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ACTA: Row Continues, Irish Aid Web Site Taken Down

The Irish Aid, a government oversees development body, had to take its Web site offline after it was hacked and several staff members' private information was posted under a 'Stop ACTA' banner.

Swedish Cannibal Satanic Vampire to Be Married Behind Bars

A cannibal and vampire have applied to be married just in time for Valentine's Day. Isakin Jonsson, 33, plans to marry Michelle Gustaffson, 23, behind the bars of their psychiatric hospital in Sweden. So what makes these two Sweden's most evil couple?

Anonymous Hackers: Sensitive FBI, Scotland Yard Conference Call Intercepted by Hacking Collective [TRANSCRIPT]

Anonymous Hackers FBI Scotland Yard Intercept Conference Call Sensitive Transcripts

Anonymous published a 15 minute transcript from the call, which was between officers from both countries discussing how to prosecute the hacking collective and its members. In a Twitter posting the group gloated, The FBI might be curious how we're able to continuously read their internal comms for some time now, after it emerged members of Anonymous had managed to intercept an email between the FBI and British authorities listing a time and password for the sensitive conference call.

Precedent warning as Assange extradition case ends

Britain's Supreme Court risks jeopardizing extraditions to many neighboring countries if it stops WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being sent to Sweden for questioning over sex crimes, a lawyer for Swedish prosecutors argued Thursday.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the High Court in London

Julian Assange to guest star on The Simpsons

Controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be a guest character and voice on animated TV comedy The Simpsons, playing a neighbor of the family after they move from their home in fictional Springfield.

A worker performs a quality test on automobile parts at a factory in Ludhiana, in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Jan. 18, 2012.

India Still a Hot Spot for Foreign Direct Investment: Ernst & Young

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India is set to swell in coming years as investors stomach a lack of transparency, poor infrastructure, and policy paralysis in their search for growth, professional-services firm Ernst & Young (E&Y) said in a report.

Norway Apologizes to Jews for Role in Nazi Holocaust

uring the second world war, the Norwegian president Vidkun Quisling, ordered the registration of 2,100 Jewish Norwegians.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $750 million through a promissory note -- a fresh injection in addition to the $650 million that the Gates charity has contributed since the fund was launched 10 years ago.

Bill Gates Injects $750 Million Into Troubled AIDS Fund

Microsoft chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates pledged a further $750 million to the troubled global AIDS fund on Thursday and urged governments to continue their support to save lives.

Bill Gates Donates $750 Million to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has donated $750 million to the Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Customers use computers at an Internet cafe in Taiyuan, Shanxi province

ACTA Overtakes SOPA as Biggest Threat to Web Freedom

ACTA has replaced SOPA as the biggest threat to internet freedom worldwide, internet advocates say.

People shop in the newly opened Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) store in Moscow

Hennes & Mauritz Issues Gloomy Outlook

World No.2 fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (HMb.ST) said a gloomy economic outlook would keep demand subdued this year and discounting to shift unsold stock, which led to a surprise drop in fourth-quarter profit, had continued into January.

Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange to Host Talk Show on Pro- Kremlin T.V.

Julian Assange will be taking on yet another challenge, a talk show on Russian television. The show is scheduled to air in in mid-March, and will be divided into 10 half-hour episodes each week. Assange has said he plans to invite and interview key political players, thinkers and revolutionaries from around the world on the show.

Megaupload founder refused bail in New Zealand

A New Zealand judge ordered the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be held in custody for another month Wednesday, saying the suspected Internet pirate posed a significant flight risk.

ACTA vs. SOPA: Five Reasons ACTA is Scarier Threat to Internet Freedom

Is ACTA an even bigger threat to Internet freedom than SOPA was?

About one in five workers worldwide telecommute: poll

About one in five workers around the globe, particularly employees in the Middle East, Latin America and Asia, telecommute frequently and nearly 10 percent work from home every day, according to a new Ipsos/Reuters poll.

Iran Strait of Hormuz Sanctions: Iranian-Americans Speak Out

In the United States, there is a significant population of Iranians who emigrated from their native country to various cities across the United States. Many, if not most, of these individuals still have ties to Iran: their family and their culture.

Protesters Question Death of Turkish Immigrant in Swedish Police Custody

The dead man’s family and attorney allege the police are engaged in a cover-up.

What Does SOPA Mean to You? 5 Points You Need to Know

The proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives ostensibly to curb piracy, has been at the receiving end of severe backlash from Internet companies including Google and Wikipedia.

Spinal Fluid Marker May Identify Alzheimer's Disease Earlier

Researchers have found levels of specific components of the cerebrospinal fluid were reduced in patients with mild cognitive impairment who later developed Alzheimer disease, compared with others patients with MCI who did not develop Alzheimer's.

European Shares Hit 5 1/2-Month High

European shares hit a 5-1/2-month high on Tuesday before closing above a key resistance level, boosted by automobile and mining stocks after Chinese economic data raised hopes the country would further ease its monetary policy to stimulate growth.

Priests, farmers, lesbian truckers tweet for Sweden

Sweden is tweeting to the world, and this week she is Hanna, just your average lesbian truck driver.

Some of more than 8,000lbs of locally grown broccoli from a partnership between Farm to School and Healthy School Meals is served in a salad to students at Marston Middle School in San Diego.

Magnesium-Rich Diet May Lower Stroke Risk

People who eat lots of magnesium-rich foods such as leafy green vegetables, nuts and beans have fewer strokes, according to an international analysis covering some 250,000 people.

UK Survey Finds Science Misconduct 'Alive and Well'

More than one in 10 British-based scientists or doctors have witnessed colleagues intentionally altering or fabricating data during their research, according to a survey by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Thursday.

German Chancellor Merkel speaks during news conference after talks with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti at Chancellery in Berlin

Merkel Broadens Diplomatic Drive for EU March Summit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will gather the leaders of Austria, Sweden and Portugal next Thursday in a bid to broaden consultations on key European Union issues after criticism about Germany and France making too many big decisions themselves.

Sweden gives digital piracy advocate religion status

Sweden dealt a symbolic blow to the global fight against digital music and film piracy by recognising a group that promotes file-sharing across the Internet as a religion.

Cyberbullying a problem around the globe: poll

More than 10 percent of parents around the world say their child has been cyberbullied and nearly one-fourth know a youngster who has been a victim, according to a new Ipsos/Reuters poll.