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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi who pledged to resign after the approval of urgent budget reforms, has said that he will not stand in new elections planned for February.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier has died.

Boxing stars pay homage to the legendary boxer after he loses battle with cancer; he will be remembered as one of Mohamed Ali’s greatest opponents.

Former general Otto Perez Molina has been elected president of Guatemala after pledging to tackle crime and drug-related violence that are plaguing the country.

Alan Hansen believes Arsenal star Jack Wilshere is the standout player of his generation and injury permitting a certainty to start next summer’s European Championships.

NASA scientists are monitoring an iceberg the size of New York or Berlin forming over a vulnerable Antarctic glacier which is about to break off.

Two boats bound for Gaza carrying medical supplies and messages of support from the U.S. have reached international waters after leaving Turkey on Wednesday.

Amazon.com has launched a book lending library for its Kindle owners called The Kindle Owners’ Lending Library taking e- reading to new a level. The company offers accessibility of most of the New York Best sellers to its Kindle owners with an Amazon prime membership. Currently the facility is available only to the owners of Kindle and Kindle fire devices, says the company Web site.

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been convicted of selling heavy weaponry to terrorists by a U.S. jury in New York on Wednesday. Bout, a former Soviet officer who inspired 2005 movie "Lord of War" starring Nicholas Cage, was found guilty of trading arms to people he believed were Colombian rebels on the verge of attacking American soldiers.

The FBI has released declassified pictures, videos and other documents of ten Russian spies who were arrested and deported last year, including footage of the famous spy Anna Chapman, who became an international sensation after details of her nude pictures emerged last year.

VIDEO: LA Galaxy seized the initiative in the first leg of the Western Conference Semi-final against New York Red Bulls with a 1-0 victory in New York.

TMZ are reporting that after just 72 days of married life, Kim Kardashian will be filing for divorce from husband Kris Humphries.

New York has been covered in snow following rare October storms.

Mona Simpson, the author and sister of the late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs revealed the final words of her brother at a memorial service at Stanford University.

Heidi Klum's Wackiest Halloween Costumes Through the Years.

An Apple television is a 'guaranteed product' that has been in development for some time and will use personal assistant Siri to replace a conventional remote control, according sources.

Quirky campaign video features Herman Cain's chief of staff, Mark Block, blowing cigarette smoke into the camera, whil the song "I Am America" is played in the background.

Reports claim that Sony is making progress with a Steve Jobs film, to be based on the official biography by Walter Isaacson, and the writer of The Social Network is said to be involved.

The funeral of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan on Tuesday set the stage for the nomination of a new heir, widely expected to be interior minister Prince Nayef, at a time where the Kingdom has seen increasing demand for reforms.

The passenger plane of the future could be solar powered and travel at five times the speed of sound, but only if the British government act quickly.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet issued a statement confirming the approval of a prisoner exchange deal with Egypt to release suspected Israeli spy Ilan Grapel, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen arrested in June and accused of being a spy in exchange for 25 Egyptian prisoners from Israeli jails.

The most recent example of a something that should have remained private leading to public embarrassment comes in the form of 14-year-old schoolgirl Amber Cole.

Slain tyrant Col. Moammar Gadhafi's lifestyle, female virgin bodyguards, a crush on Condoleezza Rice and "Bunga Bunga" parties

Author and activist Naomi Wolf has released a statement alleging that her arrest was a direct attempt by New York police to silence her after she attempted to inform protesters outside a New York awards banquet of their rights.

Beats by Dr. Dre headphones might be opening a specialist store in London's trendy Shoreditch, following the brand's success in coming from America to the UK.

Despite Apple posting record-breaking profits for the fourth quarter of 2011, iPod and iPhone sales fell short of expectations for the first time since 2004.

The European Union's top court ruled that scientists cannot patent stem cell techniques that use human embryos for research, setting back potential treatments for a range of disorders.

Last week, the New York Post reported on an alcohol fuelled fight between Zuckerberg and Parker regarding the Spotify-Facebook integration, but now Sean Parker speaking at Web 2.0 has put those rumours to bed.

Following the recent claims that Adolf Hitler may have actually died in Argentina many years after the end of the Second World War, we take a look at some of the most bizarre myths, rumours and conspiracy theories that have been linked with the Fuhrer and the Nazi party.

Newly-single American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez has, reportedly, found herself a new love interest, in "Hangover" star Bradley Cooper. Lopez, 42, was first linked to Cooper, 37, after they were seen at "Per Se" New York City restaurant, on Sept. 10. According to a report on TMZ, the dinner was "romantic". However, People magazine, at the time, were quick to suggest that the two could have been "in discussions regarding a project."