HONG KONG (AFP) - Chinese computer giant Lenovo announced Thursday it would cut about 2,500 jobs, roughly 11 percent of its worldwide workforce, after suffering losses due to the global economic crisis.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The Security Council failed to agree on action to end the escalating crisis in Gaza on Wednesday, but the U.S. threw its weight behind a cease-fire initiative and Egypt announced it will host separate talks with Israel and Hamas on the proposal....

LONDON (AFP) - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), one of three banks bailed out by the British government in October, is considering selling its two-billion-pound stake in Bank of China, the Financial Times said Thursday.

LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Panasonic Corp. is committed to bringing 3D high-definition television into consumers' homes, the Japanese electronics maker has announced as it enlisted Titanic director James Cameron to make its case.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egypt after a three-hour lull to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas responded with a rocket barrage....

Islamabad removes its national security advisor hours after confirming the surviving Mumbai gunman is a Pakistani.

Islamabad removes its national security advisor hours after confirming the surviving Mumbai gunman is a Pakistani.

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes bombed the Gaza Strip on Thursday and tanks pounded Palestinian guerrillas on the ground as U.S. backing for a proposed truce raised expectations of an end to the offensive.

Israeli warplanes attack targets in the Gaza Strip into the night after the first daily truce to allow in humanitarian aid expires.

HONG KONG (AFP) - Chinese computer giant Lenovo announced Thursday it would cut about 2,500 jobs, roughly 11 percent of its worldwide workforce, after suffering losses due to the global economic crisis.

A US army deserter and mother of three is ordered to leave Canada after her appeal for refuge fails.

A US army deserter and mother of three is ordered to leave Canada after her appeal for refuge fails.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States released another $99 million on Wednesday for equipment to fight warring Mexican drug cartels, bringing available funds for Mexico's anti-narcotics aid to almost $300 million.

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A senior Iranian politician met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Damascus on Wednesday as the Palestinian Islamist group considered an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Barack Obama joins President George W Bush and the three living ex-presidents for a special White House lunch.

Blood oxygen levels recorded on a trip by medics to Everest could help the treatment of critically ill patients.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday that it had found no bird flu cases amongst poultry in Beijing or areas surrounding the city after a woman in the capital died of the H5N1 form of the virus.

Oil prices fall sharply as US crude oil stocks soar amid evidence of continuing weakening energy demand by consumers.

Senate leaders are expected to allow Roland Burris to take up Barack Obama's vacant seat in the US Senate.

Senate leaders are expected to allow Roland Burris to take up Barack Obama's vacant seat in the US Senate.