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'Snooping' law condemned by backbenchers and likened to China and Iran surveillance by civil liberty groups.

Scottish artist's astonishing lifelike pictures on show in London.

Earth Hour 2012 took place in a record 150 countries and territories across 6,494 towns and cities.

The outlook for the emerging markets look mixed though there are some common premises which prevail, including low rate of global trade and core inflation. Open small and medium sized economies with sluggish growth are more exposed to the low rate of global trade.

Iran helps Syria get round boycott by providing tanker to ship oil to China state-run firm.

The Brazilian remains confident of improving in China after speculation that he could be replaced by Monaco

The show will feature unique creations by chocolatiers, pastry chefs and chefs from Switzerland and all over the world.

Employees at Foxconn worked overtime with unpaid compensation and faced health and safety concerns, finds an audit.

Popular springtime snack consumed by residents of coastal Zhejiang province.

As Japan ignores Amnesty praise and puts three prisoners to death, IBTimes UK looks at the countries with the bloodiest execution records.

Apple is set to unveil a television set in the next 12 months, so we look at the technology behind it and what features it is likely to have.

With the widen international businesses, established strategy and well-built balance sheet, Electrocomponents, the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, is investing in its planned proposals and being aware of the ongoing economic situation, it is continuing to maintain tight cost control, therefore the group anticipates current second half operating costs to be in line with the second half of FY 2011.

IDC predicts a bright future for smart connected devices with an estimated forecast topping 1.1 billion worldwide shipments in 2012, which will reach a whopping 1.84 billion units by 2016, according to the survey report.

Samsung's large smartphone/small tablet, the Galaxy Note has shipped five million units in just five months.

Tibetan exiles protest against Chinese president Hu Jintao at BRICS Summit in New Delhi.

The bank that will fund projects in developing countries will be modelled on the lines of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

Tibetans marked the liberation of one million Tibetan serfs and slaves when the feudal serf system was abolished in 1959.

New Delhi gathering offers glimpse of economic, political potential of emerging markets - without the West.

Imperial Tobacco Group, the world's fourth-biggest cigarette maker, is focused to deliver excellent growth in earnings and also believes that it is well- placed to build on its success.

Protester who set himself on fire on eve of India visit by China's president, Hu Jintao, dies in hospital.

Foxconn is in the midst of hiring workers in Taiyuan city of China for the production of Apple's iPhone 5, which is expected to launch in June.

With over 200 brands in 180 countries and more than 30 million customers, TUI Travel, the leisure travel company expects to see greater share of online bookings in 2012 and is scheduled to release its pre-close trading update on Thursday.

The businessman's family initially accepted the Chinese police version on the death but since then fresh doubts have emerged.

Tim Cook will speak with Chinese government officials this week to try and clean up Apple's image in the country.

Up to 1923 prisoners were executed in 63 countries around the world in 2011.

World leaders concerned over possibility of nuclear weapons falling into hands of terrorists.

Vettel and team principal Horner blame Karthikeyan and radio failure for poor race in Malaysia

A Tibetan man in exile set himself on fire in New Delhi in protest against China's president Hu Jintao's visit in India.

Samsung Galaxy S3 is expected to be launch in the UK on 30 March, reports Techradar.

The international peace envoy is reported to have received Moscow's support for ending the bloodshed.