Facebook lets friends send gift cards Facebook on Thursday began letting social network members in the United States send friends gift cards for purchases at participating shops or restaurants.
Ethno villages to spring around Astana cityEthnic villages will be built in the residential areas adjusted to Astana city within the radius of 30-50 kilometers before the EXPO-2017.
Europe will get its money back says Bank of Greece Greece will pay back the billions of euros of European aid it has received to fight its debt crisis, the head of the country's central bank told Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
Smoke but no fire in smoggy Shanghai Shanghai was forced to deny that China's future tallest building, now under construction, was on fire Thursday after what looked like smog surrounded the towering structure.
S. Korea warns North against nuclear test South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak held an emergency security meeting Thursday that warned North Korea of "serious consequences" if it went through with an expected nuclear test.
Britain's Pinewood film studios plans expansion Britain's Pinewood Studios, home to the James Bond film series, is to submit fresh plans to develop a new site and double its production capacity.
Hostess selects lead bidders after $410 mn offer Twinkie manufacturer Hostess said Wednesday it had chosen a joint offer from investment firms C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management LLC as the lead bid to buy the popular snack maker.