Mexico

While this year will be remembered as the year of the hacktivist, it was in South America that cyber activists sprang up to protest against human rights violations, corruption and restrictions on internet freedoms.

Arsene Wenger has quashed reports that he is ready to make a £6 million bid for Marco Fabian, with the Arsenal manager insisting any stories from the Chivas star's family of a deal have been fabricated.

News has recently broken out that the Katla volcano in Iceland could be about to erupt, with the potential to cause global damage.

With the Mayan's December end of the world prediction causing a few "special" people to sweat, experts have come forward to calm the populace, confirming the world will survive to see the 25th.

Experts have warned that a Mayan prophecy predicting the world will end on 21 December, 2012 may be just an error in translation.

Private conversations between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife have been secretly recorded, according the Turkish EU Minister.

Following his latest outburst, International Business Times UK looks back at other most cringeworthy Jeremy Clarkson moments.

Europe is taking a hardline stance on global warming at the UN climate talks.

Environment activists were on the march to save the rainforests.

Lebanon's Prime Minister has invited Pope Benedict XVI to visit his country.

There are many theories about an apocalypse in 2012 that have been making the rounds for quite some time, most related to either the ancient Mayans' calendar or their legends.

The ongoing disagreements are likely to a create deadlock during the summit.

Mexican authorities have found 16 burned bodies in two pickup trucks in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa state and home of the country's most feared drug lord, Jaquin "Shorty" Guzman.

The 2009 oil spill was considered "completely predictable and absolutely preventable".

Javier Hernandez has hailed the impact of his Manchester United teammate Danny Welbeck this season.

Javier Hernandez has revealed that he nearly left his footballing career for good, with the Manchester United striker admitting that if it wasn’t for the support from his family and loved ones, he may not be where he is today.

Vatican insiders revealed that Pope Benedict XVI is suffering from arthritis, a degenerative disease of the joints, which makes it difficult for him to walk.

The moderator of a popular Mexican social network has been murdered, allegedly for passing on a tip off to the authorities regarding the local drug cartel.

The International Energy Agency has warned that if fossil fuel infrastructure is not radically and rapidly re-thought, the world will 'lose for ever' the chance to avoid devastating climate change.

Online activist movement Anonymous has declared war against corruption in the Mexico government, calling on all the global hacker community to attack government agencies in the country.

All the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip from Liverpool. Liverpool have completed the signing of highly-rated United States youth international Marc Pelosi who will join the club's academy after finalising a move from De Anza Force.

A surprise inspection of a jail in the Mexican city of Acapulco discovered 10 prostitutes, two sacks of marijuana, 100 cocks for fighting and 100 plasma televisions.

The sale of BP's 60 percent stake in holdings of Argentinean oil producer Pan American Energy LLC, to the Bridas Corp. has failed.

A member of the online activist movement Anonymous who was kidnapped last month in Mexico by a ruthless drug cartel has been released, a spokesman for the organisation said.

As the world marks All Soul's and All Saint's Day, the IBTimes takes a look at a festival celebrating the deceased that is very much alive in Mexico and other parts of South America.

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has had an injunction lifted which prevented allegations about an alleged affair he had with his ex-wife from being published.

Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has spoken of her regret at going shopping and watching the Broadway musical Spamalot whilst Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005.

Following the massive data outage earlier this month, BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion is now facing legal action over its newly announced BBX operating system.

England rose one place to seventh in this month's FIFA rankings, after they secured automatic qualification for next summer's European Championships.

Within days of each, other both Motorola and Samsung have announced two new Android smartphones, both set to use Google's new Ice Cream Sandwich, capable of taking on Apple's already record-breaking iPhone 4S.