IBT Staff Reporter

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.

The finance ministers of France and Singapore are among the names being floated to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn as early as June 30 as the head of the International Monetary Fund, a bank of last resort for the world's nations.

New York subway riders may encounter some inconvenience on (and after) Doomsday.

Signs of a Wall Street sell-off are all over the place, but U.S. stocks might well survive another week relatively unscathed if investors keep betting on sectors less vulnerable to an economic downturn.

The U.S. special operation forces were deployed with Pakistani troops on intelligence-gathering missions in Pakistan by September 2009, confidential American diplomatic cables revealed.

Ahead of the much-awaited Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United, Barca midfielder Andres Iniesta has heaped praise on United veterans Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes.

Microsoft and Intel have appeared in public as partners until recently, when Microsoft rebutted comments made by a top Intel executive regarding Windows 8. There are few details surrounding the next installment of Microsoft’s operating system. But Intel senior vice president Renee James hinted on Tuesday that there will be four versions of Windows 8 running on the ARM processor. These versions, she said, will not support legacy software and applications.

In an effort to reach a new audience, The New York Times will create content for a new television series on NYC life, one of the city’s NYC Media television stations. NYC life can be viewed on channel 25 in New York City. The half-hour show, dubbed NYTV, will air Monday nights at 8:30 p.m. with the first show scheduled for May 23. The network also plans on making the series available online at nyc.gov/vod.

Murphy's home run, Turner's RBI double were all Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey needed to beat the New York Yankees 2-1.

Here is some advice for those who believe that the 21st of May 2011 is actually going to be the rapture. We hope that you consider this advice carefully:

Harold Camping and his Family Radio are being suspected as cult, after Camping’s May 21, 2011 Doomsday prediction failed miserably with many people saying that Camping is feeding off fears of gullible people.

Increased Charges of Wireless connections on tablet computers is urging consumers to use free Wi-Fi rather than invest on cellular network along with the high price of the network.

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone will consider postponing the inaugural Indian Grand Prix to make room for Bahrain.

Family Radio President and self-proclaimed Doomsday prophet Harold Camping has turned out to be a figure of ridicule after his Doomsday prediction that the world will end on May 21, 2011 fell flat on its face with no earthquake taking place in New Zealand that will make Japan's earthquake look like a Sunday school picnic in comparison.

Lance Armstrong shot back against 60 Minutes condemning the program of disregarded journalistic ethics in its handling of the doping allegation segment on the seven time Tour de France winner.

The United States is still lagging behind other industrialized countries in terms of broadband adoption and download speed, according to a report released by the Federal Communications Commission on Friday.

A convoy from North Korea traveled to the northeast Chinese city of Changchun on Saturday.

US President Barack Obama and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu have admitted their differences on the Middle East peace issues.

Syrian security forces have again killed at least 34 protesters during a rally when activists tried to draw the country's Kurdish minority in the movement for political change.

Jeff Fager, CBS News Chairman, reacted to Lance Armstrong's statements against 60 Minutes and issued an open invitation for Armstong to come on the show.

On Saturday, 21 May 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the status of nuclear safety in Japan:

As part of the Partnership to Advance Clean Energy announced by President Obama and Prime Minister Singh of India last November, the Department of Energy has committed $25 million over the next five years to support the U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC).

U.S. authorities closed two small banks in west-central Georgia and one in Washington state on Friday, bringing the number of foreclosures in 2011 to 43.

LOS ANGELES - This week, Untitled Entertainment partner Guy Oseary and Live Nation are going live with a joint web venture RockPaperPhoto.com, an online art gallery selling largely unpublished, hand-signed, limited-edition prints of more than 1,000 singers and acts ranging from B.B. King and James Brown to Green Day and Gwen Stefani.

George Hincapie, longtime teammate and friend of Lance Armstrong, reacted to stunning allegations by CBS's 60 Minutes that Hincapie told federal investigators that Lance Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France champion, used steroids.

The United States continues to lag behind other countries in broadband adoption and download speeds, according to a report released by the Federal Communications Commission on Friday.

Yet another attack on Sony PlayStation Network took place, resulting in 100,000 yen (approximately $1,225) stolen from account holders.

RadioShack teammates Chris Horner and Levi Leipheimer ended Stage 6 in the same place they began - in the top two places in the standings after six days of racing in the 2011 Amgen Tour of California. Stage 6 was won by time trial specialist David Zabriskie in a time of 30:35 around Solvang’s 24 km (15-mile) track.

Self-proclaimed Doomsday prophet Harold Camping who heads the Family Radio in Oakland, CA, claims that about 200 million people will Rapture on May 21, 2011 at 6 p.m. (PST), and those who remain behind will witness the complete destruction of the world by October 21, 2011.