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Global smartphone shipments surge to 77 million units
The latest research from US-based Strategy Analytics says global smartphone shipments grew by 78 percent annually to reach a record 77 million units in the third quarter of 2010.
The report, published on the website of Strategic Analytics,…
Study shows people lie on Twitter
An online study conducted by Opinium Research in the UK has hailed social networking sites as a revolution in communication but says most people are not straightforward when chatting on social networks and by text messaging.
The study was…
IMF says Mideast growth rising, but more jobs needed
Mideast economies are likely to grow roughly twice as fast over the next two years as they did in 2009, but the region must do more to diversify its economies and create jobs, the International Monetary Fund said Sunday.
The…
Google investigated over household data privacy breaches
The UK privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into Google after it admitted copying household computer passwords and emails from unsecured wireless networks, when taking photographs for its Street View mapping service.
The…
Britain plans to sell off forests to cut deficit
Britain's government will soon unveil plans to sell around half of the woodlands it oversees, paving the way for a huge expansion in holiday resorts, golf courses and commercial logging operations, The Sunday Telegraph reported.…
British deputy PM calls for investigation of Iraq leaks
Allegations of prisoner abuse and civilian killings in Iraq from a cache of leaked U.S. secret military documents are extremely serious and must be investigated, a top British official said Sunday.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told…
Court orders Iraq parliament to resume sitting
Iraq's Supreme Court has ordered the country's parliament back to work, more than seven months after inconclusive elections left Iraq in political limbo.
The court said lawmakers' self-declared absence was unconstitutional.
Iraq has faced…
Somali pirates seize two ships off Kenya coast
Somali pirates seized a German freight ship off the coast of Kenya on Sunday — the second commercial vessel to be captured in the region in as many days, officials said.
The pirates took control of the German freight ship Beluga Fortune…
Iranian universities to stop teaching courses considered too ‘Western’
Iran will not allow its universities to begin teaching certain disciplines it deems too "Western," and existing courses will be revised, a senior Education Ministry was quoted as saying Sunday.
"Expansion of 12 disciplines in the social…
G20 signs pact to avert trade war
The Group of 20 major economies agreed on Saturday to shun competitive currency devaluations but stopped short of setting targets to reduce trade imbalances that are clouding global growth prospects.
At a meeting in South Korea, G20…