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Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates, one of the nation's most powerful African-American scholars, was charged of disorderly conduct, local media reported on Tuesday.

U.S. machinery maker Caterpillar Inc posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings and raised its full-year outlook, citing signs of global economic stability, sending its shares up as much as 13 percent.

Google Inc would strengthen its mobile search service in China, the first strategic move since the company came under the Chinese government glare for providing links to pornographic sites, ChinaDaily reported on Tuesday.

NRG Energy Inc.'s shareholders voted to reject a slate of directors that rival Exelon Corp. had proposed for NRG's Board on Tuesday. The U.S. Senate Committe on Environment & Public Works is holding a hearing on the Waxman-Markey energy bill. China's solar energy sector surged on Tuesday on subsidies plan.

Investment bank Morgan Stanley has raised its forecast for China's 2009 GDP growth to 9% from the previous 7% and its 2010 GDP growth forecast to 10% from the previous 8%, Chinaknowledge reported on Tuesday, citing a new report of the bank.

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp is in talks with Fujian Motor Industry Group to replace it as the local partner in a commercial vehicle tie-up with Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) in southeast China, a source said on Tuesday.

Chery Automobile Co, China's largest indigenous car maker, has resumed preparations for an A-share initial public offering as the country's securities regulator lifted its nearly 10-month ban on domestic IPOs due to a recovery in the country's stock market.

Bank of America's (BAC.N) Merrill Lynch is in talks with several firms including Blackstone (BX.N) and Apollo Investment Management to sell management rights of its $2.65 billion Asian Real Estate Opportunity Fund, a source with knowledge of the deal said.

Asia-Pacific nations agreed on Tuesday to shun protectionist measures after some criticized the United States and other developed world buy local campaigns at a meeting pushing forward momentum toward a global trade pact.

China's CNOOC is exploring a potential $15 billion joint venture with Repsol, involving the Spanish oil company's global exploration and production assets, a source familiar with the matter said.

U.S. machinery maker Caterpillar Inc posted stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday and raised its full-year outlook, citing what it said were growing signs of stability in the world's credit markets and economies.

Coca-Cola Co reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, aided by growth in emerging markets, but its shares fell as revenue was lighter than anticipated and investors looked for stocks with stronger growth potential.

Coca-Cola Co reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, as growth in markets such as India and China helped offset the impact of the stronger U.S. dollar.

Coca-Cola Co reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, as growth in markets such as India and China helped offset the impact of the stronger U.S. dollar.

China's Sinopec Corp said its domestic fuel sales improved in the second quarter after a deep decline at the start of this year, but remained weaker than early estimates of oil demand.

China and other developing nations must help pay for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on Monday, backing off a recent statement that put a greater burden on the United States.

At Microsoft's research center in a leafy lane in India's tech capital, a new generation of researchers are being groomed half a world away from the software giant's sprawling headquarters in Seattle.

Ten years after a government crackdown drove it underground in China, Falun Gong is trying to position itself to get U.S. government funds to help defeat Internet censors worldwide.

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The world's population of older people is growing at the fastest rate ever seen and the old will soon outnumber the young for the first time, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.