Russia to launch Europe's largest prisonRussia will launch Europe's biggest prison in 2015 to replace one of its most notorious jails that once held revolutionary Leon Trotsky and Soviet-era dissidents.
Twitpic to shutter service after allTwitpic put out word that the service is shutting down after all, apologizing for a "false alarm" that a merger would be its salvation.
18 October 2014
Russia's Rosneft takes EU to court over sanctionsRussian oil giant Rosneft and a close associate of President Vladimir Putin are fighting the EU in court over sanctions imposed on some of Russia's biggest companies.
Jimmy Choo steps out on London stock marketShoemaker to the stars Jimmy Choo stepped out Friday on the London stock market in a float valuing the business at £545.6 million.
17 October 2014
Twitter tweets start to singTwitter began letting people instantly listen to music and other audio by clicking on tweets from the popular messaging service.
17 October 2014
London pays homage to immortal myth of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes never existed but his fictional address of 221B Baker Street still receives a steady flow of letters addressed to the famously intuitive detective.
Rolls-Royce cuts forecasts on Russian sanctionsRolls-Royce announced that it was slashing its earnings forecasts partly as result of Western trade sanctions against Russia, causing a share price collapse.
Smartphones cut into Google profit and share priceThe rise of smartphone use to access the Internet, and slowing clicks on ads, cut into profits by Google in the third quarter, the company has revealed.