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Eight month old Cooper, son of a US marine was in news when he tweaked the US President Barack Obama's face when the president was visiting US Marine base in Hawaii.

Republicans in America are squabbling amongst themselves over so-called "attack ads" targeting Newt Gingrich, one of the party's hopefuls for the 2012 presidential campaign, who is being upbraided for his "baggage".

The year 2011 has been a memorable one for Queen Elizabeth II, starting as it did with the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki has threatened to resign if the parliament does not pass a no-confidence vote against deputy minister Saleh al Mutlaq.

How does North Korean mourning compare to mass grief at death of Kim Il-sung in 1994?

The list of most searched celebrities of 2011 in the UK has Kim Kardashian on the top followed by Victoria Beckham, Emma Watson, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, Britney Spears, Megan Fox, Ricky Gervais, Jessica Jane and Angelina Jolie.

A new security glitch has been reported in the social networking Web site, which gave members access to private photographs of Mark Zuckerberg

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were visibly excited as the pair carried out their first joint public engagement with Prince Charles and Camilla.

Activists warn the U.S. will derail progress at the Climate Change talks in Durban, South Africa, by blocking moves toward a climate change fund.

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.

During the discussions, the U.S. offered advice in resolving the crisis considering its experience in handling the 2008-09 economic crisis.

Fashionistas turned out in force for the British Fashion Awards.

The couple were pictured as having heated arguments just days after their wedding.

The Russian newsreader who was fired after having raised her middle finger at U.S. President Barack Obama during a live broadcast defended herself on Monday, claiming her gesture was not an insult but an indication to the television crew.

When a well-known BBC sports television presenter and spokesperson for the Green party appears on a chat show, it is fair to say you would not expect too much controversy to come from the interview. You wouldn't for example expect him to claim he was the Son of God.

The Russian newsreader who became an internet sensation after flipping the finger at U.S. President Barack Obama live on-air, has been fired.

A Russian female newsreader has caused a stir in her home country after appearing to put up her middle finger following her mention of the U.S. President's name during an afternoon news bulletin.

The eurozone crisis has already led to the toppling of two elected governments and their replacement with EU approved technocrats with a democratic mandate somewhat below that enjoyed by Robert Mugabe. With Barack Obama up for re-election next year, could the euro crisis even lead to the toppling of the so-called leader of the free world?

Conservative students at Scotland's prestigious St Andrews University have apologised after members of their societies burned an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama.

The US President, Barack Obama, has offered campaign donors the chance to have dinner with him - for only $10

Onyango Obama, 67, who is the half-brother of the president's late father, appeared in court on 17 November to face charges of driving under the influence of alcohol.

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 wedding took place exactly seven months after the birth of their daughter Suri Cruise in 2006.

Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 21, charged with attempting to assassinate Barack Obama by firing shots at the White House, believed President was the "anti-Christ."

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.

The U.S. Secret Service has found a bullet that hit an exterior window of the White House last week before being stopped by ballistic glass.

U.S. President Barack Obama announced a new security agreement with Australia that is widely viewed as a response to China's growing military power.

European countries must take concerted action to deal with the current sovereign debt crisis, according to Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission.

Britain has welcomed the tough stance taken by the Arab League in suspending Syria's membership in the group. At an emergency meeting in Cairo on Saturday, the league decided to exclude Syria from its meetings and to impose economic and political sanctions on its leadership.