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A Chinese man, who was abducted 23 years ago when only five years old, has used Google maps to track down his home town and has traced his biological family.

Keith - Looks like this couple were aiming for a little Internet fame as they spotted the Google Street View vehicle coming along the road. They hopped out of their car, adopted "the pose" and appear to be having sex.

Not to be left out this April Fool's Day, Google has come up with a couple of tricks this year. If you fancy going on a treasure hunt, Google Maps has the answer.

Pyongyang - Google has released its new maps of North Korea that fill in gaps in its previous maps of the country. The new maps show new details including Pyongyang’s subway stops, gulags, travel routes and landmarks such as Pyongyang's Kumsusan Memorial Palace.

A Google Maps Street View image is doing the rounds on the Internet, as it appears that the vehicle used by Google may have literally hit a donkey and run.

Not only is Google one of the biggest sources for information on the internet, but it is also a source used for uncovering secrets. This is exactly what happened as a former CIA agent was browsing through images on Google Earth.

After a brief spat, Google is back to providing maps for the iPhone, and users are loving it. With over 10 million downloads in 48 hours - the Google Maps App is an all around winner.

Minneapolis - The Perez Caballero Design works through the Google Business Photos program and services businesses in the Twin Cities to advertise and market their services with better search results.

The Guardian newspaper has created an online Google Map showing all the verified incidents reported by news sources and wires across Gaza and Israel since last week.

Google is once again being proactive when a natural disaster strikes: Its crisis map is pooling Hurricane Sandy data to inform visitors about the hurricane's path, emergency shelters and crowdsourced YouTube videos.