According to Kenya’s Internet Service Providers Association, Africa is being forced by Western companies to pay the full cost of connecting to world-wide networks. And this extra cost is partly to blame for slowing the spread of the internet in Africa and helping sustain the digital divide
British MPs have branded Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a war criminal
in the House of Commons. Many have voiced their anger over his troops’ invasions of Palestinian territory. The comments come as reports emerging from Jenin suggest many civilians may have been killed by Israeli troops in the refugee camp
Almost a year ago, Richard Neville wrote a provocative analysis of the dark side
of Uncle Sam — a nation, he argued, hell-bent on furthering its own interests at any cost. Now, in the wake of 11 September, America has cast itself as a global crusader against terror, above the law, above criticism. But is it really on the side of the angels in a new kind
of war, Neville asks — and could it have responded to the crisis in a way more in keeping with its own high ideals?
Business lost more money to Internet fraud last year than individuals, and men lost more money than women, according to the annual report of the Internet Fraud Complaint Centre. Auction fraud was the most common type of crime reported to the Washington-based IFCC, which is operated jointly by the FBI and the non-profit National White Collar Crime Centre, but the Nigerian e-mail scam hit its victims the hardest
A coalition of governments, businesses and public interest groups last week launched a global campaign to encourage companies to issue public reports on their impact on society and the environment. The Global Reporting Initiative is aimed at elevating such non-financial reporting
to the same level as the reports that public companies around the world periodically issue on their financial health
A high security jail which aims to turn dangerous dogs into well-behaved pets has opened in Berlin. The Berlin Interment Home takes in stray fighting dogs and domestic pets courts have deemed a danger to the public. It even has a canine death row
Her eyes have captivated the world since she appeared on the cover of National Geographic in 1985. Now, after 17 years, the mystery of who the Afghan girl is has been solved
Lawyers who squared off in a trademark dispute between the operators of a tourism portal and Barcelona, Spain, disagree on whether a US District Court judge made the right call this month when he awarded the Internet address Barcelona.com to the city. But they agree that the judge broke new ground in US anti-cybersquatting law
The United States faces possible exclusion from the Council of Europe, where it enjoys observer status, over its continued use of the death penalty
Sydney’s rail system is perilously close to strangulation because of soaring passenger numbers and recurring track and train faults, confidential reports warn. The findings, kept secret for more than a year, say operational paralysis
can be avoided only by adding new lines and up to 80 stations, buying 770 carriages worth $2.2 billion and spending at least $20 billion in the next decade on urgent maintenance
The ambassadors of four European countries have joined forces to plead for urgent action to improve the state of language teaching in Britain’s state schools
Loggers have formed an unprecedented alliance with conservationists in the Victorian town of Orbost to develop plans for diversifying the local economy and reducing its reliance on the timber industry
Richard Brunstrom, the head of North Wales Police, wants heroin possession to be decriminalised and people caught with small quantities of the drug to be treated. His comments are the latest proposal by a senior police officer for a more liberal approach to drug use
Marijuana advocates Tom Crosslin and Rollie Rohm sensed the government was out to get them. And then they were dead
Australian mobile phone users may soon have the most expensive operating costs in the world
Hounded by pet lovers, South Korean dog meat proponents were forced to postpone a major event planned for this week to promote canine cuisine and fight off international critics
The Korean government is to buy 120,000 copies of Hancom Linux Deluxe this year, enough to switch 23% of its installed base Microsoft user to open-source equivalents. By standardising on Linux and HancomOffice, the Korean government expects to make savings of 80%, compared with buying Microsoft products
Pakistan has banned internet access in certain areas including border belt with neighbouring India as a security measure in the wake of war threats emanating from India
The European Central Bank is working with technology partners on a hush-hush project to embed radio frequency identification tags into the very fibres of Euro bank notes by 2005
Zambian High Court judge Peter Chitengi has barred the government from declaring a winner in the presidential election until he can rule on an opposition appeal after being forced to abandon the Supreme Court in Lusaka because of violent protests outside. Demonstrators and opposition groups are calling for fresh presidential elections, claiming last week’s poll was rigged
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