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Suicide bombers armed with guns attacked at least two government buildings in the capital of Afghanistan's volatile southern Uruzgan province Thursday, killing three people and wounding 20, according to officials.Information that have emerged since the terrorist attack suggest that six suicide bombers stormed the provincial governor's compound and the police chief's compound in Tirin Kot, capital of Uruzgan located north of Kandahar, Interior Ministry spokesman, Sediq Sediqi, said.

Jul 28, 2011

A tropical storm killed at least 20 people in the Philippines, while nine people are still missing as huge amounts of rain that kept pouring down, causing major flooding and landslides, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council chief Benito Ramos told reporters on Wednesday.

Jul 27, 2011

Rebekah Brooks has finally resigned as chief executive of News International, following weeks of dyer scandal involving phone hacking.

Jul 15, 2011

OPINION: Michele Bachmann got into a bit of hot water when she appeared to suggest that slavery might have had some benefits for black families.

Jul 11, 2011

Hurricane season 2011 – Tropical storm 'Calvin' forms off Mexico

Jul 08, 2011

Rory McIlroy – The Rise of Golf’s Next Star

Jun 20, 2011

The Mavi Marmara, the Turkish aid ship that clashed with Israeli soldiers on the way to Gaza last year triggering a diplomatic storm, has pulled out of a repeat voyage later this month, the Turkish charity that owns the ship said Friday.

Jun 17, 2011

Pippa Middleton's hectic social schedule has created its own media storm as outlets clamour to speculate who -- if anyone -- she's dating.

Jun 15, 2011

With LulzSec having just issued a statement promising to continue its ongoing cyber-war against tech giant Sony, many analysts have begun to speculate just how damaging the groups continued assault could be on Sony's forthcoming PlayStation Vita console.

Jun 09, 2011

LulzSec's recent claim of a new successful hack on Sony's networks has come just after Sony's public apology to fans at this year's E3 expo, leading to fresh speculation about whether the company will be able to recover from its recent PSN hacking nightmare.

Jun 07, 2011

After close to two months down as a result of Sony's recent PSN crisis, the PlayStation Store has today gone active.

Jun 02, 2011

Allegations of corruption at FIFA deepened last night as two heavyweight sponsors turned up the heat on world football's governing body.

May 31, 2011

The death toll from a monster tornado that savaged Joplin, Missouri, rose to 125 on Wednesday and tornadoes overnight in nearby states caused at least 15 more deaths.

May 26, 2011

With PSN service finally crawling back to life, Sony representatives have offered an olive branch of peace to frustrated consumers in the shape of an as yet unspecified "Welcome Back" package of services and premium content.

May 16, 2011

Trading in currencies is basically a zero sum game. Rather than a stock or bond that can increase or decrease in value in absolute terms, and might move directionally the opposite of the equity or fixed income markets, currencies are all about relative movement. So in handicapping what might be the fate of the Euro currency in 2011, the question one has to ask is "In relation to what?"

Jan 10, 2011

The latest Wikileaks "revelations" have got the internet and the media all abuzz with excitement and yet they pale into insignificance when compared with the leaked emails by a group of scientists in what came to be known as "Climategate".

Nov 29, 2010

England have made a poor start to the third test against Pakistan, being held at the Oval, going down to 70/5 by Lunch after Andrew Strauss won the toss and opted to bat.

Aug 18, 2010

Five, terrestrial TV channel has signed a number of US television deals including hit police/CBI series, 'The Mentalist' starring Simon Baker and Tim Kang who starred in the 2008 remake of Sylvester Stallone's Rambo.

Aug 05, 2010

Shares in Barclays were down in morning trading on the FTSE 100 despite the group reporting a rise in pre-tax profit of 44 per cent to £3.9 billion in the half year ended 30 June.

Aug 05, 2010

BP have announced today that work continues on the relief well at the site of the oil leak, after a fierce Tropical Storm called Bonnie intervened over the weekend.

Jul 26, 2010

Shares in BP were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading as BPs attempts to deal with a catastrophic oil leak look like being hampered by a tropical storm gathering in the Bahamas.

Jul 23, 2010

The Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry, Richard Lambert, has said that he will be stepping down from his position in early 2011 and will not be seeking re-appointment following the end of his five year term.

Jun 29, 2010