The deteriorating health of Kim Jong-il is now a major issue in confronting North...

The conclusion of the Tendence trade show in Frankfurt revealed key trends in household goods for the coming seasons - living rooms will be brighter, knitwear everywhere and Christmas...

The name of American Major League Baseball (MLB) player "Nyjer Morgan" has sprung into the top position on Twitter's most talked about topics list on the morning of September 2 after he collided into...

The beverage company Juicy Drench is launching a brain hydration awareness campaign with their mental game vending machine, a world first, that dispenses free Juicy Drench flavored spring waters for...

Driven, ambitious, with an endlessly enquiring mind and a desire to constantly test boundaries, John Makepeace is no ordinary furniture designer/craftsman, so, when he opens the door to his...

Economists were today divided over the future direction of the housing market as Nationwide said prices fell for the second consecutive month during August. The group reported a 0.9% slide...

Environmental concerns and a desire to simplify lead to a rise in environmentally friendly toys and 'old-fashioned' entertainment. Growing consumer awareness of issues facing the environment has...

YouTube's new charts feature seems to have affected normal top ten compilation - at 1,240,291 views, "Future of Rock Band"'s vision of real instruments and 3D prompts should be at number one, though...

Apple on Wednesday launched a music-centered social network at iTunes and unveiled slick new iPod and Apple TV gadgets that promised to win the iconic company more devotees. Ping was built into...

Fast-growing economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and Indonesia will drive a "massive digital revolution" in coming years as disposable incomes increase, a study released Wednesday suggested. The...

On August 24, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced guidelines to advise food chains on the March 2010 law requiring federal nutrition labeling and calorie counts. The FDA explained...

Stoke City's new signing Eidur Gudjohnsen has conceded that he lacks match fitness after missing pre-season while looking for a club.Gudjohnsen, 31, signed a one-year contract with the Potters after...

Lower levels of medical fitness may have to be accepted by a fire service so it can provide enough crew for stations in remote communities. Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service (HIFRS) has...

SYDNEY, Sept 2, 2010 (AFP) - - Australia's Commonwealth Games chef de mission Steve Moneghetti said Thursday New Delhi Games organisers should be congratulated and not castigated.Moneghetti, the...

Even as Pakistan Manager Yawar Saeed announced end of England tour for the tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, Sports Minister Aijaz Jakhrani on Thursday said the players...

Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops suggests giving amnesty to college athletes who expose shady agents. A Florida sports agent wants national oversight of his beleaguered industry. The NCAA says it's...

Italian automaker Ferrari announced Wednesday it had recalled all versions of its model 458 Italia sports car produced before July 2010 after four of them caught fire. "Our dealers are going to...

waging war on benefit cheats '. Currently that seems to mean attacking people like Ms X. In her 50s, caring for her adult daughter, she worked all her life until made redundant. Now with a physical...

There is a certain stigma that goes along with eating salad for a meal, as though it is indicative of our nation's bipolar attitude toward food. Salad-eating seems to connote choosing low-calorie...

A design from the ready to wear fall-winter 2010 show in Paris. Lanvin, one of the oldest Paris fashion houses, announced today that it will do a collection this fall for H & M. “I have said...

Attention-lovers! Yep, on a wild, multiple-wow Wednesday, the Sharks, 49ers and Raiders frantically wrestled each other for Bay Area headline supremacy ...OK, 49ers, you win, since we always have to...

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said yesterday that the board of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center should do “some soul-searching’’ about chief executive Paul...

Worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to grow 31.5 percent this year to 300 billion dollars, technology research firm Gartner said Wednesday. Gartner also forecast computer chip revenue of 314...

British tycoon Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of no-frills airline easyJet, said Wednesday that he planned to open budget gyms across Europe by taking advantage of low property prices. Stelios...

Some of those who spoke out against the Conservative suggestion that drug rehabilitation might be preferable to addiction management using methadone were well-meaning but patronising. The most...

People, it is alleged, are greatly fond of talking about their "cancer journey". My own experience has, so far, been more of an enforced "staycation". Problems with transport emerged straight after...

It used to be said that life begins at 40, but happiness now does not begin until 54, according to a new report. Almost one million 45 to 54-year-olds are unhappy with their lives - making ...

Property prices fell by 0.9 per cent during August as the housing market continued to show signs of weakening, figures revealed today. The latest drop follows a slide of 0.5 per cent in July,...

Cellphone customers in China must provide identification from Wednesday to purchase a new number, state media said - the latest step by Beijing to tighten curbs over the world's largest mobile...

Sony Ericsson said Wednesday China would become its biggest handset market by volume in the next three to four years, as it moved to grab a bigger slice of the fast-growing smartphone market. The...

Photo-sharing website Flickr and NASA have teamed up to launch three interactive public photo galleries with photos from NASA’s archives. The images explore more than half a century of...

According to MobiHealthNews's infographic posted on August 26, the iPad has "gain[ed] a small foothold in healthcare." A February Software Advice Survey of 178 healthcare professionals and students...

A South Korean firm said Wednesday it plans to develop a healthier, low-salt version of the country's signature dish kimchi in line with global trends. Kimchi, a fiercely spiced mixture of pickled...