When Google chose New Zealand to unveil secret plans for a balloon-driven wi-fi network last weekend, it cemented the country’s reputation as a test bed for global tech companies looking to trial their latest innovations, industry experts say.
Read moreFitness wristband maker Jawbone on Tuesday teamed with Alliance for a Healthier Generation to promote healthier lifestyles in children.
Read morePakistani politician Imran Khan on Wednesday urged the government and military leaders to build a strategy to halt US drone attacks in the country’s northwest as he was sworn into parliament.
Read moreEgypt’s minister of tourism has resigned following the appointment of a new governor in the temple city of Luxor who belongs to an Islamist party linked to a deadly attack on tourists, state TV said Wednesday.
Read moreA US billionaire’s gentle bid to convince Sony to spin off part of its entertainment arm could mark a dramatic shift from previous, mostly unsuccessful, forays by foreign investors into Japan’s cloistered corporate landscape, analysts say.
Read moreThe US House of Representatives approved a Republican measure restricting abortion to the first 20 weeks after conception, one of the most stringent pro-life bills in the past decade.
Read moreA huge US immigration bill inched forward in the Senate, but Republicans warned that the landmark reform risks stalling or even dying in Congress unless backers agree to further tighten border security.
Read moreUS actor Edward Furlong, whose credits range from “Terminator 2″ (1991) to 2011 hit “The Green Hornet,” was charged Tuesday with assaulting his girlfriend, prosecutors said.
Read moreBritain needs a “radical” overhaul of its scandal-hit banks, with reckless bankers facing jail and bonuses deferred for up to ten years, a government commission set up after the Libor scandal proposed in a final report on Wednesday.
Read moreBulgaria’s biggest political party said Tuesday it was boycotting parliamentary sittings amid unrelenting public outrage over the appointment of a media magnate to a top security post.
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