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Murdoch firm in hacking payouts

Jude Law is among the high-profile figures to receive payouts over phone hacking by Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, the High Court hears.

Search resumes on Italian wreck

Rescue efforts resume aboard the wrecked Italian cruise ship, Costa Concordia, with more than 20 people still missing after it ran aground on Friday.

Adele passes US chart milestone

British pop star Adele tops the US album chart for a sixteenth week, putting her album 21 amongst an elite group of best-sellers.

Depression drugs ‘causing falls’

Elderly people with dementia are more likely to suffer falls if they are given anti-depressants by care home staff, a study claims.

Anti-malware code's spambot flaw

McAfee is releasing a patch to fix a vulnerability in its anti-malware software that allows spammers to hijack users' computers.

Leap second decision 'postponed'

The decision on whether to abolish the leap second - the occasional, extra second added to the world's time - has been deferred to 2015.

La crisis económica y la competencia están provocando la caída de grandes íconos empresariales. Ahora es el turno de Kodak, paradójicamente víctima de su propio invento: la fotografía digital.

传媒大亨默多克所拥有的“新闻国际”传媒集团同意向包括英国演艺、体育和政界名人以及刑事犯罪案件受害人在内的19人提供赔偿。

ينتهي اليوم الخميس التفويض الممنوح لبعثة المراقبين العرب في سوريا، حيث يعكف رئيس البعثة على وضع اللمسات الأخيرة على "تقرير حاسم" لتقديمه إلى اللجنة الوزارية العربية المكلفة بمتابعة الأوضاع في سوريا.

علی اکبر صالحی، وزیر امور خارجه ایران که به ترکیه سفر کرده، در کنفرانس خبری مشترک با وزیر خارجه ترکیه گفته است که کشورش آماده از سرگیری مذاکرات اتمی است و میزبانی ترکیه برای این مذاکرات را توصیه کرده است.