Attualitį: Anti-American Riots Erupt in Kabul After Traffic Accident

KABUL, May 29--The Afghan capital erupted in riots Monday after a morning rush-hour traffic accident involving a U.S. military cargo truck triggered widespread rumors that U.S. forces had killed a large number of civilians. ...

Tempo libero: Adelaide: Eher quirlig als streng

Es ist noch gar nicht so lange her, da galt die australische Metropole Adelaide als langweilig und puritanisch. Der Hauptstadt des Bundesstaates South Australia war anzumerken, unter welchem Vorzeichen sie gegründet wirde. Anders als Sidney ist...

Sport: Barbaro 'nickering at mares' a day after surgery but still has 50-50 chance of survival

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was "bright and appropriately frisky" Monday after surgery from his broken hind leg, even showing ... ...

Attualitį: Colombia re-elects Uribe as president

Law-and-order President Alvaro Uribe was re-elected in a landslide Sunday in Colombia's most peaceful elections in more than ... ...

Internet: P2P Has Its Day In Court

Just as we all suspected, the MGM vs. Grokster case has made it all the way to the Supreme Court, in a case that will determine whether file swapping services have a viable business model or are liable for copyright infringement. So far, two federal courts have sided with the file swapping companies, basically upholding the ruling of the 1984 Betamax case. While I agree with the Betamax ruling (basically a "don't ask, don't tell" policy), I don't see a direct parallel to file sharing. More importantly, Justice Anthony Kennedy doesn't seem to, either. Today Kennedy told attorneys for Grokster and Streamcast that "What you are suggesting is unlawful expropriation of property as a kind of start-up capital. From an economic standpoint and legal standpoint, that sounds wrong." ...