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Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corporation agrees to buy IBM's point-of-sale business in $850m (£534m) deal.

The world's biggest tobacco firms are challenging the Australian government in court over a law on mandatory plain packaging for cigarettes.

The leading Crown lawyer in the South West pledges to prosecute all cases of hate crime brought to him.

A family who had to leave their house in east Belfast after two racist attacks have an application turned down for their home to be purchased under a special scheme.

About 40% of government contracts which involved external consultants in Northern Ireland ended up costing more than their original price, according to a Stormont watchdog report.

Ten candidates, including the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and a former spy chief, have lost their appeal against disqualification from upcoming presidential elections in Egypt, according to official news agency egynews.

A consultation begins on whether doctors should be tested for their grasp of English and prevented from working for the NHS if they fail these tests.

A Libyan military commander is taking legal action against Jack Straw, to find out if the former foreign secretary signed papers allowing his rendition.

Osama bin Laden's three widows and two daughters could soon be deported from Pakistan after their period of house detention ended Tuesday.

The government should explore ways to help pensioners whose retirement income has been undermined by low interest rates, MPs say.

The official London Olympic motto is unveiled as events are held to mark 100 days to the 2012 Games opening ceremony.

Citigroup shareholders vote against giving top executives a bigger pay deal in a rare show of investor discontent.

Nato ministers are meeting in Brussels for two days of talks set to be dominated by plans for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea's failed rocket has reappeared in a new form - at an annual flower show that combines floral extravaganza with high praise for the country's founding father Kim Il Sung....

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea's failed rocket has reappeared in a new form - at an annual flower show that combines floral extravaganza with high praise for the country's founding father Kim Il Sung....

North Korea says it is no longer bound by a moratorium on missile and nuclear tests agreed with the US in February in return for food aid.

LINCOLN PARK, Mich. — A Michigan lottery winner was charged with fraud Tuesday for collecting food stamps and public health insurance despite pocketing a $735,000 jackpot.

Amanda Clayton, 25, was silent during a brief court hearing after spending a night in jail. A not-guilty plea was entered, and her attorney ...

DES MOINES — A judge has ruled that Iowa's state government hiring policies have not discriminated against blacks.

District Judge Robert Blink ruled Tuesday against a class of up to 6,000 black employees and applicants passed over for jobs and promotions with Iowa's executive branch dating back to 2003. He ...

ATLANTA — Police in Georgia handcuffed a kindergartner with her arms behind her back after the girl threw a tantrum and the police chief defended the action as a safety measure.

The girl's family demanded Tuesday that their central Georgia city change the policy so that other children aren't treated ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton conceded Tuesday that the deal to build the Minnesota Vikings a new stadium may not happen until next year, but he said he's confident it will get done despite a critical setback in the Legislature, largely due to his own party's legislators.

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