IBT Staff Reporter

FBI sleuths detained a 19-year-old allegedly plotting to detonate a vehicle bomb at an annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Oregon. The arrest was announced late on Friday evening by the Justice Department who stated that Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia and a student at Oregon State University, was arrested after he attempted to detonate what he believed to be an explosives-laden van.

In a rather amusing fashion, Republican Sarah Palin fired back at her critics for highlighting her latest 'North Korea ally' gaffe. In her thanksgiving message to the nation on facebook, she listed out verbal slips of U.S. President Barack Obama.

President Obama was injured in a basketball game and received stitches on his lips after he was accidentally elbowed by a fellow player on late on Friday. According to the White House, the president received 12 stitches under anesthesia.

Facebook and other social networking sites have made life a bit more complicated in divorce and custody cases.

North Korea's fire power and military might foil South's attempts to tame the communist regime, by all odds.

Traveling gets more complicated with new rules to keep up with and comply everyday. Added to this are the new security measures by the U.S. Federal Government and high baggage costs by carriers.

Tata Motors-owned British premium carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover on Friday launched the diesel version of its luxury sedan XF in India.

There are many occasions in soccer/football when a former star comes back to play against his old club. It will be one such occasion for Robert Pires and Arsenal when the gunners visit Villa Park to face Aston Villa on Saturday's early kick-off, in the English Premier League.

Toyota is all set to launch their most ambitious car Etios in India and is likely to be priced at an aggressive entry price of 525,000 rupees (Ex-Showroom, New Delhi).

The CARe 500, the electric car based on the much-loved, ultra-compact FIAT 500, will now be available at a starting price of €23,900 ($32,900).

Peter Andre rushed to hospital for stomach pain, his UK tour has been postponed

Advertisement of Beyonce's perfume 'Heat' has been banned in UK for being too provocative for children.

How the celebrities spent their Thanksgiving holiday, here is a round-up.

A British communications company is set to launch a satellite today that will provide broadband communications to rural residents and businesses in Europe.

Saudi security forces have detained 149 people Al-Qaeda suspects over the past eight months, the Kingdom's interior ministry said on Friday. According to authorities, the detainees were from 19 different cells plotting to carry out attacks on oil installations, government and military infrastructure.

Apple's track record regarding its controversial App Store selection criteria just got muddier, after it approved an app called Manhattan Declaration, which is a call of Christian conscience against gay-marriage.

Saturday's early kick-off in the English Premier League sees Arsenal visit Villa Park where they'll face their former superstar Robert Pires's new club Aston Villa.

Winona talks of about her movies and how she wanted to be friends with Angelina Jolie during filming of Girl Interrupted

South Korean police have booked 22 people on charges of spreading rumors over the cyber space, some of them reportedly claiming that the 'South first attacked North'. The country's National Security Law prohibits praising or sympathizing with the communist North. Meanwhile, an amateur footage claiming to be that of the North's attack on Yeonpyeong Island is doing rounds on the video streaming sites like YouTube.

Michael Douglas on Thanksgiving holiday

Axl Rose unhappy with Slash image on the game cover of Guitar Hero lll

Nicloe and Madden set to wed in style with big name s performing at the wedding

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), who has been found guilty of ethics violations, could become the congressman to be censured since 1983 if the full House of Representatives approves the punishment recommended by the congressional ethics committee.

The Transportation Security Administration has a credibility problem. And until they fix it, I can no longer accept their assertion that any security procedure-no matter how intrusive -- is necessary.

Seoul on Friday named Kim Kwan-jin, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), as the new defense minister for South Korea. The 61-year-old former Army general replaced Kim Tae-young after the latter resigned in the wake of Tuesday' North Korea attack that killed two South Korean soldiers and two civilians.

The holiday season means some of the busiest days for companies such as Fedex and UPS.

It was called the “Facebook Election” when Obama won nearly 70 percent of the vote among Americans under age 25 reaching them through Facebook. Essentially, Obama won on the wave of youth support, using Facebook.

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal refuses to take anything for granted and will look to win against Berdych despite a dramatic twist in events required to see the Spaniard eliminated. On Thursday, Federer and Murray booked their places in the semis with wins over Soderling and Ferrer respectively.

Microsoft announced its gains in mindshare with 15,000 developers building apps for its recently launched Windows Phone 7.