According to a study conducted recently, the coastal city of Paphos on Cyprus Island in the Mediterranean has topped the list of most preferred honeymoon destinations this year.
Richard Gere, the popular Hollywood actor, has been named 2011 ambassador of Relais & Chateaux group of luxury hotels and restaurants.
The United States is considering abandoning the 8-year-old color coded terror alert system amid criticism from U.S. lawmakers and public protests, according to media reports.
Within days after she announced her intention to run for the President, Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, is caught up with yet another gaffe. This time, referring to North Korea as an ally of the United States.
Within days after she announced her intention to run for the President, Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska is caught up with yet another gaffe. This time, referring to North Korea as an ally of the United States.
As part of a purchase agreement with the New York-based Aperture Foundation, the Philadelphia Museum of Art announced the acquisition of around 1422 images by the 20th century photographer Paul Strand on November 18, 2010.
Solar energy stocks received a load of bad news last week when an analyst at Credit Suisse downgraded the entire sector and lowered price targets, raising concerns about the industry's near-term prospects
Michael Brea, who acted in 'Ugly Betty and Step Up 3D' has been arrested for killing his mother in an apartment in Brooklyn New York.
Supporters of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act may be looking at the measure’s last best chance of becoming law.
Given the explosive expansion of electronic gadgets in recent years, the demand for lithium has surged. Now, with the imminent development of more electric and hybrid vehicles (whose batteries will increasingly use lithium), demand for this obscure metal could skyrocket.
Web pioneer Google, which effectively weaned people off newspapers and everything that was 'old guard', has surprisingly come back to the print medium. The tech giant has been publishing newspaper advertisements on Google Chrome as well as its newly launched Web guidebook.
In what looks like a setback for the Obama administration in matter of trial of terrorism suspects in civil court, the first suspect transferred from Guantanamo military prison to face a U.S. civilian trial was found not guilty by a Manhattan federal court jury on all but one charge in the 1998 African embassy bombings.
All Twitter users have been invited to script a story with the American director/producer/artist/writer Tim Burton. The story on 'Stainboy' has begun to take shape and will conclude on Dec 6.
It’s the status updates of travelers on various social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter that is helping them keep in touch with friends and family while on the go, according to a global survey conducted by Sheraton Hotels & Resorts.
Monthly job additions in New York State rose sharply in October, hitting a five-year high.
Mexico’s economy expanded by 5.3 percent on an annualized basis, significantly below the 7.6 percent growth recorded in the second quarter, the country’s INEGI statistical office INEGI showed on M
Thomson Reuters, the world's leading financial news and business information provider, is acquiring Pangea3, one of the largest legal outsourcing firms in India, for an undisclosed amount.
Alan Newton, a 49-year-old black man from the South Bronx, who spent over two decades in prison for a sexual assault he did not commit, has been awarded nearly $18.6 million in damages by a jury in New York City.
The bankruptcy trustee for Scott Rothstein's defunct law firm has reached a tentative settlement with American Express, the card that was used to fuel Rothstein's and his wife's luxurious lifestyle, that will help the victims of the high-profile lawyer's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme recoup some of their losses.
New York City could axe as many as 6,000 teachers working in its public schools and slash its budget by $350 million as part of belt tightening, an employment consultancy said in a release on Monday. Education experts have warned that teacher layoffs in New York City, which has not laid off teachers since 1976, will impact schools adversely by causing increase in the class sizes.
Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson, Hollywood's hot couple, may reportedly be splitting up.
For a media baron like News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch, it makes sense to embrace the new iPad technology offered by Apple to churn out news for a price of about 99 cents a week.
