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Tokyo, Istanbul, Athens and Jerusalem among cities covered by snow as bitter winter bites.

Twilight star Robert Pattinson attended the 2013 Golden Globes ceremony without girlfriend Kristen Stewart

Alligator-like sentry was kept in plexiglass tank to guard illicit drug hoard.

Hollywood's leading ladies were at their glamorous best for the 70th annual Golden Globes

The 70th annual Golden Globes awards, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California.

Twilight star Robert Pattinson will be a presenter at the Golden Globe Awards, but will Kristen Stewart be his date?

A naturally occurring cross between a lemon and a mandarin, the Meyer lemon has gone on sale at Tesco.

Big industry players take county to court, claiming that a new law requiring porn stars to wear condoms is unconstitutional and would hit profits.

Student at Taft Union High School had hitlist of fellow classmates who had bullied him.

The 18th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards was held at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.

Ignored for Oscars nominations, Ben Affleck's Argo receives best movie and best director awards.

Bakersfield shooting comes on day US vice-president Joe Biden says plans on curbing gun violence almost ready.

Lexus has shown off a 'road-aware safety research prototype' based on the LS 600h saloon at CES 2013 in Las Vegas.

Record-breaking December for Apple

Disgraced US president's foresight in opening up trade to China needs recognition on the centenary of his birth, argues Martin Cole.

Chris Brown's former lover joins him to show off Black Pyramid clothing line to potential buyers.

Executive with Chinese oil giant 'blackmailed into pushing for contract to go to Silicon Valley instruments firm'.

California porn industry expected to migrate to UK following ban on unprotected sex scenes.

Photographer was attempting to take picture of the white Ferrari when he was hit by another car.

Huawei reportedly involved in deal to sell equipment to Iranian telecoms giant MCI.

From banksters to gun nuts the media's collapse into 'simplify and exaggerate' is doing lasting damage to public debate.

IBTimes UK looks back at the 10 stories that defined technology landscape in 2012.

Aung San Suu Kyi, Pussy Riot, Bashar al-Assad and Francesco Schettino among the 12 people who made the headlines in 2012.

Skulls unearthed at an ancient burial site resemble alien heads from Hollywood movies.

Babygros read: “9 Months Ago My Mommy Read 50 Shades of Grey” and “My mommy aims to please”.

The last 12 months have seen high-profile legal disputes involving Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and others. We pick six of the most important and try and explain what it all means.

US private equity firm to sell off stake in gunmaker Freedom Group, following school massacre.

A Judge in California has denied Apple's application for a permanent sales ban on several Samsung products in an "unprecedented" decision.

Mayan calendar is believed to predict the end of the world on 21 December, 2012. So how real is Doomsday?

Anne Hathaway attends the special Screen Actors Guild screening of her new film Les Miserables at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, California.