26/03/2004   EU's first counter-terrorism coordinator appointed.

But nearly half the proposals have little or nothing to do with tackling terrorism.

 26/03/2004   Global oil and mining sleaze uncovered - Global Witness reports

that secrecy about revenues paid to governments by oil and mining companies has abetted the disappearance of vast sums from the public purse.

 26/03/2004   Microsoft must pay a fine of 497m euros

for abusing its dominant market position - European Commission has ordered Microsoft to reveal secrets of Windows OS.
26/03/2004   Shocking new evidence of the dangers of GM crops:

More than two-thirds of conventional crops in the United States are now contaminated with genetically modified material.

 19/03/2004   A year on from the start of the war on Iraq.

A special report by The Guardian interviews people with links to anti-war protestors, UK MPs who voted for and against the war and revisits the debate.

 19/03/2004   The European Parliament has approved a controversial piracy law.
19/03/2004   Sunday, March 21st: Tune in to a global community radio broadcast against racial discrimination.

The day marks the 44th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre, when peaceful demonstrators against apartheid were killed in a town in South Africa.

 19/03/2004   The Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime comes into force.
12/03/2004   Britain gives go-ahead for first GM crop

The Government will allow GM maize to be grown, for cattle feed. However Friends of the Earth continue to oppose it because of continuing concerns.