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Sweden says Ecuador decision to allow Assange asylum to avoid extradition on sex charges is outrageous.

MeeGo spinoff Jolla has not yet ruled out crowdfunding project to raise capital.

42-year-old TV presenter ready to walk down aisle for second time after 26-year-old fitness instructor proposed four months into relationship.

Bahraini court sentences human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to three years in prison for illegal protesting.

Former UK ambassador warns of dangers of removing diplomatic status from Ecaudorian embassy.

World number three Rafael Nadal has confirmed the knee injury that stopped him from participating in the London Olympics 2012 will keep him from playing in the US Open

Mitt Romney running mate mocked in attack ad that accuses him of ending guaranteed Medicare health insurance for pensioners.

The Spice Girls reunion was one of the most anticipated and talked about performance of the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. It was a boom in the social networking site too. On the Twitter official blog, it claims that Spice girls got more than 116,000 tweets per minute during the Olympic Games closing ceremony, more than any other performer or athlete.

Unions and passenger groups step up protest against rises that in some cases could reach almost four times the rate of inflation.

NFL star charged with domestic battery after new wife Evelyn Lozada accuses him of head-butting her during row.

As the London 2012 Olympics comes to a close, we look at how the Games played out on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.

Singer becomes victim of online ridicule after her big pixie cut chop.

Police chase through packed streets of Manhattan end in Darrius Kennedy death.

American singer Neil Diamond has been honoured with the 2,475th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

Zakaria is the latest top US journalist to admit passing another writer's work off as his own.

Actor will star in Darren Aronofsky's biblical adaptation.

After a pleasant lull, celebrity death hoaxes on social networking Web site Twitter seem to be making a comeback. This time they targetted pregnant actress Reese Witherspoon

Madonna tells fans to show the love for gay community but some LGBT activists not convinced.

The proposed takeover of Leeds United is said to have collapsed according to reports from the Leeds United Supporters Trust.

Radio 1 DJ tweets the world with news of pregnancy by son of Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood.

Senior politician dismisses Madonna's criticism of Pussy Riot blasphemy 'show trial' while she tours Russia as a lecture on morality.

The most notable change in the new update is the absence of native YouTube app that came bundled with the iPhone ever since its launch in 2007.

International athletes mix with tourists and commuters on capital's public transport

Two generals sacked, two men arrested and two embassies closed after pro-democracy teddy bears parachuted in.

Reality star shares first pictures of her second child with readers of Us Weekly

German-born supermodel tweets vintage shot of herself leaning into a car and flashing her gold underwear

As anniversary of English riots passes, Lianna Brinded examines how unanswered questions around shooting of Mark Duggan and the state of youth culture will spark more violence.

Watch the Throne rapper pays backhanded musical compliment to his curvy reality star girlfriend of just six months.

Apple and Amazon have bother suspended the ability to reset passwords over the phone, while a more secure service is worked out.

Iran appeals for help in rescuing hostages from rebel hands - and pledges to help Assad overcome Free Syrian Army.