A Vienna hospital is searching for long-retired staff who might hold clues to a man's claim that he was deliberately infected with malaria when he was a psychiatric patient nearly half a century ago.
Randgold Resources is pointing to Congo as the next area to fuel growth for the gold sector, eyeing prospects similar to those of booming West Africa as the miner nears production for Kibali, potentially one of Africa's largest gold mines.
A failure on the part of Greece's politicians to agree on an austerity framework rippled through the currency markets of London, the government halls of Budapest and the pits of the New York Stock Exchange Monday morning. The nonevent was only the headline occurrence in a morning that was also filled with contradictory, and at times despondent, statements out of Athens.
More than 300 people have died in Europe as the result of a severe and long-lasting cold spell, and tens of thousands of people across the continent have been left without power or been cut off from supplies.
M.I.A. is the daughter of Sri Lankan Tamils whose lives were permanently disrupted by the civil war that raged in that country for a quarter-century.
Sixty years later, Queen Elizabeth has become the only second monarch after Queen Victoria to celebrate diamond jubilee of her reign.
The RMS Titanic sank to the very depths of the Atlantic Ocean almost a hundred years ago while on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. But the fascination -- and myths -- associated with the iconic ship are still with us.
With worries growing over computer hacking, data theft and the risk of digital attacks destroying essential systems, western states and their allies are co-operating closer than ever on cyber security.
More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, as the U.N. Security Council prepared to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar al-Assad to give up power.
Internet activist group Anonymous published a recording on Friday of a confidential call between FBI agents and London detectives in which the law-enforcement agents discuss action they are taking against hacking.
The hooded figures are pictured carrying candles as they process through Chigwell and Leytonstone in Essex on Jan. 31. The photographs began to circulate the internet on Tuesday and have caused a storm on Twitter and Facebook, with user speculation ranging from a simple hoax to the dreaded KKK.
A group of Brazil-based hackers took down the main corporate Web site of New York-based Citigroup on Friday, as the loosely associated collective continued its weeklong campaign of attacks on Web properties of major international banks. The public site of Brazil's central bank was also taken down.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL could expand to 34 teams, which cities might be on the list of potential destinations.
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is to axe a further 7,300 jobs, it emerged Friday.The cuts, equivalent to 12 percent of the workforce, are expected to deliver $1.6 billion in annual benefits by the end of 2014, but will cost $2.1 billion to implement.
Apple is expected to launch the flagship model in its iPhone range - popularly called the iPhone 5 - in June. The device, however, will face tough competition from RIM - the makers of the BlackBerry - and its best bet, the BlackBerry London.
Former UBS AG trader Kweku Adoboli, who is accused of unauthorized deals that cost the Swiss bank $2.3 billion, was refused bail by a London court on Friday less than an hour after regulators stepped up their probe into the scandal.
Gold prices held steady on Friday, on course for a fifth straight week of gains, as investors awaited a key U.S. labor market report after upbeat jobless claims data in the previous session helped send bullion to a two-month high.
YouTube's Your Film Festival opened up for submissions Feb. 2. The prize: $50 million, a showing at the Venice Film Festival, and mentorship from Ridley Scott.
Had to be carried out on a friend's back
Though it had been rumored that country superstar Taylor Swift would play the role of Eponine in Tom Hooper's adaptation of Les Miserables, Samantha Barks will actually take the part in the classic play.
Mining group Xstrata and commodities trader Glencore are in talks about an all-share deal that could create a combined group worth more than 50 billion pounds ($79 billion).
Samsung Galaxy S3, which has already generated significant interest among smartphone enthusiasts, is all set to carry on the legacy of Galaxy S2 and become the best device in the history of Android phones believe smartphone lovers.
