Lock picking child’s play at major US computer hackers conference
LAS VEGAS, Aug 7, 2006 (AFP) - Locks commonly used at homes and businesses worldwide were so easy to pick that children could do it, computer hackers …
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People the Achilles’ heel of computer security: hackers, pros
LAS VEGAS, Aug 7, 2006 (AFP) - The most vexing weakness in computer security is not in the hardware or the software, it is in the people who use the machines, …
Zimbabwe’s ‘cosmetic’ cash reforms rapped
HARARE, Aug 6, 2006 (AFP) - Zimbabweans last week flooded banks to hand in old notes after the central bank slashed three zeroes from the local currency, but …
Zimbabwe freezes price hikes after launching currency reforms
HARARE, Aug 6, 2006 (AFP) - Zimbabwe has ordered a new freeze on prices of goods following a spate of increases on the heels of last week's currency reforms to …
Lebanon bombings cut off umbilical cord for aid: UN
GENEVA, Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - Overnight bombings in Lebanon cut off an "umbilical cord" for relief supplies and halted evacuations from the country to Syria, …
Hong Kong ranks bottom in sex frequency survey
HONG KONG, Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - Hong Kong people have the least sex in the world, managing it less than once a week, a survey has found. "Pressures from life …
India’s highest court wants Coke, Pepsi ingredients
NEW DELHI, Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - India's Supreme Court has told US beverage giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to supply it with details of the chemical composition …
Bank of Japan in hot water over excessive travel expenses
TOKYO, Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - The Bank of Japan faced a fresh scandal Friday as it admitted giving 73 million yen (632,800 dollars) in excessive travel expenses …
Political memoir sparks nuclear spy chase in India
NEW DELHI, Aug 3, 2006 (AFP) - In India's rough and tumble political world he was always the "gentleman politician". But now, former foreign minister Jaswant …
South Asian ministers fail to resolve India-Pakistan tariff row
DHAKA, Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - India accused Pakistan of jeopardising a fledgling South Asian free trade deal by failing to fully implement key tariff cuts as a …
India bans employment of children below 14
NEW DELHI, Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - Employing children under 14 in households, roadside eateries and hotels will be illegal in India from October, the government …
Clouds over free trade deal as South Asian foreign ministers meet
DHAKA, Aug 1, 2006 (AFP) - South Asian foreign ministers started a two-day meeting in the Bangladesh capital Tuesday amid gathering clouds over the future of a …
First orders at the Great British Beer Festival
LONDON, Aug 1, 2006 (AFP) - The Great British Beer Festival served the first of an estimated 300,000 weird and wonderful pints from across the globe Tuesday as …
Central banks target rising inflation with interest rate hikes
PARIS, Aug 1, 2006 (AFP) - Vigorous economic growth and signs of inflation are drawing central banks into the US Federal Reserve's footsteps on the path …
From 250 dollars to 2.1 billion: India’s Infosys story
BANGALORE, India, July 30, 2006 (AFP) - Twenty-five years ago, with an investment of just 250 dollars, a tiny software company took shape in a one-bedroom …
Tired of the beach? Latvians offer abuse, insults as a tourist lure
LIEPAJA, Latvia, July 29, 2006 (AFP) - Some countries will do anything to attract tourists. In Latvia, they have pristine beaches, architectural pearls, …
Airlines must look at alternative fuels to boost efficiency: IATA
GENEVA, July 27, 2006 (AFP) - Airlines must adapt to high oil prices and explore changes such as alternative fuels to regain profitability despite a 6. online …
WTO collapse set to fuel Asia’s “noodle bowl” effect
TOKYO, July 25, 2006 (AFP) - The breakdown of the WTO talks is likely to encourage the further proliferation of bilateral free trade pacts in Asia that have …
Singapore to shut ‘open outcry’ facility, one of last in Asia
SINGAPORE, July 25, 2006 (AFP) - There will be no more shouting or waving of hands in obscure signals from September when one of Asia's last traditional "open …
Romantic proposals to get hitched being ditched: British poll
LONDON, July 24, 2006 (AFP) - The classic romantic wedding proposal where a man offers his would-be fiancee an engagement ring while down on bended knee, is …