Reuters - U.S. technology giants Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Yahoo Inc, in talks with other Internet companies and human-rights groups, have reached an agreement on a voluntary code of conduct for activities in China and other restrictive countries, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Reuters - Yahoo Inc tried to soothe angry investors at its annual meeting on Friday, insisting it had been serious about talks to sell itself to Microsoft Corp and that it had good growth prospects in the next three years.

AP - Yahoo's shareholders have re-elected the Internet company's entire board despite hard feelings about the directors' rejection of a takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.

AP - Yahoo Inc.'s board emerged largely unscathed from the Internet company's annual meeting Friday as a subdued crowd of shareholders raised few questions about the directors' rejection of Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover bid.

AFP - Yahoo executives were resoundingly re-elected after being berated by shareholders over failed takeover talks with Microsoft and for exposing Internet dissidents to Chinese officials.

Reuters - Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock says there was never any doubt about the position of Yahoo board about its openness to doing a deal with Microsoft.

AFP - Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang and members of the Internet firm's board of directors are likely to come under fire on Friday from shareholders peeved about failed takeover talks with Microsoft.