nbeknown to their former owners, tens of thousands of discarded U.S. computers get shipped to Nigeria and other developing nations each month. In an ongoing investigation into the fate of electronic waste, the Post-Dispatch bought several old American computers that had been exported to Nigeria.

When he's not touring, recording or writing songs, Johnny Clegg leads an unusual life for a rock star — running a computer recycling factory and planning an e-waste recovery project of global scope.

Africa's largest city, already plagued by sanitation woes, is becoming increasingly polluted as a result of unscrupulous brokers and American rules that treat broken computers as products for export rather than junk.

Lawmakers, recyclers are closely monitoring current programs to reach uniform approach. BY Aliya Sternstein Published on Nov. 6, 2006

In his memo, titled "Are You a Jelly Belly," the chief never singled anyone out, and apart from the title, didn't call anyone names.

The students in the Future Farmers of America's club at Exeter-West Greenwich High School will hold their second-annual computer recycling fundraiser.

Olathe City Council will consider at their September 19 meeting a new program to make recycling computers and computer-related equipment more convenient for Olathe residents.

Voluntary measures such as this Recycling Day effort just cannot address the scale of the problem.

Those wanting to recycle out-dated computer equipment have been warned they should make sure all data is properly erased before handing it over.

A new study shows that poor children cannot afford even basic education, in spite of guarantees of state-funded schooling for a minimum of 12 years.

World Population Day, observed here on Wednesday, was a sombre occasion. The focus was on young people, who make up nearly half the world's population, and what the future holds for them.

Life in Thailand is like stepping back in time. A former Coventry head teacher, is now enjoying a new life in Thailand.