IBT Staff Reporter

An alternate juror in who witnessed the Casey Anthony trial called the defendant a good mother, on Wednesday, a day after a jury acquitted her of first degree murder, manslaughter and child abuse, while convicting her of lying to police.

On July 1, Jiang was absent at an important event in Beijing commemorating the 90th anniversary of China's Communist Party.A few days later, an important figure was urgently hospitalized into 301 Military Hospital located in Beijing, China. The figure is reportedly the former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who was rumored to be in sickness since his last public appearance in Jiangsu on May 14th.

Assuming the collective bargaining agreement between players and owners is resolved within the next week or so, the fallout from the lockout would continue into the regular season, with at least the first three games being impacted by the lockout. But will this disruption help or hinder the New York Jets and the New York Giants?

Car maker Ford and billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Holidays have suspended advertising in Britain's News of the World due to allegations of hacking by the newspaper while travel operators Thomson and First Choice are among a growing band of companies reviewing their policies.

New International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde pledged on Wednesday to push ahead with reforms to give fast-growing emerging markets greater sway at the global lender.

China's top search engine Baidu Inc said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with a Chinese television company to bring its search box to millions of television screens.

Palaeontologists have discovered a near-complete skeleton of the largest marsupial that ever existed.

A swarm of jellyfish blocks the water supply which is used as a coolant at the Orot Rabin nuclear power plant in Hadera, Israel.

Prime Minister David Cameron promised an inquiry on Wednesday into a disgusting phone hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's News International that has outraged Britain and cast a shadow over the mogul's plans to buy control of broadcaster BSkyB.

Angelina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jennifer Aniston all make the cut for the highest paid actresses.

Microblogging service Twitter is seeking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in a new funding round, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Sony Music is investigating the possibility that pranksters rather than hackers posted fake stories on its Irish website, a source close to the company said on Wednesday.

China will reform its export of rare earths based in part on World Trade Organization rules, state media reported on Wednesday, a day after the global trade governing body ruled against its curbs on exports.

Questlove, the lead drummer for the R&B group The Roots, said the only reason a jury found Casey Anthony not guilty of murder charges was because she is white.

A study showed an increase in the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular cases among smokers who take the drug Chantix to help them quit.

The Seattle pitching continues to lead the team toward victories as starting pitcher Felix Hernandez gave a strong performance striking out 10 Oakland Atheletics over 8 innings. Despite his efforts, the victory went to fellow teammate Brandon League while Jamey Wright got the save. Seattle's pitching has been on a roll thanks to Hernandez's fifthy double digit strikeout game of the year and considerabley his best game so far this season.

Banks and other large financial companies that could be seized and liquidated by the U.S. government are balking at a proposed plan they argue gives regulators too much power to snatch back executives' pay if their institutions fail.

Christine Lagarde, who took office as IMF managing director on Tuesday, has signed up for tougher ethical rules than her predecessor as the lender seeks to inoculate itself from further hits to its reputation in the aftermath of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's resignation under fire.

Stocks were poised for a lower open on Wednesday after Moody's downgrade of Portugal's credit rating to junk and China's interest rate rise sparked jitters about global growth prospects.

As the two titans - iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 - clash in the tablet arena, HP's tablet, the TouchPad, seems a better spectator than a contender.

Quidsi, a New Jersey based e-commerce provider, which was bought by Amazon, is launching Wag.com, an e-commerce site selling pet related products.

Casey Anthony was convicted of four misdemeanor counts of lying to law enforcement officers. Though she could face up to four years in prison, her having spent 3 years in jail may release Anthony as early as tomorrow, when the sentence is announced.What's more, Anthony can potentially appeal the conviction and be found completely innocent.

Users have tried out the Google+ and praises have been high for the social network's latest return into the market. As the tech giant looks to continue its momentum, Facebook will look to counter Google, setting up an epic battle of social networks in the coming months. For now there are five things that users would like to see even as Google+ is diligently building its new network.

The downgrading of freshly bailed-out Portugal's credit rating to junk shocked financial markets on Wednesday and cast new doubt on European efforts to rescue distressed euro zone states without debt restructuring.

Microsoft Corp has demanded that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd pay $15 for each smartphone handset it makes based on Google Inc's Android operating system as the software giant has a wide range of patents used in the mobile platform, local media reported on Wednesday.

A skeleton found in Queensland suggests a specimen of prehistoric megafauna the size of a large SUV--the largest marsupial that ever lived. It stood about 6' 6 at the shoulder and was nearly 10 feet long.

Stock index futures fell on Wednesday after Moody's downgrade of Portugal's credit rating to junk and China's interest rate rise triggered unease about global growth prospects.

AirAsia has drawn up plans to buy an extra 100 Airbus A320neo jets, potentially taking its record-breaking order to 300, a source with direct knowledge of ongoing discussions said.

The number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms increased for the second month in a row in June, though downsizing in the first half of the year was at the lowest level since 2000, a report on Wednesday showed.