PRODUCT PIRACY DISPUTE: US sees growing problems in China Shanghai, November 7: Illegal copying of music, movies and other goods by Chinese product pirates is rising despite official promises to stamp it out, US officials said today, calling for stronger enforcement of intellectual property laws. Almost... 11 Jul, 2005
IN OTHER WORDS No heroEric Rudolph, the murderous antiabortion zealot who set off bombs at the US Olympics in 1996 and a women’s health clinic in Birmingham, killing two, is no folk hero. Yet a website posting his rambling account of the five years he spent on the... 06 Jul, 2005
Computer forensic expertise needed to bust cybercrimes Press Trust of IndiaKolkata, June 27:As cybercrimes in BPOs make headlines, computer forensic experts say Indian investigating agencies need to be a step ahead of the criminals in putting together sophisticated tools to discover evidence.Billions... 27 Jun, 2005
J&K dispute ‘must end’ for durable peace Agence France PresseWashington, June 11: Pakistan and India will experience “durable peace” only if the two nations resolve their 57-year-old dispute over Kashmir, Pakistan’s foreign minister said here yesterday. And Kashmiris must be included in... Women 11 Jun, 2005
Puzzle solved After more than 30 years, the lid has come off history’s greatest sourcing controversy and puzzle in journalism. Who was the confidential source who leaked details to the then two young reporters at The Washington Post, Bob Woodward and Carl... 02 Jun, 2005
BROWSE THROUGH : What the books are about The black echoLos Angeles police detective Hieronymus (aka Harry) Bosch discovers something odd in what appears to be a routine drug overdose case. The victim has a face from Harry’s past, a fellow “tunnel rat” from Vietnam named Billy Meadows.... Travel Abroad 21 May, 2005
Fear of Islam on the rise in US Jim LobeReported incidents of anti-Muslim bias including hate crimes, discrimination, and harassment rose sharply in the United States last year, according to a new report by a major Islamic group.The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CA-IR), in a... 12 May, 2005
Internet pirates meted out jail sentence The GuardianLondon, May 7:A London IT specialist was jailed for two-and-a-half years yesterday for his role in a global gang of internet pirates behind the UK’s biggest software theft.A court in central London heard that Alex Bell, 29, a Morgan... 07 May, 2005
SNIPPETS 17 miners trappedBEIJING: Seventeen workers were trapped in a flooded mine in China’s Hunan provin-ce as rescuers rushed to the scene to try to save them, an official said on Saturday. The Guida Coal Mine in Heye township was flooded on Friday... Women 02 Apr, 2005
Laden turns to Zarqawi for terror strikes on US Associated PressWashington, March 1:Osama bin Laden is enlisting his top operative in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, to plan potential attacks on the United States, US intelligence indicates. Al-Zarqawi, who rivals bin Laden as the nation’s public enemy... Women 01 Mar, 2005
TOPICS : Is US government spying on its citizens? William Fisher: Is the US government spying on its citizens’ email and web surfing habits? The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a group that defends civil liberties on the Internet, believes the answer is probably “yes”. Earlier this month,... 06 Feb, 2005
FBI aid plea under consideration Himalayan News ServiceDhaka, January 31:The US is considering Bangladesh’s request for FBI assistance in probing the blast at the opposition Awami League rally that killed four people but has asked for clear terms of reference to ensure full access... Women 31 Jan, 2005
