Massachusetts senator and former Democrat presidential candidate to succeed Hillary Clinton in key role.
Further attack highlights desperation of regime, says Nato, while rebels fear chemical weapons will be next.
Six-year olds Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto buried in Newtown while pro-gun lawmakers start to rethink.
Twitter has begun rolling out a feature which will let users download every one of their tweets in a single file, though it's not available to all users yet.
Shockwave from incident spreads across the United States and the world.
Concerns over effective immunity for banks as Britain's new bank regulators says bringing criminal charges 'raises troubling questions'.
Microsoft says it has no plans to fix a security flaw in Internet Explorer that could allow hackers to track user's mouse movements
Assault using Cold War-era missiles against rebels in Syria suggests increasing desperation, say military analysts.
In an effort to appease users’ concerns over privacy, Facebook has begun rolling out a new set of privacy controls on Wednesday.
New York City Mayor said to be interested in buying FT.
Carl Michael von Hausswolff claims he stole ashes for artwork during trip to Majdanek concentration camp in Poland.
Swiss bank close to becoming second major bank to reach deal with UK and US regulators after Barclays.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plays down importance of UN vote on observer status.
Shoeless beggar finds good samaritan in freezing Times Square.
Mark Thompson appears before the Pollard Review, a BBC-appointed inquiry into the shelved Newsnight investigation of the late Jimmy Savile.
Far Cry 3 and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood writer Jeffrey Yohalem speaks to IBTimes UK about his latest game.
US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said President Obama won the elections thanks to “gifts” he made to minorities and young people
Ortega accused of stabbing children of CNBC executive Kevin Krim to death at their Manhattan apartment.
A profile of Antivirus pioneer John McAfee who is on the run in Belize after the murder of his neighbour Gregory Viant Faull
GE is notorious for having paid zero tax in US in 2010, but UK taxman hands its global tax boss award for 'helping HMRC run the UK's tax system'.
Sites such as micro-blogging hub Sina Weibo are making it increasingly difficult for China's elite to cover their tracks, says Umberto Bacchi.
With both the Fiscal Cliff and a new Fed Chairman in play for the next President, global investors await results of the most economically important elections in decades.