IBT Staff Reporter

Though Apple’s Web site talks about Apple stores only in Beijing and Shanghai in China, there seems to be another store in Kumming. It is a fake Apple store, which is build and designed to look like the real store.

The design aims to reduce the rush at public places

Switzerland's parliament would not vote for a second tax treaty to help settle U.S. charges that Credit Suisse bankers helped wealthy Americans evade taxes, Swiss politicians were quoted as saying on Sunday.

Photos of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart

The Alaskan Pollock widely used in fast-food fish sandwiches will now be used to neutralize toxic lead in residential yards, reports the New York Times.

The Kepler Mission is a NASA Discovery Program for detecting potentially life-supporting planets around other stars.

An error in Capcom’s site allowed all 12 new characters to be seen

Norwegian police confirmed Saturday morning that they had arrested Anders Behring Breivik, 32, a suspect identified as right wing extremist who is responsible for both the bombing and the youth camp shooting rampage in Oslo, Norway Friday.

Kristen Stewart attended the “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1” Press Line during the Comic Con 2011 in San Diego, California.

The deadly bombing and horrific shooting attacks have left at least 92 people dead in Oslo, the capital of Norway, according to Norwegian officials, but the Norwegian king and premier have managed to survive the attack.

Manchester United launched a second half comeback, led by Wayne Rooney, to secure a 3-1 win over Chicago Fire at Soldier Field.

Kitty Lambert, 54, and Cheryle Rudd, 53, from Buffalo, New York became the state’s first legally-wed same-sex couple on Saturday, with traditional honeymoon capital Niagara Falls as the backdrop for the historic event.

Retired Army Gen. and former Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff, John Shalikashvili, died on Saturday from complications of a stroke reports Reuters.

A leading investor in BSkyB said he backs James Murdoch staying as chairman of the pay-TV firm despite politicians questioning his suitability, the Telegraph newspaper web site reported on Saturday.

The Japanese government plans to issue 10 trillion yen ($128 billion) in reconstruction bonds and cut spending by 3 trillion yen to pay for more projects to rebuild the devastated northeast, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

Cadel Evans will be riding into Paris on the Champs-Elysees in Stage 20 as the winner of the Tour de France after grabbing hold of the yellow jersey yesterday in the individual time trial.

The world Santa Claus Congress 2011 is being celebrated in Copenhagen

Anders Behring Breikviks, whom Oslo police now have in custody in relation to the the bombing of a government building and shooting of dozens of people in a nearby island, may have posted portraits of himself as part of a 1,500 page document espousing his political views on against marxism and Islam.

Justin Timberlake joins the Twilight cast at Comic-Con 2011.

Andy Schleck’s time trial struggles are well known. The Tour de France yellow jersey holder comes in with a slim 57 second advantage over Cadel Evans.

The latest news has Christopher Judge and Tom Hardy in the spotlight as fans are eager to pickup any type of information regarding the hyped Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises. One thing is for certain, the newest member to join the cast will be Christopher Judge. But due to the secrecy surrounding the film's production, Judge simply tweeted I can finally confirm: I have been cast in 'The Dark Knight Rises'. The confirmation will place former TV Stargate-SG1 actor among the l...

Norway's TV2 reported that Anders Breivik, 32, released a video and document to the web a few hours before a bomb exploded in downtown Oslo, killing 7 people and damaging a government building.

Former Chinese fugitive, Mr Lai was immediately arrested after landing in Beijing on Saturday, he had been put on a Beijing-bound Air Canada flight from Vancouver Friday after a court cleared the way Thursday for his extradition

Amy Winehouse deserves to be remembered for more than going to rehab. Her 2007 hit Rehab, carefully crafted and extremely poetic, is proof enough that the singer was a brilliant singer and writer. Amy Winehouse was 23 years old when she wrote the haunting lyrics.

British singer Amy Winehouse has followed a number of rock'n'roll musicians in her death at a young age of 27. Winehouse joined the so-called 27 Club, when she was found dead in her London flat on Saturday. Police have not identified the cause of her death, saying it is as yet unexplained.

The recent news of Chinese counterfeiting Apple stores and products has triggered inspections from Kunming authorities after customers and staff were fooled by fake products. Near perfect replications of Apple devices and stores will make challenging work for those going in to differentiate genuine from counterfeit items. The discovered fake Apple stores covered all the details from furniture display, a Genius Bar, product layout, signage, and staff uniforms.

Jurassic Park, a series of famous books, wrote by Michael Crichton, and later adapted to movies by Universal Studios in the 1990s, could be hitting the theaters again soon, according to award-winning Hollywood director Steven Spielberg.

Prince William and Kate Middleton went to North Island in Seychelles to spend their honeymoon following their marriage in April.

Prince William and Kate Middleton went to North Island in Seychelles to spend their honeymoon following their marriage in April.