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Yahoo Inc plugged some of the holes that were weakening its Internet search business in the second quarter, but revealed new challenges that hurt its display advertising business.

Nepal has ordered a new measurement of Mount Everest to determine its exact height and end a series of disputes.

Basketball star Yao Ming officially announced his retirement in Shanghai, China.

China's Yao Ming, plagued by foot and ankle injuries, officially announced the end of his basketball career on Wednesday.

Ming, 30, announced his retirement during a press conference in his hometown. The 7-fooot-6 center from China said at the end of last year he suffered a third foot fracture that caused him to leave the basketball court. Those injuries also forced him to retire.

Cnooc said it agreed to acquire Canadian oil sands company Opti Canada Inc. for $2.1 billion in cash and debt.

The woman who sprung to the defense of Rupert Murdoch during an attempted assault at a Parliamentary committee hearing was his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch.A man with a pie covered in either whipped cream or shaving cream attacked News International head Rupert Murdoch Tuesday at a parliamentary hearing over the News of the World hacking scandal.

Chinese importers of equipment and raw materials used in the construction of third-generation nuclear power plants can apply for tax exemption, a notice issued by the country's industry ministry said on Wednesday.

On Saturday, two farmers in the Hunan province of China left on-lookers amazed as they competed with each other to lure thousands of bees onto their unprotected bodies.

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co launched a thinner and lighter version of its Galaxy tablet in its lucrative home market, trying to chip into blockbuster sales of Apple Inc's iPad.

China pressed the United States to take responsible measures to boost market confidence in the dollar and U.S. government debt on Wednesday, underscoring investor worries that Washington could default on its debt.

A worker fell to his death at Foxconn Technology Group's manufacturing plant in southern China, local media reported on Wednesday, the latest in a series of apparent suicides by young migrant workers at its factory complexes in the past two years.

Chinese immigrant, recipient of a Yale MBA, the third Mrs. Murdoch. Call her whatever you want, but Wendi Deng, the third wife of News Corp's Rupert Murdoch, has definitely made headlines, most recently when she blocked a pie of shaving cream from hitting her husband during a Parliamentary committee hearing.

Wendi Deng Murdoch, age 43, has two children-- Grace Helen Murdoch and Chloe Murdoch-with international media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

Today Wendi Deng Murdoch shielded her husband, the head of News International, from a foam pie attack at his Parliamentary committee hearing today in the United Kingdom.

Apple Inc posted quarterly revenue that once again blew past analyst expectations in a quarter fueled by swift sales of iPhones and iPads.

A fresh video of Nokia’s upcoming Sea Ray, powered by Microsoft’s Windows 7, has started doing the rounds on YouTube.

Dong Han is an ideal customer for Mercedes Benz's booming car sales in China. A 27-year-old advertising agent with a double-income household and no children, she's upwardly mobile and highly conscious of style.

All Non-African carry Neanderthal genetics.

Two Chinese beekeepers competed in a bee-attracting competition on July 16. The winner attracted 57lbs (26kg) of bees to his body in 60 minutes.

The deal brings to an end the litigation between recording companies and Baidu over piracy charges