Having a parent with a history of heart disease almost doubles a person's risk of also getting heart disease, regardless of ethnicity or country, according to an international study. The study, which
Falling birth rates will slow the world's Muslim population growth over the next two decades, reducing it on average from 2.2 percent a year in 1990-2010 to 1.5 percent a year from
The U.S. dollar held near 2-1/2 month lows on Thursday, while commodity prices and Asian stocks rose after U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers voted unanimously to maintain a $600 billion bond-buying plan to
Sony Corp launched a new handheld gaming device, the first to feature 3G wireless connectivity, as it battles with Nintendo's best-selling DS and tries to fend off rising competition from smartphones and
Search engine giant Google launched a massive archive retrieval project with Israel's national Holocaust museum on Wednesday with the aim of easing public access to Nazi-era documents and photographs. The project was
– More projects, airport, hotel, hospital underway – Iraq has need for 4 mln new homes – Plans to convert Saddam palaces to tourist resorts FiberPro Group, a Dubai-based contracting company with
…as recession woes wane Focus on innovation, talent and workplace issues Two years removed from the depths of recession, CEOs' confidence in future growth has returned to nearly pre-crisis levels, according to
Bankrupt financial company Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc proposed a new plan for divvying up billions of dollars among its creditors after bondholders said the previous version was unfair. The plan filed late
European shares rose on Wednesday after U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to freeze government spending boosted sentiment, while Porsche jumped as it said its merger with Volkswagen was on track. By 1001
The debut bond from Europe's financial rescue fund attracted robust demand on Tuesday, in the latest sign of confidence the bloc is getting to grips with the debt crisis that has haunted
