Animal, mineral or vegetable: 450-million-year-old Kentucky fossil sparks debate among scientists.
Activists fear for life of hunger striker Abdullhadi al-Khawaja after mystery disappearance.
Court overrules wishes of dictator's family in fight to fund compensation for Pinochet victims.
Hacktivist collective strikes servers at Greek finance ministry over government plans to fight tax evasion.
House of Representative Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers warns of growing online threat to infrastructure and business.
Russian president steps down at party to make way for Dmitry Medvedev in further example of Russian leaders' double act.
Hacktivists line up with online Marxist group in fight against Ankara crackdown on cybercrime.
UGNazi hackers have launched a DDoS attack against the CIA official website.
Brazilian actor Tiago Klimeck died after accidentally hanging himself while playing Judas in passion play on Good Friday
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi stroke a multi million deal with 'Ruby the Heart-Stealer', leaked telephone conversation reveal.
A computer worm attacked Iran's oil ministry website and the National Iranian Oil Company.
Activists angry at budget measures to fund online privacy crackdown and call for protesters on the streets.
Slackline daredevil crosses gully 1800m above sea level with just music on headphones for comfort.
Hactivist collective pledges to assault Formula One websites for duration of races in solidarity with Bahraini activitsts.
Italian government offers £12m compensation to families of two Indian fishermen allegedly killed by marines on oil tanker Enrica Lexie.
Anonymous attacks the official website of Formula 1 in protest against the Grand Prix in Bahrain.
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi makes rare appearance at trial in Milan.
China's She Ping, who covered himself with 331,000 honey-bees in an effort to break the world record for the most bees worn on a human body, may have failed on his brave attempt.
Hillary Clinton urges stricter sanctions on Bashar al-Assad regime to give peace plan teeth.
Israeli leaders and survivors attend wreath-laying ceremony to remember 6 million Jews who died at hands of Nazis.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan tells Germany's Angela Merkel: We will beat Islamic terrorists.
White House administraton 'concerned' over lack of privacy safeguards in cybersecurity bill.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia set to strengthen crackdown on gays and tomboys by banning them from schools and universities.
Pro-Tibet independence group releases graphic video of officer kicking and beating man who had set himself on fire
Francesco Sperandeo's Facebook picture sparks outrage over treatment of repatriated immigrants.
Embassy puts Americans in Nigeria on alert and says major hotels may be targeted.
The Vietnamese authorities have charged three bloggersincluding Nguyen Hoang Hai, with "propaganda against the state"
Casablanca tribunal sentences owner of first obvious sex shop in Morocco to eight months in prison.
Coffin of Livorno midfielder circles Armando Picchi Stadium for fans' last respects.
Bodies of four passengers and crewman who died in tragic capsize of Costa Concordia off Italian coast identified.