1. Net address bug worse than feared
(News/Technology)

...e, president of the Internet Systems Consortium, a non-profit that makes the software run by many of the world's DNS servers. Mr Silva at VeriSign said even though patches have been put in place,...

2. Elastic electronics see better
(News/Technology)

...ike that; the retina is curved," Dr Rogers said. "This curvature allows animals to see the world without distortion - unlike the images produced from cameras, which lose focus at the per...

3. CIM launches Member Group in Maldives
(News/Asia & Region)

...ion amongst prospective students. Mr. Shiraz Latiff, Chairman, CIM Sri Lanka Region stated "as the world's largest professional body in marketing, CIM sees tremendous potential in The Maldiv...

4. Oxford seeks £1.25bn in donations
(News/Education)

...f the Campaign for the University of Oxford will aim to secure the finances of the university "in a world of uncertain state funding and growing global competition". Endowments It will pro...

5. Dell joins cut-down laptop market
(News/Technology)

...ng the burgeoning ranks of companies offering cut-down laptops, called netbooks, aimed at the developing world and general consumers. The laptop was shown by Michael Dell to the editor of website Gi...

6. Isolated tribe spotted in Brazil
(News/World)

...aken from an aeroplane, show red-painted tribe members brandishing bows and arrows. More than half the world's 100 uncontacted tribes live in Brazil or Peru, Survival International says. Step...

7. Reliance enters MTN takeover fray
(News/Travel & Business)

...two companies failed to agree on the structure of the combined entity. A tie-up would have created the world's sixth-largest mobile phone operator with more than 130 million subscribers. Relia...

8. Israel 'has 150 nuclear weapons'
(News/World)

Ex-US President Jimmy Carter has said Israel has at least 150 atomic weapons in its arsenal. The Israelis have never confirmed they have nuclear weapons, but this has been widely assumed since a sc

9. Surfing in paradise
(News/Travel & Business)

...an air that chills out the most hardcore surfers, so it's never a problem. Haveyli is described by World Surfaris charters as the best budget boat in the Maldives, a claim that is hard to disput...

10. Cyclone mourning begins in Burma
(News/World)

...;s Foreign Minister George Yeo said a mechanism would be established "so that aid from all over the world can flow into Myanmar (Burma)". Call for access Britain's International Deve...

11. Astronomical Observatory introduced at Soneva Fushi
(News/Travel & Business)

... once again moved that mark by opening the only resort based astronomical observatory of its kind in the world. Set deep within the resorts dense lush jungle, the observatory provides a unique experi...

12. China mourns earthquake victims
(News/World)

...rential later in the week, potentially triggering landslides, Chinese forecasters said. On Sunday, the World Health Organization warned that rising temperatures in Sichuan, combined with a lack of c...

13. Grant and Hurley win holiday-snaps pay-out
(News/Entertainment)

...o have their privacy invaded by these defendants." he photos were later printed in the News of the World and The Mail on Sunday newspapers, as well as a number of celebrity magazines. In additi...

14. Microsoft deal with Maldives main telecom provider
(News/Travel & Business)

...ldives and invests heavily in developing and enhancing the telecommunications of the country, delivering world-class communication services to its customers. Commenting on landmark agreement, Ismail R...

15. Microsoft deal with Maldives’ main telecom provider
(News/Travel & Business)

...ldives and invests heavily in developing and enhancing the telecommunications of the country, delivering world-class communication services to its customers. Commenting on landmark agreement, Ismail R...

16. UN raises Burma cyclone estimate
(News/World)

The UN has sharply increased its estimate of those severely affected by Burma's cyclone to 2.5m people. The figure was revised up from the 1.5m previously thought to be in need, following the s

17. China quake toll close to 15,000
(News/World)

Nearly 15,000 people died in the devastating earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province, the official Xinhua news agency has reported. More than 25,000 are still trapped in the rubble two da

18. New deadline for Zimbabwe's vote
(News/World)

Zimbabwe's government has extended the deadline by which the presidential run-off vote must be held to 31 July. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairman told the BBC that the 21 days prev

19. Austrian family hacked to death
(News/World)

An Austrian man has handed himself into police after allegedly hacking his wife, seven-year-old daughter, parents and father-in-law to death with axe. The unnamed 39-year-old walked into a police s

20. Nizam heirs claim London fortune
(News/Asia & Region)

...o back to 1947 when India and Pakistan were created. The Nizam - a Muslim and widely believed to be the world's richest man could not decide whether his princely state should become part of India...

21. Kylie to receive French honour
(News/Entertainment)

...." She will be honoured at a ceremony in Paris on 5 May. The singer, who is due to kick off her world tour the following night at the Paris Bercy arena, said: "I am deeply honoured to be...

22. 'Free' music service goes live
(News/Technology)

One of the world's biggest record labels has made its complete back catalogue of songs available free over the internet for the first time. Sony BMG, which is the home to artists like Britney S

23. Texan tries to cash $360bn cheque
(News/World)

A man in the US state of Texas has been arrested for allegedly trying to cash a cheque for $360bn (£182bn). Charles Ray Fuller had said he wanted to start a record business, authorities in th

24. New Rights For Workers Under Employment Bill
(News/National News)

...ternational Labour Organisation (ILO), the UN agency aiming “to promote decent work throughout the world”. The current bill was originally proposed by government in June 2006. There was...

25. President Calls For Greenhouse Gas Cuts - But Economy First
(News/National News)

...sh; forms part of the government’s ongoing international campaign on climate change. One of the world’s lowest-lying nations, Maldives has adopted climate change as a platform for engag...

26. Wal-Mart restricts rice purchases
(News/Travel & Business)

The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, is restricting sales of rice at one of its chains - the latest sign of a global shortage of the staple food. Sam's Club, Wal-Mart's cash-and-car

27. Mugabe 'prepared to face run-off'
(News/World)

...years ago at independence on a wave of optimism. But in recent years Zimbabwe has been plagued by the world's highest inflation, as well as acute food and fuel shortages. Courtesy: BBC News&n...

28. Major Risks To Maldives Economy: ADB
(News/National News)

...ldquo;in order to keep public debt at a sustainable level.” The International Monetary Fund and World Bank both warned during 2007 that government fiscal policies were unsustainable. And m...

29. Maldives gets UN top human rights body to study climate change
(News/National News)

...rned that climate change poses an immediate and far-reaching threat to people and communities around the world and has implications for the full enjoyment of human rights." ...

30. Take off and strip off
(News/Travel & Business)

...utes from the beach, I find a manager processing online ticket requests for a very unusual journey - the world's first ever flight for nudists. Pay 499 euros and, this July, you'll get the ch...