Apple Apple announced on Monday that it had sold over 10 million iPhone 6's in the first three days of it being available. This is only 1 million more than the over 9 million iPhone 5c's and 5s' that it sold last year. While it looks like first weekend sales only ...

[SYDNEY] Australian shares rose 1.0 per cent on Tuesday as a better-than-expected manufacturing survey from China lifted the index from April lows, though sustained weakness in the mining sector tempered gains. The HSBC/Markit Flash China Purchasing ...

THE share market's gains for 2014 have been wiped out, the value of the country's biggest export is at a five-year low and the Aussie dollar has slipped below 89 US cents - all thanks to China. OR at least, worries about China. The iron ore price has slumped ...

United Nations, Sep 23: The first World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, a colourful assemblage from the world over, began here Monday with a boost from the UN General Assembly which adopted a plan to enhance their rights. The normally drab ...

United Nations, Sep 23: The first World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, a colourful assemblage from the world over, began here Monday with a boost from the UN General Assembly which adopted a plan to enhance their rights. The normally drab ...

United Nations, Sep 23: The first World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, a colourful assemblage from the world over, began here Monday with a boost from the UN General Assembly which adopted a plan to enhance their rights. The normally drab ...

Extremists' takeovers in Iraq and Syria changing the entire face of Middle Eastern relations, expert says. What does it mean for Israel? By Shimon Cohen, Tova Dvorin. First Publish: 9/23/2014, 9:28 AM. A fighter of the Islamic State (ISIS). Reuters. Islamic State ...

A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced to life in prison the country's most prominent advocate for the rights of Muslim Uighur people, his lawyer said, the latest sign of Beijing's determination to suppress dissent. Economics professor Ilham Tohti stood trial on ...

MANILA - Pope Francis has requested a simple meal in Leyte with special guests: survivors of super typhoon Yolanda and the Bohol earthquake. Palo, Leyte Archbishop John Du gave a sneak peek into the Philippine itinerary of the Catholic church's top ...

Omar Gonzalez poses in his Army uniform with his former wife, Samantha, prior to an overseas deployment. A federal prosecutor said Monday, that investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition, a machete and two hatchets in Gonzalez's car.

Investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition in the car of the man accused of scaling the White House fence and sprinting inside the building, a US prosecutor said today. A machete and two hatchets also were found.

NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission is seen in this undated artist's concept released on Monday, September 22. The MAVEN robotic spacecraft fired its braking rockets on Sunday, ending a 10-month journey to put itself into orbit ...

Still smarting from his indiscretion and colossal psychological blow to the war against terrorism in Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan caused to be circulated a statement through his spokesman, Reuben Abati, that he was “fully aware” that former governor ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and several Middle Eastern allies struck Islamic State militants in Syria, the Pentagon said Monday night, expanding a campaign against the group to the 3 1/2-year-old Syrian civil war and making good on a pledge to attack its safe ...

... * BHP-Mitsubishi Alliance to cut 700 Australia coal jobs. * Move in response to overstaffing, tough conditions (Adds quotes, details). By James Regan. SYDNEY, Sept 23 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi <8058.T) will cut about 700 jobs at coal mines ...

Users reported slow Wi-Fi on their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus running iOS 8 a few days after the new Apple phones were released. They also noticed shorter battery life, according to user forums on Apple Support Communities. Like Us on Facebook ...

SYRIAN Kurds have battled to defend a key border town from an Islamic State (IS) advance as Kurdish youths from neighbouring Turkey rushed to their aid, heightening the pressure on Ankara to act against the Islamist insurgents. SYRIAN Kurds have battled ...

The US and its allies launched a fresh offensive against the fighters of the Islamic State (Isil) last night striking targets in Syria for the first time using cruise missiles, drones as well as warplanes. The attacks, which opened with a barrage of cruise missiles from ...

IOL pic sep23 USA-WHITEHOUSE-SECURITY_0922_11 Reuters US Secret Service Uniformed Division officers are joined by US Park Police (left) and a National Park Service employee as they stand watch over the north fence of the White House, along ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly picked up in September even as factory employment slumped to a 5-1/2-year low, a survey showed on Tuesday, a potential source of worry for Communist leaders who prize social ...