Competition among providers is giving consumers more bang for their buck in broadband services, but it isn't holding back increases in TV service prices.

Losses from natural disasters rose by 50% in 2008, underlining need for action on climate change, re-insurers Munich Re say.

After weeks of criticism that she was being too elusive, Senate hopeful Caroline Kennedy is now talking about why she believes she is the best person for the job.

What seemed like a decent though uninspiring year for the tech industry took a nosedive, starting in September.

From the continuing ascent of Apple's iPhone to the drastic downturn in the economy, and from debate over Yahoo's future to the election of a new president, it was quite a year.

Sony needs to step up the PS3 if it doesn't want to lose out to the Wii and Xbox.

A British businessman jailed in Dubai after being convicted with a female companion for having sex on a beach said he had acted naively as he spoke publicly Monday for the first time since returning to the UK.

ZigTag, an "intelligent" social bookmarking tool, has finally launched to the public and Times Square is fitted with cameras to record New Year's Eve festivities.

Written and produced from a small home office in Israel by a husband-and-wife team, Chabad.org News focuses on stories of interest to the Lubavitch community around the globe.

Republican Party reaction is divided over the decision of a candidate for party chairman to distribute a CD that features the parody tune "Barack the Magic Negro," with the majority of Chip Saltsman's political rivals criticizing the move.

Cyber barter site is set to put into effect a worldwide ban on ivory products on Jan. 1, a move animal rights advocates hope will slow the illegal trade in wildlife species and products online.

By now, it has become almost a cliché: "I never thought I'd live to see it happen."

Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf tells parliament he is resigning, adding to the chaos as Ethiopian troops withdraw.

Acer is quick to unveil a system with the new quad-core processor. Also out from Intel: additional mobile Core 2 Duo processors.

The pound hits a new record low against the euro due to continued concerns about the outlook for the UK economy.

Uganda's army accuses rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army of hacking to death 45 civilians in a church in DR Congo.

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England and Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard is among six men being held following an alleged assault on Merseyside.

How 200-year-old paintings can help modern engineers deal with coastal erosion, a study shows.

My biggest mistake was in thinking that open source was so different that it defied the laws of economic gravity.