Canadian mining firm Potash has hit back at pressure over a potential takeover, accusing its would-be buyers of acting unethically.

Apple has launched a new social network feature called Ping for its iTunes software.

A 17 year old from Lincolnshire has become the world's youngest airline boss

The Australian economy grew at its fastest pace in three years in the second quarter of the year.

The boss of Kraft UK visits Fairtrade farmers in Ghana and talks about plans for Cadbury in the UK.

After years of promising us TV over the internet, American media and technology companies are suddenly making bold moves to make it happen and ensure there success when it does.

CD and album sales used to account for 70% of the revenue of the Indian music industry.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is extending its remit to cover the online realm.

US Congressman Barney Frank tells Stephen Sackur why he thinks Democrats are suffering in the polls ahead of the mid-term elections.

A team of divers has begun to salvage dozens of bottles, of what is thought to be the world's oldest champagne, from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.

The government is creating cash incentives for people who generate their own power.

Guy Parker: Bad advertisers will be named and shames online if they do not comply with the codes of conduct

Mobile firm Orange is rolling out High Definition (HD) technology which it says offers higher quality voice calls.

One community that has seen first hand the effects of expansion is Mumbai's fishermen.

Ryanair is ceasing services from Belfast City Airport from 31 October, the airline has announced.

The BBC looks at what the affect of Cadbury's only using Fairtrade cocoa to make its Dairy Milk bars has meant for cocoa farmers in Ghana.

Tatarstan has discovered a new money-making opportunity: providing services to its Muslim community.

According to a Russian government official about one fourth of the 900,000 people in Russian jails are accountants, entrepreneurs, legal advisers or mid-level managers.

The republic is facing some serious challenges, as its main oil field is now well past its peak, and extracting oil is becoming more and more difficult.

Mike Smedley of KPMG claims a third of pension schemes in the UK's biggest companies are so under-funded they cannot be restored to health.