IBT Staff Reporter

The loss of market confidence in economic leadership in key countries like the United States and Europe coupled with a fragile economic recovery have pushed markets into a new danger zone, something that policymakers have to take seriously, the head of the World Bank said on Sunday.

President Obama's approval rating in the Gallup daily tracking poll sunk to 40 percent today. Only 39 percent of those polled said that they approve of Obama's performance. 54 percent said that they are unhappy with Obama's performance.

The main stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair at about 9 p.m. Saturday, killing five and injuring 45. According to the National Weather Service, winds as strong as 60 to 70 mph were responsible for the deaths.

As users wait in anticipation for Apple's next amazing tablet, many will ponder on the latest features that will be packed into the iPad 3. The latest rumors suggest that the next generation tablet will be launched later in September following the new iPhone 5. Other reports indicate that the iPad 3's A6 processors may not be ready in time which may result in delays extending into early 2012.

As a U.S. economic rebound stalls and threatens to spiral into recession, oil demand in the world's top consumer may be slipping into an irreversible decline.

Kuwait's Agility , the logistics firm facing U.S. fraud charges, posted a 57 percent drop in second-quarter net profit, but still slightly beat forecasts.

Shell-shocked stock investors will search this week for calm to return to markets after the worst three weeks for stocks in 2-1/2 years.

Researchers from MIT attacked the United Nations' recent global climate report and said that the U.N. underestimated the severity of Arctic sea ice melting. MIT's research team said that the thinning is probably happened four times more quickly than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted.

Switzerland's banking association head is hopeful the country will finalize a tax deal with Britain in the coming weeks, Patrick Odier was quoted as saying on Sunday in an interview with Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung.

Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association published a study Thursday that said that women with a history of depression face a 29 percent increased risk of stroke. Furthermore, women who take antidepressants, especially selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors face a 39 percent increased risk.

German unlisted chemicals maker Evonik wants to sell the majority of its real estate business's apartments, Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung daily reported, citing unspecified sources. Through focusing on its core chemicals business, Evonik hopes to bolster itself for a planned initial public offering on the stock market, the paper reported on Sunday in a prerelease of its Monday...

The loss of market confidence in economic leadership in key countries like the United States and Europe coupled with a fragile economic recovery have pushed markets into a new danger zone, something that policymakers have to take seriously, the head of the World Bank said on Sunday.

A severe storm led to a stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring about 40 people. The accident occurred as crowds were awaiting a performance by the country band Sugarland in Indianapolis.

The German government no longer rules out agreeing to the issuance of euro zone bonds as a measure of last resort to save the single currency, conservative newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported on Sunday.

Man United set about defending their title against West Brom, who have looked defensively solid since their takeover by former-Liverpool man Roy Hodgson in the latter part of last season.

The loss of market confidence in economic leadership in key countries like the United States and Europe coupled with a fragile economic recovery have pushed markets into a new danger zone, something that policymakers have to take seriously, the head of the World Bank said on Sunday.

"Sex and the City" all set to return to Tv

With the increasing craze for Near Field Communication (NFC)- the latest contactless payment type, Gartner research firm expects the mobile payment users to surpass 141.1 million in 2011, up from 102.1 million in 2010.

Italy's second austerity package in less than a month met with a chorus of criticism a day after becoming law, with the largest union federation threatening a general strike over the "injustice" of the measures.

Justin Beiber accused of displaying Diva like behaviour

Tina Fey Welcomes New Daughter Penelope Athena

The city of Cupertino has revealed the details and plans of Apple?s new spaceship shaped office building in the city.

Samsung?s monster, the strongest rival to iPhone 5, which had hit sales of 3 million within 55 day in UK is on its way to appear in U.S at the end of the month.

Andre Villas-Boas' first official match in charge of Chelsea will be at the Britannia Stadium where they take on last season's FA Cup runners-up, Stoke City.

Walt Disney Shelves Johnny Depp's Lone Ranger

The United Nations' most recent global climate report "fails to capture trends in Arctic sea-ice thinning and drift, and in some cases substantially underestimates these trends," says a new research from MIT.

Arsenal's premiership opener against Newcastle United, at St. James Park, was a drab, boring encounter as far as football in its puritan sense is concerned although the off-the- ball incidents made up for the lack of goals.

Women suffering from depression and taking help of antidepressants are more likely to have stroke, according to a Harvard research based on 80,000 women.

Researchers have developed a super-thin "skin-patch" that mounts onto the skin like a temporary tattoo and has an array of electronic components that allows researchers to track key vital signs from patients. The patches are already able to monitor the heart, various other muscles and brain activity.