Travel, that most social of pursuits, has always been wise to the Web. But reaping quantifiable rewards from the social web is proving as elusive for travel brands and booking engines as it is for most other industry sectors.
Tobacco-related deaths have nearly tripled in the past decade and big tobacco firms are undermining public efforts that could save millions, a report led by the health campaign group the World Lung Foundation (WLF) said on Wednesday.
Queen Elizabeth II addressed both houses of Parliament at Westminster in London on March 20 to mark the six long decades of her reign.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (NYSE:RDS) signed Wednesday the first-ever production sharing contract with China's state-owned China National Petroleum Corp., or CNPC, as the world's second largest economy seeks to develop its untapped reserves, similar to those that gave rise to the U.S. natural gas boom, with the help of foreign technology.
Bold. Fierce. Coolly confident. The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence seems to effortlessly channel the very best qualities of her character, Katniss Everdeen. On the red carpet of The Hunger Games premieres around the world, Lawrence has stood out as the clear champion.
Rihanna just got a little girl crush! The 23-year-old Man Down singer has reportedly asked Kate Moss to be her plus one when she performs at a music festival this summer.
Where to watch a live stream of QPR Vs. Liverpool in the Premier League, plus a full preview, team news and prediction.
After three years of negotiations, the BBC has finally struck a deal with Microsoft and will be streaming its iPlayer service on Xbox 360 devices in the U.K.
U.S. asset markets sold off Tuesday as investors interpreted new data from China to mean that country's economy might be slowing down faster than previously thought. Of paramount concern was a government report showing new home prices had recently declined in 45 of 70 major cities, with prices static in 21 other metropolitan areas.
A new biplane design could make supersonic flights a reality again, according to an upcoming study.
The Dutch Royal family is trying to return to their normal routines following Prince Johan Friso's avalanche accident on February 17th. Queen Beatrix, Johan Friso's mother, returned to her royal duties at the beginning of March, attending a meeting with the Prime Minister, and later opening up the new Explosive Ordnance Barracks in Soesterberg.
Ali al-Naimi says current crude prices not justified by global economic conditions
Germany's Deutsche Bank said on Tuesday it had hired global security firm G4S to build and manage a new precious metals vault, as it seeks to cash in on booming investor demand for physical gold and silver.
Americans travelling to the Olympics could be exposed to measles and should be vaccinated before they go, the CDC warned.
Fans of Harry Potter know all too where platform 9 ¾ at King's Cross Station can bring them. Now, the station is undergoing a £550 million makeover and will include references to J.K. Rowling's story about the boy wizard.
Galaxy S3 rumors are high at the moment after a new Galaxy S3 photo surfaced online, which indicates March 22 release date. The South Korean firm is expected to release its new flagship device at a media event in London.
Adding to the long-running rumor mill of the device, a new leaked photo, claimed to be of Galaxy S3, has surfaced on Reddit, suggesting that the Korean tech giant's upcoming smartphone may run two different launchers. Sounds shocking?
French Queen Marie Antoinette -- who historically bears the brunt of having uttered the four words, summing up the obliviousness of the French monarchy to the poverty of the peasants, prior to the French revolution -- may have found her modern day avatar in the Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad. Upon learning that her subjects had no bread to eat during the famine that occurred in France due to the mismanagement of treasury, Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI of France, famously remarked: Let them ...
Asma al-Assad, the 38-year-old wife of Syrian regime leader Bashir al-Assad and a former investment banker, will likely join 114 other Syrians on a list of sanctioned individuals by the European Union, freezing her assets to preventing shopping, travel and other commerce in foreign countries; meanwhile, reports emerge of Assad's emails to friends where she boasts of the power of the Syrian regime, and that she is the real dictator.
The Gunners continue to be in the mix to make major changes this summer.
Manohar Aich, the 1952 Mr. Universe international bodybuilding champ, celebrated his 100th birthday with his children, grandchildren and great-great children in Kolkata, India on Sunday.
Fabrice Muamba is showing small signs of improvement according to a statement from the midfielder's club Bolton Wanderers. A friend of the soccer star also said that he is speaking minimal words in French and English.
