"Lordy, I hope there are tapes," Mr Comey declared at a congressional hearing.

Apple is reportedly going to ditch the 16GB storage option with its upcoming iPhone later this year.

MARY GAUTHIER has been described by The Wall Street Journal as “one of Americana music’s most admired artists — across the U.S. and...around the world.” The 53-year-old, Louisiana-born singer and songwriter will play five shows in Ireland in May.

Google’s latest project involves detecting cancer by swallowing a pill.

US stocks stabilised yesterday after earnings from a major beer brewer helped the market stem its recent declines.

Chiefs executive of dozens of the most powerful US companies have banded together to demand the government urgently reduce the country’s debt and deficit, less than two weeks ahead of the presidential election.

First they came for The Simpsons, and now they want SpongeBob Squarepants.

Afghanistan’s president has appealed for Pakistan’s help in negotiating a peace deal with Taliban militants before a summit today that will also include Iran’s leader.

The Apple iPad 3 is expected to be launched on March 7.

Nervous Afghans have continued pulling funds out of the nation’s largest bank, despite assurances from the country’s leaders that their money was safe.

APPLE has begun removing risque iPhone and iPod Touch applications from its online App Store, including some which had previously been approved for sale, according to reports.

The US Army will conduct an internal investigation to examine whether it missed warning signs about Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the man accused of killing 13 people in the November 5 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, two newspapers reported.

Wall Street gave up a big early advance and closed mixed today after oil prices closed above 100 for the first time and stoked fears that inflation will stymie an already troubled economy.

FOREIGN-EXCHANGE rates will be a central theme when finance ministers from the Group of Seven rich nations meet in Germany this week, Deputy German Finance Minister Thomas Mirow said yesterday.

Wall Street made an auspicious start to December today with stocks soaring as investors welcomed inflation-friendly economic data and hoped the November rally would continue through year-end.

A fresh wave of worries pushed US stocks lower today as invesors dealt with disappointing earnings in the consumer sector, rising oil prices and the possibility of a nuclear weapon test by North Korea.

End-of-quarter selling and growing uneasiness about the US economy sent stocks sliding on Wall Street today, with Caterpillar and other industrials depressing blue chips and technology issues dragging the Nasdaq composite index to a five-month low.

Conflicting signals on inflation kept stocks mixed in the United States today as investors abandoned riskier stocks and moved to safer blue-chip companies.

LIBERAL economics, where taxation is low and government interference minimal, form a recipe for strong economic growth, a survey reveals.

US critics today hailed the remake of cult British film The Italian Job as a “vast improvement” on the original.

IRAQI military and security organisations that supported Saddam Hussein's regime have been officially dissolved and a new defence force "representative of all Iraqis" will be set up to replace them, the US civil administrator announced yesterday.

AOL Time Warner Inc's America Online may cut more jobs in the next two months, according to reports.

Philip Morris USA said a California jury found Philip Morris USA liable for $750,000 (€767,500) in economic and $100,000 (€102,000) in non-economic damages to Betty Bullock, a 64-year-old smoker.

The Wall Street Journal says it's confident Daniel Pearl is still alive.