IBT Staff Reporter

Some elective surgery has been forced to be cancelled in Sir Charles Hospital in Perth because of staff shortages.

NBC is looking to social media to help it rise from its bottom place among the big four U.S. television networks.

Apple's allegations that Eastman Kodak infringed its patents will be investigated by the International Trade Commission, the agency said on Thursday.

The Federal Reserve's promise to hold interest rates ultra low for an extended period depends on economic conditions and could change if the recovery picks up, central bankers said on Thursday.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives will meet with employees to discuss privacy practices of the world's largest social networking website on Thursday, as criticism grows about the way it treats its 400 million users' personal information.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc is expected to show it is losing shoppers to other retailers in an improving economy when it reports first-quarter earnings next week.

A man fell to his death after taking part in a mass cocktail party which was organized over the Internet and drew almost 10,000 revelers, the prefecture for Nantes in western France said on Thursday.

The Senate on Thursday took steps to overhaul the credit-rating agency business, widely maligned for its role in the 2007-2009 financial crisis, and opening it up to greater competition.

Home loan figures in Australia fell -3.4% in March exceeding expectations as signs the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate hikes are starting to have an impact.

Stocks fell on Thursday as downbeat comments on the economy from tech company Cisco Systems Inc and retail chain Kohl's Corp cast doubt on the strength of the U.S. recovery.

Australian health authorities adviced people not to eat raw slugs, following the incident of a 21-year-old man who was reported to devour a raw gastropod in a dare game, and as a result had been critically ill with a rare type of meningitis.

A recent study revealed that a very high number of victims of fatal cop-shootings in Australia suffer from severe mental disorders and schizophrenia.

The ear health of Indigenous is worrying, with statistics showing they are up to 10 times more likely to suffer from ear disease and hearing loss compared to the non-Indigenous Australian counterparts, revealed a senate inquiry.

An Australian study reveals that mothers who have given birth, but do not breastfeed have a 50 per cent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life compared to women who haven't given birth.

According to Dr Denise Harrison from the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, giving infants -up to 12 months in age - less than half a teaspoon of sugary liquid, helps to reduce crying and pain associated with vaccination.

California is so not Greece.That's the broadly held view in the $2.8 trillion municipal bond market, which is puzzled by analysts, columnists, cartoonists and bearish investors comparing Greece's fiscal floundering and $1 trillion bailout to hard-pressed states such as California and Illinois.

The number of workers filing for jobless benefits fell only slightly last week, suggesting the unemployment rate will remain elevated even as recovery in the labor market builds steam.

Latvia's police confirmed on Thursday they had unmasked the man who became a folk hero for hacking tax office data to reveal fat salaries still being paid to state officials despite an official austerity drive.

Stocks fell on Thursday as downbeat comments on the economy from tech company Cisco Systems Inc and retail chain Kohl's Corp cast doubt on the strength of the recovery.

Sharp Corp will begin production of light emitting diodes backlights for its liquid crystal display televisions this year at a cost of 15 billion yen ($160.9 million), the Nikkei business daily said.

The world will soon run out of Internet addresses as the number of devices connected to the Web explodes unless organizations move to a new Internet Protocol version, the head of the body that allocates IP addresses said.

A prominent Kuwaiti blogger has gone on a hunger strike to protest his detention by authorities, who accuse him of insulting the ruler and inciting the overthrow of government, his lawyer said Thursday.

Stocks slid on Thursday, extending losses after executives with Cisco Systems Inc and Kohl's Corp made cautious comments about the strength of the economic recovery.

Federal prosecutors in New York are conducting a broad criminal investigation into whether major Wall Street financial firms misled investors, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

The Senate approved two amendments to a landmark Wall Street reform bill on Thursday that would shake-up the credit rating agency business, widely maligned for its role in the 2007-2009 financial crisis.

When travelling to Malaysia, one normally doesn't think of tea plantations and mountain chalets. But when visiting the Cameron Highlands in the country's interior, that is exactly what you will find.

Japan's Sanyo Electric, the world's largest maker of rechargeable batteries, said on Thursday it would supply Suzuki Motor with lithium-ion battery systems for its plug-in hybrid vehicles.

The Senate on Thursday voted to impose tighter regulations on credit-rating agencies, which have been criticized for misjudging the risks of debt instruments at the core of the 2008-2009 financial crisis.

Sony Corp's conservative profit estimate suggests the road to recovery for the Japanese electronics maker is bumpy as it braces for unfavorable currency rates and tough competition.