Yahoo CEO Bartz fired over the phone

2011-09-07 09:47:33

Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock fired CEO Carol Bartz over the phone on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous two-year tenure marked by stagnating growth and a rift with Chinese partner Alibaba.

Congresswoman: Nations can learn from each other

2011-09-05 06:49:06

She was in China for a week to talk business and politics, but the last leg of US Congresswoman Judy Chu's trip turned out to be one of the most personal and memorable parts - a visit to her ancestral home of Jiangmen, Guangdong province.

Strauss-Kahn comes home

2011-09-04 15:47:46

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, once a favourite to be the next French president, came home on Sunday to an expected icy greeting from party allies after a legal odyssey in New York.

Chavez 'couldn't feel better' after 3rd cancer treatment

2011-09-03 15:48:02

Wearing a red beret and an olive green military uniform, Chavez stood up through the sunroof of a sport utility vehicle and waved to crowds lining the streets after he completed a cancer treatment session at a Caracas hospital.

Obama's uncle arrested in US

2011-08-30 10:55:48

A relative of President Barack Obama was arrested last week outside Boston on charges of drunk driving, an official said on Monday.

Noda wins Japan leadership race

2011-08-29 15:42:21

Japan's ruling Democratic Part of Japan (DPJ) on Monday picked Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda to be the party's next leader and almost certainly the nation's sixth prime minister in five years, in a party presidential election.

Japan prepares for new PM

2011-08-27 09:56:20

Japan will soon see its sixth leader in five years as Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced his resignation on Friday after nearly 15 months in office.

New CEO Tim Cook: Apple not to change

2011-08-26 10:21:05

Apple's new chief executive officer (CEO) Tim Cook on Thursday sent a company-wide email, assuring employees that the technology giant is going to be the same under his leadership as it was under Steve Jobs.

Steve Jobs to stay on Disney board: source

2011-08-25 10:00:39

Steve Jobs, who resigned as chief executive officer of Apple Inc on Wednesday, plans to keep his seat on the board of directors of Walt Disney Co

Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO

2011-08-25 08:09:00

Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs Wednesday resigned as chief executive of Apple Inc in a stunning move that ended his 14-year reign at the technology giant.
Apple's CEO resignation makes ripples in China

The rise and fall of Gadhafi

2011-08-23 08:24:25

Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's rule is crumbling after over four decades in power, after the rebel troops took control of much of the capital Tripoli on Sunday night and his son Saif al-Islam has been detained.

Profile: Muammar Gadhafi

2011-08-22 08:45:24

Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's rule is crumbling after over four decades of controversial governance, as the rebel troops took control of the capital Tripoli Sunday night and his son Saif Al-Islam was detained.