Terrorgruppen Islamiska staten (IS) har börjat skövla den antika assyriska staden Nimrud, uppger irakiska myndigheter. Skövlingen av fornminnena genomförs med tunga fordon, enligt uppgifter som sprids via internetforumet Facebook.

An anonymous reader writes EU free data roaming and net neutrality plans now look like they are in doubt as European regulators have dropped plans to ban roaming charges and have proposed net neutrality rules allowing privileged access in some cases. This comes as a U-turn of plans [compared to] 2014, when EU MEPs voted to scrap mobile roaming fees in Europe by 15th December 2015, with the proposal orginally covered on Slashdot in 2010."

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An anonymous reader writes EU free data roaming and net neutrality plans now look like they are in doubt as European regulators have dropped plans to ban roaming charges and have proposed net neutrality rules allowing privileged access in some cases. This comes as a U-turn of plans [compared to] 2014, when EU MEPs voted to scrap mobile roaming fees in Europe by 15th December 2015, with the proposal orginally covered on Slashdot in 2010."

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Ledningen för Palestinska befrielseorganisationen (PLO) har beslutat säga upp sitt säkerhetssamarbete med Israel. Beslutet kan få långtgående konsekvenser.

Den som vill ta sig med tåg norrut från Stockholm får bereda sig på att vänta. Ett signalfel vid Märsta ger stora förseningar, samtidigt som Arlanda Express står helt stilla.

En och samma person går runt och blåser i alkolåsen på morgonen innan bussarna rullar ut på Hässleholms gator, rapporterar aftonbladet.se, som visar i en film hur alkolåskontrollen kringgås.

mdsolar writes After six years of planetary observations, scientists at NASA say they have found convincing new evidence that ancient Mars had an ocean. It was probably the size of the Arctic Ocean, larger than previously estimated, the researchers reported on Thursday. The body of water spread across the low-lying plain of the planet's northern hemisphere for millions of years, they said. If confirmed, the findings would add significantly to scientists' understanding of the planet's history and lend new weight to the view that ancient Mars had everything needed for life to emerge.

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mdsolar writes After six years of planetary observations, scientists at NASA say they have found convincing new evidence that ancient Mars had an ocean. It was probably the size of the Arctic Ocean, larger than previously estimated, the researchers reported on Thursday. The body of water spread across the low-lying plain of the planet's northern hemisphere for millions of years, they said. If confirmed, the findings would add significantly to scientists' understanding of the planet's history and lend new weight to the view that ancient Mars had everything needed for life to emerge.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.