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Sony network attacked again
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A hacker group has claimed it has attacked the Sony network and stolen more than one million passwords, email addresses and other information.
Lulz Security said it broke into servers which run SonyPictures.com.
It said it had hacked into a database that included unencrypted passwords as well as names, addresses and dates of birth of Sony customers.
In April, hackers broke into Sony's PlayStation Network and stole data from more than 77 million accounts.
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Mark Hughes resigns as Fulham manager
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Fulham manager Mark Hughes has resigned after less than a year in charge at Craven Cottage.
Hughes has been linked with the vacant job at Aston Villa, although the Midlands club have denied making any contact with the Welshman.
The 47-year-old also denied that he had been approached by another club before he chose to quit.
"As a young, ambitious manager I wish to move on to further my experiences," he said.
"I believe my management team and I have done a good job and the club has a strong foundation from which they can go forward.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to clarify that neither myself nor my representative have approached or have been approached by another club. :rolleyes:
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French Open: Francesca Schiavone beats Bartoli to set up Li Na final
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Schiavone makes it back-to-back French finals
Defending champion Francesca Schiavone will face Australian Open finalist Li Na in the French Open final after the pair coped with blustery conditions to win their semi-finals.
Maria Sharapova had looked well placed to land a first Roland Garros title and complete the career Grand Slam after a succession of title contenders had fallen by the wayside, but the Russian could not handle the gusting wind and the more consistent Li won 6-4 7-5.
If the second semi was a higher quality encounter, the result was a disappointment for home fans as Schiavone defeated Frenchwoman Bartoli 6-3 6-3.
It means the 30-year-old Italian, a surprise winner when she clinched her first Grand Slam title here 12 months ago, gets the chance to retain her crown on Saturday against Li, who is aiming to become China's first Grand Slam singles champion after losing to Kim Clijsters in January's Melbourne final.
French Open day 12 photos: women's semi-finals
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Li Na having a fling
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Maria feeling the pressure
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The French grand slam title still eludes Maria
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Marion Bartoli trying her best
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OMG, with those legs there might just be a package in there somewhere! :)
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Yep, the eyebrows give it away :)
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Photographer Bjornar G. Hansen captured this view of Wednesday's partial solar eclipse from the island of Kvaloya in arctic Norway, using a Nikon D3 camera
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Boy scout Abdil-Salam Al-Birnawe, 10, wears a traffic police uniform, as he directs traffic on a street in Benghazi June 2, 2011. Boy scouts are volunteering for the job as there has been a lack of traffic police officers since the political conflict in the country began.
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A person looks at some of the items from Bernard L. Madoff's estate that will be auctioned off on Saturday at the Miami Beach Convention Center on June 2, 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida. The auction held by the U.S. Marshals Service are items seized from Madoff's Palm Beach home after he was charged with his $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Madoff is serving a 150 year federal prison sentence.
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Libyan volunteers crawl on their stomachs during a military training course before being deployed to the front lines in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday, June 2. According to rebel authorities, after three weeks of intense military training, the volunteers are ready to fight against Moammar Gadhafi's troops.
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Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov pledges to stay at Old Trafford
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Dimitar Berbatov has insisted he will stay with Manchester United for another year, rejecting speculation about a possible move away from Old Trafford, according to reports in Bulgaria.
Berbatov was left out of the club's Champions League final squad, raising questions over his relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson. However Berbatov told the Bulgarian newspaper 24 Hours that he had no plans to seek a move.
"I am a Manchester United player and I will be glad to fulfil my contract. Everyone has some difficulties but I have always fought and will keep fighting for a prime place. I never gave up in my life."
The former Bulgaria captain, who has one more year on his United contract, denied reports that he had stormed away from Wembley before the Champions League final started on Saturday.
"The truth is that I was in the dressing rooms and watched the game on TV. I was just so very disappointed and ashamed that I was left out of the squad.
I cannot hide my emotions and I did not want people to see how sad I was. But this was the manager's decision. The pain from Wembley cannot make me give up but only fight more."
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Britain asks Iran to investigate death of women's rights activist Haleh Sahabi
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Britain has called on Iranto launch an immediate investigation into the death of Haleh Sahabi, the daughter of a veteran Iranian dissident who died during scuffles with security forces at her father's funeral on Wednesday.
Sahabi was leading the procession at the ceremony by holding a picture of her father, Ezatollah Sahab. She died from a heart attack after reportedly being attacked by an agent and falling down.
The Foreign Office (FCO) has joined the US state department and human rights organisations in urging Iran to carefully look into the case.
"We call for an immediate and transparent investigation into her death and call on the Iranian authorities to allow her family and friends to mourn her father and her deaths without interference," an FCO spokesperson said.
Her funeral was held within hours of her death by authorities fearing popular protest. She was reportedly buried late at night in contrast to Islamic customs. Her relatives said her body was "confiscated" and her family were deprived of performing normal religious rituals.
Iran's opposition has blamed a security agent for Sahabi's death, but authorities said she was already suffering from "high blood pressure and blood sugar".
"We are particularly disturbed by reports that her death followed heavy-handed action by the Iranian security forces at the funeral and by reports that the Iranian authorities rushed her burial that night with a limited traditional funeral," an official spokesperson said.
Haleh Sahabi, a women's rights activist, was serving a two-year prison sentence but was allowed out temporarily to attend the funeral of her father, a highly respected dissident who was jailed before and after the 1979 Islamic revolution and spent a total of 15 years in prison.
