IBT Staff Reporter

Rihanna's spicy 'S&M' music video is being sued, again.

Have you ever wondered, 'Where are the sunniest spots in the world?' For those of us who just can't get enough rays, here's a look at Earth's most sun-drenched destinations.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, not seen in public for two weeks, ended his unusual silence with several Twitter messages on Friday, but said nothing about his health after an operation in Cuba.

With President Obama's announcement that America will begin withdrawing from Afghanistan, the International Business Times reviews a book which argues that the Afghan-Pakistani border is the vanishing point for the American empire.

Ryan Dunn died on Monday in a fatal car crash, but some believe the Jackass star is still alive and the accident report is just an elaborated prank of his, trying to make a jackass of everyone.

NASA has regained some moon dust, that was to be originally sold an auction house in St. Louis.

Actress Cameron Diaz stars in the newly released film Bad Teacher now in theaters. Although the actress won over the hearts of many dedicated fans since her 1994 screen debut in The Mask opposite Jim Carrey, Bad Teacher garnered a five out of 10 rating by Rotten Tomatoes' top critics.

The funeral for 'Jackass Star' Ryan Dunn, 34, a Jackass Star's was held with his friend and families attendance.His body was laid to rest in his home state of Ohio on Thursday.

The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have unveiled the new cigarette warning labels on Tuesday, its first in more than 25 years. The new labels are required to be on all cigarette packs, cartons and advertisement by no later than September 2012.

Macy's Inc wants to make it easier for the foreign tourists who visit its namesake chain and Bloomingdale's stores to keep shopping once they go home.

The 2011 Glastonbury Festival kicks off tonight and U2 takes center stage with a highly anticipated show.

Hackers broke into the website of Brazil's statistics agency early on Friday, the latest in a string of attacks against government sites this week.

The designer slams the 'Vogue' editor in magazine interview

Crude oil fell on Friday in choppy trading as Europe's debt problems helped the dollar index rebound, extending losses into a second day after consuming nations announced they were tapping strategic reserves.

China downgraded the announcement of an Airbus superjumbo order and signed up for the Boeing 747-8 as deals worth $9 billion coincided with a row over European emissions trading rules, industry sources said.

As rapper Usher is preparing to launch his new lingerie line he recently said that he would like Pippa Middleton to model the collection.

Valuable broadband and networking patents developed by bankrupt Nortel Networks go up for sale next week, with tech giants like Google, Apple and Intel heading the list of would-be buyers.

Shareholders in Research In Motion should vote to split the roles of chief executive and chairman of the board at the BlackBerry maker's annual meeting next month, proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said on Friday.

Reggie Bush is rumored to be dating Canadian pop singer, Melissa Molinaro, who oddly resembles Kim Kardashian.

Google responds to the FTC probe and says it will oblige with the agency's requests.

Stocks headed for three days of losses on Friday on worries about the Italian banking sector and Greece's austerity plan, but the S&P 500 managed to hold its 200-day moving average in a sign of market strength.

Coca-Cola Co plans to raise prices on its soft drinks by 3 percent to 4 percent in July, in addition to a 2 percent increase taken earlier this year, a company spokesman said on Friday.

The Philippines and the United States plan to hold a joint navy drill in the disputed South China Sea next week.

U.S. antitrust regulators have started a formal investigation into whether Google Inc abuses its market power by favoring its own services over those of rivals in online searches and through other practices.

Stephano PIlati is anything but boring in this striking spring line.

European banks and insurers moved closer on Friday to a voluntary rollover of their Greek government debt holdings, hoping to get around rating agencies' reservations and avoid a Greek default.

On June 23, Cindy Anthony's testimony shook the courtroom.The next day, Cindy Anthony, Casey Anthony's mother, was called back to the witness stand for a second day in a row.

U.S. antitrust regulators told Google they opened a formal investigation into whether the dominant search company illegally abuses its market power.

Baidu Inc, China's top search engine, is buying the country's leading travel website Qunar to strengthen its foothold in the competitive Internet sector.