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The International Criminal Court said on Saturday Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was in contact through intermediaries about surrendering for trial, but it also had information mercenaries were trying to spirit him to a friendly African nation.

The head of Europe's rescue fund sought to entice China on Saturday to invest in the facility by saying investors may be protected against a fifth of initial losses and that bonds could eventually be sold in yuan if Beijing desires.

China's new banking regulator Shang Fulin will bring experience in pressing reforms and a hallmark cool-headed approach as he takes oversight of a sector trying to digest the effects of a lending binge that has left banks with mounting piles of debt.

The head of the European Financial Stability Facility sought to entice China on Saturday to invest in the bailout fund by saying investors may be protected against as much as one-fifth of initial losses.

China announced a reshuffle of its top economic regulatory posts on Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency said, the first big step in a comprehensive leadership change that will culminate when its top political leaders retire.

Chicago-based Boeing Co. has reached an agreement to lease a mothballed space shuttle hanger at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Central Florida.

U.S. stocks closed out a fourth week of gains in quiet fashion on Friday, edging higher as the market took a breather after rallying 3 percent on Europe's deal to stem its debt crisis.

Air China, in partnership with Boeing, Honeywell UOP, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, PetroChina and Pratt & Whitne, on Friday successfully test flew a passenger plane powered by a mix of biofuel and traditional aviation fuel, which in the near future could help the country overcome crude oil shortages.

A World Trade Organization panel largely backed China on Friday in a complaint about European Union import duties on Chinese footwear, dealing a partial victory also to European importers and retailers.

Stocks closed out a fourth week of gains in quiet fashion on Friday, edging higher as the market took a breather after rallying 3 percent on Europe's deal to stem its debt crisis.

The Commerce Department on Friday set preliminary anti-dumping duty rates on products from China, Taiwan, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates it said were being sold in the United States at unfairly low prices.

China is the chief suspect in a in a string of hacking incidents of U.S. satellites that took place four or more times in 2007 and 2008.

Oil prices retreated on Friday in choppy trading as uncertainties about Europe's plan to tackle its debt problems prompted some profit taking after the previous session's rally.

Apple sales in China and Japan reached $14.3 billion in 2011, an increase of 174 percent from a year ago. The region accounts for nearly a quarter of revenue.

China Fashion Week is like a fantastical, mystical world unto itself. Straight off the pages of an ancient Chinese fairytale, models walked down the runways in a haute couture mix of tradtional Chinese embroidery, bold neon colors, sharp silhouettes, and temporary tattoos.

Stocks edged lower on Friday as investors paused after a rally that lifted the S&P 500 index almost 20 percent from near bear market levels where it had sunk earlier this month.

Election campaigning began in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday and organisers said the polls will go ahead on November 28 despite concerns over whether preparations have been adequate.

Stocks edged lower on Friday as investors paused following a powerful rally that propelled the S&P 500 index almost 20 percent since briefly dipping into bear market territory earlier this month.

By Monday, a mother will give birth to the seven billionth human living on Earth, experts predict.

“[We] will jointly deter any additional provocations by North Korea.”

Stocks edged lower on Friday as investors took a breather from a powerful rally that propelled the S&P to close above its 200-day moving average for the first time since August.