IBT Staff Reporter

NASA is readying the Discovery Shuttle for its final mission into space.

Feb 23, 2011

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia - jointly the world's biggest oil producer alongside Russia, and so far immune to the civil unrest sweeping North Africa and the Middle East - returned from hospital treatment abroad to announce a near US$38 billion package of new housing projects, a 15% pay-rise across the board, and the kingdom's first-ever unemployment insurance.

Feb 23, 2011

This is one of the authors and books who correctly forecasted the financial crisis, and told investors exactly how to profit from the consequences. People who followed the simple advice of investing in Gold and hard assets years ago, when this book first appeared in 2004, could multiply their fortune.

Feb 23, 2011

There's no doubt that at every live awards show there are always some mishaps. The Academy Awards has had its fair share of weird, awkward and uncomfortable moments

Feb 23, 2011

Apple reigns supreme in product placement; but others are catching up, according to a recent report.

Feb 23, 2011

President Barack Obama and his administration have called unconstitutional a part of the 1996 federal law that calls the government to define marriage to be a legal union between one man and one woman. The administration will not defend Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act in two pending legal cases, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, said on Wednesday.

Feb 23, 2011

Apple shareholders voted down a proposal to force management to adopt a written succession plan for the company, according to a report from Venturebeat.

Feb 23, 2011

In Wednesday's round of Champions League fixtures, Marseille host Manchester United while Inter Milan and Bayern Munich play out a repeat of last season's final.

Feb 23, 2011

Throughout the ages, many things have been used as currency: livestock, grains, spices, shells, beads, and now paper. But only two things have ever been money: gold and silver. When paper money becomes too abundant, and thus loses its value, man always turns back to precious metals. During these times there is always an enormous wealth transfer, and it is within your power to transfer that wealth away from you or toward you. --Michael Maloney, precious metals investment expert

Feb 23, 2011

The first update for Microsoft Windows Phone 7 has rendered certain phone models to become inoperable.

Feb 23, 2011

After the Canadian teen sensation, Justin Bieber, broke thousands of Beliebers' hearts by losing his signature floppy hair, the FRIENDS star Jennifer Aniston sported a brand new hairdo on her 42th birthday.

Feb 23, 2011

South African government bonds fell to three-month lows on Wednesday but the rand firmed over 1.0 percent after the finance ministry projected a higher- than-expected budget deficit for the 2011/2012 financial year.

Feb 23, 2011

Saudi King Abdullah returned home on Wednesday after a three-month medical absence and unveiled benefits for Saudis worth some $37 billion (23 billion pounds) in an apparent bid to insulate the world's top oil exporter from an Arab protest wave.

Feb 23, 2011

At least 100,000 trade unionists marched through the Indian capital on Wednesday in a protest against high food prices and unemployment, piling pressure on an administration under fire over corruption scandals.

Feb 23, 2011

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Defence Minister admitted in parliament on Wednesday flaws in his doctoral dissertation that is at the centre of a plagiarism affair weighing on her government.

Feb 23, 2011

Greek police clashed with protesters Wednesday as around 100,000 workers, pensioners and students marched to parliament in protest at austerity policies aimed at helping Greece cope with a huge debt crisis.

Feb 23, 2011

Hundreds of foreign rescuers will join exhausted New Zealand teams Thursday in an increasingly desperate search of quake-shattered buildings in central Christchurch as time runs out to find survivors buried under rubble.

Feb 23, 2011

Thousands of Libyans celebrated the liberation of the eastern city of Benghazi from the rule of Muammar Gaddafi, who was reported to have sent a plane to bomb them on Wednesday as he clung to power.

Feb 23, 2011

Zimbabwe on Wednesday filed treason charges against dozens of political activists accused of plotting anti-government protests similar to those that toppled leaders in Egypt and Tunisia.

Feb 23, 2011

EA gives details on its upcoming first person shooter, Battlefield 3, a sequel six years in the making.

Feb 23, 2011

Namibia's central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at 6.0 percent on Wednesday, but said economic growth is likely to be better than previously expected as the economy recovers from a downturn.

Feb 23, 2011

South African building firm Murray & Roberts fell to a half-year loss on Wednesday and said it will sell some assets in the Middle East and Australia, as it fights to ride out an industry-wide slump.

Feb 23, 2011

Kenyan cigarette manufacturer British American Tobacco posted a rise in its 2010 pretax profit and revenues, but said a change in the tax regime posed a challenge for the new year.

Feb 23, 2011

Producer prices in Ghana rose 23.14 percent in January from a year earlier, the country's statistics office said on Wednesday, up from 17.79 percent in December.

Feb 23, 2011

Burundi's year-on-year inflation rate dropped to 4.8 percent in January from 6.3 percent in December partly due to lower housing, water and energy costs, official data showed on Wednesday.

Feb 23, 2011

As much as a quarter of OPEC member Libya's oil output has been shut down, Reuters calculations showed on Wednesday, as unrest prompted oil firms to warn of production cuts in Africa's third-largest producer.

Feb 23, 2011

Nigeria's parliament has begun a detailed debate of the latest version of long-delayed reforms to Africa's biggest energy industry, just two months ahead of elections, the head of the state oil company said on Wednesday.

Feb 23, 2011

Governments around the world scrambled on Wednesday to send planes and ships to evacuate their citizens from turmoil in Libya, whose leader Muammar Gaddafi has vowed to crush a revolt against his 41-year rule.

Feb 23, 2011

Muammar Gaddafi's attempts to crush a revolt against his four-decade rule have killed as many as 1,000 people and split Libya, Italy's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday.

Feb 23, 2011