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In the week that North Korea declared China to be the world's happiest country and the U.S.A. the unhappiest, the poverty stricken nation, under the guidance of its Dear Leader no doubt, has made a new breakthrough, painless birth.

Since search-giant Google confirmed a recent attack on its Gmail service, speculation about a possible security breach to the U.S. Government's network has arisen, with the Chinese Government once again being suspected of coordinating the cyber attack.

A deadly new strain of E.coli that originated in Germany has spread across Europe, Chinese scientists who analysed the bacteria said.

Since Google revealed that the latest cyber attack against its Gmail service once again stemmed from China, representatives for the Chinese Government has spoken out and officially denied the country's involvement.

The protests in Syria initially started after a group of 15 young boys, all under 18, were arrested in the city of Daraa, located in the southern part of Syria, after they were accused of writing graffiti slogans against the government on a wall. On March 18, on Friday prayer, thousands of protesters marched the streets demanding the release of the children, calling for greater political freedom and accusing the government and its institutions of corruption. The security forces originally respo...

Just days after the U.K. and U.S. governments indicated a new zero-tolerance policy to cyber attacks, the search-giant Google has confirmed that it recently suffered yet another attempted cyber raid on its email service.

Shares in Kingfisher were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the retailer's first quarter update, expected tomorrow.

Two top security firms have reportedly been targeted by as yet unidentified hackers seeking information regarding SecurID authentication products and key government contracts.

In an interview with the Guardian, Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey has revealed the existence of a government funded cyber-weapon development project.

Democracy has in the last few months seen its popularity soar in all corners of the planet. With Egypt and Tunisia both managing to chase their dictators out of town and Gaddafi still insisting that Libya is the only democratic country on the planet, masses and leaders alike have been fighting to grab a piece of the democratic pie. Last week it was the turn of rising giant China to take us all by surprise as the country made a push for democracy...in the IMF.

Barack Obama had quite a journey last week, but he was not the only person making international headlines. Here's a quick reminder of what was a busy week in international politics.

As the two-day G8 summit is set to start today in Deauville, much hype has been made of the need for the group of states to discuss and decide new policies on matters including supporting new regimes in North Africa and the Middles East or reviewing Japan's nuclear crisis and discuss new policies regarding nuclear power.

Shares in Burberry were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as profit taking followed a strong set of results in the full year ended 31 March.

While Obama has spent the last days receiving and giving praises during his three-day state visit to the United kingdom, he will tomorrow fly to Deauville in France, accompanied by British Prime Minister David Cameron, where both leaders will attend the G8 summit.

Following the resignation of its Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahnafter his arrest for sexual assault last week in New York, the International Monetary Fund is now without a leader.In the next one to two month the international financial organisation has to appoint Strauss-Kahn replacement. The race is on to find a replacement and while Europe has claimed the need for a European to be appointed, due to the difficult financial crisis affecting many of its member states, China, Russi...

Peter Mandelson has emerged as an unexpected outsider for the managing director job at the IMF following the resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn over sexual assault charges and Chinese recommendation

The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is rumoured to be on a visit to China in what many observer see as an indication of the role of Kim Jong-un as a potential successor to his father. Although his whereabouts remain partially unknown, he was reported by South Korean media to have taken the train to China, which is known to be North Korea’s main ally.

US President Barack Obama yesterday introduced sanctions against Syrian President Bashar Assad and six of his deputies as the regime continued to impose oppressive measures against its own people. The announcement came a day before President Obama is due to make a major policy speech on the recent developments in the Middle East and northern Africa. The sanctions are largely symbolic as Assad has few assets in the US and is unlikely ever to visit the country but come as a reinforcement of pre-ex...

Mothercare has said that it will be closing over a quarter of its stores in the United Kingdom, just as it announced massive growth in its international markets.

Ming Ming, the world's oldest panda, has died at the age of 34 in China.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first ever permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to promote the rule of law and ensure that the gravest international crimes do not go unpunished and is complementary to national criminal jurisdictions.It was set up in the wake of genocide in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and created in 2002 by the Rome Statute Treaty.While the court is widely understood to be a great international achievement, it has also been cri...

Shares in Vodafone were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the telecoms giant reported a rise in revenue and operating profit in the full year ended 31 March.

Yesterday the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, raising as they did so an interesting question. Why does the ICC only seem to target African despots?

The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor has today announced he is seeking the arrest of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and two others for crimes against humanity.

Shares in InterContinental Hotels were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the group reported a rise in revenue and operating profit in the first quarter ended 31 March.

Shares in Burberry were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the fashion retailer reported a strong rise in revenue in the second half ended 31 March.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as concerns about the eurozone once again became centre stage.

A new study has suggested that online games, such as the popular World of Warcraft game, may help economic development in countries such as China and Vietnam.

On his visit to Pakistan the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, said that Britain is responsible for many of the world's problems, referencing in particular the ongoing Kashmir dispute.

Shares in Mothercare were down on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the group said it was cautious about the coming year, despite seeing a rise in sales in the full year ended 26 March.