IBT Staff Reporter

G20 member Indonesia threw its backing behind France's Christine Lagarde for the head of the IMF on Sunday, marking her first public endorsement from a major emerging market and padding her lead in a three-way race.

Lulzsec, the hackers who took down PBS and Sony has now taken interest in exposing email addresses and passwords of people visiting pornography websites.

The International Monetary Fund, the intergovernmental group that oversees the global financial system and brings together 187 member nations, has become the latest known target of a significant cyber attack.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has many potential transfers in mind despite not having confirmed a manager as yet, with Neymar, Modric and Sanchez believed to be at the top his list.

Italian fashion house Prada, which is seeking to raise up to $2.6 billion through a Hong Kong IPO, has generated five times demand for its offer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.

Dubai's real estate watchdog canceled as many as 217 registered property projects over the past two years after the burst of the property and asset bubble, according to information in a prospectus for Dubai's planned bond issue.

Some of the flights cancelled on June 9, eight days after a Chilean volcano started erupting , have still been held in abeyance due to ash cloud created by a volcanic eruption.

China's inflation rate may accelerate to more than 6 percent year-on-year in June, which could bring the full-year consumer price index for 2011 to as high as 5 percent, a government researcher said in remarks reported on Sunday.

Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, the planner of the U.S. embassy attacks in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998 was killed last Tuesday at a police checkpoint, Somali authorities said Saturday.

Bank of Israel Governor and former IMF deputy chief Stanley Fischer said on Saturday he would run for the top job at the International Monetary Fund, presenting a new challenge to front-runner Christine Lagarde.

San Francisco Giants second baseman Freddy Sanchez could be out for the season after injuring his shoulder diving for the ball in yesterday's win over the Cincinnati Reds.

The International Monetary Fund has been hit by a cyber attack on its computer systems, an IMF spokesman said on Saturday, highlighting a growing rash of network break-ins at high-profile institutions.

Alaska released a massive trove of e-mail messages from Sarah Palin's days as governor on Friday shedding light on the 2008 Presidential campaign before she was picked as Sen. John McCain's running mate.

Animal Kingdom had trouble out of the gate, and longshot Ruler on Ice, a known mudder, won the 143rd Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, N.Y.

Scientist found a way to clone cows that can produce human-like milk, announced an Argentina's National Institute of Abrobusiness Technology on Thursday.

The International Monetary Fund is investigating a cyberattack that it recently discovered and has put in place additional security measures, an IMF spokesman said on Saturday.

Another mayoral hopeful is making waves on Twitter but this time it's to declare his candidacy.

Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said Saturday he would run for the top job at the International Monetary Fund, presenting a potential serious challenge to front-runner Christine Lagarde.

Firefighters had contained 5 percent of Arizona's massive Wallow fire and established containment lines on its northeast side, authorities said Saturday.

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo has been called a choke artist by his critics because he has performed lower than normal in a handful of big games, going all the way back to his pre-Canuck years. But given the way he shut down the Bruins last night when he absolutely had to, maybe he needs maximum pressure to bring out his best.

Word from top Democratic officials that Congressman Anthony Weiner would seek treatment is new but the revelation he intends to take a leave of absence is not.

Saudi Arabia will seek a greater role in the International Monetary Fund , its finance minister said on Saturday after meeting with France's Christine Lagarde on her campaign to head the Washington-based lender.

Congressman Anthony Weiner, the scandal plagued lawmaker who admitted to conducting several extramarital conversations with at least six women over 3 years told top Democratic officials he will seek treatment.

Colleague and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi added to pressure on Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY to resign, calling on him to step down from office and seek help after following reports on Friday that police had investigated Weiner's direct message contacts on online to a 17-year old girl.

Apple, Inc. has been recalling its iPad 2 which was designed to connect to Verizon's network due to connectivity problems.

Congressman Anthony Weiner, the scandal plagued lawmaker who admitted to conducting several lewd and inappropriate extramarital conversations with at least six women over 3 years told top Democratic officials he will seek treatment and leave of absence from House.

Just hours after Congressman Anthony Weiner left his home to take hour his dirty laundry, two of the top Democrats in the country simultaneously signaled they wanted to do the same with theirs.

Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said on Saturday he had decided to stand as head of the International Monetary Fund, presenting a potential serious challenge to front-runner Christine Lagarde.

Formaldehyde - a colorless, flammable and strong-smelling chemical used in consumer products and in medical labs - is now being listed as a 'known human carcinogen' in a new federal government report.