youtube hacked by PCCW

"As Pakistan government ordered banning YouTube because its contents relating to disrespect to the values of Islam in Danish cartoons which depicted the Prophet Muhammad in many poor light."

Video Games Outselling Music. Globally.

I don't see why anyone is surprised:"Video game sales are gaining and will globally exceed music sales by the end of 2007 reports PricewaterhouseCoopers. The growth can be contributed to the fact that more and more devices like mobile phones, PDAs and laptops support...

Web censorship spreading globally

Turkey blocks YouTube, China blocks Wikipedia and sets up rigorous web control, Pakistan bans Google's blogger, some ountries apply "keyword filters" and Russia's President Vladimir Putin assembles a new super-agency to regulate media and the Internet.  Web censorship is...

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Nissan recalls 130,000 SUVs, cars

"Nissan Motor Co. has begun recalling more than 130,000 vehicles globally — including 80,000 in North America — because of an ignition key defect, a company official said Thursday. There have been no reports of injuries related to the defect, the Transport Ministry...

Woman Has Rare Case of Bubonic Plague

The Bubonic Plague, more commonly referred to as the "Black Death," ravaged Europe between the years 1347 and 1350. During this short period, 25 million people (one third of Europe's population at the time) were killed.  Thousands of people died each week and...

northern ozone pollution spurs Arctic warming

Global warming since the 1970s, has been more than it was during the 100 years before the 1970s.