New York – From a Chrysler hit to a Groupon misfire, these commercials proved their power to trigger discussion — even after the game was overMany of this year's crop of Super Bowl ads were . But that did little to stem the interest and analysis that certain commercials provoked both during and after the…

CAIRNS, Australia – The tail end of one of Australia's largest-ever cyclones triggered wild storms and flash flooding at the other end of the country Saturday, while residents in the cyclone zone picked through what was left of their homes.The tropical low that was Cyclone Yasi, which tore through the northeast earlier this week, was…

For an Australian-born U.S. citizen, Rupert Murdoch casts an extraordinarily long shadow over Britain and its politics. As the owner of four U.K. newspapers, he already has a big part in the national conversation. And now his latest bid to take full control of BSkyB, the country's biggest pay-TV station, is giving the government a…

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N) and smaller rival Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL.N) posted lower quarterly net income, hurt by sluggish sales in developed markets like the United States and Western Europe.Household products makers have used promotional pricing and coupons to woo shoppers who shunned pricier brands during the recession. Now that consumer confidence…

LONDON – Disappointed the new "Harry Potter" film won't be in 3-D? Its star, Daniel Radcliffe, feels the opposite.Radcliffe said he is delighted that the filmmakers and distributor Warner Bros. scrapped plans to convert "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" to 3-D. He also hopes they abandon their 3-D plans for "Part 2,"…

PORTLAND, Ore. – H.J. Heinz Co., which makes Ore-Ida potatoes and Classico pasta sauce but is best known for its ketchup, reports its second-quarter results before the stock market opens on Friday.WHAT TO WATCH FOR: The company's global performance.Heinz has been putting a heavier emphasis on its growth overseas, where its sales have been propelled…

A Chinese team's brain imaging device has come underquestion from developers of a U.S. device who say it's a near duplicate oftheirs, LiveScience has learned. An article on the Chinese device was publishedin the prestigious journal Science, and the U.S. researchers are preparing aformal letter to the journal in response.According to the report appearing in…

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China Telecom denied on Wednesday that it had "hijacked" U.S. Internet traffic in April, after a U.S. congressional advisory group said the company had sent incorrect routing information.The incident resulted in Internet traffic to major corporate websites and U.S. military and government sites being sent through China for 18 minutes, according…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants the U.S. military to scale back the visibility and intensity of its operations in Afghanistan and end night raids that he said incited people to join the Taliban insurgency, The Washington Post reported on Saturday."The time has come to reduce military operations," Karzai told the Post in…

With all the hype about portable tablets, it can be easy to forget the device that, a couple years ago, was the great white hope of the computing industry—the netbook. But Hewlett-Packard hasn’t forgotten, announcing a newnetbook aimed at business travelers and folks who need a full WIndows environment on the go. The Mini 1103…