IBT Staff Reporter

A Facebook page has been shut down after claims it was an attempt to set up police officers in Northern Ireland for assassination.

Canada's main opposition New Democratic Party, already hobbled by the sickness of leader Jack Layton, hit more problems on Tuesday when it emerged his interim successor had belonged to a Quebec separatist party.

The European Central Bank resumed buying government bonds from the market and offered a new round of funding to commercial banks on Thursday in response to a worsening euro zone debt crisis.

Infrared sensors on a Vampire bat's lips allow it to locate blood vessels in their prey, scientists said. Vampire bats feed only on blood and need blood daily in order to live.

New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits were little changed last week, a government report showed on Thursday, pointing to a marginal improvement in the labor market.

Parents beware! The car seat that you purchase for your child may contain 60 percent of toxic chemicals, according to a study published Wednesday. Although, the good news is that some seats were found to be almost toxic-free. Here's a list of the most and least toxic child car seats to buy for your children.

36 million pounds of turkey have been recalled from the Minnesota-based company Cargill. The recall was announced Wednesday after a Salmonella outbreak which reportedly killed one California resident and sickened at least 77 others.

Our favorite EYEtalians are gearing up for the fourth season that will take place in none other than Florence, Italy. "Jersey Shore" received a massive audience of 8 million viewers during the end of last season. The series is now MTV's highest-rated series ever! It is no doubt that the show has some serious pop cultural influence since its debut in 2009.

Rory McIlroy said at a news conference for the Bridgestone Invitational that he was "leaning towards" rejoining the PGA tour next year. He also said he had met with the two PGA Tour officials on Wednesday. The 22 year-old golf player revealed that he is looking to move to the States. He describes his past year as "life changing" and has considered the pros of moving to the U.S. "I'm leaning towards taking my card here again - I'm comfortable in this country and I feel like ...

Sony ruled out dumping its television business or dissolving a TV panel partnership with Samsung Electronics Co even as it looks to overhaul its lossmaking TV unit.

The New York Yankees came out swinging and battered the Chicago White Sox into submission on Wednesday, keeping pace in the American League East title race with an 18-7 victory in a 37-hit slug-fest.

President Barack Obama turned his 50th birthday into a 2012 campaign fundraising bonanza on Wednesday, buoyed by a hometown crowd after what he called a frustrating period locked in a debt battle with Republicans.

NASA is tracking the tropical storm Emily as it approaches Haiti and other nations.

A small second moon may once have orbited Earth until it slammed into the other one, enabling two distinct sides, a new study said. The second moon would have been about 750 miles wide and may have been created by the same collision between the planet and huge object that scientists think helped create our moon, astronomers said.

The fierce patent war unfolding in the technology sector just got muddier as Google finally fired a salvo in a missive posted on its blog, calling patent lapping efforts by companies like Microsoft, Oracle and Apple as an attempt to sabotage Android's march.

The European Central Bank acted on Thursday to calm euro zone markets and throw a lifeline to Italy and Spain by announcing new steps to keep banks supplied with unlimited, longer-term funds and signaling it was buying government bonds.

Major stock indexes tumbled more than 1 percent at the open on Thursday, resuming their downturn after a labor market report became the latest datapoint to show the economy has stalled.

Vampire bats can locate hotspots or blood vessels in their prey using infrared vein sensors on their lips, a new research claims. A study discovered that unlike other variants of bats, this species of blood-sucking vampire bats do not track prey by producing a constant stream of high-pitched sounds and then analyzing the echoes.

The European Central Bank signaled on Thursday that it was buying government bonds in response to a deepening debt crisis as it also offered a new round of liquidity to banks.

Major stock indexes tumbled more than 1 percent at the open on Thursday, resuming their downturn after a labor market report became the latest datapoint to show the economy has stalled.

His campaign strategists have not been able to get their act together till date

Today, Research In Motion (RIM) announced plans to launch five new smartphones, which may give the iPhone and Android a run for their money.

The highest paid actress in Hollywood, Sarah Jessica Parker is best known for her fabulous sense of dressing.

Wall Street equity futures pointed to a lower open on Thursday, indicating a resumption of its downturn after a labor market report became the latest datapoint to show the economy has stalled.

Google said the reason Apple and Microsoft teamed up to buy patents is because they want to take out Android.

Ninety-six hidden open star clusters were found in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers said. The stars are not visible in the visible-light spectrum because they are masked by clouds of dust but the ESO's VISTRA infrared survey telescope is able to see through the massive amounts of dust.

Japanese Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano pressed on Thursday for the Group of Seven or Group of 20 to hold talks on managing currency moves as Japan launched intervention to weaken the yen.

Since Charlie Sheen parted ways with the hit TV series, "Two and a Half Men," many have been wondering what will happen to his character. It has been heavily rumored that the actor will be "killed" off the show, but no one knows for sure as only few people have seen the script.

Apple Inc?s South Korean unit has been fined with $2,885 by the telecommunication regulator for allegedly collecting users? location data without permission.