HELSINKI - Nokia on Friday said the sale of its once-dominant handset business to Microsoft has been closed after the companies agreed to leave two factories in India and Korea out of the deal. The company said that it now expected the final sales price to ...

HELSINKI - Nokia on Friday said the sale of its once-dominant handset business to Microsoft has been closed after the companies agreed to leave two factories in India and Korea out of the deal. The company said that it now expected the final sales price to ...

Pope Francis to canonize John XXIII, John Paul II on Sunday. Pope John XXIII, regarded as a reformist for leading Vatican II, and Pope John Paul II, viewed as a charismatic conservative leader, will be canonized on Sunday by Pope Francis, who in own ways ...

KATHMANDU - Fresh ice avalanches struck on a perilous route where 16 Everest sherpas were killed last week, hiking officials said on Friday, making it almost certain that no one will summit the world's highest mountain from Nepal during this year's climbing ...

KATHMANDU - Fresh ice avalanches struck on a perilous route where 16 Everest sherpas were killed last week, hiking officials said on Friday, making it almost certain that no one will summit the world's highest mountain from Nepal during this year's climbing ...

KIEV - US Vice President Joe Biden touched down at Kiev airport Monday for a two-day visit seen as a show of support for crisis-hit Ukraine's pro-Western leaders, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Biden's arrival came as Moscow accused Kiev of violating an ...

The Galaxy S5, Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, may not be quite that smart after all, as its fingerprint scanner can apparently be fooled by a fake finger. Not only that - the Galaxy S5 lacks safeguards contained in the rival iPhone 5S that was released ...

The Galaxy S5, Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, may not be quite that smart after all, as its fingerprint scanner can apparently be fooled by a fake finger. Not only that - the Galaxy S5 lacks safeguards contained in the rival iPhone 5S that was released ...

A software bug called "Heartbleed," which may compromise communication security over the Internet, is causing concern among users and tech giants alike. Researchers say users' personal information like passwords, bank details and social security ...

PARIS - France said on Saturday it had canceled plans to attend a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide following accusations of French involvement in the massacre by Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The African weekly ...

Pranks: If done right, they break the ice, make us new friends, score dates, and even bring down authority. There's even a day dedicated to the art of pranking: April 1, on which people around the world suddenly have license to unleash their inner Ferris ...

Pranks: If done right, they break the ice, make us new friends, score dates, and even bring down authority. There's even a day dedicated to the art of pranking: April 1, on which people around the world suddenly have license to unleash their inner Ferris ...

“The Amazing Spider-man” star Andrew Garfield expressed his gratitude to the Philippines for its unwavering support in the annual Earth Hour campaign to be held for the eighth time globally on Saturday. “Hello Philippines this is Andrew Garfield. Thank you ...

CONAKRY, Guinea - Health officials in Guinea battled to contain west Africa's first outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus as neighbouring Liberia reported its first suspected victims and a traveller returning to Canada was hospitalised with suspicious symptoms.

3 dead as huge blast levels 2 buildings in New York. Fire investigators work at the site of a building explosion and collapse in the Harlem section of New York on Wednesday, March 12. The explosion was believed to have been from a gas leak. Three people ...

Instead, Google is celebrating International Women's Day through an interactive homepage doodle that plays a video of women from all over the world greeting a Happy International Women's Day. The women include 16-year-old Pakistani education and ...

LONDON - Singapore has outstripped Tokyo as the world's most expensive city for expatriates, according to annual rankings by the Economist Intelligence Unit released on Tuesday. It cited a strong Singaporean dollar, the high price of utilities and the cost of ...

PARIS - French scientists said Monday they had revived a giant but harmless virus that had been locked in the Siberian permafrost for more than 30,000 years. Wakening the long-dormant virus serves as a warning that unknown pathogens entombed in ...