(Reuters) – International Business Machines is gearing up to take a chunk of the growing Internet security market by applying its data analytics to help companies and organizations fight cyberattacks.

CAIRO (Reuters) – The verdict in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, charged with ordering the killing of protesters in the uprising that swept him from power, will be delivered on June 2, the judge said on Wednesday.

The Guardian (blog) Merkel blunder a harbinger of change in Germany? Chicago Tribune But her junior coalition allies, the Free Democrats(FDP), unexpectedly turned on her at the weekend and backed opposition candidate Joachim Gauck to replace disgraced former president Christian Wulff . Though the President has little political power, …

Merkel blunder a harbinger of change in Germany? WXEL But her junior coalition allies, the Free Democrats(FDP), unexpectedly turned on her at the weekend and backed opposition candidate Joachim Gauck to replace disgraced former president Christian Wulff . Though the President has little political power, …

Today’s Zaman Turkish-German CSOs hope German presidential candidate will embrace immigrants Today’s Zaman Erol Pürlü, dialogue coordinator at the Union of Islamic Cultural Centers (VIKZ), said Muslim immigrants expect Gauck to adopt the line of former President Christian Wulff , who said “Islam belongs to Germany.” Wulff's remarks that Islam is a part of …

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Iran is ready to restart exporting its oil to France and the UK if they sign long-term supply deals and will honor an oil debt to Italy’s Eni SpA (E), Tehran’s oil chief said Wednesday, as the…

A kiss for the whole world Signandsight.com This also goes for institutions respected by conservatives, such as the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , which is generally quite pleased that the internet does not have to be taken as seriously as originally feared: “The internet did not bring about a …

An insecure admin interface allowed anyone to access several hundred thousand VideosZ user records

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia will next week unveil a new, cheaper smartphone using Microsoft’s Windows Phone software, targeting a wider market for its new range of smartphones, two sources close to the company said.

SEOUL (Reuters) – Isolationist North Korea lashed out at its neighbor on Wednesday for hosting an international nuclear security summit in Seoul next month, calling it a “childish farce” and an “intolerable grave provocation.”

The shrapnel wound is in the toddler's left side. The boy needs “a proper hospital,” the doctor says, not the makeshift clinic in the Syrian city of Homs where he's being treated.

YANGON (Reuters) – A senior figure in Myanmar’s parliament on Wednesday described recent reforms in the country as “sluggish and unsatisfactory” and urged the civilian government to act faster to push through legislation for the benefit of the public.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A “$35″ computer launched last year in India as the world’s cheapest tablet has run into problems and companies will be invited to bid again to make the device after complaints of poor performance and hiccups rolling out a pilot model.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Olympus Corp’s main lender Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) denied it was trying to take control of the firm’s board by stealth, but said it might well agree to send a former banker to be chairman of the disgraced camera and medical device maker.

Thousands stand in silence in Christchurch park to commemorate first anniversary of earthquake that killed 185 people.

Reports of several wounded in latest clashes after US apologises over reports copies of Quran were burnt at NATO base.

Foreign minister steps down, saying he has lost support of PM Gillard amid speculation he is plotting return to top job.

KABUL (Reuters) – Demonstrators in the Afghan capital Kabul set fire on Wednesday to part of a housing compound used by foreign contract workers during a second day of violent clashes after copies of the Koran, Islam’s holy book, were burned at a NATO base.

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunshots and explosions rang out early Wednesday in Nigeria’s biggest northern city Kano, local residents said, in a region beset by violence by Islamist sect Boko Haram.

It was a case of deja vu at the Brit Awards in London. A week after picking up six Grammys, soul singer Adele triumphed with two more on home turf:…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A Chinese technology firm sought to halt the sale of Apple Inc’s iPads across the affluent city of Shanghai, arguing at a local court hearing on Wednesday that the U.S. firm had infringed on its trademark.

VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday it had failed to secure an agreement with Iran during talks over disputed atomic activities and that the Islamic Republic had rejected a request to visit a military site.

LANGMU, China (Reuters) – Tibetans in northwest China marked a tense traditional new year with prayer, the sounding of a gong and subdued defiance on Wednesday, in the wake of a string of self-immolations and protests against Chinese control.

CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigned his ministry on Wednesday, saying he could no longer work with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, stoking speculation he would mount a leadership challenge and plunging the government into a new crisis.