IBT Staff Reporter

As the fall release of iOS 5 - the latest version of the world's most advanced mobile operating system - approaches, iOS 5 beta 5 was released today for developers to download at Apple's iOS developer website. In the meantime, Apple reportedly started to close the accounts of some iOS 5 developers for selling their slots for UDIDs, the unique identification numbers associated with every iOS device.

Saturday became the deadliest day for American forces in the war in Afghanistan after insurgent shot down a Chinook transport helicopter, killing 30 Americans. Some of the Navy Seal commandos from Seal Team 6, the unit that took down Osama bin Laden, were among those killed.

Google has been involved in a car accident with another vehicle while operating its automated robot car. The Google Prius was reported to have rear ended several cars including another Toyota Prius. The tech giant claims that the accident occurred while the car engine was switched to manual mode saying the automated robot was not responsible.

Justin Bieber was reportedly dumped by Selena Gomez because she didn't approve of the influence that his new hip-hop music friends were having on him.

Global leaders on Saturday arranged a round of emergency calls to discuss the twin debt crises in Europe and the United States that are causing turmoil in financial markets.

Finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations will confer by telephone on turmoil in the financial markets later on Saturday or on Sunday, a senior European diplomatic source said.

Federal criminal investigations into failed mortgage lenders IndyMac Bancorp and New Century Financial Corp have stalled, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Three large explosions from the Sun over the past few days have prompted U.S. government scientists to caution users of satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment to prepare for possible disruptions over the next few days.

A helicopter was shot down by insurgents Friday night, killing 31 special force U.S. troops which included 22 SEALs. Seven Afghans were also killed during the firefight.

A Chinook helicopter was attacked in Afghanistan in the Sayd Abad district of the Wardak province killing 31 US forces, 25 of them being Navy Elite SEALs. The SEALs were part of Team Six, the unit that infiltrated and killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan several months ago.

The mysterious dark lines in question were observed to be occurring seasonally as the ground they came from was exposed to warmer temperatures. The line would then disappear later as temperatures dropped, causing the scientists to speculate that briny water was causing the flows. The discovery could be a huge breakthrough in the search for whether or not liquid water ever existed on the surface of Mars.

America's credit rating was downgraded for the first time in history. This will likely have dire consequences on mortgage and credit rates, not to mention the unemployment rate, which now stands at 9.1 percent.

Join Winne the Pooh - the world's Ambassador of Friendship- in celebrating old and new friends around the world with these fun quotes, games and activities.

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New evidence suggesting the existence of water flowing on Mars indicates the possibility for life to exist on the Red Planet.

China bluntly criticized the United States on Saturday one day after the superpower's credit rating was downgraded, saying the good old days of borrowing were over.

The European Central Bank remains divided over whether to buy Italian government bonds but even some of those who favor the move say Italy should do more to front-load austerity measures, ECB sources said Saturday.

The European Central Bank remains divided over whether to buy Italian government bonds but even some of those who favor the move say Italy should do more to front-load austerity measures, ECB sources said Saturday.

The European Union's top economic official praised Italy's decision to accelerate budget-balancing measures and structural economic reforms on Saturday and said swift implementation would now be crucial.

August 6th marks the 66th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing in Hiroshima, which cost an estimate of 140,000 lives by the end of 1945.Naoto Kan, Japanese Prime Minister, attended the anniversary in Hiroshima and reaffirmed the urgency to reduce Japan's dependence on nuclear energy.

The U.S. lost its AAA credit rating from Standard and Poor's for the first time in history, dealing a symbolic blow to the world's economic superpower. The impact of this downgrade is a matter of speculation.

HP has slashed the TouchPad price for the third time in a week to boost the sales of the 1 month old iPad competing tablet.

Review of the movie Rise of the planet of the apes.

The United States lost its top-tier AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's on Friday in an unprecedented blow to the world's largest economy in the wake of a political battle that took the country to the brink of default.

The United States lost its top-tier AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's, drawing a blast of criticism on Saturday from its biggest creditor China and deepening investors' alarm over the euro zone crisis.

Search giant Google has come up with three-pane viewing support for Gmail, allowing its users to see both message list and email content at the same time.

A Las Vegas man, who calls himself ?Spam King? is facing charges for breaking into Facebook accounts and sending more than 27 million spam messages to users in 2008 and 2009.

Manchester City have raced ahead of neighbours Man United to sign Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, though City have denied the reports.

Chelsea are reportedly close to completing the signing of Anderlecht striker Romelu Lukaku, with a deal set to be agreed over the weekend.