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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.

With Samsung's Android Ice Cream Sandwich-powered just unveiled, analysts have once again begun to speculate whether the device will be able to beat Apple's recently release iPhone 4S.

Sir Richard Branson says the base for his commercial spacecraft will be called the 'Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space'. More than 800 guests witnessed the commercial space crafts WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo fly over southern New Mexico Monday during the dedication ceremonies of Virgin Galactic's new home.

Apple's highly anticipated new iPhone, the iPhone 4S, has reportedly sold in-excess of four million copies just three days after its release.

Javier Hernandez scored a late header to resuce a point for United at Anfield, as the defending champions extended their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-1 draw against Liverpool.

BP has drawn up a contingency plan to tackle an oil spill off the coast Shetland Islands, which has the potential to be bigger than its Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Killing sharks is set to be banned across a huge area of the Pacific Ocean after the Marshall Islands government decided to create the largest shark sanctuary in the world, covering nearly two million sq km (750,000 sq miles) of ocean, which cover about eight times the size of Britain.

The U.S.-born radical Islamist cleric and accused al-Qaida leader Anwar al-Awlaki, wanted by both the CIA and the Yemeni authorities, has been killed in Yemen, the country's Defense Ministry announced Friday.

Two Mexicans were recently accused of terrorism and sabotage for using the internet to spread false rumours about drug-related violence and, after much debate, the charges were dropped but the case is still causing an upheaval, as once praised for instigating change and helping revolution, governments are now accusing social networks of helping to spread violence.

Former WBC welterweight Victor Ortiz will not file a protest over his controversial knockout loss against Floyd Mayweather, Jr Saturday.

The new edition of the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World shows how a large area of Greenland has become "green", proving how much the ice has retreated in the space of ten years.

Live online/TV coverage: In the U.K., Sky Sports and ESPN will share live coverage and highlights, while Match of the Day will broadcast a comprehensive highlights program on Saturday and Sunday nights, full details are available on the BBC Web site. In the U.S., Fox Sports and ESPN will show select matches and highlights, check their individual TV schedules for further details.

Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas netted twice as world champions Spain battled back from 2-0 down to defeat Chile in a pulsating friendly in Switzerland on Friday.

Lady Gaga, who was promoting her album Born This Way, was snapped at a press conference in Singapore last month sporting a nude coloured rubber dress by Birmingham fashion student Rebecca Short.

Robbie Rogers's late equaliser helped the USA to a 1-1 draw with Mexico on Wednesday, in Jurgen Klinsmann's first game in charge.

Virgin Galactic, the world's first commercial spaceline, has appointed its first Chief Financial Officer.

The world's first space flight will include a mix of celebrities, scientists, and entrepreneurs who will all have to fork out $200,000 (£123,000) per seats for the two-and-a-half hour ride in the "SpaceShipTwo".

A Mexican judge on Tuesday sentenced a 14-year-old U.S. citizen to three years in prison for homicide, kidnapping and drug and weapons possession.

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Hill’s star Kristin Cavallari has reportedly been left devastated after her fiancé; the Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, called off their engagement.

BP Announce Profits but Decline in Production Puts Chief Executive Under Pressure

Law enforcement agencies in the U.S., U.K. and Netherlands have arrested 20 suspected members of the hacker collective Anonymous.

Arnold Schwarzenegger makes an anxious return to the big screen, with new western movie The Last Stand.