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Britain's household goods retailer, Home Retail Group, focuses on robust cost management along with cash positions due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding the UK economy. It will also prioritise its investment in the ongoing development of its multi-channel capabilities.

British universities lose grip on global listings as Asian learning institutions climb table of top 100.

The discovery opens up a new chapter in the evolutionary history of humans, according to researchers.

Protest waged against persecution of Christians in communist country.

Apple claims Chinese manufacturer misled courts in iPad trademark dispute.

We speak to the founder of the Raspberry Pi about the decline in students computer skills, the potential of the credit-card-sized computer and what the future now holds,

A security expert has suggested that suspicions China masterminded a recent Facebook cyber spying attempt on Nato may be misguided.

Global ambassador for Special Olympics takes message to students in Shanghai.

Suspicions have again fallen on China after reports emerged suggesting Nato's most senior military official was the subject of a coordinated cyber scam.

Tibetans around the world commemorated the 53rd Tibetan Uprising Day, to mark a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959

Taylor Swift named Biggest Money Maker of 2011by Billboard

The 10-day meeting of China's National People's Congress discusses different pieces of legislation and amendments.

Slipping delivery date suggests new iPad stock is already low.

The 1901 movie is one minute long and features one of the oldest characters of Charles Dickens, Joe, from Bleak House.

Forbes magazine released the list of youngest billionaires in the world on Wednesday.

Banks with Asian focus hit by rising wage bills from regional expansion though strong growth boosts revenues.

Foreign secretary not ruling out military action against the country but prefers peaceful solution to standoff.

As part of an ongoing campaign to increase its Western market share, ZTE has joined the global tech patent war joining Apple, Samsung and Google, becoming the fourth biggest smartphone patent filer in the world.

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The US houses a third of all women prisoners followed by China.

Google doodle celebrates International Women's Day featuring the symbol of women in various shades including red, yellow, green and a purplish tinge.

As the West cuts its military spending, Asia and China in particular is ploughing more money into defence.

Heineken has announced that it will take the Champions League trophy for a tour around the world, in preparation for the Champions League final in Munich on May 19.

The UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan will offer President Assad an "honourable exit from the scene"

Turkish prime minister urges international community to set up aid corridor for besieged Syrians.

In an exclusive interview with International Business Times UK, top security expert Mikko Hypponen of F-Secure talked about Anonymous, hacktivism and the challenges of cyber-security.

With another manager having bit the dust, the eighth in Abramovich's time as head of Chelsea, the club look in even more crisis than ever before. The owner has often been overly enthusiastic with showing gaffers the exit door, but when 34 year old Villas-Boas took over the realm last summer, some theorised that he might be changing his attitude over a desire for immediate short term success.

Apple gives away $10,000 prize to celebrate 25 billion applications downloaded.

Enrique Gomes de Molina's strange creations made from endangered species results in 20-month sentence.

Liberal CentreForum urges government to scrap £25bn nuclear missile replacement programme.