Toxic British waste illegally dumped in Africa

2009-02-18 • A three year joint investigation by The Independent, Sky News, and Greenpeace has uncovered tonnes of toxic waste collected from British municipal dumps is being sent illegally to Africa.
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Photographers protest anti-terror law

2009-02-17 • Around 200 British photographers both professional and amateur, wearing stickers reading "I'm a Photographer NOT a Terrorist" held a mass photo shoot outside the Met Police headquarters at Scotland Yard to protest new counterterrorism law that allow police to stop photographers from taking their picture.
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China to impose real name registration for online gamers.

2009-01-19 • The government of China will soon require real-name registration for online game players, claiming the new regulation is a much needed anti-addiction measure.
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EU charges Microsoft over monopoly abuse

2009-01-19 • Microsoft was formally charged with monopoly abuse by Europe's top antitrust authority, the European Commission, over the way it bundles the Internet Explorer browser with Windows.
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'Save the Net' campaign sweeps Australia

2008-12-08 • Australian Federal Government plans on implementing mandatory internet censoring of "offensive and illegal material" by ISPs have been met with nation wide protests.
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ON THIS DAY

1981: Bill Haley dies of a heart attack in Harlington, Texas, at age 56.

1964: Artist Pierre Brassau, who'd been receiving good reviews, is revealed to be a chimpanzee.

1953: Ingmar Bergman's film "The summer with Monika" opens in Sweden. Actress Harriet Andersson runs naked on cliffs by the sea, carefully shot from behind. Still, reviewers found some scenes too daring.

1943: Actor Joe Pesci is born.

1914: Burlsque dancer Gypsy Lee Rose is born. Her real name was Rose Louise Hovick and she started dancing at age 15. It was a kind of strip routine, by some described more as "tease" than "strip".