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Gold slumps to two-year low below $1,400 per ounce
LONDON (Reuters) - Gold dropped as much as 6.3 percent on Monday to below $1,400 per ounce for the first time since March...
China readies to fight new bird flu
By Ben BlanchardBEIJING (Reuters) - China said it was mobilizing resources nationwide to combat a new strain of deadly bird f...
Toyota to recall 1 million vehicles for airbag, wiper glitches
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will recall nearly 1.3 million cars globally for two separate defects, including 752,000 ...
Boeing probe focuses on burnt out battery
TAKAMATSU, Japan (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese aviation safety officials wrapped up their initial investigation of a badly da...
Dozens held after Islamists attack Algerian gas field
By Lamine ChikhiALGIERS (Reuters) - Islamist militants attacked a gas field in Algeria on Wednesday, claiming to have kidnapp...
Japanese airlines ground deamliners
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's two leading airlines grounded their fleets of Boeing 787s on Wednesday after one of the Dreamli...
The Kraken wakes: First images of giant squid filmed in deep ocean
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese-led team of scientists has captured on film the world's first live images of a giant squid, ...
Jones still Japan-bound despite arrest
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Major League Baseball player Andruw Jones's Christmas morning arrest on a battery charge will no...
Harry Potter author to debut adult novel 'The Casual Vacancy'
LONDON (Reuters) - J.K. Rowling takes a step into the unknown on Thursday with the publication of her debut adult novel, five...
Google says Maps not waiting in wings for iPhone 5
TOKYO (Reuters) - Google Inc has made no move to provide Google Maps for the iPhone 5 after Apple Inc dropped the application...
Grumbles over maps fail to dampen Apple iPhone 5 fever
By Peter Schwartzstein and Tim KellyLONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple fans queued around city blocks worldwide on Friday to get ...
Survey names Oslo the world's priciest city
ZURICH (Reuters) - Oslo is the most expensive city in the world, ahead of Zurich and Tokyo, but the well-paid residents of th...
Phelps makes history with record 19th medal
By Mark TrevelyanLONDON (Reuters) - Michael Phelps won the right to call himself the greatest Olympian of all time when the U...
Phelps equals all-time medal record
LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Phelps failed by a finger tip to become the first male swimmer to win the same event at three succ...
Central banks reach for their guns over Greek vote
By Eva Kuehnen and Sven EgenterFRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Central banks from Tokyo to London checked their ammunition on Fr...
Spider-Man swings into Tokyo for "Amazing" premiere
By Chris Gallagher and Elaine LiesTOKYO (Reuters) - Andrew Garfield and the stars of "The Amazing Spider-Man" swung...
'Flying table' lifts gourmet dining to new heights
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - If someone drops a fork at Dinner in the Sky, a seven-ton platform may have to be lowered 50 meters (yar...
Radiation: Shall I compare thee to an angry Japanese wife?
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese research agency has dropped a controversial public relations campaign aimed at educating women a...
Japan train with 'rice balls' to sharpen soccer skills
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan have come up with a novel way of preparing themselves for this year's London Olympic men's so...
Fugitive penguin 337 spotted alive in Tokyo Bay
TOKYO (Reuters) - After Penguin Number 337 made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters o...
Soccer ball swept up by Japanese tsunami found in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A soccer ball that bobbed onto the shore of a remote Alaska island is likely the first salvagea...
Surviving 'Doolittle Raiders' recount wartime bombing of Japan
DAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - Four of the last five survivors of a U.S. World War Two bombing mission over Japan reunited on Wedne...
Can an app help you craft the perfect dream?
TORONTO (Reuters) - Whether it is a stroll on the beach, sitting in a tranquil garden or a trip in the space shuttle research...
Tokyo chefs swell with anger over new blowfish laws
TOKYO (Reuters) - With a scoop of a net Tokyo chef Naohito Hashimoto selects a poisonous blowfish, considered a delicacy in J...
How do I love thee? Numbers tell all in book
TOKYO (Reuters) - When a man thinks his partner is cheating on him, chances are fifty-fifty that he's right. But if a wom...
Apple touches record high as iPad 3 sales run hot
HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Apple's new iPad proved to be another hot-seller on Friday, with hundreds queuing at stores ...
Japanese Cat Lovers Snarl at New Law
By Ruairidh VillarTOKYO (Reuters) - Times are looking tough for Tokyo's cat cafes, where feline aficionados can drop in f...
Dogs' feet give Japan scientists paws for thought
TOKYO (Reuters) - Ever wonder how dogs can walk barefoot in the snow? Now a Japanese scientist may have the answer -- an inte...
Honda slashes profit outlook on disasters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co slashed its annual profit guidance to the lowest level in three years as it counted the cost...
Travel Postcard: 48 Hours in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Got 48 hours in Los Angeles? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors make the most ...
Top 10 New Year's resolution vacations
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Good intentions. They come around every year and are practically synonymous with champagne toasts on Dec...
Boxer Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali's greatest foe, dies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Frazier, the relentless slugger who became the heavyweight champion of the world and earned boxing...
Fans line up for iPhone, despite criticism
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPhone went on sale in stores across the globe on Friday, prompting thousands to que...
Fans queue for Steve Jobs' last iPhone
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPhone went on sale in stores across the globe on Friday, prompting thousands to que...
'Noah' may mean difference between life and death
TOKYO (Reuters) - It's not quite a yellow submarine, since it's destined for travel on top of the water, not under it.But the...
Jobs authorized biography so his kids can know him
CUPERTINO, Calif./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Steve Jobs, in pain and too weak to climb stairs a few weeks before his death, wa...
World mourns Steve Jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Outpourings of public grief and appreciation swept the globe on Thursday after the death of Apple co-fou...
Japan PM says must be realistic on fiscal reform
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged to target fiscal reforms to curb the country's huge public d...
You don't get older, you get better -- really
TOKYO (Reuters) - Jokes about creaky knees, thinning hair and spreading -- or vanishing -- waistlines have long been an inevi...
Japan PM to resign, successor race hard to call
TOKYO (Reuters) - The race to pick Japan's sixth leader in five years appeared on Friday to be shaping up as a battle between...
Japan protests over China ships in disputed waters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan lodged a protest with China on Wednesday after two Chinese ships briefly entered what it regards as i...
Japan on cusp of recovery after Q2
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank much less than expected in the second quarter as companies made strides in restoring...
Japan says to set up new nuclear safety watchdog
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will set up a new nuclear safety watchdog under the auspices of the Environment Ministry, it said on ...
China recalls bullet trains in new blow to technology
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's second-biggest train maker will recall 54 bullet trains used on the new showcase Beijing...
Stock futures signal dip as rally fizzles out
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell on Wednesday after a sharp snap-back rally in the last session as investor fear...
Honda says studying production shift overseas
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co is studying possible production bases overseas to replace export-bound car production in Jap...
U.S. rating maintained by Moody's and Fitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States had its triple-A rating confirmed by two key ratings agencies on Tuesday after Washing...
Robot seals help heal Japan's tsunami victims
TOKYO (Reuters) - For some elderly survivors of Japan's March earthquake and tsunami, comfort comes in the form of a small wh...