Platts Survey: OPEC pumps 31.11 mb/d in October, up 350,000 b/d

""The October survey results are good news for consumers, who haven't had much to smile about recently," said John Kingston, Platts global director of oil. "The fact that Iraqi output is up again is very encouraging, especially against a backdrop of news reports about some...

Hackers: Massive DOS attack disables 3 of 13 Net "root" servers

The motive so far is unclear, but the rogue data has been traced back to South Korea"WASHINGTON - Hackers briefly overwhelmed at least three of the 13 computers that help manage global computer traffic Tuesday in one of the most significant attacks against the Internet since...

Number of People Stopped by Police Soars in New York

Personally I find it impossible to believe that twice as many people in NYC today are acting suspiciously as in 2003."The New York Police Department released new information yesterday showing that police officers stopped 508,540 individuals on New York City streets last year...

Book Price Wars Limit Diversity

"Christmas should spell bonanza for the book trade. But as consumers increasingly load up their trolleys with heavily discounted volumes at supermarkets, booksellers are warning that there could be dire consequences not only for independent bookshops, but for publishing as a...