Jul 3

As soon as the summer holidays start, thousands of children and teenagers finally have plenty of time to spare, for instance, in developing their abilities and learning new skills.   
Since the internet is the medium of this era, helping civilizations to understand and communicate with each other, the number of internet and computer users continues to [...]

Jun 22

Chinese censorship of the Internet and restrictions on reporting have worsened despite Beijing’s pledge to improve media freedom ahead of the Olympic Games, an activist said Thursday.
China has actually tightened control of the Internet as the Olympics approach, said Zhang Yu, a member of the Independent Chinese PEN Centre, a branch of International PEN, a [...]

Apr 27

XIAHE, China — The five-table restaurant is empty except for two men slurping noodles. In the tiny kitchen, the Tibetan owner is steaming dumplings, one of the few things readily available on the menu.”Not many people come in anymore,” says the owner’s 19-year-old daughter, apologizing for [...]

Apr 25

XIAHE, China — The five-table restaurant is empty except for two men slurping noodles. In the tiny kitchen, the Tibetan owner is steaming dumplings, one of the few things readily available on the menu.”Not many people come in anymore,” says the owner’s 19-year-old daughter, apologizing for [...]

Mar 26

Mainland China has opened its first halfway house for Internet addicts, offering shell-shocked teenagers counselling, books — and the use of computers.
The shelter can hold four minors for one-night stays and help bridge gaps between children and parents, the Shanghai Daily said.
“None of the teenagers are forced to come here,” the newspaper quoted Wang Hui, [...]

Mar 26

Syria is cracking down more on Internet use, imposing tighter monitoring of citizens who link to the Web, as well as jailing bloggers who criticize the government and blocking YouTube and other Web sites deemed harmful to state security.
The tighter hand is coming even as Syrian officials show off a press center with fast Internet [...]

Mar 22

Excessive gaming, viewing online pornography, emailing and text messaging have been identified as causes of a compulsive-impulsive disorder by Dr Jerald Block, author of an editorial for the respected American Journal of Psychiatry. Block argues that the disorder is now so common that it merits inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, [...]

Mar 1

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Swedish and Norwegian authorities cracked down on terror financing on Thursday, arresting six people and seizing computer equipment from Internet cafes in coordinated raids in Stockholm and Oslo.Three men arrested early Thursday in the Swedish capital were suspected of funneling money to terror [...]

Feb 28

By Daren Butler and Mustafa Mehdi Vural CIZRE, Turkey, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Turkish troops are hunting down Kurdish guerrillas across the border in Iraq, but in southeast Turkey young rappers are keeping alive the spirit of rebellion by reaching for the microphone rather than the gun. MC Hayalet (Ghost) [...]

Feb 23

PARIS — Morocco’s government said it has dismantled a terrorist network that had plotted to assassinate Cabinet ministers and members of the North African kingdom’s Jewish community.Authorities believe the network has links to al-Qaida and local terror groups, the official MAP news agency said late Wednesday. [...]