By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China's decision to ease a boycott of some $11 billion in Airbus jet orders followed a high-level appeal from the planemaker urging Beijing to recognize its support over a trade row with Europe, a letter see... [Full Article]
REUTERS - Shares of Apple Inc are set to open down 3 percent on Wednesday as the company's plan to return $100 billion in capital failed to appease shareholders shaken by the iPhone maker's first quarterly drop in profit in a decade. A soft... [Full Article]
TORONTO (AP) - The former Canadian ambassador to Iran who protected Americans at great personal risk during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis said Monday it was good to hear Ben Affleck thank Canada after Affleck's film "Argo" won the Oscar... [Full Article]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union chief Herman Van Rompuy tabled a compromise draft EU budget on Wednesday, aiming to mollify Britain which wants spending cuts but risking angering France by reducing farm subsidies. Britain has threatened to veto t... [Full Article]
The Internet has brought to our attention a horrible invention called a Like-A-Vest that "hugs" you when you get a Facebook like, to which we say: no more. The vest, which puffs up like a blood pressure monitor sleeve when someone likes a p... [Full Article]
England manager Roy Hodgson believes the signs for the future are bright after handing debuts to several young prospects in Wednesday's 2-1 victory against Italy in the Swiss capital. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Sports fans attending the London Olympics were told by Olympic bosses on Sunday to avoid sending non-urgent text messages and tweets during events because an overloaded network was affecting television coverage. Coverage of the men... [Full Article]
Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC Thursday hailed as a victory a British court ruling that it did not infringe on a patent owned by the US technology giant Apple. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the Obama administration is pleased so far with commitments made by Egypt's Islamist president-elect, but will reserve judgment on his government until it is up and running. (Source: Associated... [Full Article]
Amazonian chief Raoni on Thursday implored the UN environment summit here to halt a $13-billion dam being built in one of the world's last bastions of wildlife. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]