IBT Staff Reporter

With SummerFest only two days away and the hottest names like Katy Perry and Kanye West scheduled to perform, the countdown can't go fast enough.

Jun 27, 2011

Tencent Holdings Ltd, the world's third largest Internet firm, aims to be China's Facebook, Twitter and Google -- all rolled into one.

Jun 27, 2011

The search ends- Galliano has been replaced

Jun 27, 2011

The BET Awards took place Saturday night in Los Angeles. Chris Brown took home a number of awards including Best Male R&B Artist and Best Collaboration for Look at me Know, featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes.

Jun 27, 2011

France offered a radical solution on Monday for banks to roll over holdings of Greek debt for 30 years as the Greek government fought to get backbench rebels to support a crucial austerity plan to avert bankruptcy.

Jun 27, 2011

The London Stock Exchange has launched a super-fast trading service in its latest bid to court more business from high-frequency trading firms.

Jun 27, 2011

Check out the super model's Wildlife line

Jun 27, 2011

The government cannot ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors as this would violate free-speech rights, the Supreme Court said on Monday in its first ruling in a video game case.

Jun 27, 2011

Dutchess of Cambridge steal the show yet again!

Jun 27, 2011

Immigrant advocates in Mexico denounced a possible mass kidnapping of immigrants traveling by train by armed men in black luxury cars in the southern part of the country last week, according to news agency EFE.

Jun 27, 2011

Monday morning, the trial resumed after Casey Anthony was determined to be competent to remain on trial for first-degree murder.

Jun 27, 2011

In yet another indication that Denver Nuggets center Nene Hilario will test the free agent market, Nene has decided not to play for the Brazil national team during the FIBA Americas Championship.

Jun 27, 2011

Europe's banks may need to raise over 50 billion euros ($71.6 Billion) after regulators slapped an extra capital surcharge on big lenders to make them safer and forbid the use of debt to pad out the extra cushion.

Jun 27, 2011

Internet giant Google's tussles with some governments over Internet censorship could get worse, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Monday, adding he feared his own colleagues faced mounting danger of occasional arrest and torture.

Jun 27, 2011

An aqua berm protecting the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska was punctured and deflated on Sunday as officials sought to repair it amid floodwaters rising in the area.

Jun 27, 2011

An asteroid measuring 16 to 36 feet will fly by Earth on Monday, with possible viewing opportunities for a lucky few.

Jun 27, 2011

Bruce Bochy, the manager of the National League team says he will be biased in choosing this year's players for the MLB All-Star Game.

Jun 27, 2011

'Familiar Ground' and 'Wish Me Away' take home top prizes at the conclusion of the seventeenth annual festival.

Jun 27, 2011

Today's books video pulls back the curtain a bit on J.K. Rowling's Pottermore press conference, where recording was restricted.

Jun 27, 2011

After a diplomatic meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said that Beijing supports a political resolution to the conflict in Libya.

Jun 27, 2011

World number Rafael Nadal takes on Juan Martin del Potro in the fourth round of Wimbledon in what could be a thriller at the Centre Court.

Jun 27, 2011

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt filed for bankruptcy on Monday, following extended divorce proceedings with his estranged wife Jamie McCourt and Major League Baseball.

Jun 27, 2011

NASA will launch an unmanned spacecraft in 2016, aiming at collecting a sample from the asteroid 1999 RQ36, the public enemy No.1 that can also give clues to the origin of life on earth.

Jun 27, 2011

Apple Store employees can now unlock iPhone 4 phones specifically made for AT&T by selling them as Device Only at the checkout counter.

Jun 27, 2011

U.S. consumer spending was unchanged in May for the first time in almost a year, likely reflecting a plunge in auto sales, according to a government report on Monday, that also showed a build-up in underlying inflation pressures.

Jun 27, 2011

Feeling a slew of emotions, Johnny Knoxville decided to blog on his website about losing his good friend Ryan Dunn.

Jun 27, 2011

Researchers from the California Academy of Sciences think they have discovered 300 new species during a biological expedition that focused on the Island of Luzon, Philippines, according to the organization's news release.

Jun 27, 2011

How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris announced his engagement via Twitter.

Jun 27, 2011

Samsung's soured relationship with Apple received another blow as a new report suggests that the Cupertino-based company will not source its upcoming A6 SoC from its Korean supplier.

Jun 27, 2011