Russia

Saturday saw the first flush of Olympic golds and China leads the provisional table with six medals (four gold) and with the Italians and Americans in hot pursuit. The hosts, Great Britain, have yet to open their medal count for the Games but can be confident of doing so on Sunday, with Rebecca Adlington competing in the women's 400m freestyle and three time gold medallist Ben Ainslie opening the sailing event

UN special envoy Kofi Annan fears imminent massacre in Aleppo.

Major world powers including the US, China and Russia seek more time to consider issues and a possible UN vote at the end of 2012.

Twitter messages saying “It’s you on photo?” contain links which attempt to infect your Windows PC with the Blackhole exploit kit.

Syrian regime deploys tanks, helicopter gunships and aircraft along with scores of troops in Aleppo.

The organisers behind the 2012 London games have promised some 6,000 tests (including the new bio-marker tests) will be carried out over the course of the event

Exhibition at Saatchi Gallery shows strange and beautiful images captured by accident by Google Street View.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov slams US for 'sinister position of endorsing terrorism' in Syria.

The Syrian regime has five chemical agents plants and several dozen additional storage sites some of which are in hardened bunkers.

If BP sells its stake in Anglo-Russian joint venture TNK-BP, it will not only be a key turning point in the company's future but it could possibly spur foreign investment into the Russian oil sector, say analysts.

Russia's state-owned oil company Rosneft begins talks with BP over its stake in the embattled UK and Russian joint venture TNK-BP

Liverpool are all set to face either Macedonian club FK Renova or Belarusian outfits FC Gomel in the third qualifying phase of the Europa League.

Eyewitness says he mistook the gunfire for fireworks until he was hit by a bullet.

CloudOn announces launching its free productivity app for iPad and Android in 60 more countries

Fighting continues in Damascus, with government troops withdrawing in several areas.

State-run Sana news agency claims Qatar uses actors and scale models to mislead public opinion.

Grum, a botnet which is alleged to have sent 18 percent of the world’s spam emails, has been taken offline.

Both the Islamic leaders have been vocal critics of Salafism, a relatively stricter version of Islam.

US athlete Bernard Lagat has stated that he wants to upset the British supporters at the Olympics by beating home favourite Mo Farah.

Russia rejects UN resolution calling on military intervention in Syria as two groups claim responsibility for bombing in Damascus.

Swedish telecoms network builder Ericsson has reported a rise in sales but a drop in profits following a slow down in China and Russia.

Clashes between Syrian rebels and the government forces continue in the capital.

Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov could face life in jail if convicted of plotting murder of campaigning journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

1,000 rebels use grenades against regime tanks in Syrian capital.

Fifa appointment to investigate how 2018 and 2022 World Cups were awarded to Qatar and Russia.

Morocco joins growing list of Arab countries reducing diplomatic ties as rebels close in on regime forces in Syrian capital.

AAR is offering to end years of dispute with BP in deal that could see it acquire 12 percent of British oil major

Soyuz TMA-05M will carry out a rendezvous and docking test with the International Space Station. Also on the cards is an orbital sporting event to mark the London Olympics.

Russia captain Andrey Arshavin claims that former England boss Fabio Capello has been appointed as the new coach of the team.

Carnage strengthens resolve of western nations to get rid of Bashar al-Assad but Russia and China are still backing him.