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/ 3 February 2010
Toyota sales dropped 16% in January as the carmaker reeled from a massive recall and rivals Ford and General Motors surged past it in the US market.
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/ 3 February 2010
The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a US airliner on Christmas Day has provided "useful, actionable" intelligence to US authorities.
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/ 2 February 2010
Chinese state media blasted the United States on Monday for a planned $6,4-billion arms package for Taiwan.
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/ 1 February 2010
Eclectic rocker Neil Young, who has made no secret of his disdain for the Grammys, finally won a coveted trophy on Sunday for the first time.
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/ 30 January 2010
Already missing Tiger Woods because of a sex scandal, the US PGA Tour headed into another mess when a player accused Phil Mickelson of "cheating".
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/ 30 January 2010
Hackers and scammers are cashing in on iPad fever by luring the curious to booby-trapped websites with false promises of information.
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/ 29 January 2010
JD Salinger, who shocked one generation and inspired another with a classic novel of teenage rebellion, has died at home in New Hampshire, aged 91.
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/ 29 January 2010
JD Salinger, who shocked one generation and inspired another with a classic novel of teenage rebellion, has died at home in New Hampshire, aged 91.
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/ 28 January 2010
Barack Obama has been president of the United States for just one year but this week he seemed to start campaigning all over again.
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/ 28 January 2010
The basic idea behind pressing the accelerator on a car has been pretty straightforward. What’s going wrong with some Toyotas isn’t simple.
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/ 28 January 2010
Steve Jobs on Wednesday revealed Apple’s latest must-have device, a touchscreen tablet computer anointed the "iPad".
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/ 28 January 2010
United States President Barack Obama pushed job creation to the top of his agenda on Wednesday and promised not to abandon his healthcare overhaul.
After much anticipation, Apple’s Steve Jobs revealed the "iPad" tablet with a lower-than-expected price, placing a big bet on a new breed of gadgets.
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/ 27 January 2010
China has assured mobile phone companies using Google’s Android operating system that the technology will be allowed if it complies with regulations.
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/ 27 January 2010
Toyota will suspend US sales of eight models subject to a massive safety recall, an unprecendented move that sent its shares tumbling.
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/ 27 January 2010
Few clues about latest creation but best guess points to touchscreen tablet offering music, web browsing and reading.
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/ 26 January 2010
After a catastrophic year for US carmakers, the head of the United Auto Workers union has emerged as one of the most powerful men in the industry.
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/ 26 January 2010
Microsoft founder Bill Gates plays down Beijing’s attempts to stifle dissent on the internet as "very limited".
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/ 23 January 2010
US President Barack Obama is "troubled" by cyber attacks on Google and wants answers from China, the White House said on Friday.
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/ 23 January 2010
More details please. On Thursday President Obama declared war on Wall Street — but what would victory look like?
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/ 23 January 2010
A judge on Friday said fugitive film director Roman Polanski must return to the United States to be sentenced for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
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/ 23 January 2010
One-quarter of all the maize and other grain crops grown in the US now ends up as biofuel in cars rather than being used to feed people.
It’s one year since the US president’s historic election. Has he become trapped in his own lofty rhetoric?
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/ 22 January 2010
US General David Petraeus said on Thursday it was "disturbing" that a manufacturer had embossed biblical citations on rifle scopes sent to Iraq.
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/ 22 January 2010
President Barack Obama has unveiled plans to limit the size and scope of US banks and financial firms in a new offensive against Wall Street excesses.
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/ 22 January 2010
The Sundance Film Festival opened on Thursday proclaiming a return to rebellious filmmaking by premiering the Allen Ginsberg biopic <em>HOWL</em>.
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/ 21 January 2010
America’s most popular newspaper website on Wednesday announced that its era of free online journalism is drawing to a close.
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/ 21 January 2010
US President Barack Obama will propose stricter limits on financial risk-taking on Thursday in a move that may recall Depression-era curbs on banks.
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/ 21 January 2010
President Barack Obama has admitted he neglected his direct connection to the American people, after a stunning Republican election win.
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/ 20 January 2010
Al-Qaeda is seeking to destabilise South Asia and could trigger a war between Pakistan and India, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday.
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/ 20 January 2010
Republican Scott Brown won a bitter US Senate race in Massachusetts on Tuesday, dealing a blow to President Barack Obama’s legislative agenda.
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/ 20 January 2010
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has just joined Twitter with a verified account, having been preceded by numerous fakes.