Pope Benedict XVI has announced his resignation from the Papacy and becomes the first in over 600 years to take this step
Reputation of 'God's rottweiler' defined Pope Benedict's past but tenure at Vatican may set a path for Church future.
Islamist militant group Boko Haram blamed for two separate attacks on vaccination teams in Kano.
The Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week starts at Manhattan's Lincoln Centre with designers presenting Fall 2013 collections
Umberto Bacchi reveals that the Iranian leader is having to dodge shoes in Cairo and brickbats in Tehran.
The new augmented reality glasses from Google will transmit sound through bone tissue in the skull, bypassing the need for conventional headphones.
Secret plans for the Duchess of Cambridge's mother to help out with the new royal infant.
HIV protein modified to 'protect not replicate' at Queensland Institute for Medical Research.
On 16 December 2012 with voter turnout at just over 59 per cent, the lowest since the Second World War, the opposition Liberal Democratic Party trounced Yoshihiko Noda's Democratic Party of Japan to win the most seats in the House of Representatives, the Lower House in the National Diet, and so return to their usual dominance as Japan's ruling party - and probably a dominance more conservative than ever under the strongly right-wing Shinzo Abe!
School of Basic Medical Science academic claims to have developed herbal cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
The prince has helped create a landscape for the Chelsea flower show in honour of his mother.
Big industry players take county to court, claiming that a new law requiring porn stars to wear condoms is unconstitutional and would hit profits.
The Evening Gown competition at Miss Universe 2012 has been held in Las Vegas.
Getting kids into the pool at an early age could be beneficial for more than just the physical side of their growth, as recent medical studies have shown that children who start swimming at an early age tend to develop cognitive skills more quickly as well.
Police say crime rate plummets when United's Mexican striker is in action.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan marked World AIDS Day by visiting a hospital in Mumbai as the United Nations HIV/AIDS ambassador, over two months after taking up the role.
Since the first cases of HIV/Aids were reported in 1981, the incurable disease has claimed more than 25 million lives.
Japan's factory output gains for first time in four months while government announces fresh stimulus measures.
Fresh diagnoses of killer virus reaches record high with 96,000 now living with HIV.
We go behind the scenes at the birthplace of the World Wide Web and the centre of the search for the elusive 'God Particle'.
Tony's daughter Lauren Nicklinson tells us in her own words about how despite her father passing away, his memory and the family's campaign to legalise voluntary euthanasia lives on.
With two vast industries left untapped by the Treasury, IBTimes UK explores the economic case for decriminalising drugs and prostitution.