IBT Staff Reporter

After a very active summer, with the signings of Phil Jones, Ashley Young and David De Gea, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has stated that he will not be signing any more players this summer. However, with Paul Scholes' replacement slot still remaining vacant, player continue to be linked.

Stock index futures fell on Monday as political brinkmanship in Washington over the debt ceiling sparked fears of a U.S. rating downgrade, sending world equities lower and pushing gold to a record high.

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation employes the latest medical simulation technology to improve patient safety outcomes in the city's public hospitals.

The Gulf Dead Zone is the biggest ever this year. It's about 3,300 square miles right now, or roughly the size of Delaware and Rhode Island combined, but researchers at Texas A&M University say it's likely to become much larger, TG Daily reported.

Monday, two fake Apple stores in Kunming, China were ordered to close. But Steve Jobs may have wished otherwise, since the Apple wannabes would have benefited Apple Inc.

Stock index futures fell sharply on Monday as political brinkmanship in Washington over the U.S. debt ceiling sparked fears of a U.S. rating downgrade, sending world equities lower and pushing gold to a record high.

Anders Behring Breivik wants to tell Norway and the world why he killed at least 93 people in a bomb attack and shooting rampage, but prosecutors have asked for Monday's custody hearing to be closed to the public.

TD Ameritrade Holding's directors plan to discuss at a meeting Tuesday the possibility of trying to buy rival online broker E*Trade Financial Corp , the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Chelsea are finally set to make a splash in the transfer market, after the club chairman Ron Gourlay confirmed that the London side would complete two signings in the next "eight to ten days".

A six-year-old girl was found dead inside a microwave in her family's backyard.

In a crowded multi-storeyed marketplace in downtown Shenzhen, a store owner haggles with a cigarette-smoking customer over the price for a bulk sale.

There are mixed opinions on whether the repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy could have a negative impact on the US Military.

Saturday night, two bullet trains collided near Wenzhou, killing at least 43 and injuring 210. Against the government's explanation, competing narratives and video clips then emerged, reporting that the ministry was burying parts of the train wreckage near the site. Videos show at least two bodies falling out of the carriages as they are handled.

Chinese officials in Kunming have ordered two fake Apple shops to close, not because of piracy or copyright concerns, but because the stores in the southwestern city did not have an official business permit.

A sharply divided Congress pursued rival budget plans on Monday that appeared unlikely to win broad support, pushing the United States closer to a ratings downgrade and debt default that would send shockwaves through global markets.

This is a compilation of the celebrities who died due to substance abuse. A perfect example of how talents can be taken away and a life gets destroyed just because of one cause "drugs".

Another stellar quarter of profit growth from Canada's biggest companies may do little to boost its stock market, with investors focused firmly on worrying global debt crises.

Music superstar Amy Winehouse was found dead at her London home on Saturday at the age of 27. Click on the slideshow to watch her performances and see how people remember one of the most talented singers of this generation:

UniCredit , Societe Generale and Deutsche Bank may have passed the recent health check of Europe's banks, but they are likely to be among the first big lenders in need of cash if the euro zone crisis worsens.

Captain America, the superhero movie starring Chris Evans has topped the box office this weekend, nudging away Harry Potter and other competitors.

A new internet-based political party might give competition to the established Republican and Democratic political parties in the U.S.

Investigations are underway as over four retail shops, in the southern Chinese city of Kunming, were discovered to be posing as fake Apple stores. Customers and even staff were fooled by the Apple products, whether they were real or selling fakes counterfeit versions. The store itself has been impressive in terms of decorating and matching furniture to legitimate Apple stores.

Norway saw its darkest day since World War Two as the death toll rose to at least 93 from bombing and the youth camp shooting rampage in Oslo, Friday. The worst national disaster was revealed to be elaborately planned and executed by Norway's homegrown terrorist, Anders Behring Breivik.

The Dark Knight Rises may possibly be seeing scenes of either Bane or Bruce Wayne as a prisoner inside a Siberian war camp. The latest news came from Bedfordshire News as an owner of a recycling company in Bedford UK was contacted by the movie's production team and was asked to provide metal scraps and materials to be used on the set of the upcoming Batman film.

In a crowded multi-storeyed marketplace in downtown Shenzhen, a store owner haggles with a cigarette-smoking customer over the price for a bulk sale.

Chelsea got their first convincing pre-season win against the Thailand All Stars on Sunday with a 4-0 win in Bangkok.

Canon Inc <7751.T> posted a 30.9 percent decline in quarterly operating profit on Monday, hurt by production halts due to parts shortages after the March 11 earthquake, but it raised its full-year forecast due to a faster recovery than expected.

Canon Inc <7751.T> posted a 30.9 percent decline in quarterly operating profit on Monday, hurt by production halts due to parts shortages after the March 11 earthquake, but it raised its full-year forecast due to a faster recovery than expected.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed to monitor certain medical apps in mobile phones to ensure that it?s safe for the users.