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China apparently lost no time denying its people access to yet another western social networking service. Hours after search giant Google unveiled ambitious social networking service Google+, the Chinese government got the service blocked in the country, according to media reports.

Clothing retailer Gap Inc will enter Africa this year, as part of an ongoing international push, with plans to open stores in Egypt and Morocco.

The number of Egyptians injured in protests today is actually more than ten times the amount reported by international media this morning.

A cartoon of Mickey and Minnie Mouse clad in Islamic dress has angered Egyptian Muslims.

The United States formally offered its backing on Tuesday for French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to take over the top job at the International Monetary Fund, ensuring a win for her over Mexico's Central Bank Governor Agustin Carstens.

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde looks set to emerge on Tuesday as the International Monetary Fund's new chief, maintaining the tradition of a European heading the global lender.

The World Bank's political risk guarantee agency said on Monday it would mobilize about $1 billion for insurance coverage for countries in the Middle East and North Africa to encourage foreign direct investment.

Amnesty International said Monday that Egypt's military rulers have acknowledged carrying out so-called virginity tests on female protesters - the first time the army has admitted to the much-criticized practice, The Associated Press reported.

Tunisian Islamist party Ennahda will not run in elections next month.

Internet giant Google's tussles with some governments over Internet censorship could get worse, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Monday, adding he feared his own colleagues faced mounting danger of occasional arrest and torture.

The World Bank said on Sunday it would have to take stock of plans to lend to Egypt after the International Monetary Fund confirmed the authorities no longer wanted an IMF-backed loan program.

Egypt will not borrow from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund after revising its budget and cutting the forecast deficit, even though a loan had been agreed, Finance Minister Samir Radwan said on Saturday.

Have you ever wondered, 'Where are the sunniest spots in the world?' For those of us who just can't get enough rays, here's a look at Earth's most sun-drenched destinations.

Archaeologists have unearthed an old city of Crusaders, which had been hidden for centuries under the port city of Acre along the Mediterranean Sea in Israel.

In the ailing economies of the Arab spring, analysts are finding that in both the Arab world economies and in nature, oil floats.

Despite criticisms during his first term, the South Korean was unanimously voted in for a second time.

On June 21, starting at dusk, over 150 musicians featured performances along Water Street in Gastown. Every kind of music was heard - from jazz, classical, and acoustic to heavy metal, indie and pop. Founded in France in 1982, throughout the years Fete de la Mausique has become an international musical festival celebrated in Canada, the USA, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Australia, Vietnam, Congo, Cameroon, Fiji, Colombia, Chile, Nepal, and Japan.

President Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide and war crimes. He will be hosted in Beijing for three days next week.

Today, June 21, is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and obviously, it also marks the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.

Internet filtering is turning out to be a hot-button issue. The concern is that many online entities are filtering out important content and only feeding users “information junk food.”

Here is an interesting fact about the Summer Solstice. The longest day of the year is not normally the warmest.