POLITICS

Reports that the Japanese Government is developing its own computer virus has led analysts to speculate of a possible cyber "doomsday" scenario.

Tanya Rosenbilt, dubbed the "Israeli Rosa Parks," who refused to move to the back of the bus when ordered to by an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man, said she received several death threats

Footage showing Egyptian activists writing inflammatory graffiti goes viral on social media sites.

White House agrees in principle to release Taliban leaders as part of peace negotiations.

Antonio Vazquez Alba has predicted that Syria will be invaded this year, but refused to give any other details.

Heavy-handed tactics against democracy protesters criticised in poster campaign in Egypt.

Syrian opposition's anti-Shiite militant group claims responsibility for kidnap of five Iranian workers outside Homs.

Party donors who receive peerage bound to raise suspicion and undermine honours system, says standards watchdog.

Mitt Romney scrapes through first race in Republican nomination for US presidential candidate by eight votes.

President Barack Obama addressed the Democrat Iowa caucus through live video conference from Washington.

Mitt Romney won the Republican Iowa Caucus just by eight votes.

A Youtube user, derDon1234, has posted a 10-minute video showing important events from 1911 to 2011.

Latest Republican Iowa caucus results show no clear favourite for November Presidential polls.

Alain Juppe says Iran should face tighter sanctions over controversial nuclear programme.

Kim Jong-il's funeral stage-managed right down to what grieving crowds could and could not wear, say sources.

Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party may hold referendum on peace treaties with Israel, a country it refuses to recognise.

Spectacular pictures show the moment that Afghan Police and British forces detonated nearly a tonne of explosives recovered during a major operation in Helmand Province.

The hacker cell of the Anonymous collective has followed up its previous assault in Finland, disabling the websites and publishing the members' names of several German neo-Nazi groups.

Boko Haram threats against Christians in northern Nigeria dismissed by prime minister as 'empty'.

The scale of human loss caused by the Iraq conflict has been starkly drawn by a report showing more than 123,000 civilian deaths over the nine year campaign.

Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum lead pack for 120,000 voters in Iowa caucuses.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was the first to issue a decree in 2006 banning men from working in lingerie shops to end "embarrassment" suffered by women buying intimate items from the opposite sex.

Naseer Judeh has taken up an initiative to bring peace between Israel and Palestine.

Turkey agrees to pay compensation over botched airstrike but refuses to apologise for it.

Peace talks resume with first face-to-face meeting in more than a year.

Egyptian ballot overshadowed by deaths of 17 people in clashes between army and protesters.

According to Reuters, some of the more important issues to look out for are the U.S. presidential elections, the London Olympics and the unrest in Syria, as well the nuclear conflict in Iran, the Eurozone debt crisis and the future of the North Korean state, among others...

Big crowds gathered in almost all major cities in the continent to celebrate the arrival of 2012.

Plans are under way for the smooth handling of the eventuality that involves the presence of the Queen and other dignitaries from around the world, a report has said.