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Company gives warning over “grossly unjust”proposal.

As Japan ignores Amnesty praise and puts three prisoners to death, IBTimes UK looks at the countries with the bloodiest execution records.

Reports suggest there will be no backwards-compatibility with the PS3 and Sony will demand fee to play used games.

Lloyd's chief executive Richard Ward points to natural catastrophes such as heavy floods in Thailand and Japan's Tohoku earthquake leading to massive claims.

You may have noticed the new Google Play icon in your email this morning, so we explain just what it's all about.

World leaders concerned over possibility of nuclear weapons falling into hands of terrorists.

The reactor has been shut for maintenance.

He's just 24 and is already showing Fernando Alonso a thing or two, but who is Sergio Perez?

Obama is in South Korea as part of the global summit on nuclear security in Seoul, beginning on Monday.

The ship was discovered by patrolling aircraft and did not pose any environmental danger.

World's largest anime convention returns after Japan tsunami and nuclear disaster led to cancellation of 2011 event.

Investment bank's culture questioned again as more ex-employees go on the attack.

On Monday 19 March 2012, Seattle News Media informed its readers that the city's Mayor, Mike McGinn will fly to Chongqing this week but: "...hizzoner...will have trouble matching up with his opposite number while there (because) party boss Bo Xilai was fired and disgraced last week, relieved of his duties as Chongqing's Communist Party Secretary in China's biggest political scandal in two decades..."

Sequel will see Hugh Jackman return as the titular mutant.

This year is the 100th anniversary of a rather special gift... from Japan to the United States.

Ted baker, the British designer brand, has reported a rise of 14.9 percent in its revenues for the year ended January 28, 2012 at £215.6 million, compared to £187.7 million in the previous year. The group's profit before tax increased by 0.1 percent to £24.3 million and basic earnings per share rose by 1.7 percent to 42.2 pence.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research survey of investors shows increasing confidence in Europe and growing fears over emerging markets.

Apple has sold 40,000 new iPads an hour since it launched last Friday.

Japan has threatened to intercept any North Korean rocket launched over its territory.

Six reasons you might want to start imbibing some of your homemade amber nectar.

Harvard researchers recommend eating whole grains and warn Asian diet building up risk.

North Korea is set to launch satellite in April to mark the 100th birth anniversary of its founder Kim Il- sung, a move widely seen as a violation of the moratorium on missile and nuclear testing.

Harvard University was again chosen as the top university by Times Higher Education magazine.

The new iPad will be available at Apple's retail store and the company's Online store on March 16 at 8 am local time in the US and nine other countries.

A tsunami warning has been issued as a strong earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, hit the northern parts of Japan Wednesday evening.

If asteroids hit earth, they could cause long-term hazards and also destroy civilisation.

On 18 March 2011, I bought a copy of the Daily Star newspaper. A photo in the bottom right-hand corner caught my eye at first and then the paper's headline. The photo showed two small children sitting on a railway line, warmly dressed against the cold with the little girl at least holding a school satchel on her back.

A 7-year-old girl, Wakana Kumagai, revisits the spot where her house used to and her father died.

Experts have warned about Apple's New iPad running out of stocks, and their prediction seems to have come true.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reiterated his resolve to rebuild Japan in the shortest possible duration.