Sammandrabbningar mellan armén och tuaregrebeller i norra Mali har tvingat 195 000 människor att fly sina hem sedan mitten av januari, uppger FN:s humanitära samordningsorgan Ocha.

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zacharye writes "A new subscription service allows potential gadget owners to test out new devices like Apple's new iPad tablet before committing to a purchase. YBUY, which bills itself as a try-before-you-buy online subscription service, charges users a flat monthly fee of $24.95 for access to a wide range of consumer electronics as well as home and kitchen gadgets. Users can choose one device at a time from YBUY's catalog and trial the gadget for up to 30 days before returning it. Beginning in April, the company's inventory will also include Apple's new iPad."

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Barence writes "The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has been accused of heavy-handed tactics that could drive small companies to incriminate themselves. The Microsoft-backed piracy watchdog generates a quarter of its cases by offering employees cash rewards for informing on their own employer. 'It is basically harvesting allegations from disgruntled employees and farming them out to expensive law firms,' one small business owner told PC Pro, who said he was 'nauseated' by the tactics. The BSA then sends out a letter demanding the business owner fill out a software audit, or potentially face court action — even though the BSA has no power to demand such an audit and hasn't pursued a court case in five years. 'It's designed to scare the recipient into thinking that they're obliged to provide certain information when, in fact, it's difficult to see that they are,' said a leading IT lawyer."

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Scientists find that fruit fly males that have been rejected by females drink significantly more alcohol than those who successfully mate.

Financial group vital for oil transactions makes unprecedented move to disconnect Iranian banks blacklisted by EU.

Norska försvarsministern gick ut med att militärplanet störtat – tog tillbaka uppgifterna.

tverbeek writes "The US-based Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and the Canada-based Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund have announced that the Canadian government has withdrawn all criminal charges in R. v. Matheson, a case which involved a US citizen who was arrested and faced criminal charges in Canada relating to manga found on his computer when he entered the country. Customs agents declared the illustrations of fictional characters to be 'child pornography.' The defendant, a 27-year-old comic book reader, amateur artist, and computer programmer, has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing. Despite financial assistance from the CBLDF and CLLDF, he has an outstanding debt of $45K for his defense."

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Financial group vital for oil transactions makes unprecedented move to disconnect Iranian banks blacklisted by EU.

EU:s utrikeschef Catherine Ashton vill att samtliga medlemsländer drar tillbaka sina ambassadörer från Syrien innan ett möte mellan ländernas utrikesministrar nästa vecka.