Pakistan Bans Certain Words in Text Messages

Authorities in Pakistan want to clamp down on unsolicited mobile phone text messages. They have compiled a list of banned words, and ordered telecom companies to filter all text messages containing any of them. But as Fahad Desmukh reports from Karachi, the order — and the list of words — have become a target of both ridicule and criticism.

Russia’s reckless drivers

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Last year, an estimated 35,000 people died on Russian roads. Eleven hundred of those people were killed on the streets of the capital, Moscow. So, what is it that makes getting into a car in the former Soviet Union such a gamble? Cell phones? Texting while driving? Drinking? The answer might surprise you. Jessica Golloher reports. >>> What’s the worst place you’ve ever driven? Post a comment.