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(AFP)DAVOS, Switzerland - The world needs a treaty to prevent cyber attacks becoming an all-out war, the head of the main UN communications and technology agency warned Saturday. International Telcommunications Union secretary general Hamadoun Toure gave his warning at a World Economic Forum debate where experts said nations must now consider when a cyber attack becomes a declaration of war. With attacks on Google from China a major talking point in Davos, Toure said the risk of a cyber conflict between two nations grows every year. He proposed a treaty in which countries would engage not to make the first...

(Republican's Rollout Includes TV Ad, Talk Show Appearance And Internet Video, All In 24 Hours) As a veteran actor, Fred Thompson knows something about entering a stage. It's all about the build-up. The former Tennessee senator plans to announce his official entry into the Republican presidential contest on Thursday. But he'll pique interest first on Wednesday with an ad aired during a GOP presidential debate from New Hampshire that Thompson will otherwise skip. By then he will have taped an appearance on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," which will air about an hour after the debate ends in...

You're exceptionally bored at work and want to search the Internet for tonight's TV listings to see when the reruns of "Law & Order" are on the Bravo cable network. Typing the name of the crime drama show into a conventional search engine, like a Google.com or a Yahoo.com, and seeking the TV listings, may not be a good use of your time, these days, experts tell United Press International's The Web column. In fact, it may yield millions of possible links, most of which have nothing to do with the listing for the air-time of the show. You might...

The Walt Disney Co.'s ABC Television Group is making a major foray into Internet television -- this spring and summer -- but the aggressive marketing move may be premature, experts are telling United Press International's The Web column. Disney is planning to distribute select episodes of ABC shows, including "Commander-in-Chief," starring Geena Davis, "Desperate Housewives," featuring Terri Hatcher, and the entire season of "Alias," with Jennifer Garner, to 22 million American homes that regularly stream video over the Internet, according to a report by the Boston-based consultancy, Strategy Analytics, a copy of which was provided to The Web. By Gene...