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A former McDonalds worker has filmed a live mouse rummaging around in a bag full of Big Mac burger baps.

Iranian officials continue to remain defiant with a senior commander saying that the US lacks the capability to hinder Iran's efforts to shut down the Strait of Hormuz.

Swiss archaeologists uncover tomb of female singer in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.

Tina Beznec offers backside for advertising space, marriage proposals or plain ‘awesomeness’.

Syria: bloodshed and defections continue and prompt Arab League to consider sending troops.

Google is under fire from News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch with accusations of profiting from advertisements sponsored for pirated materials.

Three more bodies were recovered late on Sunday night and early on Monday morning.

The Labour leader said it was "a hard choice," but when the choice was between protecting jobs or giving wage hikes, it was "absolutely right to prioritise employment."

Assad has issued several amnesties since March, but it is believed that thousands of political activists still remain detained.

Nationalist Party leader Ma Ying-jeou has reportedly got about 53 percent of votes against his nearest rival Tsai Ing-wen of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, who won 45 percent of votes.

The visit would be keenly observed as the US is mounting pressure on major countries to boycott Iran oil.

Afghanistan National Institute of Music is believed to be the only music academy in the country.

The case stems from a criminal suit filed by Vinay Ray, a Delhi-based journalist, claiming that some of these websites flaunt "blasphemous and derogatory" material which may even derail the communal harmony in the country.

Punishments of six months labour camps are apparently given to those who did not attend the orchestrated crying sessions or did not seem genuine at the organised crying events.

As the threat of the US Stop Online Piract Act looms, Sheffield Hallam student Richard O'Dwyer faces extradition over copyright infringement allegations.

Marine Le Pen, the French far-right presidential candidate has criticised Qatar, saying the Gulf state plays a "double game" investing in Muslim areas.

Opinion: Republican Lamar Smith, author of a US bill to stop online piracy, seems to be guilty of the very crime he is trying to legislate against.

With Stratfor's website back online security experts have issued statements attacking the Anonymous collective, suggesting its "hacktivist" antics are doing more harm than good, hurting the very people it claims to represent.

A Chinese company has started the first training programme for female bodyguards in China.

Jacket made popular by India's Jawaharlal Nehru listed as one of biggest global political statements.

The Biswa Ijtema, also known as the World Muslim's Congregation, is one of the largest congregations of the followers of Islam.

Day that marks beginning of the Egyptian revolution that led to fall of Mubarak - 25 January - will be national holiday.

Bradley Manning, the American soldier who is accused of giving hundreds of thousands of secret documents to Wikileaks, may face a full court martial and life imprisonment.

Donor organ tumbles on to pavement as its was being rushed for transplant surgery.

A Republican representative key in the formulation of the US' SOPA act has reiterated he and his party will continue to support the controversial bill.

Minors face up to 40 years in prison after video surfaces of 10-year-olds assaulting younger boy.

Iran boycott-busting firms in China, Singapore and UAE sanctioned by US.

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.