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Following similar claims against Apple's iPhone, fresh allegations have arisen claiming that devices running Microsoft's Windows 7 mobile operating operating system are illegally collecting users' location data.

In the last few months European figureheads and leaders have been rocked by a series of scandals, which is set to damage their credibility and ability to criticise other regimes or insist on the necessities of values which they see as inherent to the history of their countries.

Three nuclear reactors in southern New Jersey have powered partway down due to debris from the aftermath of hurricane Irene that is now blocking essential cooling water intakes, the Daily Mail has revealed.

At a time when models are the crucial subject in the run up to New York Fashion Week, Diane Von Furstenberg is urging designers to confirm their models' ages before allowing them to walk in their shows.

Hacker collective Anonymous has released fresh details regarding its forthcoming Occupy Wall Street sit-in protest, claiming the operation will be a "political breakthrough moment."

Order of play for Wednesday 31 August, play starts at 11.00 [16.00 BST]. Andy Murray will finally open his U.S. Open campaign on Wednesday, with the Briton riding high after his win at the Cincinnati Masters.

"Savage Beauty," an exhibition created in tribute to the extravagant work of the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, is coming to Britain, his homeland.

Thousands of British travellers could face day’s stranded at airports across New York City and other parts of the U.S. as airlines struggle to clear the backlog of flights following Hurricane Irene.

A car bomb was detonated at the UN offices in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, with reports suggesting as many as 16 people may be dead.

Despite often criticising and disregarding western leaders, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi apparently had a secret crush on the former Secretary of State under George Bush.

Kate Moss posed topless for Pirelli calendar in a photo-shoot which took place just weeks before she married rocker Jamie Hince this summer, reported the Daily Mail.

A theory that climate change could be a cause in triggering conflict, has been given a new boost after a new scientific study found an unmistakeable link between climate fluctuations and violence.

Hurricane Irene, the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season, battered the Bahamas Wednesday night and is expected to gather power as it moves on the North Carolina coast and threatens the densely populated U.S. Northeast by the weekend.

After months of conflict, the rebels control most of Tripoli, but there is still no news of Moammar Gaddafi and his followers are still setting up resistance.

People on the East Coast of the Unites States are still in a state of shock after a magnitude-5.8 earthquake centred on the state of Virginia was felt in Washington and New York.

Tommy Hilfiger is opening its largest UK flagship store, in London's Knightsbridge on November 24.

The affair in which Nafissatou Diallo accuses Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund,(IMF), of forcing her into oral sex and trying to rape her on May 14 in his New York hotel suite, has made the headlines for more than three months, but sources say the case is about to be dropped.

Kim Kardashian says 'I do' to Kris Humphries at a fairytale wedding.

IBM has revealed its next generation of computer chips, designed to emulate the human brain allowing computers to learn and make autonomous decisions.

North Korea announced Friday it is ready to resume talks with the U.S. on repatriating the remains of troops killed during the Korean War, after negotiations stalled in 2005 as tensions between the two countries mounted over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.

Shares of Eastman Kodak Co. have jumped in value amidst speculation that Google may follow its acquisition of Motorola Mobility with the camera maker's patent portfolio as its next target.

Following months of protest and violence in Syria, where the Assad regime has been accused of launching a brutal crackdown on protesters, President Obama has called for the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, to step down.

London has overtaken New York as the world's fashion capital for 2011.

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Scientists revealed that the remains of a giant sea creature are providing the first proof that these prehistoric reptiles gave birth to their young rather than laying eggs.

The Statue of Liberty will be closed for a year due to repairs, although the island on which it stands will remain accessible, officials said.

North Korea has hit back at South Korea's claim it started an artillery exchange on Wednesday, claiming instead that the South must have mistook construction noise for shelling.

As the Libyan conflict continues to drag on, more and more conflicting reports emerge, making it difficult to dissociate propaganda from facts.

The International Olympic Committee remains confident that the 2012 Olympic Games will proceed as planned, despite the recent disorder in London and across the UK.

Cosmopolitan is launching its 64th international edition this week in Singapore, 28 years after the title was banned by the government over concerns about the effect of its content on children.