China's Baidu is to partner with Microsoft for English-language search, giving the U.S. software giant a chance to expand its tiny Web presence in a market Google has stepped back from, and
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) sealed broadcasting rights deals with Germany, South Korea and France on Monday with the three countries locked in a race to win the nod for the 2018
U.S. President Barack Obama pressed his case on Saturday for achieving deficit reduction, in part by ending tax breaks and singling out hedge fund managers, oil companies and billionaires to take the
Online game company Zynga Inc filed for an initial public offering hoping to raise up to $1 bln, the latest hot Internet startup to tap investor interest in Internet social media companies.
Members of Cuba's small Twitter community gathered on Friday for the first time to put faces to names in a meeting where political viewpoints were off limits but complaints about the island's
U.S. crude steadied on Monday, supported by firmer share markets, while Brent edged lower due mainly to a warning by credit agency S&P of a potential default by Greece. U.S. crude was
Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's cast new uncertainty on Monday over euro zone efforts to rescue debt-crippled Greece by warning it would treat a French bank plan for a rollover of
Britain's top share index made little headway on Monday as a warning by ratings agency S&P about potential trouble in the euro zone weighed on banks in particular and took the steam
World stocks hit a 4-1/2 week high on Monday and oil rose as investors grew confident over the prospects for the global economy after Greece avoided an early default on its sovereign
* Rejects independent review of Fresh & Easy Tesco , the world's No. 3 retailer, has won over shareholders with a simpler and long-term focused executive pay scheme following years of disputes
