July 12, 2002

National newspaper USA Today said Friday that one or more online vandals had posted a fake front page and six phony news stories on its Web site. Network administrators have yet to determine how the vandals compromised the company's Web server Thursday night. The national newspaper has called in local law enforcement to help find out who defaced the site with fake stories.  3:44:32 PM

WorldCom's former chief executive officer was aware that hundreds of millions of dollars were shifted as part of nearly $4 billion in accounting irregularities, company attorneys have told a House investigative panel. The telecommunications giant's founder and former CEO, Bernard Ebbers, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination at a congressional hearing Monday and refused to answer questions, citing current investigations by the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission. [ Atlanta Journal Constitution ] 12:35:47 AM

Amnesty International condemned Palestinian suicide bombings against Israelis Thursday, calling them crimes against humanity and declaring in a report that no Israeli military action justified the killing of civilians. [ Guardian UK ] 12:32:13 AM

Israel to Try Prominent Palestinian. (AP World News) Israel announced Thursday it will prosecute Marwan Barghouti - whose popularity trails only Yasser Arafat's among his people - in connection with deadly attacks against Israeli civilians. The trial would be the first involving a senior Palestinian figure in years. [Palestine & Israel News] 12:29:32 AM