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Kony 2012 film by NGO Invisible Children has created a buzz and divided opinion on the internet.

Russia adds to claims Syrian troops facing foreign fighters with 'unambiguous fact' of al-Qaida involvement.

Congress covers food security, aid effectiveness, trafficking and drugs.

Hard-hitting film of LRA warlord Joseph Kony's war crimes goes viral, piling up 30 million hits in 48 hours.

Foreign secretary not ruling out military action against the country but prefers peaceful solution to standoff.

The US houses a third of all women prisoners followed by China.

Google doodle celebrates International Women's Day featuring the symbol of women in various shades including red, yellow, green and a purplish tinge.

Rebel army increases village raids in Democratic Republic of the Congo's Orientale province.

West's fears over Iran nuclear programme shifts focus to wrong place in Middle East.

Forensic teams work to identify 163 bodies of victims of 2011 Libyan uprising.

Ronan Keating, the Irish singer and songwriter, turns 35 on Saturday.

Syrian government grants permission for aid agencies to enter shattered district of Baba Amr.

Man Group, the alternative investment management company is confident to deliver the positive performance as markets are normalised and trading opportunities re-emerged.

US rapper vows to UN to donate one billion meals to starving African children over five years.

What was once the world's fourth-largest lake has now turned into a desert!

Sixty countries attend Friends of Syria summit to press for end to hostilities and free access for humanitarian assistance.

Former UN secretary-general will attempt to broker peace in country on brink of civil war.

Iran expanding nuclear activity in underground bunker deep inside mountain, diplomats told Reuters.

The governments of US, France, Turkey and Italy are secretly preparing for a military intervention in Syria, an Israeli military intelligence website has claimed

Journalists, friends and public express condolences on Twitter over war correspondent's death in Homs shelling.

Drew Barrymore Launches Her Wine Brand on Eve of Birthday

Last year, Bahrain's Grand Prix race was called off, even after it had been re-scheduled from February to June and other later dates. This was due to the civil unrest in the country which had by then claimed more than 40 lives and over 3,200 injured. However, on 24 November 2011, Bernie Ecclestone, boss of Formula 1, told the BBC that the Grand Prix would go ahead in 2012, despite lingering protests continuing, saying: "It's on the calendar. We'll be there, unless something terribl...

Scientists and experts from the United Nation's World Health Organisation (WHO), said they will soon publish results of recent experiments on the H5N1 bird flu virus, despite the possibility of it being misused by terrorists.

Syrian anti-government activists use Google crowd-sourcing programme to rename streets after revolutionary martyrs.

More than half of inmates in prison, where 358 died, were on remand or being held as suspects.

Iran Goes Nuclear: Timeline of Islamic Nation’s Progress

Turkey will continue to import Iranian oil despite growing international pressure to boycott it.

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Russia accuses the West of arming a military task force in Syria to strengthen the opposition and dramatizing Syria's internal affairs.

The political editor of La Nacion (The Nation), labels David Cameron’s decision to send a destroyer to the Falklands as a “joke”.