Andrew Mitchell, International Development Secretary, is keen to introduce a legislation to commit 0.7 percent of the national income on overseas aid.
A study by a bank reveals that women and southerners in UK are saving more cash in banks.
The social networking site has blocked users from adding the town of Effin, in Country Limerick, as a place of residence because the town name is deemed to be offensive.
With the US hit by the global economic crisis and the Eurozone still fighting to save the common currency, Zimbabwe's Reserve Bank Governor has decided to turn to the East and considers using the Chinese Yuan as the country's main currency.
British advertising regulators have referred Groupon to the Office for Fair Trading over "serious concerns".
Ohio State University College of Medicine have concluded that early sexual experiences during the development of the brain.
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has hinted that Europe might become a “United States of Europe” after advocating a “fiscal union” policy within the eurozone.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange claims that there is a "flaw" in Apple's iTunes that is used by surveillance companies to take over users' computers.
The city of Recife in Brazil is believed to be the highest consumer of whiskey in the world in terms of per capita consumption.
A BBC article, written a year prior to Greece joining the single currency in 2002, made alarmingly accurate warnings about the country's future.
Manufacturing in the UK is shrinking at its fastest rate for almost two and a half years in a trend that is likely to lead to more job losses.
The governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, has stated his intentions to look after the UK banks “whatever direction the debt storms come from.”
Apple's voice activated personal assistant Siri has caused outrage in America, after it was found that the application offers "anti-choice crisis pregnancy centres" instead of abortion clinics.
A 4G capable iPad could arrive as soon as next summer, with an iPhone supporting the same next-generation technology, also known as LTE, set for an autumn 2012 release.
Spotify claims that it has paid back $150 million to the record industry since it started three years ago, quashing speculation that the music streaming service paid artists poorly.
Average incomes will fall by three percent, taking into account the inflation, this year and in 2012.
Spotify has launched what it is calling a music game-changer by incorporating 3rd party applications from the likes of Rolling Stone and Last.fm into its music player.
Early reports of the 5.1 beta for iOS suggest that the iPhone battery drain bug has still not been fixed, with developers claiming continued battery life woes.
Facebook may be the saviour that traditional journalism needs, as it announced today that its Open Graph has shown massive increases in traffic to the Guardian and others.
Samsung has succeeded in having a sales ban lifted on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, after Apple won a court decision blocking sales.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has issued a statement confirming that the social network has agreed to settle with the FTC over charges that it has violated user privacy.
Microsoft is said to be working on a version of its popular Office suite for the Apple iPad and a new desktop version of Office for OS X Lion is expected next year.
An Apple Store worker who ranted about his employer and the iPhone on his Facebook page was rightly sacked, according to an employment tribunal.
New research has emerged suggesting Microsoft's forthcoming series of Windows 8 tablets will be too late to the party to break Apple's current hold on the market.
Za Za Bazaar, now officially Britain's largest restaurant, opened its doors on Tuesday, in Bristol, with promise of more than 2,000 dinners a night.
England is expected to witness major disruption in services on Wednesday.
Atos, headquartered in France, is planning to implement a "Zero E-Mail" policy at its offices across the world.
A contract which formalised the founding of Apple Computer Co is expected to bring in six figures at auction.
Strike delays have been downgraded at Heathrow, which will come as welcome news to travellers.
Chancellor George Osborne announced on Tuesday that £100 million will be spent by the government to boost broadband coverage in London, Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
