one London trader told the Platts news service on Monday. Speculators are going to have to take profits soon. Shorts have been burned in the run-up, but keep coming back for more, he said, forecasting a $10 drop in the Silver Price short term.
The British government has said that it will send military officers to Libya to help rebel forces seeking to topple Moammar Gaddafi.
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump said if he were the President of the United States, he would take at least $1.5 trillion worth of oil from Iraq.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has suggested he may prevent former Labour PM Gordon Brown from becoming the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Cambridge University has beaten Oxford to the top spot for the first time since 2007 in the reputed annual Complete University Guide (CUG) rankings for 2012.
Spontaneous activity on the Internet is on the wane among experienced users as they shun aimless surfing and plan their online sessions more, according to a study published by Microsoft and two agencies.
The European Union, responding to concerns over excessive state intrusion, is rethinking how it logs citizens' telephone calls and Internet use data for law enforcement purposes.
A supernova remnant may be evidence that a star visible in daylight coincided with the birth of King Charles II of England.
Spot Gold jumped to a new all-time high of $1489 per ounce in Asian trade Monday, edging lower as the Dollar rose on the currency market and global equities began the Easter-shortened week with a 0.5% drop.
The British government will assist about 5,000 migrant workers leave Libya, according to the secretary of state for international development secretary, Conservative MP Andre Mitchell.
The global car sharing company Hertz Corporation is expanding its London fleet with electric vehicles (EV) for members to drive in and around the capital.
The Australian stock market fell, to record the first weekly decline after three of gains, as the prospect of further interest rate hikes in China saw investors err on the side of caution.
Sunday's final will include two Spaniards
A downgrade of Iceland's credit rating would be unjustified now that the country's economy is improving, Finance Minister Steingrimur Sigfusson said on Saturday.
Leading world economies agreed on Friday to put the policies of seven major nations under a microscope as part of a plan to prevent a repeat of the global financial crisis.
France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom will share parts of their mobile networks in Poland, Austria, and Romania, saving perhaps 650 million euros in operating and investment costs a year, sources said.
