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Celebrities have taken to social network site Twitter to offer their messages of hope to the riot-ridden communities reports Sky News.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is now embroiled in a new lawsuit after the chambermaid who pressed charges for sexual assault against him in a hotel in Manhattan three months ago, now filed a lawsuit accusing him coming at her from behind with "depravity in his heart."

China said the Muifa tropical storm will also have important consequences on the country's economy as new figures estimate the losses to be up to about 3.1 billion yuan ($480 million).

Libyan officials have said they intend to seek a court injunction today to prevent the Foreign Office from handing over control of the country's London embassy properties and funds frozen in UK accounts to rebel leaders.

Bashar al-Assad has seen the region close in around him after a string of neighboring countries have publicly called for his regime to end its brutal and deadly crackdown on protesters.

A torture camp allegedly run by Zimbabwe's security forces has been discovered by BBC Panorama, the news agency said.

The Dalai Lama presided over a ceremony which saw a new prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile sworn in.

King Abdullah of Saudi spoke out and condemned the Syrian situation and issued a written statement saying it was "not acceptable".

When Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko returned to court on Monday, her supporters showed they still firmly stood behind her.

Following a series of revenge attacks against the world's law enforcement agencies, hacker collective Anonymous has targeted the Syrian Ministry of Defense, hacking its website and releasing an "official" statement clarifying its stance on the Syrian Protest.

Eastern China is trying cope with the high winds and torrential rain that preludes the arrival of Muifa, which observers say will be the region's most powerful storm in decades.

A family argument turned into a real life drama after eight people were shot dead yesterday, with the youngest victim aged 11.

The first day of the trading week in the Middle East did prove that the economic crisis, is clearly affecting the region as stock markets in Dubai and Egypt dropped about four per cent, while in Israel the market plunged by seven per cent, which analysts say is a consequence of the downgrade of the debt rating in the U.S.

Two young women decided to show their support for Russian president Dmitry Medvedev by stripped down to their bikinis in central Moscow on Thursday.

As refugees from Libya desperately try to reach Europe at the cost of their lives, Italy -- the EU country the most affected by the influx of asulum seekers -- is struggling to cope with the new arrivals.

Under new government measures, Britain’s biggest breweries are developing weaker strength beers at cheaper prices.

Waves of protests have hit Chile in the last few weeks and more than 500 people were reportedly arrested with 14 wounded in cities across Chile on Thursday.

Following the President's 50th birthday celebration on Thursday, analysts were surprised to see how the celebrations quickly turned to a campaign rally, with the president even given his supporters a pep talk in Washington D.C.

Cybercriminals are targeting users of the Harry Potter ebook website Pottermore, reports The Telegraph.

A polar bear has mauled one person to death and seriously injured four other members of a British group in northern Norway, authorities say.

New reports claiming that Air France banned female crew from serving Dominique Strauss-Kahn because he abused them emerged yesterday. The allegations however were later on swiftly denied by the company.

A Chinese newspaper lashed-out at the world's media, calling all reports linking the Chinese government to the recently discovered Operation Shady RAT irresponsible.

It seems UFOs are a hot topic at the moment, with sightings coming in from the U.S. and UK this week. Surely this is not merely a result of the silly season of news caused by the House of Commons' recess. Perhaps we are finally making contact with another world. Perhaps we are being invaded. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.

he Thai House of Representatives on Friday morning elected Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra as the new prime minister of Thailand.

Rowan Atkinson, better known as Mr Bean, had a lucky escape last night after he crashed his £650,000 car McLaren F1 supercar, which has a top speed of 230mph.

RBS shares dive, but chief executive calls for calm.

Amy Winehouse's £2.5 million residence in Camden is to become the headquarters of a new foundation aimed at helping young people with drink and drug problems reports Gigwise.

Rebel forces have said the Libyan leader's son Khamis was among more than 30 people killed following a NATO air strike on an operation centre in the western town of Zlitan.

French Vogue has been criticized over publishing provocative images of 10-year-old model Thylane Lena-Rose Blondeau.