Suthep Thaugsuban swept through Bangkok's business district protected by a phalanx of toughs while gathering fistfuls of banknotes thrust his way by supporters at the roadside. He bowed his head and clasped his hands as he took 10,000 baht ($307 ) from ...

Few people had been treated with such fanfare since the Beatles landed in the United States half a century ago -- until today. Russian President Vladimir Putin was greeted with a welcome fit for a homecoming king when he arrived in Crimea for the first time ...

Few people had been treated with such fanfare since the Beatles landed in the United States half a century ago -- until today. Russian President Vladimir Putin was greeted with a welcome fit for a homecoming king when he arrived in Crimea for the first time ...

United States Vice-President Joe Biden will watch his country's 2014 World Cup opener against Ghana in Brazil next month, the White House has revealed. Biden says he plans to meet with Brazilian President Dilma Rouseff while in Brazil next month for the ...

United States Vice-President Joe Biden will watch his country's 2014 World Cup opener against Ghana in Brazil next month, the White House has revealed. Biden says he plans to meet with Brazilian President Dilma Rouseff while in Brazil next month for the ...

Several media reports on Monday quoted anonymous sources saying a deal was close for Apple to buy headphones maker Beats Electronics for about $3.2 billion, which would make it Apple's biggest acquisition. President Barack Obama arrived Thursday ...

BANGKOK, THAILAND - MAY 09: Anti government leader, Suthep Thaugsuban, leads a rally at Sukhumvit road on May 9, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Anti government protestors, known as yellow shirts, take to the streets of Thailand to show their support for ...

BANGKOK, THAILAND - MAY 09: Anti government leader, Suthep Thaugsuban, leads a rally at Sukhumvit road on May 9, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Anti government protestors, known as yellow shirts, take to the streets of Thailand to show their support for ...

BANGKOK, THAILAND - MAY 09: Anti government leader, Suthep Thaugsuban, leads a rally at Sukhumvit road on May 9, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Anti government protestors, known as yellow shirts, take to the streets of Thailand to show their support for ...

NEW YORK--Oil futures rose Friday on concerns that unrest in Ukraine would worsen over the weekend, which could prompt Western governments to impose new sanctions on Russia that could affect the nation's energy sector. Light, sweet crude for June ...

PRETORIA, South Africa -- Oscar Pistorius' defence tried to show Friday that his girlfriend was still falling as she was hit by the last of the shots that killed her and not sitting holding her arms over her head to protect herself, as prosecutors have argued.

Since Apple introduced iTunes and the iPod more than 10 years ago, it has been the king of music. So naturally, Apple's potential $3.2 billion deal for Beats Electronics, the company behind the lava-hot Dr. Dre headphones, ignited a flurry of activity on social ...

Since Apple introduced iTunes and the iPod more than 10 years ago, it has been the king of music. So naturally, Apple's potential $3.2 billion deal for Beats Electronics, the company behind the lava-hot Dr. Dre headphones, ignited a flurry of activity on social ...

New Netflix members will have to pay $1 more per month than existing members starting Friday, a company spokesman confirmed. Existing members will still be charged $7.99 a month for the next two years, but they will have to pony up the new price should ...

New Netflix members will have to pay $1 more per month than existing members starting Friday, a company spokesman confirmed. Existing members will still be charged $7.99 a month for the next two years, but they will have to pony up the new price should ...

A sombre and silent Silvio Berlusconi entered a Catholic hospice outside Milan today to begin community service as part of a one-year sentence for tax fraud. Dressed casually in a jacket but no tie, the former prime minister made no comment as he left his ...

Deals of the Day is your one-stop-shop for the morning's biggest news from the finance beat, including M&A, IPOs, banks, hedge funds and private equity. Here's what's happening today: Hot Topic: Publicis-Omnicom. Calling it off. Advertising giants Omnicom ...

The Apple logo is pictured on the front of a retail store in the Marina neighborhood in San Francisco, California on April 23, 2014. Apple plans to release its new iPhone in August, a month earlier than expected, after sales were hit by new big-screen models ...

The Apple logo is pictured on the front of a retail store in the Marina neighborhood in San Francisco, California on April 23, 2014. Apple plans to release its new iPhone in August, a month earlier than expected, after sales were hit by new big-screen models ...

ABUJA/GENEVA May 9 (Reuters) - British experts arrived in Nigeria on Friday to advise the government on how to find and rescue 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist insurgents last month in an attack that, along with the authorities' slow response, has ...