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Wikipedia blocks access to protest Italian media law
AFP, Published on 06/10/2011
» Online encylopedia Wikipedia has blocked access to its Italian version to protest a draft law to make websites amend content on even a single complaint of prejudice without independent verification.
Young settlers relive Israel's battles online
AFP, Published on 11/04/2011
» Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have found a modern twist to instil their youngsters with Hebrew history and patriotic fervour -- online video games in which players battle biblical foes.
Israeli premier embraces new media
AFP, Published on 31/03/2011
» Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu held an electronic forum on Wednesday, taking questions from the public through the Internet while local TV and YouTube screened his answers.
Facebook tries to spike 'Third Intifada' page
AFP, Published on 30/03/2011
» Attempts by Facebook to shut down a "Third Intifada" page backfired on Tuesday, with more than 7,000 Palestinians immediately signing up for three new copycat pages.
Radiant image at Bodhgaya
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/02/2011
» A sudden poignant image in the chill morning air at the site of the Buddha's enlightenment.
Pay as they grow
Database, Published on 16/06/2010
» The US yuppiephone network AT&T used to have a plan that provided all the data you could eat at one price; on the day that Steve "President For Life" Jobs unveiled the incredibly wonderful version four of the Apple iPhone, AT&T did away with the unlimited wireless data plan, and put subscribers on pay-as-you-go - cheaper to join, but of course more expensive if you want to stay connected.
More than just a list
Muse, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 10/04/2010
» Almost every movie lover knows the Oscar-winning film Schindler's List, which simplifies the true story of Oskar Schindler, the German industrialist and member of the Nazi party who saved the lives of more than 1,000 Jews by hiring them in his factories during World War II. Lists changed throughout the wartime. Yet, the official one is dated April 18, 1945, three weeks before the German army surrendered. Three copies are being kept in museums in Jerusalem, Washington D.C., and in Orange Country, New York. The only copy in private hands is now for sale for $2.2 million (71.4 million baht).