A few days ago, I asked a journalist “how would you cover a war on the perspective of global journalism?” First, he surprised than he answered me that he is a crime reporter not a war reporter. I told him just to guess. This time he was a bit specific and answered, “it is difficult […]
Brazil: Blogging helps the police to mobilize and protest
by Paula Góes Lieutenant Melquisedec Nascimento, a blogger since April 2007,reports [pt] that his house was visited by four officials from the Police Internal Affairs Department, a special force that investigates crimes committed by police officers. According to him, this visit followed Saturday’s order from Rio de Janeiro Governor Sergio Cabral that the blogger be arrested immediately. Cláudio […]
Cancers ‘could be destroyed by cattle viruses’
Viruses carried by white blood cells have the potential to wipe out spreading cancer, research suggests. Scientists in Britain have demonstrated that the technique works, using a virus normally found in horses and cattle, to eradicate cancer in mice. Clinical trials are now being planned which could see similar treatments tested on cancer patients […]
Top 10 science revelations of 2007
The fourth report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which labelled human activities "the prime cause of global warming," has been named the topmost revelation of the year. Scientists behind the report warned that unhindered emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide might lead to catastrophic and unstoppable changes, including droughts, sea […]
BSF kills Bangladeshi on Thakurgaon Border
One person was shot dead by the Border Security Force of India on Fakirganj frontier in Peerganj upazila early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Majid, 31, of Badambari-Kashua village in Baliadangi upazila of the district.(NewAgeBD) Local people said when Abdul Majid along with his three associates went near the border BSF troops of Malon […]
The Delights Of Open Source: Al Qaeda’s Recruiting On YouTube, Secret Agents Are Crowdsourcing
An Al-Qaeda-linked group from the Philippines managed to publish excerpts of a recruitment film for over 24 hours on YouTube, raising questions about the merits of online safety. YouTube took the video off the site after pressure from security officials. But is that a bad idea? Terrorists resorting to YouTube surely increase transparency? One way […]