A privately owned asteroid mining firm, backed in part by Google Inc's founders, launched a crowd-funding project on Wednesday to gauge public interest in a small space telescope that could serve as
Imposing losses on creditors will help resolve banks without the use of taxpayer money. But this alone won't be enough in a systemic crisis. By GUNNAR HÖKMARK Swedish member of the
From faking marriage certificates to get honeymoon discounts in the Maldives to letting children defecate on the floor of a Taiwan airport, Chinese tourists have recently found themselves at the centre of
Australia will ease access restrictions on the world's largest weapons test range in the remote outback – an area larger than England – to unlock an estimated $35 billion in untapped mineral
Japanese equities led a tumble in Asian shares as the dollar slipped to fresh lows against the yen on Thursday, as investors worry what might happen if the U.S. Federal Reserve's winds
A man will appear in a London court on Thursday charged with the murder of a British soldier on a London street in broad daylight last week, police said. Police charged 22-year-old
European stocks and German bond prices fell on Wednesday as robust U.S. economic data fanned speculation the Federal Reserve may taper its bond-buying programme. But analysts said the weakness in equity markets
– France, Spain, Germany, Italy want plan for youth jobs crisis – Spain's Rajoy wants special deficit exemptions, more funds German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned on Tuesday that failure to win
Nike Inc is dropping its partnership with the Livestrong Foundation, the cancer charity founded by disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, the latest repercussion from the doping scandal that last year stripped him of
Japanese stocks strengthened as Asian shares edged higher on Tuesday, although investors were still awaiting direction from U.S. and U.K. markets when they resume trade after holidays on Monday, following last week's
