A riot squad officer was cleared on Wednesday of assaulting a female protester during violent demonstrations as world leaders gathered for a G20 summit in London last year.

Pop-up is so passé: South Korean scientists have developed 3-D technology for books that makes characters literally leap off the page.

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are out, but in China’s vast and bewildering online universe you can freely read the New York Times or visit a favourite porn site.

Google Inc closed its China-based search service on Monday and began redirecting Web searchers to an uncensored site in Hong Kong, drawing harsh comments from Beijing that raised doubts about the company’s future in the world’s largest Internet market.

You know what they say about all work and no play.