Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:30:11 +0100 PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - Stories of Americans learning the effects of greed and excess or struggling in a weak economy have tried to captivate audiences at this year's Sundance Film Festival but without one standout, sweeping success. As the event crossed its midway point by Wednesday, several movies had sold to distributors yet some that came with media buzz and star appeal into the top U.S. festival for independent film have failed to win acclaim or shown commercial appeal. ... (Source: Reuters)
Ranger Shooting 911 Tapes: Icy Roads Hindered Response Time
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:20:08 +0100 ABC News’ Katti Gray reports: It took Washington state authorities more than an hour to arrive at the scene of a fatal New Year’s Day shooting of a Mount Rainier National Park ranger because of icy road conditions and spotty cell phone service, according to... (Source: ABC News)
Police officers of the Cyber Terror Response Centre are reflected ...
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Police officers of the Cyber Terror Response Centre are reflected as they walk out of their office at the headquarters of the National Police Agency in Seoul December 5, 2011. South Korea, with its near-ubiquitous Internet access and lightning-fast broadband connections, was ranked by the United Nations Telecommunication Union recently as the world's most advanced nation in terms of information and communication technology usage. Unfortunately, the country also holds less laudable titles. Data from U.S.-based Internet security research firm Team Cymru indicates South Korea is, by far, Asia-Pacific's leading host of peer-to-peer "botnets," compromised, Internet-connected computers typically used for illegal activities and usually without the owner's knowledge. Picture taken on December 5, 2011. To match feature KOREA-CYBERCRIME/ REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: CRIME LAW SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, left, smiles in response ...
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:20:02 +0100 (AP) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, left, smiles in response to waiting voters expressing their support for her, after casting her ballot in presidential elections at a polling station in the village of Fefee, outside Tubmanburg, Liberia, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Liberia's capital remained tense on Tuesday as small lines formed outside polling stations, a day after election violence killed one person amid the opposition's call to boycott the presidential runoff election.(AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh)
Twitter: The Political Sex Scandal Response Tool of the 21st Century
Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:10:10 +0100 Forget newspaper headlines, pre-arranged press conferences and nightly news broadcasts, the political scandals of the 21st century are playing out in online articles, 140-character tweets and rapid-fire blog posts. At least that is how the sexual harassment allegations against GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain, and... (Source: ABC News)
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