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Business sentiment among Asia’s top companies showed improvement in the second quarter despite weak global prospects, a report showed.

A team of archaeologists have used state of the art laser scanner technology to uncover a 1,200 year-old city built during the Khmer Empire.

Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late Steve Irwin, was the victim of a celebrity death hoax that caught fire and became a trending topic worldwide.

Arnold Schwarzenegger takes another stab at reviving his movie career by starring in the forthcoming installment of the “Terminator” franchise.

Gillard, who is 51 years old and has never been married, has long been the subject of rumors and innuendos, while suffering negative comments about her appearance.

Fortune cookies aren’t Chinese, Gyros aren’t Greek and Cinco de Mayo isn’t Mexico’s Independence Day. Let’s set the record straight.

The World Heritage Committee will gather in Cambodia next week to consider 34 sites for inclusion on Unesco’s World Heritage List.

Cricket-loving Australians are about to get a taste of Major League Baseball when the 2014 opening series arrives in Sydney next year.

Don't like the name your parents gave you? For many Chinese, they get a second chance when they work with Westerners. How about 'Chocolate'?

The News Corp. chairman and CEO is leaving his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch.

The OECD said in some cases immigration costs 0.5% of GDP; in other cases it adds about the same, according to the report.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was offended after a crude, sexist menu was supposedly passed around at a fundraiser.

The BRCK is a unique new tool that can help Africans get connected to the internet wherever they are.

"Game of Thrones" isn't popular just with HBO subscribers. It's also setting new records for digital piracy.

A new WWF study pinpoints the planet’s most dangerous oceans and describes how shipwrecks are likely to increase in coming years.

U.S. consumer sentiment will also be in focus this week.

The move will cost the carrier $35 million and strengthen its market share against Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.

Asian stocks declined for a third straight day in volatile trade as investors remained ware of Friday's U.S. nonfarm payroll data.

China’s food imports and agribusiness will jump over the next decade pressuring global business, resources and the environment, a report says.

Microsoft, along with the FBI and other authorities, disrupted a cyber crime network that led to $500 million in losses to financial institutions.

Japanese investors tend to be pioneers in the global currency market, and they’ve been flocking to Mexico lately.