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Shares of troubled BlackBerry developer Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM), jumped more than 4 percent late Monday amid unconfirmed reports the company has hired a banker for an auction.

ASUS has officially confirmed that its long-awaited Transformer Pad 300 will hit U.S shelves on April 22.

Last year, representatives from the State Department and the Pentagon took part in two exercises with their Chinese counterparts where they had to describe what they would do if it emerged the other side was behind the release of a sophisticated computer virus damaging national assets.

Stocks rose on Monday on better-than-expected retail sales, but concerns about Spain's rising bond yields kept gains in check and a slide in Apple pushed the Nasdaq lower.

The prison sentence of would-be shoe bomber Saajid Badat was reduced by two years after he agreed to testify against Adis Medunjanin, one of the men who planned on bombing the New York City subway in 2009.

In the US, your fast food probably comes with extra salt, like it or not. A new study shows that the same products at chains like McDonald's can vary wildly in sodium content depending on what country you're in.

While some athletes want to be paid to play in the Olympics, others are simply appreciative of being able to compete.

Coty Inc on Monday urged Avon Products Inc shareholders to ask their company to give Coty a look at inside information, which would give the private cosmetics company a chance to then offer its best price.

McDonald's Corp will promote Tim Fenton, currently president of its Asia, Pacific, Middle East and Africa unit, to the post of chief operating officer effective July 1, the world's biggest fast-food chain said on Monday.

Patriot's Day 2012 is not just about the Boston Marathon, a Red Sox day game and time off from work.

The World Bank on Monday selected Jim Yong Kim as its next president. The World Bank presidency has gone to a U.S. candidate since the organization was founded at the Bretton Woods conference.

The United Nations has issued a unanimous statement on Monday denouncing North Korea's attempted satellite launch and warned of further actions in response to new ballistic missile tests or nuclear testing from the North.

Moody's dealt a fresh ratings blow to Nokia on Monday, dragging its shares to their lowest level in 15 years and reflecting the Finnish handset maker's struggle to compete with Apple and Samsung.

The round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and six world powers will take place in Baghdad, Iraq late next month. Following Saturday's discussions in Turkey, Tehran agreed to hold more talks, a landmark step after years of stalled negotiations around the Islamic Republic's developing nuclear program.

President Barack Obama faced pressure from Latin American leaders to reconsider America's enforcement-based approach to the war on drugs during a weekend summit Colombia.

See photos from Boston Marathon 2012, which got underway Monday despite concerns about the impacts on runners of unseasonably-warm temperatures in the Massachusetts capital.

Spain's debt yields rose above 6 percent on Monday as investors worried about its budget deficit, knocking the euro and sending safe-haven German bonds to a record last set at the height of the euro zone crisis.

The meeting ended on a frosty note Sunday, with the leaders of Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua all vowing to boycott next year's meeting if Cuba remains banned.

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is trying to impose a moratorium on natural gas injection wells following evidence they are linked to increased cases of earthquakes in the U.S.

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and Rosneft (LON: ROSN) are expected to cement a historic deal on Monday that would allow Exxon access to Russia's Arctic reserves and catapult Rosneft on the global energy stage by granting it entry into North America, reported Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Iran and North Korea have long been suspected of having exchanged ballistic missile technology.