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With the holidays soon upon us and the inevitable family chin-wag in-tow, the International Business Times UK offers you five affordable Android smartphones sure to keep you and your family in touch no matter how many miles there are between you.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has issued a statement confirming that the social network has agreed to settle with the FTC over charges that it has violated user privacy.

A radical Christian group named Christian for a Moral America has called on his followers to pray for the death of pop-star George Michael, who has been hospitalised in Austria for pneumonia, the Huffington Post reports.

A second video clip of abuse aboard a commuter train has gone viral.

Egypt's blogger Abd El Fattah has been charged with 12 counts including on charges of premeditated murder and act of terrorism it was reported Tuesday.

The pop star has confirmed via Twitter that he will perform on the X Factor’s this weekend

Officials at Egypt's Suez Port have refused to sign and accept a shipment of seven and a half tons of tear gas for fear it would be used against protesters, Egyptian media reported on Monday.

As the second day of Egypt's landmark parliamentary elections takes place, the trial regarding virginity checks allegedly conducted by the security forces on Samira Ibrahim while in detention in was due to start today but has been delayed to December, prompting more outrage from women protesters in Egypt.

Playing at a public urinal may soon be welcomed, as a British company has secured a patent for a urinal-based computer game letting men aim and fire at targets.

Manchester United are interested in signing Peterborough United youngster Ryan Bennett, according to Darren Ferguson.

The Marmite covered M1 is undergoing a huge clean-up operation after a tanker carrying over 20 tonnes of the yeast extract overturned last night.

Egyptians have turned out in force in defiance of calls to boycott parliamentary elections.

Police have arrested a 34-year-old woman from London after her racist rant on a tram against fellow travellers was captured on film and uploaded on YouTube.

As the year is drawing to a close, the IB Times is taking a look at some of the celebrity tweets that have created ripples in the cyberspace this year.

A video featuring a woman launching into a racist rant on a south London tram has gone viral less than 24 hours after it was posted online.

Gary Speed's family release statement

The Samsung Galaxy Mini takes most of the features you'd expect from a smartphone - multitouch, fast 3G browsing, GPS and a range of apps and games - but presents them in a small, cheap package.

Liverpool legend Alan Hansen paid tribute to the late Gary Speed, as the sporting world united in mourning for the Wales manager who died on Sunday at the age of 42.

Pop singer George Michael has sparked speculation that he is suffering with HIV after falling ill with pneumonia last week.

Julian Assange Monday lashed out at British journalism, calling it a "backstabbing industry" after his whistleblowing website Wikileaks was praised for its "outstanding contribution to journalism" in Australia.

Lily Allen and husband Sam Cooper celebrated the birth of their baby daughter at the weekend.

As Egyptians vote in parliamentary elections Monday, they also are taking to the Web to report violations and attempted fraud at the polls.

The singer cuddled up with her new lover on romantic trip to Hawaii over theThanksgiving weekend

Apple users hoping to get an untethered jailbreak for their iOS 5 devices are going to have to wait longer, as jailbreakers Greenpois0n declare "war" on Apple.

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, the Egyptian nude blogger, was allegedly beaten up by an angry crowd in Tahrir Square, Egyptian TV claims.

Battling the winds at 70mph, the RAF team's helicopter hovered over one of the liferafts and winched the men and pulled them safely.

The 26-year-old singer, who gave birth to a baby girl, received a flood of congratulations from friends and family members.

Housing minister Grant Shapps entered into a full-scale row live on air with a presenter of the BBC’s Today Programme.

Mona Eltahawy, the award winning Egyptian-American journalist arrested on Wednesday near Tahrir Square, has revealed she suffered a brutal sexual and physical assault at the hand of the state's riot-police.

It is believed that Matt wasn't keen on committing to Daisy and was afraid and even "uncomfortable" with the mere mention of marriage.