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War and weather delay Syria’s chemical weapons removal
Chemical arms watchdog OPCW has said Syria will likely miss its December 31 deadline to remove the "most critical" warfare chemicals from the country.
Amazon, Google lead rush for new web real estate
An unprecedented land grab for new web addresses has begun with fierce competition for new internet real estate including .app, .blog and .web.
Is James Murdoch fit to lead?
James Murdoch looks set to survive a board meeting of BSkyB on Thursday even as questions multiply over whether he is a fit chairperson.
Phone hack fallout may spread to US
The British Parliament will back a motion on Wednesday urging Rupert Murdoch to drop plans to buy the whole of broadcaster BSkyB.
Gordon Brown targeted by Murdoch’s papers
Allegations that Gordon Brown was a target of illegal data gathering by Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers piled pressure on the media baron.
Murdoch flies to London to tackle phone-hack crisis
Rupert Murdoch flies to London on Saturday to deal with the escalating phone-hacking crisis engulfing his British newspapers business.
Apple fans queue overnight to beat iPad shortages
Hundreds of customers queued outside Apple stores in Asia and Europe to buy an iPad 2 tablet computer amid fears of shortages.