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The world's richest woman is poised to take control of Fairfax Media, one of Australia's oldest and most-respected publishing companies.

Asian stock markets advanced Wednesday on expectations that the major central banks around the world would announce further stimulus measures to spur economic growth.

Asian markets rose Wednesday amid speculation that the U.S. Fed will announce monetary easing measures to rejuvenate the economy.

Luka Rocco Magnotta, the man accused of murdering and dismembering his Chinese lover and mailing body parts to the headquarters of the two major political parties in Canada, has pleaded not guilty to five charges including first degree murder.

Brazil, India, China and the other countries that paid into the latest European bailout fund aren't doing it for charity. Here's what they stand to gain from saving their former colonial masters.

While Beijing officials dismissed the Dalai Lama?s claims as an absurd hoax, Indian officials took the threat seriously.

China's attempt to manage inflation in the real estate market is putting pressure on local governments and pushing homebuyers overseas.

On the second and final day of negotiations in Moscow, diplomats said there was still no agreement between six world powers -- U.S., Russia, China, Germany, France and Britain -- and Iran over Tehran's alleged nuclear weapons program.

Asians have replaced Hispanics as the largest demographic group emigrating to the United States, reversing a longtime trend.

As a local villager in western china drilled a well, he came across an oddly shaped fungus -like object, he thought to be a rare mushroom. After summoning TV crews to document the unearthing of the object, it was finally identified as nothing more than a sex toy.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is headed for the sunny beaches of Ipanema, and many Brazilians are less than thrilled.

Why are people in China upset at their own space program?

Asian markets fell Tuesday as investor concerns on the euro zone debt crisis were revived amid fading optimism after the Greek elections and increasing borrowing costs of Spain.

China pledged $43 billion, while India and Russia promised $10 billion each, to the International Monetary Fund Monday as aid to debt-ridden countries in the euro zone.

Stock markets in China and Hong Kong declined Tuesday as renewed concerns over Spain's financial woes offset optimism over the Greek election results.

Foxconn, Apple?s major manufacturing partner, has expressed interest in buying more shares in Sharp, according to Slash Gear. This is fueling rumors that the companies are working towards Apple?s rumored ?iTV,? although there has been no official word on the device?s development.

The first thing thousands of international delegates headed to the G-20 summit will likely see as they land in Los Cabos, Mexico, this week will be the spiny bush-clad hills and azure waters that typify southern Baja California.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, introduced its first tablet, Surface, to battle Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) in the tablet sector

A new report shows that the Ethiopian government, caught up in an ambitious, nationwide agricultural overhaul, is facilitating the mistreatment and forced relocation of small-scale farmers in Omo Valley.

After the positive effects of the Greek election fade, markets will shift focus toward the Federal Reserve announcement scheduled for Wednesday.

Twenty years after the 1992 Earth Summit, world leaders are returning to Rio de Janeiro to negotiate further progress toward sustainable development. However, the potential for this year?s Rio+20 Summit to have a similar impact is less likely.