IBT Staff Reporter

The head of Europe's rescue fund sought to entice China on Saturday to invest in the facility by saying investors may be protected against a fifth of initial losses and that bonds could eventually be sold in yuan if Beijing desires.

Australia's Qantas Airways grounded its entire fleet Saturday over a bitter labor dispute, prompting the government to ask a tribunal to stop the conflict out of concern it is putting both the airline and the economy at risk.

Centuries of British royal discrimination came to an end Friday after Commonwealth leaders agreed to drop rules that give sons precedence as heir to the throne and bar anyone in line for the crown from marrying a Roman Catholic.

Are you ready to show your Halloween costumes to your family and friends? Only two days are left. Oct. 31 is Halloween day. Traditionally on Halloween day, children usually dress in scary or funny costumes and go door-to-door, collecting candy. However, nowadays the adults also are looking to wear costumes that are both easy to create and fun to wear. Sometimes people wear scary costumes to party and play pranks with others around them.

Australia's Qantas Airways grounded its entire fleet on Saturday over a bitter labor dispute in an unprecedented move, with the government asking a tribunal to stop the conflict which it worries is putting both the airline and the economy at risk.

Portugal asked Mexico on Saturday to tell fellow G20 members next week that the United States should offer financial help to resolve the euro zone sovereign debt crisis, describing it as a systemic and global problem, a Portuguese government source said.

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said in a newspaper interview the euro zone sovereign debt crisis was not yet over and that it was too early for the all-clear signal.

Germany is 55.5 billion euros ($78.7 billion) richer than it thought due to an accountancy error at the bad bank of nationalized mortgage lender Hypo Real Estate , the finance ministry said.

A new report finds that social gaming giant, Zynga, is having a difficult time driving user growth.

Ongoing analysis of information gathered by the European Space Association's Rosetta orbiter suggests that a 75-mile-long, 47-mile-wide body named 21 Lutetia, formerly thought to be an asteroid, may actually be a dwarf planet, or protoplanet, leftover from the violent interactions during the early days of our solar system.

The iPhone 4S has reported problems of faster than usual battery drainage. Apple engineers are currently looking into solving the problem that has affected its latest smartphone.

On Friday, NASA launched a new satellite that will improve our short-term weather forecasting accuracy, among other contributions.

Magicka: the Stars are Left looks to Lovecraft lore for new downloadable content with an insane amount of new features.

The DC comic based MMORPG becomes the latest online game

Earlier in July this year, a new cell-phone radiation law was passed in San Francisco requiring mobile companies to properly inform their customers about the dangers of radiation. On Thursday, the federal court ordered that the city soften these regulations.

'Google Offers' partners with 14 other daily deal Web sites and picks up service in four new cities as it battles with Groupon.

A new patent suggest Apple is exploring the use of motion controls in interacting with video capable devices.

China's new banking regulator Shang Fulin will bring experience in pressing reforms and a hallmark cool-headed approach as he takes oversight of a sector trying to digest the effects of a lending binge that has left banks with mounting piles of debt.

The Shining doesn't have anything on these ghostly locations because each of these haunted places is 100% real. Here are the real deathly stories of five of the most haunted sites in America.

China announced a reshuffle of its top economic regulatory posts on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency said, the first big step in a comprehensive leadership change that will culminate when its top political leaders retire.

With the S&P 500 about to end its best month in almost 40 years, many would be happy to cash in gains and start packing for the ski slopes.

Wayne Rooney will make his return to his childhood club when Manchester United travel to Merseyside to face Everton in the Premiership.

Arsenal have their biggest test yet as they look to prove they're back in the business, with a trip to Stamford Bridge in Saturday's early Premier League kick-off.

Airbus unveiled a provisional deal on Friday to sell four A380s worth $1.5 billion at list prices to Transaero Airlines, marking the first sale of Europe's superjumbo to a Russian airline.

In America's quest for cleaner fuel, at least one major U.S. industry is holding on to the sputter and grime of the internal combustion engine.

Groupon Inc. is considering raising the price range of its initial public offering, as underwriters grow more confident about demand after completing the East Coast leg of a two-week road show to woo investors.

Google Inc is making another push to bring its Web savvy to television sets, hoping to tap into a vast new market despite consumers' lukewarm reaction to one of its initial offerings.

Groupon Inc is considering raising its IPO price range, as underwriters grow more confident about demand after completing the East Coast leg of a two-week roadshow to woo investors.

Over the past three years, the foreign exchange franchise at Bank of New York Mellon Corp has been challenged by unhappy clients who want more transparent pricing and by the advent of electronic trading.