More English councils expected to ban speed cameras

After a period of criticism of speed camera, a number of councils in England are opting to ban them, following the lead of Swindon Council. That area's highway councillor has been critical of speed cameras, saying they aren't effective in increasing road safety."Several more...

Street hawkers protesting in Nepalese capital

Nepal's street hawker are protesting against home minister's order of eviction from the capital Kathmandu. Vendors were swept off the streets by the latest order of the minister. Hundreds of street vendors and petty shopkeepers in different parts of the capital...

Nose-wheel falls off, plane makes emergency landing in India

This can happen only in India. In an example height of  carelessness A-320  aircraft operated by an Indian carrier Go Air  with 125 passengers onboard took off from Mumbai leaving one of its two nose-wheel on the tarmac but  landed safely at the IGI...

Bailout Bill Overwhelms House Internet Servers

The House is experiencing an unprecedented amount of traffic as people try to access the bill, the vote count- and the contact system, so they can express their opposition to the Wall Street Bailout. Let 'em have it. You can look up your "Representative"s contact info here:...

Man Shot to Death in Front of Live Streaming Cameras

A 30-year-old man with alleged gang ties was shot multiple times while idling at a stoplight, and the only person who might have seen it was online. The shooting happened in front of a camera streaming live video onto the net, but no one has so far stopped by. "Edmonton's...

Japan Leads in Attack Traffic; U.S. Web Penetration Stinks: Report

If the US is going to be competitive in the world, it's going to have to invest in connecting the People to broadband. One of the drawbacks with the kind of corporate socialism/quasi free market system we have in the US is that gains made from public goods are privatized and...

Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S.

The nature of the internet as a network is that it has no central point of control. "The era of the American Internet is ending. “Suppose the Internet was entirely confined to the U.S., which it once was? That wasn’t helpful,” said Vint Cerf of Google. ...