HERE is a quick look over some of the headlines that have been making the news in France in recent days. Piecing together fate of Air France jet - BBC...

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Electronic books have been predicted to change the way we read forever, and hasten the death of the printing press. But the revolution is taking a long time in coming.

The Vodafone-Crossword Book Awards 2008 shortlist is star-studded - and finding place are "The Enchantress of Florence" by Salman Rushdie, "Sea of Poppies" by Amitav Ghosh, "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa Lahiri, "Past Continuous" by Neel Mukherjee and "Escape" by Manjula

WH Smith chief executive Kate Swann has defended the chain's controversial deal to stock only Penguin's international guide books in its travel stores, saying it was in response to a "fairly steep decline" in the travel guides market.

Reed Elsevier is enjoying a healthy rally on an otherwise listless Friday, with traders piling in following the recent slide in its share price.

WH Smith has responded to criticism from the The British Guild of Travel Writers about its controversial decision to make Penguin its sole supplier of travel guides saying that its initial research had shown that giving a wider range of

WINNIPEG - July 3, 2009 - After conducting a successful spring larviciding program, the Insect Control Branch is continuing with its aggressive larviciding program.

WINNIPEG - July 3, 2009 - Committed to ensuring that repairing our crumbling roads and bridges remains a top priority for all levels of government, the Secretary of Strategic Infrastructure Renewal will provide reports to Executive Policy Committee that show

We have an allotment. When I say 'we', I mean my darling wife. When I say 'allotment', I mean a small patch of land neglected by the former holder for what must have been decades and so weed and grass

From the staff of HBO to you and your friends and family, a hearty Happy Fourth of July! Whether you live in the US, or elsewhere in the world, we hope you agree that freedom is a pretty important human

Facebook has launched a competition for Indian techies. It has called on techies to submit their web development skills by creating Facebook apps or Facebook Connect Integrations. The entries can be submitted in either Hindi or English

MphasiS today announced the appointment of Ganesh Murthy as chief financial officer effective July 15, 2009. Murthy takes over from Susanto Banerjee, who has been acting as interim CFO since January 2008. Banerjee has decided to pursue opportunities outside of

EdServ Softsystems has bagged the Letter of Intent (LoI) from Mother Teresa University, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu to implement the in-campus academic and placement support program

India Infoline is allowing its clients online access to trade in global securities in a strategic alliance signed with Interactive Brokers (USA)

Indian Bank, which has deployed Tata Consultancy Services' TCS BaNCS core banking solution across 1,647 branches, has emerged as a model bank for doing everything right with today's technology, in a study conducted by research firm Celnet

Some of India's leading IT companies voice their expectations from Budget 2009

Cisco's Network Building Mediator allows building operation managers to monitor, measure and act on energy systems while adding renewable technologies to reduce capital and operating expenditures