Reuters - Credit card lenders could be facing more than $300 million of card replacement costs if customers affected by the Sony Corp (6758.T) data breach decide to replace their credit cards.
Reuters - The Muslim Brotherhood called on Syrians to take to the streets ahead of Friday prayers and help the besieged city of Deraa, where a rights group said civilian deaths from a tank-backed army attack rose to 50.
Reuters - The California couple charged with abducting 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard in 1991 and holding her captive for 18 years pleaded guilty on Thursday to kidnapping and sexual assault charges that carry life prison sentences.
Reuters - The relaunch of "Two and a Half Men" without Charlie Sheen is beginning to take shape.
Reuters - Sony Corp could face legal action across the globe after it delayed disclosing a security breach of its popular PlayStation Network, infuriating gamers and sending the firm's shares down nearly 5 percent in Tokyo Thursday.
Reuters - The worst drought in more than 40 years intensified across Texas over the last week, with high winds and heat causing "massive crop losses," with little relief in sight, according to weather experts Thursday.
Reuters - Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler says he signed on as a judge of "American Idol," a show he had never watched, to defy his estranged bandmates.
Reuters - Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach expressed contrasting views on Wednesday when discussing the possibility of a knockout by the Filipino in his title bout next week with American Shane Mosley.
Reuters - A German woman who had escaped without serious injury from a dog attack was accidentally shot by police while she hid from the animal behind a door, police said on Wednesday.