Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT: Quote) new chief executive officer Satya Nadella said in a leadership update on Monday that Mark Penn would play a new leadership role at the company as EVP, Chief Strategy Officer. Nadella said Penn's focus on using data to ...

SINGAPORE: Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Tuesday as investors cautiously watch events in Ukraine, with western powers threatening sanctions against Russia for its military intervention in the region. The United States said it has suspended defence ...

UNTRUSTWORTHY: Despite earlier confirmations to the contrary, Ubisoft now says that the console version of South Park: The Stick of Truth will be edited here. The version of South Park: The Stick of Truth that's due to release in New Zealand tomorrow will ...

A new report by Gartner on global tablet sales has underscored the Android Operating System's dominance in the space, but in good news for Apple, has named the company as the top vendor. Worldwide sales of tablets to end users reached 195.4 million ...

image HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose on bargain-buying on Tuesday after the previous day's global sell-off, but investors remain on edge as they await world leaders' response to Russia's decision to sent forces into Ukraine. While the international ...

As Australia pummels its team to an inexorable defeat, South Africa's highly-regarded captain Graeme Smith will call it quits from international cricket, at the end of a series that exposed his position as South African cricket's go-to leader. Cricket-mad Sydney ...

Obama is seriously considering an executive order imposing asset freezes and visa bans on Russian officials, a US official said on Monday. ET SPECIAL: Save precious time tracking your investments. WASHINGTON: The United States has a number of ...

Gold held near its strongest level in four months on Tuesday after Russia's military intervention in Ukraine prompted safe-haven buying as investors trimmed assets perceived as riskier such as equities. ET SPECIAL: Save precious time tracking your ...

Samsung insists Ellen DeGeneres's mass celebrity selfie at the Oscars was not an orchestrated marketing stunt, but says it is “delighted” with how it went. The photograph, taken mid-ceremony with a Samsung smartphone, showed the Oscars host surrounded ...

... Print. * Coming Up: Euro zone Producer prices; 1000 GMT. * Spot gold still targets $1,377-technicals (Updates prices, adds quotes). By Lewa Pardomuan. SINGAPORE, March 4 (Reuters) - Gold held near its strongest level in four months on Tuesday after ...

President Barack Obama convened a National Security Council meeting in the White House Situation Room on Monday evening to discuss the crisis in Ukraine. After the meeting, the Pentagon announced that the United States will suspend its military ...

Nielsen ratings data on Monday showed the audience that watched slavery drama 12 Years a Slave capture the best picture honour grew 6.4% from last year. Photo: AFP. Los Angeles: Sunday's Oscars telecast drew 43 million viewers in the US, delivering ...

The Oscars championed winners in all aspects of the film industry, however when it came to streaming the event online in real time, the gala celebration turned into a loser. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories ...

[HONG KONG] Asian markets mostly rose on bargain-buying on Tuesday after the previous day's global sell-off, but investors remain on edge as they await world leaders' response to Russia's decision to sent forces into Ukraine. While the international ...

Updated: 14:27, Tuesday March 4, 2014. Smog from forest and brush fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island has triggered respiratory problems in more than 30,000 people, an official says. Haze pollution reached hazardous levels in parts of Riau province, ...

Bill Gates has returned to the top of Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's richest people, as rising stock markets swelled the ranks of billionaires, which included a record number of women. With a net worth of $76 billion, the Microsoft Corp co-founder ...

The old boy's club better learn hot to talk to girls, as there are now more female billionaires than ever. A record 172 women made this year's Forbes magazine billionaires list, up 25 per cent from last year. Forty-two of the 268 newcomers to the list are women, ...

Celebs were surprised with pizza during the Oscars last night, and the pizza parlor owner was just as surprised! E! News spoke to Big Mama's and Papa's Pizzeria owner Wayne Grigorian about Ellen DeGeneres tasty stunt during the telecast yesterday, and ...

LOS ANGELES: The slavery drama 12 Years a Slave won the Academy Award for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first movie from a black director to win the film industry's highest honour in 86 years of the Oscars. British director Steve ...

PRETORIA: Lawyers for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius will on Tuesday resume a searing cross-examination of a key witness at his murder trial who claims to have heard screams, then shots, as his girlfriend was killed. The second day of Pistorius's trial for the ...