http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295511,police-seize-illicit-medicines-from-web-merchants--summary.html Wiesbaden, Germany/Washington - Police in 24 nations raided illegal internet pharmacies this week, intercepted parcels at mail depots and seized stocks of illicit medicines, German police and US officials said Thursday. The raids, which began Monday,... Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:04:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295511,police-seize-illicit-medicines-from-web-merchants--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295509,police-seize-illicit-medicines-from-web-merchants-in-interpol-raids.html Wiesbaden, Germany - Police in 24 nations raided illegal internet pharmacies this week, intercepted parcels at mail depots and seized stocks of illicit medicines, German police said Thursday. The raids, which began Monday were aimed at confiscating c... Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:58:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295509,police-seize-illicit-medicines-from-web-merchants-in-interpol-raids.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291055,yahoo-triples-profits-thanks-to-cost-cutting.html San Francisco - Yahoo tripled its third-quarter profits Tuesday as aggressive cost-cutting offset a slight decline in revenue. The struggling internet pioneer said that it earned 186 million dollars compared to 54 million dollars in the year-ago quar... US,Business Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:34:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291055,yahoo-triples-profits-thanks-to-cost-cutting.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292081,schoolboy-arrested-in-hong-kong-for-selling-pirated-windows-7.html Hong Kong - A Hong Kong schoolboy has been arrested for allegedly selling pirated copies of the newly-released Windows 7 software over the internet, customs officials said Wednesday. The 18-year-old was caught by undercover officers who discovered he... Asia,World Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:46:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292081,schoolboy-arrested-in-hong-kong-for-selling-pirated-windows-7.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292605,internet-oversight-group-approves-non-latin-domain-names.html San Francisco - The organization that oversees the internet has authorized the use of non-Latin characters in domain names in a move that should help the web grow around the world. The adoption of the Internationalized Domain Names system will allow ... Internet,Technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:22:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292605,internet-oversight-group-approves-non-latin-domain-names.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293636,ebay-settles-skype-software-suit.html San Francisco - E-commerce giant eBay has settled its long- running legal feud with the founders of Skype, clearing the way for a 2-billion-dollar sale of the internet telephony pioneer, the company announced Friday. Under the terms of the settlement... Legal,General Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:10:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293636,ebay-settles-skype-software-suit.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294224,german-muslims-protest-outside-shirbini-trial.html Berlin - Around 100 German Muslims protested against anti- Islam internet incitement on Wednesday, in the city of Dresden where a verdict in the murder case of Egyptian Marwa el-Shirbini may be delivered later. The participants called on the governme... Europe,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:46:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294224,german-muslims-protest-outside-shirbini-trial.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294115,googles-holiday-gift-to-travellers-in-us--free-airport-wi-fi.html San Francisco - Internet giant Google is offering travellers in the United States a generous gift for the holidays. The Silicon Valley company said Tuesday that it would provide free Wi-Fi service at 47 major airports throughout the US until January ... Internet,Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:58:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294115,googles-holiday-gift-to-travellers-in-us--free-airport-wi-fi.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295713,network-music-and-middleman-new-technology-products.html Music from the network: Sonos ZonePlayer S5Berlin - Sonos has released a new network-ready music player. The ZonePlayer S5 costs 399 dollars and comes with five integrated speakers to play back music stored on a home network or streamed from internet... Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:10:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295713,network-music-and-middleman-new-technology-products.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294629,youtube-says-hi-to-high-definition.html San Francisco - Online video site YouTube is to introduce high definition video capabilities next week in a move that marks another milestone in the transformation of the internet into a full-fledged video viewing platform. The Google-owned company s... Internet,Technology Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:52:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294629,youtube-says-hi-to-high-definition.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294588,german-high-court-tightens-internet-copyright-law.html Karlsruhe, Germany - Germany's high court issued a ruling Friday that tightens copyright restrictions on the internet, awarding damages against a company which runs a site that swaps food recipes. Under German internet law, owners of community websit... Legal,General Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:04:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294588,german-high-court-tightens-internet-copyright-law.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293949,firefox-celebrates-five-years.html San Francisco - The open source internet browser Firefox marked its fifth anniversary Monday, celebrating its rise from an unknown challenger to Microsoft's Internet Explorer to a formidable competitor that has been downloaded over 1 billion times by... Internet,Technology Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:34:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293949,firefox-celebrates-five-years.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293946,google-to-buy-admob-for-750-million-dollars.html San Francisco - Google is to pay 750 million dollars to buy AdMob, a provider of advertisingon mobile phones, the internet search leader announced Monday. The deal is the third largest ever undertaken by Google and underscores the company's strategy ... Internet,Technology Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:52:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293946,google-to-buy-admob-for-750-million-dollars.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291156,six-dead-in-air-crash-at-sharjah--report--update.html Dubai - Six people were killed Wednesday when a Sudanese plane crashed while taking off from the emirate of Sharjah, the Gulf News reported on its internet site. The paper said the plane flipped over while taking off and broke into flames. Gulf News ... Middle East,World Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:58:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291156,six-dead-in-air-crash-at-sharjah--report--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294566,tensions-heightened-after-cairo-attack-on-algerian-footballers.html Cairo - Tensions in Cairo ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifying match are at a fever pitch following accusations that a crowd of Egyptian football fans attacked the Algerian team. Amateur videos published on the Internet and subsequently broadcast... Sports Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:16:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294566,tensions-heightened-after-cairo-attack-on-algerian-footballers.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290096,slimming-drug-blamed-for-causing-hong-kong-teens-mental-illness.html Hong Kong - Hong Kong health officials issued a warning Wednesday after they said a teenage girl became mentally ill after taking slimming pills she bought over the internet. The 17-year-old became paranoid, began hallucinating and having suicidal th... Health Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:16:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290096,slimming-drug-blamed-for-causing-hong-kong-teens-mental-illness.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295391,vietnam-users-annoyed-as-government-blocks-facebook.html Hanoi - Employees at Vietnamese internet providers confirmed Thursday that the government had ordered their companies to block the social networking site Facebook. Vietnamese Facebook users had complained of being unable to access the site for days, ... Technology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:58:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295391,vietnam-users-annoyed-as-government-blocks-facebook.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291312,study-still-no-eu-single-market-when-it-comes-to.html Brussels - The European Union's single market was meant to give customers a better deal by allowing them to find the cheapest product in any member state. But, while the internet may have produced virtual shopping malls of continental proportions, mo... Internet,Technology Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:16:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291312,study-still-no-eu-single-market-when-it-comes-to.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295086,farrah-fawcett-cut-ryan-from-trust.html Documents leaked on the internet show Farrah Fawcett's last living trust omitted partner Ryan O'Neal but she left $100,000 to an ex-lover, with the bulk of her estate going to son Redmond O'Nea. US,Entertainment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:31:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295086,farrah-fawcett-cut-ryan-from-trust.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294017,michael-schumachers-first-world-title-car-up-for-auction.html Hamburg - Michael Schumacher's first Formula One world championship-winning car is up for auction at internet sellers ebay, with the 1-million dollar mark passed on Tuesday. The Benetton B174 was driven by Schumacher in 1994 when he won the first of ... Sports Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:34:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294017,michael-schumachers-first-world-title-car-up-for-auction.html