Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim says reports he is one of four parties in talks about a possible rescue bid for the former Honda F1 team are "completely false".

Israeli jets pounded Hamas facilities in Gaza as Hamas retaliated with rockets. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said the airstrikes will continue "until we have a change on the ground" and that Israel has not ruled out a ground war in Gaza. The death toll from the airstrikes has topped 300, Palestinian medical sources said.

After years of focusing on the pirating of highlight clips and photos on the Web, the major sports leagues are finding that pirated feeds of live games are now common.

The tiny Swedish town that sees currency in change

The dominant provider of the digital pipes that run the Internet is making a big play in digital entertainment.

Ten people are on trial accused of making and selling the chemical used in tainted milk that killed and sickened babies in China.

Hewlett-Packard has a tiny presence in the data warehousing business dominated by Teradata, I.B.M., Oracle and Microsoft, but is hoping to change the equation.

The facial expressions we make to show or hide our emotions are hardwired into our brains, a study concludes.

Russian investment and Olympics bring wealth to Abkhazia

Chinese officials forbid expensive parties, banquets and gifts ahead of Chinese New Year due to economic woes.

To collectors, the inability of Apple and EMI to get new versions of the Fab Four’s music onto the market is a symbol of how pathetic the record business has become.

NBC and its sister cable channels in the NBC Universal family are the only reliable purveyors of true Webisodes.

Police say a sizable statue worth more than $10,000 was stolen this month from the posh Florida estate of Bernard Madoff, the Wall Street investment adviser accused of operating a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq has fallen by two-thirds in 2008, researchers say.

The dramatic developments in Gaza over the past three days have driven Arab citizens to the streets, where they have displayed anger directed first and foremost at their own governments.

An experiment to improve Twitter's search results ignites a debate among top bloggers.

The officers who led Guinea's coup move to strengthen their position by dismissing 22 generals.

Famous names who died in 2008, in sound and pictures

2008 may have belonged to the smartphone but problems are looming in 2009, say industry experts.

Doses of vitamin B1 reverse early kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, research has found.