Publisher Bloomsbury has revealed its e-book sales grew eighteen fold in 2010, accounting for almost 10% of print sales as more customers downloaded titles...
Ireland's two biggest political parties have taken the first steps towards forming a new coalition government.Negotiators from the centre-right Fine Gael party are to...
A spacewalk is planned at the International Space Station, Nasa has announced.Two of space shuttle Discovery's visiting crew will float outside the orbiting facility,...
The rebel-held Libyan city closest to Tripoli is preparing for battle with government troops.Tanks and anti-aircraft weapons were deployed in Zawiya ready for an...
More evidence of the squeeze on household budgets has emerged after the owner of Primark revealed a "noticeable" slowdown in UK consumer demand.Associated British...
HSBC shares are under pressure despite the banking giant's return to the kind of profitability last seen before the financial crisis.The group's surplus of...
China's population grew to 1.34 billion people last year, the National Bureau of Statistics has announced, marking a modest jump for a massive population...
