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E3 2012 is also likely to witness the participation of high-profile development and publishing houses such as 343 Industries, Criterion Games, Arc Systems, Konami, Tecmo, Treyarch and others

More than 500 bacterial genera have been identified in US offices roughly equivalent to the numbers found in previous studies of a bathroom and an airplane.

Electronic Arts (EA) is expected to unveil a plethora of highly-anticipated game titles including Battlefield 3, Medal of Honor and Crysis 3, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Centre (LACC) from 5 June to 7 June.

Most of the US states have extreme inequality in the incomes of the rich and the poor and all 50 states of the country have higher income inequality than most of the developed nations.

Soda crackdown is part of health campaign to cut sugar intake of New Yorkers, argues outspoken mayor.

Milky Way will collide with neighbouring Andromeda galaxy in four billion years, says Nasa.

Turkish government preparing bill that will restrict or ban abortion after prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls it 'murder'.

Talks between education minister Michelle Courchesne and student leaders viewed as 'last chance' to resolve conflict.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin shows off Project Glasses, but don't expect them to go on sale in 2012.

For celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of 60 years of reign of Queen Elizabeth II, luxury brand Louis Vuitton is showcasing an exclusive art exhibition at the brand's New Bond Street Maison.

Thai webmaster receives eight-month suspended prison sentence for not removing comments posted by third-party in 'timely manner'.

Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission reported to start formal investigation into insider trading allegations weeks after "London Whale" debacle

Deal to modernize the flight deck and avionics of US and Nato E-3 707 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft fleet.

New mum Stacey Solomon has revealed that she would like to marry her fiancé Aaron in a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony.

Dewey & Leboeuf's Chapter 11 filing makes it the first law firm in US history to file for bankruptcy.

Google's secret Project Glass has been shown off by one of the main people behind the headsup display glasses.

The couple have tied the knot three years after getting engaged at a same sex rally

Facebook is working on a smartphone with former Apple employees, according to the New York Times.

Among those who will be honoured are Rei Kawakubo and Johnny Depp.

A comparison of Samsung's S Voice and Apple's Siri

Etan Patz went missing on his first journey to the school bus stop alone.

The Facebook Camera app allows you to edit and share photos on Facebook faster and with a higher-resolution.

Private funeral service held for disco queen Donna Summer in country music capital she came to call home.

The lawsuit and separate subpoena issued to Morgan Stanley over the Facebook IPO could potentially land investors with insider trading allegations

'Snitch' hacker Adrian Lamo, who turned in Wikileaks source Bradley Manning, warns of over-hyping the Anonymous threat and criticise role of media in depicting the collective.

The star-studded premiere of What To Expect When You're Expecting saw Cameron Diaz, Chace Crawford, Matthew Morrison, Anna Kendrick and Rodrigo Santoro from among the cast of the film.

Researchers have discovered ancient bacteria that have not eaten for 86 million years inside the Pacific Gyre which is believed to have existed well before dinosaurs were extinct.

Google's new doodle celebrates Robert Moog's 78th birthday with working Moog Synthesizer.

MP describes owners of the Sun and News of the World as "ultimate floating voter, but with menace"

Museum of Modern Art will display 170 iconic photographs from the career of contemporary American artist Cindy Sherman.