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Goldman Sachs 'issued with subpoena' over actions during credit crisis
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Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein was accused of giving misleading testimony to the senate investigation of the financial crisis, which the bank denied
Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr is pursuing claims made by an official senate investigation into Wall Street's role in the housing market collapse.
The report, published in April, singled out Goldman Sachs for particular criticism, accusing the bank of misleading buyers of mortgage-linked investments.
The bank encouraged buyers to invest in mortgage-related securities even as it was betting heavily against the mortgage market, according to the report.
Senator Carl Levin, a persistent critic of the bank, accused Goldman executives, including chief executive Lloyd Blankfein, of giving "misleading and inaccurate" evidence to the committee.
Goldman said its executives' testimony was "truthful and accurate". :rofl:
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Cairn Energy threatens to fine Greenpeace for Arctic drilling protest
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British oil company Cairn Energy has filed legal papers with a Dutch court to fine Greenpeace €2m (£1.76m) a day if the campaign group disrupts its oil drilling operations in the Arctic.
The draconian legal move, that would bankrupt the environment group, comes after Danish marines boarded Cairn's giant Leiv Eiriksson drilling platform early on Thursday. They evicted two Greenpeace climbers who had spent four days in a survival pod attached to the drilling platform.
The company has previously claimed in interviews that the four-day Greenpeace occupation had "no impact on its schedule". However, Cairn says in the court documents: "The defendants are preventing the exploitation of the platform.
All delay of the platforms during its journey to the respective drilling locations and each hindrance during the drilling activities will lead to delay of the operations.
Plaintiffs estimate the damage resulting from delay to those drilling activities at least $4m (£2.5m) per day. The urgent character of the plaintiffs demand thus speaks for itself."
Greenpeacereacted with defiance, saying it would fight the case. "This oil company has been hiding behind the Greenland government and the Danish navy, and now it's trying to use the Dutch courts.
It can hire all the lawyers it likes, but it can't hide the huge risks it's taking with this beautiful and fragile environment. Cairn is threatening us with a huge legal hammer now, it wants to shut down our campaign to kick the oil companies out of the Arctic, but we'll challenge them and their lawyers every step of way.
The stakes are high here, the Arctic is in the front line of climate change. We won't stop shining a light on this dangerous deep water drilling operation in the Arctic."
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Libya's fighting women
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You're pointing it in the right direction luv although the woman on the right looks a wee bit apprehensive :)
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Romney Announces Bid for White House
At an event in Stratham, New Hampshire, on Thursday, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, here with wife Ann, made it official and threw his hat in the presidential ring. "Barack Obama has failed America," he said.
With an intellectual statement of the highest quality such as that he's bound to win! Is that it then? :confused:
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Deadly Tornadoes Batter Massachusetts
At least two twisters plowed through central and western Massachusetts on Wednesday, damaging buildings and killing four people. Here: Shelly Ann Sankar and her husband James Channing in Springfield on Thursday.
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Demonstrators in Turkey Get Soaked
Leftist protesters in Istanbul, Turkey, get sprayed by a water cannon during a demonstration against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday.
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Saying 'I Do' in Chicago
With Illinois becoming the sixth state to allow civil unions for same-sex couples, dozens like Shanelle Moffett, left, and Tenisha Watkins turned out for commitment ceremonies in Chicago's Millennium Park on Thursday.
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Mystery Deepens in Deadly Outbreak
Scientists said on Thursday that an E. coli outbreak responsible for killing four people and sickening many more across Europe came about from an entirely new strain. Here: A sample culture of the killer bacteria.
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Cooling Passions
During a protest against political corruption, welfare cuts and unemployment, a demonstrator wets his hair in a fountain at Madrid's Puerta del Sol square on Thursday.
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A Big Welcoming Party
At an airport in Stansted, England, on Thursday, Playboy Bunnies wait for the arrival of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who's in the U.K. for the opening of a new Playboy Club in London on Saturday
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Big Changes at The New York Times
News broke on Thursday that New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller is stepping down and will be replaced by Jill Abramson, one of the paper's managing editors. Keller will be a full-time writer in his new role at the publication.
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Tightening the Belt in Greece
Greece is trying to implement another round of severe austerity measures after EU officials indicated the country might need more help in the wake of a huge bailout. Here: Tourists on Mount Lycabettus in Athens on Wednesday.
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China: Teenager 'sells kidney for iPad'
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A teenager in China has sold one of his kidneys in order to buy an iPad 2, Chinese media report.
The 17-year-old, identified only as Little Zheng, told a local TV station he had arranged the sale of the kidney over the internet.
The story only came to light after the teenager's mother became suspicious.
The case highlights China's black market in organ trafficking. A scarcity of organ donors has led to a flourishing trade.
Deep red scar It all started when the high school student saw an online advert offering money to organ donors.
Illegal agents organised a trip to the hospital and paid him $3,392 (£2,077) after the operation.
With the cash the student bought an iPad 2, as well as a laptop.
When his mother noticed the computers and the deep red scar on his body, which was caused by the surgery, Little Zheng confessed.
In 2007, Chinese authorities banned organ trafficking and have introduced a voluntary donor scheme to try to combat the trade.
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A picture of the Indian yoga guru, Swami Ramdev who was scheduled to commence a fast against corruption in India
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Ugandan women pray at the entrance to a shrine in Kampala for Martyr's Day, an annual ritual for Roman Catholics
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Travellers wash their horses in the Eden River, Westmorland, Cumbria
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Buddhist Monks in Sri Lanka protest about the killing of a man by police gunfire during a rally against a pensions bill
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A Bosnian Muslim woman sits under the pictures of victims of genocide while watching the court proceedings on tv of Ratko Mladic
