Economy & Business
Google asks federal judge to dismiss Gmail scanning lawsuit
Google\'s attorneys say their practice of electronically scanning the contents of people\'s Gmail accounts to help sell ads is legal, and have ...Thai rubber farmers, police clash as crisis deepens
Rubber farmers clashed with security forces in southern Thailand as protesters torched cars and police fired tear gas in the latest unrest ...Nordic countries pledge $750 million to the Global Fund
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria strongly welcomed a pledge of US$750 million by Nordic countries, a highly significant ...Yahoo unveils new logo for first time since founding 18 years ago
Yahoo has adopted a new logo for the first time since shortly after the Internet company\'s founding 18 years ago.IMF approves $6.7 bn loan for Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund\'s board approved a $6.7 billion loan package for Pakistan on Wednesday to help the nation revive its ailing ...Chinese official jailed for smiling at accident
A work safety official in China, seen "smiling" at the scene of a multiple-fatality accident, Thursday was sentenced to 14 years in ...Microsoft to buy Nokia devices unit
Microsoft agrees to buy Nokia\'s mobile phone unit and gains access to its patents and mapping services for 5.4bn euros ($7.2bn).China fires official in oil giant corruption probe
The Communist Party in China has fired the head of a body that oversees major state-owned companies and who is being investigated ...Vodafone agrees $130bn sales of Verizon Wireless stake
Vodafone has confirmed it has sold its 45% share in Verizon Wireless to US operator Verizon for $130bn.Google and Microsoft sue US government over FISA transparency
Microsoft and Google have both announced intentions to sue the US government over their right to publish details about user data requests.




