Surfing association vows to weed out drug-takers

A surfing world champion's death has prompted drug-screening of professional surfers, in a move that could wipe out the sport's alternative image.

US security firm targeted in 'Robin Hood' hack attack

Hackers from Anonymous say they have "diverted" $500 000 to charity using credit card information of the customers of a US security firm.

Corruption hinders efforts to stem trafficking through Ghana

Local drug police sabotage expensive scanning equipment and tip off smugglers to avoid detection.

Fears over West African drugs route

WikiLeaks cables show US concern that cartels are trafficking in the region on a massive scale.

Million-dollar palate

declared Bordeaux's new vintage the best in living memory. But how can they judge wines that won't be ready to drink for another few decades?

Leonardo at the movies

For five centuries Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper has stood majestically still on the walls of a Milanese friary's dining hall, the only disturbance the slow flaking of its priceless paint. Now British filmmaker Peter Greenaway has been granted permission to bring to life the hidden stories he sees in the wall painting.
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