After two separate studies pointed to the healing power of music, we asked readers what they tuned into to banish unhappiness. Some said cheery songs were best - agreeing with study No. 1 - while o [Read More]

Apple has been accused of being "among America's largest tax avoiders" by a Senate committee.

The committee said Apple had used "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid [Read More]

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Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founder member of the 1960s rock band The Doors, has died aged 74.

He formed the band with lead singer Jim Morrison in 1965 after a chance m [Read More]

A company made up of former Nokia employees has shown off Jolla, a new smartphone with a custom operating system known as Sailfish.

The software has been built from the remna [Read More]

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has ordered an inquiry into why his country gave Russia "nul points" at Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest.

Voters and the official Azerba [Read More]

Scientists have used plant samples collected in the mid-19th Century to identify the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.

A plant pest that causes potato blight spre [Read More]

At least 91 people, including 20 children, have been left dead after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, officials in the US state say.

Worst hit was Moore, so [Read More]

Fighting has been raging in the western Syrian town of Qusair after government troops launched a major operation to seize the strategic rebel stronghold.

State media said the [Read More]

t least one person is reported dead and several others injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of Oklahoma.

The worst damage was caused by a torn [Read More]