En 16-årig flicka avled på nyårsdagen efter att ha skadats allvarligt vid en snöskoterolycka på Pitholm i Piteå.

Ett massivt jordskred drabbade Bysenet nära Trondheim i Norge på nyårsdagen.

En tunisisk polisman som i lördags kidnappades av tio ”libyska revolutionärer” har frigivits, skriver nyhetsbyrån TAP.

SharkLaser writes "Fake antivirus scams have plagued Windows and Mac OSX during the last couple of years. Now it seems like such scams have spread to Android. Fake antivirus scams on Android work the same as they do on PC's — a user with an Android phone downloads an application or visits a website that says that the user's device is infected with malware. It will then show a fake scan of the system and return hard-coded 'positives' and gives the option the option to buy antivirus software that will 'remove' the malware on the affected system. Android, which is based on Linux, has been plagued with malware earlier too. According to McAfee, almost all new mobile malware now targets Android. Android app stores, including the official one from Google, has also been hosting hundreds of trojan applications that send premium rate SMSes on behalf of unsuspecting users."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Aktivister protesterade mot könssegregering på bussar.

Pretend to sleep!

use base with import call

A FTP over SSL/TLS class

Nigerianska staten slopar nu bensinsubventionerna, meddelade regeringen i dag.

Invånare i staden Maiduguri i nordöstra Nigeria började det nya året under undantagstillstånd.

turing0 writes "As a former bioinformatics researcher and CTO I have some sad news to start 2012 with. Though I am sure not a surprise to the Slashdot crowd, it appears we — or our demographic — made up more than 75% of the Google Health userbase. Today marks the end of Google Health. (Also see this post for the official Google announcement and lame excuse for the reasoning behind this myopic decision.) The decision of Google to end this excellent service is a fantastic example of what can represent the downside of cloud services for individuals and enterprises. The cloud is great when and while your desired application is present — assuming it's secure and robust — but you are at the mercy of the provider for longevity." (Read more, below.)

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Labour movement calls the government move "callous" and pledges to mobilise mass demonstrations in the coming days.

Republican frontrunner in close contest with Ron Paul two days before first vote of presidential primary season.

Argentine motorcyclist Jorge Martinez Boero suffers fatal injuries in opening stages of event held in South America.

Sköts i huvudet på öppen gata mitt under nyårsfirandet.