Seventy-seven percent of British bosses wish they could run their companies like an episode of "The Apprentice"

Swedish file-sharing website The Pirate Bay is planning to buy its own nation in an attempt to circumvent international copyright laws. The group has set up a campaign to raise money to buy Sealand, a former British naval platform in the North Sea that has been designated a ‘micronation’, and claims to be outside the […]

Some eBay users may not deserve the stellar reputations showcased in their member profile. A new study from UC Berkeley shows that hundreds of the Web site’s users have artificially inflated their ratings by buying and selling good feedback.

Karl Szmolinsky, a retired German man who won a prize and worldwide fame for breeding his country’s largest rabbit — Robert, a 10.5kg (23lb) bruiser the size of a dog — has been offered an unusual opportunity to exploit his talents overseas. He has been given a contract by North Korea to supply giant rabbits to help […]

Participants in a new study, all more than 70 years old, were tested up to four times between 1993 and 2000 on their ability to recall 10 common words read aloud to them. Those with more education were found to have a steeper decline over the years in their ability to remember the list, according […]

Viruses, including the common cold, are being tested as a new way to fight cancer that could be used with chemotherapy and radiation, Cancer Research UK said.

If you’re married and wealthy, you are probably very happy, a recent poll of U.S. residents found.

When e-commerce began, many retailers were wary of infringing on consumers’ privacy — and with good reason. Survey after survey showed that privacy and security concerns were the primary reasons many shoppers were hesitant to buy online. But that was then.

It’s no secret that the Japanese are obsessed with education but in addition to the usual reading, writing and arithmetic some students will soon be tested on their ability to use… chopsticks.

China surged past Japan to become the world’s No. 2 vehicle market after the United States last year as car purchases by newly affluent drivers jumped 37 percent, the Chinese auto industry association said Thursday.