Japan

Super-fast 4G mobile broadband will not be widely available in the UK until at least 2015, according to Ofcom's annual plan for 2012 to 2013.

BT has announced a £2.5bn upgrade to bring super-fast broadband of up to 300Mbps to over 250,000 homes and businesses in Scotland.

As the climate change conference in Durban nears the end, UK environment experts asses what has been achieved at the current round of talks.

Puske the world's oldest living dog passed away this week aged 26, at his home in Japan. In tribute to the long-living pooch we remember the old-timers of the Animal Kingdom.

According to the report, the Japanese whaling fleet is reportedly headed for Antarctic waters this week. However, the authorities have not confirmed the reports.

Beyonce's baby announcement tops the TPS chart of twitter in 2011.

A leading Japanese Food manufacture says radioactive cesium has been detected in its baby formula and has recalled the products.

China backs the EU's plans to continue the Kyoto Protocol in the fight against global warming, but not without conditions.

Visual artist Leo Greenfield had the opportunity to hob-knob with leading designers and fashion royalty on a recent trip to Paris.

A convoy of supercars, including eight Ferraris and a Lamborghini, were involved in one of the most expensive road crashes of all time in Japan.

Scientists believe they can bring the woolly mammoth back to life within five years through cloning. They have recovered from permafrost soil in Siberia a thigh bone that has well-preserved bone marrow.

The mission is expected to operate for at least 1 Martian year (668 Martian sols/686 Earth days) as it explores with greater range than any previous Mars rover.

South African rugby union player Jacque Fourie will remain in Japan for the next two years to play for Kobe Steel.

Europe is taking a hardline stance on global warming at the UN climate talks.

Apple is being consulted as part of an inquiry as to why an iPhone 4 glowed red and emitted smoke during the landing of a passenger flight in Sydney.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference commences in South Africa, where it is hoped a new collective global agreement on climate change will be made.

The next iPhone will feature a 4-inch screen, up from the current 3.5-inch on the iPhone 4S, according to Japanese technology site Macotakara.

The ongoing disagreements are likely to a create deadlock during the summit.

Sony has announced that Vodafone will be the official carrier for the PlayStation Vita 3G when it arrives in the UK on February 22.

The agent of Shinji Kagawa has dismissed speculation linking his client with a move to Liverpool by informing the International Business Times that the midfielder is '100 per cent' committed to Borussia Dortmund.

Speculation is rife that the yakuza, known as the Japanese mafia, may have had a hand in the Olympus-Gyrus deal scandal.

In the UK, "Guinness" success was garnered by artist Joe Hill who broke the record for the longest and largest surface area 3D painting which measures 1160.45m2.

'Super Mario 3D Land' for the Nintendo 3DS launches across Europe tomorrow, November 18, and after selling over 340,000 copies in its opening four days in Japan, Nintendo is expecting good things from Mario's first outing in 3D.

Arsenal will turn their attentions away from signing Valencia teenager Paco Alcacer, with the starlet signing a contract extension with the Spanish giants to tie him to the club until 2016.

Asia will have to wage a dual battle to contain the aftershocks of the eurozone turmoil and the ongoing unrest in the Middle East.

Cesc Fabregas has warned Arsenal they simply "cannot afford to lose" Robin van Persie but cautioned the club may be forced to sell if they fail to match the Dutch striker's ambition.

The International Business Times is marking Remembrance Day with a series of forgotten stories of war. By 1945 victory in Europe was assured but in the Far East the Empire of Japan was still making headway. The Battle of Meiktila in the jungles of Burma, however, marked a turning point in the region where intelligent British tactics, then bravery and mettle saw off a Japanese Army considerably bigger in size.

The International Energy Agency has warned that if fossil fuel infrastructure is not radically and rapidly re-thought, the world will 'lose for ever' the chance to avoid devastating climate change.

Analysts have warned that there could be a huge shortage in hard disk drives, with the possibility of stock running out entirely before December, due to the Thailand floods.

Nissan Motor Corp Ltd, Japan’s second largest automotive company by volume, is planning to start 400 free charging stations across Europe by February 2012. As part of its plans to set up a European-wide Quick Charge (QC) network across prominent locations in Europe, the company is giving away the charging stations free of cost to the operators.