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Employees who have access to the internet at work spend almost a quarter of their time online visiting news, weather and other websites that have nothing to do with their jobs, according to a new study of web surfing habits. The three-part US study, the third section of which will be published on Wednesday, found that 61 per cent of people who use the internet at work admitted to visiting non-work...

Danish Muslims are increasingly giving their new-born babies Islamic names to help preserve their identity, with that of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) being the most favored choice. "My wife and I have agreed to give our boys and girls Islamic names in the hope they would reflect positively on their personalities," Omran Tharwat told IslamOnline.net on Wednesday, May 10. He...

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) criticized on Tuesday, May 16, Denmark for allowing a climate of suspicion and hatred towards Muslims and blasted as provocative cartoons lampooning Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him). "ECRI notes with deep concern that the situation concerning Muslims in Denmark has worsened since its second report," the independent...

Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern about threats by separatist groups against cable TV operators in Kashmir during the past week that led operators to suspend some entertainment channels. "Over the years, armed separatist groups have become more and more threatening towards the media in Kashmir," the organisation said. "We call on all the separatist movements to stop intimidating...

Next Monday night, Jack Bauer will wrap up the fifth season of the U.S. television show "24" by trying to bring down the president of the United States. A Richard Nixon look-alike named Charles Logan, the president has been working secretly with terrorists to secure a steady flow of oil to the United States and doing a lot of bad things in the process. Bauer, a government agent played by Kiefer...

(May 22 issue) "If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect." Ted Turner always managed to give us good quote. For that alone, we will miss the outrageous from Captain Courageous, as he became known for his yachting prowess. On May 19, Robert Edward Turner III bids adieu to the media world when he steps off the Time Warner Inc. (TWX ) board at the company's annual meeting in Atlanta...

CHICAGO -- The boyfriend of a former Time magazine reporter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in her 2003 death after a judge rejected a more serious charge. George Thompson, 36, had faced a first-degree murder charge in the death of Julie Grace. Grace worked in Time's Chicago office from 1991 to 2001. Prosecutors argued during the non-jury trial that Thompson pushed Grace into a...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As a backpack journalist traveling solo across the world in dangerous regions, Kevin Sites' load just got a little lighter. Not that the 60 pounds of digital equipment he totes on his back has lessened any. But Sites has made it to the halfway point of a global trek that has found him documenting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Syrian government -- and...

Reporters Without Borders and its Somali partner organization, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), paid tribute to journalists trying to work in strife-torn Mogadishu, where an alliance of warlords is battling an Islamist militia, and offered advice on how to do their jobs effectively. "The effect of the fighting on the media's capacity to report confidently and independently is...

(IPYS/IFEX) - The National Elections Jury (Jurado Nacional de Elecciones, JNE) has annulled the fine of 102,000 nuevos soles (approx. US$31,140) that the Special Elections Jury (Jurado Electoral Especial, JNE) of San Martín previously levied against the regional daily newspaper "Aldía". The newspaper was fined for publishing an electoral survey without having been registered in the JNE's electoral...