Apple Inc's iPhone 5 hit stores around the globe on Friday, giving the consumer giant a boost ahead of the crucial end-of-year holiday season as rival Samsung Electronics Co stepped up its
A joint declaration aimed at addressing the scourge of match-fixing was adopted today in Nicosia at the EU Sport Forum by the Cyprus Presidency, the European Commission and the participants of the
Three Ryanair aircraft that made emergency landings in Spain in July were carrying more than the required level of fuel, but the company should still review its policy, the Irish Aviation Authority
Victims of Bernard Madoff's fraud will soon receive $2.48 billion to help cover their losses, more than tripling their total recovery to about $3.63 billion, the trustee liquidating the imprisoned swindler's firm
Microsoft Corp said it has fixed a security bug in Internet Explorer that hackers exploited to attack some customers. The attacks prompted the German government and security experts to urge people to
– Top banks need 374 bln eur to hit 7 pct core capital-Basel – Estimate is 111 bln eur less than assessment in April – Shows big banks need to bolster capital for
Europe is unlikely to deliver fully on a promise to cut its representation on the IMF's 24-member board by the fund's Tokyo meeting next month, European officials said, which may irk emerging
Both China and the European Union reject trade protectionism, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday after a summit meeting with EU leaders. "We both (China and the European Union) follow free
Facebook has an ugly little secret, a number disclosed nowhere in its voluminous filings to become a public company and now only vaguely addressed by corporate officials. An estimated 5.6 million Facebook
Greece will hike taxes on OPAP, the state-controlled betting agency slated for privatisation, following rivals' complaints to the European Commission that tax provisions of Greek gaming legislation favoured the company. The move
