Mars, Hershey, Cadbury and Nestle are being accused of conspiring to push up prices of their chocolate bars over most of the last decade.

R&B singer Erykah Badu has struck a raw nerve in the United States, not just for stripping off in her new video but for being completely comfortable in her own skin precisely where John F Kennedy was slain.

Selling a music video takes more than an MTV spot in the Web 2.0 world - as Lady Gaga's billion-click breakthrough proves.

Fashion king Karl Lagerfeld has cast 22-year-old Abbey Lee Kershaw in Chanel's new advertising campaign, confirming her status as the face of 2010.

Magazines and newspapers are planning to launch special editions for the forthcoming Apple iPad, with the support of millions of dollars in revenue from advertisers.

Fancy a caribou stew or a moose steak? Put Alaska on the agenda.

Begone beachy hair, the shift in seasons brings sleeker styles.

Narcotraficantes, or drug dealers, can buy the murder of many, and the loyalty of nearly everyone.

The US House of Representatives is poised for a historic vote that could bring into law the biggest changes to the country's healthcare system in half a century.

Scott Kara reviews new album There Is Love In You from Four Tet

Telecom shares sank to new a low on the NZ sharemarket today, while rises in Fletcher Building, Contact Energy and other leaders helped carry the market higher.

Kelly Clarkson, the first winner of American Idol back in 2002, who plays Vector Arena next month.

Scientists have identified the genes of the opium poppy responsible for the production of the painkillers codeine and morphine.

A British man who has been on hunger strike in a US prison since September 2007 can legally be force-fed by prison authorities, a court has ruled.

A 5m-long great white shark approaches a cage of divers off the Coast of Mexico. See the photo gallery to find out what happened next.