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Halloween Big Bird costumes have sold out at most stores.

The U.N. Security Council gave unanimous backing Wednesday to a four-day Syrian truce for a major Muslim holiday.

CEO Wu Yajun is the world's wealthiest self-made woman. Despite a male cultural preference, Wu's not the only female Chinese billionaire.

The world's only one-star carrier, Air Koryo, has launched an English-language website, but good luck purchasing a flight there.

The Northern Ireland golfer could move ahead of Tiger Woods as the face of golf.

Fresh sectarian violence that erupted in western Myanmar Sunday night engulfed two new districts Tuesday, leaving three people dead and destroying more than 400 houses, a monastery and a mosque, Myanmar’s authorities were reported as saying.

European markets opened on a positive note Tuesday, recovering cautiously from a selloff in the previous session, on the expectation of encouraging data from the manufacturing sector in the euro zone.

Despite the prevailing tensions between China and Japan over a set of disputed islands in the East China Sea, about 1,500 Chinese tourists visited the island nation on a cruise ship that returned to Shanghai Tuesday, Chinese media reported.

China’s economy gave encouraging signs Wednesday morning as HSBC's flash Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 49.1 from September's final reading of 47.9.

Asian shares faltered while the yen firmed Wednesday as investors stayed risk-averse, with continued weak corporate earnings worldwide and worries about economic slowdowns.

The third debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney beat out Monday Night Football and the decisive National League pennant game in viewers, Nielsen reported Tuesday.

China is a big consumer of everything, and automobiles are no exception. However, China's limited monthly quota of license plates can leave many car owners broke.

Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N. special envoy to Syria, is keeping quiet about his developing peace plan as the Eid al-Adha cease-fire approaches.

Britain’s ARM Holdings (Nasdaq; ARMH), whose chips are in most mobile products from Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), warned the fourth quarter might not be as robust as in past years.

With a majority of China's top military generals at retirement age, Beijing announces new military leadership.

President Barack Obama's Republican challenger was frequently forced to admit he agreed with the president’s courses of action overseas.

Most of the Asian markets rose Tuesday amid hopes that the Bank of Japan will soon announce stimulus measures to regain the economic growth momentum.

The question of who won the presidential debate, in terms of foreign policy, could remain unsolved until Election Day.

Asian shares edged higher Tuesday but sentiment was cautious, after global shares faltered overnight on weak corporate results and outlook, and with Asia's corporate reporting season under way.

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Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO)'s third-quarter net income blasted past estimates because of extraordinary gains from selling its investment in China’s Alibaba Group.