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Apple cancels scheduled sale of iPhone 4S in Beijing store as mass brawl breaks out.

A Russian ship carrying weapons docked in Syria, amid continued reports of regime crackdown on protesters.

Traders march against government plans to cut lunch break from 90 minutes to just one hour.

A court ruling upholding a law that prevents Palestinians married to Arab Israelis from obtaining citizenships or residency, angered rights groups.

The dogs were found in small rusty cages near a boat and were meant for slaughtering to prepare dog meat dishes in Vietnam.

Lingerie advertising stunt by French clothing brand Etam angers officials at Musee d'Orsay

Footage reveals human safaris taking place on India's Andaman Islands.

Chinese prisoner makes first jailbreak in Japan in 20 years.

West Bank restrictions and growth of settler population 'closing window' on viable Palestinian state.

Adel al-Gazzar languishes in Egyptian jail despite release without conviction from Guantanamo.

Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma made a public show of solidarity at pro-regime rally in Damascus.

Jarawas are one of the four ancient “Negroid,” tribes and are the believed to be direct descendants of man’s early ancestors.

Gazan man faces firing squad over accusations of collaboration with Israel.

Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of the Syrian President claimed the leader could finally step down following a "family initiative."

Extending its Finnish Elisagate campaign the Anonymous campaign has opened up a new front in its "anti-censorship" war targeting Dutch anti-piracy foundation BREIN.

Ghanaian police follow anonymous tip-off to arrest five found with truck full of armaments.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addressed a crowd of pro-regime supporters in the capital Damascus.

A 15-year-old girl strangled and stabbed her 9-year-old neighbour to death because ‘she wanted to know what it felt like to kill.”

British Antarctic Survey expects record 3,000 applicants for 36 jobs as result of rising UK unemployment .

New Jersey shoppers scatter in shock after deer gallops through doors of Wellbeing store.

The Nigerian cell of the Anonymous collective has continued its ongoing campaign against government corruption issuing a statement listing its demands.

Drug study in US finds moderate smoking of joints does not decrease lung function.

Though Israel has many qualified female experts on the subjects, they are not allowed to speak at the gathering at the Puah Institute.

Presidential polls will take place in three countries in 2012 - the U.S, Russia and France. Here are some names that could change the political landscape of these countries.

Iran's uranium enrichment programme director Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan dies in latest nuclear scientist killing.

The Finnish cell of the Anonymous collective has formerly denied Finnish media reports suggesting it had issued a bomb threat to the Copyright, Information and Anti-Piracy Centre (CIAPC).

A car bomb explosion in the Iranian capital Tehran killed a scientist.

Amnesty International says Guantanamo a symbol of torture and hits out at Barack Obama for breaking promise to close it.

Ex-banker claims she was groped in bed by naked drunken stranger who had been given key by desk clerk.