IBT Staff Reporter

Luke Donald, 33-years-old, has gained the world No.1 ranking in professional golf on Sunday after beating Lee Westwood at the BMW PGA Championship in Britain.

The world looks a lot more dangerous than it did only a few months ago and signs are that U.S. stock investors are starting to demand more for the added risk.

According to a new study the increase in desk jobs for the last 50 years may be the major cause for the risen obesity rate in United States.

The New York Yankees figured out how to beat Seattle ace Felix Hernandez, but still couldn't beat the Mariners as they dropped their second game in a row, 5-4.

G8 leaders all back French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's bid to run the IMF, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Sunday, as she attacked a call to investigate her role in a 2008 legal case that may harm her chances.

Lockheed Martin Corp, the U.S. government's No. 1 provider of information technology services, said on Sunday that a tenacious cyberattack on its network last weekend was part of a pattern of frequent attacks on it from around the world.

Faced with a legal and media onslaught, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is pulling together a crack team of investigators, former spies and media advisers to fight back against charges he sexually assaulted a hotel chambermaid.

Ireland may have to ask for another loan from the European Union and International Monetary Fund because it will struggle to return to debt markets to raise funds next year, a government minister said on Sunday.

The London Stock Exchange said it is not in talks with LCH.Clearnet, following speculation that it had been one of a number of exchanges that had made a bid for the European clearinghouse.

The fund BP set up to deal with compensation claims after 2010's Gulf of Mexico oil spill is starting to wind down after paying out around $4 billion of the $20 billion set aside by the oil firm, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

Group of Eight leaders unanimously back French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's bid to become the next head of the International Monetary Fund, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Sunday.

Ireland would not face any immediate threat if Greece had to default on its debts, the country's deputy prime minister said on Sunday.

An Egyptian court fined former president Hosni Mubarak and his two ministers $90 million for shutting down the telecommunication services during the uprisings.

Sitting in his reed meeting house in what was once Iraq's marshes, sheikh Rashash al-Imara warns of potential trouble if his poor tribesmen are driven off their land by foreign companies digging for oil.

In Germany, the current outbreak of E.coli found in cucumbers have claimed two more lives, totaling 10 deaths and over 300 infected. Concerns have been raised as other countries with cucumber shipments may also be at risk. The outbreak started with the shipment of Spanish cucumbers from farms in Malaga and Almeria, which may have been the main cause according to German health chiefs. No official evidence has linked Spain to the outbreak.

The International Monetary Fund on Sunday dismissed reports that an international inspection team had found that Greece has missed all its fiscal targets.

The head of Airbus parent EADS is pushing for a veto right to be introduced in the defense industry to prevent hostile takeovers, a German magazine reported on Sunday.

An overwhelming majority of Greeks are in favor of selling and developing state assets to raise 50 billion euros ($71.19 billion) to avoid a default on the country's crippling debt load, a poll found on Sunday.

Financial markets will remain skeptical that Spain can steer clear of the crisis until the country manages to finish its reform of the labor market, a senior European Central Bank policymaker said in an interview.

More than two months ago on March 21, demonstrators in Daraa set fire to the ruling Baath Party’s headquarters and government buildings. Police officials started gunning down the crowd reportedly killing hundreds by March 24. The total may have exceeded 5,000 now, reports say.

The political crisis has pushed Yemen to the brink of civil war has also cost the economy $ 5 billion and the country requires immediate aid to prevent a meltdown, the country's trade minister said on Saturday.

Yemen's government and armed tribesmen are demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave power as agreed on Saturday.

Lockheed Martin Corp., the U.S. government's top information technology provider, said on Saturday it had thwarted a significant and tenacious attack on its information systems network a week ago but was still working to restore employee access.

In what panned out to be an entertaining Champions League final, Barcelona capped a commanding performance to win 3-1 against Manchester United at the Wembley Stadium.

Lockheed Martin Corp., the government's top information technology provider, said on Saturday it had thwarted a significant and tenacious attack on its information systems network a week ago but was still working to restore employee access.

Concerns were raised as Lockheed Martin became the latest victim in a sophisticated cyber attack on the RSA SecurID authentication system allowing hackers to breach into the largest U.S. weapons manufacturer's network.

A Yemeni passenger, who tried to force his way into the cockpit of a San Francisco-bound plane while screaming Allah Ho Akbar (Allah is great), pleaded not guilty, Friday, to a charge that he had interfered with a flight crew.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced that the new Windows 8 Operating System will be coming out in 2012. Microsoft will be planning to showcase the new Windows 8 for tablets starting next week at the All Things Digital conference.

Celebrities and musicians influenced from Heron's work took to their Twitter pages to pay respects to the late Gil Scott Heron who died Friday night. The outpouring of condolences to the late pioneer of rap included tweets from leaders in the rap industry including Diddy, Ghost Face Killa, Talib Kweli, Usher Raymond, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Solange, and many others.