POLITICS

As the Republican race for the nomination heats up IBTimes UK asks when does a candidate become too old to run for public office?

Islamist radical sect in Nigeria claims to have financial agreements with governors in the northern states.

What other historical events is the nation of liberty, equality and fraternity going to outlaw denying?

Christian group Family Leader president says Mitt Romney flipflops on multitude of issues.

Syrian constitution may limit president to two seven-year terms, putting an end to Assad dynasty.

Joint frontrunner for the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney, bows to pressure and discloses income tax records.

Arab League demand that Assad hands over power snubbed as Syria's foreign minister defies 'conspiracy'.

Sick thugs leave mutilated pet's body on doorstep of Democrat agent Jake Burris's family home in Arkansas.

Rushdie was scheduled to speak on a live video stream from London.

Iran has called the EU's ban on purchases of oil and the freezing of assets of the country's central bank an "illogical and unfair" move.

The fast-food chain McDonald's will hire 2,500 people in the UK increasing its workforce to 90,000 this year.

The prime minister, David Cameron, has shrugged off a Lords defeat over his controversial benefit cap bill by recording an all-time high poll since the election.

Costa Crociere's stricken liner had faulty balancing pump that made it lie on one side and sink, Captain Francesco Schettino Says.

Global charity Amnesty International has issued a statement addressing the Anonymous collective's declaration of war against the "evil Jihadi group" Boko Haram.

Pub closures spur campaigners to demand that the governments acts quickly.

With Anonyupload's 25 January launch date approaching, individuals reporting themselves as members of Anonymous have contacted the International Business Times UK reporting the site as a scam.

French Senate votes to criminalise Armenian genocide deniers, setting France on collision course with Turkey.

Gloves off for embattled Mitt Romney as he focuses on rival Newt Gingrich's past as an adviser to Freddie Mac mortgage lender on £1.6m contract.

Senior Lib Dem peers Lord Kirkwood and Lord Ashdown dilute government welfare reforms.

Companies will have to be more open over how they calculate executive pay, says business secretary.

Following its high profile protest against the US' Sopa and Pipa acts, the hacker cell of Anonymous has shifted its focus onto Europe's Acta.

Drainage operations will clear half a million gallons of fuel from stricken ship when second oil boom lowered

Following the high profile shutdown of Megaupload, the Anonymous collective is developing its own file sharing alternative, imaginatively called Anonyuploads.

Wave of mutinies hits Yemen as outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh prepares to leave for US.

The Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact) has attacked a number of blue chip companies accusing them of indirectly funding online piracy.

English people do not support Scottish independence, though they would allow Scotland to control its own finances, according to a new survey

Unregistered passengers could have sneaked inside the stricken liner that crashed off Giglio Island, a civil protection official has claimed.

The European Union has formally adopted an oil embargo against Iran and a freeze of the assets of the country's central bank.

Christian organisation Family Leader president says Mitt Romney will not be Republican nominee despite leading polls.