Jun 13 2008
A hacker who hijacked hundreds of PCs to create a botnet has been sentenced to 41 months in jail by a US court
May 19 2008
Elbaneh’s detention was ordered one day after a Washington Post article on how he was living under the personal protection of Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh. The Yemeni government has repeatedly refused U.S. requests to extradite...
May 8 2008
Austria’s chancellor has said the country will adopt tougher laws on sex crimes following the case of a man who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years.
May 2 2008
t is Gordon Brown’s name on the letter with the familiar Downing Street address at the top. If it weren’t for the pesky business of the signature, it would place the prime minister at the heart of a conspiracy to drag the old Rhodesia from...
May 2 2008
Actress and activist Mia Farrow was allowed into Hong Kong on Thursday, a day before the Olympic torch winds through a territory where most citizens support the Beijing Olympics and where officials have denied entry to protesters hoping to exploit the...
Apr 30 2008
Serbia took a symbolic step towards joining the EU by signing an agreement on closer cooperation today as Britain announced it would send 600 troops to help to keep order in the breakaway province of Kosovo. EU foreign ministers toasted the new pact...
Apr 26 2008
For decades the task of identifying emerging football talent has been considered an art rather than a science, exclusively the preserve of wise old pros and sharp-eyed scouts and dependent on a large slice of luck. Now, however, it seems leading...
Apr 26 2008
Referees want to take charge of the best teams and best players — this season that has meant Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo. But refereeing the Premier League’s hottest property can be a pain as well as a pleasure.
Apr 26 2008
British troops in southern Afghanistan could hand control of key areas to Afghan forces within months, the commander of British forces said yesterday. Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith said he hoped the Afghan army would “deliver security” in...
Apr 19 2008
A hypnotist from West Sussex has undergone surgery on his right hand without a general anaesthetic.