POLITICS

Team Poison hacker jailed for six months after dumping ex-PM's personal details and bombarding anti-terror hotline

Allegations of forced conversion to Islam of five Gaza Strip Christians spark protests across Palestinian enclave.

Amaro Jose Viana, a 12-year-old boy was drowned in boiling water after his parents were shot dead by gunmen who broke into the family house.

Olympics minister Jeremy Hunt's ears burning after overzealous attempt to ring in Games sends brass bell flying into leg of spectator.

Leader of right-wing group Boeremag also guilty of Soweto bombings in 2002, could face life sentence.

Obama to sign Enhance Security Cooperation Act, giving Israel more firepower and access to US spy satellite images.

Did the swastika overlay the wrong image seen during performances by Madonna on her current world tour? Surely it wasn't meant that the face of Marine Le Pen, President of France's Front National Party, be portrayed with this vile symbol but that of Russian, Yevgeny Nikitin who has done the "decent thing" and withdrawn from this year's Bayreuth Opera Festival. Mr Nikitin was to play the Dutchman in The Flying Dutchman, the music and libretto of which was composed by Richard Wagn...

Hackers' collective rides growing wave of anger among Anaheim's Latino community over deaths of two men at hands of police.

High court judges back claim by frustrated air passenger Paul Chambers that Twitter threat to blow Doncaster airport sky high was a joke.

Syrian regime deploys tanks, helicopter gunships and aircraft along with scores of troops in Aleppo.

Gaza's Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh meets Egypt's intelligence chief ahead of talks with new president Mohammed Mursi.

Dubai police chief Dahi Khalfan has warned against a planned Islamist coup to overthrow the regimes of Gulf countries.

Republican Guard brigade leader who fled regime because his message was not getting through may be the man to unite opposition.

Jihadist terror group storms factory and police station in Nigerian city of Maiduguri.

Tensions between Iran and Israel continue to escalate following series of accusations from both camps.

Al-Qaida militants shoot down Iraqi army helicopter and kill soldiers in attempt to regain territory

US president takes election year risk by raising issue of gun control in wake of Aurora cinema slaughter.

McDonalds, Coca-Cola and Cadbury's in firing line as Children's Food Campaign calls on IOC to drop unhealthy food and drink sponsors.

Anonymous backs protesters who say two fatal shootings are latest examples of police brutality.

Public appearances by North Korea leader and Ri Sol-ju may suggest more open leadership for notoriously secretive country.

Further exodus expected following departure of more than 150 observers.

Activists who want end to law that lets rapists marry their victims accuse Bassima Hakkaoui of provocation.

Ambassadors to Cyprus and the UAE abandon Assad's regime and flee to Qatar.

Notebook of chilling drawings of massacre addressed to University of Colorado professor sat in campus mailroom for a week before the Aurora cinema attack.

Security forces loyal to the Mali coup leader Amadou Sanogo are responsible for a series of human rights violations ranging from torture to forced disappearances.

Hundreds of people gathered in New Delhi to support three hunger strikers in an attempt to step up pressure against the government for the passing of a strong anti-corruption law.

State television confirms mystery woman pictured alongside leader in several photographs is his wife.

Olympic athlete Voula Papachristou withdrawn from London 2012 for racist joke on African immigrants and the West Nile virus.

Frequent hunger striker Guillermo Farinas among those taken by policy at funeral of Cuban pro-democracy activist Oswaldo Paya.