Archive for June, 2009
A little-known Swedish software firm has snapped up file-sharing website The Pirate Bay with the hope of turning the source of legal controversy into a money-spinner that appeals to both users and content providers.
Telegraph.co.uk Iraq regains control of cities as US pulls backReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq regained full control of its towns and cities on Tuesday, declaring the day a national holiday for Iraqis to celebrate the withdrawal of US troops, six years after invading to topple Saddam …Celebrations mark US hand over to Iraqi security forcesTimes OnlineUS [...]
Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X AB said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy free file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, and that it would find ways to compensate copyright owners for downloaded material. The four Swedish men behind the website were sentenced in April to one year in jail and ordered to pay [...]
BBC News Child Survives Crash of Yemeni Jet Carrying 153New York TimesPARIS — Teams searching the Indian Ocean for survivors of the crash of a passenger jet from Yemen early Tuesday have rescued a child alive, officials there said, as the air safety authorities in Europe raised questions about the …Faults found on Comoros crash [...]
Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X AB said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy free file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, and that it would find ways to compensate copyright owners for downloaded material.
Globe and Mail Iraqis cheer — and fear — US pullout from citiesCNNBAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Tuesday marked the deadline for American troops to pull out of Iraq's towns and cities — a long-anticipated date that has been met by street festivals in Baghdad. Iraqi soldiers join in a parade Tuesday in Karbala to mark [...]
CTV.ca Jackson's parents waste no time seeking controlThe Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's parents wasted little time demanding authority over their son's financially strained empire and guardianship of their fatherless grandchildren. The big question is who, if anyone, will contest them? …Jackson's mother wins temporary control of estateWashington PostReports: Michael Jackson Left Behind [...]
Telegraph.co.uk Death toll climbs in Italy train explosionCNN International(CNN) — The death toll climbed to at least 12 in a gas explosion on a freight train in western Italy, officials said Tuesday. Firemen check a wrecked freight train in Italy after gas tankers exploded. A child was among those killed, said Antonio …Italy gas train [...]
Washington Post Q+A-What next for Pakistan's Swat valley?ReutersISLAMABAD, June 30 (Reuters) – Pakistani soldiers are clearing the last pockets of Taliban in the Swat valley, northwest of Islamabad, after two months of fighting, the military said. Fighting in the northwest has forced nearly 2 …Pakistani Militants Abandon Peace PactVoice of AmericaTaliban scrap peace deal in [...]
FOXNews Reverse discrimination ruling leaves confusionThe Associated PressHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling in favor of white New Haven firefighters who said they were victims of reverse discrimination will probably leave employers confused, civil rights advocates and labor attorneys say. …High court ruling buoys white Buffalo firefightersBuffalo NewsSupreme Court Finds Bias Against White [...]