Uzbek first daughter confirms media empire shutdownThe eldest daughter of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov Wednesday confirmed the closure of television channels she is believed to control, as rumours build of a rift in the ruling family.
31 October 2013
China's Lenovo unveils 'game-changing' tablet in LAChinese computer maker Lenovo presented a new tablet device including a bracket-cum-handle allowing it to tilt and stand, which it billed as a "game-changing" innovation.
31 October 2013
Australia says broadband ban on Huawei stays: reportAustralia's new government on Tuesday said Chinese telecoms giant Huawei will remain shut out of bidding to build Australia's national broadband network on advice from security agencies.
30 October 2013
Lawsuit after 6 million bottles of Aussie wine down drainGlobal drinks giant Treasury Wine Estates was Monday facing a class-action lawsuit from Australian shareholders after oversupply issues forced six million bottles of wine to be poured down the drain.
Newest Indian airline expects to take flight by mid-2014India's newest planned airline, a joint venture of the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, expects to win swift regulatory clearance and be able to start flying by mid-next year.
26 October 2013
McDonald's drops Heinz KetchupMcDonald's said Friday it was dropping ketchup king Heinz as a supplier of the key hamburger condiment, citing management changes at Heinz that put the company closer to rival Burger King.
26 October 2013
Big ad atop Google results points to broken promiseA large ad spied atop Google search results on Wednesday was seen as evidence that the Internet titan was breaking a promise that it would never resort to the tactic.
25 October 2013
S. Korea tobacco firm to pull chimp ad for 'Africa' brandSouth Korea's top tobacco firm said Wednesday it would pull ads for its new "This Africa" brand of cigarettes after complaints the use of images of apes dressed as humans was racist.
24 October 2013
Chinese oil firms, Europe's giants win Brazil auctionChina's CNOOC and CNPC, Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell and France's Total joined Brazilian state operator Petrobras on Monday in winning production rights to the huge "Libra" Atlantic oilfield.
22 October 2013
JPMorgan to pay record $13 bln to settle US probes: reportsBanking giant JPMorgan Chase has reached a tentative agreement to pay a record $13 billion fine to the Justice Department to settle probes into its residential mortgage-backed securities.
21 October 2013
Yahoo holds onto more of Alibaba as profit slipsYahoo on Tuesday took attention off a lackluster quarterly report with word that it plans to hold onto a larger chunk than originally planned of Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba.
16 October 2013
More problems hit JAL Dreamliners: companyA fresh series of troubles has hit Japan Airlines 787 Dreamliners, with two Tokyo-bound flights forced to turn around and another plane experiencing a minor glitch.
11 October 2013
Struggling Alitalia in last-gasp bid for survivalFive years after a botched rescue, Italy's troubled carrier Alitalia gasped for survival on Tuesday buried by a mountain of debt, unpaid gas bills and only the slimmest of options.
09 October 2013
GSK to seek green light for malaria vaccineBritish drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said on Tuesday it hoped to get the green light for a prototype vaccine against malaria after trials showed it offered children a partial shield against the disease.
Niger to 'review' Areva uranium contractsNiger, one of the world's top sources of uranium, will review its dealings with French firm Areva, which has been mining there for nearly 50 years.
07 October 2013
Twitter wants to fly with billion-dollar IPOTwitter on Thursday unveiled plans to pump up the globally popular one-to-many messaging service with a $1 billion stock market debut.
04 October 2013
Thousands of Romanians protest Canadian mine plansThousands of people marched against a Canadian company's plans to open Europe's largest gold mine at Rosia Montana, in what has become one of the longest-running protests in post-communist Romania.
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