(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc will buy online blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the company said on Monday. The deal, which will use about one-fifth of Yahoo's $5.4 billion in cash and marketable securities, is the largest by far since Y... [Full Article]
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A judge granted bail to Pakistan's former military ruler on Monday in a case related to the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, his lawyer said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials said (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two Brazilian tourists and injuring 23 other people on board, o... [Full Article]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired short-range projectiles into its own eastern waters Monday for a third straight day, Seoul officials said. The North said it was bolstering deterrence against enemy attack. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian officials say dozens of military and police armored vehicles have crossed into Sinai, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard ther... [Full Article]
By Fiona Lau and Elzio Barreto HONG KONG (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs launched on Monday the sale of about $1.1 billion worth of Hong Kong-traded shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China , offering to sell its entire remaining stake in the worl... [Full Article]
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Two hot air balloons collided mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey on Monday, causing one of them to crash to the ground, officials said. One Brazilian tourist was killed while 24 other people ... [Full Article]
NEW DELHI (AP) - The leaders of India and China played down their recent border dispute and other tensions Monday, pledging to work together for regional stability and the economic growth of the world's two most populous nations. (Source: Associ... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 40 people on Monday, striking at market places and crowded bus stops during the busy morning hours, officials said. (So... [Full Article]