IBT Staff Reporter

Whether observers believed it or not, a California broadcaster's unwavering conviction that doomsday was set to strike on May 21, 2011 has sparked intense interest online, with thousands of Twitter users weighing in.

Even after learning that no devastating earthquake struck New Zealand, Australia, China or the consequent countries in the time zone chain, some steadfast followers of Harold Camping's church are reportedly still out on the streets carrying signs as of Saturday May 21st, 3 p.m. EST.

While Harold Camping's doomsday prediction hasn't panned out, there is one associated with him that is. Camping is the President of California-based Family Radio, a religious broadcasting network that spans more than 150 outlets in the United States.

On Saturday, June 4, from 10 to 4 p.m. TreePeople will host the 1st annual Green City Fair, a free family-friendly event, at their headquarters in Coldwater Canyon Park. Hosted by celebrity and environmental guru, EdBegley, Jr. and sponsored by The Gas Company, The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Energy Upgrade California, Southern California Edison, Boeing, Wells Fargo and Whole Foods, the Green City Fair will bring together residents from all across Los Angeles to empower them with ...

Greece must avoid debt restructuring and push on with budget cuts and privatizations to overcome its debt crisis, the country's Prime Minister George Papandreou and senior ECB officials said on Saturday.

Herman Cain, former pizza chain CEO, talk radio host and Kansas City Fed Chairman, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for U.S. president on Saturday in Atlanta.

A powerful Republican lawmaker is investigating possible insider trading at SAC Capital Advisors LLP, highlighting increased public scrutiny of potential wrongdoing by hedge funds.

Matteo Lopes, the 7-year-old winner of Doodle 4 Google contest winner, is spending his weekend in New York City.

Harold Camping, the bible teacher, broadcaster and author who predicted that May 21, 2011 would be judgment day, has not been heard from since the expected outcome of rolling mega earthquakes starting in New Zealand failed to materialize on schedule at 6 p.m. local time.

Prime Minister George Papandreou ruled out a restructuring of Greece's debt but declined to comment whether a softer reprofiling was on the cards, the state-run Athens news Agency reported on Saturday.

Standard & Poor's cut its rating outlook for Italy to negative from stable, citing weak growth prospects and increased risks it would fail to slash its debt mountain.

The Doomsday prediction failure by Harold Camping isn't the only one in history.

Senate Judiciary Committee head Charles Grassley is investigating possible insider trading at SAC Capital Advisors LLP, highlighting increased public scrutiny of potential wrongdoing by hedge funds.

Harold Egbert Camping was born July 19, 1921. He is a Christian radio broadcaster and president of California-based Family Radio, a religious broadcasting network that spans more than 150 outlets in the United States. It was formed in 1958 as non-profit ministry.

Analysts say if Facebook has its IPO, before the social networking market corrects itself, it could easily be the biggest ever.

Lawyers representing a British soccer player have asked Twitter via a London court for information about the users of the website who published details of his private life.

The red hot trading debut of professional social networking company LinkedIn Corp is not raising any red flags for a top official at the U.S. Federal Reserve, whose flood of money some argue could fuel dangerous bubbles.

SAC Capital Advisors LLP is under investigation by a powerful U.S. Republican Senator for 20 possible instances of insider trading, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation.

Harold Camping, 89 years-old, with a $100-million ministry that broadcasts radio in 61 different languages around the world, has just failed. He predicted Doomsday on 21st May, 2011, but the world is still here.

Following the Sharks' 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night, Sharks fans were notably present for Game 3, the Sharks' first home game of the series. The pivotal match-up in the series moved to San Jose's HP Pavilion, where the home team Sharks were down 2-0 in the series after embarrassing losses in Vancouver.

The president of Family Radio Harold Camping's Doomsday predication failed and didn't happen. Many people are openly mocking it now.

The San Jose Sharks withstood a furious Vancouver third period rally to claim a 4-3 win on Friday and take a bite out of the Canucks' lead in the Western Conference final.

While critical food shortage is affecting a quarter of North Korea's population of 24 million, the secret lives of leader Kim Jong Il and his top aides, who are living lavishly in their own paradise, indulging in debauchery and womanizing, and are brazenly violating human rights norms, are slowly being unraveled.

MOSCOW, May 21 - Russia's oil pipeline monopoly said on Saturday it would appeal a court ruling ordering it to release board meeting minutes, saying an anti-corruption blogger wanted the information as part of a conspiracy against Russia.

Increasing numbers of Apple Mac computer users are reporting incidents of seeing pop-up windows named Mac Defender, but what appears as a security program is not a valid defender but an attacker - a malicious malware instead.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday affirmed her high opinion of French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, tipped as a candidate to be the next head of the International Monetary Fund.

Is Doomsday clock ticking away? The atomic scientists say no.

Family Radio president Harold Camping’s May 21, 2011 Doomsday prediction is on track to fail but his followers should not panic or do anything drastic, anti-cult organization Cultwatch has advised.

Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter backed French counterpart Christine Lagarde for the top job at the International Monetary Fund and threw her weight behind Austrian banks in the debate over new capital rules.