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On March 9, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter flying under the U.N. flag lost its way in heavy rains and crashed into a densely wooded mountainside in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing all 4 Russian crew members on board and prompting a review of U.N. safety regulations. The helicopter -- contracted by the Russian airliner UTair -- was traveling...

European authorities investigating alleged oil price manipulation have asked trading houses to provide them with information.    

Laptops are the new desktops. While you can buy a solid tower PC for about $500, this price represents how little manufacturers care about the desktop world. Barring a few huge gaming rigs, laptops are where it's at. We have been arguably remiss in avoiding formal laptop reviews and so we're trying to remedy that with a series we're calling Laptop Week. This week we...

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Oil ministry has moved a Cabinet note to raise the price of natural gas produced by government-owned ONGC and OIL as well as private firms like Reliance Industries to $6.7, less than $8-8.5 hike previously expected.    

Sprint has decided to get deeper into the social and mobile space, announcing today that it has acquired Handmark and its subsidiary OneLouder. The acquisition is meant to beef up its Pinsight Media+ advertising group, specifically. Through Handmark, OneLouder has built social apps like Twitter clients Tweetcaster and Slices, and Friendcaster, a Facebook client. The acquisition...

Consumer minister, Jo Swinson, asks representatives of top 10 grocery chains to justify unclear and misleading unit pricingThe UK's leading supermarkets have been asked to explain their confusing and inconsistent use of "unit prices" on food and drink products in the first step of a new government drive to help cash-strapped consumers work out which are cheapest.The consumer...

Today’s topics: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s video troubles; pop goes the waistline; tolls on high occupancy lanes; the price of wine in restaurants … and more

Maria Miller warns Tories against 'wrecking' amendment on heterosexual civil partnershipsMaria Miller, the equalities minister, has warned that the entire gay marriage bill will be at risk of collapse if Tory opponents join forces with Labour MPs to vote in favour of granting civil partnerships to heterosexual couples.In the strongest indication yet that Downing Street...

SELLERS are now asking £249,841, up £20,852 on last year — but Yorks, Humberside & E Midlands see no rise

The value of a property owned by the Gupta family in Johannesburg has dropped from R16.8 million to R490 000, according to a report.

Asian companies are paying more than double the price of European assets, relative to earnings as they did three years ago, a study shows

The Wall Street Journal is now reporting via Twitter that the rumored $1.1 billion cash acquisition deal for social blogging site Tumblr has been approved by Yahoo's board of directors. The Tumblr acquisition was rumored last week, with a price tag reportedly north of $1 billion, which appears to be accurate if the WSJ's sources are correct.

Tory rebellion on amendment to grant civil partnerships to heterosexual couples will 'cost £4bn and take two years'Downing Street issued a stark warning that the bill to legalise gay marriage will run into grave trouble – and cost the taxpayer an extra £4bn – if the Labour party joins forces with Tory opponents to vote in favour of granting civil partnerships to...

They say hindsight is 20/20, but according to Paul Krugman it may actually be much worse than that when it comes to economic policy-making. The Nobel-Prize winning economist and New York Times columnist wrote in a blog post Sunday that current policymakers are basing their decisions to cut spending, leading in many cases to high unemployment, on the false notion that the...

Several members of Congress appearing Sunday on ABC's "This Week" discussed whether the administration's current attempts to handle the IRS controversy will be enough or if a special counsel is needed. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said the new acting IRS commissioner may be conducting a 30 day, top-down review, but that's simply not enough to tackle what's been happening...

Prof James Hansen rebukes oil firms and Canadian government over stance on exploiting fossil fuel, which he says would make climate problem unsolvableMajor international oil companies are buying off governments, according to the world's most prominent climate scientist, Prof James Hansen. During a visit to London, he accused the Canadian government of acting as the industry's...

The value of a property owned by the Gupta family in Johannesburg has dropped from R16.8 million to R490 000, according to a report.

Editor's note: Richard Bennett is a Senior Fellow with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and co-author of ITIF’s 2013 report, "The Whole Picture: Where America’s Broadband Networks Really Stand." We’ve all heard the story: America’s broadband networks are second-rate. We pay exorbitant prices for shoddy service because broadband...

The value of a property owned by the Gupta family in Johannesburg has dropped from R16.8 million to R490 000, according to a report.

The scandal of alleged price-fixing by British oil companies has turned the spotlight on the bizarre way in which petrol prices for much of the world are set by a few people sat in a London office for 30 minutes.

A new USC Price/Los Angeles Times poll shows Eric Garcetti 's lead in the Los Angeles mayor's race has narrowed to 7 percentage points, but his strength among conservatives has blocked rival Wendy Greuel from securing a San Fernando Valley base that is vital to her chances.

Ah, the benefit of hindsight. Those who rushed to buy Facebook stock at its initial public offering price of $38 per share on May 18, 2012, are likely a little disappointed with their investment one year later. Though the stock has recovered from its $17.55 September 4 low, the price of the stock today, at a little more than $26 per share, is still closer to its all-time...

The Times Editorial: Yet again the future of the black child is being treated with disdain - and it seems that no one cares. The animosity between teachers' union Sadtu, the biggest voice in the public service, and Minister of Education Angie Motshekga must end if we are serious about the future of our children.

The Times Editorial: Yet again the future of the black child is being treated with disdain - and it seems that no one cares. The animosity between teachers' union Sadtu, the biggest voice in the public service, and Minister of Education Angie Motshekga must end if we are serious about the future of our children.