IBT Staff Reporter

La Trobe University has attained $15, 000 of funding through the Higher Education Equity Support Program to establish the Rural Careers Access: Online Employer Portal for Shepparton Students project.

Kyrgyzstan's mass anti-government protests last week were essentially the culmination of more than a decade of disillusionment and dissatisfaction that accumulated in the nation's political, economic and social spheres from the period of Akayev to his successor Kurmanbek Bakiyev, with virtually every Kyrgyz concerned about rising prices and falling standards of living, both issues of little concern and dimly understood in Washington.

Called the Hotshot, the condom has been produced after government research showed 12 to14-year-olds did not use sufficient protection when having sex.

Google Inc, its YouTube video service, and Yahoo Inc on Thursday filed counterclaims against Xerox Corp in a lawsuit accusing them of infringing the document management company's patents on Internet searches.

Before you spit out the seeds in grapes, think again, it might have some good use.

Google Inc posted a 23 percent jump in quarterly revenue on a rebound in Web advertising, but its stock fell 5 percent as the company disappointed some investors accustomed to blowout results.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue as PC and server spending rebounded, but investors cashed out of a rally triggered by stellar Intel Corp results.

WEST Australians would automatically go on the Australian Organ Donor Register unless they opted out, under new donor laws set to be debated in State Parliament later this year.

The Australian dollar has opened relatively unchanged from yesterday following a mixed session offshore overnight.

The Australian Dollar opens steady on Friday at 0.9340 and was underpinned throughout yesterday's domestic session by stronger commodity prices and a solid start on local equities.

Continental Airlines Inc has restarted merger talks with UAL Corp's United Airlines, two years after walking away from almost sealing a deal, a source briefed on the matter said on Thursday.

The revolution of cell phones has been adding much functionality to its use. Its function varies from in-built camera, MP3 player, GPS to online service. What if, in the future, new functions on our cell phones could also protect us from toxic chemicals?

U.S. manufacturers were busy in April as factories ramped up production to rebuild inventories though soft labor markets still point to a relatively slow economic recovery.

In the summer of 2008, just months before giant mortgage lender Washington Mutual Bank flamed out and became the biggest bank failure in U.S. history, the thrift's regulators were squabbling over its financial condition.

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it was investigating charges that young workers at a factory in China making its mice, cameras and Xbox controllers suffer overlong working hours and harsh treatment.

Seven former wealthy U.S. clients of UBS AG were charged on Thursday with filing false tax returns, collectively hiding more than $100 million held offshore in Swiss accounts.

Credit card delinquency rates fell last month at most major U.S. lenders, with the exception of Citigroup Inc, in the latest sign that Americans are starting to climb out of the recession.

U.S. stocks posted their sixth straight day of gains on Thursday as an encouraging profit forecast from United Parcel Service lifted transportation shares, though concerns about a rise in weekly jobless claims limited the market's advance.

When Michelle Obama wore a J. Crew outfit on the Tonight Show during the presidential campaign, online sales for the clothing retailer went through the roof.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc , which filed the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, won a federal bankruptcy judge's approval on Thursday to create a new asset management company.

Google Inc posted a 23 percent gain in first-quarter revenue, beating analysts' average estimate but only slightly exceeding the most bullish expectations on Wall Street.

Greece asked on Thursday for official talks with European authorities and the International Monetary Fund, a step toward Athens obtaining billions of euros in emergency loans.

Google Inc said its revenue grew 23 percent in the first quarter, beating Wall Street expectations.

Google Inc said its revenue grew 23 percent in the first quarter, beating Wall Street expectations.

U.S. mortgage rates have fallen for the first time in five weeks, retreating from an eight-month high and remaining near historically low levels, a closely watched mortgage survey showed on Thursday.

U.S. regulators will run safety tests on a new Lexus SUV and take action if the Toyota Motor Corp vehicle does not meet government standards, the top U.S. auto safety official said on Thursday.

The Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period should reflect more conditionality on the state of the economy, a top official of the U.S. central bank said on Thursday.

One item that won't fit in your backpack or your carry-on when you're trekking through numerous countries is the pet you're leaving back home. If you're missing your little loved one or just looking for a way to help animals around the world, an optimal option is to volunteer at an animal shelter while traveling abroad.

Sluggish trading and low interest rates led to a 45 percent drop in profit at Charles Schwab Corp , matching its own worst-case-scenario forecast, but the brokerage said the worst has passed.