One in a series of bizarre events surrounding the tech mogul.
The tax shield introduced by former President Nicolas Sarkozy was removed last year and France's wealthy paid up.
When guests check in, they'll be given their own gold iPads, which will serve as a 'virtual concierge.'
President Obama met with Myanmar president Thein Sein on Monday amid criticism the White House is being too friendly with the former Western pariah.
Indian Prime Minister Singh said India's relations with China depended on "peace and tranquility" on their shared borders.
Yahoo's billion-dollar Tumblr purchase was initially valued at $800 million.
Personnel can now Apple gadgets to a short list of cleared devices that include Samsung and BlackBerry products.
Restaurants must use pre-packaged oil in a tamper-proof bottle from now on, while opponents claim the move will largely harm small-time producers.
Commentary: Iran’s participation would increase confidence in its nuclear intentions.
Some thought Cambodia was a 'model' in the garment industry. But after a ceiling collapse at an Asics shoe factory, critics say they're dead wrong.
The Dow and S&P 500 closed Friday at new all-time highs, as the market posted gains for a fourth straight week.
Bill Gates has regained his title as richest man in the world, beating Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim.
The Financial Times website and several of its Twitter accounts were hacked, the latest in a string of attacks on media outlets.
France's president is calling for a more closely integrated euro zone with its own full-time president and a harmonized tax system.
Commentary: Mass administration of low-cost drugs around the globe could make a huge impact.
Mega-mogul Carlos Slim just lost the world's richest man title to Bill Gates. Will President Enrique Peña Nieto's reform agenda whittle down other tycoons?
What happens when angst meets precision engineering?
Tony Hayward was ousted after he oversaw the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
The rare Bugatti Veyron is one of 300 that will ever be made.
Fresh unrest in South Africa’s troubled platinum belt has ignited fears of a return to the violence that last year left more than 50 people dead.
The employee, who died of sudden cardiac arrest at his desk on Monday, had not worked overtime for a month prior to his death.
Economists say Venezuela's shortages stem from price controls meant to make basic goods available to the poorest parts of society and the government's controls on foreign currency.
Japanese company Pioneer has developed technology that prints 3D holograms of unborn babies.
Many were upset that the queen did not promise a referendum on a UK exit from the EU.
Commentary: Partisan US politics may undercut chances for a renewed US-Pak alliance.
Commentary: Fallacious claims about homosexuality prevail in 76 UN-member countries.
Analysis: Pakistan's democratic transition may not be so historic for India-Pakistan relations.
The abrupt closing of a popular Havana business tests Raul Castro reforms.
Allowing prices to rise could help ease the euro crisis, but Germans just aren’t buying it.
The legendary German Mittlestand is opening to investment, but some worry its successful culture may be threatened.
As sanctions subside, a broken nation revels in the limelight and seeks to cash in.
Political uncertainty in post-revolution Egypt is allowing other Nile states to wrest control of the world’s longest river.
Shareholders of blue-chip companies are rebelling against low dividends and excessive executive pay. And they're getting results.
An electricity famine may strangle Myanmar's economic revolution.
“Sea turtles,” or haigui, is the Mandarin term for overseas-educated Chinese who come home from abroad.
China can't promise employment to its young and educated either.
US and Vietnam: gradually becoming bittersweet partners?