World Bank links obesity to high food prices Food prices have dropped since peaking six months ago but remain near record levels, pushing the world's poorest people toward "undernutrition" and obesity.
28 March 2013
American Airlines, US Airways merger approved A US bankruptcy court judge approved Wednesday the merger of American Airlines and US Airways, which will create the country's largest airline.
28 March 2013
Draconian controls as Cyprus banks set to reopen Cypriots will finally get access to their bank accounts later on Thursday after a nearly two-week lockdown, but under tight restrictions unprecedented in the eurozone.
28 March 2013
Google reveals views of Japan's nuclear ghost town Google on Thursday began offering the chance for people to wander virtually through an abandoned town deep within the exclusion zone around Japan's crippled nuclear plant.
28 March 2013
Joint Korean complex running after hotline snapped A joint South-North Korean industrial complex was operating normally Thursday, officials said, despite Pyongyang severing a military hotline used to monitor movement in and out of the zone.
28 March 2013
Pope to stamp personal touch on Easter celebrations Pope Francis will stamp his personal touch on Easter celebrations starting by washing the feet of young prisoners on Thursday as he stresses the importance of reaching out to those in need.
28 March 2013
Judge in Sarkozy probe receives bullet in post The judge who charged former president Nicolas Sarkozy with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman has received a bullet and a death threat in the post, say lawyers.
Stones to headline Glastonbury The Rolling Stones will play Britain's Glastonbury Festival, the world's largest greenfield music and performing arts spectacle.
Apple in court in China over 'Siri' claim Apple appeared in a Shanghai court on Wednesday, accused by a Chinese firm of copying software used for the "Siri" personal assistant on its hugely popular iPhones.
US unlocks $100,000 in aid as Myanmar riots spreadThe United States said Tuesday it was providing some $100,000 to help the victims of communal riots in Myanmar, as the violence crept closer to the main city of Yangon.
28 March 2013
From bedroom to boardroom: UK teen turns tech millionaire Like many British teenagers, Nick D'Aloisio has a hole in the knee of his jeans and gets in trouble when his bedroom is untidy. Unlike most, the 17-year-old has just sold an app to Yahoo! for tens of millions of pounds.
Ex CIA head says sorry, in first speech since quitting Former CIA chief General David Petraeus said sorry Tuesday for the "mistake" which triggered his resignation last year, in his first public speech since quitting due to an extra-marital affair.