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Up to 356 feared dead after fire sweeps through prison.

Anonymous hackers accuses PR firm Qorvis of heavy Wikipedia edits in favour of Bahrain regime.

Human rights groups file case at the South African high court alleging Zimbabwean officials complicit in torture.

Moroccan activist Abdassamad Haidour jailed for three years for online slander of Mohammed VI.

The scandal that broke more than a decade ago is back. Details of the entire affair involving former U.S. President Bill Clinton and the woman he had an affair with, Monica Lewinsky, will be part of a Public Broadcasting Service (PCS) documentary to be aired both in the U.S. and the UK, on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21.

Hackers shut down Benjamin Netanyahu's official website with DDoS request overload.

USS Abraham Lincoln, crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, under the watchful eyes of Iranian patrol boats and aircrafts.

Anonymous hackers have re-targeted US military intelligence agencies, releasing two teaser documents as a "taste of what's to come".

Thailand Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul has been quoted in a report by Australia Network News as saying the government had charged two Iranian suspects in connection with the failed bomb plot in Bangkok.

The investigations into the Bangkok bomb blasts have suggested that the manner and execution of the attacks bear resemblance to similar incidents in India and Georgia.

A bomb disposal officer was killed by a blast as he tried to defuse an explosive in the Nigerian city of Kaduna.

Country cannot afford to host games, admits Italian Premier Mario Monti.

Bahraini protesters asking for more political reforms have again taken to the streets to mark the first anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising that started on 14 February 2011.

Turkey will continue to import Iranian oil despite growing international pressure to boycott it.

Violence and tensions on the rise on first anniversary of mass pro-democracy protests.

Infamous hackers Saadi and Hax.r00t have targeted two sites owned by the Thai government, allegedly to protest its online censorship policies.

Italian prosecutors and lawyers of British student Meredith Kercher are formally petitioning Italy's Supreme Court today to overturn the appeals acquittal of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.

The Nigerian Army has killed some members of Islamist radical sect Boko Haram during a raid in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri.

It may seem ridiculous but for some people pain and torture are a part of their culture... of their prestige.

There is no time for love for in Uzbekistan this year... the local authorities have cancelled several Valentine's Day events as part of attempts to encourage the population to commemorate the birthday of the first Mughal emperor Babur instead.

A series of bomb blasts rocked Bangkok early on Tuesday morning. The injured Iranian has been identified as a Saeib Morabi.

Tensions between Christians and Muslims escalate after rumours of cross-faith affair lead to eviction of Christian families.

Hackers operating under the AnonOpsRomania moniker have made good on their promise, posting data stolen in a recent raid on Romania's spy agencies.

Police in Thailand investigate three explosions in Bangkok that injured five including alleged bomber who has legs blown off.

Twin Blasts Hit Bangkok

As Indian police are still investigating the bombing of an Israeli diplomatic car in New Delhi, Israel has reiterated fears that more terror attacks are on the way.

Thousands of people block neo-Nazis as Dresden marks 67th anniversary of mass bombing.

On the anniversary of the Bahrain uprising, Anonymous hackers have targeted Combined Systems, defacing the weapons maker's site.

This Valentine's Day could be one to remember for the Bahraini government... albeit for all the wrong reasons.