IBT Staff Reporter

A litany of back-stabbing at Europe's top aerospace group is exposed in leaked U.S. cables, which show American diplomats avidly collecting details on the cracks in U.S. planemaker Boeing's main rival.

Bill Gates didn't lose his title as the world's richest man last year; he gave it away by plowing billions into his charitable foundation, experts say.

Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as oil prices pulled back on prospects of an OPEC production hike after recent turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa caused a spike in prices.

The list of breathtaking designs delivered by Apple, which include the translucent Mac computers, iPod, iPhone and iPad, bear their genesis to the alchemy between Apple's star CEO Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President, Industrial Design.

As it pushes to renew its conservative roots, Deutsche Bank may be about to take a risky bet: sidelining its rainmaker in the contest for the top job.

In an 8 minute video news report, former U.S. Prosecutor Richard Fine outlines his strategy to return integrity to the California Court system and the reasons why State Superior Court Judges cannot sit on cases where they have received money from parties who appear before them.

From the wild two-hour Sunday premier to a wilder Saturday night cast party and an unexpected pinch of Charlie Sheen, the latest season of the 'The Celebrity Apprentice' has begun and is most likely to rule the headlines in the coming weeks.

A section of students at the University of Maryland are protesting the acceptance of research funds from Lockheed Martin, a Bethesda-based aerospace, security and defense technology company because of its engagement in arms manufacturing.

The state of Hawaii is under siege by the spewing lava of the Kilauea volcano on the big island as pictures and videos showed lava plumes shooting into the air as high as 60 to 80 feet. The Kilauea volcano started erupting when a collapse of a crater spawn Saturday's massive event

OPEC is in consultations regarding a potential boost in oil output but hasn't decided whether to approve one, Kuwait's Oil Minister said on Tuesday.

The University of Chicago is all set to launch its first ever school of engineering with a new Institute for Molecular Engineering, set up in collaboration with the Argonne National Laboratory.

Google's Android operating system captured the top spot among smartphone platforms for the first time in January, followed by RIM and Apple, says a report from comScore.

NASA finds itself in a sticky situation over the meteorite alien life report from one of its own.

The criminal trial of Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam begins on Tuesday with jury selection in a case at the heart of the biggest insider trading investigation in a generation.

Boeing Co sealed deals worth $10 billion with two Chinese airlines as the world's second-largest economy expects to order more than 2,000 aircraft over the next five years to meet booming demand for air services.

U.S. consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co Inc said its retail strategy in China will focus on expanding its network into inland cities, where consumption is booming.

Taiwan's UMC, the world's No.2 contract chipmaker, posted a 4.3 percent rise in February sales, thanks to a surge in demand in new electronic products including smartphones and tablet computers.

Oil fell from recent highs on Tuesday on reports that OPEC may boost production, prompting some recovery on equity markets.

Japan's Sharp Corp <6753.T> expects to beat its LCD sales target of 15 million units in the year to March, and wants to hike the target at least a further 10 percent the following year, a spokeswoman quoted the company's president as saying.

As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, here is a peek into the top 10 employer organizations, in terms of proportion of women in the workforce.

Members of oil cartel OPEC are joining Saudi Arabia in raising output to cool soaring prices and allay fears of a supply crunch in the West, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Brent crude fell more than $1 on Tuesday to below $114 after Kuwait's oil minister said OPEC is in talks to boost production for the first time in more than two years, soothing markets rattled by the Middle East unrest.

The slideshow contains the Top 14 most workaholic countries, according to survey by Ipsos Global and Reuters. Japan, Australia, South Africa top the list.

Bill Gates didn't lose his title as the world's richest man last year; he gave it away by plowing billions into his charitable foundation, experts say.

Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel on Tuesday, pulling away from two-and-a-half year highs, but Asian stocks remained under pressure as investors worried higher energy prices could stunt the global economic recovery.

Chinese authorities have closed the Tibetan region for foreign tourists ahead of the third anniversary of violent anti-government riots there, the AFP reported today.

A latest video of the 2001 Sept 11 attacks on World Trade Centre has surfaced, which is shot from a police helicopter hovering near the burning World Trade Center towers in the hope of rescuing survivors.

Brent crude fell below $115 on Tuesday on reports Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was looking for a way to step down and end the fighting that has slashed the nation's oil exports, while OPEC's assurances of supply also soothed investors.

An iPlayer style online application called the RadioPlayer will be launched in the UK on March 31, the Daily Telegraph reported.