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A rebound in Chinese shares helped lift most Asian stocks into positive territory on Wednesday, but gains were limited by concerns that the threat posed to the global economic outlook by Europe's debt crisis is weighing on corporate earnings.

A rebound in Hong Kong and Shanghai shares helped lift most Asian stocks into positive territory Wednesday, but concerns that Europe's debt crisis has hurt confidence in the global economy and is weighing on corporate earnings limited gains.

The number of people getting sick with tuberculosis has dropped for the first time, while the death toll from the disease reached its lowest level in a decade, helped by progress in countries like China, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

Republican presidential contenders meet on Tuesday for the seventh debate in their race for the nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012.

Republican front-runner Mitt Romney largely ignored his presidential rivals at a debate on Tuesday, casting himself as the candidate most suited to rescue the economy and lead the party back to the White House.

New findings by the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) reveals that if preventive measures are not taken, the annual temperature increases and changing rainfall patterns would most likely hamper crop production efforts in West Africa, which currently supplies half of the world's cocoa produce.

Kenyon Martin's Twitter account is no longer active, a day after he tweeted that his haters should catch full blown AIDS and die! Martin sent out multiple tweets shortly after NBA commissioner David Stern announced the cancellation of the first two weeks of the NBA season due to the ongoing lockout.

A recent study has found that lifestyle does, in fact, matter in preventing heart disease. The effects of gene variant, 9p21, one of the strongest predictors for heart disease, can be mitigated by a diet high in raw fruits and vegetables.

Alcoa Inc , the largest U.S. aluminum producer, said an economic slowdown hurt demand and knocked prices for the metal lower, denting its third-quarter profit and sending its shares down in after-hours trading.

The United States stormed to gold in the women's team event at the world gymnastics championships on Tuesday to emphatically put down a marker for next year's London Olympics.

The “Sex and the City” actress Kristin Davis welcomed a baby girl, Gemma Rose Davis, into the world this week by way of an adoption People first reported.

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, has won the prized endorsement of New Jersey Governor Christie, Romney's campaign said Wednesday.

A struggling South African textile union may be changing the way labour is priced in Africa's largest economy by offering massive wage reductions to unskilled workers to create jobs and save a dying industry.

Two groups acting on behalf of a single nation state were behind a March attack on RSA, the maker of SecurID keys used by tens of millions of employees worldwide to access their corporate computer networks, Chief Executive Art Coviello said on Tuesday.

Gold prices settled where they started Tuesday, virtually unchanged, as uncertainty about Europe's banks offset Asian demand for physical gold.

A group of executives advising President Barack Obama said Tuesday two very good ways to create more jobs in the U.S. are: attract $1 trillion in foreign direct investment within five years and upgrade the nation's transportation/energy infrastructure.

China made particularly extraordinary success against TB.

Gold prices surrendered some value Tuesday as the euro slipped, and the dollar rose, ahead of a vote by Slovak lawmakers on whether to approve an expansion of Europe's bailout fund.

Stock index futures were lower on Tuesday after a strong rally in the prior session as investors awaited the results of a key vote by Slovakia on expanding the euro zone rescue fund.

The administrator in charge of Saab's restructuring under court protection could pull the plug on the process as early as Tuesday, paving the way for declaring the auto maker bankrupt, daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reported.

Stock index futures fell on Tuesday after a strong rally in the prior session as investors awaited the results of a key vote by Slovakia on expanding the euro zone rescue fund.