IBT Staff Reporter

They really rolled out the red carpet for Angelina Jolie when she decided to pay a visit to Syrian refugees at the Turkish border today.

Employers rushing to boost cyber defences after a rash of U.S. online break-ins won't block spies and thieves by simply throwing technology at the problem, since their core weakness is often badly-trained and -managed workers.

The Ann Patchett novel about a research scientist's odyssey deep into the Amazon leads off the latest hardcover bestseller fiction list from IndieBound.

The United States' first chief information officer (CIO) Vivek Kundra, 36, will resign and leave the Obama administration in middle of August, according to the White House. After resignation he plans to take on a fellowship post at Harvard University.

They say that the city empties out in the summer, but for those ready to brave the heat, there are countless (mostly free!) events, concerts, exhibits and festivals to make it worth your while.

Not so much high fashion as it is 1980s.

The special will feature details on the royal couple's new life after their wedding.

Spanish police announced that they froze the assets of one of dethroned 30-year Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak's inner-circle.

Hackers struck Malaysian websites for a second day on Friday, an Internet regulator said, as the country scrambled to bring its government portal back online after the latest outbreak in a cyberwar waged by online activists.

A deal on steps to curb food price volatility between G20 agriculture ministers next week is reachable but far from guaranteed, French Farm Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday.

Will and Kate get the cover, Justin gets a photo shoot.

Stocks jumped at the open on Friday after French President Nicolas Sarkozy hinted at a deal to resolve the Greek debt crisis that has hampered equities and worried investors over a possible credit dry-up.

Shares of Research In Motion Ltd fell more than 15 percent in pre-market trade on Friday, a day after the Blackberry maker posted weak quarterly results and outlook, prompting two analysts to downgrade the stock and several others to cut their price targets.

In the United States, big hotel chains get to float above the fray. India brings them down to earth.

Amnesty International issued a statement yesterday, calling on Saudi authorities to stop treating women as second-class citizens and open the Kingdom's roads to women drivers.

A man lurking suspiciously overnight in Arlington National Cemetery was arrested by U.S. Park Police. Several major roads are currently closed near the Pentagon.

Ryan Reynolds, who stars alongside the charming 'Gossip Girl' Blake Lively, is known for his less than macho roles in chick flicks like 'The Proposal' and 'Definitely, Maybe.'

U.S. regulators could file civil fraud charges against some credit rating agencies, and settle with more Wall Street banks, for their role in developing mortgage-bond deals that helped trigger the financial crisis, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

As competition heats up, Canadian telecommunication company Research in Motion (RIM) is fast losing its standing in the highly competitive mobile market.

Stock index futures rose on Friday after French President Nicolas Sarkozy hinted at a deal to resolve the Greek debt crisis, which has hampered equities and worried investors over a possible credit dry-up.

Prince William with his new bride Catherine will tour Canada followed by a Hollywood weekend, the royal couple will first land in Canada to begin their 11 days North American tour.

The Green Lantern held its premiere in Hollywood on June 15. The film, which is out on Friday, June 17, is about a test pilot who is granted a mysterious green ring that gives him super powers.

The final trailer is out, what will the stars wear on the red carpet?

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is reportedly planning a move for Internazionale striker Samuel Eto'o after the Cameroon striker revealed he would like to play in England.

Private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners said it has teamed up with CVC Capital Partners to submit a proposal to buy BJ's Wholesale Club Inc , the latest in a flurry of deal activity in discount retail.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou sacrificed his finance minister on Friday and put his main socialist party rival into the job in a bid to force through an unpopular austerity plan to avert bankruptcy.

The fashion label goes Baroque

Saudi women took to the streets today to contest a fatwa banning women from driving. International media reported that there was none of the expected retaliation from Saudi police forces, expected by many analysts to blow the situation up into something more befitting an Arab nation in the Jasmine era.

What followed after the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup is the underlying question whether the system ignored the lessons learned from the riot of 1994 in Vancouver.