The Challenges of Space

UNITED NATIONS HOLDS OPEN INFORMAL SESSION ON EDUCATION AND OUTER SPACE
An open informal session on "Education and training in space-related areas:  challenges and opportunities in the UN system", will be held on the afternoon of 23 January at the headquarters of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva, Switzerland.  The session will take place immediately [...]

US arms hunter says no WMD in Iraq

Tony Blair faces a new controversy after America’s top weapons inspector said Iraq doesn’t have large stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons.
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UNESCO CHIEF CONDEMNS BRUTAL MURDER OF BANGLADESHI JOURNALIST

The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the brutal murder of a Bangladeshi journalist known for his bold reporting on criminal gangs, drug traffickers and Maoist insurgents.
Director-General Kochiro Matsuura called the killing of Manik Shaha "a tragic illustration of the need to secure the rule of law [...]

TeliaSonera Selects RealNetworks Helix Mobile Solutions

TeliaSonera Selects RealNetworks’ Helix Mobile Solutions as Platform of Choice to Deliver Multimedia Content to Mobile Subscribers
RealNetworks Powers TeliaSonera Audio and Video Streaming for GPRS and 3G Networks
RealNetworks(R), Inc. the leading creator of digital media services and software, and TeliaSonera the leading telecommunications group in the Nordic and Baltic regions, today announced that [...]

Irwin flees media frenzy after croc-pit baby drama

The Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is in hiding after the stunt in which he hand-fed a crocodile while holding his month-old son.

New Improved SmartMusic Studio

MakeMusic! Inc. Launches Newly Improved and Expanded SmartMusic Studio
New SmartMusic(R) Introduces Support for Macintosh(R) OS X and Expanded Subscription Repertoire
MakeMusic!(R) Inc., a world leader in music education technology, announced today the availability of SmartMusic Studio(R) 8.2, the latest version of the company’s award-winning interactive music practice system, with support for Macintosh(R) OS X. [...]

THE HUTTON INQUIRY

 STATEMENT BY LORD HUTTONON 28 JANUARY 2004
I have today delivered to Lord Falconer of Thoroton, the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, my report into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr David Kelly CMG. The purpose of my statement today is to seek to state, in brief summary, the contents of my report, which [...]

Taliban File Update

U.S. Pressed Taliban to Expel Usama bin Laden Over 30 TimesOnly Three Approaches in First Year of Bush Administration

Washington, DC – The U.S. government pressed the Taliban to expel Usama bin Laden over 30 times between 1996, when the Taliban took Kabul, and the summer of 2001, but the talks were always fruitless and only [...]

OD2 ANNOUNCES NEW DIGITAL MUSIC PLATFORM

SonicSelector takes music downloading to new levels of ease and sophistication
OD2 today (January 26th,2004) announced the beta release of a new On Demand Music Platform based on Windows Media(r) Player 9 Series.
SonicSelector is a music jukebox application combining all the key features required for consumers to play, manage and purchase digital music. The [...]

Commissioner Liikanen calls for more international cooperation to combat spam

Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen today called for global cooperation against ’spam‘ at a two-day OECD workshop in Brussels. Building on efforts by many countries to combat ’spam‘, the OECD should rapidly agree a five-point framework to promote effective legislation against spam, cooperation between enforcement agencies, self-regulation by industry, technical solutions, and greater [...]