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Secret service boss Jonathan Evans says games are terror target but not an easy one.

Television and computers in standby mode consume more energy than it was previously thought.

The Welsh are suffering the most with 57 percent admitting to financial worries as the biggest challenge against the national average of 45 percent.

Al-Qaida and Taliban are turning towards Arab nations as they lose footing in Afghanistan and Pakistan, says Jonathan Evans.

The Kermadec Ridge, which contains about 50 submarine volcanoes, extends almost 1,500 km to the edge of the New Zealand EEZ, northeast of the Kermadec Islands.

Social workers discussed sending boy, whose mother believed he was possessed by evil spirits, to Africa to be exorcised.

Apoorva Agnihotri, son of former cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi, among top Bollywood names tested positive for drugs.

Former prime minister Tony Blair has indicated he wants to return to politics. But what should he do? IBTimes UK takes a wry look.

A rapidly growing wildfire in Colorado came in on some of the major tourist spots over the weekend, while over 11,000 were forced from homes in Colorado Springs and nearby communities.

Lawyer speaks out about how doctors were powerless to act after a 22-year-old Jehovah's Witness refused blood transfusion.

Jimmy Wales seeks to block TVShack founder's extradition to US over alleged copyright infringement.

Press ethics inquiry chairman responds to Mail on Sunday story that he threatened to quit over Michael Gove comments.

Amid a series of alleged zombie or cannibal-like attacks across the US, Maine, a town in New England, conducts a mock drill.

RBS chief executive Stephen Hester says sorry to millions of customers hit by computer failure after NatWest extends opening hours again.

126th Wimbledon Tennis Championships kicks off in SW19 in much the same fashion as it has done for 50 years.

British dog Mugly has been named the ugliest dog in the world. Mugly has white whiskers on his face. Check out Mugly's photos.

Conservationists say Lonesome George was last remaining member of his species on La Pinta.

According to the updated Precedence of the Royal Family at Court, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge will have to curtsey to “blood princesses” Beatrice and Eugenie.

University of Copenhagen scientists have discovered that South African daffodils have certain compounds that could be used to treat diseases originating in the brain like depression and anxiety.

The Archbishop of Canterbury criticises Cameron's flagship policy in his latest book Faith in Public Square.

Shenzhou 9 spacecraft docks with the Tiangong-1 space lab in a risky and challenging mission.

Sunita Williams, 46-year-old, Indian American astronaut, is all set to return to the international space station.

A new exhibition "Politics and the Dancing Body" at the Library of Congress explores how American choreographers between World War I through the Cold War used dance to celebrate American culture, to voice social protest, and to raise social consciousness.

UN's secretary general Ban Ki-moon calls on all leaders and nations to work for a future where every individual has adequate nutrition and where all food systems are resilient.

Banks are working during the weekends to deal with customer problems.

Noticeable absentees at the summit were David Cameron, Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, the heads of rich nations of the world.

Some areas have turned islands as a month's rain has poured in just 24 hours. People in Greater Manchester, Liverpool, the Wirral, and North Cheshire and Lancashire have been asked to remain vigilant and prepared for flooding.

The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival 2012, which falls on 23 June, was celebrated at Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbour with great zeal with the traditional Tuen Ng dragon boat races.

The US authorities have seized a skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Bataar, one of the great dinosaurs of the Cretaceous period, following the verdict of a lawsuit that claimed the skeleton belonged to Mongolia.