Iran has been accused of a new internet clampdown after issuing a new set of more restrictive guidelines.
Tenants of Housing Association Properties Should Be Able To Buy Their House, backbench MPs argue.
Labour leader Ed Miliband begins 2012 in much the same position as he finished 2011.
Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz, key route for oil tanker traffic, centre of fresh controversy.
In the aftermath of the ongoing nuclear threat from Israel and the confrontation with West over Hormuz Strait oil route blockage dispute, Ahmadinejad regime has plans to clamp down internet connectivity across the country.
The hacker cell of the Anonymous collective is expected to hack the website of the leader of the right-extremist National Democratic Party( NPD) of Germany as part of the ongoing OpBlitzkrieg operation against German neo-Nazi groups.
Anonymous hacker collective releases internal document that gives exclusive insight into three 2012 hacking campaigns designed to 'punish' the world's 'wicked'.
Suicide bombers kill at least 10 people and wound dozens in attack on police bus in Syrian capital of Damascus.
High-profile arrest of General Ilker Basbug after accusation of leading Ergenekon terror group.
The 34-mile wide (at its narrowest point) oil transit route holds the key to deciding a new geopolitical equation as major world powers are already taking sides in case of a war.
At least five people have been killed in a rampage attack by gunmen who burst inside a church in northern Nigeria during a Thursday night service.
The prime minister, David Cameron, has told the people of Britain to be prepared for a “testing year” as the coalition cuts start to bite.
Global companies urged to emphasise human rights in face of growing child exploitation figures.
Israeli credit cards have been targeted again by a Saudi-based hacker, the chief executive of the country's largest card company told Reuters.
Lebanon politicians turn on defence minister Fayez Ghosn over infiltration claims and accuse him of doing Bashar al-Assad's dirty work.
Iranian dissidents continue to use the internet despite severe restrictions imposed by the government.
Prime Minister David Cameron said that his New Year's resolution was to "kill off the health and safety culture for good" claiming it had become an "albatross around the neck of British businesses"
Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak could face death penalty
Israel suspects a potential terror plot may be planned to target Israeli tourists in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.
Frank Wuterich, a 31-year-old Marine staff sergeant, is accused of killing of 24 Iraqis along with his squad in the city of Haditha in 2005.
Ten thousand synchronised swimming fans who thought they would be watching the event at the London 2012 Olympic Games will miss out, after an administrative bungle.
More than 50 people have been killed in a spate of bomb attacks in southern Iraq and Baghdad.
At least 26 people have been killed in renewed attacks by a Rwandan militia group operating in Eastern DR Congo, the Congolese army said.
Syrian activists have accused the government of manipulating and deceiving Arab League monitors.
Burma's opposition leader upbeat about democracy thaw as Foreign Secretary William Hague begins historic visit.
Cuba has accused Twitter of sparking rumours about Fidel Castro's death through the account of an account holder called "Naroh", according to state-owned website.
One of the commissioners who worked on the assisted dying report explains why he couldn't agree to its conclusions.
With 2012 still in its infancy hackers operating under the Anonymous collective's banner have mounted three new high-profile hacking campaigns designed to "punish" the world's "wicked."
Baghdad's Shiite districts targeted by five bomb attacks stoking fears of rising sectarian violence.
Leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband, is under pressure to fire his shadow public health secretary, Diane Abbott, following a controversial remark she made on her Twitter account.
