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Turkey's state television said the country is deploying anti-aircraft weapons along the Syrian border.

A look at the singer whose husband Kong Hee is accused of funnelling £12m to help fund her career.

International envoy Kofi Annan invites permanent members of UN security council to Action Group for Syria.

Secret technologies related to next generation television panels and belonging to LG and Samsung have been stolen with six employees of Israeli company Orbotech arrested.

Kong Hee, founder of one of Singapore's richest evangelical churches, charged with fraud for allegedly funnelling millions of dollars of church funds to fund his wife's singing career.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao wraps up his visit to Latin America with the announcement of a $10bn credit support for infrastructure development of the region.

London-based Standard Chartered expects pretax profit in the first half of this year to grow by less than 10 percent, following a slowdown in Asia growth and weakening local currencies

Spain will get 'technical assistance' from IMF as Cyprus is added to list of formal EU rescue recipients following Eurogroup statement

Assad says Syria is at war as fighting reaches outskirts of capital Damascus.

Vigilante squads hunt down father of Feng Jianmei's aborted child as local government turns up heat in propaganda war.

UN expert tasked with investigating human rights violations in Syria finally enters the country.

There is always something spiritually spectacular about Wimbledon. So, to enter into the spirit of the whole thing, IBTimes UK presents the ten sexiest women tennis professionals at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships

Half of a company’s value is tied up in its digital information according to new research.

Manchester United have announced ticket details for their pre-season tour of South Africa, with details on games in China and Norway expected to follow

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has been linked with a shock move to Spanish giants Barcelona, just days after signing a contract with Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua

Cyprus is latest eurozone economy to apply for help from EU's European Financial Stability Facility to avoid Greece debt contagion.

Russian president in Israel in a visit to boost Moscow's influence in the Middle East

The Reserve Bank of India unveils a number of measures to relax rules and limits on qualified foreign investors investing in India.

Shenzhou 9 spacecraft docks with the Tiangong-1 space lab in a risky and challenging mission.

The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival 2012, which falls on 23 June, was celebrated at Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbour with great zeal with the traditional Tuen Ng dragon boat races.

Palmyra was not located in a desert, but rather an arid steppe; was surrounded by a number of villages that fulfilled food requirement of the city, and together they harnessed rain water resources for livelihood.

UN Watercourses Convention helps ensure that the world's 263 international boundary crossing rivers are protected and peacefully shared.

The most popular newsreader app Flipboard has finally arrived on Android.

Release date, specs, hardware and pricing

China and Brazil signed a series of economic and trade ties at the sidelines of Rio+20 sustainable development summit.

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses Israel and the West of sabotage after nuclear talks in Moscow stall.

Audacious rescue attempt after suicidal man repeatedly threatened to jump off tower block in Zhejiang's Ningbo City.

Huawei has announced an Ascend-branded smartphone that will run Windows Phone 8 and is due out this year.

Ratings agency says Brazil's diversification and growing domestic market are helping it mitigate the impact from Eurozone sovereign debt contagion

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was all praise about Prince Charles as he met the Prince of Wales in London on Wednesday.