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Iran authorities admitted on Sunday that their defence computer have been targeted by a virus called Duqu that is allegedly linked with the Stuxnet "cyber-weapon" discovered last year. The worm is believed to be aimed at sabotaging the Islamic Republic's atomic centrifuges, the devices that enrich uranium to create nuclear fuel.

Brigade General Hassan Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile programme, was killed, along with 16 other Revolutionary guards in an explosion at a military base Saturday.

The Labour party has changed course on Europe, adopting a policy more consistent with that of the Conservatives rather than a Europhile centre-left party.

Europe is tightening the grip on right-wing violence. German authorities have widened an investigation into an underground neo-Nazi cell, the same day that 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik, right-wing extremist, arrived at a court hearing.

In an interview with International Business Times, Tory Peer and former shadow treasury secretary Lord Flight described the current EU model as corrupt. He offered three possible scenarios for a New Order.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has suggested that the fact that youth unemployment figures have touched one million is evidence that the government's apprenticeship schemes are not helping enough young people.

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

A new Greek Prime Minister has finally been sworn in, nearly a week since the government fell apart over disagreements surrounding the Euro crisis.

The deepening crisis in the Eurozone has given rise to a lot of speculation about the future of the region in its present shape.

The International Business Times is marking Remembrance Day with a series of forgotten stories of war. In the Great War tens of thousands of men deemed to short to join the British Army formed their own unique units and became known as the Bantam Battalions.

The German government is not pursuing the idea of a smaller and more integrated Europe, according to Steffen Seiber, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman.

The Eurozone is greeted by worsening news each day as Germany and France try to save the currency and the concept. The latest to join the league of bail-out seekers is Italy as the country’s 10-year bond yields reached more than 7 percent on Wednesday.

The International Business Times can exclusively reveal that Borussia Dortmund sensation Mario Götze is ready to snub rumoured interest from Arsenal and Manchester United by remaining in the Bundesliga.

A 22-year-old wild card player from Germany has won £5.4 million ($8.72 million) at the World Series of Poker main event.

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone lied to investigators over the $US44m payment at the heart of a criminal case in Germany, it has been claimed in court documents.

Two male penguins at the Toronto Zoo who are showing signs of mating behaviour and pair bonding are to be separated so they can breed.

The decline of the Euro has now made its impact felt on the price of milk and the cup of morning tea. The prices of milk, in the European Union (EU), rose in September, led by higher payments to farmers by dairies in Germany, France and the UK, as the Euro's decline boosted exports.

As resolution of the debt crisis continues to be elusive, the now-concluded Group of 20 Summit witnessed an unprecedented tendency on the part of world leaders to point fingers at each other.

Mario Götze looks set to honour his contract with Borussia Dortmund despite rumoured interest from some of Europe’s elite clubs.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been labeled as a wife-beater and philanderer by German's spy agency BND, according to secret files discovered by Erich Schmidt-Eenboom, expert and author of several books on the organisation.

Nations across the world have cheered the seven billionth babies into the world with much excitement. However, the ageing population is a cause of worry for some of them and they are turning no stones unturned to deal with the problem.

Two language scholars from Uppsala University, along with an American colleague, have deciphered a hand-written manuscript from the 1730s

Reading Bloomberg News' article by Lorenzo Totaro at lunchtime, Friday 28 October on Italy's latest Bond Sale falling short of expectations and the country's borrowing costs rising, I quickly checked to see what its current National Debt is. At €1,900.8 billion, amounting to €31,500 per inhabitant, this roughly measures 120 per cent of Italy's GDP.

Following the uproar caused by the Palestinian New UNSECO membership, an official has warned the outcome of the vote will "open the door" to 16 other UN agencies, a move which could further anger the U.S. and Israel.

Prime Minister George Papandreou's shock announcement Monday night that Greece's bailout plan will be put to referendum has been coldly received by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, bringing accusations the move will intensify the euro zone crisis.

All the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip from Arsenal. Eden Hazard has paved the way for a summer move to Arsenal after he revealed he will leave France at the end of the season. Wenger has identified Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic as an ideal foil for the Dutchman. German midfielder Mario Goetze has once again been linked with a move to the Emirates as Wenger looks to identify a long-term replacement for Cesc Fabregas.

The Institute of National Remembrance in Poland has vowed to complete the investigation into Second World War crimes committed at Auschwitz which started decades ago but shutdown during the Cold War.

The first stage on this “now or never” day for Europe has been reached. The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, was given a strong mandate from the German Parliament to increase in the bailout fund.

A German man has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to over 100 luxury vehicles in and around Berlin.

Turkey is pursuing non-stop rescue operations in a desperate attempt to search for missing people who are believed to be trapped under debris in the aftermath of a massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake.