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A war of words that broke out between superpowers US and China over recent Gmail hacking heightened tension between the world's top military powers.

Congressman Anthony Weiner went silent on Thursday after saying a day earlier he could not say with certitude if the crotch image tweeted from his Twitter account to a young woman last week was his own. He did admit there was a chance that the lewd photo showed his private parts though. The following are samples of some hilarious Anthony Weiner jokes spreading on Twitter, the networking site where he has apparently tied himself up in inner wear fabric.

Ofer Brother Group, an Israeli family shipping business and the country’s one of the most powerful corporations, has been blamed for business deals with Iran.

Russian spy Anna Chapman has taken over as editor–in–chief of a new business magazine, five months after launching a TV show, giving a new direction to her career that saw her deported from the United States last summer.

Digital activist group Anonymous Operations has hacked into Iranian government servers and procured over 10,000 email messages from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Did John F. Kennedy have an inkling of what was in store for him in the immediate aftermath of the Cuban missile crisis in which he trumped the Russians? According to a little-known strand from biographical writings on him revealed recently, JFK knew that his assassination at that particular juncture in time would define his legacy like no other.

At least 270 migrants from Libya heading towards Europe may have drowned after their ship sank off the coast of Tunisia in a storm, authorities said on Thursday.

Squabbling continued in Japan's ruling party after Prime Minister Naoto Kan refused to step down, angering rivals who had voted down a no-confidence motion in return for a promise he would quit.

A number of high profile celebrities have urged UK Prime Minister David Cameron in an open letter on Thursday to decriminalize the possession of drugs.

Last week, a close friend of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said he was considering running again for the Republican nomination for president.On Thursday, Giuliani himself confirmed the speculation, saying this time he would do it the right way, unlike his 2008 campaign in which he notably skipped campaigning in the early voting states.

China has struck back fiercely against allegations that it’s engaged in hacking. Through its state-run media, it denies targeting the Gmail accounts of US government officials, US military personnel, and Chinese political activists.

Jurors couldn't believe a word said by police officers accused of fixing traffic tickets for friends and loved ones when they cleared a former Bronx prosecutor on felony DWI charges, Thursday.

A killer bacteria linked to Spanish cucumbers is claiming victims all around Europe, but the news couldn't come at a worse time for the struggling country.

Responding to recent cyber attacks on global companies and government officials, Australia will develop a cyber defense strategy to combat hacking and electronic espionage, the government said on Friday.

Syria's military forces continued their crackdown against anti-government protests on Thursday, shelling southern and central towns as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned President Bashar al-Assad that his legitimacy had nearly run out.

A U.S. citizen who has been stuck in Kuwait for months after embassy officials confiscated his passport is asking Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to intervene, The AP reported.

The United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague awaits Ratko Mladic where he is going to answer charges of genocide in the Bosnia war on Friday.

If you're wondering if Democrats consider a lewd picture that appeared on the Twitter account of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner a scandal, here's the answer: They don't.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed a $6.9 billion budget that will add certain city services and cut others, but ultimately avoid layoffs.

Is Anthony Weiner lying about his photo or just inept at handling the media?

The following is a written statement by Jaycee Dugard as read by her mother Terry Probyn at the sentencing of Phillip Garrido and his wife Nancy Garrido on June 2, 2011.

Beijing goes ahead with ordination, despite scorn of the world Catholic community

The United States vows to represent an obstacle in the representation of a Palestinian state at the UN.

Algerian authorities blame terrorist attacks of the past two months on chaos in neighboring Libya

House Republicans crafted legislation today that would authorize the U.S. military's continued involvement in the NATO-led campaign in Libya, heading off a rising wave of dissent from lawmakers seeking an end to the conflict.

A group of House Democrats sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to appoint Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau during the upcoming congressional recess.

The couple of convicted kidnappers and rapists of Jaycee Dugard, who in 1991 was a girl abducted at age 11 that was held for the next 18 years in a San Francisco suburb, were sentenced on Thursday before a scolding judge, prosecutor and mother of the victim.

Authorities announced hundreds of Libyan refugees dead in cross-Mediterranean escape.

The Chairman of Inner-Mongolia promises to improve living standards in response to protests across the region.