POLITICS

Iran Goes Nuclear: Timeline of Islamic Nation’s Progress

Diplomatic row blows up after two Indian fishermen shot dead at sea in piracy scare.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inserted the first rod in to the reactor, according to a footage shown in Iran’s English language Press TV.

Beleaguered regime in Manama echoes tactic of Egyptian military in blaming outside forces for democracy protests.

Gay crackdown continues as activists' workshop disrupted, delegates sent home and leader arrested.

Karolos Papoulias sacrifices wages as bailout rests 'on knife edge'.

President Bashar al-Assad's move on referendum dismissed by opponents as 11 months too late.

Raising personal tax threshold to £10,000 will have to wait, despite Clegg saying it should happen soon.

France, Italy and Greece among six EU countries targeted in Tehran crude oil ban as nuclear row escalates.

Oxfam and other charities hit out at 'lukewarm response' to flooding in September 2011.

Tensions between the US and Egypt show no sign of calming down after Egyptian officials and politicians continued to accuse the US of meddling into the country's domestic affair.

Suspect in Nigeria's deadly Christmas bombing identifies financial backers of radical Islamists.

Defence MPs risk further Argentinian anger with fact-finding tour of Falkland Islands ahead of 30th anniversary of war.

Anonymous hackers accuses PR firm Qorvis of heavy Wikipedia edits in favour of Bahrain regime.

Human rights groups file case at the South African high court alleging Zimbabwean officials complicit in torture.

Bahrain Grand prix will go ahead, vows Formula One boss, as he dismisses widespread pro-democracy protests.

On Saturday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted by state-run media as saying his country would reveal "several major achievements in the nuclear domain" within the next few days. Now, in a report by the Montreal Gazette, it appears the announcement has been made.

As part of a bill to be introduced, British Prime Minister David Cameron has suggested a raft of changes aimed at reducing the number of underage drinkers in the United Kingdom, as well as controlling and eliminating other alcohol-related misdemeanors and problems.

Moroccan activist Abdassamad Haidour jailed for three years for online slander of Mohammed VI.

The scandal that broke more than a decade ago is back. Details of the entire affair involving former U.S. President Bill Clinton and the woman he had an affair with, Monica Lewinsky, will be part of a Public Broadcasting Service (PCS) documentary to be aired both in the U.S. and the UK, on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21.

Hackers shut down Benjamin Netanyahu's official website with DDoS request overload.

USS Abraham Lincoln, crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, under the watchful eyes of Iranian patrol boats and aircrafts.

Anonymous hackers have re-targeted US military intelligence agencies, releasing two teaser documents as a "taste of what's to come".

Prime minister labels binge-drinking one of the 'scandals of society' during hospital visit.

Former vice-chair of commissioning group claims GPs have been duped and 'stand baffled in wreckage' of NHS reforms.

Thailand Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul has been quoted in a report by Australia Network News as saying the government had charged two Iranian suspects in connection with the failed bomb plot in Bangkok.

The investigations into the Bangkok bomb blasts have suggested that the manner and execution of the attacks bear resemblance to similar incidents in India and Georgia.

British tourists have been told to avoid travelling to large parts of the country following the triple bomb blasts in Bangkok.

Scarborough refuses to budge over £25,000-a-year civic car because scrapping it "would devalue the role of the mayor".