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Following on from the OpNigeria assault, a hacker operating under TeamPoison's banner has targeted the United Nations (UN), releasing the data stolen in a statement posted on Pastebin.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned that Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad is "a dead-end street".

In what must be a blow to the island country's hopes for a democratic future, the first elected president of the Republic of Maldives resigned on Tuesday afternoon.

Speaking at the 48th Munich Security Conference in Germany, on Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said Europe and Washington D.C. must work together to recover from the ongoing crisis and reassured European nations the U.S. would not turn away from the continent. The last point comes in the wake of U.S. President Barack Obama's focus on Asia.

Though the government denied any involvement in the violence, there was a war-like atmosphere in the city, according to civil rights groups.

Angry Palestinians vent their frustration over Israel by throwing shoes at convoy transporting United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

India's scheduled War Games with United States, Russia, and Bangladesh to show off its powers.

Judge rules Efrain Rios Montt should answer for acts of brutality committed during his presidency.

Drugs smuggled into US in hallowed-out books 'delivered by mistake'.

United Nations stops updating Syrian death toll because of difficulty confirming information.

Betty Makoni is an activist who set up Girl Child Network Worldwide to help girls abused in Zimbabwe and other African countries.

Legendary boxer’s work as humanitarian after his boxing career changed social values and was inspirational.

Following an ominous threat from Anonymous, Sony and Nintendo have both dropped their support for the controversial Stop Online Piracy Action (SOPA) bill.

Stratfor, the U.S. Security Firm has been reportedly attacked by the Anonymous group of hackers and later identified as AntiSec. They have claimed to have stolen more than $500,000 from the firm's high profile client accounts and made donations to various charities including Red Cross, CARE and Save the Children.

As 2011 comes to a close the International Business Times UK takes a hindsight look examining how and why the red giant China became synonymous with state sponsored hacking.

The Arab League on Wednesday chose a Sudanese former general to lead the body's monitoring group to Syria.

The much-talked about $20 million custom-made massive mansion of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady in California is almost complete and the couple is all set to move into their lush house as per recent reports.

Sudanese stranded in their tens of thousands in makeshift refugee camps need help to get home, says Amnesty.

Despite widespread speculation of a fresh start for North Korea, analysts have moved to quash reports that death of Kim Jong-il will lead to denuclearisation of the rogue state.

After weeks of hesitation, Syria has finally signed the Arab League plan that will allow foreign observers into the country.

Hundreds of Congolese people took to the streets of London to on Wednesday in protest at the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the apparent lack of interest from the Western world.

Following marathon talks, the UN climate change conference agreed on a deal to legally bind the world's largest carbon emitters.

Syria is holding local elections despite continuing clashes between protesters and the regime of President Bashar al Assad.

Joseph Kabila Kabange has been re-elected President of the Democratic Republic of Congo with 48 per cent of votes, according to the electoral commission. The main opposition candidate, Etienne Tshisekedi, achieved 32 per cent of votes.

For the second time this week, Congo's authorities have postponed announcing the results of the country's presidential election amid rising tension in the central African state.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied responsibility for the brutal crackdown led by Syrian troops on protesters, saying only a "crazy leader" would kill his own people.

Saudi Arabia is considering acquiring nuclear weapons, following in the footsteps of Israel and Iran, its former intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal said.

The head of the Syrian National Council has warned Iran and Hezbollah that their continued support of President Bashar al Assad will jeopardise their relationship with Damascus once the government is overthrown.

The United Nation's has called on the Vietnamese government to close down rehabilitation centres for drug users and sex workers, calling them "counter-productive."