IBT Staff Reporter

Drinking wine may have protective effects against breast cancer on some women, and increase the risk in others.

Amy Winehouse's family said that she died from alcohol withdrawal, the Sun reported Thursday. The family went on to say that her sudden abstinence killed her.

If the debt ceiling isn't raised before Aug. 2, or if America's prized AAA credit rating is downgraded, it will mean at least a decade of financial instability to clean up after.

A flu "super antibody" called F16 has been discovered by researchers which can fight all types of influenza A viruses.

Air Koryo, North Korea's flagship airline, is headquartered in Pyongyang. The airline operates international scheduled and charter services to limited points in Asia and Europe.

Italy's borrowing costs soared at a closely-watched bond auction on Thursday as investors worried by the euro zone debt crisis and an impasse over the U.S. debt ceiling exacted a high risk premium.

Chinese scientists provided new analysis in proposing that the long time group of birds Archaeopteryx are not considered in the avian family but rather more related to the Deinonychosaurs, or the Dinosaur family.

It was recently announced that Grammy winning artist, Adele, will be gracing the VMA stage for the very first time this August. The English singer-songwriter has definitely risen as one of this years superstars with her hit album "21." "The British chanteuse is up for seven nods for her emotional "Rolling in the Deep" video, including Best Female Artist, Best Pop Video, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Direction, Best Editing and the night's big prize, Video of the...

The longed godfather of all birds may lose its top position as Chinese scientists looks closer at the relationship between the prehistoric bird with dinosaurs. The Archaeopteryx has long been a researched species that opened the doors to the origins of modern day birds.

During Google's earnings call on July 14, it was revealed that 550,000 android devices were being activated every day. However, the article states that 30-40% of all activated android devices are being returned.

Sprint Nextel lost more subscribers than expected in the second quarter and warned that the rate of customer defections would increase in the current quarter, sending shares tumbling 17 percent.

A 2007 wildfire in northern Alaska released as much carbon as the entire Arctic tundra absorbs in one year, scientists said. The Anaktuvuk River fire spanned 400 sq miles and doubled the amount of Alaskan tundra affected by fire since 1950.

After a reported interest in Fabregas from AC Milan shocked the world, the Italian side's vice-president Adriano Galliani has come out to deny any links to the Spaniard.

The trial of Hosni Mubarak and others over their involvement in killing protesters will be held in Cairo next week, a senior official said on Thursday, ending talk it could be moved to a resort where the former president is hospitalised.

Private-equity backed video technology firm Skyfire, best known for its mobile browser, has unveiled an application for watching Flash videos on Apple's iPhones.

San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell may be traded to either the Texas Rangers or the St. Louis Cardinals.

South Africa's rand slipped on Thursday after posting strong gains this week, while bond prices fell on concerns over the U.S. debt standoff and stocks fell for the fourth straight day.

Astronomers discovered earth's first Trojan asteroid dubbed "2010 TK7" rotating the sun in earth's orbit. It is 300 meters wide and about 48 million miles from earth.

Trojan asteroid shares the same orbit as Earth. Will it come in contact with Earth anytime soon?

Videogame maker Electronic Arts has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy PopCap Games, the Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday.

South Africa's official jobless rate rose further in the second quarter of this year as the mining and manufacturing sectors shed jobs.

A U.S. deficit reduction plan that promises $4 trillion in savings over time would be a good downpayment on getting the country's strained public finances under control, said John Chambers, chairman of S&P's sovereign ratings committee.

Prized catch Carlos Beltran was expected to make his debut in the San Francisco Giants outfield at Philadelphia Thursday after being acquired in a trade with the New York Mets.

In support of rock legend Gregg Allman and R&B artist Natalie Cole's battle with Hepatitis C, the Allman Brothers Band put on a star-studded benefit show at New York's Beacon Theatre. Roughly 130 million injection drug users worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, according to a study published online by World Health Organization said on Tuesday, "World Hepatitis Day."

The White House said on Thursday it was "pretty clear" what a compromise between Republicans and Democrats would look like to reduce the deficit and lift the debt ceiling by an August 2 deadline.

National Basketball Association (NBA) officials and locked out players are expected to meet in New York next week as they try to resolve the contentious labor dispute threatening the upcoming season.

Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney has been on a glide path toward the 2012 primary elections, serving up a steady diet of soundbites and campaign material attacking President Barack Obama on jobs and the economy.

Sprint Nextel posted second-quarter profit margins well below Wall Street estimates, sending its shares down 16 percent as the No. 3 U.S. mobile provider still lost more subscribers than expected despite spending heavily to fight off rivals.

Roman Polanski's "Carnage" and Tomas Alfredson's adaptation of John Le Carre's Cold War thriller "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" will be among highlights at the 2011 Venice film festival, organizers said Thursday.