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Saudi hackers target websites for state-backed Iranol, Iranian Oil Ministry and the National Iranian Oil Company.

Ancient Chinese believed that an eclipse occurred when celestial dragons ate up the sun.

Satellite images released by US-Korea Institute 38 north confirm building construction could soon be completed.

Chicago Police in the US have launched a nation-wide search for Arnoldo Jimenez who they believe murdered his wife, Estrella Carrera, and left her body in a bath just hours after they exchanged their vows.

The eclipse will be seen in eastern Asia, the northern Pacific Ocean and western United States, but not in the UK.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick has been quoted as saying that the core question will be not Greece, but Spain and Italy.

Mary Kennedy, 52, was depressed and worried about her financial situation and the end of her marriage, according to friends.

The former financial adviser of the late Yasser Arafat is being sought abroad on suspicion of corruption and embezzlement.

China accuses the Dalai Lama of orchestrating Tibetan self-immolations.

Bristol University scientists find signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis in the jaw of a pliosaur.

Defiant former Bosnian Serby army General Ratko Mladic makes threatening gesture to survivors and realtives of Srebrenica massacre, as his trial begins for crimes against humanity.

A politician in Zimbabwe has called on traditional chiefs to expel 'people who support homosexuality' from their communities.

Russian police evict anti-Putin Occupy Abai protest in Moscow.

Violence continues in Syria, prompting a UN monitoring group to find shelter with a group of rebels while attacks on civilians and doctors are on-going.

Greek government and Jews hit back at Golden Dawn's leader's denial of the Holocaust.

Glasgow University researchers find that chemicals in cosmetics, detergents and pollutants could lead to low sperm count.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the owners of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant devastated by the March 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, reported a net-loss of $9.7 billion for the full year ending 31 March 2012. Reporting its annual figures on 14 May, these figures reflected an improvement of some 35 per cent over 2011's figures but insufficient to avoid 09 May's effective nationalisation of the company.

BMJ experts claim levy on unhealthy food and drinks should be combined with subsidies on fruit and vegetables.

The Sukhoi Superjet-100 vanished from radar 21 minutes after takeoff from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta on 9 May, 2012.

'Butcher of Bosnia' allegedly orchestrated worst mass massacre since Second World War.

Researchers from the University of Central Florida and the Yale University have discovered ancient Peruvian bones in Florida.

France's new Socialist President Francois Hollande met the German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and both leaders promised to work together to bring back growth in the recession-hit eurozone.

Thousands of Palestinians have attended demonstrations to commemorate "Nakba day"

Dominique Strauss-Kahn strikes back against assault allegations by filing $1m countersuit against New York City hotel maid.

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations has voiced concern over reports Syrian rebels are receiving military training in Kosovo.

Zimbabwean politician creates uproar by saying women should make themselves less attractive to men to curb spread of HIV/AIDS.

In the latest European Fund Managers Survey from BofA Merrill Lynch investors have stayed calm in the hope that the European Central Bank will control the eurozone crisis with more QE.

Mica Craig, a 47-year-old shopper at Walmart, was bitten by a rattlesnake while he was shopping at the store in Clarkston, Washington, on Saturday.

Francois Hollande takes helm as president after being sworn in at ceremony held at Elysee Palace.