Staff Reporter

More troops are to be deployed because of concerns that private security firm G4S personnel may not be enough.

Syria's ambassador to Iraq, Nawaf al-Fares, becomes the first top diplomat to defect from Bashar al-Assad's government delivering a major blow to the discredited regime.

BioWare has announced the new multiplayer campaign 'Operation Broadside' for the weekend starting 13 July. That should keep you busy for some time at least until the Earth multiplayer DLC hits your Xbox console on 17 July.

Samsung releases Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) update for Samsung Galaxy Note.

The gang claimed to have sold 250,000 mobile phones which were never launched in the UK.

Kate Upton recreates the iconic lifeguard girl Pamela Anderson of Baywatch series in a new photo shoot. The Sports Illustrated model is seen in a number of poses miming Anderson in a parody of nineties series for the cover shoot of GQ magazine.

Princess Charlene has undergone a style change and her latest fashion statement during her German trip was no exception.

Forensics experts are trying to match the DNA of the skeletons with Laila's family members to determine the identities of the skeletons.

A hoard of 108 gold coins dating to the time of Crusades kept in a small mud jug has been discovered at the fortress ruins of Apollonia National Park in Israel.

The pullout is bound to have serious impact on the beleaguered investment arm of the government-owned conglomerate.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is rolling out to Galaxy Nexus smartphones from today with the HSPA+ models getting the software update first.

A close moment between Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley captured and posted on Twitter.

The multiplayer DLC is set to release on the Xbox 360 for free - thanks to the official confirmation from Microsoft Community member - Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb.

Victoria Beckham's one-year-old daughter Harper Seven voted the most stylish child in Britain.

Norris Cotton Cancer Center researchers discover that R rating of movies can substantially reduce smoking among teens.

Cardiff University researchers find that people who have suffered physical or sexual harassment can develop mental health problems.

Controversial Mekong damn project and the persisting after-effects of Vietnam war are likely to dominate the visit.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg researchers find that contraceptive methods can cut maternal deaths by 44 percent

Mrs Rausing's post-mortem at Westminster mortuary does not reveal exact cause of death and further tests are being done.

Biological role of a gene variant implicated in multiple sclerosis (MS) determined by researchers at Oxford University.

Government cancels holiday bonuses, raises VAT in comprehensive spending review

The ring was in Jane Austen's family for nearly 200 years handed down among female descendants over many generations.

Egypt political crisis deepens over parliament row between Muslim Brotherhood and Supreme Court.

Tobago authorities are foreseeing a huge potential for heritage and cultural tourism as a team of American archaeologists will excavate shipwrecks of 16 ships that sank in the Scarborough Harbour in the 17th century.

XDA Developers find way to get Google Play Music of Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) devices.

The British singer, who has kept the news under wraps for seven months, was a notable absentee at the US Billboard Awards.

Analysis of the iOS and Android versions of the same app proved that it was a Trojan which had the ability to upload user's phonebook information to a remote server.

TF1, a French television channel, broadcasts conversation between alleged Islamic assailant Mohamed Merah and police.

Archaeologists discover two 3,000-year-old skeletons made up of the bones of different people.