"The dollar/yen rate now stands at well over 83 yen, and that's pretty much the biggest positive factor supporting stocks today," said Kenichi Hirano, operating officer at Tachibana Securities.Analysts indicated that recent signs the health of the global...

Around 15,000 protesters took to streets in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Thursday, calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh."People want to change the regime, want the president to leave, " protesters uproared with pink belts wrapped around...