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Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) said that a highly infectious new strain of E.coli bacteria, which is causing a deadly outbreak of food poisoning in Germany and other countries, is a never-before-seen mutation.

Selling a body part to buy the favorite gadget? Yes, you've heard it right. A teenager in China's Anhui province has sold his right kidney to buy an iPad 2. What a craze!

The recent Gmail hack involving stolen passwords are now being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. State Department. Google has pointed fingers to China, saying the cyber attack originated from there, which prompted responses from both China and the U.S officials.

Sixth seed Li Na of China defeated former world number one Maria Sharapova in the French Open women's semi-final on Thursday.

A look back at China and Google's history against each other.

Responding to recent cyber attacks on global companies and government officials, Australia will develop a cyber defense strategy to combat hacking and electronic espionage, the government said on Friday.

Syria's military forces continued their crackdown against anti-government protests on Thursday, shelling southern and central towns as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned President Bashar al-Assad that his legitimacy had nearly run out.

Beijing goes ahead with ordination, despite scorn of the world Catholic community

The Chairman of Inner-Mongolia promises to improve living standards in response to protests across the region.

Reports that a teenager from China sold his kidney to buy an iPad 2 and iPhone are causing an outcry, first and foremost by his horrified mother.

A Chinese student, 17, living in Huaishan City, China has sold his right kidney to buy Apple's latest iPad 2.

A teenager from China gave his kidney away to buy an iPad.

The U.S. government is investigating the very serious allegations from Google Inc. that hackers, probably from China, sought to access the Gmail accounts of senior U.S. officials, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and his loyalists can't seem to have enough of luxury goods and sex slaves a.k.a. Joy Squad to indulge themselves even as the rest of the country suffers in abject poverty.

The lure of Apple iPad 2 compelled a teenager in China to sell one his kidney's to buy the iconic tablet.

The recent Gmail phishing scam that is alleged to be from Jinan, China, while it was relatively harmless according to Google, has given awareness to the online community to check their security status.

In a shocking announcement, Google said Chinese hackers have hacked into hundreds of Gmail accounts of senior US and South Korean government officials, military personnel, and Chinese political activists and journalists through a carefully targeted and sustained phishing scam.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Orbitz Worldwide, Devry, Joy Global, United Continental Holdings, Marathon Oil, Peabody Energy, ITT Corp, Limited Brands, Alpha Natural Resources, Century link and Gap Inc.

A 17-year old student in Anhui Province in China sold one of his kidneys for 20,000 yuan only to buy an iPad 2, the ShanghaiDaily.com reported today.

Albania has asked China to invest in several projects and sought to strengthen its relations with Beijing.

With 15 percent of the households possessing assets of $1 million or more, Singapore has the highest proportion of household millionaires in the world.