UK urged not to ban Tamil Tigers
Sri Lankan students have collected more than 50,000 signatures for a petition calling on Britain not to ban rebel Tamil Tigers, who have their international secretariat in London, under terrorism legislation that comes into force today.
Hacker jailed for obscene messages
A Hong Kong computer hacker has been jailed for a year for sending obscene photographs and messages to two women students.
Sexuality researcher dies
Sexuality researcher William H. Masters has died in Tucson, Arizona, aged 85. He co-founded the Masters and Johnson Institute at Washington University in St Louis with his wife Virginia Johnson.