Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal. Luckily for her, her performance may be graded generously.
Mayer faces plenty of challenges in her efforts to turn six-year-old Tumblr into a (...)
The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify.
The Syrian Electronic Army, an online group that supports Syrian President Bashar (...)
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman has stepped down after joining the race for next month's presidential election.
A report by the semiofficial Mehr news agency says Ramin Mehmanparast resigned from the post. It gave no reason, but the report late Saturday came just hours after the deadline to (...)
The U.S. dollar fell on Friday, notching a decline of more than 1% against the Japanese yen, as weaker-than-expected first-quarter GDP growth spurred fresh bets that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to pull back on its super-loose policies in the short term.
The U.S. economy grew more slowly than (...)
A few days ago, the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) announced that it manufactured the first air-conditioned train for the subway by Egyptian equipment, and it supposed to be operated in the third line (Al Abbasyia-Attaba).
The AOI has elaborated that this train was manufactured and (...)
A strong earthquake shook Japan on Saturday near the southwestern city of Kobe, leaving 23 people injured, seven of them seriously — mostly elderly tripping while trying to flee, police said. No one was killed.
The magnitude-6.3 quake left some homes with rooftop tiles broken and cracked walls, (...)
The Bank of Japan shocked markets on Thursday with a radical overhaul of its policymaking, adopting a new balance sheet target and pledging to double its government bond holdings in two years as it seeks to end nearly two decades of deflation.
At Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's first policy-setting (...)
Gold futures fell Wednesday, continuing to retreat from the $1,600 level as a climb in the U.S. dollar highlighted an appetite for risk among investors.
Gold for June delivery in electronic trade fell $10.30, or 0.7%, to $1,565.70 an ounce.
Gold fell sharply during North American trade Tuesday, (...)
The dollar edged lower in Asia trading on Wednesday, ahead of retail-sales data expected to provide more signs on the health of the U.S. economy.
The ICE dollar index , which measures the greenback against a basket of six rivals, reached 82.479 from 82.585 in late North American trading on (...)
A natural mushroom-soy supplement, called GCP, has been shown to combat prostate cancer tumors and could lengthen the life expectancy of men with advanced cases of the disease, according to new research by the University of California-Davis.
The nontoxic product — called genistein-combined (...)
U.S. hedge fund investor George Soros has gained about $1 billion since November betting against the yen, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people with knowledge of the firm's position.
The yen lost nearly 20 per cent against the dollar between November and early February, picking up speed (...)
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 jolted Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
No tsunami was seen as a result of the quake and there were no reports of damage to local police as of 11:30 p.m. (1430 GMT), about 10 minutes after the (...)
The U.S. dollar held steady Monday against most major currencies and the yen rebounded from a two-year low as the Bank of Japan began a two-day policy meeting.
The euro moved in a range against the greenback after an electoral loss for the Germany's ruling coalition party in Lower Saxony state. (...)
Sony Corp's Sony Mobile Communications Inc said it will sell the new version of its Xperia tablet in Japan this spring, the Nikkei reported, citing Kyodo News.
The Xperia Tablet Z, whose price has not been announced, has a 10.1-inch display, is 6.9 mm thin and weighs 495 grams, according to the (...)
The U.S. dollar weakened against most major currencies Monday, with the yen rebounding as investors turned cautious a day before the Bank of Japan announced the outcome of its policy meeting.
The euro, meanwhile, moved in a range against the greenback after an electoral loss for the Germany's (...)
The number of seizure patients in a northern Japanese fishing community devastated by the March 11, 2011 tsunami spiked in the weeks following the disaster, according to a Japanese study.
The study, published in the journal Epilepsia, looked at 440 patient records from Kesennuma City Hospital, in a (...)
The dollar declined broadly on Wednesday, with the yen notably making fresh headway against the greenback after reports that the country's economics minister will attend the next meeting at the Bank of Japan.
The ICE dollar index which measures the greenback against a basket of six rival (...)
Japan's two main airlines have grounded their Boeing 787 Dreamliners after one was forced to make an emergency landing because of battery problems.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) grounded its fleet of 17 Dreamliners after its flight NH 692 from Yamaguchi Ube was forced to land shortly after (...)
Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al-Assaf has called for a review of the rules and regulations impeding the free flow of trade between Arab countries, to boost regional economic growth and job creation.
Addressing the opening session of the two-day Arab Private Sector Forum (APSF-2013) here yesterday, (...)
Japan's Nikkei average rose to a 21-month high on Friday, heading for its best yearly gain since 2005, as exporters were buoyed by a weaker yen on expectations of aggressive monetary stimulus under new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Export-focused firms leading the index higher included Toyota Motor (...)
As Chelsea made it 13 goals from two games since returning empty-handed from a 12,000-mile (19,312-kilometre) round trip to Japan for the Club World Cup a week ago, Benitez demanded even more from his players.
"I can see the team improving with the little things we wanted to improve," said (...)
Mahmoud Aboul-Saoud (GK): 5
A joint-error leading to the first goal ensured a shaky start to the already inexperienced goalie, who made no save to regain his confidence throughout the match.
Ahmed Fathi (RB): 7
Always demonstrating he is one of the best offensive side-backs in Africa and his (...)
European stock markets opened mostly flat on Monday, in the last full week of trading before Christmas, amid some hopeful signs out of the U.S.
that the Republicans may be willing to discuss tax rises. In Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide victory.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index was (...)
08:30 Ahly are looking to finish third for the second time in four appearances, having won the bronze medal in the 2006 edition after overcoming another Mexican side in Club America.
08:30 Both sides are eyeing consolation after Ahly slumped to a narrow 1-0 defeat by Brazil's Corinthians while (...)
Ahli will be without goalkeeper Sherif Ekrami when they face Monterrey in the Club World Cup third-place playoff due to a hamstring problem.
The 29-year-old pulled a hamstring in the 1-0 loss to Corinthians and Ahli have announced that he had failed to recover on time for Sunday's match.
Reserve (...)