IBT Staff Reporter

Baidu, which has three-quarters of China's search market, signed a deal with Microsoft's Bing to offer English-language search to Baidu users, as it eyes an overseas expansion and Microsoft aims to increase its presence in the world's largest Internet market.

Google+ has been the latest target of the hackers, for the first time in a scam, which involves fake invites to the service.

Google+ is on fire with praises pouring in for its new approach to social networking. An insane demand for Google+ has forced the Internet search engine giant to suspend Google+ invites. Google+ has even caught the attention of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who reportedly has opened an account. Google+, undoubtedly, is on fire but will it burn Facebook?

Arsenal duo Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri are expected to inform manager Arsene Wenger that they want to leave the London club in what promises to be awkward conversations.

World stocks hit a 4-1/2 week high Monday as investors grew confident over global economic prospects after Greece avoided an early debt default and data pointed to a moderate slowdown in China's growth.

iPhone 5, Apple’s next generation iphone is already facing a lot of competition from the bunch of Android powered smartphones.

This Monday, the United States of America will celebrate Independence Day. Exactly 235 years ago, on July 4, 1776, our Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence that brought the United States of America into existence.

Tiny Spanish firm 24symbols has launched a digital book reading and sharing site modeled on European digital music service Spotify, aiming to generate income from publicity and subscriptions.

Reserve-rich Asia can afford to turn on the government spending taps should a recent bout of sluggish economic growth deteriorate into a deeper downturn.

The London Stock Exchange should consider a tie-up with Nasdaq OMX to secure its place as a global competitor, after its failed bid for Canadian group TMX made it vulnerable as a takeover target, investors and market participants said.

Apple's delay in launching iPhone 5 has been Samsung Galaxy S 2's gain as the ultra-thin smartphone recorded phenomenal global sales of 3 million units in 55 days.

Shares in Australia's Treasury Wine Estates Ltd surged 11 percent to a record on Monday, valuing the world's second-largest winemaker at $2.6 billion, following a report that China's Bright Food Group was considering a bid for the company.

HP TouchPad is the latest tablet to challenge the supremacy of Apple's iPad but can it really beat the iPad?

Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said the world economy continues to recover albeit at a slower pace, taking a slightly more cautious view on global growth as signs of a slowdown spread to emerging economies.

Mongolia chose U.S. miner Peabody Energy , a venture between China's Shenhua <1088.HK> and Japan's Mitsui & Co <8031.T>, and a Russian-led consortium as preliminary winners to jointly develop the prized Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit, a senior government source said on Monday.

China's central bank pledged on Monday to keep its prudent policy to wrestle inflation under control, but signaled some concerns over slowing growth by stressing policy stability.

Japan's Fujifilm aims to become the world's fourth largest camera maker by next March and the No. 3 manufacturer two years later, overtaking first rival Samsung and then Nikon, a senior company executive said.

Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic is still in a state of disbelief after masterfully brushing aside defending champion Rafael Nadal to take the crown at Centre Court.

The international Egyptian community is planning to take to the streets this Friday, both in North Africa and the Tri-State area.

For Morocco's Berbers, King Mohammed VI's recent constitutional reforms are nothing but rhetoric. Literally.

Samsung Hercules, the new rumored smartphone “beast” that will allegedly steal Apple iPhone 5’s thunder this Fall, is flexing its muscles, much like the Greek demigod whose name it bears, but can it really wean away iPhone fans?

Fox News Politics, which has over thirty thousand followers on Twitter, posted today morning ‘President Barack Obama assassinated.’

Asian equities climbed a fifth consecutive session on Monday, led by Chinese stocks, though the euro turned lower after ratings agency S&P warned that any rollover of Greek's debt would constitute a default.

Twitter users will soon be able to receive direct messages without having to follow the sender.

Mongolia chose miner Peabody Energy , a venture between China's Shenhua <1088.HK> and Japan's Mitsui & Co <8031.T>, and a Russian-led consortium as preliminary winners to jointly develop the prized Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit, a senior government source said on Monday.

Boeing said on Monday it is considering building a new supplier system to minimize the impact of natural disasters on its operations, after a massive earthquake in Japan hurt production of the aerospace and defense firm's long-delayed 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

China's Lenovo and NEC Corp of Japan said on Monday they expect to lift their combined market share in Japan's PC market by about 5 percent in three years through their joint sales venture.

AT&T has announced that the newly activated or the upgraded iPhones will be eligible for the company’s mobile insurance plan, which costs $4.99 a month, AppleInsider reported.

Sony Corp said it will fully restore all Playstation Network videogame services in Japan, marking the resumption of all network services worldwide after a massive security breach forced the company to shut them down in April.