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Morocco joins growing list of Arab countries reducing diplomatic ties as rebels close in on regime forces in Syrian capital.

Turkey's hacktivist group RedHack releases data on police informants in retaliation against ultra-nationalists targeting journalists.

Roads and water supply in most parts of the region remain cut off by the unprecedented downpour.

Technology helps identify safe zones and alert driver to obstacles in the way.

Few believe claims that Ri Yong-ho, key member of inner circle of new leader Kim Jong-un, left because of illness.

Red Cross changes status of Syrian conflict as fighting escalates between Assad forces and rebels in and around Damascus.

Scientists from the University of Delaware, the Chungnam National University and Hanyang University come up with system that is capable of forecasting radiation from solar storms well in advance.

South Sudan became independent about a year ago and numerous issues such as disagreements over border issues and oilfields remain unresolved.

Bastille Day marks the storming of the Bastille prison by a mob of Parisians on 14 July, 1789 which helped the beginning of the French Revolution.

Soyuz TMA-05M will carry out a rendezvous and docking test with the International Space Station. Also on the cards is an orbital sporting event to mark the London Olympics.

Aerial footage shows streets and houses flooded with mud and water.

UN observers say the attack appears to have been aimed at specific rebel groups and army defectors.

Syria has the largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the Middle East and if used could cause havoc.

University of Chicago researchers find that people born in autumn are likely to live for 100 years compared to those born in March.

Suicide bomber enters wedding reception as a guest, hugs host and sets off massive explosion.

Scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research and the Breakthrough Breast Cancer develop drug that kills leukaemia cells.

Austrian mural painter Gustav Klimt overcame childhood poverty to become a world renowned artist.

Carnage strengthens resolve of western nations to get rid of Bashar al-Assad but Russia and China are still backing him.

Dozens of pupils say they suffered anorexia and suicidal thoughts after attending Catholic school in Rhode Island.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi discussed diplomatic relations and economic ties on first foreign visit to Saudi Arabia.

Jacqueline Samuel says she knows 100 different positions - but sex is off-limits at The Snuggery.

Two of three British climbers swept to their deaths from Mont Maudit in French Alps came from same Yorkshire village.

World Bank has been frowned upon by human rights groups worldwide as it has approved a loan amount for Ethiopia’s controversial Gibe III dam.

American naval forces are deploying dozens of unmanned war submarines in the Persian Gulf

Texas has three cities where population has been growing at the fastest rate while most of the cities showing biggest increase lie in southeastern part of the US.

Washington University scientists notice early childhood brain abnormalities among Wolfram syndrome patients which leads to diabetes, hearing problem and vision loss.

UN-Arab League envoy Annan condemns Tremseh village massacre as violation of six-point peace plan.

Harvard Medical School scientists find beige fat, a third type of fat present in humans. They claim the discovery will help fight obesity.

People are so scared of this day that they stated developing several health problems. Psychologists have named this type of fear as paraskavedekatriaphobia.