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Following an ominous threat from Anonymous, Sony and Nintendo have both dropped their support for the controversial Stop Online Piracy Action (SOPA) bill.

Alistair Charlton Jan 04, 2012

Rumours have it that her party planner sister Pippa and brother-in-law Prince Harry are making arrangements for a big bash for the Duchess of Cambridge on the occasion of her first birthday as a member of the royal family.

BS Unnikrishnan Jan 04, 2012

Police release picture of Michael Atherton, who killed three people then himself in New Year’s Day shotgun rampage.

Nicholas Edmondson Jan 04, 2012

Mitt Romney won the Republican Iowa Caucus just by eight votes.

Aparajita Das Jan 04, 2012

A Youtube user, derDon1234, has posted a 10-minute video showing important events from 1911 to 2011.

Aparajita Das Jan 04, 2012

Latest Republican Iowa caucus results show no clear favourite for November Presidential polls.

Aparajita Das Jan 04, 2012

Alain Juppe says Iran should face tighter sanctions over controversial nuclear programme.

Emanuelle Degli Esposti Jan 03, 2012

Doreen Lawrence blasts police handling of Stephen's murder after conviction of Norris and Dobson.

Shane Croucher Jan 03, 2012

British backpacker accused of stabbing Czech student to death should have never been allowed into the country.

Ewan Palmer Jan 03, 2012

Kim Jong-il's funeral stage-managed right down to what grieving crowds could and could not wear, say sources.

Emanuelle Degli Esposti Jan 03, 2012

As two men are found guilty of the 1993 Stephen Lawrence murder, we look back at the 18 year quest for justice.

Shane Croucher Jan 03, 2012

Emma West, the woman whose alleged racist outburst on a tram was captured on video, will face trial.

Nicholas Edmondson Jan 03, 2012

Winter storms also kill crewman at sea after force 9 winds ram huge wave into side of tanker.

Shane Croucher Jan 03, 2012

Gary Dobson and David Norris found guilty of 1993 murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence.

Shane Croucher Jan 03, 2012

A Twitter account in the name of Wendi Deng, the wife of Rupert Murdoch, has confessed to being fake, raising concerns as the social network has verified the account as genuine for a whole day.

Alistair Charlton Jan 03, 2012

Investigators in New York have released CCTV footage of a man throwing a molotov cocktail at a hindu temple in Queens.

Ewan Palmer Jan 03, 2012

Birmingham bus stop killing: Police release video footage as investigation widens.

Nicholas Edmondson Jan 03, 2012

A group of computer hackers, thought to be from Saudi Arabia, claim to have stolen and published the details of up to 400,000 active Israeli credit cards.

Emanuelle Degli Esposti Jan 03, 2012

Health officials confirm Hong Kong's brand-new government headquarters contaminated with potentially fatal disease.

Emanuelle Degli Esposti Jan 03, 2012

Sandringham centre of murder inquiry after remains of woman's body found over holiday.

Ewan Palmer Jan 03, 2012

Church of Scientology's David Miscavige accused of being tyrant who has strayed from principles of founder L Ron Hubbard.

Ewan Palmer Jan 03, 2012

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was the first to issue a decree in 2006 banning men from working in lingerie shops to end "embarrassment" suffered by women buying intimate items from the opposite sex.

Emanuelle Degli Esposti Jan 03, 2012

Sahar Gul was tortured and locked up in a basement for resisting an attempt to force her into prostitution by her in-laws.

Geetha Pillai Jan 03, 2012

Women in Saudi Arabia would be allowed to work in lingerie and apparel stores.

Aparajita Das Jan 03, 2012

Crumpets, toilet roll and a tea float have been revealed as some of the more bizarre items that have been stolen from police stations across Britain.

Ewan Palmer Jan 03, 2012

A 19-year-old survived a New Year’s Day gun massacre by throwing herself out of an upstairs window.

Nicholas Edmondson Jan 03, 2012

Peace talks resume with first face-to-face meeting in more than a year.

Emanuelle Degli Esposti Jan 03, 2012

Scotland on high alert over 100mph gusts as storms batter large parts of Britain.

Shane Croucher Jan 03, 2012

Ten reasons why Top 10 lists are popular…

Aditya Rangroo Jan 03, 2012