Olympus Corp shareholders burned by the Japanese company's accounting scandal are unlikely to recover investment losses in U.S. courts and might not fare much better suing in Japan.
The wealthy nations attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hawaii may fight over trade, but they've avoided serious armed conflict for decades, and the U.S. Pacific Command aims to keep it that way, even as it copes with budget pressures and a surging China.
Putting animal rights over fashion and its own vibrant shopping scene, West Hollywood's leaders voted to approve on Tuesday a first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of fur clothing within city limits.
Twilight fans appear very hungry for the upcoming fourth film in the vampire romance franchise, snapping up advance tickets for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and selling out early screenings.
Cisco Systems Inc forecast revenue and earnings above Wall Street expectations as demand from government and enterprises for its network equipment remained resilient despite global economic troubles.
The Commerce Department said on Wednesday it would investigate whether Chinese companies sell solar panels in the United States at unfair discounts and receive illegal government subsidies.
San Francisco voters backed interim Mayor Ed Lee's plan for tackling the city's rising pension expenses for its public employees over a competing plan on Tuesday's ballot, according to unofficial results on Wednesday.
Four masked thieves tried to rob a San Diego area casino on Wednesday by pulling a display case full of money from the lobby with their sport utility vehicle, police said.
The heiress daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton is bringing art to Middle America when she opens a new museum this week featuring an immense collection of American art.
Britain's Advertising Standards Authority has banned a magazine advertisement for a fragrance featuring teenage actress Dakota Fanning because it could be seen to sexualize a child.
Teen sensation Justin Bieber received a sweet kiss from fans on Wednesday when his album Under the Mistletoe debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, edging out new entries from rapper Wale and country singer Miranda Lambert.
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been named Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who tapped the comedian's celebrity in the ongoing fight against AIDS.
Michael Jackson's estate on Wednesday slammed a tell-all documentary about the doctor convicted of causing the singer's death, and urged a TV network not to allow the physician to tell his story in which he labels the singer a drug addict.
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to a hospital on Wednesday for the second time in less than a month after complications arose from her recently replaced feeding tube, her husband said.
Comedian Eddie Murphy bowed out on Wednesday as host of the upcoming Oscars, one day after producer Brett Ratner who had lured Murphy into the role also exited following an uproar over his use of a gay slur.
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion was investigating reports some users experienced delays, but said on Wednesday it was not fighting an outage similar to the one that took down its service for four days last month.
Film director Brett Ratner is out of a high-profile job as Oscar producer, submitting his resignation to Academy Award organizers on Tuesday in the face of an industry firestorm over his use of a gay slur.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners, including Bollywood stars and politicians, gathered on Wednesday for the cremation of one of India's most famous folk singers, Bhupen Hazarika, who helped popularize the culture of the country's remote northeast.
Mickey Rourke, known for years as a Hollywood bad boy, was perhaps the perfect choice to portray a bad boy of Greek mythology, brutal King Hyperion, in the 3D action movie Immortals opening in theaters on Friday.
Putting animal rights over fashion and its own vibrant shopping scene, West Hollywood's leaders gave final approval on Tuesday to a first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of fur clothing within city limits.
A black asteroid as big as an aircraft carrier zoomed past Earth on Tuesday, delighting astronomers who trained telescopes on the ancient body in hopes of learning more about its composition and origin.
19 Kids and Counting stars Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are expecting the birth of their 20th child, the couple said on Tuesday, predicting they would yet again change the name of their reality TV show.
J. Edgar Hoover, America's revered and feared controversial top cop for five decades, was one of the most secretive men in government, keeping covert files on powerful figures including President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
Ousted Spider-man director Julie Taymor sued the Broadway musical's producers on Tuesday for copyright infringement, claiming the show that was revamped after she left retained some of her original work.
Graham Nash and David Crosby played a brief concert on Tuesday for Occupy Wall Street protesters, a sign of support from members of a rock band whose songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War era.
She was among the most photographed celebrities of her day, and he is among the top pop stars of his. But whose pictures are worth more -- Marilyn Monroe or Justin Bieber?
Nominations for the annual People's Choice Awards were announced on Tuesday, with popular films like the final Harry Potter and the latest Pirates of the Caribbean and their actors among nominees.
