Staff Reporter

LinkedIn, Foursquare, Reddit, Mozilla and Gawker sites have faced technical issues.

The night was more star studded than ever as the 2012 BET Awards kicked off at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Physical punishment in childhood leaves a scar which later manifests as mental disorders, finds a study by the American Academy of Paediatrics.

Although no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, fingers point at al Shahaab militant group of Somalia.

LGBT parades celebrated across the world, in recent weeks. A look at the best moments from New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Panama City and more.

Victoria Beckham spotted smiling on a visit to the aquatic park in California. Katie Price, her old rival, takes a dig at Victoria for her attitude.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROM is now available on Samsung Galaxy S2 GT i9100.

Institutional Revolutionary Party, which ruled Mexico for decades, is set to return to power after Enrique Pena Nieto triumphs in country's presidential election.

NuSTAR telescope, launched to hunt for black holes, has the ability to focus on high energy X-rays.

Climatic change could nearly wipe out the existing population of the leatherback turtles by exacerbating the existing threats to the species, new research has mentioned.

The R8 e-tron by German automobile brand, Audi, has set a world record for a production vehicle with an electric drive system on the Nürburgring Nordschleife track.

His resignation comes after the bank was fined £290 million for trying to tweak Libor.

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her seven month old daughter continue to be the darling of Indian media organisations looking to get the first definitive photographs of the little girl who is already as famous as her mother

Winner takes home $18 million (£11.5 million) compared to the previous best of £7.6 million in 2006.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine study finds that those who sleep for eight hours a day have a better immune system compared to those who get lesser sleep.

Earlier this month, following the launch of the Retina MacBook Pro, AnandTech provided a glimpse of the device's performance with its hands-on demo. It revealed the various resolution options available to users, while also testing the display colour and contrast through benchmarks in comparison to other notebooks.

Prime Minister David Cameron did not suggest holding immediate referendum, but acknowledged real choice of the people should be upheld.

Support for Retina display will not only offer video of better quality, but also subtitles and other overlays for a particular file at a much higher resolution

After a close win in the opener, England will be looking to carry the momentum forward when they host their rivals at The Oval in the second game of the five- match series, while Australia, will be keen to draw level and get the series back on track.

The latest patent secured for Inductive Charging Dock adds a new dimension to Apple's arsenal of innovative technology products.

Spain will look to become the first team in history to win three successive major tournaments, when they face Italy in the Euro 2012 final at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev.

University of Texas scientists find that rapamycin could prevent memory decline with age.

British tourists will be thoroughly checked for the kits once they step into French soil.

The Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia auction featuring a wide variety of items related to Hollywood, Rock 'n Roll and Animation Art sets new records with famous musician Jerry Garcia's personal guitar selling for £39854.

A seaweed species considered a threat to the healthy growth of coral reefs in Hawaii may possess the ability to produce substances that could one day treat human diseases, a new study led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego reveals.

Hong Kong gets a new chief executive, a millionaire, Leung Chun-ying.

Pippa Middleton is rumoured to be dating her ex-boyfriend Alex Loudon. They were spotted together at his apartment.

A reindeer engraved on one of the walls of a South Wales cave has been confirmed as the oldest known rock art in the British Isles dated around 14,505 years ago.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROM released for Samsung Galaxy S3.