The government says it's trying to cure poor Hungarians of a gambling addiction. The gambling industry says that authorities are trying to seize control of a lucrative pastime. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Makers of consumer electronics have been refreshing their products for the holiday shopping season. Apple unveiled a new iPhone, while Amazon started selling new tablet computers and e-readers. Nintendo offered details for the first major game consol... [Full Article]
Japan has donated about $3 million worth of machinery to grow and harvest rice as Cuba seeks to halve imports of the grain which top $200 million per year, local media said Tuesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
WATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd's new CEO vowed on Tuesday to turn around the embattled company with the new generation of BlackBerry devices coming next year, saying he would transform RIM into a "lean, mean, hunting m... [Full Article]
A jihadist theologian who rose to prominence in 2005 when he escaped US custody in Afghanistan, Abu Yahya al-Libi became a major motivational figure for Al-Qaeda, masterminding its propaganda machine. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
For people working in offices, the sound of the laser printer kicking into action will be a familiar one. A day won't go by without the machine cranking into action, delivering sheet after sheet of warm, freshly printed paper. Of all those printed sh... [Full Article]
LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - Banks have gone bust and countries teetered on the brink of default since Beijing hosted the Olympics in 2008, but the Games have defied the downturn, growing ever richer on the back of record sponsorship and TV income. (Sou... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Chinese workers install machines at the White Nile Sugar Factory in El Diwaym March 3, 2012. Sudan wants to boost sugar production with the help of a new plant to be launched in White Nile state. The African country hopes to increase prod... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Sudanese and Chinese workers install machines at the White Nile Sugar Factory in El Diwaym March 3, 2012. Sudan wants to boost sugar production with the help of a new plant to be launched in White Nile state. The African country hopes to ... [Full Article]