IBT Staff Reporter

A three-year study to re-evaluate the story of the Greek Bible fragments has provided a rare glimpse of Byzantine Jewish life and culture. The new research also illustrates the cross-fertilisation between Jewish and Christian biblical scholars in the Middle Ages.

A sum up of top events that shaped United States in past decade (2000-2010). Part 2 covers 2004 to 2008 on weapons of mass destruction, Iraq, Bush second term, Hurricane Katrina, Housing bubble burst, and Barack Obama as the first Black president.

A sum up of top events that shaped US in past decade (2000-2010). Part 3 covers 2009 & 2010 on Michael Jackson’s death, US economy and jobs, Obama closing Guantanamo Bay detention, troops in Afghan, Tea Party, Sarah Palin and Nobel Peace Prize.

Close to 30 robot teachers have started teaching youngsters English in 19 elementary schools in the South Korean city of Daegu

California's Disneyland was overburdened with holiday guests for the second day in a row on Tuesday. Disney California Adventure was also shut temporarily.

IBM the harbinger officially unveils the top five innovations that will change the world, with a potential Mark Zuckerberg arising from any of its Next Five in Five list.

Top U.S. officials raised broad and specific concerns about Russia's legal environment after the conviction on Monday of one-time oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his associate Platon Lebedev.

Spain's Treasury cut net debt issuance plans for 2011 from 2010, responding to rising financing costs as markets demand higher premiums to hold debt from the euro zone's peripheral economies.

The U.S. securities regulator is looking into share trading in privately-held Internet companies including Facebook and Twitter, media reports said, citing people familiar with the inquiry.

U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday as investors remained bullish about the prospects for equities in 2011, keeping a December rally intact.

U.S. stocks index futures rose on Wednesday, indicating stocks were poised to extend a December rally as investors remained optimistic the global economic rebound will continue in 2011.

China should hasten the liberalisation of its interest rate market to rein in accelerating inflation in the world's second-biggest economy, a senior Chinese central bank official said on Wednesday.

Allstate Corp has sued Bank of America Corp, its Countrywide lending unit and 17 other defendants for allegedly misrepresenting the risks on more than $700 million of mortgage securities it bought from Countrywide.

Russia is poised to reclaim control of computing by ditching free software but faces obstacles in implementation, says software freedom stalwart Richard Mattew Stallman.

In a reflection of shifting loyalties, India, who had long termed Iran a 'natural partner,' now joined hands with the U.S. on sanctions against the former over its nuclear ambitions.

U.S. stocks were set for a modestly higher open on Wednesday, indicating stocks were on track to extend a December rally as investors remained bullish about the prospects of a global economic rebound in 2011.

McAfee expects Apple’s iPhone, geolocation services such as Foursquare, and mobile devices to be the target of malware attacks in 2011. The computer security company also predicts attackers targeting shortened URL services and internet TV platforms as well as a rise in politically motivated hacktivisim, as more groups are expected to repeat the WikiLeaks example.

9/11, George W Bush, Afghanistan, Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, Recession, Facebook, Unemployment, Barak Obama and You Tube - this almost sums up the whole of the first decade this millennium for the United States. We have put together a series of events that changed your and in fact our lives. Take a short walk... Deep down the memory lane...Try to remember where you were when hell broke loose, joy came knocking on your doorstep. Where were you when politicians lied, slapped taxes, or kept their pro...

Groups including the United Nations, Harvard University, Google Inc and an organization co-founded by actor George Clooney are launching a project using satellites to watch Sudan for war crimes before a vote that could split the African country in two.

China-based Perfect World, an online game developer, has announced the launch of unlimited closed beta testing for Empire of the Immortals, a new MMORPG for the Company's Immortals franchise.

Liberal Democrat leader takes up the role of 'advocate for access to higher education'

2010 will be remembered as the worst year for automobile industry. A number of leading car makers including Toyota, Honda, GM, BMW, Hyundai, Nissan, Ford, Chevrolet recalled lakhs of vehicles because of various defects and safety problems.

SAP AG must pay Oracle Corp prejudgment interest on a recent $1.3 billion copyright infringement verdict, but not at the formula suggested by Oracle, according to a judge's ruling filed on Tuesday.

Google is planning to launch an online applications store offering popular educational software.

U.S. buyout firm Leonard Green & Partners remains keen to acquire warehouse club operator BJ's Wholesale Club Inc and may launch a hostile bid if an auction is not initiated in the coming weeks, the New York Post said, citing sources.

Val Kilmer has to cough up another $500,000 in unpaid taxes to IRS

Allstate Corp has sued Bank of America Corp, its Countrywide lending unit and 17 other defendants for allegedly misrepresenting the risks on more than $700 million of mortgage securities it bought from Countrywide.

Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth got engaged during the Christmas weekend

Oil steadied above $91 a barrel on Wednesday ahead of U.S. inventory data expected to show a drawdown in crude and distillate stocks due to severe weather in the world's largest oil user.