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More than 10 percent of parents around the world say their child has been cyberbullied and nearly one-fourth know a youngster who has been a victim, according to a new Ipsos/Reuters poll.

2012 will likely prove to become another banner year of Hollywood destructo-flicks as doomsday predictors countdown to Dec. 21 - when conspiracy theorists claim the end of the Mayan calendar will coincide with end of days.

American singer Beyonce Knowles announced her pregnancy onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in September last year. The announcement was followed... and indeed has still been followed... by a million speculations and rumors.

Lululemon Athletica expects profit and sales in the current quarter to top earlier forecasts after holiday shoppers flocked to its shops to snap up the trendy yoga wear that have made the company a runaway retail success story.

The Christian presence in Egypt stretches as far back to the earliest days of Christendom.

Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, the second-largest U.S. bank by assets, is cutting around a fifth of its managing directors across its Asia investment banking division, sources said on Monday, in a bid to cut costs as the outlook sours in a once-booming region.

Parents may be able to control ADHD in their children through diet, a new study review concluded Monday in the journal Pediatrics.

Almost 60 percent of the money the big banks of Australia spend each year are eaten up by staff costs.

They are apparently on a hunger strike as well.

Good intentions. They come around every year and are practically synonymous with champagne toasts on December 31.

In an accident captured on video, a 22-year-old Australian student named Erin Langworthy nearly plunged to her death on Dec. 31 into a river infested with crocodiles after her bungee cord broke while bungee jumping in Zimbabwe.

Wavering already? Not to worry, here are10 destinations to help keep those New Year's resolutions on track.

To find a precedent for the deep, lasting output cuts that aluminum producers must make to put a floor under prices, traders are looking a lot further back than the last recession.

The Swiss star says he should be fit for the Australian Open.

A team of scientists have designed an 'ultra-thin' wire which will play a pivotal role in the development of future computing devices and smaller but powerful electronic devices. According to the journal Science, this wire is an atom tall and four atoms wide and 10,000 times thinner than a human hair. But amazingly, this tiny wire, which is made out of phosphorus atoms in silicon, has the same electrical power as copper and can carry a charge as efficiently as conventional wires.

The times and trends are always changing, and some benefit consumers while others do not. But the shopping Web site dealnews did a good job in recent days noting things that will be less expensive and more expensive in 2012. Among the items that will get cheaper in 2012, according to dealnews, is wine and homes.

Australia, inspired by captain Michael Clarke, crushed India by an innings and 68 runs in the second test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday to take a 2-0 lead in the four-match series.

A competition to identify the world's most energy efficient flat screen televisions will kick off on Friday, with the U.S. Energy Department and other governments sponsoring a race to cut down on home electricity use.

You knew it wouldn't be long before the Kardashian Klan expanded their product line into the toy world. Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian will be made into Barbie dolls for Mattel with a limited-edition doll is set to hit the market this year.

China's airline companies are refusing to pay a new European Union carbon tax when traveling to airports on the continent.

Indie musician Jim Ward is just one of countless friends, family members and even total strangers rocked by the death of Esme Barrera, a staple of the Austin, Texas music scene and a devoted advocate of children with special needs. As police search for Barrera's killer, who may be linked to two more attacks, Barrera's loved ones are fighting to preserve the memory of her life, not her untimely death.