• VIDEO: Mitt Romney offers Rick Perry a $10,000 bet on debate stage
  At the Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa Saturday, Mitt Romney bet Rick Perry $10,000 on stage that he was wrong when Perry said that Romney supported an federal individual mandate to
• Oil slips below $109 after 14 pct gain in Feb.
  Oil prices fell below $109 a barrel Monday in Asia after a 14 percent gain this month that was driven by signs of an improving U.S. economy and fears of an Iran supply cut.
• Dog poop lottery draws thousands in Taiwan
  An innovative scheme to keep the streets of northern Taiwan clean has seen thousands of citizens dutifully collecting bags of dog poop in the hope of winning $2,000 in gold.
• Hong Kong shares led higher by China Mobile, Shanghai weak
  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares reversed early losses to end higher on Monday, powered by a surge in China Mobile, but gains were capped by chart resistance ahead of a slew of corporate earning
• Libya says Gadhafi son to be tried at home
  Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent will be tried in Libya and not handed over to the International Criminal Court even though the country's new rulers have yet to set up a justice system