A controversy reborn
Scientists in South Korea have claimed to have cloned a human embryo. The BBC reported researcher Lee Bo-yon from Seoul's Kyunghee University Hospital as saying that that his experiment was, to his knowledge, one of the first to use only human cells in a cloning experiment.

US powerless against cyber 'doomsday' attack: Panel
Thirty computer experts strategically located around the world could bring America to its knees, a blue-ribbon panel of information warfare reported on Tuesday.

Sanath Jayasuriya files for divorce
Sri Lanka's cricket fans, still recovering from the Dhaka and Sharjah defeats, have been hit once again. This time by the news of batting sensation Sanath Jayasuriya's divorce.

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