US accused of failing to probe Iraqi abuse cases
Washington: WikiLeaks released nearly 400,000 classified U.S. files on the Iraq war on Friday, some detailing gruesome cases of prisoner abuse by Iraqi forces that the U.S. military knew about but did
HP unveils $799 tablet with a PC feel
Hewlett-Packard Co unveiled its first product for the fast-growing tablet market, a $799 device running Microsoft Windows that is aimed at business customers.
HP's Slate 500 attempts to replicate the
Vedanta refinery may hit hurdle
New Delhi, Oct. 10: The government is likely to halt this week London-listed miner Vedanta Resources’ plans to expand its alumina refinery in Orissa due to serious violation of environmental laws, gov
Gayle is forced out, Sammy new skipper
London, Oct. 18: Darren Sammy was handed the task of rebuilding the fortunes of the once-mighty West Indies team when he was named as the new captain on Sunday.
Jamaican Chris Gayle had been in charg
Del Piero testifies in ’fixing trial
Milan, Oct. 19: Alessandro Del Piero, the highest profile player to be called so far as a witness in Italy’s match-fixing trial, said on Tuesday his Juventus side had deserved the two Serie A titles w
Chilean miners recover, gain celebrity status
Oct. 14: Chile’s 33 newly rescued miners recovered from their ordeal on Thursday while also pondering the celebrity status they have gained following a more than two-month entrapment deep under a remo
Intel turns ‘anonymous’
New York, Oct. 13: An average laptop contains about 1,800 components, but only one garners much brand awareness from typical consumers: the chip made by Intel.
Over the years, Intel has used aggress
PE firms court News Corp, AOL on Yahoo
Oct. 14: Several private equity firms have approached Internet and media companies including News Corp and AOL Inc to gauge their interest in buying out Yahoo Inc, a source with knowledge of the appro
Mahindra sees final Ssangyong deal by December
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd said on Wednesday that it expects to sign a final agreement to buy South Korea's money-losing Ssangyong Motor Co Ltd by December as it starts pricing negotiations.
"We complet
Petronas Chemicals preparing to launch $4 bn IPO
Petronas Chemicals is looking to raise as much as $4 billion in a Malaysian initial public offering (IPO), exceeding earlier estimates of over $2 billion as it hopes to tap on strong global investor d