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Apple shares drop 10% amid fears of losing its dominance in the smartphone market
Apple shares have tumbled 10% as investors fret over whether the company could lose its dominance in the smartphone market. About $50 billion was wiped...
Hillary Clinton gives evidence on Benghazi consulate attack
Hillary Clinton is giving evidence to Congress over the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year. "I take responsibility," the Secretary...
David Cameron pledges in/out referendum on EU
UK’s PM David Cameron has said the British people must "have their say" on Europe as he pledged an in/out referendum if the Conservatives...
Benjamin Netanyahu alliance wins Israel election
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to form "as broad a government as possible" after his alliance won a narrow election victory. His right-wing Likud-Beitenu...
Global Employment Trends 2013 report shows world jobless numbers rising
World jobless numbers rose by 4 million in 2012 to 197 million and is expected to grow further, the UN labour agency warns. In a...
Israel elections: PM Benjamin Netanyahu seeks re-election
Israel has begun voting in a general election, with polls suggesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will return to office but with a reduced majority. Benjamin...
Inauguration 2013: Barack Obama speech at his second term inauguration
US President Barack Obama has told the American people to "seize the moment", in a speech in Washington DC inaugurating his second term. After taking...
Inauguration Day 2013 schedule: Barack Obama set for public inauguration
Barack Obama is to be publicly sworn in as US president for second time. Hundreds of thousands are expected in Washington for the event, which...
Angela Merkel’s coalition loses Lower Saxony election
Germany’s SPD, Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-left opponents, has won a narrow victory in elections in the state of Lower Saxony. The Social Democrats and the...
Barack Obama officially sworn in as US president
Barack Obama has officially been sworn in today for his second term as US president in a small ceremony at the White House. Although the...
Lower Saxony election: CDU’s David McAllister hoping for re-election
Voters in the German state of Lower Saxony are going to the polls in a regional election seen as a bellwether for national elections...
US Federal Reserve underestimated 2007 global financial crisis
The US Federal Reserve released transcripts from its 2007 meetings have shown it may have underestimated the looming global financial crisis. The documents suggested Fed...
Athens rally against neo-fascist party Golden Dawn
Some 3,000 people have taken part in a rally in Athens to protest against the rise of Greece’s neo-fascist party Golden Dawn. The protest, which...
Boeing suspends 787 Dreamliner aircraft deliveries
Boeing has decided to suspend deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner jet until a battery problem is resolved. Boeing said it would continue to build...
Canadian plastic banknotes feature wrong leaf
The Canadian new plastic banknotes feature Norway maple leaves, instead of the Canadian sugar maple leaf, according to botanists. The botanists argue the leaf shown...
Subway footlong sandwich scandal
Sandwichmaker Subway has finally responded to international criticism that its footlong sandwiches only appear to be 11 inches long. Subway’s reply won't win them any...
Chinese economy shows rebound signs
Chinese economy, the world's second largest, is showing signs of a rebound that could help it emerge from its worst economic period in 13...
Toyota settles Paul Van Alfen and Charlene Jones Lloyd death lawsuit
Toyota announces it has settled a wrongful death lawsuit following a fatal crash in Utah in 2010 involving sudden, unintended acceleration. The case was brought...
US Dreamliner fleet grounded indefinitely
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner continues to face problems as more aviation regulators and airlines grounded the plane on safety concerns. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered...
Japan Airlines and ANA ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners after emergency
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's two main airlines, have grounded their Boeing 787 Dreamliners after one was forced to make an...
German economy slows sharply in 2012
Germany’s economy grew by 0.7 percent in 2012, a sharp slowdown on the previous year Germany’s economy grew by 0.7% in 2012, a sharp...
Barack Obama takes stand on debt fight
America is "not a deadbeat nation", President Barack Obama has said, as he warned Republicans unconditionally to approve a rise in the US debt...
2014 Corvette: Return of the Stingray
When General Motors engineers and designers started work on the next-generation Corvette, they drew up the usual requirements for the star of American muscle...
Volkswagen sales hit record high in 2012 despite slowing sales in Western Europe
German carmaker Volkswagen says its group sales hit a record high last year despite slowing sales in Western Europe. Volkswagen sold 9.07 million cars last...
US Treasury Department will not mint a trillion-dollar platinum coin to avert another battle over raising the debt ceiling
The US Treasury Department will not mint a trillion-dollar platinum coin to avert another battle over raising the debt ceiling, meaning Congress and the...
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