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Lenovo shares drop more than 15% over recent acquisitions
Lenovo shares have dropped by as much as 15% as investors question its recent acquisitions. Last month, Lenovo, the world's biggest PC maker, struck two...
Toyota forecasts record annual earnings for 2013
Toyota has announced it is expecting record annual earnings for 2013 as the weaker Japanese yen helps to boost sales abroad. For the financial year...
Russia urges Ukrainian opposition leaders to end campaign of ultimatums and threats
Russia has urged Ukraine’s opposition leaders to end their campaign of "ultimatums and threats" and to step up negotiations with the government. Russia's foreign ministry...
Jack Lew: US default could happen by the end of month
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has warned the US may default on its debt by the end of the month if Congress does not raise...
US hotels guests may have their credit and debit card data stolen
Independent security research Brian Krebs suggests that thousands of guests at US hotels may have had their credit and debit data stolen. The cache of...
EU corruption at a breathtaking extent
According to the European Commission, the extent of corruption in Europe is "breathtaking" and it costs the EU economy about 120 billion euros annually. EU...
Moscow school shooting: Student detained after killing two people
A student has been detained in Moscow after entering a secondary school and taking more than 20 fellow pupils hostage, Russian police say. The gunman...
Super Bowl XLVIII: Seattle Seahawks beat Denver Broncos with 43-8
Super Bowl XLVIII has been dominated by the Seattle Seahawks which thrashed a badly misfiring Denver Broncos 43-8. Marshawn Lynch's one-yard touchdown run and Malcolm...
Thailand elections 2014: Protesters block voting in parts of Bangkok and south
Thailand's general election has been disrupted by protests with voting being halted in parts of Bangkok and the south, but officials say that 89%...
Costa Rica presidential election 2014: Johnny Araya vs. Jose Maria Villalta
Costa Rica is voting to choose a successor to President Laura Chinchilla. The governing party's Johnny Araya, a former mayor of San Jose, is expected...
Dmytro Bulatov leaves Ukraine for medical treatment
Ukrainian opposition activist Dmytro Bulatov, who says he was abducted and tortured in Kiev, has left the country for medical treatment. Dmytro Bulatov has flown...
El Salvador presidential election 2014: Salvador Sanchez Ceren vs. Norman Quijano
El Salvador is voting to elect a new president. The main rivals are current Vice-President Salvador Sanchez Ceren of the left-wing FMLN party and Norman...
Munich Security Conference 2014: Ukraine’s rivals Leonid Kozhara and Vitali Klitschko clash face to face
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara and opposition leader Vitali Klitschko have clashed face to face at this year’s Munich Security Conference. They appeared in a...
Thailand elections 2014: Yingluck Shinawatra’s party expected to win after opposition boycott
The Thai polling has now ended in a general election boycotted by the opposition and blighted by protests. Anti-government activists forced some polling stations in...
Sinabung volcano eruption kills 14 people in Indonesia
Sinabung volcano has erupted on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, engulfing villages in ash and killing at least 14 people. Mount Sinabung spewed hot gas,...
Munich Security Conference 2014: Russia clashes with EU and US over Ukraine’s future
The ongoing debate over the future of Ukraine has exposed a deep rift between the opposing visions of the EU, US and Russia at...
Thailand elections 2014: Violent clashes in Bangkok ahead of Sunday’s poll
Violent clashes involving anti-government protesters have erupted ahead of Sunday's elections in Thai capital, Bangkok. According to local media, several people have been injured by...
Mohamed Morsi in court over death protests
Egypt’s former President Mohamed Morsi has arrived in court in the capital, Cairo, for the resumption of one of the four trials against him. Mohamed...
California drought: DWR unable to deliver water to local agencies
California Department of Water Resoucers (DWR) has announced it may for the first time be unable to deliver water to local agencies, amid a...
Severe weather batters Europe
France and Italy are on flood alert as heavy rain brings chaos to parts of Europe. Hundreds of people were forced to evacuate their homes...
Syria peace talks in Geneva end in recriminations
Syria’s government and opposition have traded insults after a week-long peace conference in Geneva ended with no firm agreement. Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said the...
Michael Bloomberg appointed as UN special envoy for cities and climate change
Michael Bloomberg has been appointed as UN special envoy for cities and climate change. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon wants the former New York City...
Edward Snowden leaks: Canada collected data from airport travelers
Canada's electronic spy agency, Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), collected data from travelers passing through a major airport, the CBC reports. The CSEC collected information...
India’s most popular small cars fail crash tests conducted by Global NCAP
According to Global NCAP, five of India's most popular small cars have failed crash tests. The tests by Global NCAP showed that if involved in...
Dmytro Bulatov: Ukraine leading activist says he was abducted and tortured
Ukraine’s leading activist Dmytro Bulatov, who vanished for eight days, says he was abducted and tortured before being left to die in the cold. Dmytro...
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