IBT Staff Reporter

The global number of Internet users has swelled to over one billion uses according to new research, with China accounting for the largest population of Web surfers

The MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree is probably the worlds best known and most widely recognized post graduate degree. It is a professional degree intended for those who work in business and management, usually managerial positions. MBA programs are run throughout the world as they are relevant for the preparation to work in management, irrespective of the industry, business sector,...

Dubai is becoming a key part of top business school recruitment strategies, according to the world’s largest series of international MBA and Executive MBA fairs.

The breadth of academic subject areas attracting the interest of prospective masters and PhD students is increasing, according to the latest research released by the QS World Grad School Tour, the world’s largest series of international graduate school education fairs.

Under pressure from increased competition from Asian universities, as well as a perennially good showing from its US competitors, European universities have demonstrated a hardy ability to hold their own in 2008, according to the world’s definitive survey of educational institutions.

On Friday two suspected U.S missile attacks claimed the lives of 18 people in Pakistan just east of the Afghan border.

A British court ruled on Friday that a man who hacked into US military computers will be giving permission for a judicial review against his extradition to the United States.

Four French business schools from the world’s top 100 produce the caliber of graduates most attractive to international recruiters, according to the Global Recruiters’ Top 100 Business Schools Report. The report, released next week by the MBA information specialists QS TopMBA.com, uniquely sources the opinions of the world’s leading international MBA recruiters, a methodology that has made it inc...

The new edition of the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings 2008 indicates an increasing acceptance of the importance of these rankings by the international higher education community and those that employ graduates from the top universities in the world.

20-year-old, Brazilian model and Miss World Brazil finalist Mariana Bridi Da Costa, is fighting for her life after her hands and feet was amputated.

Over 600 employers from 42 countries around the world voted for the business schools from which they prefer to recruit MBAs. The research shows that MBA employers around the world are increasingly targeting a broader selection of regionally strong business schools from which to hire MBA graduates. This trend may be accelerated by the recessionary environment, even as overall MBA hiring numbers fal...

Brazilian model and former Miss World Brazil finalist Mariana Bridi Da Costa is battling for her life after her hands and feet were amputated, according to reports.

Flirting with the idea of getting your MBA, but can't swing the traditional two-year program? Today, alternative format MBA programs come in lots of shapes and sizes, many developed specifically to court women students.

The world’s most complete survey of the trends and motivations of the world’s MBA candidates, released by QS education and careers experts in August 2008. It provides an insight into the thought processes and interests of the business leaders of the future. QS collated responses from thousands of MBA candidates attending the QS World MBA Tour in Fall 2007 and Spring 2008, producing the QS TopMBA ...

Merrill Lynch & Co paid bonuses to executives, estimated to be worth billions of dollars, just three days before the company's sale to Bank of America closed, reports said Thursday.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the way for Geron Corp. to move forward with the world's first study of a human embryonic stem cell therapy for people with spinal cord injuries, the company said Friday.

The British economy has officially sunk into recession, with government figures Friday showing the economy shrank 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, showing that the economy is contracting at its fastest pace in almost 30 years.

Toyota Motor Corp. may cut more than 1,000 full time employees in the United Kingdom and North America, the Japanese Nikkei reported citing an anonymous senior company official.

New York Gov. David A. Paterson has selected Republican Kirsten Gillibrand, 42, to occupy the seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, as New York Senator, the New York Times reported early Friday.

Pfizer Inc. is in talks to buy Wyeth in a deal potentially worth more than $60 billion, according to a report. The companies have held discussions for several months but the deal wasn't imminent. Talks are specially fragile and could collapse due to the volatility in the market and the uncertainty in the economy.

General Electric announced Friday its fourth quarter profit fell 44 percent and said it expects 2009 to be a extremely difficult year.

A Chinese court sentenced two men to death and a dairy boss to life in prison Thursday for their roles in producing and selling infant formula tainted with melamine, a deadly industrial chemical added to watered-down milk in order to fool inspectors and increase profits.

On Thursday President Barak Obama signed three historical orders. 1- Closure of Guantanamo Bay prison 2- The closure of all CIA prisons 3- Banning use of torture

Top executives at Starbucks did not receive bonuses in 2008 and won't get any increases on their base salary in 2009 due to due to disappointing results for the company which has suffered in the wake of less consumer spending.

Kate Winslet sealed two Golden Globes for her work in The Reader and Revolutionary Road last week, and her Thursday she wrangled herself an Oscar nomination.

The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday it is restructuring the Disney-ABC Television group, by merging ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios, according to media reports.

Xin Yang, 22, a female Chinese graduate student at Virginia Tech University was killed Wednesday night.

The former US Senator and Northern Ireland envoy George Mitchell, the man chosen by President Obama, has been appointed as Middle East envoy by new US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Carol Bartz, the new Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo Inc. froze employees' salaries for 2009.