Serb parliament ratifies EU pre-membership pact

Serbia's parliament overwhelmingly backed the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union on Tuesday, a move expected to cement the nation's bid for membership of the bloc. The pact will be

UK factory output shrinks for fifth month

British manufacturing output fell for the fifth straight month in July, the longest stretch of declines in seven years, official data showed on Tuesday, in another sign the economy is slowing sharply.

Nokia wants to deepen ties with Facebook

Top cellphone maker Nokia has opened up its media sharing site and games offering on Facebook and is looking to broaden ties with the fast-growing social networking site. Niklas Savander, the head

Google expands search in old newspapers

Google Inc has stepped up efforts to digitize dozens of historical newspapers and make scanned images of the original papers available online, the Internet search leader said on Monday. In a blog