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Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell Tuesday as optimism over the Greek election results subsided and concerns over the financial stability of Spain revived.

Asian shares slipped on Tuesday as a post-Greek election relief rally quickly ran out of steam, with rising Spanish and Italian bond yields signaling that European leaders still have much to do to contain the euro zone debt crisis.

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.

Recovery efforts on Alaska's Mount McKinley have been halted on Sunday due to the environmental dangers following an avalanche that is believed to have killed four Japanese climbers.

Asian markets rose Monday as investors were relieved after the pro-bailout parties won Sunday's elections in Greece.

India despite its slowing economic growth is poised to emerge as the top sixth wealth market in the world, according to Datamonitor's 2012 global wealth market report.

Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose Monday as investor concerns were eased following the Greek election in which pro-bailout parties won the majority.

Certain financial-market commentators were -- er, uh -- commentating either early Monday or late Sunday (depending on one's global positioning) about a relief rally in this market or that market allegedly propelled by Greece's election results, which suggest the euro zone will not be falling apart. This week, anyway.

Today's Happy Father's Day Google Doodle is here to brighten up Dad's homepage on one of his favorite days of the year.

Japanese Premier Yoshihiko Noda on Saturday announced the restart of two nuclear reactors, for the first time since the closure of all of country's nuclear power plants following last year's Fukushima crisis, disregarding the widespread public opposition to nuclear power.

Asian markets rose this week amid hopes that central banks around the world will take coordinated stimulus measures to tackle the European financial crisis and regain global economic growth momentum.

The United States women's national soccer team will go into the 12-team tournament for the London Olympics atop the FIFA world rankings.

A 63-year-old South Korean woman was shocked to learn she became pregnant with 12 baby squid after eating a portion of calamari. The story -- definitely giving new meaning to the term Octomom -- was detailed in a scientific paper authored by researchers at the Kwandong University College of Medicine.

Tokyo police arrested the the last fugitive from the Aum Shinrikyo cult on Friday.

Nissan Motor Co. (Tokyo: 7201) is expected to build a 5 billion yuan ($785 million) factory in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian, an aggressive move into territory traditionally under the sway of Volkswagen AG (Frankfurt: VOW) and Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), according to the Japan Daily Press Friday.

Asian markets rose Friday as investor confidence was boosted by expectation for stimulus measures from policymakers globally.

Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose Friday but maintained a cautious tone as investors await the Greek elections.

Students from a Japanese middle school who lost their basketball when it was swept away in the 2011 tsunami are miraculously playing with the ball again after it was returned since washing up on an Alaskan shoreline back in March.

Asian markets fell Thursday as weak retail sales data by the U.S. Commerce Department and Spanish debt downgrade by Moody's weighed down on investor sentiment.

Japan has evidence that China shipped missile launch vehicles to North Korea last year, in a possible breach of U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang, Japanese media reported Wednesday.

Japan's industrial production declined in April from the previous month, according to the revised data released by the Trade Ministry Thursday.