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New music scene emerges, fusing energy of rap with devotional sound of Islam.

What on earth has happened to the Republican Party, the party of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan? Since the departure of George W. Bush the party seems to have become the preserve of mediocrity at best and crankery at worst.

Security expert Rik Ferguson tells IBTimes UK that copyright legislation is very real threat to Britain's online freedoms.

Giselle Bündchen and Adriana Lima might be some of Brazil's most well-known faces but not all women have the model's traditional size 0 body.

French law banning denial of Turkish army genocide angers Reporters Without Borders.

Obama was on an hour-long video chat on Google’s social networking site Google+ “hangout”.

Complications set in after Caroline Lovell, who called for legal protection for home midwives, gives birth to second child.

A subpoena demanding the Twitter information of an account associated with the Occupy movement has caused outrage among activist and hacktivist groups online.

Health authorities recall condoms given away for ANC's 100th birthday party celebrations but activists fear large number still in circulation.

Facebook is, for most of us, a rather harmless, if addictive, pastime. There are, however, darker sides to the popular social networking Web site.

The Internet, most of us will know, is a notoriously unsafe space. Brandon J. Bergthold has been accused of trawling Craigslist, looking for fathers willing to pimp their young daughters.

Republican frontrunner tipped to win Florida but victory may come at a price as criticism mounts over attack ads on Gingrich.

Yad Veshem launches international seminars Wing as hunger fior Holocaust education continues to grow.

Anti-Acta petition attracts more than one million signatures in less than a week.

UK ignores protests online and offline and accepts Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, leaving it just five signatures shy of universal EU approval.

The mother of Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, has claimed that her son's on-going battle against extradition to Sweden is a political frame-up.

Man of the people approach harks back to imagery of North Korea founder Kim Song-il.

YouTube users decide which questions will be raised during White House social media initiatve.

Private security guards drafted in to stop repeat driver's attack that killed nine and injured 30

Two of the Netherlands' largest internet service providers (ISPs) have flouted anti-piracy foundation Brein's order for them to block access to The Pirate Bay file sharing site.

Husband and mother-in-law choke mum-of-three for failing to produce a son.

Peace talks will take place before Taliban sets up office in Qatar but critics say it is a stalling tactic to refresh rebel troops.

If cutting down on extra flab is on the New Year resolution's list, take the healthy way out and ditch fad diets.

The attack was launched by the Sudan People's Liberation Army against a road-building site in South Kordofan, where the Chinese workers were employed.

Teens struggling with smoking addictions have a new gizmo guide to help them get rid of that addiction.

"People must be able to look one another in the eye," the Associated Press quoted Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagenas as saying after a cabinet meeting.

Twitter has apparently planned to comply with the U.S. government's instructions to filter offensive and sensitive user-generated content on its site. The decision could also hint at the social networking Web site's intentions of re-entering the Chinese market, from which it has been banned since 2009.

Tourette's disease is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with symptoms such as multiple physical tics and phonic tics.

YouTube message contains warning about fresh wave of attacks.