AIDS

South African female gang of HIV positive women are accused of intentionally infecting men in viral email

The hacker cell of the Anonymous collective is expected to hack the website of the leader of the right-extremist National Democratic Party( NPD) of Germany as part of the ongoing OpBlitzkrieg operation against German neo-Nazi groups.

An experimental vaccine has appeared to protect monkeys from the species' version of the HIV virus, leading to optimism that a similar vaccine could be developed for humans.

The hacker cell of the Anonymous collective has followed up its previous assault in Finland, disabling the websites and publishing the members' names of several German neo-Nazi groups.

Actress Megan Fox and TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson made the two biggest mental health related gaffes of the year, a charity claims.

Kim Jong-il's final gift to his people - measures to ensure there is an uninterrupted supply of fish for them.

Hollywood style icon Elizabeth Taylor's legendary collections, which include diamond jewellery and clothes, are up for auction at Christie's Rockefeller Center headquarters in New York.

UEFA president Michel Platini has hit back after Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson appeared to suggest the Europa League was a second-rate tournament.

The United Nation's has called on the Vietnamese government to close down rehabilitation centres for drug users and sex workers, calling them "counter-productive."

The Bush family is continuing its health awareness African trip despite Amnesty's international calls for the former President's arrest over human rights violations.

Muammar Gaddafi's daughter Aisha has this week reiterated calls for the overthrow of the Libyan transitional government. Is she positioning herself to be the leader of a Libyan counter revolution?

Italian public broadcasting service RAI banned use of the word profilattico, or condom, on World AIDS Day, Italian newspapers reported.

On the occasion of the World AIDS Day on Dec.1, British singer Sir Elton John declared an open war against all "fascists and idiots" who continue to stigmatise AIDS.

As people across the globe celebrate World Aids Day, the IBTimes takes a look at the different campaigns around the world.

World Aids Day comes with a timely reminder for people to get tested for the disease.

China expects the number of people infected with infected with the AIDS virus will reach 780,000 by the end of the year, with most having contracted it through heterosexual sex.

A radical Christian group named Christian for a Moral America has called on his followers to pray for the death of pop-star George Michael, who has been hospitalised in Austria for pneumonia, the Huffington Post reports.

Benetton has unfolded a massive billboard ad showing a photo montage of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu smacking a kiss to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Tel Aviv.

A record number of gay and bisexual men in the UK were diagnosed with HIV in 2010.

Pop singer George Michael has sparked speculation that he is suffering with HIV after falling ill with pneumonia last week.

The "healing" process involved pastors splashing water on the patients' face and shouting at them, ordering the devil to come out.

The recent death of 15 eunuchs, or "hijras", in a fire in New Delhi has cast a spotlight on this little-known and often marginalised community.

Following a healthy lifestyle can help people with HIV maintain a strong immune system and live longer.

Since the 1980s Benetton has gained a reputation for shock-advertising that has whipped-up controversy and stimulated debate - and helped boost the brand recognition of the Italian fashion giant

The Vatican is taking legal action against Italian clothing company Benetton over the use of an ad picture showing Pope Benedict XVI kissing a leading imam as part of a new global campaign.

Italian fashion label Benetton has withdrawn a picture showing the Pope kissing a leading imam from its new advertising campaign after the Vatican issued a fierce condemnation.

U.S. President Barack Obama locks lips with China's Hu Jintao and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu plants a smacker on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Welcome to the first major Benetton advertising campaign in more than a decade.

Anders Behring Breivik "is not insane", judge said . There is also no evidence he had collaborators in the bomb and gun massacre in which he allegedly killed 77 people in Oslo this summer.

Europe is tightening the grip on right-wing violence. German authorities have widened an investigation into an underground neo-Nazi cell, the same day that 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik, right-wing extremist, arrived at a court hearing.

The Finnish cell of the Anonymous hacktivist collective has issued a statement claiming responsibility for "exposing" a parliamentary aid's affiliation to an active neo-Nazi group.