Four badminton teams were thrown out of the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday after attempting to purposely lose preliminary matches to get an easier track to a medal.
Watch highlights and read a full account of Great Britain's victory over Uruguay in the Olympics first round.
Euro zone Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) numbers continued their 11-month straight contraction, with manufacturing in Italy, Spain and Greece continuing their alarming downward trends.
Controversy has plagued Olympic Badminton team members from China, South Korea and Indonesia. Eight female badminton players were disqualified from the Games on Wednesday for reportedly trying to lose matches the day before, the Badminton World Federation announced after a disciplinary hearing.
The World Badminton Federation (WBF) charged eight female players Wednesday of 'throwing' their doubles match in London Olympics to get an easier draw in the next round. Four pairs of Badminton players allegedly conceded defeat by deliberately spraying the shots and faulting the serves.
Most of the Asian markets fell Wednesday amid increasing concerns over the slowdown in economic growth in China as the country's manufacturing activity grew at a slower pace in July compared to that in the previous month.
Asian shares fell Wednesday after four days of gains, as expectations of stimulus action this week by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank fade, and following signs of deepening Asian economic stress.
Japan's Ministry of Defense warns about the growing influence of the Chinese military on Beijing's regional diplomacy.
A UN team will visit North Korea from Tuesday to assess the damage from recent floods caused by a heavy downpour that has left 88 people dead and 63,000 displaced.
South Korea's industrial output declined in June from the previous month with exports decreasing and domestic demand continuing to be weak.
Most of the Asian markets rose Tuesday as investors remained hopeful that the world's central banks would announce stimulus measures soon to help boost the global economic growth.
In a convincing win, Yannick Agnel triumphed in the men's 200 meter freestyle to win the gold medal for France.
Most of the Asian markets rose Monday as investor confidence was lifted by the hope that the central bank around the globe would announce stimulus measures to regain the economic growth momentum.
Ryan Lochte was the big story at the Olympics Games on day one, but it also was a great day for the U.S. beach volleyball duos, the country's women's basketball squad, and the nation's men's gymnastics team as the Americans look impressive after a successful first day in London.
The 2012 London Olympics are underway, with Brazil and China leading all countries in the early medal count. Find out here where to get an up-to-the-minute, accurate tally of the medal count.
Watch live coverage as the U.S. take on Colombia in the preliminary round of the Olympic women's soccer, plus a full preview and prediction.
If Apple and Samsung were people instead of corporations they would get along about as well as the Hatfields and McCoys. That is to say they'd probably take up arms against each other.
A bit of good news, from one of the scariest places on the planet, to mark the anniversary of 59 years of non-peace.
Asian markets rose Friday as investor sentiment turned positive following the promise from European Central Bank to take necessary steps to save the euro zone from collapsing.
Playboy Playmate Holly Madison is going through the process of adopting a baby instead of the natural route so she won't have to hold off on her Vegas career.
Asian stock markets advanced for the first time in five days on Thursday as disappointing U.S. housing data boosted hopes for further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve.
South Korea's economic growth slowed down to 0.4 percent in the second quarter compared to previous three months, weighed down by the faltering global economy and the intensifying debt crisis in the euro zone, data released by the Bank of Korea Thursday showed.
