Michael Jackson’s death is the second biggest Internet story of the 21st century

September 30th, 2009 LONDON - For the first time the advertising market has experienced a significant shift this year, as companies are spending more money on the Internet than on television for advertising. Spending on Internet advertising grew 4.6 per cent in the first half of 2009 to hit 1.7 billion pounds, according to digital marketing trade body Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB).

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - The scandal of MPs' expenses in Britain made the "most shocking story of last 50 years", according to a poll. Several politicians had to resign after the story was disclosed, including the Speaker of the House of Commons.

August 5th, 2009 LONDON - A third of people in the European Union say they have never used the internet, according to an EU report, which examined the region's digital landscape over the last five years. What's more, the study found that more than one in four Europeans had never used a PC.

August 4th, 2009 NANNING - A teenager in a Chinese camp meant to help people fight Internet addiction was beaten to death by camp workers. Public security authorities in south China's Guangxi Zhuang said they have detained four people in Nanning City in association with the death of the teenager.

July 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Relations between the United States and China will be critical to success on a whole host of global issues, US President Barack Obama said Monday at the start of a two-day gathering of top officials from both countries. "The relationship between the United States and China will shape the 21st century," Obama said in Washington, urging progress on confronting the global economic crisis, climate change, nuclear proliferation and terrorism.

July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US police have concluded that the death of Rajeev Motwani, India-born Stanford professor and the mentor and adviser of founders of top internet firms like Google and PayPal, was a case of accidental drowning. Police concluded their investigations into the case after the autopsy report released by the San Mateo county coroner's office revealed that Motwani's blood alcohol level was 0.26 when he died as against the US permissible driving level of 0.08.

July 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says his administration is building a 21st century education system in America to compete with "China and India and everybody else all around the world". The US has "to ensure that we're educating and preparing our people for the new jobs of the 21st century", he said, talking about the "American Graduation Initiative" Tuesday at a Community College in Warren, Michigan.

July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Two thirds of Americans are of the view that late King of Pop Michael Jackson's death has been excessively covered by the media, according to a survey. Conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, the survey saw 1,000 people being questioned between June 26-29.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - More than 1,000 years after its construction, Britain's famous Westminster Abbey is likely get a 21st century "corona", or crown, at an estimated cost of 10 million pounds. Ever since Benedictine monks first made their home at Westminster AD 960, the Abbey has been an architectural playground.

June 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Reiterating its "deep commitment" to build stronger ties with India, the US Thursday said it looked forward to working with the new Indian government to make its vision of shaping the 21st century together a reality. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "have both expressed a deep commitment to build stronger ties with India, a commitment based on mutual respect and mutual interest", the new US pointman for South Asia told a panel of the House of Representatives.

May 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Citing the use of GPS and internet phones in the Mumbai terror attack as "the future face of war", President Barack Obama has created a cyber security czar to secure America's digital infrastructure. "Our technological advantage is a key to America's military dominance.

May 14th, 2009 LONDON - It's 21st century after all so why Jesus Christ should be left behind. A church in East Sussex has unveiled a new seven foot high statue of a modern day Jesus wearing jeans and a shirt.

April 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Visiting US President Barack Obama is of the view that leadership-related negotiations in the new millennium (21st century) are far more complicated and different to the negotiations held 68 years ago during and after the second World War. Speaking on the sidelines of the second Group of Twenty (G-20) Summit that was held here, Obama said: "If there's just Roosevelt and Churchill sitting in a room with a brandy, that's an easier negotiation." "But that's not the world we live in, and it shouldn't be the world that we live in," he told reporters from India and China during a news conference following a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Dr.

March 26th, 2009 LONDON - Jade Goody's grieving husband Jack Tweed has been offered a fortune to pen an explosive tome about his life with her, it has emerged. The 21-year-old has landed several massive pay-outs from newspapers, magazines and TV companies after agreeing to sell his story.

March 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is struggling to get tickets for Michael Jackson's London gigs. The rocker - who is married to Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow - is a massive fan of the 'Thriller' hitmaker.