Taipei - Computex Taipei, the world's second largest computer show, began Tuesday with organizers expecting the fair to attract more than 35,000 overseas buyers.

Rome  - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was expected to urge world leaders attending a summit in Rome Tuesday to lift trade restrictions, taxes and other price controls that have helped spur food

Singapore - The rocketing cost of food is providing an opportunity for investors to focus on the humble chicken, a Morgan Stanley report said Tuesday.

Frankfurt  - Leading European figures gathered in Frankfurt Monday to officially mark the European Central Bank's ten anniversary with the ECB facing one of the most testing periods in its brief hi

Berlin  - German dairy farmers used their tractors to blockade milk-processing plants in several states Monday, a week after protests at low milk prices began.

New Delhi  - India's Sterlite Industries announced Saturday that it will purchase the operating assets of bankrupt US copper miner Asarco LLC for 2.6 billion dollars in cash, the largest purchase a