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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks outside Japan rose for the first time in four days on Tuesday and the yen fell after a surprisingly large interest rate cut by Australia's central bank raised hopes that other policymakers would follow suit.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has a narrow 3-point lead in the U.S. presidential race on republican john mccain less than a month before the election, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.

Beijing (Reuters) - Guarded optimism mounted on Tuesday for a unified international response to the credit crisis ricocheting around the world after Australia cut interest rates far more steeply than expected.

Research in Motion is reportedly gearing up to launch a hot new phone that will have iPhone junkies doing a double-take

Asian markets show signs of life after global rout; Australian stocks jump on big rate cut

Liberal scholars pointed to Congress' passing of the $700 billion bailout – legislation that was supported by many Republicans and signed into law by President Bush last week – as an indicator that conservatives have abandoned free market economics.

Australia's big rate cut sparks recoveries in some Asian stock markets.

LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks fell again on Tuesday and sterling hit a 2-1/2 year low after talk of government funding hit UK banks, erasing gains in the benchmark index made after Australia's surprisingly large interest rate cut.

Landmarks Illinois last month put Chicago's large-scale neon signs on its endangered watch list. They "are a testament to the ...

The federal government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions ...