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It was hardly rock 'n' roll, but Paul McCartney's debut into the world of ballet with an orchestral score and tale of love set in a royal undersea court premiered at a gala event to stars, music and ballet lovers at a warm reception held on Thursday.

Gold prices plummeted Friday, at one point tumbling to 15 percent below the level of three weeks ago, as investors started buying stocks and, to a lesser extent, euros. Silver is now down 25 percent from its mid-week level.

A look back at one of the biggest moments in NFL history: Mo Lewis' crippling hit on Drew Bledsoe, which made way for the Tom Brady era.

When an Aboriginal man from Western Australia gave a lock of his hair to a British anthropologist in the early 20th century, it opened up a way for researchers to piece together his genome.

World stocks came off 14-month lows on Friday on expectations policymakers would take further action to ease the Eurozone debt crisis, while commodities fell broadly on worries about a global economic slump.

A source has confirmed to International Business Times that the Metro Transit Authority (MTA) will be partnering with AT&T and T-Mobile to provide cell phone coverage at the platforms of certain subway stations.

The 60-year-old actress lost 100 pounds and is now a size 6.

The New York Yankees have already clinched the American League East title but catcher Russell Martin has another goal in mind, knocking down the bid by arch-rival Boston Red Sox to reach the postseason.

Silvercorp Metals Inc. said Friday it is suing a group of detractors for allegedly spreading falsehoods about the company in the hope of profiting from a decline in its share price.

A look at the much-anticipated bout this weekend.

Mullen testified before a Senate panel that: The Haqqani network... acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency.

Both are expected to play, though precautions are being taken.

Gold prices fell about 3 percent Friday, setting up the third weekly decline for what has recently been touted as the pre-eminent safe haven.

U.S. gold futures posted their steepest losses in a month on Thursday, dragged down by a global flight from risk that raises new questions about bullion's value as a safe haven and the sustainability of its long rally.

Forbes' latest list of billionaires, which was published on Wednesday, has a few surprises on it. The world has now 1,210 billionaires, with a total net worth of $4.5 trillion. The number of billionaires has doubled in China while Moscow surpasses all other cities in the number of billionaires.

The iPhone 5, or iPhone 4S, as it has at times been rumored to be named, is expected to debut sometime in October. If the latest rumor about its release date is to be believed, Oct. 4 will witness the much-awaited product launch of the iPhone 5 this year. Here are the top features that iPhone 5 can't afford to lose.

Jefferies' 2011 Electronic Payments Summit was held in New York on Sept. 20. The summit had six panel discussions focusing on private equity, prepaid, regulatory and legislative landscape, merchants and merchant acquirers, the future of U.S. debit and mobile money

The singing contest show, The X-Factor, touted as the biggest show ever to hit America created by Simon Cowell debuted on Fox last night with a not-so-flattering reception. The show originally from UK managed to pull in just 12.1 million viewers and was ranked fourth behind CBS's Criminal Minds and CSI and ABC's Modern Family in the nightly ratings. To put things in perspective, American Idol premier had 21.6 million viewers when it was aired...

The world's major economies on Thursday pledged to prevent Europe's debt crisis from undermining banks and financial markets, and said the euro zone's rescue fund could be bolstered.

The St Louis Cardinals allowed six runs in the ninth inning to lose 8-6 to the New York Mets on Thursday and miss their opportunity to gain ground on the Atlanta Braves in the National League wild card race.

The Anaheim Angels' playoff hopes dimmed on Thursday after Edwin Encarnacion slammed a 12th inning walkoff homer to lift the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-3 win.