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Charlie Sheen continues to reign the world wide web as he takes Twitter into the mighty book of Guinness World Records and dominates almost all aspects of search with the latest being the video of Jimmy Fallon parody.

NASA explained the mystery behind the decreased solar activity during the Sun's 11-year cycle, linking it to the changing speeds of plasma inside the Sun.

Scientists say Earth could be on the brink of its sixth mass extinction.

As Charlie Sheen makes an impactful land on the 'Twitterverse', the users of the microblogging site, Tweeps, are not so kind to the embattled 'Two and a Half Men' star.

Continuing anti-government protests has brought tens of thousands of people to the capital of Yemen, again demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, one day after he proposed the formation of a new unity government which would include opposition members.

Embattled 'Two and a half men' star Charlie Sheen spills the beans on drugs, rehab, 'Men', women in the latest installments of interviews with TMZ, CNN's Piers Morgan, 'The Today Show' and ABC's 20/10.

East Asia's economy may need to slow to address inflationary pressures but the region will likely continue to lead the globe in economic activity, World Bank Chief Economist Justin Yifu Lin said on Monday.

World number three Novak Djokovic crushed top-seed Roger Federer in straight sets to secure the Dubai Championships title on Saturday.

HP is clearly struggling with consumer PCs and analysts say that's because the industry is in transition.

Australia's Port Hedland, one of the world's largest export terminals for iron ore, reopened on Wednesday following a two-day suspension as a cyclone passed down the western coast, the port's harbourmaster said.

Video spoofs of Radiohead's new music video, Lotus Flower have taken YouTube by storm.

A powerful solar flare has triggered the largest space weather storm in four years, could be equivalent to a global hurricane Katrina that would cost up to $2 trillion dollars in damage to communications satellites, electric power grids and GPS navigation systems, scientists said yesterday

There's a new number one in men's college basketball after a week of upsets led to upheaval in the top five.

Pakistan said on Monday it was taking steps to keep a U.S. consulate worker, imprisoned in a local jail for shooting two Pakistanis, safe from harm in a case that has unleashed a diplomatic storm.

While the Greek government seeks to establish closer diplomatic ties with Israel (in the wake of a cooling of relations between Israel and Turkey), incidents of anti-Semitism are rising in Greece, inflamed by the deepening economic crisis.

Kobe Bryant is taking Los Angeles by storm. The L.A. Lakers star was the first athlete to receive is own hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

Since the financial crisis, laws have changed to better regulate financial institutions. However, they don’t go far enough and there are still unresolved issues, said Professor Joseph Stiglitz in an interview with IBTimes.

Potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin wrote the following letter on her Facebook page, expressing her solidarity with the union movement, but warning of the need to make sacrifices.

The trial of Mark Ciavarella, a former Pennsylvania judge who has been charged with racketeering, fraud, money laundering, extortion, bribery and federal tax violations, drew to a close on Friday with the jury returning a guilty verdict.

The largest solar flare in several years has disrupted some communications, though it was not in the right position to create auroral displays visible from lower latitudes.

The jury deliberations in the trial of Mark Ciavarella, a former Pennsylvania judge who has been charged with racketeering, fraud, money laundering, extortion, bribery and federal tax violations, will resume on Friday.